IIB 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3055 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 9, 2025 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
AN ACT 
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to develop an 
action plan on members of the Armed Forces eligible 
for preseparation counseling and veterans becoming sup-
ply chain employees, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Transitioning Retiring 
And New Service Members to Port Ocean Rail and Truck 
Jobs Act’’ or the ‘‘TRANSPORT Jobs Act’’. 
SEC. 2. VETERAN TO SUPPLY CHAIN EMPLOYEE ACTION 
PLAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs, and Secretary of Labor, shall 
develop and make public an action plan to be known as 
the ‘‘Veteran to Supply Chain Employee Action Plan’’. 
(b) CONTENTS.—In developing the Veteran to Supply 
Chain Action Plan, the Secretary of Transportation 
shall— 
(1) identify— 
(A) barriers members of the Armed Forces 
eligible for preseparation counseling under sec-
tion 1142 of title 10, United States Code, and 
veterans face when searching for employment, 
during the hiring process, or in training to be-
come supply chain employees; 
(B) challenges supply chain employers face 
when recruiting, hiring, or retaining members 
of the Armed Forces eligible for preseparation 
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counseling under section 1142 of title 10, 
United States Code, and veterans; 
(C) regulatory burdens employers face in 
the hiring of supply chain employees, especially 
for employees that are members of the Armed 
Forces eligible for preseparation counseling 
under section 1142 of title 10, United States 
Code, or veterans; 
(D) regions of the United States which 
have the greatest workforce need for supply 
chain employees; and 
(E) barriers and industry trends that di-
rectly or indirectly discourage members of the 
Armed Forces eligible for preseparation coun-
seling under section 1142 of title 10, United 
States Code, and veterans from pursuing, at-
taining, and remaining in supply chain careers; 
(2) highlight— 
(A) the specific knowledge, skills, and abili-
ties members of the Armed Forces eligible for 
preseparation counseling under section 1142 of 
title 10, United States Code, and veterans pos-
sess that are critical for supply chain careers 
and any competency gaps that should be ad-
dressed; 
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(B) opportunities to expand or enhance ex-
isting initiatives for members of the Armed 
Forces eligible for preseparation counseling 
under section 1142 of title 10, United States 
Code, or veterans to become supply chain em-
ployees; and 
(C) ways to improve supply chain employer 
outreach programs and enhance existing train-
ing, mentorship, education, and advancement 
programs that would increase the participation 
and engagement of members of the Armed 
Forces eligible for preseparation counseling 
under section 1142 of title 10, United States 
Code, and veterans in the supply chain work-
force; 
(3) recommend specific short- and long-term ac-
tions the Department of Transportation, the Depart-
ment of Defense, the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs, or the Department of Labor can take to help 
members 
of 
the 
Armed 
Forces 
eligible 
for 
preseparation counseling under section 1142 of title 
10, United States Code, and veterans become supply 
chain employees; and 
(4) consult with the transportation supply chain 
industry, modal transportation supply chain employ-
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ers, and organizations representing modal transpor-
tation supply chain employees. 
(c) SUPPLY CHAIN EMPLOYEE DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘supply chain employee’’ means an indi-
vidual directly employed in the facilitation of the move-
ment of goods. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 8, 
2025. 
Attest: 
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 
Clerk. 
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