116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 760 

AN ACT 

To enable registered apprenticeship programs to better serve 

veterans, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Support for Veterans 

3 in Effective Apprenticeships Act of 2019’’. 

4 SEC. 2. IMPROVED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM COORDINA5 TION BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

6 AND THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF7 FAIRS. 

8 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 

9 (1) REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM.— 

10 The term ‘‘registered apprenticeship program’’ 

11 means an apprenticeship program registered under 

12 the Act of August 16, 1937 (50 Stat. 664; com13 monly referred to as the ‘‘National Apprenticeship 

14 Act’’). 

15 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

16 the Secretary of Labor. 

17 (b) ADDITIONAL REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP

18 PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—Notwithstanding any other 

19 provision of law, for any program applying to become a 

20 registered apprenticeship program on or after the date 

21 that is 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 

22 the Secretary shall— 

23 (1) acquire from the program sponsor a written 

24 assurance that the sponsor— 

25 (A) is aware of the availability of edu26 cational assistance for a veteran or other indi-
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1 vidual eligible under chapters 30 through 36 of 

2 title 38, United States Code, for use in connec3 tion with a registered apprenticeship program; 

4 (B) will make a good faith effort to obtain 

5 approval for educational assistance described in 

6 subparagraph (A) for, at a minimum, each pro7 gram location that employs or recruits a vet8 eran or other individual eligible for educational 

9 assistance under chapters 30 through 36 of title 

10 38, United States Code; and 

11 (C) will not deny the application of a quali12 fied candidate who is a veteran or other indi13 vidual eligible for educational assistance de14 scribed in subparagraph (A) for the purpose of 

15 avoiding making a good faith effort to obtain 

16 approval as described in subparagraph (B); 

17 (2) in accordance with paragraphs (5) and (12) 

18 of section 29.5(b) of title 29, Code of Federal Regu19 lations (as in effect on the day before the date of en20 actment of this Act), require the program sponsor, 

21 to the extent practicable, to provide standards that 

22 contain provisions to grant advanced standing or 

23 credit, and provide increased wages commensurate 

24 to such standing or credit, for any veteran or other 

25 individual eligible for educational assistance under 
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1 chapters 30 through 36 of title 38, United States 

2 Code, who— 

3 (A) is enrolled in the registered apprentice4 ship program; and 

5 (B)(i) has a demonstrated competence ap6 plicable to the apprenticeship occupation; or 

7 (ii) has acquired experience, training, or 

8 skills through military service that is applicable 

9 to the apprenticeship occupation; and 

10 (3) when the Secretary approves the registered 

11 apprenticeship program, provide a copy of the pro12 gram’s certificate of registration to the State ap13 proving agency designated under chapter 36 of title 

14 38, United States Code, in the State where the pro15 gram is located. 

Passed the Senate December 4, 2019. 

Attest: 

Secretary. 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 760 

AN ACT 

To enable registered apprenticeship programs to 

better serve veterans, and for other purposes.