Sec. 5225. ACCIDENT REVIEW

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## SEC. 5225 ACCIDENT REVIEW ###

(a)In general Not later than 1 year after a certification under section 5223, the Secretary shall task the Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee with reviewing the treatment of preventable crashes under the SMS. ###

(b)Duties Not later than 6 months after being tasked under subsection (a), the Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee shall make recommendations to the Secretary on a process to allow motor carriers and drivers to request that the Administrator make a determination with respect to the preventability of a crash, if such a process has not yet been established by the Secretary. ###

(c)Report The Secretary shall— ####

(1)review and consider the recommendations provided by the Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee; and ####

(2)report to Congress on how the Secretary intends to address the treatment of preventable crashes. ###

(d)Preventable Defined In this section, the term “preventable” has the meaning given that term in Appendix B of part 385 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act. ## Subtitle C Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety