pursuant to the authorization under this section un-
less the Transit Authority ensures that each licensed 
wireless provider who provides service to the public 
within the rail system pursuant to paragraph (1) has 
access to the system on an ongoing basis (subject to 
such restrictions as the Transit Authority may im-
pose to ensure that such access will not unduly im-
pact rail operations or threaten the safety of cus-
tomers or employees of the rail system) to carry out 
emergency repairs, routine maintenance, and up-
grades to the service. 
‘‘(3) PERMITTING REASONABLE AND CUSTOMARY 
CHARGES.—Nothing in this subsection may be con-
strued to prohibit the Transit Authority from requir-
ing a licensed wireless provider to pay reasonable and 
customary charges for access granted under this sub-
section. 
‘‘(4) REPORTS.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of the National Capital Trans-
portation Amendments Act of 2007, and each of the 
3 years thereafter, the Transit Authority shall submit 
to the Committee on Oversight and Government Re-
form of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
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fairs of the Senate a report on the implementation of 
this subsection. 
‘‘(5) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘licensed wireless provider’ means any provider of 
wireless services who is operating pursuant to a Fed-
eral license to offer such services to the public for 
profit. 
‘‘(f) CAP ON OVERTIME PAY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—No amounts may be pro-
vided to the Transit Authority pursuant to the au-
thorization under this section unless the Transit Au-
thority certifies to the Secretary of Transportation 
that the amount of overtime compensation paid to 
any employee of the Transit Authority with respect to 
any pay period does not exceed 1⁄3 of the employee’s 
rate of basic pay for such period. 
‘‘(2) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—Paragraph (1) shall 
apply with respect to pay periods beginning on or 
after the date of the enactment of the National Cap-
ital Transportation Amendments Act of 2007. 
‘‘(g) EXCLUSION OF OVERTIME PAY IN CALCULATION 
OF ANNUAL SALARY USED FOR DETERMINING AMOUNT OF 
RETIREMENT ANNUITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To the extent consistent with 
collective bargaining agreements, no amounts may be 
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provided to the Transit Authority pursuant to the au-
thorization under this section unless the Transit Au-
thority certifies to the Secretary of Transportation 
that, in determining the amount of any annuity paid 
to an individual who is separated from employment 
with the Transit Authority which is based in whole 
or in part on the compensation paid to the individual 
during any year, there shall be excluded from the de-
termination of the compensation paid to the indi-
vidual during the year any amounts paid as overtime 
compensation. 
‘‘(2) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—Paragraph (1) shall 
apply with respect to compensation paid to an indi-
vidual during years beginning after the date of the 
enactment of the National Capital Transportation 
Amendments Act of 2007. 
‘‘(h) AMOUNT.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary of Transportation for grants under 
this 
section 
an 
aggregate 
amount 
not 
to 
exceed 
$1,500,000,000 to be available in increments over 10 fiscal 
years beginning in fiscal year 2009, or until expended. 
‘‘(i) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appropriated pursuant 
to the authorization under this section shall remain avail-
able until expended.’’. 
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SEC. 3. WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AU-
THORITY INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Washington Metropolitan 
Area Transit Authority (hereafter referred to as the 
‘‘Transit Authority’’) shall establish in the Transit 
Authority the Office of the Inspector General (here-
after in this section referred to as the ‘‘Office’’), head-
ed by the Inspector General of the Transit Authority 
(hereafter in this section referred to as the ‘‘Inspector 
General’’). 
(2) DEFINITION.—In paragraph (1), the ‘‘Wash-
ington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’’ means 
the Authority established under Article III of the 
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority 
Compact (Public Law 89–774). 
(b) INSPECTOR GENERAL.— 
(1) APPOINTMENT.—The Inspector General shall 
be appointed by the vote of a majority of the Board 
of Directors of the Transit Authority, and shall be ap-
pointed without regard to political affiliation and 
solely on the basis of integrity and demonstrated abil-
ity in accounting, auditing, financial analysis, law, 
management analysis, public administration, or in-
vestigations, as well as familiarity or experience with 
the operation of transit systems. 
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(2) TERM OF SERVICE.—The Inspector General 
shall serve for a term of 5 years, and an individual 
serving as Inspector General may be reappointed for 
not more than 2 additional terms. 
(3) REMOVAL.—The Inspector General may be 
removed from office prior to the expiration of his term 
only by the unanimous vote of all of the members of 
the Board of Directors of the Transit Authority, and 
the Board shall communicate the reasons for any such 
removal to the Governor of Maryland, the Governor of 
Virginia, the Mayor of the District of Columbia, the 
chair of the Committee on Government Reform of the 
House of Representatives, and the chair of the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs of the Senate. 
(c) DUTIES.— 
(1) APPLICABILITY
OF
DUTIES
OF
INSPECTOR 
GENERAL OF EXECUTIVE BRANCH ESTABLISHMENT.— 
The Inspector General shall carry out the same duties 
and responsibilities with respect to the Transit Au-
thority as an Inspector General of an establishment 
carries out with respect to an establishment under 
section 4 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App. 4), under the same terms and conditions 
which apply under such section. 
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