,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #edag  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #bi1 #bjah,mr4   
,bab9 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on               
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (        
,transportation to issue or revise      
regulations enhanc+ flexibility 9 h\rs (
 s]vice requirem5ts = driv]s ( c]ta9    
prop]ty-c>ry+ vehicles1 & = o!r         
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,responsible & ,effective  
,/&>ds = ,truck]s ,act or ! ,,re/ ,act4 
#b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3     
7#a7 ,! livelihood & p]sonal well-be+ ( 
pr(essional driv]s is dep5d5t on ! safe 
op]ation ( a comm]cial motor vehicle4   
7#b7 ,! curr5t h\rs ( s]vice requirem5ts
 = pr(essional driv]s1 includ+ !        
#cj-m9ute break rule1 fail to reflect ! 
realities ( ! truck+ indu/ry4  7#c7     
,pr(essional driv]s consi/5tly id5tify !
 curr5t h\rs ( s]vice requirem5ts z     
c\nt]productive & an imp$im5t to improv+

 highway safety4  7#d7 ,! rigid nature (
 ! curr5t h\rs ( s]vice requirem5ts (t5 
compel pr(essional driv]s to be on !    
road :5 !y are tir$ or fatigu$1 dur+ ru%
 h\r traffic or o!r p]iods ( highway    
conge/ion1 dur+ adv]se wea!r conditions1
 or :5 !y are simply n feel+ well4  7#e7
 ,! curr5t h\rs ( s]vice requirem5ts h n
 result$ 9 /ati/ical improvem5ts to     
highway safety4  7#f7 ,r ?an decrease1 !
 total numb] ( cra%es involv+ l>ge      
trucks1 z well z fatal cra%es involv+   
l>ge trucks1 has increas$ s9ce !        
introduction ( ! curr5t h\rs ( s]vice   
requirem5ts4  7#g7 ,great] flexibility 9
 h\rs ( s]vice requirem5ts w\ld bett]   
all[ pr(essional driv]s to re/ :5 !y    
feel x appropriate & avoid conge/ion1   
adv]se wea!r conditions1 or o!r road    
conditions t decrease safety4  7#h7 ,!  
,f$]al ,motor ,c>ri] ,safety            
,adm9i/ration has not$ ! majority (     
sleep /udies demon/rate t well-tim$     
sleep has ei!r a positive or no effect  
on subsequ5t neurobehavioral p]=mance4  

7#i7 ,! curr5t maximum driv+ "t & m9imum
 re/ p]iod = pr(essional driv]s rema9   
intact4  7#aj7 ,! lack ( flexibility 9 !
 curr5t h\rs ( s]vice requirem5ts1 c\pl$
 ) additional f$]al regulations1 has    
wors5$ ! truck p>k+ crisis4  7#aa7      
,f$]al h\rs ( s]vice requirem5ts %\ld   
improve highway safety = all us]s4  #c4 
,flexibility 9 h\rs ( s]vice requirem5ts
 = driv]s ( c]ta9 prop]ty-c>ry+ vehicles
  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] !
 date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y
 ( ,transportation %all issue or revise 
regulations to ensure t--  7#a7 a cov]$ 
driv] may susp5d an on-duty p]iod ( !   
driv] by an am\nt ( "t t is equal to a  
s+le (f-duty re/ break c>ri$ out by !   
driv] dur+ su* on-duty p]iod1 provid$ ! 
susp5sion--  7,a7 does n exce$ #c h\rs2 
&  7,b7 does n ext5d ! total drive "t   
limits conta9$ 9 section #cie4c7;a77#c7 
( title #di1 ,code ( ,f$]al             
,regulations2 &  7#b7 no o!r requirem5ts
 relat+ to re/ breaks dur+ an on-duty   
p]iod1 includ+ ! requirem5t specifi$ 9  

section #cie4c7;a77#c77;ii7 ( title #di1
 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 apply to a
 cov]$ driv]4  7b7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is   
section1 ! foll[+ def9itions apply3 7#a7
 ,cov]$ driv] ,! t]m cov]$ driv] means a
 driv] to :om section #cie4c ( title    
#di1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 or any
 successor regulation1 applies4  7#b7   
,on-duty p]iod ,! t]m on-duty p]iod     
means ! #ad-;h\r p]iod dur+ :i* a cov]$ 
driv] is p]mitt$ to drive aft] com+ on  
duty foll[+ #aj consecutive h\rs (f     
duty4