“(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].”
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