,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #faef  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #i1 #bjbj,mr4 
,langevin 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,balderson1
 ,ms4 ,craig1 and ,mr4 ,mc,kinley7      
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to develop and improve the     
transportation workforce1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title2 table of   
contents  7a7 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,transportation     
,workforce ,investment ,act of #bjbj4   
7b7 ,table of contents ,the table of    
contents for this ,act is as follows3   
,sec4 #a4 ,short title2 table of        
contents4,sec4 #b4 ,transportation      
education and training program4,sec4 #c4
 ,surface transportation workforce      
grants4,sec4 #d4 ,research and          
development strategic plan4,sec4 #e4    
,task force on future of transportation 
workforce4  #b4 ,transportation         
education and training program ,section 

#ejd7;f7 of title #bc1 ,united ,states  
,code1 is amended to read as follows3   
7f7 ,transportation education and       
training program  7#a7 ,establishment   
,the ,secretary1 in consultation with   
the ,secretary of ,education and the    
,secretary of ,labor1 shall establish a 
program 7in this subsection referred to 
as the ,program7 to provide grants to   
support transportation sector education 
and workforce development projects4     
7#b7 ,grant authority ,in carrying out  
the ,program1 the ,secretary may award a
 grant on a competitive basis in        
accordance with this subsection4  7#c7  
,eligible recipients  7,a7 ,in general  
,the ,secretary may award a grant under 
the ,program to any partnership that    
includes1 at a minimum1 the following   
entities3 7i7 ,an institution of higher 
education4  7ii7 ,a ,state department of
 transportation4  7iii7 ,not fewer than 
#b transportation sector employers4     
7,b7 ,labor and joint labor-management  
organizations ,a partnership eligible   

for a grant under the ,program may      
include a labor or joint                
labor-management organization4  7#d7    
,eligible projects  7,a7 ,in general    
,except as provided in subparagraph     
7,b71 grant funds awarded under the     
,program may only be used to assist a   
project that includes1 at a minimum1 two
 of the following activities3 7i7       
,developing1 implementing1 and assessing
 innovative programs of study with      
respect to a transportation sector4     
7ii7 ,training educators to teach       
secondary or postsecondary career and   
technical education courses with respect
 to a transportation sector4  7iii7     
,increasing career recruitment and      
outreach to youth1 including through    
career counseling and career exploration
 opportunities1 to encourage            
participation in transportation sectors4
  7iv7 ,developing on-the-job training  
and work-based learning opportunities1  
including pre-apprenticeships and       
registered apprenticeships1 with respect

 to a transportation sector4  7v7       
,increasing participation of            
underrepresented individuals1 including 
women1 in the transportation workforce4 
7vi7 ,any other activity the ,secretary 
determines appropriate for education or 
workforce development in a              
transportation sector4  7,b7 ,exception 
,if a project is in the construction or 
maintenance sector1 grant funds awarded 
under the ,program may only be used to  
develop pre-apprenticeships that prepare
 individuals for acceptance into        
registered apprenticeships in such      
sector4  7#e7 ,applications ,to be      
eligible for a grant under this         
subsection1 a partnership referred to in
 paragraph 7#c7 shall submit to the     
,secretary an application in such form1 
at such time1 and containing such       
information as the ,secretary determines
 to be appropriate1 which shall include1
 at a minimum1 a description of the     
following3 7,a7 ,how the partnership    
will use grant funds to assist an       

eligible project4  7,b7 ,the roles and  
responsibilities of each partner in     
assisting the project4  7,c7 ,any prior 
experience or demonstrated success in   
workforce development of a partner4     
7,d7 ,the current and projected         
workforce shortages1 if any1 in the     
relevant transportation sector and how  
the project will address those          
shortages4  7,e7 ,any promotion of the  
increased participation of              
underrepresented individuals1 including 
women1 in the transportation workforce  
that the project will provide4  7,f7    
,any recognized postsecondary           
credentials that participants in the    
project will be prepared for4  7,g7 ,any
 registered apprenticeships1            
pre-apprenticeships1 or other on-the-job
 training or work-based learning        
opportunities the project will provide4 
7#f7 ,considerations ,in making a grant 
under the ,program1 the ,secretary shall
 consider-- 7,a7 regional diversity2    
7,b7 the degree to which an eligible    

