,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #adif  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #aa1
 #bjac ,mr4 ,kirk introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,banking1
 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs  ,a      
,,bill  ,to enhance taxpayer            
accountability at public transportation 
agencies4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,public             
,transportation ,accountability ,act4   
#b4 ,prohibition  7a7 ,definitions ,in  
this section3  7#a7 ,annual compensation
 ,the term annual compensation means all
 amounts paid to an individual during a 
calendar year1 including--  7,a7 salary2
 and  7,b7 amounts paid in accordance   
with a severance agreement4  7#b7       
,public transportation agency ,the term 
public transportation agency has the    
meaning given the term in section #adjb 
of the ,national ,transit ,systems      
,security ,act of #bjjg 7#f ,u4,s4,c4   
#aaca74  7b7 ,prohibition               

,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 as a condition on the receipt of   
,federal funds by any public            
transportation agency1 the public       
transportation agency shall be          
prohibited from providing annual        
compensation to the chief executive1 or 
any other officer or employee1 of the   
public transportation agency in an      
amount that is in excess of the annual  
compensation of the ,president of the   
,united ,states as described in section 
#ajb of title #c1 ,united ,states ,code4