IIB 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4714 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2010 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation 
AN ACT 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appro-
priations for the National Transportation Safety Board 
for fiscal years 2011 through 2014, and for other pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘National Transportation Safety Board Reauthorization 
Act of 2010’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.— 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Amendments to title 49, United States Code. 
Sec. 3. Definitions. 
Sec. 4. General organization. 
Sec. 5. Administrative. 
Sec. 6. Disclosure, availability, and use of information. 
Sec. 7. Training. 
Sec. 8. Reports and studies. 
Sec. 9. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 10. Accident investigation authority. 
Sec. 11. Marine casualty investigations. 
Sec. 12. Inspections and autopsies. 
Sec. 13. Discovery and use of cockpit and surface vehicle recordings and tran-
scripts. 
Sec. 14. Family assistance. 
Sec. 15. Notification of marine casualties. 
Sec. 16. Use of board name, logo, initials, and seal. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 49, UNITED STATES CODE. 
Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in 
this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 
of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi-
sion of law, the reference shall be considered to be made 
to a section or other provision of title 49, United States 
Code. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 1101 is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 1101. Definitions 
‘‘(a) ACCIDENT DEFINED.—In this chapter, the term 
‘accident’— 
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‘‘(1) means an event associated with the oper-
ation of a vehicle, aircraft, or pipeline, which results 
in damage to or destruction of the vehicle, aircraft, 
or pipeline, or which results in the death of or seri-
ous injury to any person, regardless of whether the 
initiating event is accidental or otherwise; and 
‘‘(2) may include an incident that does not in-
volve destruction or damage of a vehicle, aircraft, or 
pipeline, but affects transportation safety, as the 
Board prescribes by regulation. 
‘‘(b) APPLICABILITY
OF DEFINITIONS
IN OTHER 
LAWS.—The definitions contained in section 2101(17a) of 
title 46 and section 40102(a) of this title apply to this 
chapter.’’. 
SEC. 4. GENERAL ORGANIZATION. 
The last sentence of section 1111(d) is amended by 
striking ‘‘absent’’ and inserting ‘‘unavailable’’. 
SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATIVE. 
(a) GENERAL
AUTHORITY.—Section 1113(a) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘and depositions’’ after 
‘‘hearings’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘subpena’’ and inserting 
‘‘subpoena’’; and 
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(2) in paragraph (2) by inserting before the 
first sentence the following: ‘‘In the interest of pro-
moting transportation safety, the Board shall have 
the authority by subpoena to summon witnesses and 
obtain evidence relevant to an accident investigation 
conducted under this chapter.’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL POWERS.— 
(1) AUTHORITY
OF
BOARD
TO
ENTER
INTO 
CONTRACTS AND OTHER AGREEMENTS WITH NON-
PROFIT
ENTITIES.—Section 
1113(b)(1)(H) 
is 
amended by inserting ‘‘and other agreements’’ after 
‘‘contracts’’. 
(2) AUTHORITY OF BOARD TO ENTER INTO AND 
PERFORM
CONTRACTS, AGREEMENTS, LEASES, OR 
OTHER TRANSACTIONS.—Section 1113(b) is amend-
ed— 
(A) by striking paragraph (1)(I) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(I) negotiate, enter into, and perform con-
tracts, agreements, leases, or other transactions with 
individuals, private entities, departments, agencies, 
and instrumentalities of the Government, State and 
local governments, and governments of foreign coun-
tries on such terms and conditions as the Chairman 
of the Board considers appropriate to carry out the 
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