S. 1681Senate117th Congress (2021-2023)In Committee

Promoting Service in Transportation Act

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The Promoting Service in Transportation Act amends Title 49 of the U.S. Code to create a Transportation Workforce Outreach Program run by the Secretary of Transportation. The program requires a series of public‑service‑announcement campaigns each fiscal year from 2022 through 2027. Its purpose is to raise awareness of transportation‑sector jobs and to target those campaigns toward historically under‑represented groups. The law provides up to $5 million per year for advertising and outreach.

Key Provisions

The Secretary of Transportation must establish and run a transportation workforce outreach program with public‑service‑announcement campaigns each fiscal year 2022‑2027.
The campaigns aim to increase awareness of transportation careers (e.g., pilots, mechanics, air traffic controllers, drivers, engineers, etc.) and specifically target diverse populations based on race, sex, age, ethnicity, ability, and socioeconomic status.
The Secretary may use broadcast, digital, and print media advertising funded by amounts already available to the department, limited to $5 million per fiscal year.
The table of sections in Title 49 is updated to add the new Section 5506 for the outreach program.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

May 18, 2021

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Introduced in Senate

May 18, 2021

SenateIntro Referral

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

May 18, 2021

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Introduced in SenateIssued May 18, 2021

117th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 1681

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

A BILL

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

Short title

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

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:

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.