,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bice  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #bc1 #bjah
 ,mrs4 ,shaheen introduced the following
 bill2 which was read twice and referred
 to the ,committee on ,commerce1        
,science1 and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill
  ,to prioritize and support the ,human 
,intervention ,motivation ,study        
7,,hims7 program for flight crewmembers 
and the ,flight ,attendant ,drug and    
,alcohol ,program 7,,fadap7 for flight  
attendants1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,transportation ,workforce         
,recovery and ,retention ,act4  #b4     
,prioritizing and supporting the ,human 
,intervention ,motivation ,study        
7,,hims7 program and the ,flight        
,attendant ,drug and ,alcohol ,program  
7,,fadap7  7a7 ,in general ,the ,federal
 ,aviation ,administration shall        
continue to prioritize and support the  
,human ,intervention ,motivation ,study 
7,,hims7 program for flight crewmembers 

and the ,flight ,attendant ,drug and    
,alcohol ,program 7,,fadap7 for flight  
attendants4  7b7 ,study and             
recommendations  7#a7 ,in general ,the  
,executive ,director of the             
,transportation ,research ,board shall--
 7,a7 conduct a study on the ,human     
,intervention ,motivation ,study        
7,,hims7 program and the ,flight        
,attendant ,drug and ,alcohol ,program  
7,,fadap72 and  7,b7 make               
recommendations to the ,federal         
,aviation ,administration and other     
administrations within the ,department  
of ,transportation on how to implement  
similar programs that seek to help other
 types of transportation workers get    
treatment for drug and alcohol abuse and
 return to work4  7#b7 ,requirement ,in 
conducting the study under paragraph    
7#a71 the ,executive ,director shall    
identify-- 7,a7 best policies and       
practices within existing programs1 like
 the ,human ,intervention ,motivation   
,study program and the ,flight          

,attendant ,drug and ,alcohol ,program1 
for application to employees who work in
 other modes of transportation2 and     
7,b7 best prevention1 early             
intervention1 and return to work        
practices specifically around           
prescription medication abuse1 with a   
special emphasis on employee use of     
opioids4  7c7 ,funding ,there are       
authorized to be appropriated to carry  
out this section such sums as may be    
necessary for fiscal year #bjai and each
 subsequent fiscal year4