#aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4   
#acic  ,,an ,,act  ,to streamline the   
process by which active duty military1  
reservists1 and veterans receive        
commercial driver's licenses4  #a4      
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,jobs for ,our ,heroes ,act4  #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 by 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 7a71 by striking             
physician-approved veteran operator1 the
 qualified physician and inserting      
veteran operator approved by a qualified
 examiner1 the 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 7d7-- 7,a7 by  

redesignating paragraphs 7#a71 7#b71 and
 7#c7 as paragraphs 7#c71 7#a71 and     
7#b71 respectively1 and by moving the   
text of paragraph 7#c71 as redesignated1
 to appear after paragraph 7#b71 as     
redesignated2 and  7,b7 in paragraph    
7#c71 as redesignated-- 7i7 in the      
paragraph heading1 by striking          
,physician-approved veteran operator and
 inserting ,veteran operator approved by
 a qualified examiner2 and  7ii7 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 the  
enactment of this ,act4  #c4 ,commercial
 driver's license standards for current 
and former members of the ,armed ,forces
 ,section #cacje7;d7 of title #di1      
,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7

 in the subsection heading1 by striking 
veteran operators and inserting         
operators who are members of the armed  
forces1 reservists1 or veterans2  7#b7  
in paragraph 7#a77;,b71 by striking     
subparagraph 7,a7 during1 at least1 and 
inserting 8subparagraph 7,a7--  7i7     
while serving in the armed forces or    
reserve components2 and  7ii7 during  2 
and  7#c7 in paragraph 7#b77;,b7--  7,a7
 by inserting current or before former  
each place the term appears2 and  7,b7  
by inserting one of before the reserve  
components4  ,passed the ,senate        
,september #ad1 #bjag4,secretary