,,ii #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #ciag ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,february #be1 #bjbf,mr4 ,banks 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,risch1 ,mr4 ,lankford1 and ,mrs4 ,capito7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation ,a ,,bill ,to prohibit the issuance of commercial driver's licenses to individuals who are not citizens or lawful permanent residents of the ,united ,states or holders of certain work visas1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as ,the ,dalilah ,law4 #b4 ,prohibition on issuance of ,c,d,ls to individuals who are not citizens or lawful permanent residents of the ,united ,states or holders of certain work visas 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 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 ,commercial motor vehicle ,the term commercial motor vehicle has the meaning given the term in section #cacja of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#c7 ,covered examination ,the term covered examination means any test or examination relating to the issuance or renewal of a covered license or authorization1 including-- 7,a7 a commercial driver's license knowledge test2 7,b7 a commercial driver's license skills test2 and 7,c7 any other test or examination required to acquire1 maintain1 or upgrade a covered license or authorization4 7#d7 ,covered funding ,the term covered funding1 with respect to a ,state1 means any funding that is authorized to be provided by the ,secretary to that ,state1 or for a project or activity carried out in that ,state1 under any provision of ,federal law 7including regulations74 7#e7 ,covered license or authorization ,the term covered license or authorization means-- 7,a7 a commercial driver's license1 including a non-domiciled commercial driver's license2 and 7,b7 any other license or authorization issued by a ,state authorizing an individual to operate a commercial motor vehicle4 7#f7 ,non-domiciled commercial driver's license ,the term non-domiciled commercial driver's license 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 7b7 ,prohibition ,section #cacaa7;a77#ab7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,a7-- 7,a7 by striking who operates and inserting the following3 8who-- 7i7 operates 2 7,b7 in clause 7i7 7as so designated71 by striking vehicle and is and inserting the following3 8vehicle2 7ii7 is 2 and 7,c7 in clause 7ii7 7as so designated71 by striking ,state4 and inserting the following3 8,state2 and 7iii7 is a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the ,united ,states4 2 7#b7 in subparagraph 7,b7-- 7,a7 in clause 7i71 by striking and at the end2 7,b7 in clause 7ii71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following3 7iii7 7,i7 is a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the ,united ,states2 or 7,,ii7 is a nonimmigrant described in subparagraph 7,e77ii71 7,h77ii77a71 or 7,h77ii77b7 of section #aja7;a77#ae7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#ae77 and is in possession of a valid1 unexpired nonimmigrant visa issued to the individual pursuant to any such subparagraph4 2 and 7#c7 in subparagraph 7,c7-- 7,a7 in clause 7ii77,,ii71 by striking and at the end2 7,b7 in clause 7iii71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following3 7iv7 7,i7 is a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the ,united ,states2 or 7,,ii7 is a nonimmigrant described in subparagraph 7,e77ii71 7,h77ii77a71 or 7,h77ii77b7 of section #aja7;a77#ae7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#ae77 and is in possession of a valid1 unexpired nonimmigrant visa issued to the individual pursuant to any such subparagraph4 4 7c7 ,disqualifications ,section #cacaj of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7d77#b7-- 7,a7 by striking paragraph 7#i7 of2 and 7,b7 by striking #gajb7i7 and inserting #gajb2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following3 7l7 ,disqualification based on lack of citizenship1 lawful permanent residence1 or work visa status ,the ,secretary shall disqualify from operating a commercial motor vehicle for life an individual who operates a commercial motor vehicle in the ,united ,states while that individual is not a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the ,united ,states or a nonimmigrant described in subparagraph 7,e77ii71 7,h77ii77a71 or 7,h77ii77b7 of section #aja7;a77#ae7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#ae77 in possession of a valid1 unexpired nonimmigrant visa issued to the individual pursuant to any such subparagraph1 unless such individual-- 7#a7 is operating a commercial motor vehicle as a nonimmigrant described in subparagraph 7,b7 of that section and is in possession of a valid1 unexpired nonimmigrant visa issued to the individual pursuant to that subparagraph2 or 7#b7 holds a valid travel authorization pursuant to section #bag4e of title #h1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or any successor regulation71 and possesses a valid1 unexpired admission record pursuant to section #acjb of title #h1 ,united ,states ,code4 4 7d7 ,recertification ,to avoid the withholding of covered funding under paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 of subsection 7e71 a ,state shall-- 7#a7 require all individuals who1 as of the date of enactment of this ,act1 hold a covered license or authorization issued by the ,state to be recertified for that covered license or authorization not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 which recertification shall include verification that the individual-- 7,a7 is-- 7i7 a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the ,united ,states2 or 7ii7 a nonimmigrant described in subparagraph 7,e77ii71 7,h77ii77a71 or 7,h77ii77b7 of section #aja7;a77#ae7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#ae77 in possession of a valid1 unexpired nonimmigrant visa issued to the individual pursuant to any such subparagraph2 7,b7 is proficient in the ,english language1 as described in section #cia4aa7;b77#b7 of title #di1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7as in effect on the date of enactment of this ,act72 and 7,c7 has passed all covered examinations relating to the covered license or authorization in ,english2 and 7#b7 revoke the covered license or authorization of any individual who-- 7,a7 fails to recertify by the deadline described in paragraph 7#a72 or 7,b7 on recertification under that paragraph1 is found-- 7i7 to be neither-- 7,i7 a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the ,united ,states2 or 7,,ii7 a nonimmigrant described in subparagraph 7,e77ii71 7,h77ii77a71 or 7,h77ii77b7 of section #aja7;a77#ae7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#ae77 in possession of a valid1 unexpired nonimmigrant visa issued to the individual pursuant to any such subparagraph2 7ii7 not to be proficient in the ,english language1 as described in section #cia4aa7;b77#b7 of title #di1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7as in effect on the date of enactment of this ,act72 or 7iii7 not to have passed all covered examinations relating to the covered license or authorization in ,english4 7e7 ,withholding of covered funding 7#a7 ,withholding for recertification failure ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 beginning with the first fiscal year beginning after the deadline for recertifications under subsection 7d77#a71 the ,secretary shall withhold all covered funding from a ,state that fails to complete those recertifications by that deadline4 7#b7 ,withholding for revocation failure ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 beginning with the first fiscal year beginning after the deadline for recertifications under subsection 7d77#a71 the ,secretary shall withhold all covered funding from a ,state that fails to complete the revocations described in subsection 7d77#b7 by that deadline4 7#c7 ,witholding for status verification failure ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 beginning with the first fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall withhold all covered funding from a ,state that1 after that date of enactment1 issues covered licenses or authorizations to individuals who are neither-- 7,a7 citizens or lawful permanent residents of the ,united ,states2 or 7,b7 nonimmigrants described in subparagraph 7,e77ii71 7,h77ii77a71 or 7,h77ii77b7 of section #aja7;a77#ae7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#ae77 in possession of a valid1 unexpired nonimmigrant visa issued to such individuals pursuant to any such subparagraph4 7#d7 ,witholding for ,english proficiency verification failure ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 beginning with the first fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall withhold all covered funding from a ,state that1 after that date of enactment-- 7,a7 issues covered licenses or authorizations to individuals who are not proficient in the ,english language1 as described in section #cia4aa7;b77#b7 of title #di1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or a successor regulation72 or 7,b7 administers any covered examination in any language other than ,english4