Amends the Independent Safety Board Act of 1974 to direct the President to appoint individuals to the National Transportation Safety Board on the basis of technical qualification, professional standing, and demonstrated knowledge in the fields of accident reconstruction, safety engineering, human factors, transportation safety, or transportation regulation.
Directs the Board, within 60 days following an airplane accident, to make public relevant portions of a transcription of oral communications recorded on the cockpit voice recorder (otherwise prohibits public disclosure of such transcriptions and the recordings on which they are based).
Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to extend to September 30, 1987, the authority of the Secretary of Transportation to provide certain aviation insurance and reinsurance.
Became Public Law No: 97-309.
Provisions Included in Senate Amendments to H.R.5930.
Introduced in Senate
Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Commerce.
Committee on Commerce. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Committee on Commerce. Reported to Senate by Senator Packwood with an amendment and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 97-326.
Committee on Commerce. Reported to Senate by Senator Packwood with an amendment and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 97-326.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 465.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Voice Vote.
Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Voice Vote.
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
Referred to Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation and Tourism.
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Executive Comment Requested from NTSB, OMB.
Referred to Subcommittee on Aviation.
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From NTSB.
Provisions Included in Senate Floor Amendment to H.R.5930.