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49 U.S.C. 1131: General authority

Created in 1994 by Public Law 103-272. Changed by 7 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

2 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by National Transportation Safety Board (2).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2024

    • Pub. L. 118–63, §1210(a), substituted "selects, concurrent with any State investigation, in which case the Board and the relevant State agencies shall coordinate to ensure both the Board and State agencies have timely access to the information needed to conduct each such investig… (FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 118–63, §1210(b), amended subpar. (C) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (C) read as follows: "a railroad accident in which there is a fatality or substantial property damage, or that involves a passenger train;". (FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 118–63, §1211, substituted "public—" and pars. (1) and (2) for "public at reasonable cost." (FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024) Law text · (e)
    • Pub. L. 118–63, §1212, added subsec. (f). (FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024) Law text · (f)

    2022

    • Pub. L. 117–263 substituted "section 116" for "section 2101(46)". (James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023) Law text · (a)

    2018

    • Pub. L. 115–254 substituted "a public aircraft as defined by section 40102(a) of this title" for "a public aircraft as defined by section 40102(a)(37) of this title". (FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018) Law text · (a)

    2006

    • Pub. L. 109–443, §9(b), substituted "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," for "on the navigable waters or territorial sea of the United States," and… Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 109–443, §9(c), inserted "or the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating" after "Transportation" in introductory provisions. Law text · (c)

    2003

    • Pub. L. 108–168 realigned margins. Law text · (a), (C)

    2000

    • Pub. L. 106–424, §6(a), designated existing provisions as subpar. (A), substituted "Subject to the requirements of this paragraph, an investigation" for "An investigation", and added subpars. (B) and (C). (National Transportation Safety Board Amendments Act of 2000) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 106–424, §7, substituted "1134(a), (b), (d), and (f)" for "1134(b)(2)". (National Transportation Safety Board Amendments Act of 2000) Law text · (d)

    1994

    • Pub. L. 103–411, §3(c)(1), inserted before semicolon at end "or an aircraft accident involving a public aircraft as defined by section 40102(a)(37) of this title other than an aircraft operated by the Armed Forces or by an intelligence agency of the United States". · (a)
    • Pub. L. 103–411, §3(c)(2), added subsec. (d) and redesignated former subsec. (d) as (e). · (d), (e)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.