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leadership and knowledge sharing across the 
Board; 
‘‘(G) an implementation system that ad-
dresses workforce competency gaps, particularly 
in mission-critical occupations; and 
‘‘(H) a system for analyzing and evalu-
ating the performance of the Board’s workforce 
management policies, programs, and activities. 
‘‘(3) PLANNING PERIOD.—The strategic work-
force plan developed under paragraph (1) shall ad-
dress a 5-year forecast period, but may include plan-
ning for longer periods based on information about 
trends in the transportation sector. 
‘‘(4) PLAN UPDATES.—The Board shall update 
the strategic workforce plan developed under para-
graph (1) not less than once every 5 years. 
‘‘(5) RELATIONSHIP TO STRATEGIC PLAN.—The 
strategic workforce plan developed under paragraph 
(1) may be developed separately from, or incor-
porated into, the strategic plan required under sec-
tion 306 of title 5. 
‘‘(6) AVAILABILITY.—The strategic workforce 
plan under paragraph (1) and the strategic plan re-
quired under section 306 of title 5 shall be— 
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‘‘(A) submitted to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Sen-
ate; and 
‘‘(B) made available to the public on a 
website of the Board.’’. 
SEC. 908. TRAVEL BUDGETS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1113 of title 49, United 
States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(i) NONACCIDENT RELATED TRAVEL BUDGET.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall establish 
annual fiscal year budgets for non accident-related 
travel expenditures for each Board member. 
‘‘(2) NOTIFICATION.—The Board shall notify 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate of any non accident-related travel budget 
overrun for any Board member not later than 30 
days of such overrun becoming known to the 
Board.’’. 
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 9 of the 
National Transportation Safety Board Amendments Act 
of 2000 (49 U.S.C. 1113 note) is repealed. 
SEC. 909. RETENTION OF RECORDS. 
Section 1113 of title 49, United States Code, is fur-
ther amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(j) RETENTION
OF
RECORDS.—Notwithstanding 
chapters 21, 29, 31, and 33 of title 44, the Board may 
retain investigative records for such periods as determined 
by the Board.’’. 
SEC. 910. NONDISCLOSURE OF INTERVIEW RECORDINGS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1114 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the subsection heading by striking 
‘‘TRADE SECRETS’’ and inserting ‘‘CERTAIN 
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘The Board’’ and in-
serting ‘‘IN GENERAL.—The Board’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘information related to 
a trade secret referred to in section 1905 
of title 18’’ and inserting ‘‘confidential in-
formation described in section 1905 of title 
18, including trade secrets,’’; and 
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(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) INTERVIEW RECORDINGS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Board may not pub-
licly disclose any part of any audio or video record-
ing of an interview of participants in, or witnesses 
to, an accident or incident investigated by the 
Board. 
‘‘(2) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Paragraph (1) shall 
not be construed to apply to transcripts or sum-
maries of such interviews.’’. 
(b) AVIATION ENFORCEMENT.—Section 1151 of title 
49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(d) NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS.—If the Board or 
Attorney General carry out such civil actions described in 
subsection (a) or (b) of this section against an airman em-
ployed at the time of the accident or incident by an air 
carrier operating under part 121 of title 14, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations, the Board shall immediately notify the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate of such 
civil actions, including— 
‘‘(1) the labor union representing the airman 
involved, if applicable; 
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‘‘(2) the air carrier at which the airman is em-
ployed; 
‘‘(3) the docket information of the incident or 
accident in which the airman was involved; 
‘‘(4) the date of such civil actions taken by the 
Board or Attorney General; and 
‘‘(5) a description of why such civil actions were 
taken by the Board or Attorney General. 
‘‘(e) SUBSEQUENT NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS.— 
Not later than 15 days after the notification described in 
subsection (d), the Board shall submit a report to or brief 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate describ-
ing the status of compliance with the civil actions taken.’’. 
SEC. 911. CLOSED UNACCEPTABLE RECOMMENDATIONS. 
Section 1116(c) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through 
(6) as paragraphs (4) through (7), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) a list of each recommendation made by the 
Board to the Secretary of Transportation or the 
Commandant of the Coast Guard that was closed in 
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an unacceptable status in the preceding 12 
months;’’. 
SEC. 912. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF OVERSIGHT, AC-
COUNTABILITY, AND QUALITY ASSURANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 11 of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘§ 1120. Office of Oversight, Accountability, and Qual-
ity Assurance 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this section, the Board shall es-
tablish in the National Transportation Safety Board an 
Office of Oversight, Accountability, and Quality Assurance 
to provide oversight of the duties and responsibilities of 
the Board. 
‘‘(b) DIRECTOR.— 
‘‘(1) APPOINTMENT.—The head of the Office of 
Oversight, Accountability, and Quality Assurance 
shall be the Director, who shall be appointed by the 
Chairman of the Board and shall be approved by the 
Board. 
‘‘(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Director shall 
have demonstrated ability in investigations. 
‘‘(3) TERM.—The Director shall be appointed 
for a term of 5 years. 
