Foreign driver and immigration compliance

(a) Lawful immigration status verification Section 31308(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking and at the end; (2) in subparagraph (B), by adding and at the end; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (C) be a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States, or otherwise be authorized under Federal law to engage in employment in the United States that includes driving a commercial motor vehicle;. (b) Requirements for State participation Section 31311(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (26) The State may issue a commercial driver’s license or commercial learner’s permit to an individual only if the individual meets the immigration and employment authorization requirements established under section 31308(1)(C).. (c) Integrated immigration status verification Section 31309(b) of title 49, United States Code is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) in subparagraph (E), by striking and at the end; (B) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period at the end and inserting; and; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (G) an indicator of whether the operator satisfies the immigration and employment authorization requirements applicable under section 31308(1)(C).; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (3) Storage of immigration records Underlying documents related to the indicator required under paragraph (1)(G), including immigration records or documents, may not be stored in the information system.. (d) Implementation As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall establish a process to accurately maintain, on the commercial driver’s license information system, the indicator relating to immigration and employment authorization requirements required by section 31309(b)(1)(G) of title 49, United States Code. (e) Disqualification Section 31310 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (l) Immigration and employment-Authorization requirements The Secretary shall issue regulations providing for the disqualification from operating a commercial motor vehicle, for a period of time to be determined by the Secretary, an individual who fails to satisfy the immigration and employment authorization requirements established under section 31308(1)(C)..