project may address current or projected
 transportation workforce shortages2 and
  7,c7 if applicable1 the quality of any
 proposed on-the-job training or        
work-based learning opportunities to be 
provided4  7#g7 ,limitations on grants  
7,a7 ,limitation on ,amounts ,the amount
 of a grant under this subsection may   
not exceed #cjj1jjj4  7,b7 ,limitation  
on ,federal share ,after a recipient has
 received #b grants under this          
subsection1 subsequent grants to the    
recipient may not be in an amount that  
exceeds #ge percent of the cost of the  
project to be assisted with the grant4  
7#h7 ,report ,a recipient of a grant    
under this subsection shall submit to   
the ,secretary1 at such time as the     
,secretary determines appropriate1 a    
report that includes a description of   
the following3 7,a7 ,how grant funds    
were used4  7,b7 ,the education and     
employment outcomes for individuals     
participating in or benefitting from the
 project assisted with grant funds under

 the ,program 7in this paragraph        
referred to as participants71           
disaggregated by special populations1   
which shall include at a minimum the    
following3 7i7 ,the percentage1 and     
median earnings1 of participants who are
 in unsubsidized employment #ij days    
after exit from the project4  7ii7 ,the 
percentage of participants who are in   
unsubsidized employment #ahj days after 
exit from the project4  7iii7 ,the      
percentage of participants who obtain a 
recognized postsecondary credential1 or 
a secondary school diploma or recognized
 equivalent during the project or within
 #a year after exit from the project4   
7iv7 ,the percentage of participants    
who1 during the project-- 7,i7 enrolled 
in an education or training program that
 leads to a recognized postsecondary    
credential or employment2 and  7,,ii7   
developed skills necessary to receive   
such a credential or employment through 
such program4  7#i7 ,definitions ,in    
this subsection1 the following          

definitions apply3 7,a7 ,career and     
technical education ,the term career and
 technical education has the meaning    
given the term in section #c of the     
,carl ,d4 ,perkins ,career and          
,technical ,education ,act of #bjjf 7#bj
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bcjb74  7,b7 ,individual    
with a barrier to employment ,the term  
individual with a barrier to employment 
has the meaning given the term in       
section #c of the ,workforce ,innovation
 and ,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4   
#cjab74  7,c7 ,institution of higher    
education ,the term institution of      
higher education has the meaning given  
the term in section #aja of the ,higher 
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajja74  7,d7 ,on-the-job training ,the 
term on-the-job training has the meaning
 given the term in section #c of the    
,workforce ,innovation and ,opportunity 
,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #cajb74  7,e7       
,pre-apprenticeship ,the term           
pre-apprenticeship means a training     
model or program that prepares          

individuals for acceptance into a       
registered apprenticeship and has a     
demonstrated partnership with one or    
more registered apprenticeships4  7,f7  
,program of study ,the term program of  
study has the meaning given the term in 
section #c of the ,carl ,d4 ,perkins    
,career and ,technical ,education ,act  
of #bjjf 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #bcjb74  7,g7   
,recognized postsecondary credential    
,the term recognized postsecondary      
credential has the meaning given the    
term in section #c of the ,workforce    
,innovation and ,opportunity ,act 7#bi  
,u4,s4,c4 #cajb74  7,h7 ,registered     
apprenticeship ,the term registered     
apprenticeship means an apprenticeship  
program registered under the ,act of    
,august #af1 #aicg 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #ej et
 seq42 commonly known as the ,national  
,apprenticeship ,act71 that satisfies   
the requirements of parts #bi and #cj of
 title #bi1 ,code of ,federal           
,regulations 7as in effect on ,january  
#a1 #bjbj74  7,i7 ,special populations  

,the term special populations has the   
meaning given the term in section #c of 
the ,carl ,d4 ,perkins ,career and      
,technical ,education ,act of #bjjf 7#bj
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bcjb74  7,j7 ,transportation
 sector ,the term transportation sector 
means an industry sector that is        
involved in construction1 manufacturing1
 maintenance1 operation1 inspection1    
logistics1 design1 or engineering with  
respect to transportation equipment1    
materials1 technologies1 or             
infrastructure 7including relating to   
surface1 transit1 railway1 aviation1 and
 maritime transportation74  7,k7        
,underrepresented individual ,the term  
underrepresented individual means-- 7i7 
an individual who belongs to a special  
population2  7ii7 an individual with a  
barrier to employment2 or  7iii7 an     
individual otherwise determined by the  
,secretary to be underrepresented in the
 transportation workforce4  7,l7        
,work-based learning ,the term          
work-based learning has the meaning     

