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PUBLIC LAW 108–168—DEC. 6, 2003

SEC. 5. ACCIDENT AND SAFETY DATA CLASSIFICATION AND PUBLICATION.

Section 1119 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(c) APPEALS.— ‘‘(1) NOTIFICATION OF RIGHTS.—In any case in which an employee of the Board determines that an occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft constitutes an accident, the employee shall notify the owner or operator of that aircraft of the right to appeal that determination to the Board. ‘‘(2) PROCEDURE.—The Board shall establish and publish the procedures for appeals under this subsection. ‘‘(3) LIMITATION ON APPLICABILITY.—This subsection shall not apply in the case of an accident that results in a loss of life.’’. SEC. 6. SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION’S RESPONSES TO SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS.

Deadlines.

Section 1135(d) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(d) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— ‘‘(1) ANNUAL SECRETARIAL REGULATORY STATUS REPORTS.— On February 1 of each year, the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress and the Board containing the regulatory status of each recommendation made by the Board to the Secretary (or to an Administration within the Department of Transportation) that is on the Board’s ‘most wanted list’. The Secretary shall continue to report on the regulatory status of each such recommendation in the report due on February 1 of subsequent years until final regulatory action is taken on that recommendation or the Secretary (or an Administration within the Department) determines and states in such a report that no action should be taken. ‘‘(2) FAILURE TO REPORT.—If on March 1 of each year the Board has not received the Secretary’s report required by this subsection, the Board shall notify the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate of the Secretary’s failure to submit the required report. ‘‘(3) TERMINATION.—This subsection shall cease to be in effect after the report required to be filed on February 1, 2008, is filed.’’. SEC. 7. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

Section 1131(a)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by moving subparagraphs (B) and (C) 4 ems to the left. SEC. 8. DOT INSPECTOR GENERAL INVESTIGATIVE AUTHORITY. 5 USC app. 4 note, 49 USC 354.

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(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 228 of the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 1773) is transferred to, and added at the end of, subchapter III of chapter 3 of title 49, United States Code, as section 354 of that title. (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) The caption of the section is amended to read as follows:

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