,i  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
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,,repres5tatives  ,april #bh1 #bjaf ,mr4
 ,delaney 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,mead[s1 &   
,mrs4 ,com/ock7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !      
,judici>y1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee 
on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m1 = a     
p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !    
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
ensure t ! ,wa%+ton ,metropolitan ,area 
,transit ,au?ority includes bo>d memb]s 
:o h c]tifi$ exp]tise 9 c]ta9 areas1 & =
 o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,,wmata ,gov]nance 
,re=m ,act4  #b4 ,,wmata bo>d appo9tm5ts
  7a7 ,f$]al approval ,! ,gov]nm5t %all 
n approve an am5dm5t to ! ,wa%+ton      
,metropolitan ,area ,transit ,au?ority  
,compact 7an int]/ate compact creat$    
effective ,febru>y #bj1 #aifg71 unless !
 signatories ( ! compact1 ! ,di/rict (  
,columbia1 ! ,/ate ( ,m>yl&1 & !        

,commonweal? ( ,virg9ia1 c]tify t beg9n+
 aft] ! date ( implem5tation ( ! am5d$  
compact & !reaft]1 t ea* signatory w    
appo9t an absolute majority ( ! ,bo>d ( 
,directors ( ! ,au?ority ) ! exp]tise   
describ$ 9 subsection 7b74  7b7 ,areas (
 exp]tise  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! exp]tise (  
an absolute majority ( ,directors ref]r$
 to 9 subsections 7a7 & 7c7 %all include
 #a or m ( ! foll[+ qualifications3     
7,a7 ,a c]tifi$ transit exp]t :o has    
s]v$ 9 a s5ior executive capacity1 or ! 
equival5t1 ( a transit au?ority 9 !     
,unit$ ,/ates4  7,b7 ,a c]tifi$         
managem5t exp]t :o is curr5tly or has   
previ\sly s]v$ = #e or m ye>s & has 9 8 
or h] capacity manag$1 directly or      
indirectly1 m ?an #a1jjj full-"t        
employees--  7i7 z a presid5t1 *ief     
op]at+ (fic]1 *ief executive (fic]1     
*airman1 or manag+ p>tn] ( an equival5t 
position ( a qualify+ bus9ess or        
nonpr(it entity2 or  7ii7 z ! presid5t  
or mo/ s5ior manag] ( a division ( a    
qualify+ bus9ess4  7,c7 ,a c]tifi$      

f9ancial exp]t :o meets ! /&>ds ( an    
audit committee f9ancial exp]t "u ,new  
,york ,/ock ,ex*ange rules4  7,d7 ,a    
c]tifi$ safety exp]t :o has a m9imum (  
#e ye>s ( exp]i5ce z a *airman1         
director1 s5ior inve/igator or equival5t
 position ( a transportation or transit 
safety bo>d 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7    
,o!r signatory appo9tm5ts ,if a         
signatory appo9ts an individual to !    
,bo>d ( ,directors :o does n meet !     
qualifications ( subsection 7b71 !      
signatory %all provide ! ,bo>d ) an     
explanation ( ! individual's            
qualifications & :y su* qualifications w
 be b5eficial to ! ,bo>d4  7c7 ,f$]al   
appo9tm5ts  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y (
 ,transportation %all ensure t ! next #c
 ,f$]al appo9tm5ts to ! ,bo>d (         
,directors ( ! ,wa%+ton ,metropolitan   
,area ,transit ,au?ority & an absolute  
majority !reaft] h ! qualifications     
describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 & to ! ext5t  
practicable1 include appo9tees :o       
reflect ! div]sity ( ! communities 9 !  

region s]v$ by ! ,au?ority4  7#b7 ,o!r  
possible ,f$]al appo9tm5ts ,if !        
,secret>y ( ,transportation appo9ts an  
individual to ! ,bo>d ( ,directors :o   
does n meet ! qualifications (          
subsection 7b71 ! ,secret>y %all provide
 ! ,bo>d ) an explanation ( !           
individual's qualifications & :y su*    
qualifications w be b5eficial to !      
,bo>d4  7d7 ,def9ition ( qualify+       
bus9ess ,= purposes ( ?is section1 ! t]m
 qualify+ bus9ess means a corporation1  
p>tn]%ip1 or limit$ liability entity t  
is engag$ prim>ily 9 op]at+ activities &
 n inve/+ activities4