TRANSPORT Jobs Act in plain language
1: Short title
This section would give the Act a short title: the Transitioning Retiring And New Service Members to Port Ocean Rail and Truck Jobs Act, or the TRANSPORT Jobs Act.
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1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Transitioning Retiring And New Service Members to Port Ocean Rail and Truck Jobs Act or the TRANSPORT Jobs Act .
2: Veteran to supply chain employee action plan
This section would require the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and the Secretary of Labor, to develop and make public, not later than 30 days after the bill becomes law, a plan called the Veteran to Supply Chain Employee Action Plan. In developing the plan, the Secretary of Transportation would have to identify: barriers that members of the Armed Forces eligible for preseparation counseling under section 1142 of title 10, United States Code, and veterans face when searching for employment, during the hiring process, or in training to become supply chain employees; challenges supply chain employers face recruiting, hiring, or retaining these service members and veterans; regulatory burdens employers face hiring supply chain employees, especially these service members and veterans; regions of the United States with the greatest workforce need for supply chain employees; and barriers and industry trends that directly or indirectly discourage these service members and veterans from pursuing, attaining, and remaining in supply chain careers. The plan would also have to highlight: the specific knowledge, skills, and abilities these service members and veterans possess that are critical for supply chain careers, and any competency gaps that should be addressed; opportunities to expand or enhance existing initiatives helping these service members and veterans become supply chain employees; and ways to improve supply chain employer outreach programs and enhance existing training, mentorship, education, and advancement programs to increase the participation and engagement of these service members and veterans in the supply chain workforce. The plan would also have to recommend specific short-term and long-term actions that the Department of Transportation, the Department of Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, or the Department of Labor could take to help these service members and veterans become supply chain employees. For purposes of this section, a supply chain employee would mean an individual directly employed in the facilitation of the movement of goods.
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2. Veteran to supply chain employee action plan (a) In general Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and Secretary of Labor, shall develop and make public an action plan to be known as the Veteran to Supply Chain Employee Action Plan . (b) Contents In developing the Veteran to Supply Chain Action Plan, the Secretary of Transportation shall— (1) identify— (A) barriers members of the Armed Forces eligible for preseparation counseling under section 1142 of title 10, United States Code, and veterans face when searching for employment, during the hiring process, or in training to become supply chain employees; (B) challenges supply chain employers face when recruiting, hiring, or retaining members of the Armed Forces eligible for preseparation counseling under section 1142 of title 10, United States Code, and veterans; (C) regulatory burdens employers face in the hiring of supply chain employees, especially for employees that are members of the Armed Forces eligible for preseparation counseling under section 1142 of title 10, United States Code, or veterans; (D) regions of the United States which have the greatest workforce need for supply chain employees; and (E) barriers and industry trends that directly or indirectly discourage members of the Armed Forces eligible for preseparation counseling under section 1142 of title 10, United States Code, and veterans from pursuing, attaining, and remaining in supply chain careers; (2) highlight— (A) the specific knowledge, skills, and abilities members of the Armed Forces eligible for preseparation counseling under section 1142 of title 10, United States Code, and veterans possess that are critical for supply chain careers and any competency gaps that should be addressed; (B) opportunities to expand or enhance existing initiatives for members of the Armed Forces eligible for preseparation counseling under section 1142 of title 10, United States Code, or veterans to become supply chain employees; and (C) ways to improve supply chain employer outreach programs and enhance existing training, mentorship, education, and advancement programs that would increase the participation and engagement of members of the Armed Forces eligible for preseparation counseling under section 1142 of title 10, United States Code, and veterans in the supply chain workforce; and (3) recommend specific short- and long-term actions the Department of Transportation, the Department of Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, or the Department of Labor can take to help members of the Armed Forces eligible for preseparation counseling under section 1142 of title 10, United States Code, and veterans become supply chain employees. (c) Supply chain employee defined In this section, the term supply chain employee means an individual directly employed in the facilitation of the movement of goods.