104 STAT. 4654 PUBLIC LAW 101-641—NOV. 28, 1990 Public Law 101-641 101st Congress An Act Nov. 28, 1990 [S. 3012] Independent Safety Board Act Amendments of 1990. 49 USC app. 1901 note. To {imend the Independent Safety Board Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1991, 1992, and 1993, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SHORT TITLE SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the "Independent Safety Board Act Amendments of 1990". AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS SEC. 2. Section 309(a) of the Independent Safety Board Act of 1974 (49 App. U.S.C. 1907(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: "There are authorized to be appropriated for the purposes of this Act not to exceed $32,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1991; $38,600,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1992; and $38,800,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1993, such sums to remain available until expended.'. EXAMINATION AND TESTING SEC. 3. (a) Section 3O40t))(2) of the Independent Safety Board Act of 1974 (49 App. U.S.C. 1903(b)(2)) is amended by inserting "vessel," immediately before "vehicle" each place it appears. (b) Section 304(b)(2) of the Independent Safety Board Act of 1974 (49 App. U.S.C. 1903a))(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentences: "The Board shall have sole authority to determine the manner in which testing will be carried out under this paragraph and under section 701(c) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, including determining the persons who will conduct the test, the type of test which will be conducted, and the persons who will witness the test. Such determinations are committed to the discretion of the Board and shall be made on the basis of the needs of the investigation being conducted by the Board and, where applicable, the provisions of this paragraph.. COCKPIT VOICE RECORDER RECORDINGS AND TRANSCRIPTIONS SEC. 4. Section 306 of the Independent Safety Board Act of 1974 (49 App. U.S.C. 1905) is amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: " (c) PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF COCKPIT VOICE RECORDER RECORDINGS AND TRANSCRIPTIONS. — (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Board shall withhold from public disclosure cockpit voice recorder recordings and transcriptions, in whole or in part, of oral communications by and between flight crew members and ground stations, that are associated with accidents or incidents investigated by the Board.
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