PUBLIC LAW 105-148—DEC. 16, 1997 111 STAT. 2681 Public Law 105-148 105th Congress An Act To amend title 49, United States Code, to require the National Transportation j. ^„ ^_q„ Safety Board and individual foreign air carriers to address the needs of families ——: of passengers involved in aircraft accidents involving foreign air carriers. [H.R. 2476] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. PLANS TO ADDRESS NEEDS OF FAMILIES OF PASSENGERS INVOLVED IN FOREIGN AIR CARRIER ACCIDENTS. (a) IN GENERAL. —Chapter 413 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
- § 41313. Plans to address needs of families of passengers
involved in foreign air carrier accidents "(a) 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, that occurs within the United States; and "(2) PASSENGER. —The term 'passenger' includes an employee of a foreign air carrier or air carrier aboard an aircraft. "(b) SUBMISSION OF PLANS. —^A foreign air carrier providing foreign air transportation under this chapter shall transmit to the Secretary of Transportation and the Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board a plan for addressing the needs of the families of passengers involved in an aircraft accident that involves an aircraft under the control of the foreign air carrier and results in a significant loss of life. "(c) CONTENTS OF PLANS.— To the extent permitted by foreign law which was in effect on the date of the enactment of this section, a plan submitted by a foreign air carrier under subsection (b) shall include the following: "(1) TELEPHONE NUMBER.— ^A plan for publicizing a reliable, toll-free telephone number and staff to take calls to such number from families of passengers involved in an aircraft accident that involves an aircraft under the control of the foreign air carrier and results in a significant loss of life. "(2) NOTIFICATION OF FAMILIES.—A process for notifying, in person to the extent practicable, the families of passengers involved in an aircraft accident that involves an aircraft under the control of the foreign air carrier and results in a significant loss of life before providing any public notice of the names of such passengers. Such notice shall be provided by using the services of—
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