Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Transit Captions Innovations Act”.
Transit Captions Innovations Act
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to make grants for the deployment of innovative real-time transcription and translation technology to improve the transit rider experience for deaf, hard of hearing, and limited English proficient individuals.
Sec. 2 Innovations in language accessibility
Section 5312(e)(3) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
in paragraph (B), by striking “or” at the end;
in paragraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; or”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(D) the deployment of real-time transcription and translation technology to improve the rider experience for deaf, hard of hearing, and limited English proficient individuals.”
Sec. 3 Authorization of appropriations
Section 5338(a)(2)(G) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
in paragraph (i), by striking “and” at the end;
in paragraph (ii), by inserting “and” at the end; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(iii) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2027, $4,100,000 for fiscal year 2028, $4,202,500 for fiscal year 2029, $4,307,562 for fiscal year 2030, and $4,415,251 for fiscal year 2031 shall be available to carry out projects eligible under section 5312(e)(3)(D);”