I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6156 
To develop and improve the transportation workforce, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 9, 2020 
Mr. LANGEVIN (for himself, Mr. BALDERSON, Ms. CRAIG, and Mr. MCKIN-
LEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To develop and improve the transportation workforce, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Transportation Workforce Investment Act of 2020’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Transportation education and training program. 
Sec. 3. Surface transportation workforce grants. 
Sec. 4. Research and development strategic plan. 
Sec. 5. Task force on future of transportation workforce. 
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SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION EDUCATION AND TRAINING PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 504(f) of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) TRANSPORTATION EDUCATION AND TRAINING 
PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Education and the 
Secretary of Labor, shall establish a program (in 
this subsection referred to as the ‘Program’) to pro-
vide grants to support transportation sector edu-
cation and workforce development projects. 
‘‘(2) GRANT AUTHORITY.—In carrying out the 
Program, the Secretary may award a grant on a 
competitive basis in accordance with this subsection. 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may 
award a grant under the Program to any part-
nership that includes, at a minimum, the fol-
lowing entities: 
‘‘(i) An institution of higher edu-
cation. 
‘‘(ii) A State department of transpor-
tation. 
‘‘(iii) Not fewer than 2 transportation 
sector employers. 
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‘‘(B) LABOR AND JOINT LABOR-MANAGE-
MENT ORGANIZATIONS.—A partnership eligible 
for a grant under the Program may include a 
labor or joint labor-management organization. 
‘‘(4) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), grant funds awarded under 
the Program may only be used to assist a 
project that includes, at a minimum, two of the 
following activities: 
‘‘(i) Developing, implementing, and 
assessing innovative programs of study 
with respect to a transportation sector. 
‘‘(ii) Training educators to teach sec-
ondary or postsecondary career and tech-
nical education courses with respect to a 
transportation sector. 
‘‘(iii) Increasing career recruitment 
and outreach to youth, including through 
career counseling and career exploration 
opportunities, to encourage participation in 
transportation sectors. 
‘‘(iv) Developing on-the-job training 
and work-based learning opportunities, in-
cluding pre-apprenticeships and registered 
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apprenticeships, with respect to a transpor-
tation sector. 
‘‘(v) Increasing participation of under-
represented individuals, including women, 
in the transportation workforce. 
‘‘(vi) Any other activity the Secretary 
determines appropriate for education or 
workforce development in a transportation 
sector. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—If a project is in the 
construction or maintenance sector, grant funds 
awarded under the Program may only be used 
to develop pre-apprenticeships that prepare in-
dividuals for acceptance into registered appren-
ticeships in such sector. 
‘‘(5) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible for a grant 
under this subsection, a partnership referred to in 
paragraph (3) shall submit to the Secretary an ap-
plication in such form, at such time, and containing 
such information as the Secretary determines to be 
appropriate, which shall include, at a minimum, a 
description of the following: 
‘‘(A) How the partnership will use grant 
funds to assist an eligible project. 
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‘‘(B) The roles and responsibilities of each 
partner in assisting the project. 
‘‘(C) Any prior experience or demonstrated 
success in workforce development of a partner. 
‘‘(D) The current and projected workforce 
shortages, if any, in the relevant transportation 
sector and how the project will address those 
shortages. 
‘‘(E) Any promotion of the increased par-
ticipation of underrepresented individuals, in-
cluding women, in the transportation workforce 
that the project will provide. 
‘‘(F) Any recognized postsecondary creden-
tials that participants in the project will be pre-
pared for. 
‘‘(G) Any registered apprenticeships, pre- 
apprenticeships, or other on-the-job training or 
work-based learning opportunities the project 
will provide. 
‘‘(6) CONSIDERATIONS.—In making a grant 
under the Program, the Secretary shall consider— 
‘‘(A) regional diversity; 
‘‘(B) the degree to which an eligible project 
may address current or projected transportation 
workforce shortages; and 
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‘‘(C) if applicable, the quality of any pro-
posed on-the-job training or work-based learn-
ing opportunities to be provided. 
‘‘(7) LIMITATIONS ON GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) 
LIMITATION
ON
AMOUNTS.—The 
amount of a grant under this subsection may 
not exceed $300,000. 
‘‘(B) LIMITATION ON FEDERAL SHARE.— 
After a recipient has received 2 grants under 
this subsection, subsequent grants to the recipi-
ent may not be in an amount that exceeds 75 
percent of the cost of the project to be assisted 
with the grant. 
