Sec. 1109. ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF FAMILIES OF INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENTS
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## SEC. 1109 ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF FAMILIES OF INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENTS ###
(a)Air Carriers Holding Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity Section 41113 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— ####
(1)in subsection (a), by striking “a major” and inserting “any”; and ####
(2)in subsection (b)— #####
(A)in paragraph (9), by striking “(and any other victim of the accident)” and inserting “(and any other victim of the accident, including any victim on the ground)”; #####
(B)in paragraph (16), by striking “major” and inserting “any”; and #####
(C)in paragraph (17)(A), by striking “significant” and inserting “any”. ###
(b)Foreign Air Carriers Providing Foreign Air Transportation Section 41313 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— ####
(1)in subsection (b), by striking “a major” and inserting “any”; and ####
(2)in subsection (c)— #####
(A)in paragraph (1), by striking “a significant” and inserting “any”; #####
(B)in paragraph (2), by striking “a significant” and inserting “any”; #####
(C)by amending paragraph
(9)to read as follows: > > #### “(9) Equal treatment of passengers > > An assurance that the treatment of the families of nonrevenue passengers (and any other victim of the accident, including any victim on the ground) will be the same as the treatment of the families of revenue passengers.” > ; #####
(D)in paragraph (16)— ######
(i)by striking “major” and inserting “any”; and ######
(ii)by striking “the foreign air carrier will consult” and inserting “will consult”; and #####
(E)in paragraph (17)(A), by striking “significant” and inserting “any”. ###
(c)Assistance to Families of Passengers Involved in Aircraft Accidents Section 1136 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— ####
(1)in subsection (a), by striking “aircraft accident within the United States involving an air carrier or foreign air carrier and resulting in a major loss of life” and inserting “aircraft accident involving an air carrier or foreign air carrier, resulting in any loss of life, and for which the National Transportation Safety Board will serve as the lead investigative agency”; and ####
(2)in subsection (h)— #####
(A)by amending paragraph
(1)to read as follows: > > #### “(1) Aircraft accident > > The term ‘aircraft accident’ means any aviation disaster, regardless of its cause or suspected cause, for which the National Transportation Safety Board is the lead investigative agency.” > ; and #####
(B)in paragraph (2)— ######
(i)in subparagraph (A), by striking “; and” and inserting a semicolon; ######
(ii)in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and ######
(iii)by adding at the end the following: > > ##### “(C) > > any other person injured or killed in the aircraft accident, as determined appropriate by the Board.” > . ###
(d)Assistance to Families of Passengers Involved in Rail Passenger Accidents Section 1139 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— ####
(1)in subsection (a), by striking “resulting in a major loss of life” and inserting “resulting in any loss of life, and for which the National Transportation Safety Board will serve as the lead investigative agency”; and ####
(2)by amending subsection (h)(1) to read as follows: > > #### “(1) Rail passenger accident > > The term ‘rail passenger accident’ means any rail passenger disaster that— > > > ##### “(A) > > results in any loss of life; > > > ##### “(B) > > the National Transportation Safety Board will serve as the lead investigative agency for; and > > > ##### “(C) > > occurs in the provision of— > > > ###### “(i) > > interstate intercity rail passenger transportation (as such term is defined in section 24102); or > > > ###### “(ii) > > high-speed rail (as such term is defined in section 26105) transportation, regardless of its cause or suspected cause.” > . ###
(e)Information for Families of Individuals Involved in Accidents ####
(1)In general Subchapter III of chapter 11 of subtitle II of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: > > ## “SEC. 1140 Information for families of individuals involved in accidents > > **[**[49 U.S.C. 1140](/us/usc/t49/s1140)**]** > > In the course of an investigation of an accident described in section 1131(a)(1), except an aircraft accident described in section 1136 or a rail passenger accident described in section 1139, the Board may, to the maximum extent practicable, ensure that the families of individuals involved in the accident, and other individuals the Board deems appropriate— > > > #### “(1) > > are informed as to the roles, with respect to the accident and the post-accident activities, of the Board; > > > #### “(2) > > are briefed, before any public briefing, about the accident, its causes, and any other findings from the investigation; and > > > #### “(3) > > are individually informed of and allowed to attend any public hearings and meetings of the Board about the accident.” > . ####
(2)Table of contents **[**[49 U.S.C. 1101](/us/usc/t49/s1101)**]** The table of contents of chapter 11 of subtitle II of title 49, United States Code,is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1139 the following:" “1140. Information for families of individuals involved in accidents.” ".
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ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF FAMILIES OF INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENTS
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