Sec. 2. MEDICAL CERTIFICATE FOR VETERANS OPERATING COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES
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## SEC. 2 MEDICAL CERTIFICATE FOR VETERANS OPERATING COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES ###
(a)Qualified Examiners Section 5403(d)(2) of the FAST Act (49 U.S.C. 31149 note; 129 Stat. 1548) is amended to read as follows: > > #### “(2) Qualified examiner > > The term ‘qualified examiner’ means an individual who— > > > ##### “(A) > > is employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs as an advanced practice nurse, doctor of chiropractic, doctor of medicine, doctor of osteopathy, physician assistant, or other medical professional; > > > ##### “(B) > > is licensed, certified, or registered in a State to perform physical examinations; > > > ##### “(C) > > is familiar with the standards for, and physical requirements of, an operator required to be medically certified under section 31149 of title 49, United States Code; and > > > ##### “(D) > > has never, with respect to such section, been found to have acted fraudulently, including by fraudulently awarding a medical certificate.” > . ###
(b)Conforming Amendments Section 5403 of the FAST Act (49 U.S.C. 31149 note; 129 Stat. 1548) is amended— ####
(1)in subsection (a), by striking “physician-approved veteran operator, the qualified physician” and inserting “veteran operator approved by a qualified examiner, the qualified examiner”; ####
(2)in subsection (b)(1)— #####
(A)by striking “the physician” and inserting “the examiner”; and #####
(B)by striking “qualified physician” and inserting “qualified examiner”; ####
(3)in subsection (c)— #####
(A)by striking “qualified physicians” and inserting “qualified examiners”; and #####
(B)by striking “such physicians” and inserting “such examiners”; and ####
(4)in subsection (d)— #####
(A)by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and
(3)as paragraphs (3), (1), and (2), respectively, and by moving the text of paragraph (3), as redesignated, to appear after paragraph (2), as redesignated; and #####
(B)in paragraph (3), as redesignated— ######
(i)in the paragraph heading, by striking “Physician-approved veteran operator” and inserting “Veteran operator approved by a qualified examiner”; and ######
(ii)by striking “physician-approved veteran operator” and inserting “veteran operator approved by a qualified examiner”. ###
(c)Rulemaking **[**[49 U.S.C. 31149 note](/us/usc/t49/s31149)**]** The amendments made by this section shall be incorporated into any rulemaking proceeding related to section 5403 of the FAST Act (49 U.S.C. 31149 note; 129 Stat. 1548) that is being conducted as of the date of the enactment of this Act.
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MEDICAL CERTIFICATE FOR VETERANS OPERATING COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES
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