,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dhg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #aj1        
#bjai,mr4 ,yoho 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,peterson1 ,mr4 ,la,malfa1 ,mr4 ,weber  
of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,gosar1 ,mr4 ,walker1   
,mr4 ,thompson of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4   
,fortenberry1 ,mr4 ,cole1 ,mr4 ,smith of
 ,missouri1 ,mr4 ,gibbs1 ,mr4 ,guthrie1 
,mr4 ,mullin1 ,mr4 ,thornberry1 ,mr4    
,dunn1 ,mr4 ,meadows1 ,mr4 ,fleischmann1
 ,mr4 ,palazzo1 ,mr4 ,comer1 ,mr4 ,smith
 of ,nebraska1 ,mr4 ,gianforte1 ,mrs4   
,walorski1 ,mr4 ,buck1 ,mr4 ,webster of 
,florida1 ,mr4 ,davidson of ,ohio1 ,mrs4
 ,hartzler1 ,mr4 ,lucas1 and ,mr4       
,rouzer7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of   
,transportation to modify provisions    
relating to hours of service            
requirements with respect to            
transportation of certain live animals1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     

title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,transporting ,livestock ,across        
,america ,safely ,act4  #b4 ,hours of   
service regulations for transportation  
of certain animals  7a7 ,in general ,the
 ,secretary of ,transportation shall    
amend part #cie of title #di1 ,code of  
,federal ,regulations1 to ensure that1  
in the case of a driver transporting a  
covered animal within a #cjj air-mile   
radius from the point at which the      
on-duty time of the driver begins with  
respect to the trip--  7#a7 the on-duty 
time of the driver shall exclude all    
time spent-- 7,a7 at a plant1 terminal1 
facility1 or other property of a motor  
carrier or shipper or on any public     
property during which the driver is     
waiting to be dispatched2  7,b7 loading 
or unloading a commercial motor vehicle2
  7,c7 supervising or assisting in the  
loading or unloading of a commercial    
motor vehicle2  7,d7 attending to a     
commercial motor vehicle while the      
vehicle is being loaded or unloaded2    

7,e7 remaining in readiness to operate a
 commercial motor vehicle2 and  7,f7    
giving or receiving receipts for        
shipments loaded or unloaded2  7#b7     
except as provided in paragraph 7#e71   
the driving time under section          
#cie4c7;a77#c77;i7 of that title is     
modified to a maximum of not less than  
#ae1 and not more than #ah1 hours within
 a #bd-;hour period2  7#c7 the driver   
may take one or more rest periods during
 the trip1 which shall not be included  
in the calculation of the driving time2 
7#d7 after completion of the trip1 the  
driver shall be required to take a rest 
break for a period that is #e hours less
 than the maximum driving time under    
paragraph 7#b72  7#e7 if the driver is  
within #aej air-miles of the point of   
delivery1 the driver may continue for   
not more than #b additional hours1 which
 shall not be included in the           
calculation of the driving time2 and    
7#f7 the #aj-;hour rest period under    
section #cie4c7;a77#a7 of that title    

shall not apply4  7b7 ,covered animal   
,in this ,act1 the term covered animal  
means a live animal that is one of the  
following3  7#a7 ,livestock 7as defined 
in section #fjb of the ,agricultural    
,act of #aidi 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #adga774    
7#b7 ,honey bees4  7#c7 ,insects4  7#d7 
,fish4  7#e7 ,crawfish4