Sec. 509. Responses 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 a recommendation and supporting justification by the National Transportation Safety Board relating to transportation safety, the Commandant shall submit to the National Transportation Safety Board a written response to the 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 with which the Commandant concurs, an explanation of the actions the Commandant intends to take to implement such recommendation; with respect to a recommendation with 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 with which the Commandant does not concur, the reasons the Commandant does not concur. If the National Transportation Safety Board has not received the written response required under subsection
(a)by the end of the time period described in that subsection, the National Transportation Safety Board shall notify the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives that such response has not been received. . The analysis for chapter 7 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 721. Responses to safety recommendations. .