Sec. 918. Improving delivery of family assistance
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Section 1136 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— in the heading by striking and inserting to families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents ; to passengers involved in aircraft accidents and families of such passengers in subsection (a)— by inserting within United States airspace or airspace delegated to the United States after aircraft accident ; by striking National Transportation Safety Board shall and inserting Board shall ; and in paragraph (2)— by striking emotional care and support and inserting emotional, psychological, and spiritual care and support services ; and by striking the families of passengers involved in the accident and inserting passengers involved in the accident and the families of such passengers ; in subsection (c)— in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking the families of passengers involved in the accident and inserting passengers involved in the accident and the families of such passengers ; in paragraph
(1)by striking mental health and counseling services and inserting emotional, psychological, and spiritual care and support services ; in paragraph (3)— by striking the families who have traveled to the location of the accident and inserting passengers involved in the accident and the families of such passengers who have traveled to the location of the accident ; and by inserting passengers and before affected families ; and in paragraph (4), by inserting passengers and before families ; by amending subsection
(d)to read as follows: It shall be the responsibility of the director of family support services designated for an accident under subsection (a)(1) to request, as soon as practicable, from the air carrier or foreign air carrier involved in the accident a passenger list, which is based on the best available information at the time of the request. The director of family support services may not release to any person information on a list obtained under subparagraph (A), except that the director may, to the extent the director considers appropriate, provide information on the list about a passenger to— the family of the passenger; or a local, State, or Federal agency responsible for determining the whereabouts or welfare of a passenger. The organization designated for an accident under subsection (a)(2) may request from the air carrier or foreign air carrier involved in the accident a passenger list. The designated organization may not release to any person information on a passenger list but may provide information on the list about a passenger to the family of the passenger to the extent the organization considers appropriate. ; in subsection (g)(1) by striking the families of passengers involved in the accident and inserting passengers involved in the accident and the families of such passengers ; in subsection (g)(3)— in the paragraph heading by striking and inserting prevent mental health and counseling ; prevent certain care and support by striking providing mental health and counseling services and inserting providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual care and support ; and by inserting passengers and before families ; in subsection (h)— by striking National Transportation Safety ; and by adding at the end the following: The term passenger list means a list based on the best available information at the time of a request, of the name of each passenger aboard the aircraft involved in the accident. ; and in subsection
(i)by striking the families of passengers involved in an aircraft accident and inserting passengers involved in the aircraft accident and the families of such passengers . The analysis for chapter 11 of title 49, United States Code, is further amended by striking the item relating to section 1136 and inserting the following: 1136. Assistance to passengers involved in aircraft accidents and families of such passengers. . Section 1139 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— in the heading by striking and inserting to families of passengers involved in rail passenger accidents ; to passengers involved in rail passenger accidents and families of such passengers in subsection
(a)by striking National Transportation Safety Board shall and inserting Board shall ; in subsection (a)(2)— by striking emotional care and support and inserting emotional, psychological and spiritual care and support services ; and by striking the families of passengers involved in the accident and inserting passengers involved in the accident and the families of such passengers ; in subsection (c)— in the matter preceding paragraph
(1)by striking the families of passengers involved in the accident and inserting passengers involved in the accident and the families of such passengers ; in paragraph
(1)by striking mental health and counseling services and inserting emotional, psychological, and spiritual care and support services ; in paragraph (3)— by striking the families who have traveled to the location of the accident and inserting passengers involved in the accident and the families of such passengers who have traveled to the location of the accident ; and by inserting passengers and before affected families ; and in paragraph (4), by inserting passengers and before families ; by amending subsection
(d)to read as follows: It shall be the responsibility of the director of family support services designated for an accident under subsection (a)(1) to request, as soon as practicable, from the rail passenger carrier involved in the accident a passenger list, which is based on the best available information at the time of the request. The director of family support services may not release to any person information on a list obtained under subparagraph (A), except that the director may, to the extent the director considers appropriate, provide information on the list about a passenger to— the family of the passenger; or a local, State, or Federal agency responsible for determining the whereabouts or welfare of a passenger. The organization designated for an accident under subsection (a)(2) may request from the rail passenger carrier involved in the accident a passenger list. The designated organization may not release to any person information on a passenger list but may provide information on the list about a passenger to the family of the passenger to the extent the organization considers appropriate. ; in subsection (g)(1), by striking the families of passengers involved in the accident and inserting passengers involved in the accident and the families of such passengers ; in subsection (g)(3)— in the paragraph heading, by striking and inserting prevent mental health and counseling ; prevent certain care and support by striking providing mental health and counseling services and inserting providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual care and support ; and by inserting passengers and before families ; and in subsection (h)— by striking National Transportation Safety ; and by adding at the end the following: The term passenger list means a list based on the best available information at the time of the request, of the name of each passenger aboard the rail passenger carrier’s train involved in the accident. A rail passenger carrier shall use reasonable efforts, with respect to its unreserved trains, and passengers not holding reservations on its other trains, to ascertain the names of passengers aboard a train involved in an accident. . Section 24316(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking a major and inserting any . The analysis for chapter 11 of title 49, United States Code, is further amended by striking the item relating to section 1139 and inserting the following: 1139. Assistance to passengers involved in rail passenger accidents and families of such passengers. .