‘‘(8) REPORT.—A recipient of a grant under 
this subsection shall submit to the Secretary, at such 
time as the Secretary determines appropriate, a re-
port that includes a description of the following: 
‘‘(A) How grant funds were used. 
‘‘(B) The education and employment out-
comes for individuals participating in or bene-
fitting from the project assisted with grant 
funds under the Program (in this paragraph re-
ferred to as ‘participants’), disaggregated by 
special populations, which shall include at a 
minimum the following: 
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‘‘(i) The percentage, and median 
earnings, of participants who are in unsub-
sidized employment 90 days after exit from 
the project. 
‘‘(ii) The percentage of participants 
who are in unsubsidized employment 180 
days after exit from the project. 
‘‘(iii) The percentage of participants 
who obtain a recognized postsecondary cre-
dential, or a secondary school diploma or 
recognized equivalent during the project or 
within 1 year after exit from the project. 
‘‘(iv) The percentage of participants 
who, during the project— 
‘‘(I) enrolled in an education or 
training program that leads to a rec-
ognized postsecondary credential or 
employment; and 
‘‘(II) developed skills necessary 
to receive such a credential or employ-
ment through such program. 
‘‘(9) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the fol-
lowing definitions apply: 
‘‘(A) 
CAREER
AND
TECHNICAL
EDU-
CATION.—The term ‘career and technical edu-
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cation’ has the meaning given the term in sec-
tion 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Tech-
nical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302). 
‘‘(B) INDIVIDUAL WITH A BARRIER TO EM-
PLOYMENT.—The term ‘individual with a bar-
rier to employment’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3012). 
‘‘(C) 
INSTITUTION
OF
HIGHER
EDU-
CATION.—The term ‘institution of higher edu-
cation’ has the meaning given the term in sec-
tion 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1001). 
‘‘(D) ON-THE-JOB
TRAINING.—The term 
‘on-the-job training’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102). 
‘‘(E) 
PRE-APPRENTICESHIP.—The 
term 
‘pre-apprenticeship’ means a training model or 
program that prepares individuals for accept-
ance into a registered apprenticeship and has a 
demonstrated partnership with one or more reg-
istered apprenticeships. 
‘‘(F) PROGRAM
OF
STUDY.—The term 
‘program of study’ has the meaning given the 
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term in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career 
and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 
U.S.C. 2302). 
‘‘(G) RECOGNIZED POSTSECONDARY CRE-
DENTIAL.—The term ‘recognized postsecondary 
credential’ has the meaning given the term in 
section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Op-
portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102). 
‘‘(H) 
REGISTERED
APPRENTICESHIP.— 
The term ‘registered apprenticeship’ means an 
apprenticeship program registered under the 
Act of August 16, 1937 (29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.; 
commonly known as the ‘National Apprentice-
ship Act’), that satisfies the requirements of 
parts 29 and 30 of title 29, Code of Federal 
Regulations (as in effect on January 1, 2020). 
‘‘(I) SPECIAL
POPULATIONS.—The term 
‘special populations’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career 
and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 
U.S.C. 2302). 
‘‘(J) 
TRANSPORTATION
SECTOR.—The 
term ‘transportation sector’ means an industry 
sector that is involved in construction, manufac-
turing, maintenance, operation, inspection, lo-
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gistics, design, or engineering with respect to 
transportation 
equipment, 
materials, 
tech-
nologies, or infrastructure (including relating to 
surface, transit, railway, aviation, and maritime 
transportation). 
‘‘(K) UNDERREPRESENTED INDIVIDUAL.— 
The 
term 
‘underrepresented 
individual’ 
means— 
‘‘(i) an individual who belongs to a 
special population; 
‘‘(ii) an individual with a barrier to 
employment; or 
‘‘(iii) an individual otherwise deter-
mined by the Secretary to be underrep-
resented in the transportation workforce. 
‘‘(L) WORK-BASED LEARNING.—The term 
‘work-based learning’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career 
and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 
U.S.C. 2302).’’. 
SEC. 3. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION WORKFORCE GRANTS. 