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‘‘(4) VACANCIES.—Any individual approved to 
fill a vacancy in the position of the Director occur-
ring before the expiration of the term for which the 
predecessor of the individual was approved shall be 
approved for the remainder of the term or for a new 
term. 
‘‘(c) DUTIES.—The Director shall— 
‘‘(1) establish and ensure policies that promote 
integrity, efficiency, and effectiveness; 
‘‘(2) prevent and detect waste, fraud, and abuse 
in programs and operations; 
‘‘(3) provide policy direction related to the con-
duct, supervision, and coordination of audits and in-
vestigations relating to the activities of the Board; 
‘‘(4) identify trends and systemic issues within 
the agency and create strategies and recommenda-
tions to address such issues; 
‘‘(5) conduct impartial information gathering 
about complaints or concerns, and ensure the Board 
is meeting any quality and timeliness standards; and 
‘‘(6) not conduct any of the duties under this 
subsection in a manner that interferes with an ongo-
ing safety investigation of the Board. 
‘‘(d) REPORTING CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS TO DEPART-
MENT
OF JUSTICE.—If the Director has reasonable 
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grounds to believe that there has been a violation of Fed-
eral criminal law, the Director shall refer the matter to 
the Department of Justice. 
‘‘(e) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section shall 
be construed to interfere or give the Office jurisdiction 
over any active investigation by the Board or the content 
of products approved by a vote of the Board. 
‘‘(f) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall submit 
to the Board, the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans-
portation of the Senate an annual report on the ac-
tivities, investigations, findings, and recommenda-
tions of the Director. 
‘‘(2) SUNSET.—This subsection shall cease to 
have effect on October 1, 2028.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 11 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing after the item relating to section 1119 the following: 
‘‘1120. Office of Oversight, Accountability, and Quality Assurance.’’. 
(c) PEER REVIEW.—Not earlier than 3 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act and not later than 5 
years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director 
of the Office of Oversight, Accountability, and Quality As-
surance of the National Transportation Safety Board shall 
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enter into the necessary arrangements with an inspector 
general, or similar Federal entity, to perform a peer review 
of the Office. 
SEC. 913. MISCELLANEOUS INVESTIGATIVE AUTHORITIES. 
(a) 
HIGHWAY
INVESTIGATIONS.—Section 
1131(a)(1)(B) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘selects in cooperation with a State’’ and in-
serting ‘‘selects, concurrent with any State investigation’’. 
(b) RAIL INVESTIGATIONS.—Section 1131(a)(1)(C) 
of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘accident in which there is a fatality or substantial prop-
erty damage, or that involves a passenger train’’ and in-
serting ‘‘accident, including a railroad grade crossing or 
trespasser accident that the Board selects, or in which 
there is otherwise a fatality or substantial property dam-
age, or that involves a passenger train’’. 
SEC. 914. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF ACCIDENT REPORTS. 
Section 1131(e) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘public at reasonable cost.’’ and in-
serting the following: ‘‘public 
‘‘(1) in printed form at reasonable cost; and 
‘‘(2) in electronic form at no cost in a publicly 
accessible database on a website of the Board.’’. 
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SEC. 915. ENSURING ACCOUNTABILITY FOR TIMELINESS OF 
REPORTS. 
Section 1131 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) TIMELINESS OF REPORTS.—If any accident re-
port under subsection (e) is not completed within 2 years 
from the date of the accident, the Board shall submit to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report 
identifying such accident report and the reasons for which 
such report has not been completed. The Board shall re-
port progress toward completion of the accident report to 
each such Committees every 90 days thereafter, until such 
time as the accident report is completed.’’. 
SEC. 916. ENSURING ACCESS TO DATA. 
Section 1134 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) RECORDERS AND DATA.—In investigating an 
accident under this chapter, the Board may— 
‘‘(1) obtain any recorder or recorded informa-
tion pertinent to the accident; 
‘‘(2) require a manufacturer or the vendors, 
suppliers, or affiliates of such manufacturer, to pro-
vide to the Board, without delay, information the 
Board determines necessary to enable the Board to 
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(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(16) $255,130,000; for fiscal year 2024; 
‘‘(17) $261,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; 
‘‘(18) $267,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; 
‘‘(19) $273,000,000 for fiscal year 2027; and 
‘‘(20) $279,000,000 for fiscal year 2028.’’. 
Subtitle B—FAA Research and 
Development Organization 
SEC. 1121. REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION; FUNDING FOR 
SAFETY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this title, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall submit to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress a report on the allocation of funding pursuant to 
section 48102 of title 49, United States Code, to the Sec-
retary of Transportation to conduct civil aviation research 
and development and to assess the implementation of sec-
tion 48102(b)(2) of such title. 
Subtitle C—FAA Research and 
Development Activities 
SEC. 1131. AVIATION FUEL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND 
USAGE. 
(a) ROADMAP.—Not later than nine months after the 
date of the enactment of this title, the Secretary of Trans-
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