would inhibit the voluntary provision of that type of 
information. 
(c) RECORDINGS AND TRANSCRIPTS.— 
(1) CONFIDENTIALITY
OF
RECORDINGS.—Ex-
cept as provided in paragraph (2), the Board may 
not disclose publicly any part of an original record-
ing or transcript of oral communications or original 
and contemporary written communications between 
Federal, State, Tribal, or local officials responding 
to an incident under review by the Board. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—Subject to subsections (b) 
and (g), the Board shall make public any part of a 
transcript, any written depiction of visual informa-
tion obtained from an audio or video recording, or 
any still image obtained from a recording the Board 
decides is relevant to the incident— 
(A) if the Board holds a public hearing on 
the incident at the time of the hearing; or 
(B) if the Board does not hold a public 
hearing, at the time a majority of the other fac-
tual reports on the incident are placed in the 
public docket. 
(3) REFERENCES TO INFORMATION IN MAKING 
SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS.—This subsection does 
not prevent the Board from referring at any time to 
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recorded or written information in making safety 
recommendations. 
(d) FOREIGN REVIEWS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, neither the Board, nor any agency 
receiving information from the Board, shall disclose 
records or information relating to its participation in 
foreign incident review, except that— 
(A) the Board shall release records per-
taining to such a review when the country con-
ducting the review issues its final report or 2 
years following the date of the incident, which-
ever occurs first; and 
(B) the Board may disclose records and in-
formation when authorized to do so by the 
country conducting the review. 
(2) SAFETY
RECOMMENDATIONS.—Nothing in 
this subsection shall restrict the Board at any time 
from referring to foreign review information in mak-
ing safety recommendations. 
(e) PRIVACY PROTECTIONS.—Before making public 
any still image obtained from a video recorder under sub-
section (c)(2) or subsection (d)(2), the Board shall take 
such action as appropriate to protect from public disclo-
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sure any information that readily identifies an individual, 
including a decedent. 
SEC. 11. TRAINING. 
(a) USE OF TRAINING FACILITIES.—The Board may 
use, on a reimbursable basis, the services of any training 
facility in the Federal Government, including those oper-
ated by the Department of Homeland Security, Depart-
ment of Health and Human Services, and Department of 
Commerce. The responsible department or agency shall 
make such training facility and any relevant training 
course available to— 
(1) the Board for safety training of employees 
of the Board in carrying out their duties and pow-
ers; and 
(2) other relevant personnel of the United 
States Government, State and local governments, 
governments of foreign countries, interstate authori-
ties, and private organizations the Board designates 
in consultation with the relevant departments and 
agencies. 
(b) FEES.—Training shall be provided at a reason-
able fee established periodically by the Board in consulta-
tion with the relevant departments and agencies. The fee 
shall be paid directly to the relevant departments and 
agencies, and shall be deposited in the Treasury. 
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(c) TRAINING
OF BOARD EMPLOYEES
AND OTH-
ERS.—The Board may conduct training of its employees 
in those subjects necessary for proper performance. The 
Board may also authorize attendance at courses given 
under this subsection by other government personnel, per-
sonnel of foreign governments, and personnel from indus-
try or otherwise who have a requirement for training. The 
Board may require non-Board personnel to reimburse 
some or all of the training costs, and amounts so reim-
bursed shall be credited to the appropriation of the Board 
as offsetting collections. 
SEC. 12. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated, to remain available until expended, for the pur-
poses of this Act— 
(1) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; 
(2) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
(3) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; and 
(4) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2024. 
(b) EMERGENCY FUND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be established in 
the Treasury of the United States an Emergency 
Fund for the Board, which shall be available to the 
Board for necessary expenses of the Board, not oth-
erwise provided for, for reviews. 
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(2) APPROPRIATIONS.—There shall be appro-
priated, out of amounts in the Treasury not other-
wise appropriated, to the Emergency Fund— 
(A) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; 
(B) such sums as are necessary to main-
tain the Emergency Fund at a level not to ex-
ceed $4,000,000 for each fiscal year thereafter; 
and 
(C) such other sums as Congress deter-
mines necessary. 
(c) FEES, REFUNDS, AND REIMBURSEMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Board may impose and 
collect such fees, refunds, and reimbursements as it 
determines to be appropriate for services provided by 
or through the Board. 
(2) RECEIPTS CREDITED AS OFFSETTING COL-
LECTIONS.—Notwithstanding section 3302 of title 
31, United States Code, any fee, refund, or reim-
bursement collected under this subsection— 
(A) shall be credited as offsetting collec-
tions to the account that finances the activities 
and services for which the fee is imposed or 
with which the refund or reimbursement is as-
sociated; 
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