ACCIDENT REVIEW.

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 129 STAT. 1543 385 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act.