(a)
(1) The Amtrak Board of Directors (referred to in this section as the "Board") is composed of the following 9 directors, each of whom must be a citizen of the United States:
(A) The Secretary of Transportation.
(B) The President of Amtrak.
(C) 7 individuals appointed by the President of the United States, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, with general business and financial experience, experience or qualifications in transportation, freight and passenger rail transportation, travel, hospitality, cruise line, or passenger air transportation businesses, or representatives of employees or users of passenger rail transportation or a State government.
(2) In selecting individuals described in paragraph (1) for nominations for appointments to the Board, the President shall consult with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the minority leader of the House of Representatives, the majority leader of the Senate, and the minority leader of the Senate and try to provide adequate and balanced representation of the major geographic regions of the United States served by Amtrak.
(3) An individual appointed under paragraph (1)(C) of this subsection shall be appointed for a term of 5 years. Such term may be extended until the individual's successor is appointed and qualified. Not more than 5 individuals appointed under paragraph (1)(C) may be members of the same political party.
(4) The Board shall elect a chairman and a vice chairman, other than the President of Amtrak, from among its membership. The vice chairman shall serve as chairman in the absence of the chairman.
(5) The Secretary may be represented at Board meetings by the Secretary's designee.
(b)
(c)
(2) Not later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal year, the Board shall submit a report describing all travel and reimbursable business travel expenses paid to each director when performing Board duties to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.
(3) The report submitted under paragraph (2) shall include a detailed justification for any travel or reimbursable business travel expense that deviates from Amtrak's travel and reimbursable business travel expense policies and guidelines.
(d)
(e)
(f)
(Pub. L. 103–272, §1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 906; Pub. L. 105–134, title IV, §411(a), Dec. 2, 1997, 111 Stat. 2588; Pub. L. 110–432, div. B, title II, §202(a), Oct. 16, 2008, 122 Stat. 4911.)
| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 24302(a)(1) | 45:543(a)(1) (words before (A)), (A) (1st sentence), (B)–(E) (words before comma). | Oct. 30, 1970, Pub. L. 91–518, §303(a), 84 Stat. 1330; restated Nov. 3, 1973, Pub. L. 93–146, §3(a), 87 Stat. 548; Feb. 5, 1976, Pub. L. 94–210, §706(f), 90 Stat. 124; Oct. 19, 1976, Pub. L. 94–555, §103, 90 Stat. 2615; May 30, 1980, Pub. L. 96–254, §206(a), 94 Stat. 412; Aug. 13, 1981, Pub. L. 97–35, §1174(a), 95 Stat. 689; June 22, 1988, Pub. L. 100–342, §18(b), 102 Stat. 636. |
| 24302(a)(2) | 45:543(a)(2)(A) (1st sentence words before comma, last sentence). | |
| 24302(a)(3) | 45:543(a)(2)(B). | |
| 24302(a)(4) | 45:543(a)(1)(E) (words after comma). | |
| 24302(a)(5) | 45:543(a)(4). | |
| 24302(a)(6) | 45:543(a)(1)(A) (last sentence). | |
| 24302(b) | 45:543(a)(7). | |
| 45:543(c). | Oct. 30, 1970, Pub. L. 91–518, §303(b), (c), 84 Stat. 1331. | |
| 24302(c) | 45:543(a)(6). | |
| 24302(d) | 45:543(a)(5). | |
| 24302(e) | 45:543(a)(2)(A) (1st sentence words after comma), (3), (8). | |
| 24302(f) | 45:543(b). |
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