Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Non-Domiciled CDL Reporting Act”.
Non-Domiciled CDL Reporting Act
A BILL
To direct the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to establish and maintain a database for commercial driver’s license data, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Commercial driver’s license database
In general— Subchapter IV of chapter 311 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
“31162. Commercial driver’s license database
“(a) In general—Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services shall make the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements service available for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
“(b) Synchronization with States—State driver license agencies shall submit to the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration—
“(1) the expiration date of any non-domiciled license issued by such State; and
“(2) a copy of the existing driver’s license for each individual issued a non-domiciled commercial driver’s license in such State.
“(c) Waiver of submission—States may request a waiver of the provisions of this section under section 31315.
“(d) Processing of non-Domiciled CDLs
“(1) In general—After the Administrator receives a submission from a State under subsection (b), the Administrator shall process such information through the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements service described in subsection (a).
“(2) Submission to USCIS—If the Administrator determines any non-domiciled commercial driver’s license holder has an unlawful presence in the United States, using the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements service, the Administrator shall submit information on such holder to the Director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
“(3) Removal—After receiving any submission under paragraph (2), the Director shall investigate the holder for which the submission occurred to determine whether such holder is eligible for removal from the United States.
“(e) Report to Congress—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, and each year thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report containing information on how many non-domiciled commercial driver’s licenses were flagged using the system described in subsection (a) and the State in which such licenses were obtained.”
Clerical amendment— The analysis for chapter 311 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
Withholding amounts for State noncompliance— Section 31314 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting “or section 31162” after “section 31311(a)” each place it appears.
Waivers, exemptions, and pilot programs— Subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 31315 of title 49, United States Code, are amended—
by inserting “or a State” after “a person” each place it appears;
by inserting “or State” after “the person” each place it appears; and
by inserting “or, with respect to States, the requirements of section 31162” after “31136” each place it appears.