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# 49 U.S.C. § 31103 - Commercial motor vehicle operators grant program
## Text
(a) In General.— The Secretary shall administer a commercial motor vehicle operators grant program funded under section 31104.
(b) Purpose.— The purpose of the grant program is to train individuals in the safe operation of commercial motor vehicles (as defined in section 31301).
(c) Veterans.— In administering grants under this section, the Secretary shall award priority to grant applications for programs to train former members of the armed forces (as defined in section 101 of title 10) in the safe operation of such vehicles.
(Pub. L. 103272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 987; Pub. L. 105178, title IV, § 4003(d), June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 397; Pub. L. 10959, title IV, § 4307(a), Aug. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 1774; Pub. L. 112141, div. C, title II, § 32933(c), (d), July 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 830; Pub. L. 11494, div. A, title V, § 5101(b), Dec. 4, 2015, 129 Stat. 1523.)
## Notes
Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 3110349 App.:2303.Jan. 6, 1983, Pub. L. 97424, § 403, 96 Stat. 2156; Dec. 18, 1991, Pub. L. 102240, § 4002(d), 105 Stat. 2142. The word “rules” is omitted as being synonymous with “regulations”.
Editorial Notes
Amendments2015—Pub. L. 11494 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to United States Governments share of costs incurred by a State. 2012—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 112141, § 32933(c), substituted “section 31102(b)(2)(E)” for “section 31102(b)(1)(E)”. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 112141, § 32933(d), struck out “authorized by section 31104(f)(2)” after “public education activities”. 2005—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 10959 substituted “31102(b)(1)(E)” for “31102(b)(1)(D)” and inserted before last sentence “Amounts generated under the unified carrier registration agreement under section 14504a and received by a State and used for motor carrier safety purposes may be included as part of the States share not provided by the United States.” 1998—Pub. L. 105178 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted subsec. heading, inserted “improve commercial motor vehicle safety and” after “implementing programs to”, and added subsec. (b).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2015 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 11494 effective Oct. 1, 2016, subject to a transition provision, see section 5101(f), (g) of Pub. L. 11494, set out as Effective Date of 2015 Amendment and Transition notes under section 31102 of this title.
Effective Date of 2012 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 112141 effective Oct. 1, 2012, see section 3(a) of Pub. L. 112141, set out as an Effective and Termination Dates of 2012 Amendment note under section 101 of Title 23, Highways.
Relief for Recipients of Financial Assistance Awards for Fiscal Years 2019 and 2020Period of availability during which a recipient may expend grant amounts under this section extended for amounts awarded for fiscal years 2019 and 2020, see section 441 of div. N of Pub. L. 116260, set out as a note under section 31102 of this title.
Relationship to Other LawsExcept as provided in sections 14504, 14504a, and 14506 of this title, subtitle C (§§ 43014308) of title IV of Pub. L. 10959 is not intended to prohibit any State or any political subdivision of any State from enacting, imposing, or enforcing any law or regulation with respect to a motor carrier, motor private carrier, broker, freight forwarder, or leasing company that is not otherwise prohibited by law, see section 4302 of Pub. L. 10959, set out as a note under section 13902 of this title.