[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3624 Engrossed in Senate (ES)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3624

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                                 AN ACT


 
   To amend section 31311 of title 49, United States Code, to permit 
 States to issue commercial driver's licenses to members of the Armed 
           Forces whose duty station is located in the State.

    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 ``Military Commercial Driver's License 
Act of 2012''.

SEC. 2. DOMICILE REQUIREMENT FOR COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE.

    Section 31311(a)(12) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to 
read as follows:
            ``(12)(A) Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) and (C), 
        the State may issue a commercial driver's license only to an 
        individual who operates or will operate a commercial motor 
        vehicle and is domiciled in the State.
            ``(B) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, the 
        State may issue a commercial driver's license to an individual 
        who--
                    ``(i) operates or will operate a commercial motor 
                vehicle; and
                    ``(ii) is not domiciled in a State that issues 
                commercial driver's licenses.
            ``(C) The State may issue a commercial driver's license to 
        an individual who--
                    ``(i) operates or will operate a commercial motor 
                vehicle;
                    ``(ii) is a member of the active duty military, 
                military reserves, National Guard, active duty United 
                States Coast Guard, or Coast Guard Auxiliary; and
                    ``(iii) is not domiciled in the State, but whose 
                temporary or permanent duty station is located in the 
                State.''.

            Passed the Senate September 22 (legislative day, September 
      21), 2012.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
112th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 3624

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

   To amend section 31311 of title 49, United States Code, to permit 
 States to issue commercial driver's licenses to members of the Armed 
           Forces whose duty station is located in the State.