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 PUBLIC LAW 109–443—DEC. 21, 2006

120 STAT. 3299

enactment of this Act through September 30, 2006, the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’. (b) REPORT.—Section 4(b) of such Act is amended— (1) by striking ‘‘On February 1, 2006,’’ and inserting ‘‘On July 1 of each year, as part of the annual report required by section 1117 of title 49, United States Code,’’; and (2) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘for $25,000 or more’’. SEC. 4. EXPENSES OF DOT INSPECTOR GENERAL.

Section 1137(d) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.— ‘‘(1) FUNDING.—There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation for use by the Inspector General of the Department of Transportation such sums as may be necessary to cover expenses associated with activities pursuant to the authority exercised under this section. ‘‘(2) REIMBURSABLE AGREEMENT.—In the absence of an appropriation under this subsection for an expense referred to in paragraph (1), the Inspector General and the Board shall have a reimbursable agreement to cover such expense.’’. SEC. 5. EVALUATION AND AUDIT OF THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter III of chapter 11 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘§ 1138. Evaluation and audit of National Transportation Safety Board ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—To promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in the administration of the programs, operations, and activities of the National Transportation Safety Board, the Comptroller General of the United States shall evaluate and audit the programs and expenditures of the National Transportation Safety Board. Such evaluation and audit shall be conducted at least annually, but may be conducted as determined necessary by the Comptroller General or the appropriate congressional committees. ‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITY OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL.—The Comptroller General shall evaluate and audit Board programs, operations, and activities, including— ‘‘(1) information management and security, including privacy protection of personally identifiable information; ‘‘(2) resource management; ‘‘(3) workforce development; ‘‘(4) procurement and contracting planning, practices and policies; ‘‘(5) the extent to which the Board follows leading practices in selected management areas; and ‘‘(6) the extent to which the Board addresses management challenges in completing accident investigations. ‘‘(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—For purposes of this section the term ‘appropriate congressional committees’ means the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.’’.

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