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(F) musculoskeletal health experts. 
(b) OBJECTIVES.—The Secretary shall pursue the 
following objectives through the working group: 
(1) To identify health issues, including mus-
culoskeletal health issues, that afflict commercial 
drivers due to sitting for long periods of time while 
on duty. 
(2) To identify the impact that commercial ve-
hicle sizing, design, and safety measures have on 
women in comparison to men, and to identify de-
signs that may improve the health and safety of 
women drivers. 
(3) To identify research topics for further devel-
opment and best practices to improve seating. 
(4) To determine ways to incorporate improved 
seating into manufacturing standards for public 
transit vehicles and commercial vehicles. 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the working 
group shall submit to the Secretary, the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
of Representatives, and the Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Sen-
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ate a report on the findings of the working group 
under this section and any recommendations for the 
adoption of better ergonomic seating for commercial 
drivers. 
(2) PUBLICATION.—Upon receipt of the report 
in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall publish the re-
port on a publicly accessible website of the Depart-
ment. 
(d) APPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL ADVISORY COM-
MITTEE ACT.—The Advisory Committee shall be subject 
to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.). 
SEC. 5502. REPEAL OF SECTION 6314 OF TITLE 49, UNITED 
STATES CODE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6314 of title 49, United 
States Code, is repealed. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) TITLE ANALYSIS.—The analysis for chapter 
63 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
striking the item relating to section 6314. 
(2) SECTION 6307.—Section 6307(b) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A) by striking 
‘‘or section 6314(b)’’; 
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(ii) in subparagraph (B) by striking 
‘‘or section 6314(b)’’; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (C) by striking 
‘‘or section 6314(b)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)(A) by striking ‘‘or 
section 6314(b)’’. 
SEC. 5503. TRANSPORTATION WORKFORCE OUTREACH 
PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 55 of title 
49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘§ 5508. Transportation workforce outreach program 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 
and administer a transportation workforce outreach pro-
gram that carries out a series of public service announce-
ment campaigns during fiscal years 2023 through 2026. 
‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of each campaign car-
ried out under the program shall be to achieve the fol-
lowing objectives: 
‘‘(1) Increase awareness of career opportunities 
in the transportation sector, including aviation pi-
lots, safety inspectors, mechanics and technicians, 
maritime transportation workers, air traffic control-
lers, flight attendants, truck drivers, engineers, tran-
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sit workers, railroad workers, and other transpor-
tation professionals. 
‘‘(2) Increase diversity, including race, gender, 
ethnicity, and socioeconomic status, of professionals 
in the transportation sector. 
‘‘(c) ADVERTISING.—The Secretary may use, or au-
thorize the use of, funds available to carry out the pro-
gram for the development, production, and use of broad-
cast, digital, and print media advertising and outreach in 
carrying out campaigns under this section. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—To 
carry out this section, there are authorized to be appro-
priated $5,000,000 for each fiscal years 2023 through 
2026.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 55 of subchapter I of title 49, United States 
Code, is further amended by inserting after the item relat-
ing to section 5507, as added by this Act, the following: 
‘‘5508. Transportation workforce outreach program.’’. 
SEC. 5504. ADVISORY COUNCIL ON TRANSPORTATION STA-
TISTICS. 
Section 6305 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘The Direc-
tor’’ and all that follows to the period and inserting 
‘‘Notwithstanding section 418 of the FAA Reauthor-
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ization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–254), not later 
than 6 months after the date of enactment of the 
INVEST in America Act, the Director shall estab-
lish and consult with an advisory council on trans-
portation statistics.’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (d)(3). 
SEC. 5505. GAO REVIEW OF DISCRETIONARY GRANT PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall submit to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Environment and Pub-
lic Works, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate a review of the extent 
to which the Secretary is considering the needs of and 
awarding funding through covered discretionary grant 
programs to projects that serve— 
(1) low-income communities; 
(2) minority communities; and 
(3) populations that are underserved or have 
limited transportation choices. 
(b) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Comptroller General 
shall include as part of the review under subsection (a) 
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