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Calendar No. 626 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D 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 

DECEMBER 12, 2022 

Reported by Ms. CANTWELL, with amendments 

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] 

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. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

3 Nationalities, Societies, and Languages to Advance Trav4 eler Education Act’’ or the ‘‘TRANSLATE Act’’. 

5 SEC. 2. PLAN TO IMPROVE MATERIALS DISSEMINATED BY 

6 TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRA7 TION. 

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

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

10 submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

11 Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on 

12 Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a plan 

13 to ensure that TSA material disseminated in major air14 ports can be better understood by individuals accessing 

15 such airports. 

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

17 (a) shall include the following: 

18 (1) An identification of the most common lan19 guages other than English that are the primary lan20 guages of individuals that travel through or work in 

21 each major airport. 

22 (2) A plan to improve— 

23 (A) TSA materials to communicate infor24 mation in languages identified pursuant to 

25 paragraph (1); and 


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1 (B) the communication of TSA material to 

2 individuals with vision or hearing impairments 

3 or other possible barriers to understanding such 

4 material. 

5 (c) CONSIDERATIONS.—In developing the plan re6 quired under subsection (a), the Administrator, acting 

7 through the Office of Civil Rights and Liberties, Ombuds8 man, and Traveler Engagement of the Transportation Se9 curity Administration, shall consider data regarding the 

10 following: 

11 (1) International enplanement. 

12 (2) Local populations surrounding major air13 ports. 

14 (3) Languages spoken by members of Indian 

15 Tribes within each service area population in which 

16 a major airport is located. 

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

18 after the submission of the plan required under subsection 

19 (a), the Administrator, in consultation with the owner or 

20 operator of each major airport, shall implement such plan. 

21 (e) GAO REVIEW.—Not later than 1 year after the 

22 implementation pursuant to subsection (d) of the plan re23 quired under subsection (a), the Comptroller General of 

24 the United States shall— 


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1 (1) conduct a review of such implementation; 

2 and 

3 (2) submit to the Committee on Commerce, 

4 Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the 

5 Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 

6 Representatives a report on such review. 

7 (f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

8 (1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis9 trator’’ means the Administrator of the Transpor10 tation Security Administration. 

11 (2) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 

12 means an Indian Tribe, as defined in section 102 of 

13 the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 

14 1994 (25 U.S.C. 5130), individually identified (in15 cluding parenthetically) in the list published most re16 cently as of the date of enactment of this Act pursu17 ant to section 104 of that Act (25 U.S.C. 5131). 

18 (2)(3) MAJOR AIRPORT.—The term ‘‘major air19 port’’ means an airport classified by the Transpor20 tation Security Administration as a Category X or 

21 Category I airport. 

22 (3)(4) NON-TRAVELING INDIVIDUAL.—The term 

23 ‘‘non-traveling individual’’ has the meaning given 

24 such term in section 1560.3 of title 49, Code of Fed25 eral Regulations. 


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1 (4)(5) TSA MATERIAL.—The term ‘‘TSA mate2 rial’’ means signs, videos, audio messages, websites, 

3 press releases, social media postings, and other com4 munications published and disseminated by the Ad5 ministrator in major airports for use by both trav6 eling and non-traveling individuals. 


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Calendar No. 626 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3296 

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 airDECEMBER 12, 2022 

Reported with amendments 


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