Editorial Notes

References in Text

The date of the enactment of this section, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (b)(1), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 104–264, which was approved Oct. 9, 1996.

Amendments

2003—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 108–168 added subsec. (c).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Except as otherwise specifically provided, section applicable 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.

Multimodal Accident Database Management System

Pub. L. 115–254, div. C, § 1108, Oct. 5, 2018, 132 Stat. 3433, provided that:

“(a)

Establishment.—

Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act [Oct. 5, 2018], the [National Transportation Safety] Board shall establish and maintain a multimodal accident database management system for Board investigators.

“(b)

Purposes.—

The purposes of the system shall be to support the Board in improving—

“(1)

the quality of accident data the Board makes available to the public; and

“(2)

the selection of accidents for investigation and allocation of limited resources.

“(c)

Requirements.—

The system shall—

“(1)

maintain a historical record of accidents that are investigated by the Board; and

“(2)

be capable of the secure storage, retrieval, and management of information associated with the investigations of such accidents.”