,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #aac #aaith  
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #ahh 
,report ,no4 #aai-add ,,in ,,the ,,house
 ,,of ,,representatives  ,january #c1   
#bjbe,mr4 ,nehls 7for himself and ,mr4  
,graves7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,transportation and ,infrastructure     
,june #f1 #bjbe,reported with an        
amendment1 committed to the ,committee  
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union1 and ordered to be           
printed,strike out all after the        
enacting clause and insert the part     
printed in italic,for text of introduced
 bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on
 ,january #c1 #bjbe  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
require that the ,amtrak ,board of      
,directors comply with the open meetings
 requirements of section #eeb;b of title
 #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,amtrak        
,transparency and ,accountability for   
,passengers and ,taxpayers ,act4  #b4   

,open meetings ,section #bdcja7;e7 of   
title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended-- 7#a7 by striking ,section #eeb
 of title #e1 this part and inserting   
the following3  7#a7 ,in general ,except
 as provided in paragraph 7#c71 section 
#eeb of title #e and the open meetings  
requirements of section #eeb;b of such  
title1 this part  2  7#b7 in the second 
sentence by striking ,section #eeb of   
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 applies
 and inserting the following3  7#b7     
,timing of application ,except as       
provided in paragraph 7#c71 sections    
#eeb and #eeb;b of title #e apply  2 and
  7#c7 by adding at the end the         
following3  7#c7 ,scope of application  
7,a7 ,information ,the requirements of  
the second sentence of section #eeb;b7b7
 of title #e shall not apply to any     
portion of an ,amtrak meeting and       
subsections 7d7 and 7e7 of section      
#eeb;b of title #e shall not apply to   
any information pertaining to any       
portion of an ,amtrak meeting otherwise 

required by section #eeb;b of title #e  
to be disclosed to the public in any    
case in which ,amtrak properly          
determines that such portion or portions
 of the meeting or the disclosure of    
such information is likely to involve-- 
7i7 contract negotiations1 including    
negotiations for procurements and       
agreements that may result in a         
contract1 the disclosure of which would 
imperil or compromise the competitive   
position of ,amtrak2  7ii7 collective   
bargaining agreements or any terms and  
conditions that are proposed for        
inclusion in any collective bargaining  
agreement1 including the negotiation of 
terms and conditions with employees or  
representatives of employees of ,amtrak2
  7iii7 with respect to any individual  
who is a prospective officer1 employee1 
or contractor or an officer1 employee1  
or contractor employed or appointed by  
,amtrak1 matters involving the          
employment1 appointment1 termination of 
employment1 terms and conditions of     

employment1 evaluation of the           
performance of1 promotion or            
disciplining of any such individual1    
unless all such individuals whose rights
 could be adversely affected request in 
writing that the matter or matters be   
discussed at a public meeting2 or  7iv7 
confidential commercial information4    
7,b7 ,additional application ,in        
addition to the information described in
 subparagraph 7,b71 the information     
described in section #eeb;b7c7 shall    
apply to ,amtrak meetings4  7#d7 ,rule  
of construction ,nothing in this        
subsection shall be construed to-- 7,a7 
require ,amtrak to disclose information 
that could put the safety of ,amtrak    
customers or employees at risk2 or  7,b7
 prevent ,amtrak from taking any action 
otherwise necessary to-- 7i7 comply with
 law2  7ii7 honor existing contracts or 
legally binding agreements2 or  7iii7   
carry out normal business activities    
consistent with the statutory mission   
and goals of ,amtrak4  4  ,june #f1     

#bjbe,reported with an amendment1       
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed