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49 U.S.C. § 1137 — Authority of the Inspector General

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49 U.S.C. § 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 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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5 U.S.C. § 406 — Authority of Inspector General

**(a) In General.—** In addition to the authority otherwise provided by this chapter, each Inspector General, in carrying out the provisions of this chapter, is authorized— (1) (A) to have timely access to all records, reports, audits, reviews, documents, papers, recommendations, or other materials available to the applicable establishment which relate to the programs and operations with respect to which that Inspector General has responsibilities under this chapter; (B) to have access under subparagraph (A) notwithstanding any other provision of law, except pursuant to any provision of law enacted by Congress that expressly— (i) refers to the Inspector General; and (ii) limits the right of access of the Inspector General; and (C) except as provided in subsection (i), with regard to Federal grand jury materials protected from disclosure pursuant to rule 6(e) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, to have timely access to such information if the Attorney General grants the request in accordance with subsection (h); (2) to make such investigations and reports relating to the administration of the programs and operations of the applicable establishment as are, in the judgment of the Inspector General, necessary or desirable; (3) to request such information or assistance as may be necessary for carrying out the duties and responsibilities provided by this chapter from any Federal, State, or local governmental agency or unit thereof; (4) to require by subpoena the production of all information, documents, reports, answers, records, accounts, papers, and other data in any medium (including electronically stored information), as well as any tangible thing and documentary evidence necessary in the performance of the functions assigned by this chapter

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49 U.S.C. § 1101 — Definitions

**(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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49 U.S.C. § 1137 — Authority of the Inspector General

Page 174 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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