,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bjic  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bi1
 #bjae ,ms4 ,mikulski 7for herself1 ,mr4
 ,cardin1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 and ,mr4 ,warner7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was read twice and referred to the      
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
provide that the ,secretary of          
,transportation shall have sole         
authority to appoint ,federal ,directors
 to the ,board of ,directors of the     
,washington ,metropolitan ,area ,transit
 ,authority4  #a4 ,appointment of       
directors of the ,washington            
,metropolitan ,area ,transit ,authority 
7a7 ,definitions ,in this section-- 7#a7
 the term ,compact means the ,washington
 ,metropolitan ,area ,transit ,authority
 ,compact 7,public ,law #hi-ggd2 #hj    
,stat4 #acbd72  7#b7 the term ,federal  
,director means-- 7,a7 a voting member  
of the ,board of ,directors of the      
,transit ,authority who represents the  

,federal ,government2 and  7,b7 a       
nonvoting member of the ,board of       
,directors of the ,transit ,authority   
who serves as an alternate for a member 
described in subparagraph 7,a72 and     
7#c7 the term ,transit ,authority means 
the ,washington ,metropolitan ,area     
,transit ,authority established under   
,article ,,iii of the ,compact4  7b7    
,appointment by ,secretary of           
,transportation  7#a7 ,in general ,for  
any appointment made on or after the    
date of enactment of this ,act1 the     
,secretary of ,transportation shall have
 sole authority to appoint ,federal     
,directors to the ,board of ,directors  
of the ,transit ,authority4  7#b7       
,amendment to ,compact ,the signatory   
parties to the ,compact shall amend the 
,compact as necessary in accordance with
 paragraph 7#a74