National Transportation Safety Board Reauthorization Act of 2003

Summary

National Transportation Safety Board Reauthorization Act of 2003 - Amends Federal transportation law to extend the authorization of appropriations for the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) for FY 2003 through 2006, including the NTSB Academy and an emergency fund. Requires an NTSB employee, in any case in which the employee determines that an occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft constitutes an accident (except when there is loss of life), to notify the owner or operator of that aircraft of the right to appeal that determination to the NTSB. Revises requirements for the Secretary of Transportation's annual report to Congress on each transportation safety recommendation of the NTSB and the Secretary's response. Requires the Secretary to report annually to Congress and the NTSB on the regulatory status of each significant NTSB safety recommendation. Requires the NTSB to report to Congress any failure of the Secretary to make such a report. Relieves the NTSB of the duty to render specified assistance to families of passengers involved in an aircraft accident if the NTSB has relinquished its investigative priority to investigate it and the Federal agency to which it has relinquished such priority is willing and able to provide assistance to the victims and families of the passengers. Requires the NTSB, however, even if it has relinquished such priority, to assist, to the maximum extent possible, the agency to which it has relinquished it in assisting families with respect to the accident. Directs the NTSB and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to revise their 1977 agreement on the investigation of accidents to take into account the amendments made by this Act, and to submit such revision to specified congressional committees.

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• Referred in Senate (text)

  Referred in Senate · EN · 15 May 2003

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• Referred in Senate (PDF)

  Referred in Senate · EN · 15 May 2003

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• Engrossed in House (text)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 15 May 2003

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• Engrossed in House (PDF)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 15 May 2003

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• Passed House amended

  summary · EN · 15 May 2003

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• Reported in House (text)

  Reported in House · EN · 1 May 2003

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• Reported in House (PDF)

  Reported in House · EN · 1 May 2003

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• Reported to House without amendment

  summary · EN · 1 May 2003

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 1 April 2003

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 1 April 2003

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• Introduced in House

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