Sec. 1109. Addressing the needs of families of individuals involved in accidents
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Section 41113 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (a), by striking a major and inserting any ; and in subsection (b)— in paragraph (9), by striking (and any other victim of the accident) and inserting (and any other victim of the accident, including any victim on the ground) ; in paragraph (16), by striking major and inserting any ; and in paragraph (17)(A), by striking significant and inserting any . Section 41313 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (b), by striking a major and inserting any ; and in subsection (c)— in paragraph (1), by striking a significant and inserting any ; in paragraph (2), by striking a significant and inserting any ; by amending paragraph
(9)to read as follows: An assurance that the treatment of the families of nonrevenue passengers (and any other victim of the accident, including any victim on the ground) will be the same as the treatment of the families of revenue passengers. ; in paragraph (16)— by striking major and inserting any ; and by striking the foreign air carrier will consult and inserting will consult ; and in paragraph (17)(A), by striking significant and inserting any . Section 1136 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (a), by striking aircraft accident within the United States involving an air carrier or foreign air carrier and resulting in a major loss of life and inserting aircraft accident involving an air carrier or foreign air carrier, resulting in any loss of life, and for which the National Transportation Safety Board will serve as the lead investigative agency ; and in subsection (h)— by amending paragraph
(1)to read as follows: The term aircraft accident means any aviation disaster, regardless of its cause or suspected cause, for which the National Transportation Safety Board is the lead investigative agency. ; and in paragraph (2)— in subparagraph (A), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: any other person injured or killed in the aircraft accident, as determined appropriate by the Board. . Section 1139 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (a), by striking resulting in a major loss of life and inserting resulting in any loss of life, and for which the National Transportation Safety Board will serve as the lead investigative agency ; and by amending subsection (h)(1) to read as follows: The term rail passenger accident means any rail passenger disaster that— results in any loss of life; the National Transportation Safety Board will serve as the lead investigative agency for; and occurs in the provision of— interstate intercity rail passenger transportation (as such term is defined in section 24102); or high-speed rail (as such term is defined in section 26105) transportation, regardless of its cause or suspected cause. . Subchapter III of chapter 11 of subtitle II of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: In the course of an investigation of an accident described in section 1131(a)(1), except an aircraft accident described in section 1136 or a rail passenger accident described in section 1139, the Board may, to the maximum extent practicable, ensure that the families of individuals involved in the accident, and other individuals the Board deems appropriate— are informed as to the roles, with respect to the accident and the post-accident activities, of the Board; are briefed, before any public briefing, about the accident, its causes, and any other findings from the investigation; and are individually informed of and allowed to attend any public hearings and meetings of the Board about the accident. . The table of contents of chapter 11 of subtitle II of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1139 the following: 1140. Information for families of individuals involved in accidents. .