(f) INQUIRIES.—The Board, or an officer or employee 
of the Board designated by the Chairperson, may conduct 
an inquiry to obtain information related to natural hazard 
and public health safety after publishing notice of the in-
quiry in the Federal Register. The Board or designated 
officer or employee may require by order a department, 
agency, or instrumentality of the Federal Government, a 
State, Tribal, or local governmental authority, or a person 
transporting individuals or property in commerce to sub-
mit to the Board a written report and answers to requests 
and questions related to a duty or power of the Board. 
The Board may prescribe the time within which the report 
and answers must be given to the Board or to the des-
ignated officer or employee. Copies of the report and an-
swers shall be made available for public inspection. 
(g) REGULATIONS.—The Board may prescribe regu-
lations to carry out this Act. 
(h) OVERTIME PAY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the requirements 
of this section and notwithstanding paragraphs (1) 
and (2) of section 5542(a) of title 5, United States 
Code, for an employee of the Board whose basic pay 
is at a rate which equals or exceeds the minimum 
rate of basic pay for GS–10 of the General Schedule, 
the Board may establish an overtime hourly rate of 
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pay for the employee with respect to work performed 
in the field (including travel to or from) and other 
work that is critical to a review in an amount equal 
to one and one-half times the hourly rate of basic 
pay of the employee. All of such amount shall be 
considered to be premium pay. 
(2) LIMITATION ON OVERTIME PAY TO AN EM-
PLOYEE.—An employee of the Board may not re-
ceive overtime pay under paragraph (1), for work 
performed in a calendar year, in an amount that ex-
ceeds 25 percent of the annual rate of basic pay of 
the employee for such calendar year. 
(3) BASIC PAY DEFINED.—In this subsection, 
the term ‘‘basic pay’’ includes any applicable local-
ity-based comparability payment under section 5304 
of title 5, United States Code (or similar provision 
of law) and any special rate of pay under section 
5305 of such title 5 (or similar provision of law). 
(4) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than January 
31, 2022, and annually thereafter, the Board shall 
transmit to Congress a report identifying the total 
amount of overtime payments made under this sub-
section in the preceding fiscal year, and the number 
of employees whose overtime pay under this sub-
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section was limited in that fiscal year as a result of 
the 25 percent limit established by paragraph (2). 
(i) ENTRY AND INSPECTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An officer or employee of 
the Board— 
(A) on display of appropriate credentials 
and written notice of authority, may— 
(i) enter an area where an incident 
has occurred; 
(ii) take such actions as are necessary 
to conduct a review under this section, so 
long as the actions do not interfere with 
ongoing lifesaving and life-sustaining oper-
ations; and 
(iii) during reasonable hours, inspect 
any record, including an electronic record, 
process, control, or facility related to an in-
cident under this Act. 
(2) REQUIREMENT.—The Board shall use ut-
most discretion to prevent interference with ongoing 
response efforts, including by developing review pro-
cedures with input from relevant authorities nation-
wide. 
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SEC. 10. DISCLOSURE, AVAILABILITY, AND USE OF INFOR-
MATION. 
(a) DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sub-
sections (b), (c), (d), and (f) of this section, a copy 
of a record, information, or review submitted or re-
ceived by the National Disaster Safety Board, or a 
member or employee of the Board, shall be posted 
publicly. 
(2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
subsection shall be construed to require the release 
of information described in section 552(b) of title 5, 
United States Code, or protected from disclosure by 
another law of the United States. 
(b) TRADE SECRETS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Board may disclose in-
formation related to a trade secret referred to in sec-
tion 1905 of title 18, United States Code, only— 
(A) to another department, agency, or in-
strumentality of the United States Government 
when requested for official use; 
(B) to a committee of Congress having ju-
risdiction over the subject matter to which the 
information is related, when requested by that 
committee; 
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(C) in a judicial proceeding under a court 
order that preserves the confidentiality of the 
information without impairing the proceeding; 
and 
(D) to the public to protect health and 
safety after giving notice to any interested per-
son to whom the information is related and an 
opportunity for that person to comment in writ-
ing, or orally in closed session, on the proposed 
disclosure, if the delay resulting from notice 
and opportunity for comment would not be det-
rimental to health and safety. 
(2) 
REQUIREMENT.—Information 
disclosed 
under paragraph (1) of this subsection may be dis-
closed only in a way designed to preserve its con-
fidentiality. 
(3) PROTECTION OF VOLUNTARY SUBMISSION 
OF INFORMATION.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, neither the Board, nor any agency re-
ceiving information from the Board, shall disclose 
voluntarily provided safety-related information if 
that information is not related to the exercise of the 
Board’s review authority under this Act and if the 
Board finds that the disclosure of the information 
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