“(a) Open Meetings.—Each meeting of the Board, other than meetings in which classified information is to be discussed, shall be open to the public. Any open meeting shall be announced in the Federal Register and the Federal Web site established by the Board at least 14 calendar days in advance of a meeting. For all public meetings, the Board shall release an agenda and a listing of materials relevant to the topics to be discussed.
“(b) Quorum and Meetings.—4 Board members shall constitute a quorum for the purposes of conducting business and three or more Board members shall constitute a meeting of the Board.
“(c) Transparency of Information.—All the proceedings, information, and deliberations of the Board shall be open, upon request, to the Chairperson and ranking minority party member, and their respective subcommittee Chairperson and subcommittee ranking minority party member, of—“(1) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives;
“(2) the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform [now Committee on Oversight and Accountability] of the House of Representatives;
“(3) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate;
“(4) the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate; and
“(5) the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
“(d) Government Accountability Office.—All proceedings, information, and deliberations of the Board shall be open, upon request, to the Comptroller General of the United States.
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