,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #afih  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ab1 #bjai,mr4
 ,peterson 7for himself and ,mr4        
,gianforte7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to exempt  
certain motor carriers engaged in       
agricultural business from the          
electronic logging device requirements1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,agricultural ,business ,electronic     
,logging ,device ,exemption ,act of     
#bjai4  #b4 ,exception to the electronic
 logging device requirements for certain
 motor carriers engaged in agricultural 
business ,section #caacg7;b77#c7 of     
title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended to read as follows3  7#c7       
,exception  7,a7 ,in general ,an        
excepted motor carrier may comply with  
the hours of service requirements by    
requiring each driver to use--  7i7 a   

paper record of duty status form2 or    
7ii7 an electronic logging device4  7,b7
 ,excepted motor carrier defined ,in    
this paragraph1 the term excepted motor 
carrier means-- 7i7 a motor carrier when
 transporting a motor home or recreation
 vehicle trailer within the definition  
of the term driveaway-towaway operation 
7as defined in section #cij4e of title  
#di1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations72   
7ii7 a motor carrier when-- 7,i7        
transporting an agricultural product 7as
 defined in section #bjg of the         
,agricultural ,marketing ,act of #aidf  
7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #afbf77 from the source of
 such product2 or  7,,ii7 returning     
empty to such source2 and  7iii7 a motor
 carrier when--  7,i7 transporting farm 
supplies for agricultural purposes 7as  
defined in section #cie4b of title #di1 
,code of ,federal ,regulations7 from the
 distribution point for such farm       
supplies2 or  7,,ii7 returning empty to 
such distribution point4  4  #c4        
,requirement to prescribe regulations   

,not later than #ij days after the date 
of enactment of this ,act1 the          
,secretary of ,transportation shall     
promulgate such regulations as are      
necessary to carry out the amendment    
made by section #b of this ,act4