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49 U.S.C. § 1138 — Evaluation and audit of National Transportation Safety Board
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**(a) In General.—** To promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in the administration of the programs, operations, and activities of the National Transportation Safety Board, the Comptroller General of the United States shall evaluate and audit the programs and expenditures of the Board. Such evaluation and audit shall be conducted as determined necessary by the Comptroller General or the appropriate congressional committees.
**(b) Responsibility of Comptroller General.—** The Comptroller General shall evaluate and audit Board programs, operations, and activities, including—
(1) information management and security, including privacy protection of personally identifiable information;
(2) resource management;
(3) workforce development;
(4) procurement and contracting planning, practices and policies;
(5) the process and procedures to select an accident to investigate;
(6) the extent to which the Board follows leading practices in selected management areas; and
(7) the extent to which the Board addresses management challenges in completing accident investigations.
**(c) Appropriate Congressional Committees.—** For purposes of this section the term “appropriate congressional committees” means the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.
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**(a) In General.—** To promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in the administration of the programs, operations, and activities of the National Transportation Safety Board, the Comptroller General of the United States shall evaluate and audit the programs and expenditures of the Board. Such evaluation and audit shall be conducted as determined necessary by the Comptroller General or the appropriate congressional committees.
**(b) Responsibility of Comptroller General.—** The Comptroller General shall evaluate and audit Board programs, operations, and activities, including—
(1) information management and security, including privacy protection of personally identifiable information;
(2) resource management;
(3) workforce development;
(4) procurement and contracting planning, practices and policies;
(5) the process and procedures to select an accident to investigate;
(6) the extent to which the Board follows leading practices in selected management areas; and
(7) the extent to which the Board addresses management challenges in completing accident investigations.
**(c) Appropriate Congressional Committees.—** For purposes of this section the term “appropriate congressional committees” means the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.
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**(a) In General.—** In this chapter:
(1) **Accident.—** — The term “accident” includes damage to or destruction of vehicles in surface or air transportation or pipelines, regardless of whether the initiating event is accidental or otherwise.
(2) **State.—** — The term “State” means a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam.
**(b) Applicability of Other Definitions.—** Section 2101(24) 11 So in original. Probably should be “2101(25)”. of title 46 and [section 40102(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section40102/a&num=0&edition=prelim) shall apply to this chapter.
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TITLE 49—TRANSPORTATION
§ 1137
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2000 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 106–181 applicable only to fis-
cal years beginning after Sept. 30, 1999, see section 3 of
Pub. L. 106–181, set out as a note under section 106 of
this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE
Except as otherwise specifically provided, section ap-
plicable only to fiscal years beginning after Sept. 30,
1996, and not to be construed as affecting funds made
available for a fiscal year ending before Oct. 1, 1996, see
section 3 of Pub. L. 104–264, set out as an Effective Date
of 1996 Amendment note under section 106 of this title.
§ 1137. Authority of the Inspector General
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Inspector General of the
Department of Transportation, in accordance
with the mission of the Inspector General to
prevent and detect fraud and abuse, shall have
authority to review only the financial manage-
ment, property management, and business oper-
ations of the National Transportation Safety
Board, including internal accounting and admin-
istrative control systems, to determine compli-
ance with applicable Federal laws, rules, and
regulations.
(b) DUTIES.—In carrying out this section, the
Inspector General shall—
(1) keep the Chairman of the Board and Con-
gress fully and currently informed about prob-
lems relating to administration of the internal
accounting and administrative control sys-
tems of the Board;
(2) issue findings and recommendations for
actions to address such problems; and
(3) report periodically to Congress on any
progress made in implementing actions to ad-
dress such problems.
(c) ACCESS TO INFORMATION.—In carrying out
this section, the Inspector General may exercise
authorities granted to the Inspector General
under s
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