VALOR Act of 2011

Veterans Accelerated License Obtainment and Recertification Act of 2011 or VALOR Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to establish accelerated licensing procedures to assist veterans to acquire commercial driver's licenses.

Requires such procedures to apply to any veteran attempting to acquire a commercial driver's license who, during military service, obtained driving experience that makes the use of accelerated licensing procedures appropriate.

[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3666 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3666

  To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a program to 
assist veterans to acquire commercial driver's licenses, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 14, 2011

  Mr. Hultgren (for himself and Ms. Kaptur) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
                             Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
  To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a program to 
assist veterans to acquire commercial driver's licenses, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Accelerated License 
Obtainment and Recertification Act of 2011'' or the ``VALOR Act of 
2011''.

SEC. 2. PROGRAM TO ASSIST VETERANS TO ACQUIRE COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S 
              LICENSES.

    (a) Establishment.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Defense and in cooperation with the States, shall 
establish accelerated licensing procedures to assist veterans to 
acquire commercial driver's licenses.
    (b) Accelerated Licensing Procedures.--The procedures established 
under subsection (a) shall be designed to be applicable to any veteran 
who--
            (1) is attempting to acquire a commercial driver's license; 
        and
            (2) obtained, during military service, driving experience 
        that, in the determination of the Secretary, makes the use of 
        accelerated licensing procedures appropriate.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions apply:
            (1) Commercial driver's license.--The term ``commercial 
        driver's license'' has the meaning given that term in section 
        31301(3) of title 49, United States Code.
            (2) State.--The term ``State'' has the meaning given that 
        term in section 31301(13) of title 49, United States Code.
            (3) Veteran.--The term ``veteran'' has the meaning given 
        that term in section 101(2) of title 38, United States Code.
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