Chapter 313, Section 31313, Subsection (a) · 49 U.S.C. Chapter 313 — COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATORS

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(a)

(1)The Secretary of Transportation shall administer a financial assistance program for commercial driver’s license program implementation for the purposes described in paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2)In carrying out the program, the Secretary may make a grant to a State agency in a fiscal year—

(A)to assist the State in complying with the requirements of section 31311; and

(B)in the case of a State that is making a good faith effort toward substantial compliance with the requirements of section 31311, to improve the State’s implementation of its commercial driver’s license program, including expenses—

(i)for computer hardware and software;

(ii)for publications, testing, personnel, training, and quality control;

(iii)for commercial driver’s license program coordinators; and

(iv)to implement or maintain a system to notify an employer of an operator of a commercial motor vehicle of the suspension or revocation of the operator’s commercial driver’s license consistent with the standards developed under section 32303(b) of the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Enhancement Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 31304 note).

(3)The Secretary may make a grant to or enter into a cooperative agreement with a State agency, local government, or any person in a fiscal year for research, development and testing, demonstration projects, public education, and other special activities and projects relating to commercial drivers licensing and motor vehicle safety that—

(A)benefit all jurisdictions of the United States;

(B)address national safety concerns and circumstances;

(C)address emerging issues relating to commercial driver’s license improvements;

(D)support innovative ideas and solutions to commercial driver’s license program issues;

(E)support, in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, the recognition, prevention, and reporting of human trafficking; or

(F)address other commercial driver’s license issues, as determined by the Secretary.

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alcohol
has the same meaning given the term “alcoholic beverage” in section 158(c) of title 23.
armed forces
has the meaning given that term in section 101(a) of title 10.
authorized user
means an employer, State licensing authority, or other person granted access to the clearinghouse under subsection (h).
clearinghouse
means the clearinghouse established under subsection (a).
commerce
means trade, traffic, and transportation—
commercial motor vehicle
means a motor vehicle used in commerce to transport passengers or property that—
commercial motor vehicle operator
means an individual who—
controlled substance
means any substance under section 102 of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 (21 U.S.C. 802) specified by the Secretary of Transportation.
covered individual
means an individual over the age of 21 years who is—
driver record notification system
means a system that automatically furnishes an employer with a report, generated by the appropriate agency of a State, on the change in the status of an employee’s driver’s license due to a conviction for a moving violation, a failure to appear, an accident, driver’s license suspension, driver’s license revocation, or any other action taken against the driving privilege.
employee
means an operator of a commercial motor vehicle (including an independent contractor when operating a commercial motor vehicle) who is employed by an employer.
employer
means a person (including the United States Government, a State, or a political subdivision of a State) that owns or leases a commercial motor vehicle or assigns employees to operate a commercial motor vehicle.
felony
means an offense under a law of the United States or a State that is punishable by death or imprisonment for more than one year.
foreign commercial driver
means an individual licensed to operate a commercial motor vehicle by an authority outside the United States, or a citizen of a foreign country who operates a commercial motor vehicle in the United States.
hazardous material
has the same meaning given that term in section 5102 of this title.
longer combination vehicle
means a vehicle consisting of a truck tractor and more than one trailer or semitrailer that operates on the Dwight D.
medical review officer
means a licensed physician who is responsible for—
motor vehicle
means a vehicle, machine, tractor, trailer, or semitrailer propelled or drawn by mechanical power and used on public streets, roads, or highways, but does not include a vehicle, machine, tractor, trailer, or semitrailer operated only on a rail line or custom harvesting farm machinery.
reserve components
means—
Secretary
means the Secretary of Transportation.
serious traffic violation
means—
service agent
means a person or entity, other than an employee of the employer, who provides services to employers or employees under the testing program.
State
means a State of the United States and the District of Columbia.
testing program
means the alcohol and controlled substances testing program required under title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.
United States
means the States of the United States and the District of Columbia.