Sec. 386. Establishment of Army and Air Force Safety Commands; implementation of accident investigation recommendations
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Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall establish within the Department of the Army an Army Safety Command . There is a Commander of the Army Safety Command. The Commander shall be selected by the Secretary of the Army from among the general officers of the Army who hold a rank of major general or higher. The duties of the Army Safety Command shall include, with respect to the Army, the formulation of safety policy, the development of risk management strategies, the monitoring of risk adjudication processes, the provision of safety-related training, and such other duties as the Secretary of the Army may determine appropriate.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall establish within the Department of the Air Force an Air Force Safety Command . There is a Commander of the Air Force Safety Command. The Commander shall be selected by the Secretary of the Air Force from among the general officers of the Air Force who hold a rank of major general or higher. The duties of the Air Force Safety Command shall include, with respect to the Air Force, the formulation of safety policy, the development of risk management strategies, the monitoring of risk adjudication processes, the provision of safety-related training, and such other duties as the Secretary of the Air Force may determine appropriate.
As of the date on which the Safety Command of a military department is established under this subsection, any element of that military department responsible for the duties of such Safety Command as of the day before the date of such establishment (including the duties, responsibilities, and personnel of any such element) shall be transferred to such Safety Command. Not later than 90 days after the date on which the Safety Command of a military department is established under this subsection, the Secretary of that military department shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the duties, assigned personnel, key lines of effort, and organizational structure of such Safety Command.
Not later than 180 days of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall establish within the Department of the Army an entity the primary responsibility of which is to ensure the implementation across the Army of recommended actions arising from accident investigations conducted by the Department of Defense. Not later than 180 days of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall establish within the Department of the Air Force an entity the primary responsibility of which is to ensure the implementation across the Air Force of recommended actions arising from accident investigations conducted by the Department of Defense.
Not later than 90 days after the date on which the Secretary of a military department establishes a responsible entity under paragraph (1), that Secretary shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the duties, assigned personnel, key lines of effort, and organizational structure of such entity.