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‘‘(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-
sit workers, railroad workers, and other transpor-
tation professionals. 
‘‘(2) Increase diversity, including race, gender, 
ethnicity, veteran status, 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 analysis for chap-
ter 55 of title 49, United States Code, is further amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘5512. Transportation workforce outreach program.’’. 
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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-
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— 
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(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) 
recommendations to the Secretary on possible means to 
improve consideration of projects that serve the unique 
needs of communities described in subsection (a)(1). 
(c) DEFINITION
OF
COVERED
DISCRETIONARY 
GRANT PROGRAM.—For purposes of this section, the term 
‘‘covered discretionary grant programs’’ means the 
Projects of National and Regional Significance program 
under section 117 of title 23, the Community Transpor-
tation Investment Grant program under section 173 of 
such title, and the Community Climate Innovation Grant 
program under section 172 of such title. 
TITLE VI—MULTIMODAL 
TRANSPORTATION 
SEC. 6001. NATIONAL MULTIMODAL FREIGHT POLICY. 
Section 70101(b) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2) by inserting ‘‘in rural and 
urban areas’’ after ‘‘freight transportation’’; 
(2) in paragraph (7)— 
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(A) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
subparagraph (D); and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 
the following: 
‘‘(C) travel within population centers; 
and’’; 
(3) in paragraph (9) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and in-
serting the following: ‘‘including— 
‘‘(A) greenhouse gas emissions; 
‘‘(B) local air pollution; 
‘‘(C) minimizing, capturing, or treating 
stormwater runoff or other adverse impacts to 
water quality; and 
‘‘(D) wildlife habitat loss;’’; 
(4) by redesignating paragraph (10) as para-
graph (11); and 
(5) by inserting after paragraph (9) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(10) to decrease any adverse impact of freight 
transportation on communities located near freight 
facilities or freight corridors; and’’. 
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SEC. 6002. NATIONAL FREIGHT STRATEGIC PLAN. 
Section 70102(c) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘shall’’ and all that follows through 
the end and inserting the following: ‘‘shall— 
‘‘(1) update the plan and publish the updated 
plan on the public website of the Department of 
Transportation; and 
‘‘(2) include in the update described in para-
graph (1)— 
‘‘(A) each item described in subsection (b); 
and 
‘‘(B) best practices to reduce the adverse 
environmental impacts of freight-related— 
‘‘(i) greenhouse gas emissions; 
‘‘(ii) local air pollution; 
‘‘(iii) stormwater runoff or other ad-
verse impacts to water quality; and 
‘‘(iv) wildlife habitat loss.’’. 
SEC. 6003. NATIONAL MULTIMODAL FREIGHT NETWORK. 
Section 70103 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(2)(C) by striking ‘‘of the 
United States that have’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘of the United States that— 
‘‘(i) have a total annual value of cargo 
of at least $1,000,000,000, as identified by 
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United States Customs and Border Protec-
tion and reported by the Bureau of the 
Census; or 
‘‘(ii) have’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respec-
tively (and adjust the margins accord-
ingly); and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this sec-
tion,’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—Not later 
than 30 days after the date of enactment of the 
INVEST in America Act, the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate a report detailing 
a plan to designate a final National Multimodal 
Freight Network, including a detailed summary 
of the resources within the Office of the Sec-
retary that will be dedicated to carrying out 
such plan. 
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‘‘(B) 
DESIGNATION
OF
NATIONAL 
MULTIMODAL
FREIGHT
NETWORK.—Not later 
than 60 days after the submission of the report 
described in subparagraph (A),’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3)(C)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘and metropolitan 
planning organizations’’ after ‘‘States’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘paragraph (4)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘paragraphs (4) and (5)’’; 
(C) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) in the header by inserting ‘‘AND 
METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION’’ 
after ‘‘STATE’’; 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraph 
(D) as subparagraph (E); and 
(iii) by striking subparagraph (C) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(C) CRITICAL
URBAN
FREIGHT
FACILI-
TIES AND CORRIDORS.— 
‘‘(i) AREA
WITH
A
POPULATION
OF 
OVER 500,000.—In an urbanized area with 
a population of 500,000 or more individ-
uals, the representative metropolitan plan-
ning organization, in consultation with the 
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State, may designate a freight facility or 
corridor within the borders of the State as 
a critical urban freight facility or corridor. 
