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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1168 

To advance STEM education, provide for improved worker training, retention, 

and advancement, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 13, 2019 

Mr. RYAN (for himself, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. KHANNA, Ms. 

CLARKE of New York, and Mr. SOTO) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition 

to the Committees on Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, Financial 

Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, Science, Space, and Technology, Natural Resources, Oversight and Reform, Foreign Affairs, and 

the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 

in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To advance STEM education, provide for improved worker 

training, retention, and advancement, 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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Working On Reward5 ing and Keeping Employees Resilient Act’’ or the 

6 ‘‘WORKER Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

2 The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title. 

Sec. 2. Table of contents. 

TITLE I—ADVANCING STEM EDUCATION 

Subtitle A—Expansion of Engineering Programs at Elementary and 

Secondary Schools 

Sec. 101. Grant program. 

Sec. 102. Table of contents. 

Subtitle B—Expansion of Maker Education and Makerspaces 

Sec. 110. Definitions. 

Sec. 111. Local uses of funds. 

Sec. 112. Effective date. 

TITLE II—WORKER TRAINING, RETENTION, AND ADVANCEMENT 

Subtitle A—Leveraging Effective Apprenticeships To Rebuild National Skills 

Sec. 201. Short title. 

Sec. 202. Definitions. 

PART 1—PROMOTING REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIPS

Sec. 211. Promoting registered apprenticeship programs. 

Sec. 212. Promoting integration with postsecondary education. 

PART 2—PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND ENHANCEMENT

Sec. 221. Expanding registered apprenticeship programs. 

Subtitle B—Reemployment 

Sec. 231. Requirement to provide reemployment bonus program under State 

unemployment compensation law. 

Sec. 232. Coordinating State unemployment compensation programs with the 

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. 

Sec. 233. Permissible use of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act funds 

for wage insurance. 

Sec. 234. Training vouchers. 

Sec. 235. Authorization of appropriations. 

TITLE III—ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DISTRESSED COMMUNITY 

INVESTMENT AGENCY 

Sec. 301. Definitions. 

Sec. 302. Distressed Community Investment Agency. 

Sec. 303. Redesignation of Department of Commerce to Department of Innovation and Investment. 

Sec. 304. Redesignation of Secretary of Commerce to Secretary of Innovation 

and Investment. 


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TITLE IV—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 

Sec. 401. Authorization of appropriations. 

1 TITLE I—ADVANCING STEM 

2 EDUCATION 

3 Subtitle A—Expansion of Engineer4 ing Programs at Elementary 

5 and Secondary Schools 

6 SEC. 101. GRANT PROGRAM. 

7 Part F of title IV of the Elementary and Secondary 

8 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7251 et seq.) is amend9 ed— 

10 (1) in section 4601— 

11 (A) in subsection (a), in the matter pre12 ceding paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘(other than 

13 subpart 5)’’ before ‘‘part’’; and 

14 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

15 ‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR SUB16 PART 5.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 

17 out subpart 5— 

18 ‘‘(1) $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 

19 and 2021; and 

20 ‘‘(2) $21,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 

21 and 2023.’’; and 

22 (2) by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘Subpart 5—Engineering Education 

2 ‘‘SEC. 4651. GRANT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 

3 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—From amounts appropriated 

4 under section 4601(c), the Secretary shall award grants, 

5 on a competitive basis, to eligible entities to implement 

6 formal and informal engineering education programs in el7 ementary schools and secondary schools to— 

8 ‘‘(1) teach students the overall analytical and 

9 experimental approaches used in engineering and en10 gineering technology; and 

11 ‘‘(2) increase participation of under-represented 

12 student groups in the engineering and engineering 

13 technology pipeline. 

14 ‘‘(b) MAXIMUM GRANT AMOUNT.—A grant awarded 

15 under this subpart may not exceed $1,000,000. 

16 ‘‘(c) MATCHING FUNDS.—An eligible entity receiving 

17 a grant under this subpart shall provide non-Federal 

18 funds in amount equal to the grant amount. Such non19 Federal funds may include in-kind support (such as equip20 ment, supplies, materials, and participation of personnel 

21 in the development and implementation of activities to be 

22 carried out under the grant). 

