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S. 2412 (106th)

National Transportation Safety Board Amendments Act of 2000

enactedUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

12 April 2000

Last action

1 November 2000 · Became law

Status

Became Public Law No: 106-424.

Sponsors

Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ], Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC]

Subjects

Transport, Taxation

Source updated

7 April 2025

Transport · Taxation

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Summary

National Transportation Safety Board Amendments Act of 2000 - Amends Federal transportation law to authorize the National Transportation Safety Board to: (1) negotiate and enter into agreements with individuals and private entities and departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the Government, State and local governments, and governments of foreign countries for the provision of facilities, accident-related services, or training in accident investigation techniques; and (2) require (as under current law) that such entities provide appropriate consideration for the reasonable costs of any facilities, services, or (new law) training provided by the Board. Requires any amounts received as such consideration to be credited to the Board's appropriations as offsetting collections. (Sec. 4) Authorizes the Board, for an employee whose basic pay equals or exceeds the minimum rate for GS-10 of the General Schedule, to establish an overtime hourly rate of time-and-a-half (which shall be considered premium pay), up to a specified annual limit, with respect to work performed at the scene of an accident (including travel to or from the scene) and other work critical to an accident investigation. (Sec. 5) Extends to cockpit video recordings or written depictions of visual information the same disclosure limitations and requirements (including those applicable to discovery and use of such recordings or written depictions in judicial proceedings) that apply to cockpit voice recordings or transcripts of them. Extends such disclosure limitations and requirements to surface vehicle voice or video recorder recordings or transcripts of oral communications by or among drivers, train employees, or other operating employees responsible for the movement and direction of the vehicle or vessel, or between such operating employees and company communication centers, related to an accident investigated by the Board. (Sec. 6) Revises the Board's current investigative priority over other Federal agencies to require the Board to relinquish such priority to the Federal Bureau of Investigation if the Attorney General determines that circumstances reasonably indicate that the accident may have been caused by an intentional criminal act. Requires the Board to take necessary actions to ensure that evidence is preserved if a Federal law enforcement agency suspects and notifies the Board that an accident the Board is investigating may have been caused by an intentional criminal act. (Sec. 7) Revises the duties and powers of the Board with respect to accidents involving public aircraft. (Sec. 8) Requires the Board and the U.S. Coast Guard to revise their Memorandum of Understanding governing major marine accidents to: (1) to redefine or clarify the standards used to determine when the Board will lead an investigation; and (2) develop new standards to determine when a major marine accident involves significant safety issues relating to Coast Guard safety functions. (Sec. 9) Directs the Chairman of the Board to establish annual fiscal year budgets for non-accident-related travel expenditures for Board members, and report annually to specified congressional committees on the non-accident-related travel of each Board member, with separate accounting for foreign and domestic travel. (Sec. 10) Requires the Board Chairman to designate an officer or employee of the Board as the Chief Financial Officer, who shall perform specified duties. (Sec. 11) Directs the Board to develop and implement comprehensive internal audit controls for its financial programs based on the findings and recommendations of the private sector audit firm contract entered into by the Board in March, 2000. Requires the improved internal audit controls, at a minimum, to address Board asset management systems, including systems for accounting management, debt collection, travel, and property and inventory management and control. (Sec. 12) Grants the Inspector General of the Department of Transportation authority to review only the Board's financial management and business operations. (Sec. 13) Authorizes appropriations for the Board through FY 2003. Increases from $1 million to $2 million the Board's emergency fund for accident investigations.

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Timeline

  1. 12 April 2000

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 12 April 2000

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 12 April 2000

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2628-2629)

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 15 June 2000

    Reported

    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

    Source: Committee

  5. 25 August 2000

    Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 762.

    Source: Calendars

  6. 25 August 2000

    Reported

    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator McCain under authority of the order of the Senate of 07/26/2000 without amendment. With written report No. 106-386.

    Source: Committee

  7. 25 August 2000

    Reported

    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator McCain under authority of the order of the Senate of 07/26/2000 without amendment. With written report No. 106-386.

    Source: Committee

  8. 3 October 2000

    Floor

    Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S9768-9769)

    Source: Floor

  9. 3 October 2000

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: Floor

  10. 5 October 2000

    Floor

    Held at the desk.

    Source: Floor

  11. 5 October 2000

    Floor

    Received in the House.

    Source: Floor

  12. 5 October 2000

    Floor

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

    Source: Floor

  13. 17 October 2000

    Floor

    Mr. Shuster moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

    Source: Floor

  14. 17 October 2000

    Passed

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Floor

  15. 17 October 2000

    Passed

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9993-9995)

    Source: Floor

  16. 17 October 2000

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H9993-9995)

    Source: Floor

  17. 17 October 2000

    Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2412.

    Source: Floor

  18. 17 October 2000

    Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9993-9997)

    Source: Floor

  19. 20 October 2000

    Floor

    Presented to President.

    Source: Floor

  20. 20 October 2000

    President

    Presented to President.

    Source: President

  21. 1 November 2000

    President

    Signed by President.

    Source: President

  22. 1 November 2000

    Became law

    Became Public Law No: 106-424.

    Source: President

  23. 1 November 2000

    Became law

    Signed by President.

    Source: BecameLaw

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