To amend title 49, United States Code, to grant the United States Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico eligibility to issue commercial driver's licenses, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5656 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5656 To amend title 49, United States Code, to grant the United States Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico eligibility to issue commercial driver's licenses, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 30, 2025 Ms. Plaskett (for herself, Mr. Hernandez, and Mr. Edwards) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to grant the United States Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico eligibility to issue commercial driver's licenses, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. APPLICATION OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY. (a) Definitions.--Section 31301(14) of title 49, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by striking ``and'' and inserting a comma; and (2) by inserting ``, and the United States Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico'' before the period. (b) Penalty.--Section 165(c) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(8) Penalty.--The amounts treated as being apportioned to the United States Virgin Islands under this subsection shall be deemed to be required to be apportioned to the United States Virgin Islands under that section for purposes of the imposition of any penalty under this title or title 49.''. (c) Implementation.--The Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration shall work with the United States Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico on obtaining full compliance with chapter 313 of title 49, United States Code, and regulations adopted under such chapter. (d) Grace Period.--Notwithstanding section 3