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49 U.S.C. § 1101 — Definitions
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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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**(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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**(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.—** The statutory authority of the Inspector General of the Department of Transportation includes authority to conduct, pursuant to Federal criminal statutes, investigations of allegations that a person or entity has engaged in fraudulent or other criminal activity relating to the programs and operations of the Department or its operating administrations.
**(b) Regulated Entities.—** The authority to conduct investigations referred to in subsection (a) extends to any person or entity subject to the laws and regulations of the Department or its operating administrations, whether or not they are recipients of funds from the Department or its operating administrations.
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**(a) General Authority.—**
(1) The National Transportation Safety Board, and when authorized by it, a member of the Board, an administrative law judge employed by or assigned to the Board, or an officer or employee designated by the Chairman of the Board, may conduct hearings to carry out this chapter, administer oaths, and require, by subpoena or otherwise, necessary witnesses and evidence.
(2) A witness or evidence in a hearing under paragraph (1) of this subsection may be summoned or required to be produced from any place in the United States to the designated place of the hearing. A witness summoned under this subsection is entitled to the same fee and mileage the witness would have been paid in a court of the United States.
(3) A subpoena shall be issued under the signature of the Chairman or the Chairman’s delegate but may be served by any person designated by the Chairman.
(4) If a person disobeys a subpoena, order, or inspection notice of the Board, the Board may bring a civil action in a district court of the United States to enforce the subpoena, order, or notice. An action under this paragraph may be brought in the judicial district in which the person against whom the action is brought resides, is found, or does business. The court may punish a failure to obey an order of the court to comply with the subpoena, order, or notice as a contempt of court.
**(b) Additional Powers.—**
(1) The Board may—
(A) procure the temporary or intermittent services of experts or consultants under [section 3109 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section3109&num=0&edition=prelim);
(B) make agreements and other transactions necessary to carry out this chapter without regard to section 6101(b) to (d) of title 41;
(C) use
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In the course of an investigation of an accident described in section 1131(a)(1), except an aircraft accident described in section 1136 or a rail passenger accident described in section 1139, the Board may, to the maximum extent practicable, ensure that individuals involved in accidents and the families of such individuals, and other individuals the Board deems appropriate—
(1) are informed as to the roles, with respect to the accident and the post-accident activities, of the Board;
(2) are briefed, before any public briefing, about the accident, its causes, and any other findings from the investigation; and
(3) are individually informed of and allowed to attend any public hearings and meetings of the Board about the accident.
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**(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 management, property management, and business operations of the National Transportation Safety Board, including internal accounting and administrative control systems, to determine compliance 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 Congress fully and currently informed about problems relating to administration of the internal accounting and administrative control systems 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 address such problems.
**(c) Access to Information.—** In carrying out this section, the Inspector General may exercise authorities granted to the Inspector General under subsections (a) and (c) of [section 406 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section406&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(d) Authorizations of Appropriations.—**
(1) **Funding.—** — There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation for use by the Inspector General of the Department of Transportation such sums as may be necessary to cover expenses associated with activities pursuant to the authority exercised under this section.
(2) **Reimbursable agreement.—** — In the absence of an appropriation under this subsection for an expense referred to in paragraph (1), the Inspector General and the Board shall have a reimbursable agreement to cover such
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**(a) General.—**
(1) The National Transportation Safety Board shall investigate or have investigated (in detail the Board prescribes) and establish the facts, circumstances, and cause or probable cause of—
(A) an aircraft accident the Board has authority to investigate under [section 1132 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section1132&num=0&edition=prelim) or an aircraft accident involving a public aircraft as defined by [section 40102(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section40102/a&num=0&edition=prelim) other than an aircraft operated by the Armed Forces or by an intelligence agency of the United States;
(B) a highway accident, including a railroad grade crossing accident, the Board selects, concurrent with any State investigation, in which case the Board and the relevant State agencies shall coordinate to ensure both the Board and State agencies have timely access to the information needed to conduct each such investigation, including any criminal and enforcement activities conducted by the relevant State agency;
(C) a railroad—
(i) accident in which there is a fatality or substantial property damage, except—
(I) a grade crossing accident or incident, unless selected by the Board; or
(II) an accident or incident involving a trespasser, unless selected by the Board; or
(ii) accident or incident that involves a passenger train, except in any case in which such accident or incident resulted in no fatalities or serious injuries to the passengers or crewmembers of such train, and—
(I) was a grade crossing accident or incident, unless selected by the Board; or
(II) such accident or incident involved a trespasser, unless sele
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TITLE 49—TRANSPORTATION
§ 1101
1 Section catchline amended by Pub. L. 118–63 without cor-
responding amendment of chapter analysis.
Sec.
1132.
Civil aircraft accident investigations.
1133.
Review of other agency action.
1134.
Inspections and autopsies.
1135.
Secretary of Transportation’s responses to
safety recommendations.
1136.
Assistance to passengers involved in aircraft
accidents and families of such passengers.
1137.
Authority of the Inspector General.
1138.
Evaluation and audit of National Transpor-
tation Safety Board.
1139.
Assistance to passengers involved in rail pas-
senger accidents and families of such pas-
sengers.
1140.
Information for families of individuals in-
volved in accidents.1
SUBCHAPTER IV—ENFORCEMENT AND
PENALTIES
1151.
Aviation enforcement.
1152.
Joinder and intervention in aviation pro-
ceedings.
1153.
Judicial review.
1154.
Discovery and use of cockpit and surface ve-
hicle recordings and transcripts.
1155.
Penalties.
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2024—Pub. L. 118–63, title XII, §§ 1215(b), (f), 1216(b),
1221(b), May 16, 2024, 138 Stat. 1428, 1431, 1432, added
item 1117, substituted ‘‘Assistance to passengers in-
volved in aircraft accidents and families of such pas-
sengers’’ for ‘‘Assistance to families of passengers in-
volved in aircraft accidents’’ in item 1136, ‘‘Assistance
to passengers involved in rail passenger accidents and
families of such passengers’’ for ‘‘Assistance to families
of passengers involved in rail passenger accidents’’ in
item 1139, and ‘‘Penalties’’ for ‘‘Aviation penalties’’ in
item 1155 and struck out item 117 ‘‘Methodology’’ and
former item 1117 ‘‘Annual report’’.
2018—Pub. L. 115–254, div. C, §§ 1107(b)(2), 1109(e)(2),
1111(b), 1113(a), Oct. 5, 2018, 132 Stat. 3
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