To amend title 49, United States Code, to grant Puerto Rico eligibility to issue commercial driver's licenses, and for other purposes.

This bill makes Puerto Rico eligible to issue commercial driver's licenses. It also directs the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to work with Puerto Rico on obtaining full compliance with commercial driver's license requirements.

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 919 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 919

To amend title 49, United States Code, to grant Puerto Rico eligibility 
     to issue commercial driver's licenses, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 9, 2023

 Mrs. Gonzalez-Colon introduced the following bill; which was referred 
         to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to grant Puerto Rico eligibility 
     to issue 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. APPLICATION OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY.

    (a) Definition.--Section 31301(14) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' and inserting a comma; and
            (2) by inserting ``, and Puerto Rico'' before the period.
    (b) Implementation.--The Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier 
Safety Administration shall work with Puerto Rico on obtaining full 
compliance with chapter 313 of title 49, United States Code, and 
regulations adopted under that chapter.
    (c) Grace Period.--Notwithstanding section 31311(a) of title 49, 
United States Code, during a 5-year period beginning on the date of 
enactment of this Act, Puerto Rico shall not be subject to a 
withholding of an apportionment of funds under paragraphs (1) and (2) 
of section 104(b) of title 23, United States Code, for failure to 
comply with any requirement under section 31311(a) of title 49, United 
States Code.
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