TRANSLATE Act

Bill: 117-s-3296
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]
Introduced: 2021-12-01
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports

Congressional oversight

Disability assistance

Foreign language and bilingual programs

Government information and archives
Latest action: action_date: 2022-12-12
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 626.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-12-01
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>TSA Reaching Across Nationalities, Societies, and Languages to Advance Traveler Education Act or the TRANSLATE Act</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to develop a plan to ensure that TSA material disseminated in major airports is better understood by people accessing such airports, including by foreign language speakers and people with vision or hearing impairments.</p> <p>In developing a plan, the TSA must take into consideration data regarding international enplanement and local populations surrounding major airports.</p> <p>The Government Accountability Office must also review the implementation of the plan.

action_date: 2022-12-12
action_desc: Reported to Senate
text: <p><b>TSA Reaching Across Nationalities, Societies, and Languages to Advance Traveler Education Act or the TRANSLATE Act</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to develop a plan to ensure that TSA material disseminated in major airports is better understood by people accessing such airports, including by foreign language speakers and people with vision or hearing impairments.</p> <p>In developing a plan, the TSA must take into consideration data regarding international enplanement and local populations surrounding major airports.</p> <p>The Government Accountability Office must also review the implementation of the plan.

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3296 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 1, 2021 Ms. Rosen (for herself and Mr. Cornyn ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To require the TSA to develop a plan to ensure that TSA material disseminated in major airports can be better understood by more people accessing such airports, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the TSA Reaching Across Nationalities, Societies, and Languages to Advance Traveler Education Act or the TRANSLATE Act . 2. Plan to improve materials disseminated by Transportation Security Administration (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a plan to ensure that TSA material disseminated in major airports can be better understood by individuals accessing such airports. (b) Contents The plan required under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) An identification of the most common languages other than English that are the primary languages of individuals that travel through or work in each major airport. (2) A plan to improve— (A) TSA materials to communicate information in languages identified pursuant to paragraph (1); and (B) the communication of TSA material to individuals with vision or hearing impairments or other possible barriers to understanding such material. (c) Considerations In developing the plan required under subsection (a), the Administrator, acting through the Office of Civil Rights and Liberties, Ombudsman, and Traveler Engagement of the Transportation Security Administration, shall consider data regarding the following: (1) International enplanement. (2) Local populations surrounding major airports. (d) Implementation Not later than 180 days after the submission of the plan required under subsection (a), the Administrator shall implement such plan. (e) GAO review Not later than 1 year after the implementation pursuant to subsection (d) of the plan required under subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall— (1) conduct a review of such implementation; and (2) submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a report on such review. (f) Definitions In this section: (1) Administrator The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration. (2) Major airport The term major airport means an airport classified by the Transportation Security Administration as a Category X or Category I airport. (3) Non-traveling individual The term non-traveling individual has the meaning given such term in section 1560.3 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations. (4) TSA material The term TSA material means signs, videos, audio messages, websites, press releases, social media postings, and other communications published and disseminated by the Administrator in major airports for use by both traveling and non-traveling individuals.

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 626 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3296 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 1, 2021 Ms. Rosen (for herself and Mr. Cornyn ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation December 12, 2022 Reported by Ms. Cantwell , with amendments Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic A BILL To require the TSA to develop a plan to ensure that TSA material disseminated in major airports can be better understood by more people accessing such airports, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the TSA Reaching Across Nationalities, Societies, and Languages to Advance Traveler Education Act or the TRANSLATE Act . 2. Plan to improve materials disseminated by Transportation Security Administration (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a plan to ensure that TSA material disseminated in major airports can be better understood by individuals accessing such airports. (b) Contents The plan required under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) An identification of the most common languages other than English that are the primary languages of individuals that travel through or work in each major airport. (2) A plan to improve— (A) TSA materials to communicate information in languages identified pursuant to paragraph (1); and (B) the communication of TSA material to individuals with vision or hearing impairments or other possible barriers to understanding such material. (c) Considerations In developing the plan required under subsection (a), the Administrator, acting through the Office of Civil Rights and Liberties, Ombudsman, and Traveler Engagement of the Transportation Security Administration, shall consider data regarding the following: (1) International enplanement. (2) Local populations surrounding major airports. (3) Languages spoken by members of Indian Tribes within each service area population in which a major airport is located. (d) Implementation Not later than 180 days after the submission of the plan required under subsection (a), the Administrator , in consultation with the owner or operator of each major airport, shall implement such plan. (e) GAO review Not later than 1 year after the implementation pursuant to subsection (d) of the plan required under subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall— (1) conduct a review of such implementation; and (2) submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a report on such review. (f) Definitions In this section: (1) Administrator The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration. (2) Indian tribe The term Indian Tribe means an Indian Tribe, as defined in section 102 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 ( 25 U.S.C. 5130 ), individually identified (including parenthetically) in the list published most recently as of the date of enactment of this Act pursuant to section 104 of that Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5131 ). (2) (3) Major airport The term major airport means an airport classified by the Transportation Security Administration as a Category X or Category I airport. (3) (4) Non-traveling individual The term non-traveling individual has the meaning given such term in section 1560.3 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations. (4) (5) TSA material The term TSA material means signs, videos, audio messages, websites, press releases, social media postings, and other communications published and disseminated by the Administrator in major airports for use by both traveling and non-traveling individuals.

December 12, 2022 Reported with amendments