,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #abhd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #c1     
#bjbe,mr4 ,cornyn 7for himself1 ,ms4    
,baldwin1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,kelly1
 and ,mrs4 ,gillibrand7 introduced the  
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to permanently extend the 
exemption from the engine compartment   
portion of the pre-trip vehicle         
inspection skills testing requirement   
for school bus drivers1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,driving ,forward   
,act4  #b4 ,permanent extension of      
exemption from under-the-hood inspection
 testing requirement for school bus     
drivers  7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary
 of ,transportation shall make permanent
 the exemption relating to pre-trip     
vehicle inspection skills test          
requirements for certain school bus     
drivers1 as published in the ,federal   

,register on ,december #b1 #bjbd 7#hi   
,fed4 ,reg4 #iecdh71 including the terms
 and conditions of the exemption        
described in paragraphs #b41 #c41 #d41  
#e41 and #f4 of section ,,vii4 ,b4 of   
the notice granting the exemption 7#hi  
,fed4 ,reg4 #iecea74  7b7 ,reporting    
,for the #f-year period beginning on the
 date of enactment of this ,act1 the    
,secretary of ,transportation shall     
require any ,state that participates in 
the exemption described in subsection   
7a7 to submit to the ,secretary an      
annual report for each those #f years   
describing the number of drivers that   
obtain a commercial drivers' license    
under such exemption in the ,state4