113 STAT. 1756 PUBLIC LAW 106-159—DEC. 9, 1999 (4) ADMINISTRATION.— In deciding whether or not to award a bonus or other achievement award to an official of the Administration who is a party to a performance agreement required by this subsection, the Secretary shall give substantial weight to whether the official has made satisfactory progress toward meeting the goals of his or her performance agreement. (e) ACHIEVEMENT OF GOALS. — (1) PROGRESS ASSESSMENT,—No less frequently than semiannually, the Secretary and the Administrator shall assess the progress of the Administration toward achieving the strategic goals of subsection (a). The Secretary and the Administrator shall convey their assessment to the employees of the Administration and shall identify any deficiencies that should be remediated before the next progress assessment. (2) REPORT TO CONGRESS. — The Secretary shall report annually to Congress the contents of each performance agreement entered into under subsection (d) and the official's performance relative to the goals of the performance agreement. In addition, the Secretary shall report to Congress on the performance of the Administration relative to the goals of the motor carrier safety strategy and annual plan under subsection (a). (f) EXPEDITING REGULATORY PROCEEDINGS. — The Administrator shall designate a regulatory ombudsman to expedite rulemaking proceedings. The Secretary and the Administrator shall each delegate to the ombudsman such authority as may be necessary for the ombudsman to expedite rulemaking proceedings of the Administration to comply with statutory and internal departmental deadlines, including authority to— (1) make decisions to resolve disagreements between officials in the Administration who are participating in a rulemaking process; and (2) ensure that sufficient staff are assigned to rulemaking projects to meet all deadlines. 49 USC 31100 SEC. 105. COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY ADVISORY COM- note. MITTEE. (a) ESTABLISHMENT. — The Secretary may establish a commercial motor vehicle safety advisory committee to provide advice and recommendations on a range of motor carrier safety issues. (b) COMPOSITION. — The members of the advisory committee shall be appointed by the Secretary and shall include representatives of the motor carrier industry, drivers, safety advocates, manufacturers, safety enforcement officials, law enforcement agencies of border States, and other individuals affected by rulemakings under consideration by the Department of Transportation. Representatives of a single interest group may not constitute a majority of the members of the advisory committee. (c) FUNCTION. —The advisory committee shall provide advice to the Secretary on commercial motor vehicle safety regulations and other matters relating to activities and functions of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. (d) TERMINATION DATE. —The advisory committee shall remain in effect until September 30, 2003. 49 USC 113 note. SEC. 106. SAVINGS PROVISION. (a) TRANSFER OF ASSETS AND PERSONNEL.—Except as otherwise provided in this Act and the amendments made by this Act, those
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