,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #biji  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ah 
7legislative day1 ,september #af71 #bjbe
 ,mr4 ,moran 7for himself and ,ms4      
,ernst7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and 
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to require 
the ,secretary of ,transportation to    
revise certain regulations with respect 
to farm-related service industry        
restricted commercial driver's licenses1
 and for other purposes4  #a4  ,short   
title  ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,seasonal ,agriculture ,,cdl            
,modernization ,act4  #b4               
,modernization of farm-related service  
industries restricted commercial        
driver's licenses  7a7  ,definitions    
,in this section3 7#a7 ,eligible        
employee ,the term eligible employee    
means an employee that is eligible for  
and seeks to acquire a restricted       
commercial driver's license4  7#b7      

,farm-related service industry  ,the    
term farm-related service industry means
 a farm-related service industry        
described in section #chc4c7;f77#a7 of  
title #di1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations 7as in effect on the date  
of enactment of this ,act74  7#c7       
,implement of husbandry  ,the term      
implement of husbandry means any vehicle
 or equipment1 whether self-propelled or
 towed1 that is specifically designed   
for1 or adapted exclusively for1        
agricultural operations or services4    
7#d7  ,restricted commercial driver's   
license  ,the term restricted commercial
 driver's license means a restricted    
,,cdl 7within the meaning of section    
#chc4c7;f7 of title #di1 ,code of       
,federal ,regulations 7as in effect on  
the date of enactment of this ,act774   
7#e7  ,secretary  ,the term ,secretary  
means the ,secretary of ,transportation4
  7b7  ,seasonal agriculture commercial 
driver's licenses  ,not later than #a   
year after the date of enactment of this

 ,act1 the ,secretary shall revise      
section #chc4c7;f77#c77;ii7 of title    
#di1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 to 
allow each ,state to develop and make   
available an online registration and    
renewal system to enable farm-related   
service industries and eligible         
employees participating in a seasonal   
restricted commercial driver's license  
program to more easily renew seasonal   
licenses if all other terms and         
conditions of the program have been met 
by the applicant4  7c7  ,implements of  
husbandry  ,not later than #a year after
 the date of the enactment of this ,act1
 the ,secretary shall revise section    
#chc4c7;f7 of title #di1 ,code of       
,federal ,regulations1 to clarify that  
implements of husbandry--  7#a7 are not 
considered commercial motor vehicles2   
and  7#b7 are not subject to the        
calculation of gross combination weight 
rating or gross combination weight4