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Union Calendar No. 158 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3691 

[Report No. 116–201] 

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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 10, 2019 

Ms. TITUS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Homeland Security 

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019 

Additional sponsor: Mr. TAYLOR

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 


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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. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘TSA Reaching Across 

5 Nationalities, Societies, and Languages to Advance Trav6 eler Education Act’’ or the ‘‘TRANSLATE Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. PLAN. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

9 date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of 

10 the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) shall 

11 submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the 

12 House of Representatives and the Committee on Com13 merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a plan 

14 to ensure that TSA material disseminated in major air15 ports can be better understood by more people accessing 

16 such airports. 

17 (b) CONTENTS.—The plan required under subsection 

18 (a) shall include the following: 

19 (1) An identification of the most common lan20 guages other than English that are the primary lan21 guages of individuals that travel through or work in 

22 each major airport. 

23 (2) A plan to improve— 


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1 (A) TSA materials to communicate infor2 mation in languages identified pursuant to 

3 paragraph (1); and 

4 (B) the communication of TSA material to 

5 individuals with vision or hearing impairments 

6 or other possible barriers to understanding such 

7 material. 

8 (c) CONSIDERATIONS.—In developing the plan re9 quired under subsection (a), the Administrator of the 

10 TSA, acting through the Office of Civil Rights and Lib11 erties, Ombudsman and Traveler Engagement of the TSA, 

12 shall take into consideration data regarding the following: 

13 (1) International enplanement. 

14 (2) Local populations surrounding major air15 ports. 

16 (d) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 180 days 

17 after the submission of the plan required under subsection 

18 (a), the Administrator of the TSA shall implement such 

19 plan. 

20 (e) GAO REVIEW.—Not later than one year after the 

21 implementation pursuant to subsection (d) of the plan re22 quired under subsection (a), the Comptroller General of 

23 the United States shall submit to the Committee on 

24 Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and 


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1 the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

2 of the Senate a review of such implementation. 

3 (f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

4 (1) AIRPORT.—The term ‘‘airport’’ has the 

5 meaning given such term in section 40102 of title 

6 49, United States Code. 

7 (2) MAJOR AIRPORTS.—The term ‘‘major air8 ports’’ means Category X and Category I airports. 

9 (3) TSA MATERIAL.—The term ‘‘TSA mate10 rial’’ means signs, videos, audio messages, websites, 

11 press releases, social media postings, and other com12 munications published and disseminated by the Ad13 ministrator of the TSA in Category X and Category 

14 I airports. 


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Union Calendar No. 158 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3691 

[Report No. 116–201] 

A BILL 

To require the TSA to develop a plan to ensure 

accessing such airports, and for other purposes. ports can be better understood by more people that TSA material disseminated in major airSEPTEMBER 11, 2019 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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