Section 504(e) of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
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(A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘, 
including development of the skills necessary to 
utilize emerging technologies’’ after ‘‘develop-
ment’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (F), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(C) in subparagraph (G), by striking the 
period and inserting a semicolon; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraphs: 
‘‘(H) on-the-job training or work-based 
learning opportunities, including pre-apprentice-
ships and registered apprenticeships; 
‘‘(I) activities to support the establishment 
of industry or sector partnerships; 
‘‘(J) activities to increase the number of 
underrepresented individuals in such workforce; 
and 
‘‘(K) activities to update facilities and 
equipment used in career and technical edu-
cation programs of study.’’; and 
(2) by amending paragraph (3) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the fol-
lowing definitions apply: 
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‘‘(A) 
CAREER
AND
TECHNICAL
EDU-
CATION.—The term ‘career and technical edu-
cation’ has the meaning given the term in sec-
tion 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Tech-
nical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302). 
‘‘(B) INDIVIDUAL WITH A BARRIER TO EM-
PLOYMENT.—The term ‘individual with a bar-
rier to employment’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3012). 
‘‘(C) INDUSTRY
OR
SECTOR
PARTNER-
SHIP.—The term ‘industry or sector partner-
ship’ has the meaning given the term in section 
3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
Act (29 U.S.C. 3102). 
‘‘(D) ON-THE-JOB
TRAINING.—The term 
‘on-the-job training’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102). 
‘‘(E) 
PRE-APPRENTICESHIP.—The 
term 
‘pre-apprenticeship’ means a training model or 
program that prepares individuals for accept-
ance into a registered apprenticeship and has a 
demonstrated partnership with one or more reg-
istered apprenticeships. 
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‘‘(F) PROGRAM
OF
STUDY.—The term 
‘program of study’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career 
and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 
U.S.C. 2302). 
‘‘(G) REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP.—The 
term ‘registered apprenticeship’ means an ap-
prenticeship program registered under the Act 
of August 16, 1937 (29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.; com-
monly known as the ‘National Apprenticeship 
Act’), that satisfies the requirements of parts 
29 and 30 of title 29, Code of Federal Regula-
tions (as in effect on January 1, 2020). 
‘‘(H) SPECIAL
POPULATIONS.—The term 
‘special populations’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career 
and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 
U.S.C. 2302). 
‘‘(I) SURFACE
TRANSPORTATION
WORK-
FORCE
DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND
EDU-
CATION.—The term ‘surface transportation 
workforce development, training, and education’ 
means activities associated with surface trans-
portation career awareness, student transpor-
tation career preparation, and training and pro-
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fessional development for surface transportation 
workers, including activities for women and mi-
norities. 
‘‘(J) UNDERREPRESENTED INDIVIDUAL.— 
The 
term 
‘underrepresented 
individual’ 
means— 
‘‘(i) an individual who belongs to a 
special population; 
‘‘(ii) an individual with a barrier to 
employment; or 
‘‘(iii) an individual otherwise deter-
mined by the Secretary to be underrep-
resented in the transportation workforce. 
‘‘(K) WORK-BASED LEARNING.—The term 
‘work-based learning’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career 
and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 
U.S.C. 2302).’’. 
SEC. 4. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN. 
Section 6503 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (E), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
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(B) in subparagraph (F), by striking the 
semicolon and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(G) developing and maintaining a diverse 
workforce in transportation sectors.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(f) TRANSPORTATION SECTOR DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘transportation sector’ means an indus-
try sector that is involved in construction, manufacturing, 
maintenance, operation, inspection, logistics, design, or 
engineering with respect to transportation equipment, ma-
terials, technologies, or infrastructure (including relating 
to surface, transit, railway, aviation, and maritime trans-
portation).’’. 
SEC. 5. TASK FORCE ON FUTURE OF TRANSPORTATION 
WORKFORCE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Transportation (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’), in consultation with the Secretary of Education 
and the Secretary of Labor, shall establish a task force 
on the future of the transportation workforce (in this sec-
tion referred to as the ‘‘Task Force’’). 
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(b) DUTIES OF TASK FORCE.—The duties of the 
Task Force shall be to carry out the following activities: 
(1) Conduct an assessment of— 
(A) the current and projected state of the 
transportation workforce, including current and 
projected workforce shortages; 
(B) any existing barriers to attracting, de-
veloping, training, or retaining a skilled trans-
portation workforce; and 
(C) the projected impact of emerging tech-
nologies, including automation, on the transpor-
tation workforce. 
