Public Law 104-291 · H.R. 3159 · Became law

National Transportation Safety Board Amendments of 1996

Official title: “To amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1997, 1998, and 1999 for the National Transportation Safety Board, and for other purposes.”

House: voice vote · Senate: without objection
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It became law on October 11, 1996.

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