Sec. 22202. COMPOSITION OF AMTRAK’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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## SEC. 22202 COMPOSITION OF AMTRAK’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS ###
(a)Selection; Composition; Chair Section 24302(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— ####
(1)in paragraph (1)— #####
(A)in subparagraph (B), by striking “President” and inserting “Chief Executive Officer”; and #####
(B)in subparagraph (C), by inserting “, at least 1 of whom shall be an individual with a disability (as defined in section 3 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102)) who has a demonstrated history of, or experience with, accessibility, mobility, and inclusive transportation in passenger rail or commuter rail” before the period at the end; ####
(2)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”; ####
(3)by redesignating paragraph
(5)as paragraph (7); and ####
(4)by striking paragraph
(4)and inserting the following: > > #### “(4) > > Of the individuals appointed pursuant to paragraph (1)(C)— > > > ##### “(A) > > 2 individuals shall reside in or near a location served by a regularly scheduled Amtrak service along the Northeast Corridor; > > > ##### “(B) > > 4 individuals shall reside in or near regions of the United States that are geographically distributed outside of the Northeast Corridor, of whom— > > > ###### “(i) > > 2 individuals shall reside in States served by a long-distance route operated by Amtrak; > > > ###### “(ii) > > 2 individuals shall reside in States served by a State-supported route operated by Amtrak; and > > > ###### “(iii) > > 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); > > > ##### “(C) > > 2 individuals shall reside either— > > > ###### “(i) > > in or near a location served by a regularly scheduled Amtrak service on the Northeast Corridor; or > > > ###### “(ii) > > in a State served by long-distance or a State-supported route; and > > > ##### “(D) > > each individual appointed to the Board pursuant to this paragraph may only fill 1 of the allocations set forth in subparagraphs
(A)through (C). > > > #### “(5) > > 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. > > > #### “(6) > > The Board shall meet at least annually with— > > > ##### “(A) > > representatives of Amtrak employees; > > > ##### “(B) > > representatives of persons with disabilities; and > > > ##### “(C) > > the general public, in an open meeting with a virtual attendance option, to discuss financial performance and service results.” > . ###
(b)Rule of Construction **[**[49 U.S.C. 24302 note](/us/usc/t49/s24302)**]** 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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