[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 170 (Wednesday, November 18, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S8106]
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  SA 2817. Ms. MIKULSKI submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 2812 proposed by Ms. Collins (for herself and Mr. Reed) 
to the bill H.R. 2577, making appropriations for the Departments of 
Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes; 
as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       Sec. __. (a) In this section--
       (1) the term ``Compact'' means the Washington Metropolitan 
     Area Transit Authority Compact (Public Law 89-774; 80 Stat 
     1324);
       (2) the term ``Federal Director'' means--
       (A) a voting member of the Board of Directors of the 
     Transit Authority who represents the Federal Government; and
       (B) a nonvoting member of the Board of Directors of the 
     Transit Authority who serves as an alternate for a member 
     described in subparagraph (A); and
       (3) the term ``Transit Authority'' means the Washington 
     Metropolitan Area Transit Authority established under Article 
     III of the Compact.
       (b)(1) Notwithstanding section 601(d)(3) of the Passenger 
     Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (division B of 
     Public Law 110-432; 122 Stat. 4969) and section 1(b)(1) of 
     Public Law 111-62 (123 Stat. 1998), hereafter the Secretary 
     of Transportation shall have sole authority to appoint 
     Federal Directors to the Board of Directors of the Transit 
     Authority.
       (2) The signatory parties to the Compact shall amend the 
     Compact as necessary in accordance with paragraph (1).
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