[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1681 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1681

To amend title 49, United States Code, to promote transportation career 
         opportunities and improve diversity in the workforce.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 18, 2021

Mr. Peters (for himself, Mr. Sullivan, and Ms. Cortez Masto) introduced 
the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee 
                on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to promote transportation career 
         opportunities and improve diversity in the workforce.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Promoting Service in Transportation 
Act''.

SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION WORKFORCE OUTREACH PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 55 of subtitle III of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
``Sec. 5506. Transportation workforce outreach program
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation (referred to in 
this section as the `Secretary') shall establish and administer a 
transportation workforce outreach program, under which the Secretary 
shall carry out a series of public service announcement campaigns 
during each of fiscal years 2022 through 2027.
    ``(b) Purposes.--The purpose of the campaigns carried out under the 
program under this section shall be--
            ``(1) to increase awareness of career opportunities in the 
        transportation sector, including aviation pilots, safety 
        inspectors, mechanics and technicians, air traffic controllers, 
        flight attendants, truck and bus drivers, engineers, transit 
        workers, railroad workers, and other transportation 
        professionals; and
            ``(2) to target awareness of professional opportunities in 
        the transportation sector to diverse segments of the 
        population, including with respect to race, sex, age, 
        ethnicity, ability (including physical and mental ability), and 
        socioeconomic status.
    ``(c) Advertising.--The Secretary may use, or authorize the use of, 
amounts made available to carry out the program under this section for 
the development, production, and use of broadcast, digital, and print 
media advertising and outreach in carrying out a campaign under this 
section.
    ``(d) Funding.--For each of fiscal years 2022 through 2027, the 
Secretary may use to carry out this section any amounts otherwise made 
available to the Secretary, not to exceed $5,000,000 for each fiscal 
year.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 55 of 
subtitle III of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 5505 the following:

``5506. Transportation workforce outreach program.''.
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