§ 44735. Limitation on disclosure of safety information

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. 2012

   FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012

   Pub. L. 112–95 title III § 310(a) · 126 Stat. 11

   Enacted · 49 U.S.C. § 44735

   Added Pub. L. 112–95, title III, § 310(a), Feb. 14, 2012, 126 Stat. 64

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Added Pub. L. 112–95, title III, § 310(a), Feb. 14, 2012, 126 Stat. 64

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) In General.— Chapter 447 (as amended by this Act) is further amended by adding at the end the following: “§ 44735. Limitation on disclosure of safety information “(a) In General.— Except as provided by subsection (c), a report, data, or other information described in subsection (b) shall not be disclosed to the public by the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration pursuant to section 552(b)(3)(B) of title 5 if the report, data, or other information is submitted to the Federal Aviation Administration voluntarily and is not required to be submitted to the Administrator under any other provision of law. “(b) Applicability.— The limitation established by subsection (a) shall apply to the following: “(1) Reports, data, or other information developed under the Aviation Safety Action Program. “(2) Reports, data, or other information produced or collected under the Flight Operational Quality Assurance Program. “(3) Reports, data, or other information developed under the Line Operations Safety Audit Program. “(4) Reports, data, or other information produced or collected for purposes of developing and implementing a safety management system acceptable to the Administrator. “(5) Reports, analyses, and directed studies, based in whole or in part on reports, data, or other information described in paragraphs (1) through (4), including those prepared under the Aviation Safety Information Analysis and Sharing Program (or any successor program). “(c) Exception for De-identified Information.— “(1) In general.— The limitation established by subsection (a) shall not apply to a report, data, or other information if the information contained in the report, data, or other information has been de-identified. “(2) De-identified defined.— In this subsection, the term ‘de-identified’ means the process by which all information that is likely to establish the identity of the specific persons or entities submitting reports, data, or other information is removed from the reports, data, or other information.” .

2. 2020

   Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2021

   Pub. L. 116–260 div. V title I § 102(g) · 134 Stat. 1182

   1. Inserted · 49 U.S.C. § 44735(a)

      Pub. L. 116–260 inserted “—” after “title 5”

   2. Amended · 49 U.S.C. § 44735(a)

      Pub. L. 116–260 designated remaining existing provisions as par. (1)

   3. Added · 49 U.S.C. § 44735(a)

      Pub. L. 116–260 added par. (2)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–260 inserted “—” after “title 5”, designated remaining existing provisions as par. (1), and added par. (2).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 102. During the current fiscal year, appropriations made available to the Department of Commerce by this Act for salaries and expenses shall be available for hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902).

3. 2024

   Pub. L. 118–63 § 305(1) · 138 Stat. 1071

   Added · 49 U.S.C. § 44735(a)(3)

   Pub. L. 118–63, § 305(1), added par. (3)

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

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 118–63, § 305(1), added par. (3).

4. 2024

   Pub. L. 118–63 § 305(2) · 138 Stat. 1071

   Added · 49 U.S.C. § 44735(d)

   Pub. L. 118–63, § 305(2), added subsec. (d)

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

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 118–63, § 305(2), added subsec. (d).

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