Sec. 1107. METHODOLOGY
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## SEC. 1107 METHODOLOGY ###
(a)Redesignation Section 1116 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: > > ### “(c) Annual Report > > The National Transportation Safety Board shall submit a report to Congress on July 1 of each year. The report shall include— > > > #### “(1) > > a statistical and analytical summary of the transportation accident investigations conducted and reviewed by the Board during the prior calendar year; > > > #### “(2) > > a survey and summary of the recommendations made by the Board to reduce the likelihood of recurrence of those accidents together with the observed response to each recommendation; > > > #### “(3) > > a detailed appraisal of the accident investigation and accident prevention activities of other departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the United States Government and State and local governmental authorities having responsibility for those activities under a law of the United States or a State; > > > #### “(4) > > a description of the activities and operations of the National Transportation Safety Board Training Center during the prior calendar year; > > > #### “(5) > > a list of accidents, during the prior calendar year, that the Board was required to investigate under section 1131 but did not investigate and an explanation of why they were not investigated; and > > > #### “(6) > > a list of ongoing investigations that have exceeded the expected time allotted for completion by Board order and an explanation for the additional time required to complete each such investigation.” > . ###
(b)Methodology ####
(1)In general Section 1117 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: > > ## “SEC. 1117 Methodology > > > ### “(a) In General > > Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the National Transportation Safety Board Reauthorization Act, the Chairman shall include with each investigative report in which a recommendation is issued by the Board a methodology section detailing the process and information underlying the selection of each recommendation. > > > ### “(b) Elements > > Except as provided in subsection (c), the methodology section under subsection
(a)shall include, for each recommendation— > > > #### “(1) > > a brief summary of the Board’s collection and analysis of the specific accident investigation information most relevant to the recommendation; > > > #### “(2) > > a description of the Board’s use of external information, including studies, reports, and experts, other than the findings of a specific accident investigation, if any were used to inform or support the recommendation, including a brief summary of the specific safety benefits and other effects identified by each study, report, or expert; and > > > #### “(3) > > a brief summary of any examples of actions taken by regulated entities before the publication of the safety recommendation, to the extent such actions are known to the Board, that were consistent with the recommendation. > > > ### “(c) Acceptable Limitation > > If the Board knows of more than 3 examples taken by regulated entities before the publication of the safety recommendation that were consistent with the recommendation, the brief summary under subsection (b)(3) may be limited to only 3 of those examples. > > > ### “(d) Exception > > Subsection
(a)shall not apply if the recommendation is only for a person to disseminate information on— > > > #### “(1) > > an existing agency best practices document; or > > > #### “(2) > > an existing regulatory requirement. > > > ### “(e) Rule of Construction > > Nothing in this section may be construed to require any change to a recommendation made by the Board before the date of enactment of the National Transportation Safety Board Reauthorization Act, unless the recommendation is a repeat recommendation issued on or after the date of enactment of such Act. > > > ### “(f) Savings Clause > > Nothing in this section may be construed— > > > #### “(1) > > to delay publication of the findings, cause, or probable cause of a Board investigation; > > > #### “(2) > > to delay the issuance of an urgent recommendation that the Board has determined must be issued to avoid immediate loss, death, or injury; or > > > #### “(3) > > to limit the number of examples the Board may consider before issuing a recommendation.” > . ####
(2)Clerical amendment **[**[49 U.S.C. 1101](/us/usc/t49/s1101)**]** The analysis for chapter 11 of title 49, United States Code,is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1116 the following:" “117. Methodology.” ".
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