1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Transportation Workforce Modernization Act . 2. Transportation Worker Retraining Grant Program (a) Establishment Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation may make grants under this section to institutions of higher education, a consortium of such institutions to establish curriculum for a transportation worker retraining program, or trade associations and other nongovernmental stakeholders. (b) Responsibilities The responsibilities of each grant recipient or consortium of recipients shall include developing a curriculum to establish a transportation worker retraining program aimed at training and preparing workers who have been separated from their jobs for a period determined by the Secretary or have received notice of impending job loss as a result of being replaced by automated driving systems of SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) level 4 or higher. Individuals who apply and are accepted to a transportation worker retraining program shall pursue a degree or certification through the developed coursework or curriculum. Grant recipients may use funds for studies, pilot programs, as well as testing new roles for current jobs, including mechanical work, diagnostic, and fleet operations management. (c) General selection criteria The Secretary shall select recipients of grants under this subsection on the basis of the following criteria: (1) The demonstrated research and extension resources available to a grant recipient for carrying out this section. (2) The capability of a grant recipient to develop curriculum in the training or retraining of individuals described in subsection (b) as a result of driverless vehicles. (3) A grant recipient shall have an established transportation program or programs with expertise in solving transportation problems through research, training, education, and technology and sharing such information with other programs. (4) The demonstrated commitment of the recipient to carry out a