[112th Congress Public Law 196]
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Public Law 112-196
112th Congress

                                 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. <<NOTE: Oct. 19, 2012 -  [S. 
                                3624]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Military 
Commercial Driver's License Act of 2012. 49 USC 30101 note.>> 
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) <<NOTE: Regulations.>> 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

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

    Approved October 19, 2012.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 3624
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 158 (2012):
            Sept. 21, considered and passed Senate.
            Sept. 28, considered and passed House.

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