,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fid  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #b1        
#bjba,mr4 ,connolly 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,hoyer1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,beyer1 ,ms4 
,wexton1 ,mr4 ,sarbanes1 ,mr4 ,brown1   
,mr4 ,raskin1 and ,mr4 ,trone7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend the ,passenger ,rail  
,investment ,improvement ,act of #bjjh  
to prohibit certain funding to the      
,washington ,metropolitan ,area ,transit
 ,authority until certain conditions are
 met1 and for other purposes4  #a4      
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,metro ,accountability and          
,investment ,act4  #b4 ,reauthorization 
for capital and preventive maintenance  
projects for ,washington metropolitan   
area transit authority ,section #fja of 
the ,passenger ,rail ,investment and    
,improvement ,act of #bjjh 7,public ,law
 #aaj-dcb7 is amended-- 7#a7 in         

subsection 7b7 by striking ,the ,federal
 and inserting ,except as provided in   
subsection 7f77#b71 the ,federal2  7#b7 
by striking subsections 7d7 through 7f7 
and inserting the following3  7d7       
,required board approval ,no amounts may
 be provided to the ,transit ,authority 
under this section until the ,transit   
,authority certifies to the ,secretary  
of ,transportation that-- 7#a7 a board  
resolution has passed on or before ,july
 #a1 #bjba1 and is in effect for the    
period of ,july #a1 #bjbb1 through ,june
 #cj1 #bjca1 that-- 7,a7 establishes an 
independent budget authority for the    
,office of ,inspector ,general of the   
,transit ,authority2  7,b7 establishes  
an independent procurement authority for
 the ,office of ,inspector ,general of  
the ,transit ,authority2  7,c7          
establishes an independent hiring       
authority for the ,office of ,inspector 
,general of the ,transit ,authority2    
7,d7 ensures the ,inspector ,general of 
the ,transit ,authority can obtain legal

 advice from a counsel reporting        
directly to the ,inspector ,general2    
7,e7 requires the ,inspector ,general of
 the ,transit ,authority to submit      
recommendations for corrective action to
 the ,general ,manager and the ,board of
 ,directors of the ,transit ,authority2 
7,f7 requires the ,inspector ,general of
 the ,transit ,authority to publish any 
recommendation described in subparagraph
 7,e7 on the website of the ,office of  
,inspector ,general of the ,transit     
,authority1 except that the ,inspector  
,general may redact personally          
identifiable information and information
 that1 in the determination of the      
,inspector ,general1 would pose a       
security risk to the systems of the     
,transit ,authority2  7,g7 requires the 
,board of ,directors of the ,transit    
,authority to provide written notice to 
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure of the ,house of        
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs 

of the ,senate not less than #cj days   
before the ,board of ,directors removes 
the ,inspector ,general of the ,transit 
,authority1 which shall include the     
reasons for removal and supporting      
documentation2 and  7,h7 prohibits the  
,board of ,directors from removing the  
,inspector ,general of the ,transit     
,authority unless the ,board of         
,directors has provided a #cj-;day      
written notification as described in    
subparagraph 7,g7 that documents-- 7i7 a
 permanent incapacity2  7ii7 a neglect  
of duty2  7iii7 malfeasance2  7iv7 a    
conviction of a felony or conduct       
involving moral turpitude2  7v7 a       
knowing violation of a law or           
regulation2  7vi7 gross mismanagement2  
7vii7 a gross waste of funds2  7viii7 an
 abuse of authority2 or  7ix7           
inefficiency2 and  7#b7 the ,code of    
,ethics for ,members of the ,,wmata     
,board of ,directors passed on          
,september #bf1 #bjai1 remains in       
effect1 or the ,inspector ,general of   

the ,transit ,authority has been        
consulted on any modifications to the   
,code of ,ethics by the ,board4  7e7    
,authorizations  7#a7 ,in general ,there
 are authorized to be appropriated to   
the ,secretary of ,transportation for   
grants under this section-- 7,a7 for    
fiscal year #bjbb1 #aej1jjj1jjj2  7,b7  
for fiscal year #bjbc1 #aee1jjj1jjj2    
7,c7 for fiscal year #bjbd1             
#afj1jjj1jjj2  7,d7 for fiscal year     
#bjbe1 #afe1jjj1jjj2  7,e7 for fiscal   
year #bjbf1 #agj1jjj1jjj2  7,f7 for     
fiscal year #bjbg1 #age1jjj1jjj2  7,g7  
for fiscal year #bjbh1 #ahj1jjj1jjj2    
7,h7 for fiscal year #bjbi1             
#ahe1jjj1jjj2  7,i7 for fiscal year     
#bjcj1 #aij1jjj1jjj2 and  7,j7 for      
fiscal year #bjca1 #bjj1jjj1jjj4  7#b7  
,set aside for office of inspector      
general of transit authority ,from the  
amounts in paragraph 7#a71 the ,transit 
,authority shall provide at least #g    
percent for each fiscal year to the     
,office of ,inspector ,general of the   

,transit ,authority to carry out        
independent and objective audits1       
investigations1 and reviews of ,transit 
,authority programs and operations to   
promote economy1 efficiency1 and        
effectiveness1 and to prevent and detect
 fraud1 waste1 and abuse in such        
programs and operations4  2 and  7#c7 by
 redesignating subsection 7g7 as        
subsection 7f74