[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 129 (Friday, September 21, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Page S6675]
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            MILITARY COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE ACT OF 2012

  Mr. PRYOR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of S. 3624 introduced earlier 
today.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 3624) 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.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. PRYOR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be 
read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the 
table, with no intervening action or debate, and that any statements 
related to the bill be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 3624) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, 
was read the third time, and passed, as follows:

                                S. 3624

       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.''.

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