IIB 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8692 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 11, 2024 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 

and Transportation 

AN ACT 

To require that the Amtrak Board of Directors comply with 

the open meetings requirements of section 552b of title 

5, United States Code, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Amtrak Transparency 

3 and Accountability for Passengers and Taxpayers Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. OPEN MEETINGS. 

5 Section 24301(e) of title 49, United States Code, is 

6 amended— 

7 (1) by striking ‘‘Section 552 of title 5, this 

8 part’’ and inserting the following: 

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para10 graph (3), sections 552 and 552b of title 5, this 

11 part’’; 

12 (2) in the second sentence by striking ‘‘Section 

13 552 of title 5, United States Code, applies’’ and in14 serting the following: 

15 ‘‘(2) TIMING OF APPLICATION.—Except as pro16 vided in paragraph (3), sections 552 and 552b of 

17 title 5 apply’’; and 

18 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘(3) SCOPE OF APPLICATION.— 

20 ‘‘(A) INFORMATION.—The requirements of 

21 the second sentence of section 552b(b) of title 

22 5 shall not apply to any portion of an Amtrak 

23 meeting and subsections (d) and (e) of section 

24 552b of title 5 shall not apply to any informa25 tion pertaining to any portion of an Amtrak 

26 meeting otherwise required by section 552b of 


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1 title 5 to be disclosed to the public in any case 

2 in which Amtrak properly determines that such 

3 portion or portions of the meeting or the disclo4 sure of such information is likely to involve— 

5 ‘‘(i) contract negotiations, including 

6 negotiations for contract procurements and 

7 agreements, the disclosure of which would 

8 imperil or compromise the competitive po9 sition of Amtrak; 

10 ‘‘(ii) collective bargaining agreements 

11 or any terms and conditions that are pro12 posed for inclusion in any collective bar13 gaining agreement, including the negotia14 tion of terms and conditions with employ15 ees or representatives of employees of Am16 trak; and 

17 ‘‘(iii) with respect to any individual 

18 who is a prospective officer, employee, or 

19 contractor or an officer, employee, or con20 tractor employed or appointed by Amtrak, 

21 matters involving the employment, appoint22 ment, termination of employment, terms 

23 and conditions of employment, evaluation 

24 of the performance of, promotion or dis25 ciplining of any such individual, unless all 


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1 such individuals whose rights could be ad2 versely affected request in writing that the 

3 matter or matters be discussed at a public 

4 meeting. 

5 ‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL APPLICATION.—In addi6 tion to the information described in subpara7 graph (B), the information described in section 

8 552b(c) shall apply to Amtrak meetings.’’. 

Passed the House of Representatives December 10, 

2024. 

Attest: KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 

Clerk. 


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