,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #baad  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ah1     
#bjbe,mr4 ,marshall 7for himself1 ,mrs4 
,hyde-,smith1 and ,mr4 ,barrasso7       
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend   
title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
modify provisions relating to commercial
 motor vehicle operator testing         
requirements1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,commercial ,motor ,vehicle     
,english ,proficiency ,act4  #b4        
,commercial motor vehicle operator      
testing requirements  7a7 ,testing      
standards ,section #cacje7;a7 of title  
#di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
 7#a7 in paragraph 7#d71 by             
redesignating subparagraphs 7,a7 and    
7,b7 as clauses 7i7 and 7ii71           
respectively1 and indenting the clauses 
appropriately2  7#b7 in paragraph 7#e7--

 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by          
redesignating clauses 7i7 through 7iv7  
as subclauses 7,i7 through 7,,iv71      
respectively1 and indenting the         
subclauses appropriately2 and  7,b7 by  
redesignating subparagraphs 7,a7 through
 7,c7 as clauses 7i7 through 7iii71     
respectively1 and indenting the clauses 
appropriately2  7#c7 in paragraph 7#h71 
by redesignating subparagraphs 7,a7 and 
7,b7 as clauses 7i7 and 7ii71           
respectively1 and indenting the clauses 
appropriately2  7#d7 by redesignating   
paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#h7 as         
subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,h71        
respectively1 and indenting the         
subparagraphs appropriately2  7#e7 in   
the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a7  
7as so redesignated7-- 7,a7 in the      
second sentence1 by striking ,the       
regulations and inserting the following3
  7#b7 ,requirements ,the regulations   
under paragraph 7#a7  2 and  7,b7 in the
 first sentence1 by striking ,the       
,secretary of ,transportation shall     

prescribe regulations on and inserting  
the following3  7#a7 ,in general ,the   
,secretary of ,transportation 7referred 
to in this section as the ,secretary7   
shall prescribe regulations establishing
  2 and  7#f7 by adding at the end the  
following3  7#c7 ,english language      
proficiency  7,a7 ,in general           
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law 7including regulations71 effective  
beginning on the date that is #b years  
after the date of enactment of the      
,commercial ,motor ,vehicle ,english    
,proficiency ,act1 an individual shall  
not be eligible to pass a knowledge     
test1 in written1 verbal1 or automated  
format1 under this subsection1 or to    
receive a certification of fitness to   
operate a commercial motor vehicle1     
unless the individual demonstrates the  
ability to understand in ,english the   
basic information needed to effectively 
operate1 and to communicate in ,english 
while operating1 a commercial motor     
vehicle1 including-- 7i7 reading and    

understanding traffic signs in ,english2
  7ii7 communicating in ,english with   
traffic safety officers1 border patrol  
agents1 agricultural checkpoint         
officers1 and cargo weight-limit station
 personnel2 and  7iii7 providing and    
receiving feedback and directions in    
,english4  7,b7 ,prohibition            
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law 7including regulations71 effective  
beginning on the date that is #b years  
after the date of enactment of the      
,commercial ,motor ,vehicle ,english    
,proficiency ,act1 a knowledge test1 in 
written1 verbal1 or automated format1   
under this subsection may not be        
administered in any language other than 
,english4  4  7b7 ,amendment to         
regulations ,the ,secretary of          
,transportation shall modify the        
regulations contained in part #chc of   
title #di1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations1 as the ,secretary of      
,transportation determines to be        
necessary to implement this section and 

the amendments made by this section by  
the date that is #b years after the date
 of enactment of this ,act4