,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eaah  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #ae1       
#bjai,mr4 ,larsen of ,washington 7for   
himself1 ,mr4 ,young1 and ,ms4 ,craig7  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend title #di1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to establish a program to
 carry out public service campaigns     
which promote transportation career     
opportunities and improve diversity in  
the workforce4  #a4 ,short title ,this  
,act may be cited as the ,promoting     
,service in ,transportation ,act4  #b4  
,transportation workforce outreach      
program  7a7 ,in general ,chapter #ee of
 subtitle ,,iii of title #di1 ,united   
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  #eejf4          
,transportation workforce outreach      
program  7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary
 shall establish and administer a       
transportation workforce outreach       

program that carries out a series of    
public service announcement campaigns   
during fiscal years #bjba through #bjbf4
  7b7 ,purpose ,the purpose of each     
campaign carried out under the program  
shall be to achieve the following       
objectives3  7#a7 ,increase awareness of
 career opportunities in the            
transportation sector1 including        
aviation pilots1 safety inspectors1     
mechanics and technicians1 air traffic  
controllers1 flight attendants1 truck   
drivers1 engineers1 transit workers1    
railroad workers1 and other             
transportation professionals4  7#b7     
,increase diversity1 including race1    
gender1 ethnicity1 and socioeconomic    
status1 of professionals in the         
transportation sector4  7c7 ,advertising
 ,the ,secretary may use1 or authorize  
the use of1 funds available to carry out
 the program for the development1       
production1 and use of broadcast1       
digital1 and print media advertising and
 outreach in carrying out campaigns     

under this section4  7d7 ,authorization 
of appropriations ,to carry out this    
section1 there are authorized to be     
appropriated #e1jjj1jjj for each fiscal 
years #bjba through #bjbf4  4  7b7      
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
sections for chapter #ee of subtitle    
,,iii of title #di1 ,united ,states     
,code1 is amended by inserting after the
 item relating to section #eeje the     
following new item3  #eejf4             
,transportation workforce outreach      
program4  4