text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Metro Accountability and Investment 
  Act''.
  
  SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF FUNDS.
  
      Section 601(f) of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act 
  of 2008 (Public Law 110-432; 122 Stat. 4970) is amended to read as 
  follows:
      ``(f) Amount.--
              ``(1) In general.--
                      ``(A) Original funding.--There are authorized to be 
                  appropriated 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.
                      ``(B) Continuation of funding.--Subject to 
                  paragraphs (2) and (3), there are authorized to be 
                  appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation for 
                  grants under this section $2,000,000,000 to be 
                  available in increments over 10 fiscal years beginning 
                  in fiscal year 2020, or until expended.
              ``(2) Restriction on use.--
                      ``(A) Operating expenses.--$500,000,000 of the 
                  amount described in paragraph (1)(B) may only be used 
                  for operating expenses of the Transit Authority.
                      ``(B) Inspector general.--$100,000,000 of the 
                  amount described in subparagraph (A) may only be used 
                  for the Office of Inspector General of the Transit 
                  Authority.
              ``(3) Required modifications.--The Secretary may not 
          provide grants pursuant to paragraph (1)(B) unless the 
          Secretary certifies that the Board of Directors of the Transit 
          Authority has passed a resolution, and is making progress 
          implementing such a resolution, that--
                      ``(A) establishes an independent budget authority 
                  for the Office of Inspector General of the Transit 
                  Authority;
                      ``(B) establishes an independent procurement 
                  authority for the Office of Inspector General of the 
                  Transit Authority;
                      ``(C) establishes an independent hiring authority 
                  for the Office of Inspector General of the Transit 
                  Authority;
                      ``(D) ensures the inspector general of the Transit 
                  Authority can obtain legal advice from a counsel 
                  reporting directly to the director of such office;
                      ``(E) requires the inspector general of the Transit 
                  Authority to submit recommendations for corrective 
                  action to the General Manager, the Board of Directors 
                  of the Transit Authority, and the appropriate 
                  congressional committees; and
                      ``(F) requires the inspector general of the Transit 
                  Authority to publish any recommendation described in 
                  subparagraph (E) on the website of the Office of 
                  Inspector General of the Transit Authority, except that 
                  the Inspector General may redact personally 
                  identifiable information and information that, in the 
                  determination of the Inspector General, would pose a 
                  security risk to the systems of the Transit Authority.
              ``(4) Special rule for certain funds.--The amounts 
          described in paragraph (2) are not subject to the requirements 
          of paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (b).
              ``(5) Definition.--In this subsection, the term 
          `appropriate congressional committees' means the Committee on 
          Transportation and Infrastructure, the Committee on Oversight 
          and Government Reform, and the Committee on Appropriations of 
          the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, 
          Housing, and Urban Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations 
          of the Senate.''.
  
  SEC. 3. ADDITIONAL GRANTS.
  
      (a) In General.--In addition to other funding provided to the 
  Transit Authority pursuant to any other provision of law, the Secretary 
  of Transportation may make grants to the Transit Authority for the 
  purpose of funding the capital and preventive maintenance projects 
  included in the Capital Improvement Program approved by the Board of 
  Directors of the Transit Authority.
      (b) Use of Funds.--A grant made pursuant to this section shall be 
  subject to the following limitations and conditions:
              (1) The work for which such grant is authorized shall be 
          subject to the provisions of the Compact, including any future 
          amendments to the Compact.
              (2) Each such grant shall be for 50 percent of the net 
          project cost of the project involved, and shall be provided in 
          cash from sources other than Federal funds or revenues from the 
          operation of public mass transportation systems. Consistent 
          with the terms of the amendment to the Compact, or any future 
          amendments to such Compact, any funds so provided shall be 
          solely from undistributed cash surpluses, replacement or 
          depreciation funds of reserves available in cash, or new 
          capital.
      (c) Applicability of Requirements for Mass Transportation Capital 
  Projects Receiving Funds Under Federal Transportation Law.--Except as 
  specifically provided in this section, the use of any amounts 
  appropriated pursuant to the authorization under this section shall be 
  subject to the requirements applicable to capital projects for which 
  funds are provided under chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, 
  except to the extent the Secretary determines that the requirements are 
  inconsistent with this Act, its purposes, or any subsequent rules of 
  guidance issued pursuant to this Act.
      (d) Amount and Requirement for First Period.--
              (1) Amount.--There is authorized to be appropriated to the 
          Secretary of Transportation for grants under this section 
          $500,000,000 to be available in increments over 5 fiscal years 
          beginning in fiscal year 2020, or until expended.
              (2) Requirements.--The Secretary may not award a grant 
          authorized under this subsection unless the Secretary 
          certifies, on an annual basis, that the Transit Authority is 
          making progress toward goals and metrics for system performance 
          established by the Secretary in collaboration with the 
          signatories to the Compact on safety, reliability, and 
          operation costs as measured by vehicle revenue hours.
      (e) Amount and Requirement for Second Period.--
              (1) Amount.--There is authorized to be appropriated to the 
          Secretary of Transportation for grants under this section 
          $1,500,000,000 to be available in increments over 15 fiscal 
          years beginning in fiscal year 2025, or until expended.
              (2) Requirements.--The Secretary may not award a grant 
          authorized under this subsection unless the Secretary 
          certifies, on an annual basis, that--
                      (A) the Transit Authority is making progress toward 
                  goals and metrics for system performance established by 
                  the Secretary in collaboration with the signatories to 
                  the Compact on safety, reliability, and operation costs 
                  as measured by vehicle revenue hours; and
                      (B) the signatories to the Compact have established 
                  a dedicated funding source for capital projects for the 
                  Transit Authority that is expected to raise, in total, 
                  at least $300,000,000 annually.
      (f) Availability.--Amounts appropriated pursuant to the 
  authorization under this section shall remain available until expended.
      (g) Definitions.--In this section--
              (1) the term ``Transit Authority'' means the Washington 
          Metropolitan Area Transit Authority established under Article 
          III of the Compact; and
              (2) the term ``Compact'' means the Washington Metropolitan 
          Area Transit Authority Compact (Public Law 89-774; 80 Stat. 
          1324).
target: Metro Accountability and Investment Act This bill amends the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 to authorize additional funding to the Department of Transportation (DOT) for grants for capital and preventive maintenance projects for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) in increments over 10 fiscal years beginning in FY2020 or until expended, subject to specified limitations. DOT may not provide such grants until it certifies that the Board of Directors of WMATA has passed a resolution, and is making progress implementing such resolution, that   establishes an independent budget authority for the Office of Inspector General of WMATA, an independent procurement authority for such office, and an independent hiring authority for such office;  ensures the inspector general can obtain legal advice from a counsel reporting directly to the office; and  requires the inspector general to submit recommendations for corrective action to the General Manager, the board, and Congress, and to publish any recommendation on the office's website, with redactions to prevent security risks..   DOT may make additional grants to WMATA for the purpose of funding the capital and preventive maintenance projects included in the Capital Improvement Program approved by the board.
feat_title: Metro Accountability and Investment Act