S. 3296 — Introduced in Senate

II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3296 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 1, 2021Ms. Rosen (for herself and Mr. Cornyn) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To require the TSA to develop a plan to ensure that TSA material disseminated in major airports can be better understood by more people accessing such airports, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the TSA Reaching Across Nationalities, Societies, and Languages to Advance Traveler Education Act or the TRANSLATE Act. 2. Plan to improve materials disseminated by Transportation Security Administration (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a plan to ensure that TSA material disseminated in major airports can be better understood by individuals accessing such airports. (b) Contents The plan required under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) An identification of the most common languages other than English that are the primary languages of individuals that travel through or work in each major airport. (2) A plan to improve— (A) TSA materials to communicate information in languages identified pursuant to paragraph (1); and (B) the communication of TSA material to individuals with vision or hearing impairments or other possible barriers to understanding such material. (c) Considerations In developing the plan required under subsection (a), the Administrator, acting through the Office of Civil Rights and Liberties, Ombudsman, and Traveler Engagement of the Transportation Security Administration, shall consider data regarding the following: (1) International enplanement. (2) Local populations surrounding major airports. (d) Implementation Not later than 180 days after the submission of the plan required under subsection (a), the Administrator shall implement such plan. (e) GAO review Not later than 1 year after the implementation pursuant to subsection (d) of the plan required under subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall— (1) conduct a review of such implementation; and (2) submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a report on such review. (f) Definitions In this section: (1) Administrator The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration. (2) Major airport The term major airport means an airport classified by the Transportation Security Administration as a Category X or Category I airport. (3) Non-traveling individual The term non-traveling individual has the meaning given such term in section 1560.3 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations. (4) TSA material The term TSA material means signs, videos, audio messages, websites, press releases, social media postings, and other communications published and disseminated by the Administrator in major airports for use by both traveling and non-traveling individuals.