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TRANSLATE Act
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S. 3296 (Introduced-in-Senate)


117th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 3296


To require the TSA to develop a plan to ensure that TSA material disseminated in major airports can be better understood by more people accessing such airports, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

December 1, 2021

Ms. Rosen (for herself and Mr. Cornyn) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

A BILL

To require the TSA to develop a plan to ensure that TSA material disseminated in major airports can be better understood by more people accessing such airports, and for other purposes.

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 “TSA Reaching Across Nationalities, Societies, and Languages to Advance Traveler Education Act” or the “TRANSLATE Act”.

SEC. 2. Plan to improve materials disseminated by Transportation Security Administration.

(a) In general.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a plan to ensure that TSA material disseminated in major airports can be better understood by individuals accessing such airports.

(b) Contents.—The plan required under subsection (a) shall include the following:

(1) An identification of the most common languages other than English that are the primary languages of individuals that travel through or work in each major airport.

(2) A plan to improve—

(A) TSA materials to communicate information in languages identified pursuant to paragraph (1); and

(B) the communication of TSA material to individuals with vision or hearing impairments or other possible barriers to understanding such material.

(c) Considerations.—In developing the plan required under subsection (a), the Administrator, acting through the Office of Civil Rights and Liberties, Ombudsman, and Traveler Engagement of the Transportation Security Administration, shall consider data regarding the following:

(1) International enplanement.

(2) Local populations surrounding major airports.

(d) Implementation.—Not later than 180 days after the submission of the plan required under subsection (a), the Administrator shall implement such plan.

(e) GAO review.—Not later than 1 year after the implementation pursuant to subsection (d) of the plan required under subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall—

(1) conduct a review of such implementation; and

(2) submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a report on such review.

(f) Definitions.—In this section:

(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term “Administrator” means the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration.

(2) MAJOR AIRPORT.—The term “major airport” means an airport classified by the Transportation Security Administration as a Category X or Category I airport.

(3) NON-TRAVELING INDIVIDUAL.—The term “non-traveling individual” has the meaning given such term in section 1560.3 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.

(4) TSA MATERIAL.—The term “TSA material” means signs, videos, audio messages, websites, press releases, social media postings, and other communications published and disseminated by the Administrator in major airports for use by both traveling and non-traveling individuals.