given the term in section #c of the     
,carl ,d4 ,perkins ,career and          
,technical ,education ,act of #bjjf 7#bj
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bcjb74  4  #c4 ,surface     
transportation workforce grants ,section
 #ejd7;e7 of title #bc1 ,united ,states 
,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph   
7#a7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by    
inserting 1 including development of the
 skills necessary to utilize emerging   
technologies after development2  7,b7 in
 subparagraph 7,f71 by striking and at  
the end2  7,c7 in subparagraph 7,g71 by 
striking the period and inserting a     
semicolon2 and  7,d7 by adding at the   
end the following new subparagraphs3    
7,h7 on-the-job training or work-based  
learning opportunities1 including       
pre-apprenticeships and registered      
apprenticeships2  7,i7 activities to    
support the establishment of industry or
 sector partnerships2  7,j7 activities  
to increase the number of               
underrepresented individuals in such    
workforce2 and  7,k7 activities to      

update facilities and equipment used in 
career and technical education programs 
of study4  2 and  7#b7 by amending      
paragraph 7#c7 to read as follows3  7#c7
 ,definitions ,in this subsection1 the  
following definitions apply3 7,a7       
,career and technical education ,the    
term career and technical education has 
the meaning given the term in section #c
 of the ,carl ,d4 ,perkins ,career and  
,technical ,education ,act of #bjjf 7#bj
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bcjb74  7,b7 ,individual    
with a barrier to employment ,the term  
individual with a barrier to employment 
has the meaning given the term in       
section #c of the ,workforce ,innovation
 and ,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4   
#cjab74  7,c7 ,industry or sector       
partnership ,the term industry or sector
 partnership has the meaning given the  
term in section #c of the ,workforce    
,innovation and ,opportunity ,act 7#bi  
,u4,s4,c4 #cajb74  7,d7 ,on-the-job     
training ,the term on-the-job training  
has the meaning given the term in       

section #c of the ,workforce ,innovation
 and ,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4   
#cajb74  7,e7 ,pre-apprenticeship ,the  
term pre-apprenticeship means a training
 model or program that prepares         
individuals for acceptance into a       
registered apprenticeship and has a     
demonstrated partnership with one or    
more registered apprenticeships4  7,f7  
,program of study ,the term program of  
study has the meaning given the term in 
section #c of the ,carl ,d4 ,perkins    
,career and ,technical ,education ,act  
of #bjjf 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #bcjb74  7,g7   
,registered apprenticeship ,the term    
registered apprenticeship means an      
apprenticeship program registered under 
the ,act of ,august #af1 #aicg 7#bi     
,u4,s4,c4 #ej et seq42 commonly known as
 the ,national ,apprenticeship ,act71   
that satisfies the requirements of parts
 #bi and #cj of title #bi1 ,code of     
,federal ,regulations 7as in effect on  
,january #a1 #bjbj74  7,h7 ,special     
populations ,the term special           

populations has the meaning given the   
term in section #c of the ,carl ,d4     
,perkins ,career and ,technical         
,education ,act of #bjjf 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#bcjb74  7,i7 ,surface transportation   
workforce development1 training1 and    
education ,the term surface             
transportation workforce development1   
training1 and education means activities
 associated with surface transportation 
career awareness1 student transportation
 career preparation1 and training and   
professional development for surface    
transportation workers1 including       
activities for women and minorities4    
7,j7 ,underrepresented individual ,the  
term underrepresented individual means--
 7i7 an individual who belongs to a     
special population2  7ii7 an individual 
with a barrier to employment2 or  7iii7 
an individual otherwise determined by   
the ,secretary to be underrepresented in
 the transportation workforce4  7,k7    
,work-based learning ,the term          
work-based learning has the meaning     

given the term in section #c of the     
,carl ,d4 ,perkins ,career and          
,technical ,education ,act of #bjjf 7#bj
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bcjb74  4  #d4 ,research and
 development strategic plan ,section    
#fejc of title #di1 ,united ,states     
,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection  
7c77#a7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,e71 by 
striking and at the end2  7,b7 in       
subparagraph 7,f71 by striking the      
semicolon and inserting 2 and2 and  7,c7
 by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph3  7,g7 developing and      
maintaining a diverse workforce in      
transportation sectors4  2 and  7#b7 by 
adding at the end the following new     
subsection3  7f7 ,transportation sector 
defined ,in this section1 the term      
transportation sector means an industry 
sector that is involved in construction1
 manufacturing1 maintenance1 operation1 
inspection1 logistics1 design1 or       
engineering with respect to             
transportation equipment1 materials1    
technologies1 or infrastructure         

