Investment and Jobs Act was based on bicameral bipartisan legislation, the Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy Act or the DRIVE-SAFE Act . (9) To meet the requirements of section 23022 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the U.S. Department of Transportation established the Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot Program. (10) The 3-year pilot program included in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act was the result of a carefully crafted bipartisan compromise by the Senate Commerce Committee. (11) The pilot program enables 18- to 20-year-old drivers to receive rigorous training as professional truck drivers and drive in interstate commerce, much as they are able to do in intrastate commerce in 49 States plus the District of Columbia. (12) For purposes of the pilot program, section 23022 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act defined the term apprentice as an individual who is under the age of 21 and holds a commercial driver’s license. (13) As directed by section 23022 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, this pilot program requires advanced safety equipment and hours of supervision that go significantly beyond the requirements that 18- to 20-year-olds must fulfill in order to receive a commercial driver’s license to operate in intrastate commerce in those 49 States plus the District of Columbia. (14) Through this pilot program, modeled in part on graduated drivers licensing concepts that have been found to improve the safety of new drivers, the U.S. Department of Transportation is able to collect data demonstrating that individuals who receive rigorous training and develop good habits early in their career can safely operate motor vehicles in interstate commerce. (15) Congress supports the successful implementation of the Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot Program and should consider actions to ensure that program requirements not specified in the statute do not limit or inhibit participation in the pilot program or the ability to collect sufficient and credible