#aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4   
#fef  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend title #ch1  
,united ,states ,code1 to revise the    
rules for approval by the ,secretary of 
,veterans ,affairs of commercial driver 
education programs for purposes of      
veterans educational assistance1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,veteran      
,improvement ,commercial ,driver        
,license ,act of #bjbc4  #b4            
,modification of rules for approval of  
commercial driver education programs for
 purposes of veterans educational       
assistance  7a7 ,in general ,section    
#cfhj;,a7e7 of title #ch1 ,united       
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by     
redesignating paragraphs 7#a7 through   
7#c7 as subparagraphs 7,a7 though 7,c71 
respectively2  7#b7 in the matter before
 subparagraph 7,a71 as redesignated by  
paragraph 7#a71 by inserting 7#a7 before
 ,the ,secretary2  7#c7 in paragraph    
7#a77;,b71 as redesignated by paragraph 
7#a71 by inserting except as provided in

 paragraph 7#b71 before the course2 and 
7#d7 by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph 7#b73  7#b7 7,a7 ,subject 
to this paragraph1 a commercial driver  
education program is exempt from        
paragraph 7#a77;,b7 for a branch of an  
educational institution if the          
commercial driver education program     
offered at the branch by the educational
 institution-- 7i7 is appropriately     
licensed2 and  7ii7 uses the same       
curriculum as a commercial driver       
education program offered by the        
educational institution at another      
location that is approved for purposes  
of this chapter by a ,state approving   
agency or the ,secretary when acting in 
the role of a ,state approving agency4  
7,b7 7i7 ,in order for a commercial     
driver education program of an          
educational institution offered at a    
branch described in paragraph 7#a77;,b7 
to be exempt under subparagraph 7,a7 of 
this paragraph1 the educational         
institution shall submit to the         

,secretary each year that paragraph     
7#a77;,b7 would otherwise apply a report
 that demonstrates that the curriculum  
at the new branch is the same as the    
curriculum at the primary location4     
7ii7 ,reporting under clause 7i7 shall  
be submitted in accordance with such    
requirements as the ,secretary shall    
establish in consultation with the      
,state approving agencies4  7,c7 7i7    
,the ,secretary may withhold an         
exemption under subparagraph 7,a7 for   
any educational institution or branch of
 an educational institution as the      
,secretary considers appropriate4  7ii7 
,in making any determination under      
clause 7i71 the ,secretary may consult  
with the ,secretary of ,transportation  
on the performance of a provider of a   
commercial driver program1 including the
 status of the provider within the      
,training ,provider ,registry of the    
,federal ,motor ,carrier ,safety        
,administration when appropriate4  4    
7b7 ,implementation  7#a7 ,establishment

 of requirements ,not later than #ahj   
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,veterans  
,affairs shall establish requirements   
under section #cfhj;,a7e77#b77;,b77ii7  
of such title1 as added by subsection   
7a74  7#b7 ,applicability ,the          
amendments made by subsection 7a7 shall 
apply to commercial driver education    
programs on and after the date that is  
#ahj days after the date on which the   
,secretary establishes the requirements 
under paragraph 7#a7 of this subsection4
  ,passed the ,senate ,november #b1     
#bjbc4,secretary