§ 1138. Evaluation and audit of National Transportation Safety Board

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 2006

   Pub. L. 109–443 § 5(a) · 120 Stat. 3297

   Enacted · 49 U.S.C. § 1138

   Added Pub. L. 109–443, § 5(a), Dec. 21, 2006, 120 Stat. 3299

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Added Pub. L. 109–443, § 5(a), Dec. 21, 2006, 120 Stat. 3299

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) In General.— Subchapter III of chapter 11 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: “§ 1138. Evaluation and audit of National Transportation Safety Board “(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 National Transportation Safety Board. Such evaluation and audit shall be conducted at least annually, but may 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 extent to which the Board follows leading practices in selected management areas; and “(6) 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.” .

2. 2014

   Government Reports Elimination Act of 2014

   Pub. L. 113–188 title XV § 1502 · 128 Stat. 2016

   Struck · 49 U.S.C. § 1138(a)

   Pub. L. 113–188 struck out “at least annually, but may be conducted” after “Such evaluation and audit shall be conducted”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 113–188 struck out “at least annually, but may be conducted” after “Such evaluation and audit shall be conducted”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 1502. REPORT MODIFIED.   Section 1138(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking “at least annually, but may be conducted”.

3. 2018

   National Transportation Safety Board Reauthorization Act

   Pub. L. 115–254 § 1110(1) · 132 Stat. 3187

   1. Added · 49 U.S.C. § 1138(b)(5)(7)

      Pub. L. 115–254, § 1110(1), added par. (5)

   2. Redesignated · 49 U.S.C. § 1138(b)(5)(7)

      Pub. L. 115–254, § 1110(1), redesignated former pars. (5) and (6) as (6) and (7), respectively

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b)(5) to (7). Pub. L. 115–254, § 1110(1), added par. (5) and redesignated former pars. (5) and (6) as (6) and (7), respectively.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) in subsection (b)— (A) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs (6) and (7), respectively; and (B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following: “(5) the process and procedures to select an accident to investigate;” ; and

4. 2018

   National Transportation Safety Board Reauthorization Act

   Pub. L. 115–254 § 1110(2) · 132 Stat. 3187

   Inserted · 49 U.S.C. § 1138(c)

   Pub. L. 115–254, § 1110(2), inserted comma after “Science”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 115–254, § 1110(2), inserted comma after “Science”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) in subsection (c), by inserting a comma after “Science”.

5. 2024

   Pub. L. 118–63 title XII § 1221(a) · 138 Stat. 1432

   Substituted · 49 U.S.C. § 1138(a)

   Pub. L. 118–63 substituted “expenditures of the” for “expenditures of the National Transportation Safety”

   Unresolved: Pub. L. 118–63 was not found in the local Statutes at Large index.

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 118–63 substituted “expenditures of the” for “expenditures of the National Transportation Safety”.

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