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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Sep 22, 1999
National Transportation Safety Board Amendments Act of 1999 - Amends Federal transportation law to define the term "accident" to include damage to or destruction of vehicles in surface or air transportation or pipelines, regardless of whether the initiating event is accidental or not.(Sec. 3) Grants the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) authority to: (1) negotiate and enter into agreements with private entities, Federal, State, and local governments, and foreign governments for the provision of technical services or training in accident investigation theory and technique; and (2) require that such entities provide appropriate consideration for the reasonable costs of any goods, services, or training provided by the NTSB.(Sec. 4) Authorizes the NTSB to pay an employee with basic pay at a rate of GS-10 or above an overtime hourly rate of time-and-a-half for work performed at an accident scene (including travel to or from the scene) and other work critical to an accident investigation. Specifies limits on total NTSB overtime payments in a calendar year.(Sec. 5) Prohibits the NTSB from disclosing publicly any part of a surface vehicle video recorder recording or transcript of oral communications by or among drivers, train employees, or other operating employees responsible for the movement and direction of the vehicle or vessel, or between such operating employees and company communication centers, regarding an accident investigated by the NTSB. Requires the NTSB to make public any part of a transcript or any written depiction of visual information relevant to an accident, provided certain conditions are met. Subjects surface vehicle recordings (voice or video recorder) and transcripts of accidents (written depiction of visual information obtained from a video recorder) to specified requirements for discovery and use in a judicial proceeding.Prescribes requirements for installation and use of recording devices on surface vehicles.(Sec. 6) Requires the NTSB to relinquish investigative priority to the Federal Bureau of Investigation with respect to an accident if the Attorney General determines that circumstances reasonably indicate that such accident may have been caused by an intentional criminal act.(Sec. 8) Limits the Federal law compliance review authority of the Inspector General of the Department of Transportation with respect to the NTSB to its financial management and business operations (including internal accounting and administration control systems).(Sec. 9) Authorizes appropriations.(Sec. 10) Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, if it would enhance aviation safety, to install a Terminal Doppler Weather Radar at the site of the former U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Brooklyn at Floyd Bennett Field in King's County, New York.
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Rep. Shuster, Bud [R-PA-9] · R–PA
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Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 420 - 4 (Roll no. 462).
House roll call 462 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 420 - 4 (Roll no. 462).
House roll call 462 · Individual votesThe House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2910.
DEBATE - The Committee is debating the amendment offered by Mr. Weiner.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 2910.
The Speaker designated the Honorable Bill Barrett to act as Chairman of the Committee.
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 312 and Rule XXIII.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2910 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Makes in order the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure amendment in the nature of a substitute as an original bill for the purpose of amendment, modified by the amendment printed in H. Rept. 106-347. Measure will be read by section. Bill is open to amendments.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 312. (consideration: CR H9032-9040)
Rule H. Res. 312 passed House.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 312 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2910 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Makes in order the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure amendment in the nature of a substitute as an original bill for the purpose of amendment, modified by the amendment printed in H. Rept. 106-347. Measure will be read by section. Bill is open to amendments.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 195.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 106-335.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 106-335.
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1930-1931)
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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