,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #abi  #aaeth
 ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#bedg  ,report ,no4 #aae-aij  ,,in ,,the
 ,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,may   
#ah1 #bjag ,mr4 ,woodall 7for himself   
and ,ms4 ,brownley of ,california7      
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,transportation and ,infrastructure     
,june #bc1 #bjag;,additional sponsors3  
,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia and ,mr4      
,massie  ,june #bc1 #bjag ,reported with
 an amendment1 committed to the         
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be 
printed ,strike out all after the       
enacting clause and insert the part     
printed in italic ,for text of          
introduced bill1 see copy of bill as    
introduced on ,may #ah1 #bjag  ,a ,,bill
  ,to expand the ,department of         
,veterans ,affairs medical professionals
 who may qualify to perform physical    
examinations on eligible veterans and   
issue medical certificates required for 

operation of a commercial motor vehicle1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,veterans ,expanded ,trucking           
,opportunities ,act of #bjag4  #b4      
,medical certificate for veterans       
operating commercial motor vehicles  7a7
 ,qualified examiners ,section          
#edjc7;d77#b7 of the ,,fast ,act 7#di   
,u4,s4,c4 #caadi note2 #abi ,stat4      
#aedh7 is amended to read as follows3   
7#b7 ,qualified examiner ,the term      
qualified examiner means an individual  
who-- 7,a7 is employed in the           
,department of ,veterans ,affairs as an 
advanced practice nurse1 doctor of      
chiropractic1 doctor of medicine1 doctor
 of osteopathy1 physician assistant1 or 
other medical professional2  7,b7 is    
licensed1 certified1 or registered in a 
,state to perform physical examinations2
  7,c7 is familiar with the standards   
for1 and physical requirements of1 an   
operator required to be medically       
certified under section #caadi of title 

#di1 ,united ,states ,code2 and  7,d7   
has never1 with respect to such section1
 been found to have acted fraudulently1 
including by fraudulently awarding a    
medical certificate4  4  7b7 ,conforming
 amendments ,section #edjc of the ,,fast
 ,act 7#di ,u4,s4,c4 #caadi note2 #abi  
,stat4 #aedh7 is amended-- 7#a7 in      
subsection 7a7--  7,a7 by striking      
physician-approved veteran operator1 and
 inserting veteran operator approved by 
a qualified examiner12 and  7,b7 by     
striking qualified physician and        
inserting qualified examiner2  7#b7 in  
subsection 7b77#a7-- 7,a7 by striking   
the physician and inserting the         
examiner2 and  7,b7 by striking         
qualified physician and inserting       
qualified examiner2  7#c7 in subsection 
7c7--  7,a7 by striking qualified       
physicians and inserting qualified      
examiners2 and  7,b7 by striking such   
physicians and inserting such examiners2
 and  7#d7 in subsection 7d77#a7-- 7,a7 
in the paragraph heading by striking    

,physician-approved veteran operator and
 inserting ,veteran operator approved by
 a qualified examiner2 and  7,b7 by     
striking physician-approved veteran     
operator and inserting veteran operator 
approved by a qualified examiner4  7c7  
,rulemaking ,the amendments made by this
 section shall be incorporated into any 
rulemaking proceeding related to section
 #edjc of the ,,fast ,act 7#di ,u4,s4,c4
 #caadi note2 #abi ,stat4 #aedh7 that is
 being conducted as of the date of      
enactment of this ,act4  ,june #bc1     
#bjag ,reported with an amendment1      
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed