DRIVER MEDICAL QUALIFICATIONS.

SEC. 32302. DRIVER MEDICAL QUALIFICATIONS. (a) [49 U.S.C. 31149 note] Deadline for Establishment of National Registry of Medical Examiners.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a national registry of medical examiners in accordance with section 31149(d)(1) of title 49, United States Code. (b) Examination Requirement for National Registry of Medical Examiners.—Section 31149(c)(1)(D) is amended to read as follows: “(D) not later than 1 year after enactment of the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Enhancement Act of 2012, develop requirements for a medical examiner to be listed in the national registry under this section, including— “(i) the completion of specific courses and materials; “(ii) certification, including, at a minimum, self-certification, if the Secretary determines that self-certification is necessary for sufficient participation in the national registry, to verify that a medical examiner completed specific training, including refresher courses, that the Secretary determines necessary to be listed in the national registry; “(iii) an examination that requires a passing grade; and “(iv) demonstration of a medical examiner’s willingness to meet the reporting requirements established by the Secretary;” . (c) Additional Oversight of Licensing Authorities.— (1) In general.—Section 31149(c)(1) is amended— (A) by amending subparagraph (E) to read as follows: “(E) require medical examiners to transmit electronically, on a monthly basis, the name of the applicant, a numerical identifier, and additional information contained on the medical examiner’s certificate for any completed medical examination report required under section 391.43 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, to the chief medical examiner;” ; (B) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and (C) by adding at the end the following: “(G) annually review the implementation of commercial driver’s license requirements by not fewer than 10 States to assess the accuracy, validity, and timeliness of— “(i) the submission of physical examination reports and medical certificates to State licensing agencies; and “(ii) the processing of the submissions by State licensing agencies.” . (2) Internal oversight policy.— (A) [49 U.S.C. 31149 note] In general.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish an oversight policy and procedure to carry out section 31149(c)(1)(G) of title 49, United States Code, as added by section 32302(c)(1) of this Act. (B) [49 U.S.C. 31149 note] Effective date.—The amendments made by section 32302(c)(1) of this Act shall take effect on the date the oversight policies and procedures are established pursuant to subparagraph (A). (d) Electronic Filing of Medical Examination Certificates.—Section 31311(a), as amended by sections 32203(b) and 32305(b) of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following: “(25) Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Enhancement Act of 2012, the State shall establish and maintain, as part of its driver information system, the capability to receive an electronic copy of a medical examiner’s certificate, from a certified medical examiner, for each holder of a commercial driver’s license issued by the State who operates or intends to operate in interstate commerce.” . (e) Funding.—The Secretary is authorized to utilize funds provided under section 4101(c)(1) of SAFETEA-LU (119 Stat. 1715) to support development of costs of the information technology needed to carry out section 31311(a)(25) of title 49, United States Code.