Independent Safety Board Act Amendments of 1988
PL 100-372 (S.623), enacted 07/19/1988

102 STAT. 876 
PUBLIC LAW 100-372—JULY 19, 1988 
Public Law 100-372 
100th Congress 
An Act 
July 19, 1988 
[S. 623] 
Independent 
Safety Board Act 
Amendments of 
1988. 
Transportation. 
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Federal 
Register, 
publication. 
Public 
information. 
To amend the Independent Safety Board Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal years 1987, 1988, 1989, and 1990, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the 
Amendments of 1988". 
'Independent Safety Board Act 
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) GENERAL AUTHORIZATION.—Section 309 of the Independent 
Safety Board Act of 1974 (49 U.S.C. App. 1907) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: "There are authorized to be appropriated 
for the purposes of this Act not to exceed $25,400,000 for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 1988; $27,000,000 for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1989; and $28,600,000 for fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1990. Such sums shall remain available until 
expended.". 
Ob) EsTABUSHMENT OF EMERGENCY FuND.—Section 309 of such Act 
is further amended by inserting "(a)" after "309." and by adding at 
the end the following new subsection: 
"OD) An emergency fund of $1,000,000 is authorized for expendi-
ture by the Board to be available for necessary expenses, not 
otherwise provided for, of the Board for accident investigations. 
There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be nec-
essary to establish the emergency fund under the preceding sen-
tence and to replenish the fund annually. Such sums are authorized 
to remain available until expended.". 
SEC. 3. ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN NOTICE REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) REPORTS.—Section 304(aX2) of the Independent Safety Board 
Act of 1974 (49 U.S.C. App. 1903(aX2)) is amended by striking "and to 
cause notice of the issuance and availability of such reports to be 
published in the Federal Register". 
(b) SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS.—The last sentence of section 307(a) 
of the Independent Safety Board Act of 1974 (49 U.S.C. App. 1906(a)) 
is amended to read as follows: "The Board shall make copies of each 
such recommendation and response thereto available to the public 
at reasonable cost.". 
SEC. 4. TRAINING SCHOOLS. 
Section 304(b) of the Independent Safety Board Act of 1974 (49 
U.S.C. App. 1903(b)) is amended by redesignating paragraph (10) as 
paragraph (11) and by inserting after paragraph (9) the following 
new paragraph: 
"(10) The Board may at any time utilize on a reimbursable basis 
the services of the Transportation Safety Institute of the Depart-
ment of Transportation (established for the purpose of developing 
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courses and conducting training in safety and security for all modes 
of transportation) or any successor organization. The Secretary shall 
continue to make available such Institute or successor organization 
(A) to the Board for safety training of employees of the Board in the 
performance of all of their authorized functions, and (B) to such 
other safety personnel of Federal, interstate, State, local, and for-
eign governments and non-governmental organizations as the Board 
may from time to time designate in consultation with the Secretary. 
Utilization of such training at the Institute or successor organiza-
tion by any designated non-Federal safety personnel shall be at a 
reasonable fee to be established periodically by the Board in con-
sultation with the Secretary. Such fee shall be paid directly to the 
Secretary for the credit of the proper appropriation, subject to the 
requirements of any annual appropriation, and shall be an offset 
against any annual reimbursement agreement entered into between 
the Board and the Secretary to cover all reasonable direct and 
indirect costs incurred for all such training by the Secretary in the 
administration and operation of the Institute or successor organiza-
tion. The Board shall maintain an annual record of all such offsets. 
In providing such training to Federal employees, the Board shall be 
subject to chapter 41 of title 5, United States Code (relating to 
training of employees).". 
SEC. 
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PAYMENT 
FOR 
GOODS 
AND 
SERVICES. 
Section 304(b)(6) of the Independent Safety Board Act of 1974 (49 
U.S.C. App. 1903(b)(6)) is amended by striking "and" before "(G)" 
and by striking the period at the end and inserting the follow-
ing: "; and (H) require payment or other appropriate consideration 
from Federal agencies, and State, local, and foreign governments for 
the reasonable cost of goods and services supplied by the Board and 
to apply the funds received to the Board's appropriations.". 
Approved July 19, 1988. 
State and local 
governments. 
Contracts. 
Records. 
State and local 
governments. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 623 (H.R. 11): 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 100-158, Pt. 1 (Comm. on Public Works and Transportation) 
and Pt. 2 (Comm. on Energy and Commerce), accompanying H.R. 
11. 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 100-18 (Comm. on Commerce, Science, and Transportation). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: 
Vol. 133 (1987): Mar. 25, considered and passed Senate. 
Vol. 134 (1988): Apr. 12, H.R. 11 considered and passed House; proceedings 
vacated and S. 623, amended, passed in lieu. 
July 6, Senate concurred in House amendments.