‘‘(ii) AREA WITH A POPULATION OF 
LESS THAN 500,000.—In an urbanized area 
with a population of less than 500,000 in-
dividuals, the State, in consultation with 
the representative metropolitan planning 
organization, may designate a freight facil-
ity or corridor within the borders of the 
State as a critical urban freight corridor. 
‘‘(iii) DESIGNATION.—A designation 
may be made under subparagraph (i) or 
(ii) if the facility or corridor is in an ur-
banized area, regardless of population, and 
such facility or corridor— 
‘‘(I) provides access to the pri-
mary highway freight system, the 
Interstate system, or an intermodal 
freight facility; 
‘‘(II) is located within a corridor 
of a route on the primary highway 
freight system and provides an alter-
native option important to goods 
movement; 
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‘‘(III) serves a major freight gen-
erator, logistics center, or manufac-
turing and warehouse industrial land; 
‘‘(IV) connects to an inter-
national port of entry; 
‘‘(V) provides access to a signifi-
cant air, rail, water, or other freight 
facility in the State; or 
‘‘(VI) is important to the move-
ment of freight within the region, as 
determined by the metropolitan plan-
ning organization or the State. 
‘‘(D) LIMITATION.—A State may propose 
additional 
designations 
to 
the 
National 
Multimodal Freight Network in the State in an 
amount that is— 
‘‘(i) for a highway project, not more 
than 20 percent of the total mileage des-
ignated by the Under Secretary in the 
State; and 
‘‘(ii) for a non-highway project, using 
a limitation determined by the Under Sec-
retary.’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(5) REQUIRED
NETWORK
COMPONENTS.—In 
designating 
or 
redesignating 
the 
National 
Multimodal Freight Network, the Under Secretary 
shall ensure that the National Multimodal Freight 
Network includes the components described in sub-
section (b)(2).’’. 
SEC. 6004. STATE FREIGHT ADVISORY COMMITTEES. 
Section 70201(a) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘and local governments’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘local governments, metropolitan planning organiza-
tions, and the departments with responsibility for environ-
mental protection and air quality of the State’’. 
SEC. 6005. STATE FREIGHT PLANS. 
Section 70202(b) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3)(A) by inserting ‘‘and 
urban’’ after ‘‘rural’’; 
(2) in paragraph (9) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and in-
serting a semicolon; 
(3) by redesignating paragraph (10) as para-
graph (12); and 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (9) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(10) strategies and goals to decrease freight- 
related— 
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‘‘(A) greenhouse gas emissions; 
‘‘(B) local air pollution; 
‘‘(C) stormwater runoff or other adverse 
impacts to water quality; and 
‘‘(D) wildlife habitat loss; 
‘‘(11) strategies and goals to decrease any ad-
verse impact of freight transportation on commu-
nities located near freight facilities or freight cor-
ridors; and’’. 
SEC. 6006. STUDY OF FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION FEE. 
(a) STUDY.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, 
in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the 
Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, shall es-
tablish a joint task force to study the establishment and 
administration of a fee on multimodal freight surface 
transportation services. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The study required under sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) An estimation of the revenue that a fee of 
up to 1 percent on freight transportation services 
would raise. 
(2) An identification of the entities that would 
be subject to such a fee paid by the owners or sup-
pliers of cargo. 
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(3) An analysis of the administrative capacity 
of Federal agencies and freight industry participants 
to collect such a fee and ensure compliance with fee 
requirements. 
(4) Policy options to prevent avoidance of such 
a fee, including diversion of freight services to for-
eign countries. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation 
shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and In-
frastructure and the Committee on Ways and Means of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Envi-
ronment and Public Works and the Committee on Finance 
of the Senate the study required under subsection (a). 
SEC. 6007. NATIONAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION AND IN-
NOVATIVE FINANCE BUREAU. 
Section 116 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b) by striking paragraph (1) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) to provide assistance and communicate 
best practices and financing and funding opportuni-
ties to eligible entities for the programs referred to 
in subsection (d)(1), including by— 
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‘‘(A) conducting proactive outreach to com-
munities located outside of metropolitan or 
micropolitan statistical areas (as such areas are 
defined by the Office of Management and 
Budget) using data from the most recent decen-
nial Census; and 
‘‘(B) coordinating with the Office of Rural 
Development of the Department of Agriculture, 
the Office of Community Revitalization of the 
Environmental Protection Agency, and any 
other agencies that provide technical assistance 
for rural communities, as determined by the 
Executive Director;’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (j) as sub-
section (k); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (i) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(j) ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of this subsection, and 
annually thereafter, the Executive Director shall submit 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report de-
tailing— 
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‘‘(1) the use of funds authorized under section 
605(f) of title 23; and 
‘‘(2) the progress of the Bureau in carrying out 
the purposes described in subsection (b).’’. 
