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 PUBLIC LAW 103-272—JULY 5, 1994 108 STAT. 1025 (14) The State shall allow an individual to operate a commercial motor vehicle in the State if— (A) the individual has a commercial driver's license issued by another State under the minimum standards prescribed by the Secretary under section 31305(a) of this title; (B) the license is not revoked, suspended, or canceled; and (C) the individual is not disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle. (15) The State shall disqualify an individual from operating a commercial motor vehicle for the same reasons and time periods for which the Secretary shall disqualify the individual under section 31310(b)-(e) of this title. (16)(A) Before issuing a commercial driver's license to an individual, the State shall request the Secretary for information from the National Driver Register maintained under chapter 303 of this title (arter the Secretary decides the Register is operational) on whether the individual— (i) has been disqualified from operating a motor vehicle (except a commercial motor vehicle); (ii) has had a license (except a license authorizing the individual to operate a commercial motor vehicle) revoked, suspended, or canceled for cause in the 3-year period ending on the date of application for the commercial driver's license; or (iii) has been convicted of an offense specified in section 30304(a)(3) of this title. (B) The State shall give full weight and consideration to that information in deciding whether to issue the individual a commercial driver's license. (17) The State shall adopt and enforce regulations prescribed by the Secretary under section 31310(g)(1)(A) and (2) of this title. (b) STATE SATISFACTION OF REQUIREMENTS.— A State may satisfy the requirements of subsection (a) of this section that the State disqualify an individual from operating a commercial motor vehicle by revoking, suspending, or canceling the driver's license issued to the individual. (c) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 30 days after being notified by a State of the proposed issuance of a commercial driver's license to an individual, the Secretary or the operator of the information system under section 31309 of this title, as the case may be, shall notify the State whether the individual has a commercial driver's license issued by another State or has been disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle by another State or the Secretary. § 31312. Grants for testing and ensuring the Htness of operators of commercial motor vehicles (a) BASIC GRANTS. —(1) The Secretary of Transportation may make a grant to a State under this subsection if the State— (A) makes an agreement with the Secretary— (i) to adopt and carry out in the fiscal year in which the grant is made a program for testing and ensuring the fitness of individuals who operate commercial motor

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