23 ‘‘(d) USES OF FUNDS.— 

24 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity receiving 

25 a grant under this subpart shall use such funds to 

26 carry out a program that— 


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1 ‘‘(A) provides engineering instructional 

2 materials based on review and analysis of the 

3 effectiveness of existing formal, or informal re4 search-based and evidenced-based locally rel5 evant instructional materials; 

6 ‘‘(B) provides professional development for 

7 pre-service and in-service teachers to teach en8 gineering; 

9 ‘‘(C) provides instructions on engineering 

10 and engineering technology during normal 

11 classroom hours or after school; 

12 ‘‘(D) incorporates evidence-based practices 

13 to increase diversity of student groups partici14 pating in the program; 

15 ‘‘(E) encourages participation of engineers 

16 from local private and public organizations to 

17 mentor the teachers and students; and 

18 ‘‘(F) encourages engineering faculty and 

19 students from institutions of higher education 

20 as mentors for the elementary school or sec21 ondary school students, and teachers as appro22 priate. 

23 ‘‘(2) PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS.—Each 

24 eligible entity awarded a grant under this subpart 

25 shall be encouraged to carry out the program funded 


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1 under the grant in partnership with one or more of 

2 the following: 

3 ‘‘(A) Elementary schools or secondary 

4 schools receiving assistance under this subpart. 

5 ‘‘(B) Institutions of higher education. 

6 ‘‘(C) Private sector businesses. 

7 ‘‘(D) Nonprofit organizations. 

8 ‘‘(E) Community-based organizations. 

9 ‘‘(F) Public or private entities with dem10 onstrated record of success in delivering edu11 cational support. 

12 ‘‘(G) Summer school programs. 

13 ‘‘(e) APPLICATIONS.—An application for a grant 

14 under this subpart submitted by an eligible entity shall 

15 demonstrate long-term commitment for the proposed pro16 gram through— 

17 ‘‘(1) providing laboratory and instructional 

18 space; 

19 ‘‘(2) establishing ongoing professional training 

20 programs for pre-service and in-service teachers and 

21 teachers in-residence; and 

22 ‘‘(3) commitment to scaling successful pro23 grams for engineering and engineering technology 

24 education in elementary schools and secondary 

25 schools under the jurisdiction of the eligible entity. 


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1 ‘‘(f) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this sub2 part, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities 

3 that serve under-represented minorities in engineering. 

4 ‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

5 ‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en6 tity’ means— 

7 ‘‘(A) a consortia of local educational agen8 cies; or 

9 ‘‘(B) a local educational agency that is not 

10 receiving a subgrant under this subpart for the 

11 fiscal year for which the agency is applying for 

12 a grant under this subpart. 

13 ‘‘(2) INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS.—The term 

14 ‘instructional materials’ means materials that— 

15 ‘‘(A) emphasize— 

16 ‘‘(i) engineering fundamentals and 

17 concepts, problem-based learning; and 

18 ‘‘(ii) essential skills such as systems 

19 thinking, creativity, teamwork, communica20 tion, and ethical considerations; 

21 ‘‘(B) are designed to introduce students to 

22 modern engineering and engineering technology 

23 tools such as computer-aided design, computer24 aided manufacturing, statistical analysis, codes 


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1 and standards, human factors, and reliability 

2 analysis; and 

3 ‘‘(C) are aligned with and integrated into 

4 relevant science, engineering, and mathematics 

5 standards that may exist in the applicable State 

6 or may be developed. 

7 ‘‘SEC. 4652. ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS. 

8 ‘‘Not later than 1 year after the first grant is award9 ed under this subpart, and annually thereafter, the Sec10 retary shall provide a report to Congress on activities and 

11 results under this subpart. Such reports shall describe— 

12 ‘‘(1) the total number of grant applications re13 ceived for the preceding each year; 

14 ‘‘(2) the number and geographic distribution of 

15 the grants for such year and for all grants awarded 

16 under this subpart; 

17 ‘‘(3) participation of minority-serving institu18 tions of higher education, such as historically Black 

19 colleges and universities and Hispanic-serving insti20 tutions; 

21 ‘‘(4) participation of under-represented and eco22 nomically disadvantaged student groups; 

23 ‘‘(5) plans for collaboration among eligible enti24 ties receiving a grant under this subpart; 


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1 ‘‘(6) overall program outcomes and issues of 

2 concern; and 

3 ‘‘(7) recommendations for program revisions to 

4 achieve the desired program outcome.’’. 

