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H.R. 5574 (117th): TRANSLATE ACT

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The text of the bill below is as of Nov 19, 2021 (Referred to Senate Committee). The bill was not enacted into law.

IIB

117th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 5574

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

November 19, 2021

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

AN ACT

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

(a)

In general

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a plan to ensure that TSA material disseminated in major airports can be better understood by more people 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 of the TSA, acting through the Office of Civil Rights and Liberties, Ombudsman, and Traveler Engagement of the TSA, shall take into consideration 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 of the TSA shall implement such plan.

(e)

GAO review

Not later than one year after the implementation pursuant to subsection (d) of the plan required under subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a review of such implementation.

(f)

Definitions

In this section:

(1)

Airport

The term airport has the meaning given such term in section 40102 of title 49, United States Code.

(2)

Major airports

The term major airports means Category X and Category I airports.

(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 of the TSA in Category X and Category I airports for use by both traveling and non-traveling individuals.

Passed the House of Representatives November 18, 2021.

Cheryl L. Johnson,

Clerk