TRANSLATE Act

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. Short title This Act may be cited as the TSA Reaching Across Nationalities, Societies, and Languages to Advance Traveler Education Act TRANSLATE Act 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. (3) Languages spoken by members of Indian Tribes within each service area population in which a major airport is located. (d) Implementation Not later than 180 days after the submission of the plan required under subsection (a), the Administrator , in consultation with the owner or operator of each major airport, (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 (2) Indian tribe The term Indian Tribe 25 U.S.C. 5130 25 U.S.C. 5131 (2) (3) Major airport The term major airport (3) (4) Non-traveling individual The term non-traveling individual (4) (5) TSA material The term TSA material December 12, 2022 Reported with amendments

Summary: TSA Reaching Across Nationalities, Societies, and Languages to Advance Traveler Education Act or the TRANSLATE Act This bill directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to develop a plan to ensure that TSA material disseminated in major airports is better understood by people accessing such airports, including by foreign language speakers and people with vision or hearing impairments. In developing a plan, the TSA must take into consideration data regarding international enplanement and local populations surrounding major airports. The Government Accountability Office must also review the implementation of the plan.