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Code · BILL · 117th Congress · S. 2016 (Introduced in Senate) — To authorize elements of the Department of Transportation, and for other purposes. · Sec. 2202

Sec. 2202. Composition of Amtrak’s Board of Directors

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Section 24302(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— in paragraph (1)— in subparagraph (B), by striking President and inserting Chief Executive Officer ; and in subparagraph (C), by striking or a and inserting (including individuals with disabilities) or of a ; in paragraph (2), by striking and try to provide adequate and balanced representation of the major geographic regions of the United States served by Amtrak ; by redesignating paragraph
(5)as paragraph (7); and by striking paragraph
(4)and inserting the following: Of the individuals appointed pursuant to paragraph (1)(C)— 2 individuals shall reside in or near a location served by a regularly scheduled Amtrak service along the Northeast Corridor; 4 individuals shall reside in or near regions of the United States that are geographically distributed outside of the Northeast Corridor, of whom— 2 individuals shall reside in States served by a long-distance route operated by Amtrak; 2 individuals shall reside in States served by State-supported routes operated by Amtrak; and an individual who resides in a State that is served by a State-supported route and a long-distance route may be appointed to serve either position referred to in clauses
(i)and (ii); 2 individuals shall reside either— in or near a location served by a regularly scheduled Amtrak service on the Northeast Corridor; or in a State served by long-distance or State-supported routes; and each individual appointed to the Board pursuant to this paragraph may only fill 1 of the allocations set forth in subparagraphs
(A)through (C). The Board shall elect a chairperson and vice chairperson, other than the Chief Executive Officer of Amtrak, from among its membership. The vice chairperson shall act as chairperson in the absence of the chairperson. The Board shall meet at least annually with— representatives of Amtrak employees; representatives of persons with disabilities; and the general public, in an open meeting with a virtual attendance option, to discuss financial performance and service results. . None of the amendments made by subsection
(a)may be construed as affecting the term of any director serving on the Amtrak Board of Directors under section 24302(a)(1)(C) of title 49, United States Code, as of the date of enactment of this Act.
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