7including relating to surface1 transit1
 railway1 aviation1 and maritime        
transportation74  4  #e4 ,task force on 
future of transportation workforce  7a7 
,establishment ,not later than #ij days 
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary of ,transportation 
7in this section referred to as the     
,secretary71 in consultation with the   
,secretary of ,education and the        
,secretary of ,labor1 shall establish a 
task force on the future of the         
transportation workforce 7in this       
section referred to as the ,task        
,force74  7b7 ,duties of ,task ,force   
,the duties of the ,task ,force shall be
 to carry out the following activities3 
7#a7 ,conduct an assessment of-- 7,a7   
the current and projected state of the  
transportation workforce1 including     
current and projected workforce         
shortages2  7,b7 any existing barriers  
to attracting1 developing1 training1 or 
retaining a skilled transportation      
workforce2 and  7,c7 the projected      

impact of emerging technologies1        
including automation1 on the            
transportation workforce4  7#b7 ,develop
 recommendations and strategies for the 
,secretary and ,states to develop and   
improve the transportation workforce    
based on the assessment conducted       
pursuant to paragraph 7#a71 including   
recommendations and strategies on the   
following3 7,a7 ,improving youth        
outreach1 mentorship programs1 and      
career guidance and academic counseling4
  7,b7 ,improving career pathways1      
including through secondary and         
post-secondary career and technical     
education programs of study4  7,c7      
,providing on-the-job training or       
work-based learning opportunities1      
including pre-apprenticeships and       
registered apprenticeships4  7,d7       
,providing recognized postsecondary     
credentials1 including credentials      
related to emerging technologies4  7,e7 
,supporting targeted outreach to        
underrpresented individuals1 including  

women4  7,f7 ,providing new skills to   
public transportation workers employed  
in positions that may be impacted by    
emerging technologies4  7c7             
,consideration ,in developing           
recommendations and strategies pursuant 
to subsection 7b77#b71 the ,task ,force 
shall consider how businesses1          
educators1 the ,secretary1 ,state and   
local government agencies1 and other    
relevant stakeholders can coordinate    
efforts to support workforce development
 in transportation sectors4  7d7        
,membership  7#a7 ,appointment ,the     
,task ,force shall be composed of       
members appointed by the ,secretary1    
including representatives of the        
following3 7,a7 ,regionally diverse     
businesses operating in transportation  
sectors4  7,b7 ,labor organizations4    
7,c7 ,local educational agencies4  7,d7 
,institutions of higher education1      
including community colleges and area   
career and technical education schools4 
7,e7 ,eligible agencies4  7,f7 ,other   

experts and stakeholders in             
transportation sectors that the         
,secretary determines appropriate4  7#b7
 ,terms ,each member shall be appointed 
for the life of the ,task ,force4  7e7  
,initial report  7#a7 ,submission to    
,secretary ,not later than #a year after
 the date on which the ,task ,force is  
established1 the ,task ,force shall     
submit to the ,secretary a report       
containing-- 7,a7 the findings of the   
assessment conducted pursuant to        
subsection 7b77#a72 and  7,b7 the       
recommendations and strategies developed
 pursuant to subsection 7b77#b74  7#b7  
,submission to ,congress ,not later than
 #cj days after the date on which the   
,secretary receives the report submitted
 under paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary   
shall-- 7,a7 provide written comments on
 the report2 and  7,b7 submit the report
 and written comments to the appropriate
 committees of ,congress4  7f7          
,termination ,except as provided in     
subsection 7g71 the ,task ,force shall  

terminate on the date that is #cj days  
after the date on which the ,task ,force
 submits the initial report to the      
,secretary under subsection 7e77#a74    
7g7 ,updated reports  7#a7 ,in general  
,on the date that is five years after   
the date of termination under subsection
 7f71 and every five years thereafter1  
the ,task ,force shall reconvene for    
purposes of the update required under   
paragraph 7#b7 of this subsection4  7#b7
 ,submission to ,secretary ,not later   
than #ahj days after a date on which the
 ,task ,force reconvenes under paragraph
 7#a71 the ,task ,force shall submit to 
the ,secretary an update of the report  
most recently submitted to the          
,secretary under this section by the    
,task ,force4  7#c7 ,submission to      
,congress ,not later than #cj days after
 a date on which the ,secretary receives
 an updated report under paragraph 7#b71
 the ,secretary shall-- 7,a7 provide    
written comments on the updated report2 
and  7,b7 submit the updated report and 

