49 U.S.C. § 31313 — Commercial driver’s license program implementation financial assistance program

(a) Financial Assistance Program. (1) The Secretary must administer assistance for the purposes in paragraphs (2) and (3). (2) The Secretary may grant money to a State agency to help meet section 31311 or, when the State is making a good-faith effort toward substantial compliance, improve its program, including computer hardware and software; publications, testing, personnel, training, and quality control; coordinators; and a system notifying an operator’s employer of license suspension or revocation consistent with the 2012 Act’s standards. (3) The Secretary may grant money to, or make a cooperative agreement with, a State agency, local government, or person for research, development, testing, demonstrations, public education, and special projects about commercial licensing and motor-vehicle safety that benefit all United States jurisdictions, address national safety concerns or emerging license issues, support innovative solutions, support recognition, prevention, and reporting of human trafficking in addition to other funds, or address other issues the Secretary identifies. (b) Prohibitions. A recipient may not use the money to rent, lease, or buy land or buildings. (c) Report. The Secretary must issue an annual activity report. (d) Apportionment. Available fiscal-year amounts must be apportioned to subsection (a)(3) recipients under the Secretary’s criteria. (e) Funding. For fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2016, this section is funded under section 31104.