TRUCK AND BUS ACCIDENT DATA GRANT PROGRAM.

SEC. 4004. TRUCK AND BUS ACCIDENT DATA GRANT PROGRAM. Part A of title IV of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (49 U.S.C. App. 2301–2305) is further amended by adding at the end the following new section: “SEC. 408. TRUCK AND BUS ACCIDENT DATA GRANT PROGRAM. “(a) General Authority.— The Secretary shall make grants to States which agree to adopt or have adopted the recommendations of the National Governors’ Association with respect to police accident reports for truck and bus accidents. “(b) Grant Purposes.— Grants may only be made under this section for assisting States in the implementation of the recommendations referred to in subsection (a), including— “(1) assisting States in designing appropriate forms; “(2) drafting instruction manuals; “(3) training appropriate State and local officers, including training on accident investigation techniques to determine the probable cause of accidents; “(4) analyzing and evaluating safety data so as to develop, if necessary, recommended changes to existing safety programs that more effectively would address the causes of truck and bus accidents; and “(5) such other activities as the Secretary determines are appropriate to carry out the objectives of this section. “(c) Coordination.— The Secretary shall coordinate grants made under this section with the highway safety programs being carried out under section 402 of title 23, United States Code, and may require that the data from the reports described in subsection (a) be included in the. reports made to the Secretary under the uniform data collection and reporting program carried out under such section. “(d) Funding.— Funds necessary to carry out this section may be made available by the Secretary as provided in section 404(g)(3) of this title.”.