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49 U.S.C. § 31313

Section 31313 · Grants for commercial drivers license program improvements

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Current — January 3, 2018
As of July 6, 2012

(a) Commercial Driver's License Program Improvement Grants.—

(a) Financial Assistance Program.—

(1) In general.—The Secretary of Transportation shall administer a financial assistance program for commercial driver's license program implementation for the purposes described in paragraphs (2) and (3).

(1) Program goal.—The Secretary of Transportation may make a grant to a State in a fiscal year—
(2) State commercial driver's license program implementation grants.—In carrying out the program, the Secretary may make a grant to a State agency in a fiscal year—
(A) to comply with the requirements of section 31311;
(A) to assist the State in complying with the requirements of section 31311; and
(B) in the case of a State that is making a good faith effort toward substantial compliance with the requirements of this section and section 31311, to improve its implementation of its commercial driver's license program, including expenses—
(B) in the case of a State that is making a good faith effort toward substantial compliance with the requirements of section 31311, to improve the State's implementation of its commercial driver's license program, including expenses—

(i) for computer hardware and software;

(i) for computer hardware and software;

(ii) for publications, testing, personnel, training, and quality control;

(ii) for publications, testing, personnel, training, and quality control;

(iii) for commercial driver's license program coordinators;
(iii) for commercial driver's license program coordinators; and
(iv) to implement or maintain a system to notify an employer of an operator of a commercial motor vehicle of the suspension or revocation of the operator's commercial driver's license consistent with the standards developed under section 32303(b) of the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Enhancement Act of 2012.
(iv) to implement or maintain a system to notify an employer of an operator of a commercial motor vehicle of the suspension or revocation of the operator's commercial driver's license consistent with the standards developed under section 32303(b) of the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Enhancement Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 31304 note).

(2) Prohibitions.—A State may not use grant funds under this subsection to rent, lease, or buy land or buildings.

(b) High-Priority Activities.—

(1) Grants for national concerns.—The Secretary may make a grant to a State agency, local government, or other person for 100 percent of the costs of research, development, demonstration projects, public education, and other special activities and projects relating to commercial driver licensing and motor vehicle safety that are of benefit to all jurisdictions of the United States or are designed to address national safety concerns and circumstances.
(3) Priority activities.—The Secretary may make a grant to or enter into a cooperative agreement with a State agency, local government, or any person in a fiscal year for research, development and testing, demonstration projects, public education, and other special activities and projects relating to commercial drivers licensing and motor vehicle safety that—

(2) Funding.—The Secretary may deduct up to 10 percent of the amounts made available to carry out this section for a fiscal year to make grants under this subsection.

(c) Emerging Issues.—The Secretary may designate up to 10 percent of the amounts made available to carry out this section for a fiscal year for allocation to a State agency, local government, or other person at the discretion of the Secretary to address emerging issues relating to commercial driver's license improvements.

(A) benefit all jurisdictions of the United States;

(B) address national safety concerns and circumstances;

(C) address emerging issues relating to commercial driver's license improvements;

(D) support innovative ideas and solutions to commercial driver's license program issues;

(E) support, in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, the recognition, prevention, and reporting of human trafficking; or

(F) address other commercial driver's license issues, as determined by the Secretary.

(b) Prohibitions.—A recipient may not use financial assistance funds awarded under this section to rent, lease, or buy land or buildings.

(c) Report.—The Secretary shall issue an annual report on the activities carried out under this section.

(d) Apportionment.—Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), all amounts made available to carry out this section for a fiscal year shall be apportioned to States according to criteria prescribed by the Secretary.
(d) Apportionment.—All amounts made available to carry out this section for a fiscal year shall be apportioned to a recipient described in subsection (a)(3) according to criteria prescribed by the Secretary.

(e) Funding.—For fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2016, this section shall be funded under section 31104.

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