VOYAGE DATA RECORDER; ACCESS.

SEC. 207. VOYAGE DATA RECORDER; ACCESS. (a) In General.—Chapter 63 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: “SEC. § 6309. [46 U.S.C. 6309] Voyage data recorder acces “Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Coast Guard shall have full, concurrent, and timely access to and ability to use voyage data recorder data and audio held by any Federal agency in all marine casualty investigations, regardless of which agency is the investigative lead.” . (b) [46 U.S.C. 6301] Clerical Amendment.—The analysis for such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following: ““6309. Voyage data recorder access.”.”