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Union Calendar No. 656 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8692 

[Report No. 118–795] 

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 11, 2024 

Mr. NEHLS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Transportation and Infrastructure 

DECEMBER 4, 2024 

Additional sponsor: Mr. GRAVES of Missouri 

DECEMBER 4, 2024 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 11, 2024] 


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A BILL 

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. 


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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

5 and Accountability for Passengers and Taxpayers Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. OPEN MEETINGS. 

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

8 amended— 

9 (1) by striking ‘‘Section 552 of title 5, this part’’ 

10 and inserting the following: 

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para12 graph (3), sections 552 and 552b of title 5, this part’’; 

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

14 552 of title 5, United States Code, applies’’ and in15 serting the following: 

16 ‘‘(2) TIMING OF APPLICATION.—Except as pro17 vided in paragraph (3), sections 552 and 552b of title 

18 5 apply’’; and 

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

20 ‘‘(3) SCOPE OF APPLICATION.— 

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

22 the second sentence of section 552b(b) of title 5 

23 shall not apply to any portion of an Amtrak 

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

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1 tion pertaining to any portion of an Amtrak 

2 meeting otherwise required by section 552b of 

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

4 in which Amtrak properly determines that such 

5 portion or portions of the meeting or the disclo6 sure of such information is likely to involve— 

7 ‘‘(i) contract negotiations, including 

8 negotiations for contract procurements and 

9 agreements, the disclosure of which would 

10 imperil or compromise the competitive posi11 tion of Amtrak; 

12 ‘‘(ii) collective bargaining agreements 

13 or any terms and conditions that are pro14 posed for inclusion in any collective bar15 gaining agreement, including the negotia16 tion of terms and conditions with employees 

17 or representatives of employees of Amtrak; 

18 and 

19 ‘‘(iii) with respect to any individual 

20 who is a prospective officer, employee, or 

21 contractor or an officer, employee, or con22 tractor employed or appointed by Amtrak, 

23 matters involving the employment, appoint24 ment, termination of employment, terms 

25 and conditions of employment, evaluation of 


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1 the performance of, promotion or dis2 ciplining of any such individual, unless all 

3 such individuals whose rights could be ad4 versely affected request in writing that the 

5 matter or matters be discussed at a public 

6 meeting. 

7 ‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL APPLICATION.—In addi8 tion to the information described in subpara9 graph (B), the information described in section 

10 552b(c) shall apply to Amtrak meetings.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 656 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8692 

[Report No. 118–795] 

A BILL 

To require that the Amtrak Board of Directors 

for other purposes. section 552b of title 5, United States Code, and comply with the open meetings requirements of 

DECEMBER 4, 2024 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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