,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ibcb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #be1        
#bjbb,ms4 ,malliotakis 7for herself and 
,mr4 ,gottheimer7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to require 
the inspector general of the ,department
 of ,transportation to conduct an audit 
on the use of ,federal funds by certain 
entities providing public               
transportation1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,make ,transportation           
,authorities ,accountable and           
,transparent ,act4  #b4 ,inspector      
,general audit on public transportation 
coronavirus relief spending  7a7        
,inspector general audit  7#a7 ,audit   
required ,the inspector general of the  
,department of ,transportation shall    
conduct an audit of funds provided to   
each specified transit agency under the 
applicable laws during the #e fiscal    

years ending before the date of         
enactment of this ,act4  7#b7 ,contents 
of audit ,the audit conducted under     
paragraph 7#a7 shall include the amount 
of funds received under each of the     
applicable laws and a description of how
 such funds were spent4  7#c7 ,report to
 ,congress ,not later than #ahj days    
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the inspector general shall submit
 to ,congress a report containing the   
results of the audit4  7b7 ,definitions 
,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,applicable laws    
,the term applicable laws means the     
following3  7,a7 ,chapter #ec of title  
#di1 ,united ,states ,code4  7,b7 ,the  
,coronavirus ,preparedness and ,response
 ,supplemental ,appropriations ,act1    
#bjbj4  7,c7 ,the ,coronavirus ,aid1    
,relief1 and ,economic ,security ,act4  
7,d7 ,the ,consolidated ,appropriations 
,act1 #bjba4  7,e7 ,the ,american       
,rescue ,plan ,act of #bjba4  7#b7      
,public transportation ,the term public 
transportation has the meaning given the

 term in section #ecjb of title #di1    
,united ,states ,code4  7#c7 ,specified 
transit agency ,the term specified      
transit agency means the #e entities    
providing public transportation with the
 most unlinked passenger trips for      
calendar year #bjai1 as reported to the 
,national ,transit ,database1 that      
received ,federal funds under any of the
 applicable laws4