Sec. 5303. SAFETY REPORTING SYSTEM

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## SEC. 5303 SAFETY REPORTING SYSTEM ###

(a)In general Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the cost and feasibility of establishing a self-reporting system for commercial motor vehicle drivers or motor carriers with respect to en route equipment failures. ###

(b)Contents The report required under subsection

(a)shall include— ####

(1)an analysis of— #####

(A)alternatives for the reporting of equipment failures in real time, including an Internet Web site or telephone hotline; #####

(B)the ability of a commercial motor vehicle driver or a motor carrier to provide to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration proof of repair of a self-reported equipment failure; #####

(C)the ability of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to ensure that self-reported equipment failures proven to be repaired are not used in the calculation of Behavior Analysis and Safety Improvement Category scores; #####

(D)the ability of roadside inspectors to access self-reported equipment failures; #####

(E)the cost to establish and administer a self-reporting system; #####

(F)the ability for a self-reporting system to track individual commercial motor vehicles through unique identifiers; and #####

(G)whether a self-reporting system would yield demonstrable safety benefits; ####

(2)an identification of any regulatory or statutory impediments to the implementation of a self-reporting system; and ####

(3)recommendations on implementing a self-reporting system.