,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ccjc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #ac1 
#bjbj,mr4 ,peters 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,sullivan1 ,ms4 ,rosen1 ,mr4 ,gardner1  
and ,ms4 ,cortez ,masto7 introduced the 
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #di1       
,united ,states ,code1 to 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 ,subchapter ,i 
of 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 of              
,transportation 7referred to in this    

section as the ,secretary7 shall        
establish and administer a              
transportation workforce outreach       
program1 under which the ,secretary     
shall carry out a series of public      
service announcement campaigns during   
each of fiscal years #bjba through      
#bjbf4  7b7 ,purposes ,the purpose of   
the campaigns carried out under the     
program under this section shall be--   
7#a7 to 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       
professionals2 and  7#b7 to increase    
diversity1 including with respect to    
race1 gender1 ethnicity1 and            
socioeconomic status1 of professionals  
in the transportation sector4  7c7      
,advertising ,the ,secretary may use1 or
 authorize the use of1 amounts made     

available to carry out the program under
 this section for the development1      
production1 and use of broadcast1       
digital1 and print media advertising and
 outreach in carrying out a campaign    
under this section4  7d7 ,authorization 
of appropriations ,there is authorized  
to be appropriated to the ,secretary to 
carry out this section #e1jjj1jjj for   
each of fiscal years #bjba through      
#bjbf4  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the 
table of sections for subchapter ,i of  
chapter #ee of subtitle ,,iii of title  
#di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by inserting after the item relating to 
section #eeje the following3  #eejf4    
,transportation workforce outreach      
program4  4