A bill to amend title 49. United States Code, to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1997, 1998, and 1999 for the National Transportation Safety Board, and for other purposes.
National Transportation Safety Board Amendments of 1996 - Amends Federal transportation law to prohibit the National Transportation Safety Board and any agency receiving information from it from disclosing: (1) records or information relating to its participation in foreign aircraft accident investigations, except in certain circumstances; or (2) voluntarily provided safety-related information unrelated to the exercise of the Board's accident or incident investigation authority, if disclosure would inhibit the voluntary provision of that type of information. Declares that nothing in this Act shall restrict the Board from referring to foreign accident investigation information when making safety recommendations.
Authorizes the Board to conduct training of its employees in subjects necessary for proper performance of accident investigation.
Authorizes appropriations to the Board through FY 1999.
Became Public Law No: 104-291.
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5768-5769)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Committee on Commerce. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Committee on Commerce. Reported to Senate by Senator Pressler without amendment. With written report No. 104-324.
Committee on Commerce. Reported to Senate by Senator Pressler without amendment. With written report No. 104-324.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 503.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S10895-10898)
Senate incorporated this measure in H.R. 3159 as an amendment.
Senate passed companion measure H.R. 3159 in lieu of this measure by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10898)
Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 503. (consideration: CR S10898)
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