PUBLIC LAW 106-181—APR. 5, 2000 114 STAT. 129 TITLE IV—FAMILY ASSISTANCE SEC. 401. RESPONSIBILITIES OF NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD. (a) PROHIBITION ON UNSOLICITED COMMUNICATIONS.— (1) IN GENERAL. —Section 1136(g)(2) is amended— (A) by striking "transportation," and inserting "transportation and in the event of an accident involving a foreign air carrier that occurs within the United States,"; (B) by inserting after "attorney" the following: "(including any associate, agent, employee, or other representative of an attorney)"; and (C) by striking "30th day" and inserting "45th day". (2) ENFORCEMENT. —Section 1151 is amended by inserting "1136(g)(2)," before "or 1155(a)" each place it appears. (b) PROHIBITION ON ACTIONS TO PREVENT MENTAL HEALTH AND COUNSELING SERVICES.—Section 1136(g) is amended by adding at the end the following: " (3) PROHIBITION ON ACTIONS TO PREVENT MENTAL HEALTH AND COUNSELING SERVICES. —No State or political subdivision thereof may prevent the employees, agents, or volunteers of an organization designated for an accident under subsection (a)(2) from providing mental health and counseling services under subsection (c)(1) in the 30-day period beginning on the date of the accident. The director of family support services designated for the accident under subsection (a)(1) may extend such period for not to exceed an additional 30 days if the director determines that the extension is necessary to meet the needs of the families and if State and local authorities are notified of the determination.". (c) INCLUSION OF NONREVENUE PASSENGERS IN FAMILY ASSIST- ANCE COVERAGE.— Section 1136(h)(2) is amended to read as follows: "(2) PASSENGER.— The term 'passenger' includes— "(A) an employee of an air carrier or foreign air carrier aboard an aircraft; and "(B) any other person aboard the aircraft without regard to whether the person paid for the transportation, occupied a seat, or held a reservation for the flight.". (d) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.— Section 1136 is amended by adding at the end the following: "(i) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.— Nothing in this section may be construed as limiting the actions that an air carrier may take, or the obligations that an air carrier may have, in providing assistance to the families of passengers involved in an aircraft accident.". SEC. 402. AIR CARRIER PLANS. (a) CONTENTS OF PLANS. — (1) FLIGHT RESERVATION INFORMATION.— Section 41113(b) is amended by adding at the end the following: "(14) An assurance that, upon request of the family of a passenger, the air carrier will inform the family of whether the passenger's name appeared on a preliminary passenger manifest for the flight involved in the accident.". (2) TRAINING OF EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS.—Section 41113(b) is further amended by adding at the end the following:
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