,i  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cbhc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bi1 #bjae ,mr4
 ,poliquin introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,education and the        
,workforce1 and in addition to the      
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure1 for a period to be     
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,fair ,labor   
,standards ,act of #aich to exempt from 
certain age-related restrictions in the 
labor laws #af- and #ag-year-old        
individuals employed by their parents in
 certain logging activities1 and to     
direct the ,secretary of ,transportation
 to establish a program to allow ,states
 to enter into interstate compacts to   
standardize the age requirements for    
operators of commercial motor vehicles4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited

 as the ,securing ,america's ,next      
,generation of ,safe ,loggers and       
,truckers ,act4  #b4 ,exemptions from   
certain age-related restrictions for    
employment by a parent in logging and   
mechanized operations ,the ,fair ,labor 
,standards ,act of #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 
#bja et seq47 is amended--  7#a7 in     
section #c 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bjc7-- 7,a7  
in subsection 7l71 by adding at the end 
the following3 1 and that employment of 
employees ages #af or #ag years in a    
logging operation in an occupation that 
the ,secretary of ,labor finds and      
declares to be particularly hazardous   
for the employment of individuals of    
such ages shall not constitute          
oppressive child labor if such employee 
is employed exclusively by his or her   
parent or by a person standing in the   
place of his or her parent in a logging 
operation owned or operated by such     
parent or person2 and  7,b7 by adding at
 the end the following3  7z7 ,logging-- 
7#a7 means-- 7,a7 the felling1 skidding1

 yarding1 loading and processing of     
timber by equipment other than manually 
operated chainsaws and cable skidders2  
7,b7 the felling of timber in mechanized
 operations1 including whole tree       
processors1 cut-to-length processors1   
stroke boom delimbers1 wheeled and track
 feller-bunchers1 pull thru delimbers1  
wheeled and track forwarders1 chippers1 
grinders1 mechanical debarkers1 wheeled 
and track grapple skidders1 yarders1    
bulldozers1 excavators1 and log loaders2
  7,c7 the bucking or converting of     
timber into logs1 poles1 ties1 bolts1   
pulpwood1 chemical wood1 excelsior wood1
 cordwood1 fence posts1 or similar      
products2  7,d7 the collecting1         
skidding1 yarding1 loading1 transporting
 and unloading of such products in      
connection with logging2  7,e7 the      
constructing1 repairing and maintaining 
of roads or camps used in connection    
with logging2 the constructing1         
repairing1 and maintenance of machinery 
or equipment used in logging2 and  7,f7 

other work performed in connection with 
logging2 and  7#b7 does not include the 
manual use of chain saws to fell and    
process timber and the use of cable     
skidders to bring the timber to the     
landing4  2 and  7#b7 in section #ac7;c7
 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #baa7;c771 by adding at 
the end the following3  7#h7 ,the       
provisions of section #ab relating to   
child labor shall apply to an employee  
who is #af or #ag years old employed in 
a logging operation in an occupation    
that the ,secretary of ,labor finds and 
declares to be particularly hazardous   
for the employment of individuals ages  
#af or #ag1 except where such employee  
is employed exclusively by his or her   
parent or by a person standing in the   
place of his or her parent in a logging 
operation owned or operated by such     
parent or person4  4  #c4 ,interstate   
compact test program  7a7 ,in general   
,the ,administrator of the ,federal     
,motor ,carrier ,safety ,administration 
shall establish a test program to allow 

,states and the ,district of ,columbia  
to enter into interstate compacts with  
contiguous ,states to standardize the   
requirements for operators of commercial
 motor vehicles in interstate commerce4 
7b7 ,mutual recognition of licenses ,a  
commercial driver's license issued by   
one ,state participating in an          
interstate compact under subsection 7a7 
shall be recognized as valid in every   
,state that is participating in such    
compact4  7c7 ,standards ,in developing 
an interstate compact under this        
section1 participating ,states shall    
provide for minimum licensure standards 
acceptable for interstate travel under  
this section1 which may include1 for    
drivers under #ba years of age--  7#a7  
age restrictions2  7#b7 distance from   
origin 7measured in air miles72  7#c7   
reporting requirements2 or  7#d7        
additional hours of service             
restrictions4  #d4 ,approval ,an        
interstate compact described in section 
#c may not go into effect until it has  

been approved by the governor of each   
,state 7or the ,mayor of the ,district  
of ,columbia1 if applicable7 that is a  
party to the agreement1 after           
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,transportation and the ,administrator  
of the ,federal ,motor ,carrier ,safety 
,administration4