Promoting Service in Transportation Act

II Calendar No. 635 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION S. 3303 [Report No. 116–329] To amend title 49, United States Code, to promote transportation career opportunities and improve diversity in the workforce. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES FEBRUARY 13, 2020 Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. SULLIVAN, Ms. ROSEN, Mr. GARDNER, and Ms. CORTEZ MASTO) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation DECEMBER 15, 2020 Reported by Mr. WICKER, with an amendment [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to promote transpor- tation career opportunities and improve diversity in the workforce. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Promoting Service in 4 Transportation Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:35 Dec 16, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6401 E:\BILLS\S3303.RS S3303 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •S 3303 RS SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION WORKFORCE OUTREACH PRO- 1 GRAM. 2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 55 of 3 subtitle III of title 49, United States Code, is amended 4 by adding at the end the following: 5 ‘‘§ 5506. Transportation workforce outreach program 6 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation 7 (referred to in this section as the ‘Secretary’) shall estab- 8 lish and administer a transportation workforce outreach 9 program, under which the Secretary shall carry out a se- 10 ries of public service announcement campaigns during 11 each of fiscal years 2021 through 2026. 12 ‘‘(b) PURPOSES.—The purpose of the campaigns car- 13 ried out under the program under this section shall be— 14 ‘‘(1) to increase awareness of career opportuni- 15 ties in the transportation sector, including aviation 16 pilots, safety inspectors, mechanics and technicians, 17 air traffic controllers, flight attendants, truck driv- 18 ers, engineers, transit workers, railroad workers, and 19 other transportation professionals; and 20 ‘‘(2) to increase diversity, including with respect 21 to race, gender, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status, 22 of professionals in the transportation sector. 23 ‘‘(c) ADVERTISING.—The Secretary may use, or au- 24 thorize the use of, amounts made available to carry out 25 the program under this section for the development, pro- 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:35 Dec 16, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6401 E:\BILLS\S3303.RS S3303 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •S 3303 RS duction, and use of broadcast, digital, and print media ad- 1 vertising and outreach in carrying out a campaign under 2 this section. 3 ‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 4 is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 5 out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 6 through 2026.’’. 7 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 8 for subchapter I of chapter 55 of subtitle III of title 49, 9 United States Code, is amended by inserting after the 10 item relating to section 5505 the following: 11 ‘‘5506. Transportation workforce outreach program.’’. SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 12 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Promoting Service in 13 Transportation Act’’. 14 SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION WORKFORCE OUTREACH PRO- 15 GRAM. 16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 55 of sub- 17 title III of title 49, United States Code, is amended by add- 18 ing at the end the following: 19 ‘‘§ 5506. Transportation workforce outreach program 20 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation 21 (referred to in this section as the ‘Secretary’) shall establish 22 and administer a transportation workforce outreach pro- 23 gram, under which the Secretary shall carry out a series 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:35 Dec 16, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\S3303.RS S3303 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 4 •S 3303 RS of public service announcement campaigns during each of 1 fiscal years 2021 through 2026. 2 ‘‘(b) PURPOSES.—The purpose of the campaigns car- 3 ried out under the program under this section shall be— 4 ‘‘(1) to increase awareness of career opportuni- 5 ties in the transportation sector, including aviation 6 pilots, safety inspectors, mechanics and technicians, 7 air traffic controllers, flight attendants, truck and bus 8 drivers, engineers, transit workers, railroad workers, 9 and other transportation professionals; and 10 ‘‘(2) to target awareness of professional opportu- 11 nities in the transportation sector to diverse segments 12 of the population, including with respect to race, sex, 13 ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. 14 ‘‘(c) ADVERTISING.—The Secretary may use, or au- 15 thorize the use of, amounts made available to carry out the 16 program under this section for the development, production, 17 and use of broadcast, digital, and print media advertising 18 and outreach in carrying out a campaign under this sec- 19 tion. 20 ‘‘(d) FUNDING.—For each of fiscal years 2021 through 21 2026, the Secretary may use to carry out this section any 22 amounts otherwise made available to the Secretary, not to 23 exceed $5,000,000 for each fiscal year.’’. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:35 Dec 16, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\S3303.RS S3303 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 5 •S 3303 RS (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for 1 chapter 55 of subtitle III of title 49, United States Code, 2 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 3 5505 the following: 4 ‘‘5506. Transportation workforce outreach program.’’. VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:35 Dec 16, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6213 E:\BILLS\S3303.RS S3303 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS Calendar No. 635 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION S. 3303 [Report No. 116–329] A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to promote transportation career opportunities and improve diversity in the workforce. DECEMBER 15, 2020 Reported with an amendment VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:35 Dec 16, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\S3303.RS S3303 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS