1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Honest Operators Undertake Road Safety Act or the HOURS Act . 2. Transportation of agricultural commodities and farm supplies Section 229 of the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 ( 49 U.S.C. 31136 note) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking during planting and harvest periods, as determined by each State, ; and (2) in subsection (e)(8), by striking during the planting and harvesting seasons within each State, as determined by the State, and livestock feed at any time of the year and inserting and livestock feed . 3. Short-haul operations Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue or revise regulations to ensure that a driver is exempt from the requirements of sections 395.8 and 395.11 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations), if— (1) the driver operates within a 150 air-mile radius of the normal work reporting location; (2) the driver (except a driver-salesperson)— (A) if driving a property-carrying commercial motor vehicle, returns to the work reporting location and is released from work within 14 consecutive hours; and (B) if driving a passenger-carrying commercial motor vehicle, returns to the work reporting location and is released from work within 12 consecutive hours; (3) the driver— (A) if driving a property-carrying commercial motor vehicle, has at least 10 consecutive hours off duty separating each 14 hours on duty; and (B) if driving a passenger-carrying commercial motor vehicle, has at least 8 consecutive hours off duty separating each 12 hours on duty; (4) the driver— (A) if driving a property-carrying commercial motor vehicle, does not exceed the maximum driving time specified in section 395.3(a)(3) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation), following 10 consecutive hours off duty