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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 · Sec. 376

Sec. 376. ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVIEW BOARD

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## SEC. 376 ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVIEW BOARD ###
(a)Proposal for Establishment of Board The Deputy Secretary of Defense shall develop a proposal for the establishment of an Accident Investigation Review Board (in this section referred to as the “Board”) to provide independent oversight and review of the legal investigations conducted by the Department of Defense outside of the safety process into the facts and circumstances surrounding operational and training accidents. The proposal shall include recommendations relating to— ####
(1)the size and composition of the Board; ####
(2)the process by which the Board would screen accident investigations to identify unsatisfactory, biased, incomplete, or insufficient investigations requiring subsequent review by the Board, including whether the Board should review investigations meeting a predetermined threshold (such as all fatal accidents or all Class A mishaps); ####
(3)the process by which the military departments and other components of the Department of Defense could refer pending or completed accident investigations to the Board for review; ####
(4)the process by which the Board would evaluate a particular accident investigation for accuracy, thoroughness, and objectivity; ####
(5)the requirements for and process by which the convening component of an investigation reviewed by the Board should address the findings of the Board’s review of that particular investigation; ####
(6)proposed procedures for safeguarding privileged and sensitive data and safety information collected during the investigation review process; and ####
(7)how and when the Board would be required to report to the Deputy Secretary of Defense on the activities of the Board, the outcomes of individual investigation reviews performed by the Board, and the assessment of the Board regarding cross-cutting themes and trends identified by those reviews. ###
(b)Report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Deputy Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committee the proposal required by subsection
(a)and a timeline for establishing the Board.
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