portation may make grants under this section to institu-
tions of higher education, a consortium of such institu-
tions to establish curriculum for a transportation worker 
retraining program, or trade associations and other non-
governmental stakeholders. 
(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The responsibilities of each 
grant recipient or consortium of recipients shall include 
developing a curriculum to establish a transportation 
worker retraining program aimed at training and pre-
paring workers who have been separated from their jobs 
for a period determined by the Secretary or have received 
notice of impending job loss as a result of being replaced 
by automated driving systems of SAE (Society of Auto-
motive Engineers) level 4 or higher. Individuals who apply 
and are accepted to a transportation worker retraining 
program shall pursue a degree or certification through the 
developed coursework or curriculum. Grant recipients may 
use funds for studies, pilot programs, as well as testing 
new roles for current jobs, including mechanical work, di-
agnostic, and fleet operations management. 
(c) GENERAL SELECTION CRITERIA.—The Secretary 
shall select recipients of grants under this subsection on 
the basis of the following criteria: 
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(1) The demonstrated research and extension 
resources available to a grant recipient for carrying 
out this section. 
(2) The capability of a grant recipient to de-
velop curriculum in the training or retraining of in-
dividuals described in subsection (b) as a result of 
driverless vehicles. 
(3) A grant recipient shall have an established 
transportation program or programs with expertise 
in solving transportation problems through research, 
training, education, and technology and sharing such 
information with other programs. 
(4) The demonstrated commitment of the re-
cipient to carry out a transportation workforce de-
velopment program through degree-granting pro-
grams or programs that provide other industry-rec-
ognized credentials. 
(d) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of a grant 
under this section shall be a dollar for dollar match of 
the costs of establishing and administering the retraining 
program and related activities carried out by the grant 
recipient or consortium of grant recipients. 
(e) TRANSPARENCY.—The Secretary shall submit to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
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the House of Representatives a report describing the over-
all review process under paragraph (3) that includes— 
(1) specific criteria of evaluation used in the re-
view; 
(2) descriptions of the review process; and 
(3) explanations of why recipients were selected. 
(f) TRACKING
OF
CERTAIN
INFORMATION.—Not 
later than 1 year after grant awards are made under this 
section, the Secretary shall implement a reporting or 
tracking mechanism to determine— 
(1) from which sectors of industry are displaced 
transportation workers coming from; 
(2) what skills and professions are participants 
being retrained for; 
(3) how many workers have used the program; 
and 
(4) relevant demographic information. 
(g) DEFINITION
OF
INSTITUTION
OF
HIGHER 
LEARNING.—For purposes of this Act the term ‘‘institu-
tion of higher education’’ has the same meaning given the 
term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1001). 
(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated $25,000,000 to be used in fiscal years 
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2020, 2021, and 2022 to carry out this section. 
Each recipient may receive a one-time grant in an 
amount determined by the Secretary of Transpor-
tation. 
(2) 
LIMITATION
ON
AVAILABILITY
OF 
AMOUNTS.—Amounts made available to the Sec-
retary to carry out this section shall remain avail-
able for obligation by the Secretary for a period of 
3 years after the last day of the fiscal year for which 
the amounts are authorized. 
SEC. 3. GAO STUDY. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General shall conduct a study 
and report to Congress regarding the impact of driverless 
vehicle adoption— 
(1) on the Nation’s workforce; 
(2) on the trucking, freight movement, and per-
sonal transportation industries; 
(3) on lost wages; 
(4) on job loss, including the economic impact 
on each region of the United States; and 
(5) on the creation of new jobs and how such 
transportation sector jobs would change. 
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