S.Amdt. 2394

SA 2394. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed to amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. Schumer (for Ms. Sinema
(for herself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Cassidy, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms.
Collins, Mr. Tester, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Warner, and Mr. Romney)) to the
bill H.R. 3684, to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway
safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in title V of division B, insert
the following:

SEC. 250__. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN.

(a) In General.--Section 6503 of title 49, United States
Code (as amended by section 25014), is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)(1)--
(A) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(B) in subparagraph (G), by striking the semicolon at the
end and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(H) developing and maintaining a diverse workforce in
transportation sectors;''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Intelligent transportation technology.--The term
`intelligent transportation technology' means an operational
system of various technologies that, when combined and
managed, improve the operating capabilities and safety of the
overall transportation system.
``(2) Transportation sector.--The term `transportation
sector' means an industry sector that is involved in
construction, manufacturing, maintenance, operation,
inspection, logistics, design, or engineering with respect to
transportation equipment, materials, technologies, including
intelligent transportation technologies, or infrastructure
relating to surface, transit, railway, aviation, and maritime
transportation.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 5505 of title 49,
United States Code (as amended by section 25017) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(2)(C), by striking ``subparagraphs
(A) through (G) of section 6503(c)(1)'' and inserting
``subparagraphs (A) through (H) of section 6503(c)(1)'';
(2) in subsection (b)(4)(A), by striking ``subparagraphs
(A) through (G) of section 6503(c)(1)'' and inserting
``subparagraphs (A) through (H) of section 6503(c)(1)''; and
(3) in subsection (c)(3)(E)(i), by striking ``subparagraphs
(A) through (G) of section 6503(c)(1)'' and inserting
``subparagraphs (A) through (H) of section 6503(c)(1)''.

SEC. 250__. EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES IN THE TRANSPORTATION
WORKFORCE.

(a) Emerging Technologies Recommendation Efforts.--To the
maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall implement
certain recommendations of the Comptroller General of the
United States identified in the report entitled ``Automated
Technologies: DOT Should Take Steps to Ensure Its Workforce
Has Skills Needed to Oversee Safety'' and dated December
2020, including by--
(1) carrying out efforts to identify all cybersecurity
occupations across the Department, and incorporating the
occupations relating to overseeing the cybersecurity of
automated technologies into the workforce planning efforts of
the Department;
(2) assessing skill gaps in key occupations that are
involved in overseeing the safety of automated technologies
and implementing strategies to close those gaps;
(3) not less frequently than annually, measuring the
progress of strategies implemented to close the skill gaps
described in paragraph (2) and ensuring other modal
administrations of the Department offer training to close
those gaps;
(4) collecting and analyzing information on the
effectiveness of recruiting strategies, including special
payment authorities, in attracting employees of the
Department to occupations that oversee the safety of
automated technologies; and
(5) sharing the effective recruiting strategies described
in paragraph (4) with other modal administrations of the
Department.
(b) Emerging Technologies Coordination Effort.--At a
minimum, the Office of Research, Development, and Technology
of the Department, the Chief Information Officer of the
Department, and the Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint
Program Office of the Department shall coordinate--
(1) to establish a curriculum and leverage existing
Department workforce programs to ensure the recruitment and
training of cybersecurity and privacy technical experts to
assist any modal administration of the Department in
overseeing the effectiveness and safety of emerging
technologies; and

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(2) to use the efforts carried out by the Secretary under
subsection (a) to provide a growing workforce for
transportation providers in the United States that is adept
in the curriculum and workforce programs described in
paragraph (1).
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