49 U.S.C. § 5225

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“(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 [Dec. 4, 2015].”