,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fbjj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #bb1 #bjah,ms4 
,eddie ,bernice ,johnson of ,texas 7for 
herself1 ,mr4 ,barton1 ,mr4 ,veasey1    
,mr4 ,ellison1 and ,mr4 ,capuano7       
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to allow the ,secretary of     
,transportation to provide grants to    
retrain transportation workers4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,transportation ,workforce          
,modernization ,act4  #b4               
,transportation ,worker ,retraining     
,grant ,program  7a7 ,establishment ,not
 later than #a year after the date of   
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,transportation may make grants under
 this section to institutions of higher 
education1 a consortium of such         
institutions to establish curriculum for
 a transportation worker retraining     
program1 or trade associations and other

 nongovernmental stakeholders4  7b7     
,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 preparing 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      
7,society of ,automotive ,engineers7    
level #d or higher4 ,individuals who    
apply and are accepted to a             
transportation worker retraining program
 shall pursue a degree or certification 
through the developed coursework or     
curriculum4 ,grant recipients may use   
funds for studies1 pilot programs1 as   
well as testing new roles for current   
jobs1 including mechanical work1        
diagnostic1 and fleet operations        
management4  7c7 ,general selection     
criteria ,the ,secretary shall select   

recipients of grants under this         
subsection on the basis of the following
 criteria3  7#a7 ,the demonstrated      
research and extension resources        
available to a grant recipient for      
carrying out this section4  7#b7 ,the   
capability of a grant recipient to      
develop curriculum in the training or   
retraining of individuals described in  
subsection 7b7 as a result of driverless
 vehicles4  7#c7 ,a grant recipient     
shall have an established transportation
 program or programs with expertise in  
solving transportation problems through 
research1 training1 education1 and      
technology and sharing such information 
with other programs4  7#d7 ,the         
demonstrated commitment of the recipient
 to carry out a transportation workforce
 development program through            
degree-granting programs or programs    
that provide other industry-recognized  
credentials4  7d7 ,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  
recipients4  7e7 ,transparency ,the     
,secretary shall submit to the          
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure of the ,house of        
,representatives a report describing the
 overall review process under paragraph 
7#c7 that includes--  7#a7 specific     
criteria of evaluation used in the      
review2  7#b7 descriptions of the review
 process2 and  7#c7 explanations of why 
recipients were selected4  7f7 ,tracking
 of certain information ,not later than 
#a year after grant awards are made     
under this section1 the ,secretary shall
 implement a reporting or tracking      
mechanism to determine--  7#a7 from     
which sectors of industry are displaced 
transportation workers coming from2     
7#b7 what skills and professions are    
participants being retrained for2  7#c7 
how many workers have used the program2 

and  7#d7 relevant demographic          
information4  7g7 ,definition of        
institution of higher learning ,for     
purposes of this ,act the term          
institution of higher education has the 
same meaning given the term in section  
#aja of the ,higher ,education ,act of  
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja74  7h7       
,authorization of appropriations  7#a7  
,in general ,there is authorized to be  
appropriated #be1jjj1jjj to be used in  
fiscal years #bjbj1 #bjba1 and #bjbb to 
carry out this section4 ,each recipient 
may receive a one-time grant in an      
amount determined by the ,secretary of  
,transportation4  7#b7 ,limitation on   
availability of amounts ,amounts made   
available to the ,secretary to carry out
 this section shall remain available for
 obligation by the ,secretary for a     
period of #c years after the last day of
 the fiscal year for which the amounts  
are authorized4  #c4 ,,gao study ,not   
later than #a year after the date of    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller

 ,general shall conduct a study and     
report to ,congress regarding the impact
 of driverless vehicle adoption--  7#a7 
on the ,nation's workforce2  7#b7 on the
 trucking1 freight movement1 and        
personal transportation industries2     
7#c7 on lost wages2  7#d7 on job loss1  
including the economic impact on each   
region of the ,united ,states2 and  7#e7
 on the creation of new jobs and how    
such transportation sector jobs would   
change4