Sec. 213. Responses of Commandant of the Coast Guard to safety recommendations
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Chapter 7 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: Not later than 90 days after the submission to the Commandant of the Coast Guard of a recommendation by the National Transportation Safety Board relating to transportation safety, the Commandant shall submit to the Board a written response to each recommendation, which shall include whether the Commandant— concurs with the recommendation; partially concurs with the recommendation; or does not concur with the recommendation. A response under subsection
(a)shall include— with respect to a recommendation to which the Commandant concurs, an explanation of the actions the Commandant intends to take to implement such recommendation; with respect to a recommendation to which the Commandant partially concurs, an explanation of the actions the Commandant intends to take to implement the portion of such recommendation with which the Commandant partially concurs; and with respect to a recommendation to which the Commandant does not concur, the reasons why the Commandant does not concur with such recommendation. If the Board has not received the written response required under subsection
(a)by the end of the time period described in such subsection, the Board shall notify the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate that such response has not been received. . The analysis for chapter 7 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 720 the following: 721. Responses to safety recommendations. .