Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 120.djvu/3332

 PUBLIC LAW 109–443—DEC. 21, 2006

120 STAT. 3301

SEC. 9. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

(a) FUNCTIONAL UNIT FOR MARINE INVESTIGATIONS.—Section 1111(g) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(5) marine.’’. (b) MARINE CASUALTY INVESTIGATIONS.—Section 1131(a)(1)(E) of such title is amended— (1) by striking ‘‘on the navigable waters or territorial sea of the United States,’’ and inserting ‘‘on or under the navigable waters, internal waters, or the territorial sea of the United States as described in Presidential Proclamation No. 5928 of December 27, 1988,’’; and (2) by inserting ‘‘(as defined in section 2101(46) of title 46)’’ after ‘‘vessel of the United States’’. (c) REFERENCE TO DEPARTMENTAL AUTHORITY.—Section 1131(c)(1) of such title is amended by inserting ‘‘or the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating’’ after ‘‘Transportation’’. (d) APPOINTMENT OF STAFF.—Section 1111 of such title is amended— (1) by striking paragraph (1) of subsection (e) and inserting the following: ‘‘(1) appoint and supervise officers and employees, other than regular and full-time employees in the immediate offices of another member, necessary to carry out this chapter;’’; (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (e) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) of subsection (e) the following: ‘‘(2) fix the pay of officers and employees necessary to carry out this chapter;’’; (4) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (j); and (5) by inserting after subsection (h) the following: ‘‘(i) BOARD MEMBER STAFF.—Each member of the Board shall select and supervise regular and full-time employees in his or her immediate office as long as any such employee has been approved for employment by the designated agency ethics official under the same guidelines that apply to all employees of the Board. Except for the Chairman, the appointment authority provided by this subsection is limited to the number of full-time equivalent positions, in addition to 1 senior professional staff at a level not to exceed the GS 15 level and 1 administrative staff, allocated to each member through the Board’s annual budget and allocation process.’’. (e) SPELLING CORRECTION.—Section 1113(a) of such title is amended in paragraphs (3) and (4) by striking ‘‘subpena’’ and inserting ‘‘subpoena’’. (f) BOARD REVIEW.—Section 1113(c) of such title is amended by inserting after the period at the end the following: ‘‘The Board shall develop and approve a process for the Board’s review and comment or approval of documents submitted to the President, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, or Congress under this subsection.’’. (g) INVESTIGATIVE OFFICERS.—Section 1113 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(h) INVESTIGATIVE OFFICERS.—The Board shall maintain at least 1 full-time employee in each State located more than 1,000

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