Sec. 33006. IMPROVING DATA COLLECTION, ANALYSIS, AND REPORTING
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## SEC. 33006 IMPROVING DATA COLLECTION, ANALYSIS, AND REPORTING ###
(a)Assessment ####
(1)In general Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Commandant of the United States Coast Guard, as appropriate, shall conduct an assessment to improve the collection, analysis, reporting, and use of data related to accidents and incidents involving the transportation of hazardous material. ####
(2)Review The assessment conducted under this subsection shall review the methods used by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (referred to in this section as the “Administration”) for collecting, analyzing, and reporting accidents and incidents involving the transportation of hazardous material, including the adequacy of— #####
(A)information requested on the accident and incident reporting forms required to be submitted to the Administration; #####
(B)methods used by the Administration to verify that the information provided on such forms is accurate and complete; #####
(C)accident and incident reporting requirements, including whether such requirements should be expanded to include shippers and consignees of hazardous materials; #####
(D)resources of the Administration related to data collection, analysis, and reporting, including staff and information technology; and #####
(E)the database used by the Administration for recording and reporting such accidents and incidents, including the ability of users to adequately search the database and find information. ###
(b)Development of Action Plan Not later than 9 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop an action plan and timeline for improving the collection, analysis, reporting, and use of data by the Administration, including revising the database of the Administration, as appropriate. ###
(c)Submission to Congress Not later than 15 days after the completion of the action plan and timeline under subsection (c), the Secretary shall submit the action plan and timeline to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives. ###
(d)Reporting Requirements Section 5125(b)(1)(D) is amended by inserting “and other written hazardous materials transportation incident reporting involving State or local emergency responders in the initial response to the incident” before the period at the end.