,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hha  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #cj1        
#bjai,mr4 ,burchett introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to require 
certain meetings of the ,tennessee      
,valley ,authority to be transparent and
 open to the public1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,tennessee ,valley  
,authority ,transparency ,act of #bjai4 
#b4 ,transparency and availability of   
meetings ,section #b7;g77#b7 of the     
,tennessee ,valley ,authority ,act of   
#aicc is amended to read as follows3    
7#b7 ,meetings  7,a7 ,in general ,the   
,board shall meet at least #d times each
 year4  7,b7 ,transparency ,the ,board  
shall1 with respect to any meeting of   
the ,board or a subcommittee of the     
,board for which a vote is not          
scheduled--  7i7 hold such meeting in   
public2  7ii7 provide public notice of  

no fewer than #f calendar days1 through 
the website of the ,board1 of any such  
meeting2 and  7iii7 make publicly       
available the minutes and summaries of  
any such meeting4  7,c7 ,emergency      
meetings ,subparagraph 7,b77ii7 shall   
not apply if the chairman of the ,board 
designates a meeting as an emergency    
special meeting4  4