,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bjic  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #bi1 #bjae   
,ms4 ,mikulski 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,c>d91   
,mr4 ,ka9e1 & ,mr4 ,w>n]7 introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,homel& ,security &  
,gov]nm5tal ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
provide t ! ,secret>y ( ,transportation 
%all h sole au?ority to appo9t ,f$]al   
,directors to ! ,bo>d ( ,directors ( !  
,wa%+ton ,metropolitan ,area ,transit   
,au?ority4  #a4 ,appo9tm5t ( directors (
 ! ,wa%+ton ,metropolitan ,area ,transit
 ,au?ority  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is      
section-- 7#a7 ! t]m ,compact means !   
,wa%+ton ,metropolitan ,area ,transit   
,au?ority ,compact 7,public ,law        
#hi-ggd2 #hj ,/at4 #acbd72  7#b7 ! t]m  
,f$]al ,director means-- 7,a7 a vot+    
memb] ( ! ,bo>d ( ,directors ( !        
,transit ,au?ority :o repres5ts ! ,f$]al
 ,gov]nm5t2 &  7,b7 a nonvot+ memb] ( ! 
,bo>d ( ,directors ( ! ,transit         
,au?ority :o s]ves z an alt]nate = a    

memb] describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a72 &    
7#c7 ! t]m ,transit ,au?ority means !   
,wa%+ton ,metropolitan ,area ,transit   
,au?ority e/abli%$ "u ,article ,,iii ( !
 ,compact4  7b7 ,appo9tm5t by ,secret>y 
( ,transportation  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,= any 
appo9tm5t made on or aft] ! date (      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (      
,transportation %all h sole au?ority to 
appo9t ,f$]al ,directors to ! ,bo>d (   
,directors ( ! ,transit ,au?ority4  7#b7
 ,am5dm5t to ,compact ,! signatory      
p>ties to ! ,compact %all am5d !        
,compact z necess>y 9 accordance )      
p>agraph 7#a74