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126 STAT. 791

PUBLIC LAW 112–141—JULY 6, 2012

SEC. 32304. COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATOR TRAINING.

(a)

I

N

G

ENERAL

.—Section 31305 is amended by adding at the

end the following:

‘‘(c) S

TANDARDS FOR

T

RAINING

.—Not later than 1 year after

the date of enactment of the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety

Enhancement Act of 2012, the Secretary shall issue final regulations

establishing minimum entry-level training requirements for an indi-

vidual operating a commercial motor vehicle—

‘‘(1) addressing the knowledge and skills that—

‘‘(A)

are

necessary

for

an

individual

operating

a

commercial motor vehicle to safely operate a commercial

motor vehicle; and

‘‘(B) must be acquired before obtaining a commercial

driver’s license for the first time or upgrading from one

class of commercial driver’s license to another class;

‘‘(2) addressing the specific training needs of a commercial

motor vehicle operator seeking passenger or hazardous mate-

rials endorsements;

‘‘(3) requiring effective instruction to acquire the knowl-

edge, skills, and training referred to in paragraphs (1) and

(2), including classroom and behind-the-wheel instruction;

‘‘(4) requiring certification that an individual operating a

commercial motor vehicle meets the requirements established

by the Secretary; and

‘‘(5) requiring a training provider (including a public or

private

driving

school,

motor

carrier,

or

owner

or

operator

of a commercial motor vehicle) that offers training that results

in the issuance of a certification to an individual under para-

graph (4) to demonstrate that the training meets the require-

ments of the regulations, through a process established by

the Secretary.’’.

(b) C

OMMERCIAL

D

RIVER

’

S

L

ICENSE

U

NIFORM

S

TANDARDS

.—Sec-

tion 31308(1) is amended to read as follows:

Deadline.

Regulations.

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126 STAT. 792

PUBLIC LAW 112–141—JULY 6, 2012

‘‘(1) an individual issued a commercial driver’s license—

‘‘(A) pass written and driving tests for the operation

of a commercial motor vehicle that comply with the min-

imum standards prescribed by the Secretary under section

31305(a); and

‘‘(B)

present

certification

of

completion

of

driver

training that meets the requirements established by the

Secretary under section 31305(c);’’.

(c)

C

O N F O R M I N G

A

MENDMENT

.—The section heading for section

31305 is amended to read as follows:

‘‘§ 31305. General driver fitness, testing, and training’’.

( d )

C

O N F O R M I N G

A

MENDMENT

.—The analysis for chapter 313

is amended by striking the item relating to section 31305 and

inserting the following:

‘‘31305. General driver fitness, testing, and training.’’.

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