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113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3095
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 12, 2013
Mr. Bucshon (for
himself, Mr. Lipinski,
Mr. Radel,
Mr. Farenthold,
Mr. Young of Alaska,
Mr. Hanna,
Mr. Gibbs,
Mr. Ribble,
Mr. Meehan, and
Mr. Southerland) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure
A BILL
To ensure that any new or revised requirement providing
for the screening, testing, or treatment of individuals operating commercial
motor vehicles for sleep disorders is adopted pursuant to a rulemaking
proceeding, and for other purposes.
1.
Commercial motor vehicle
operator requirements relating to sleep disorders
(a)
In
general
The Secretary of
Transportation may implement or enforce a requirement providing for the
screening, testing, or treatment (including consideration of all possible
treatment alternatives) of individuals operating commercial motor vehicles for
sleep disorders only if the requirement is adopted pursuant to a rulemaking
proceeding.
(b)
Applicability
Subsection
(a) shall not apply to a requirement that was in force before September 1,
2013.
(c)
Sleep disorders
defined
In this section, the term sleep disorders
includes obstructive sleep apnea.