,i  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cgci  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #i1 #bjae   
,mr4 ,woodall 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,walz1 
,mr4 ,ribble1 ,mr4 ,david ,scott of     
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,massie1 ,ms4 ,brownley  
of ,california1 ,mr4 ,westmoreland1 ,mr4
 ,crawford1 ,mr4 ,denham1 ,mr4 ,hanna1  
,mr4 ,meadows1 and ,mr4 ,farenthold7    
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to provide for qualified       
physicians to perform a medical         
certification for an operator of a      
commercial motor vehicle who is a       
veteran1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,veterans' ,expanded ,trucking      
,opportunities ,act4  #b4 ,medical      
certificate for veterans operating      
commercial motor vehicles  7a7 ,in      
general ,in the case of a               
physician-approved veteran operator1 the
 qualified physician of such operator   

may1 subject to the requirements of     
subsection 7b71 perform a medical       
examination and provide a medical       
certificate for purposes of compliance  
with the requirements of section #caadi 
of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code4    
7b7 ,certification ,the certification   
described under subsection 7a7 shall    
include-- 7#a7 assurances that the      
physician performing the medical        
examination meets the requirements of a 
qualified physician under this section2 
and  7#b7 certification that the        
physical condition of the operator is   
adequate to enable such operator to     
operate a commercial motor vehicle      
safely4  7c7 ,definitions ,in this      
section1 the following definitions      
apply3 7#a7 ,physician-approved veteran 
operator ,the term physician-approved   
veteran operator means an operator of a 
commercial motor vehicle who--  7,a7 is 
a veteran who is enrolled in the health 
care system established under section   
#agje7;a7 of title #ch1 ,united ,states 

,code2  7,b7 is required to have a      
current valid medical certificate       
pursuant to section #caadi of title #di1
 ,united ,states ,code2 and  7,c7 had a 
valid medical certificate provided by   
the qualified physician of such operator
 prior to ,may #ba1 #bjad4  7#b7        
,qualified physician ,the term qualified
 physician means a physician who-- 7,a7 
is employed in the ,department of       
,veterans ,affairs2  7,b7 is familiar   
with the standards for1 and physical    
requirements of1 an operator certified  
pursuant to section #caadi of title #di1
 ,united ,states ,code2 and  7,c7 has   
never1 with respect such section1 been  
found to have acted fraudulently1       
including by fraudulently awarding a    
medical certificate4  7#c7 ,veteran ,the
 term veteran has the meaning given the 
term in section #aja of title #ch1      
,united ,states ,code4  7d7 ,statutory  
,construction ,nothing in this ,act     
shall be construed to change any        
statutory penalty associated with fraud 

or abuse4