119-hr3055

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3055 Referred in Senate

    (RFS) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 3055

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 September 9, 2025

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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 AN ACT

To direct the Secretary of Transportation to develop an action plan on 
 members of the Armed Forces eligible for preseparation counseling and 
 veterans becoming supply chain employees, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 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''.

SEC. 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;

    (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; and

    (4) consult with the transportation supply chain industry, 
 modal transportation supply chain employers, and organizations 
 representing modal transportation 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.

 Passed the House of Representatives September 8, 2025.

 Attest:

 KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

 Clerk.