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SEC. 9. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 
(a) FUNCTIONAL UNIT FOR MARINE INVESTIGATIONS.—Section 
1111(g) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) marine.’’. 
(b) MARINE CASUALTY INVESTIGATIONS.—Section 1131(a)(1)(E) 
of such title is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘on the navigable waters or territorial sea 
of the United States,’’ and inserting ‘‘on or under the navigable 
waters, internal waters, or the territorial sea of the United 
States as described in Presidential Proclamation No. 5928 of 
December 27, 1988,’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘(as defined in section 2101(46) of title 
46)’’ after ‘‘vessel of the United States’’. 
(c) 
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TO
DEPARTMENTAL
AUTHORITY.—Section 
1131(c)(1) of such title is amended by inserting ‘‘or the Secretary 
of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating’’ after 
‘‘Transportation’’. 
(d) APPOINTMENT
OF STAFF.—Section 1111 of such title is 
amended—
(1) by striking paragraph (1) of subsection (e) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) appoint and supervise officers and employees, other 
than regular and full-time employees in the immediate offices 
of another member, necessary to carry out this chapter;’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection 
(e) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) of subsection (e) the 
following: 
‘‘(2) fix the pay of officers and employees necessary to 
carry out this chapter;’’; 
(4) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (j); and 
(5) by inserting after subsection (h) the following: 
‘‘(i) BOARD MEMBER STAFF.—Each member of the Board shall 
select and supervise regular and full-time employees in his or 
her immediate office as long as any such employee has been 
approved for employment by the designated agency ethics official 
under the same guidelines that apply to all employees of the Board. 
Except for the Chairman, the appointment authority provided by 
this subsection is limited to the number of full-time equivalent 
positions, in addition to 1 senior professional staff at a level not 
to exceed the GS 15 level and 1 administrative staff, allocated 
to each member through the Board’s annual budget and allocation 
process.’’. 
(e) SPELLING CORRECTION.—Section 1113(a) of such title is 
amended in paragraphs (3) and (4) by striking ‘‘subpena’’ and 
inserting ‘‘subpoena’’. 
(f) BOARD REVIEW.—Section 1113(c) of such title is amended 
by inserting after the period at the end the following: ‘‘The Board 
shall develop and approve a process for the Board’s review and 
comment or approval of documents submitted to the President, 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, or Congress 
under this subsection.’’. 
(g) INVESTIGATIVE OFFICERS.—Section 1113 of such title is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) INVESTIGATIVE OFFICERS.—The Board shall maintain at 
least 1 full-time employee in each State located more than 1,000
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miles from the nearest Board regional office to provide initial inves-
tigative response to accidents the Board is empowered to investigate 
under this chapter that occur in that State.’’. 
SEC. 10. SAFETY REVIEW. 
(a) SAFETY AREA ALTERNATIVES.—With regard to an environ-
mental review of a project to improve runway safety areas on 
Runway 8/26 at Juneau International Airport, the Secretary of 
Transportation may only select as the preferred alternative the 
least expensive runway safety area alternative that meets the 
standards of the Federal Aviation Administration and that main-
tains the length of the runway as of the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
(b) COSTS TO BE CONSIDERED.—In determining what is the 
least expensive runway safety area for purposes of subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall consider, at a minimum, the initial development 
costs and life cycle costs of the project. 
(c) SATISFACTION OF REQUIREMENT.—With respect to the project 
described in subsection (a), the requirements of section 303(c)(1) 
of title 49, United States Code, shall be considered to be satisfied 
by the selection of the least expensive safety area alternative. 
SEC. 11. DOT INSPECTOR GENERAL OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATIONS 
RELATED TO CENTRAL ARTERY TUNNEL PROJECT. 
(a) OVERSIGHT OF SAFETY REVIEW.—The Inspector General of 
the Department of Transportation shall provide objective and inde-
pendent oversight of the activities performed by the Federal High-
way Administration, the Massachusetts Executive Office of 
Transportation, and the Massachusetts Department of Transpor-
tation for the project-wide safety review initiated as a result of 
the July 10, 2006, accident in the Central Artery tunnel project 
in Boston, Massachusetts. The Inspector General shall ensure that 
such oversight is comprehensive, complete, and carried out in a 
rigorous manner.
(b) INVESTIGATIONS
OF CRIMINAL
AND FRAUDULENT ACTIVI-
TIES.—In cooperation with the Attorney General of the United 
States and the Attorney General of the Commonwealth of 
Massachusetts, the Inspector General shall investigate criminal 
or fraudulent acts committed in the design, expenditure of funds, 
and construction of the Central Artery tunnel project. 
(c) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—The Inspector General shall submit 
to Congress periodically reports on the oversight and investigative 
activities conducted pursuant to this section, together with any 
recommendations and observations of the Inspector General.
If 
the Inspector General identifies any safety issues of a time sensitive
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and critical nature in carrying out this section, the Inspector Gen-
eral shall promptly notify Congress.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.