SEC. 6008. TRANSPORTATION EQUITY ADVISORY COM-
MITTEE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Transportation shall establish an advisory 
committee, to be known as the Transportation Eq-
uity Committee (referred to in this section as the 
‘‘Committee’’), regarding comprehensive and inter-
disciplinary issues related to transportation equity 
from a variety of stakeholders in transportation 
planning, design, research, policy, and advocacy. 
(2) PURPOSE OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 
The Committee established under paragraph (1) 
shall provide independent advice and recommenda-
tions to the Secretary on transportation equity, in-
cluding developing a strategic plan with rec-
ommendations to the Secretary on national transpor-
tation metrics and the effect on such factors as eco-
nomic development, connectivity, and public engage-
ment. 
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(b) DUTIES.—The Committee shall evaluate the work 
of the Department of Transportation in connecting people 
to economic and related forms of opportunity and revi-
talize communities in carrying out its strategic, research, 
technological, regulatory, community engagement, and 
economic policy activities related to transportation and op-
portunity. Decisions directly affecting implementation of 
transportation policy remain with the Secretary. 
(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall appoint 
an odd number of members of not less than 9 but 
not more than 15 members (with a quorum con-
sisting of a majority of members rounded up to the 
nearest odd number), to include balanced represen-
tation from academia, community groups, industry 
and business, non-governmental organizations, State 
and local governments, federally recognized Tribal 
Governments, advocacy organizations, and indige-
nous groups with varying points of view. 
(2) BROAD REPRESENTATION.—To the extent 
practicable, members of the Committee shall reflect 
a variety of backgrounds and experiences, geo-
graphic diversity, including urban, rural, tribal, ter-
ritories, and underserved and marginalized commu-
nities throughout the country, and individuals with 
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expertise in related areas such as housing, health 
care, and the environment. 
(3) REPLACEMENT FOR NON-ACTIVE MEMBERS 
.—The Secretary may remove a non-active member 
who misses 3 consecutive meetings and appoint a re-
placement to service for the period of time set forth 
in paragraph (5). 
(4) MEETINGS.—The Committee shall meet not 
less than 2 times each year with not more than 9 
months between meetings at a reasonable time, in a 
place accessible to the public, and in a room large 
enough to accommodate the Committee members, 
staff, and reasonable number of interested members 
of the public. The room in which the Committee 
meets shall be large enough to accommodate at least 
100 and shall be compliant with the Americans with 
Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.). 
(5) TERM.—Each member of the Committee 
shall serve a 2-year term with not more than 2 con-
secutive term reappointments, but may continue 
service until a replacement is appointed. 
(6) SUPPORT.—The Office of the Under Sec-
retary for Policy of the Department of the Depart-
ment of Transportation shall provide necessary 
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(e) NORTHEAST CORRIDOR COMMISSION.—Of the 
funds made available under subsection (a)(1), the Sec-
retary may make available up to $6,000,000 for each fis-
cal year for the Northeast Corridor Commission estab-
lished under section 24905 of title 49, United States Code. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR AM-
TRAK OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL.—There are au-
thorized to be appropriated to the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral of Amtrak the following amounts: 
(1) For fiscal year 2022, $26,500,000. 
(2) For fiscal year 2023, $27,000,000. 
(3) For fiscal year 2024, $27,500,000. 
(4) For fiscal year 2025, $28,000,000. 
(5) For fiscal year 2026, $28,500,000. 
(g) PASSENGER RAIL IMPROVEMENT, MODERNIZA-
TION, AND EXPANSION GRANTS.— 
(1) There are authorized to be appropriated to 
the Secretary to carry out section 22906 of title 49, 
United States Code, the following amounts: 
(A) For fiscal year 2022, $5,800,000,000. 
(B) For fiscal year 2023, $5,900,000,000. 
(C) For fiscal year 2024, $6,000,000,000. 
(D) For fiscal year 2025, $6,100,000,000. 
(E) For fiscal year 2026, $6,200,000,000. 
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