We do not transfer ALJs from the Coast Guard. We leave those in place, just transfer the venue, and we will provide both in this bill and in the subsequent NTSB authorization funding for additional ALJs at the NTSB, as we did in aviation.
Discussing the transfer of Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) in relation to the NTSB authorization.
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