Sec. 9203. Board of Directors

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Section 24302 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (a)— in paragraph (1)— by striking subparagraph

(C)and inserting the following: Eight individuals appointed by the President of the United States, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, with a record of support for national passenger rail service, general business and financial experience, and transportation qualifications or expertise. Of the individuals appointed— one shall be a Mayor or Governor of a location served by a regularly scheduled Amtrak service on the Northeast Corridor; one shall be a Mayor or Governor of a location served by a regularly scheduled Amtrak service that is not on the Northeast Corridor; one shall be a labor representative of Amtrak employees; and two shall be individuals with a history of regular Amtrak ridership and an understanding of the concerns of rail passengers. ; in paragraph

(2)by inserting users of Amtrak, including the elderly and individuals with disabilities, and after and balanced representation of ; in paragraph

(3)by adding at the end the following: A member of the Board appointed under clause

(i)or

(ii)of paragraph (1)(C) shall serve for a term of 5 years or until such member leaves the elected office such member occupied at the time such member was appointed, whichever is first. ; and by striking paragraph

(5)and inserting the following: The Secretary and any Governor of a State may be represented at a Board meeting by a designee. ; in subsection (b)— by striking and inserting Pay and expenses ; and Duties, pay, and expenses by inserting Each director must consider the well-being of current and future Amtrak passengers, and the public interest in sustainable national passenger rail service. before Each director not employed by the United States Government or Amtrak ; and by adding at the end the following: In this section, the term Governor means the Governor of a State or the Mayor of the District of Columbia and includes the designee of the Governor. . The appointment and membership requirements under section 24302 of title 49, United States Code (as amended by this Act), shall apply to any member of the Board appointed pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(C) of such section who is appointed on or after the date of enactment of this Act. Any member described under paragraph

(1)who is serving on such Board as of the date of enactment of this Act may be reappointed on or after such date of enactment, subject to the advice and consent of the Senate, if such member meets the requirements of such section. The term of any member described under paragraph

(1)who is serving on such Board as of the date of enactment of this Act who is not reappointed under paragraph

(2)before the date that is 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, shall cease on such date.