HR3608-119

1. Short title This Act may be cited as Connor’s Law.

2. Requiring minimum language skills for commercial motor vehicle operators Section 31308(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— in subparagraph (A) by striking and at the end; in subparagraph (B) by inserting and at the end; and by adding at the end the following: can read and speak the English language sufficiently to— converse with the general public; understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language; respond to official inquiries; and make entries on reports and records; An individual operating a commercial motor vehicle who is determined by an authorized enforcement officer to be noncompliant with section 391.11(b)(2) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation), shall be declared out of service. Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed to change, limit, or otherwise impact out-of-service orders that are— not covered under paragraph (1); and carried out pursuant to applicable Federal law, Federal regulation, or the North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria. (C) can read and speak the English language sufficiently to— (i) converse with the general public; (ii) understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language; (iii) respond to official inquiries; and (iv) make entries on reports and records; .