IIB 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5574 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
NOVEMBER 19, 2021 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation 
AN 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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
21:24 Nov 19, 2021
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H5574.RFS
H5574
pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS
HR 5574 RFS
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘TSA Reaching Across 
Nationalities, Societies, and Languages to Advance Trav-
eler Education Act’’ or the ‘‘TRANSLATE Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PLAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of 
the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) shall 
submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a plan 
to ensure that TSA material disseminated in major air-
ports can be better understood by more people accessing 
such airports. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The plan required under subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
(1) An identification of the most common lan-
guages other than English that are the primary lan-
guages of individuals that travel through or work in 
each major airport. 
(2) A plan to improve— 
(A) TSA materials to communicate infor-
mation in languages identified pursuant to 
paragraph (1); and 
(B) the communication of TSA material to 
individuals with vision or hearing impairments 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
21:24 Nov 19, 2021
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H5574.RFS
H5574
pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS
HR 5574 RFS
or other possible barriers to understanding such 
material. 
(c) CONSIDERATIONS.—In developing the plan re-
quired under subsection (a), the Administrator of the 
TSA, acting through the Office of Civil Rights and Lib-
erties, Ombudsman, and Traveler Engagement of the 
TSA, shall take into consideration data regarding the fol-
lowing: 
(1) International enplanement. 
(2) Local populations surrounding major air-
ports. 
(d) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 180 days 
after the submission of the plan required under subsection 
(a), the Administrator of the TSA shall implement such 
plan. 
(e) GAO REVIEW.—Not later than one year after the 
implementation pursuant to subsection (d) of the plan re-
quired under subsection (a), the Comptroller General of 
the United States shall submit to the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
of the Senate a review of such implementation. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
21:24 Nov 19, 2021
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00003
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H5574.RFS
H5574
pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS
HR 5574 RFS
(1) AIRPORT.—The term ‘‘airport’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 40102 of title 
49, United States Code. 
(2) MAJOR AIRPORTS.—The term ‘‘major air-
ports’’ means Category X and Category I airports. 
(3) NON-TRAVELING
INDIVIDUAL.—The term 
‘‘non-traveling individual’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 1560.3 of title 49, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations. 
(4) TSA MATERIAL.—The term ‘‘TSA mate-
rial’’ means signs, videos, audio messages, websites, 
press releases, social media postings, and other com-
munications published and disseminated by the Ad-
ministrator of the TSA in Category X and Category 
I airports for use by both traveling and non-trav-
eling individuals. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 18, 
2021. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
21:24 Nov 19, 2021
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00004
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H5574.RFS
H5574
pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS