,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #acga  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #af1 #bjae ,mr4  
,b>letta introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on               
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to improve ! ,compliance1      
,safety1 ,acc\ntability initiative ( !  
,f$]al ,motor ,c>ri] ,safety            
,adm9i/ration1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,saf] ,trucks & ,buses ,act ( #bjae4    
#b4 ,compliance1 ,safety1 ,acc\ntability
 initiative  7a7 ,data availability &   
use  7#a7 ,availability  7,a7 ,9 g5]al  
,! ,secret>y ( ,transportation %all     
ensure t cov]$ motor c>ri] data is n    
made available to ! public4  7,b7 ,rule 
( con/ruction ,subp>agraph 7,a7 may n be
 con/ru$ to prev5t cov]$ motor c>ri]    
data f be+ made available to law        
en=cem5t p]sonnel4  7,c7 ,t]m9ation     
,subp>agraph 7,a7 %all cease to h effect
 on ! date on :i* ! ,secret>y submits to
 ,congress ! report requir$ "u          

subsection 7e74  7#b7 ,use ,cov]$ motor 
c>ri] data may n be admitt$ into evid5ce
 or o!rwise us$ 9 a civil action =      
damages result+ f an incid5t involv+ a  
motor c>ri]4  7b7 ,/udy  7#a7 ,9 g5]al  
,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! date (      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all   
ent] into an agreem5t ) ! ,national     
,academy ( ,public ,adm9i/ration to h ! 
,academy conduct a /udy on h[ to improve
 ! ,compliance1 ,safety1 ,acc\ntability 
initiative ( ! ,f$]al ,motor ,c>ri]     
,safety ,adm9i/ration1 includ+ h[ to    
ensure t ! initiative--  7,a7 utilizes  
only safety data det]m9$ to be pr$ictive
 ( motor c>ri] cra%es2  7,b7            
appropriately addresses conc]ns relat+  
to ! age ( utiliz$ safety data1 includ+ 
violations2  7,c7 does n unfairly h>m   
small motor c>ri]s z a result ( limit$  
safety data availability2  7,d7         
appropriately addresses diff]5ces betwe5
 motor c>ri]s transport+ pass5g]s &     
motor c>ri]s transport+ freight2  7,e7  
all[s individual motor c>ri]s to be     

effectively comp>$2 &  7,f7 utilizes    
accurate safety data1 includ+--  7i7 by 
appropriately address+ v>iations betwe5 
,/ate- & self-report$ data2  7ii7 by    
acc\nt+ = geographic diff]5ces ) respect
 to en=cem5t2 &  7iii7 by n utiliz+ cra%
 data f cra%es ) respect to :i* a motor 
c>ri] 0 free f fault4  7#b7 ,free f     
fault ,= purposes ( p>agraph            
7#a77;,f77iii71 a motor c>ri] is free f 
fault ) respect to a cra% if--  7,a7 !  
vehicle ( ! c>ri] 0 /ruck by ano!r      
vehicle t-- 7i7 cross$ ! c5t] l9e or    
m$ian ( a roadway2  7ii7 0 driv+ ! wrong
 way on a roadway2  7iii7 /ruck ! re> ( 
! c>ri]'s vehicle :ile ! vehicle 0 be+  
lawfully op]at$2  7iv7 /ruck ! c>ri]'s  
vehicle :ile ! vehicle 0 legally /opp$  
at a traffic control device or (f !     
travel$ portion ( a roadway2 or  7v7 0  
op]at$ by an individual--  7,i7 f\nd to 
be driv+ "u ! influ5ce ( alcohol2       
7,,ii7 f\nd by a law en=cem5t (fic] or  
ag5cy to be responsible = ! cra%2 or    
7,,iii7 :o 0 ! sole p>ty cit$ by law    

en=cem5t = an action t contribut$ to !  
cra%2  7,b7 ! cra% 0 ! result ( an      
individual1 o!r ?an ! driv] ( ! c>ri]'s 
vehicle1 committ+ suicide2  7,c7 !      
vehicle ( ! c>ri] 0 /ruck by an animal2 
or  7,d7 ! c>ri] is o!rwise det]m9$ n   
responsible = ! cra%4  7c7 ,report ,n   
lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date on :i* !    
,secret>y ent]s into an agreem5t "u     
subsection 7b71 ! ,national ,academy (  
,public ,adm9i/ration %all submit to !  
,secret>y1 ! ,committee on              
,transportation & ,infra/ructure ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 & ! ,committee 
on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation 
( ! ,s5ate a report on ! results ( !    
/udy conduct$ "u subsection 7b71 includ+
 recomm5dations = improvem5t bas$ on ^? 
results4  7d7 ,implem5tation (          
recomm5dations ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft]
 ! date on :i* ! ,national ,academy (   
,public ,adm9i/ration submits ! report  
requir$ "u subsection 7c71 ! ,secret>y  
%all beg9 implem5t+ ! recomm5dations    
includ$ 9 t report4  7e7 ,c]tification (

 implem5tation ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] !
 date on :i* ! ,secret>y beg9s implem5t+
 recomm5dations "u subsection 7d71 !    
,secret>y %all complete ! implem5tation 
( su* recomm5dations & %all submit to   
,congress a report t-- 7#a7 describes ! 
implem5tation ( su* recomm5dations2     
7#b7 conta9s a docum5t 9 :i* ! ,secret>y
 c]tifies t su* implem5tation is        
complete2 &  7#c7 conta9s a docum5t 9   
:i* ! ,inspector ,g5]al ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,transportation c]tifies t su*          
implem5tation is complete4  7f7         
,def9itions ,9 ?is section1 ! foll[+    
def9itions apply3 7#a7 ,cov]$ motor     
c>ri] data ,! t]m cov]$ motor c>ri] data
 means ! ,compliance1 ,safety1          
,acc\ntability ,safety ,measurem5t      
,sy/em scores & p]=mance data ( ! ,f$]al
 ,motor ,c>ri] ,safety ,adm9i/ration4   
7#b7 ,motor c>ri] ,! t]m motor c>ri] has
 ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section #acajb (  
title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4