,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dgbj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bd1
 #bjbj,mrs4 ,fischer introduced the     
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,motor       
,carrier ,safety ,improvement ,act of   
#aiii to modify certain agricultural    
exemptions for hours of service         
requirements1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,haulers of ,agriculture and    
,livestock ,safety ,act of #bjbj or the 
,,hauls ,act of #bjbj4  #b4             
,transportation of agricultural         
commodities and farm supplies ,section  
#bbi of the ,motor ,carrier ,safety     
,improvement ,act of #aiii 7#di         
,u4,s4,c4 #caacf note2 ,public ,law     
#ajf-aei7 is amended-- 7#a7 in          
subsection 7a77#a7-- 7,a7 in the matter 
preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by striking
 during planting and harvest periods1 as

 determined by each ,state12 and  7,b7  
by striking subparagraph 7,a7 and       
inserting the following3  7,a7 drivers  
transporting agricultural commodities   
within a #aej air-mile radius from-- 7i7
 the source of the agricultural         
commodities2 or  7ii7 the destination of
 the agricultural commodities2  2 and   
7#b7 in subsection 7e77#h71 by striking 
during the planting and harvesting      
seasons within each ,state1 as          
determined by the ,state1 and livestock 
feed at any time of the year and        
inserting and livestock feed4  #c4      
,definition of agricultural commodity   
7a7 ,in general ,section #bbi7;e7 of the
 ,motor ,carrier ,safety ,improvement   
,act of #aiii 7#di ,u4,s4,c4 #caacf     
note2 ,public ,law #ajf-aei7 is amended 
by striking paragraph 7#g7 and inserting
 the following3  7#g7 ,agricultural     
commodity ,the term agricultural        
commodity has the meaning given the term
 in section #cie4b of title #di1 ,code  
of ,federal ,regulations 7or a successor

 regulation74  4  7b7 ,rulemaking ,not  
later than #ahj days after the date of  
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,transportation shall revise the     
definition of the term agricultural     
commodity in section #cie4b of title    
#di1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 to 
include-- 7#a7 any nonprocessed product 
planted or harvested for food1 feed1    
fuel1 or fiber2  7#b7 7,a7 any nonhuman 
living animal1 including-- 7i7 fish2    
7ii7 insects2 and  7iii7 livestock 7as  
defined in section #fjb of the          
,emergency ,livestock ,feed ,assistance 
,act of #aihh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #adga772 and
  7,b7 the nonprocessed products of any 
nonhuman living animal1 including-- 7i7 
milk2  7ii7 eggs2 and  7iii7 honey2     
7#c7 nonprocessed forestry1             
aquacultural1 horticultural1 and        
floricultural commodities2  7#d7 fresh  
or minimally processed fruits and       
vegetables1 including fruits and        
vegetables that are rinsed1 cooled1 cut1
 ripened1 or otherwise minimally        

processed1 as determined by the         
,secretary2 and  7#e7 animal feed1      
including the ingredients of animal     
feed4