### **CHAPTER 11—NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD**

#### SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL

Sec.
1101.
Definitions.

#### SUBCHAPTER II—ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE

1111.
General organization.
1112.
Special boards of inquiry on air transportation safety.
1113.
Administrative.
1114.
Disclosure, availability, and use of information.
1115.
Training.
1116.
Reports, studies, and retrospective reviews.
1117.
Methodology.
1118.
Authorization of appropriations.
1119.
Accident and safety data classification and publication.

#### SUBCHAPTER III—AUTHORITY

1131.
General authority.
1132.
Civil aircraft accident investigations.
1133.
Review of other agency action.
1134.
Inspections and autopsies.
1135.
Secretary of Transportation's responses to safety recommendations.
1136.
Assistance to passengers involved in aircraft accidents and families of such passengers.
1137.
Authority of the Inspector General.
1138.
Evaluation and audit of National Transportation Safety Board.
1139.
Assistance to passengers involved in rail passenger accidents and families of such passengers.
1140.
Information for families of individuals involved in accidents. 1

#### SUBCHAPTER IV—ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES

1151.
Aviation enforcement.
1152.
Joinder and intervention in aviation proceedings.
1153.
Judicial review.
1154.
Discovery and use of cockpit and surface vehicle recordings and transcripts.
1155.
Penalties.

#### **Editorial Notes**

#### Amendments

**2024**—Pub. L. 118–63, title XII, §§1215(b), (f), 1216(b), 1221(b), May 16, 2024, 138 Stat. 1428, 1431, 1432, added item 1117, substituted "Assistance to passengers involved in aircraft accidents and families of such passengers" for "Assistance to families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents" in item 1136, "Assistance to passengers involved in rail passenger accidents and families of such passengers" for "Assistance to families of passengers involved in rail passenger accidents" in item 1139, and "Penalties" for "Aviation penalties" in item 1155, and struck out item 117 "Methodology" and former item 1117 "Annual report".

**2018**—Pub. L. 115–254, div. C, §§1107(b)(2), 1109(e)(2), 1111(b), 1113(a), Oct. 5, 2018, 132 Stat. 3433, 3435, 3436, 3438, added items 117 and 1140 and substituted "Reports, studies, and retrospective reviews" for "Reports and studies" in item 1116 and "Board." for "Board" in item 1138.

**2008**—Pub. L. 110–432, div. A, title V, §501(b), Oct. 16, 2008, 122 Stat. 4897, added item 1139.

**2006**—Pub. L. 109–443, §5(b), Dec. 21, 2006, 120 Stat. 3300, added item 1138.

**2000**—Pub. L. 106–424, §§5(c)(2), 12(b), Nov. 1, 2000, 114 Stat. 1885, 1887, added item 1137 and substituted "and surface vehicle recordings and transcripts" for "voice and other material" in item 1154.

**1996**—Pub. L. 104–264, title IV, §407(a)(2), title VII, §702(a)(2), Oct. 9, 1996, 110 Stat. 3258, 3267, added items 1119 and 1136.

**1994**—Pub. L. 103–272, §1(c), (d), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 745, added subtitle II (comprised of chapter 11, §§1101–1155) and struck out former subtitle II, except that chapter 31 (comprised of §§3101–3104) of subtitle II was redesignated and restated as chapter 315 (comprised of §§31501–31504) of subtitle VI, as enacted by Pub. L. 103–272, §1(e).

1  Section catchline amended by Pub. L. 118–63 without corresponding amendment of chapter analysis.