written comments to the appropriate     
committees of ,congress4  7h7           
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,appropriate committees of ,congress    
,the term appropriate committees of     
,congress means the ,committee on       
,transportation and ,infrastructure of  
the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,committee on ,environment and ,public  
,works of the ,senate4  7#b7 ,area      
career and technical education school   
,the term area career and technical     
education school has the meaning given  
the term in section #c of the ,carl ,d4 
,perkins ,career and ,technical         
,education ,act of #bjjf 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#bcjb74  7#c7 ,career and technical     
education ,the term career and technical
 education has the meaning given the    
term in section #c of the ,carl ,d4     
,perkins ,career and ,technical         
,education ,act of #bjjf 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#bcjb74  7#d7 ,career guidance and      
academic counseling ,the term career    
guidance and academic counseling has the

 meaning given the term in section #c of
 the ,carl ,d4 ,perkins ,career and     
,technical ,education ,act of #bjjf 7#bj
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bcjb74  7#e7 ,career pathway
 ,the term career pathway has the       
meaning given the term in section #c of 
the ,workforce ,innovation and          
,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #cajb74
  7#f7 ,eligible agency ,the term       
eligible agency has the meaning given   
the term in section #c of the ,carl ,d4 
,perkins ,career and ,technical         
,education ,act of #bjjf 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#bcjb74  7#g7 ,individual with a barrier
 to employment ,the term individual with
 a barrier to employment has the meaning
 given the term in section #c of the    
,workforce ,innovation and ,opportunity 
,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #cjab74  7#h7       
,institution of higher education ,the   
term institution of higher education has
 the meaning given the term in section  
#aja of the ,higher ,education ,act of  
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja74  7#i7      
,local educational agency ,the term     

local educational agency has the meaning
 given the term in section #haja of the 
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74    
7#aj7 ,on-the-job training ,the term    
on-the-job training has the meaning     
given the term in section in section #c 
of the ,workforce ,innovation and       
,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #cajb74
  7#aa7 ,pre-apprenticeship ,the term   
pre-apprenticeship means a training     
model or program that prepares          
individuals for acceptance into a       
registered apprenticeship and has a     
demonstrated partnership with one or    
more registered apprenticeships4  7#ab7 
,program of study ,the term program of  
study has the meaning given the term in 
section #c of the ,carl ,d4 ,perkins    
,career and ,technical ,education ,act  
of #bjjf 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #bcjb74  7#ac7  
,recognized postsecondary credential    
,the term recognized postsecondary      
credential has the meaning given the    
term in section #c of the ,workforce    

,innovation and ,opportunity ,act 7#bi  
,u4,s4,c4 #cajb74  7#ad7 ,registered    
apprenticeship ,the term registered     
apprenticeship means an apprenticeship  
program registered under the ,act of    
,august #af1 #aicg 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #ej et
 seq42 commonly known as the ,national  
,apprenticeship ,act71 that satisfies   
the requirements of parts #bi and #cj of
 title #bi1 ,code of ,federal           
,regulations 7as in effect on ,january  
#a1 #bjbj74  7#ae7 ,special populations 
,the term special populations has the   
meaning given the term in section #c of 
the ,carl ,d4 ,perkins ,career and      
,technical ,education ,act of #bjjf 7#bj
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bcjb74  7#af7 ,state ,the   
term ,state means each ,state of the    
,united ,states1 the ,district of       
,columbia1 each commonwealth1 territory1
 or possession of the ,united ,states1  
and each federally recognized ,indian   
,tribe4  7#ag7 ,transportation sector   
,the term transportation sector means an
 industry sector that is involved in    

construction1 manufacturing1            
maintenance1 operation1 inspection1     
logistics1 design1 or engineering with  
respect to transportation equipment1    
materials1 technologies1 or             
infrastructure 7including relating to   
surface1 transit1 railway1 aviation1 and
 maritime transportation74  7#ah7       
,underrepresented individual ,the term  
underrepresented individual means-- 7,a7
 an individual who belongs to a special 
population2  7,b7 an individual with a  
barrier to employment2 or  7,c7 an      
individual otherwise determined by the  
,secretary to be underrepresented in the
 transportation workforce4  7#ai7       
,work-based learning ,the term          
work-based learning has the meaning     
given the term in section #c of the     
,carl ,d4 ,perkins ,career and          
,technical ,education ,act of #bjjf 7#bj
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bcjb74