Sec. 912. Establishment of Office of Oversight, Accountability, and Quality Assurance
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Subchapter II of chapter 11 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Board shall establish in the National Transportation Safety Board an Office of Oversight, Accountability, and Quality Assurance to provide oversight of the duties and responsibilities of the Board. The head of the Office of Oversight, Accountability, and Quality Assurance shall be the Director, who shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Board and shall be approved by the Board.
The Director shall have demonstrated ability in investigations. The Director shall be appointed for a term of 5 years. Any individual approved to fill a vacancy in the position of the Director occurring before the expiration of the term for which the predecessor of the individual was approved shall be approved for the remainder of the term or for a new term. The Director shall— establish and ensure policies that promote integrity, efficiency, and effectiveness; prevent and detect waste, fraud, and abuse in programs and operations; provide policy direction related to the conduct, supervision, and coordination of audits and investigations relating to the activities of the Board; identify trends and systemic issues within the agency and create strategies and recommendations to address such issues; conduct impartial information gathering about complaints or concerns, and ensure the Board is meeting any quality and timeliness standards; and not conduct any of the duties under this subsection in a manner that interferes with an ongoing safety investigation of the Board.
If the Director has reasonable grounds to believe that there has been a violation of Federal criminal law, the Director shall refer the matter to the Department of Justice. Nothing in this section shall be construed to interfere or give the Office jurisdiction over any active investigation by the Board or the content of products approved by a vote of the Board. The Director shall submit to the Board, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate an annual report on the activities, investigations, findings, and recommendations of the Director.
This subsection shall cease to have effect on October 1, 2028. . The analysis for chapter 11 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding after the item relating to section 1119 the following: 1120. Office of Oversight, Accountability, and Quality Assurance. . Not earlier than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act and not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Oversight, Accountability, and Quality Assurance of the National Transportation Safety Board shall enter into the necessary arrangements with an inspector general, or similar Federal entity, to perform a peer review of the Office.