(2) Develop recommendations and strategies for 
the Secretary and States to develop and improve the 
transportation workforce based on the assessment 
conducted pursuant to paragraph (1), including rec-
ommendations and strategies on the following: 
(A) Improving youth outreach, mentorship 
programs, and career guidance and academic 
counseling. 
(B) Improving career pathways, including 
through secondary and post-secondary career 
and technical education programs of study. 
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(C) Providing on-the-job training or work- 
based learning opportunities, including pre-ap-
prenticeships and registered apprenticeships. 
(D) Providing recognized postsecondary 
credentials, including credentials related to 
emerging technologies. 
(E) 
Supporting 
targeted 
outreach 
to 
underrpresented individuals, including women. 
(F) Providing new skills to public trans-
portation workers employed in positions that 
may be impacted by emerging technologies. 
(c) CONSIDERATION.—In developing recommenda-
tions and strategies pursuant to subsection (b)(2), the 
Task Force shall consider how businesses, educators, the 
Secretary, State and local government agencies, and other 
relevant stakeholders can coordinate efforts to support 
workforce development in transportation sectors. 
(d) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) APPOINTMENT.—The Task Force shall be 
composed of members appointed by the Secretary, 
including representatives of the following: 
(A) Regionally diverse businesses operating 
in transportation sectors. 
(B) Labor organizations. 
(C) Local educational agencies. 
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(D) Institutions of higher education, in-
cluding community colleges and area career and 
technical education schools. 
(E) Eligible agencies. 
(F) Other experts and stakeholders in 
transportation sectors that the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate. 
(2) TERMS.—Each member shall be appointed 
for the life of the Task Force. 
(e) INITIAL REPORT.— 
(1) SUBMISSION
TO
SECRETARY.—Not later 
than 1 year after the date on which the Task Force 
is established, the Task Force shall submit to the 
Secretary a report containing— 
(A) the findings of the assessment con-
ducted pursuant to subsection (b)(1); and 
(B) the recommendations and strategies 
developed pursuant to subsection (b)(2). 
(2) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
30 days after the date on which the Secretary re-
ceives the report submitted under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary shall— 
(A) provide written comments on the re-
port; and 
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(B) submit the report and written com-
ments to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress. 
(f) TERMINATION.—Except as provided in subsection 
(g), the Task Force shall terminate on the date that is 
30 days after the date on which the Task Force submits 
the initial report to the Secretary under subsection (e)(1). 
(g) UPDATED REPORTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—On the date that is five 
years after the date of termination under subsection 
(f), and every five years thereafter, the Task Force 
shall reconvene for purposes of the update required 
under paragraph (2) of this subsection. 
(2) SUBMISSION
TO
SECRETARY.—Not later 
than 180 days after a date on which the Task Force 
reconvenes under paragraph (1), the Task Force 
shall submit to the Secretary an update of the report 
most recently submitted to the Secretary under this 
section by the Task Force. 
(3) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
30 days after a date on which the Secretary receives 
an updated report under paragraph (2), the Sec-
retary shall— 
(A) provide written comments on the up-
dated report; and 
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(B) submit the updated report and written 
comments to the appropriate committees of 
Congress. 
(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CON-
GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’’ means the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Environment and Public Works of 
the Senate. 
(2) AREA CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION 
SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘area career and technical edu-
cation school’’ has the meaning given the term in 
section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Tech-
nical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302). 
(3) CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘career and technical education’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 3 of the Carl D. 
Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 
2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302). 
(4) CAREER GUIDANCE AND ACADEMIC COUN-
SELING.—The term ‘‘career guidance and academic 
counseling’’ has the meaning given the term in sec-
tion 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical 
Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302). 
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(5) CAREER
PATHWAY.—The term ‘‘career 
pathway’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
(29 U.S.C. 3102). 
(6) ELIGIBLE
AGENCY.—The term ‘‘eligible 
agency’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Edu-
cation Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302). 
(7) INDIVIDUAL WITH A BARRIER TO EMPLOY-
MENT.—The term ‘‘individual with a barrier to em-
ployment’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
(29 U.S.C. 3012). 
(8) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 101 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 
(9) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The term 
‘‘local educational agency’’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
(10) ON-THE-JOB TRAINING.—The term ‘‘on- 
the-job training’’ has the meaning given the term in 
section in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102). 
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