,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cjac  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #af1  
#bjbe ,mr4 ,cotton 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,hagerty1 and ,mr4 ,tuberville7         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to require 
all testing relating to the issuance or 
renewal of a commercial driver's license
 to be conducted only in ,english1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4  ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,secure  
,commercial ,driver ,licensing ,act of  
#bjbe4  #b4  ,definitions  ,in this     
,act3 7#a7 ,commercial driver's license 
,the term commercial driver's license   
has the meaning given the term in       
section #cacja of title #di1 ,united    
,states ,code4  7#b7  ,driver's license 
,the term driver's license has the      
meaning given the term in section #cacja
 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code4   
7#c7  ,non-domiciled ,,cdl  ,the term   

non-domiciled ,,cdl means a commercial  
driver's license issued by a ,state or  
other jurisdiction to an individual who 
is not domiciled in that ,state or      
jurisdiction1 in accordance with part   
#chc of title #di1 ,code of ,federal    
,regulations 7or successor regulations74
  7#d7  ,non-domiciled ,,clp  ,the term 
non-domiciled ,,clp means a commercial  
learner's permit issued by a ,state or  
other jurisdiction to an individual who 
is not domiciled in that ,state or      
jurisdiction1 in accordance with part   
#chc of title #di1 ,code of ,federal    
,regulations 7or successor regulations74
  7#e7  ,secretary  ,the term ,secretary
 means the ,secretary of                
,transportation4  #c4  ,requirement to  
administer driving tests in ,english    
7a7  ,in general  ,section #cacje7;a7 of
 title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is   
amended--  7#a7 in the matter preceding 
paragraph 7#a71 in the first sentence1  
by inserting 7referred to in this       
section as the ,secretary7 after        

,secretary of ,transportation2  7#b7 by 
redesignating paragraphs 7#g7 and 7#h7  
as paragraphs 7#h7 and 7#i71            
respectively2 and  7#c7 by inserting    
after paragraph 7#f7 the following3     
7#g7 shall require the tests to be      
administered only in ,english2  4  7b7  
,rulemaking  ,not later than #ahj days  
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary shall promulgate   
new1 or revise existing1 regulations1   
rules1 and documents1 as necessary1 to  
ensure that all testing relating to the 
issuance or renewal of a commercial     
driver's license is conducted only in   
,english1 including--  7#a7 any tests   
administered as part of an entry-level  
driver training program2  7#b7 any      
knowledge tests relating to the issuance
 or renewal of a commercial driver's    
license2 and  7#c7 any tests            
administered by a third-party training  
provider included on the training       
provider registry maintained by the     
,federal ,motor ,carrier ,safety        

,administration4  #d4  ,requirement to  
hold driver's license before obtaining  
,,cdl  7a7  ,in general  ,subject to    
subsection 7b71 beginning on the date of
 enactment of this ,act1 a commercial   
driver's license may not be issued to an
 individual who has not held a driver's 
license for a period of at least #a year
 before the date on which the commercial
 driver's license is issued4  7b7       
,exemption  ,subsection 7a7 does not    
apply to an individual who holds a      
commercial driver's license as of the   
date of enactment of this ,act4  #e4    
,revocation of authority  ,the          
,secretary may revoke the authority of  
any ,state or other jurisdiction to     
issue non-domiciled ,c,d,ls or          
non-domiciled ,c,l,ps if the ,secretary 
determines that the ,state or other     
jurisdiction is not in compliance with  
all applicable ,federal standards       
relating to that authority1 including   
the provisions of this ,act and any     
regulations promulgated or revised under

 this ,act4