Military Commercial Driver's License Act of 2012

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Signed Legislation
Signed on October 19, 2012

Military Commercial Driver's License Act of 2012

S. 3624 

One Hundred Twelfth Congress 

of the 

United States of America 

AT THE SECOND SESSION 

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 

the third day of January, two thousand and twelve 

An Act 

To amend section 31311 of title 49, United States Code, to permit States to issue commercial driver’s licenses to members of the Armed Forces whose duty station is located in the State. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Military Commercial Driver’s 

License Act of 2012’’. 

SEC. 2. DOMICILE REQUIREMENT FOR COMMERCIAL DRIVER’S 

LICENSE. 

Section 31311(a)(12) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘(12)(A) Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) and (C), the State may issue a commercial driver’s license only to an individual who operates or will operate a commercial motor vehicle and is domiciled in the State. 

‘‘(B) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, the State may issue a commercial driver’s license to an individual who— 

‘‘(i) operates or will operate a commercial motor vehicle; 

and 

‘‘(ii) is not domiciled in a State that issues commercial driver’s licenses. 

‘‘(C) The State may issue a commercial driver’s license to an individual who— 

‘‘(i) operates or will operate a commercial motor vehicle; 

‘‘(ii) is a member of the active duty military, military reserves, National Guard, active duty United States Coast Guard, or Coast Guard Auxiliary; and 

‘‘(iii) is not domiciled in the State, but whose temporary or permanent duty station is located in the State.’’. 

Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate. 

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