,i  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hjda  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #ag1 #bjbd,mr4
 ,carter of ,texas 7for himself1 ,ms4   
,foxx1 ,mr4 ,sessions1 ,mr4             
,ruppersberger1 ,mr4 ,thompson of       
,pennsylvania1 and ,mr4 ,cuellar7       
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to authorize the ,secretary of 
,transportation to extend the duration  
of the exemption from pre-trip vehicle  
skills testing for school bus drivers1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,driving ,forward ,act4  #b4 ,extension 
of exemption from pre-trip vehicle      
skills testing for school bus drivers   
7a7 ,extended exemption period ,the     
,secretary of ,transportation shall     
issue such regulations as are necessary 
to extend the exemption from the        
pre-trip vehicle skills testing         
component for ,commercial ,drivers      

,license test candidates for the        
intra-state operation of school buses of
 the ,department of ,transportation     
titled ,commercial ,driver's ,license3  
,application for ,exemption2 ,national  
,school ,transportation ,association1   
issued on ,october #bg1 #bjbb 7#hg ,fed4
 ,reg4 #feaad71 until ,november #bg1    
#bjbg4  7b7 ,public comments on further 
extension of exemption ,not later than  
#abj days after the date of enactment of
 this ,act1 the ,secretary shall solicit
 public comments on the feasibility and 
potential benefits of granting an       
exemption of unlimited duration4  7c7   
,availability of funding                
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 funds made available to a ,state   
under section #cacac of title #di1      
,united ,states ,code1 may be used by   
the ,state to assist with costs         
associated with implementing the        
exemption under subsection 7a74