General driver fitness, testing, and training

The Secretary of Transportation shall prescribe regulations on minimum standards for testing and ensuring the fitness of an individual operating a commercial motor vehicle. The regulations— shall ensure that an individual taking the tests has a working knowledge of— shall ensure that an individual who operates or will operate a commercial motor vehicle carrying a hazardous material— has a working knowledge of— may require— The Secretary may prescribe regulations providing that an individual may operate a commercial motor vehicle for not more than 90 days if the individual— Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Enhancement Act of 2012, the Secretary shall issue final regulations establishing minimum entry-level training requirements for an individual operating a commercial motor vehicle— addressing the knowledge and skills that— Not later than December 31, 2016, the Secretary shall modify the regulations prescribed under subsections (a) and (c) to— ensure that a covered individual may apply for an exemption under subparagraph (A)— In this subsection, the following definitions apply: The term “covered individual” means an individual over the age of 21 years who is— The term “reserve components” means—