,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #abee  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #cj1    
#bjai,mr4 ,sasse 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,cramer1 ,mr4 ,risch1 ,mr4 ,daines1 ,mr4
 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,tester1 ,ms4 ,smith1 ,mr4
 ,crapo1 ,mr4 ,roberts1 ,mrs4           
,hyde-,smith1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,mr4 ,jones1 
,mr4 ,hoeven1 ,mr4 ,rounds1 ,mr4 ,braun1
 ,mr4 ,enzi1 ,ms4 ,ernst1 ,mrs4         
,fischer1 and ,mr4 ,lankford7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was read     
twice and referred to the ,committee on 
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary 
of ,transportation to modify provisions 
relating to hours of service            
requirements with respect to            
transportation of livestock and insects1
 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 livestock and insects ,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 livestock 
7as defined in section #fjb of the      
,agricultural ,act of #aidi 7#g         
,u4,s4,c4 #adga77 or insects 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 any additional driving to that
 point of delivery 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