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 110 STAT. 3266 PUBLIC LAW 104-264—OCT. 9, 1996 a list, which is based on the best available information at the time of the request, of the names of the passengers that were aboard the aircraft involved in the accident. " (B) REQUESTS BY DESIGNATED ORGANIZATION. — The organization designated for an accident under subsection (a)(2) may request from the air carrier or foreign air carrier involved in the accident a list described in subparagraph (A). "(2) USE OF INFORMATION.—The director of family support services and the organization may not release to any person information on a list obtained under paragraph (1) but may provide information on the list about a passenger to the family of the passenger to the extent that the director of family support services or the organization considers appropriate. " (e) CONTINUING RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE BOARD.—In the course of its investigation of an accident described in subsection (a), the Board shall, to the maximum extent practicable, ensure that the families of passengers involved in the accident— "(1) are briefed, prior to any public briefing, about the accident, its causes, and any other findings from the investigation; and "(2) are individually informed of and allowed to attend any public hearings and meetings of the Board about the accident. "(f) USE OF AIR CARRIER RESOURCES. —To the extent practicable, the organization designated for an accident under subsection (a)(2) shall coordinate its activities with the air carrier or foreign edr carrier involved in the accident so that the resources of the carrier can be used to the greatest extent possible to carry out the organization's responsibilities under this section. "(g) PROHIBITED ACTIONS.— "(1) ACTIONS TO IMPEDE THE BOARD. —N O person (including a State or political subdivision) may impede the ability of the Board (including the director of family support services designated for an accident under subsection (a)(1)), or an organization designated for an accident under subsection (a)(2), to carry out its responsibilities under this section or the ability of the families of passengers involved in the accident to have contact with one another. "(2) UNSOLICITED COMMUNICATIONS. —In the event of an accident involving an air carrier providing interstate or foreign air transportation, no unsolicited communication concerning a potential action for personal injury or wrongful death may be made by an attorney or any potential party to the litigation to an individual injured in the accident, or to a relative of an individual involved in the accident, before the 30th day following the date of the accident. "(h) DEFINITIONS.— In this section, the following definitions apply: "(1) AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT.— The term 'aircraft accident' means any aviation disaster regardless of its cause or suspected cause. "(2) PASSENGER.— The term 'passenger' includes an employee of an air carrier aboard an aircraft.".

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