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US S3296
US S3296TRANSLATE Act TSA Reaching Across Nationalities, Societies, and Languages to Advance Traveler Education Act
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Introduced
12/01/2021
12/01/2021
In Committee
03/22/2022
03/22/2022
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2023
01/03/2023
Introduced Session
117th Congress
Bill Summary
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.
AI Summary
This bill, called the TSA Reaching Across Nationalities, Societies, and Languages to Advance Traveler Education Act or the TRANSLATE Act, requires the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to develop a plan to ensure that TSA materials disseminated in major airports can be better understood by individuals accessing such airports. The plan must identify the most common languages other than English used by travelers and airport staff, and include a strategy to improve the communication of TSA materials in those languages as well as for individuals with vision or hearing impairments. The TSA Administrator is required to implement the plan within 180 days of submitting it to Congress, and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) must review the implementation within one year.
Committee Categories
Transportation and Infrastructure
Sponsors (2)
Last Action
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 626. (on 12/12/2022)
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