5 SEC. 102. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

6 The table of contents in section 2 of the Elementary 

7 and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended by in8 serting after the item relating to section 4644 the fol9 lowing: 

‘‘SUBPART 5—ENGINEERING EDUCATION

‘‘4651. Grant program authorized. 

‘‘4652. Annual report to Congress.’’. 

10 Subtitle B—Expansion of Maker 

11 Education and Makerspaces 

12 SEC. 110. DEFINITIONS. 

13 Section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Tech14 nical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302) is amended 

15 by adding at the end the following: 

16 ‘‘(56) MAKER EDUCATION.—The term ‘maker 

17 education’ means a hands-on learning approach that 

18 encourages students to imagine, create, innovate, 

19 tinker, and collaborate through the process of manu20 facturing, testing, and demonstrating their ideas. 

21 ‘‘(57) MAKERSPACE.—The term ‘makerspace’ 

22 means a community space that provides access to 

23 tools, technology, and knowledge for learners and 


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1 entrepreneurs, that result in the prototyping or cre2 ation of physical goods, and which supports the de3 velopment of educational opportunities for personal 

4 growth, workforce training, and early stage business 

5 ventures.’’. 

6 SEC. 111. LOCAL USES OF FUNDS. 

7 Section 135(b)(2)(I) of the Carl D. Perkins Career 

8 and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 

9 2355(b)(2)(I)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, the application 

10 of maker education,’’ after ‘‘makerspaces’’. 

11 SEC. 112. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

12 The amendments made by this subtitle shall take ef13 fect on July 1, 2019, and as if enacted as part of the 

14 Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 

15 21st Century Act. 

16 TITLE II—WORKER TRAINING, 

17 RETENTION, AND ADVANCE18 MENT 

19 Subtitle A—Leveraging Effective 

20 Apprenticeships To Rebuild Na21 tional Skills 

22 SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 

23 This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Leveraging Effec24 tive Apprenticeships to Rebuild National Skills Act’’ or the 

25 ‘‘LEARNS Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this subitle: 

3 (1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis4 trator’’ means the Administrator of the Office of Ap5 prenticeship appointed under section 211(a). 

6 (2) CAREER PATHWAY.—The term ‘‘career 

7 pathway’’ has the meaning given the term in section 

8 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 

9 (29 U.S.C. 3102). 

10 (3) EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGENCY.—The 

11 term ‘‘educational service agency’’— 

12 (A) has the meaning given the term in sec13 tion 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary 

14 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801); and 

15 (B) includes a collaborative of those agen16 cies. 

17 (4) HIGH SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘high school’’ 

18 means a nonprofit institutional day or residential 

19 school that— 

20 (A) provides secondary education, as deter21 mined under State law; 

22 (B) grants a diploma, as defined by the 

23 State; and 

24 (C) includes, at least, grade 12. 

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1 cupation’’ has the meaning given the term in section 

2 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 

3 (29 U.S.C. 3102). 

4 (6) LOCAL AND STATE WORKFORCE DEVELOP5 MENT BOARDS.—The terms ‘‘local workforce devel6 opment board’’ and ‘‘State workforce development 

7 board’’ have the meanings given the terms ‘‘local 

8 board’’ and ‘‘State board’’, respectively, in section 3 

9 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 

10 (29 U.S.C. 3102). 

11 (7) NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP SYSTEM.—The 

12 term ‘‘national apprenticeship system’’ means the 

13 collective group of registered apprenticeship pro14 grams and pre-apprenticeship programs in the Na15 tion (including the rules and regulations governing 

16 the 2 types of programs). 

17 (8) POSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITU18 TION.—The term ‘‘postsecondary educational institu19 tion’’ means an institution of higher education, as 

20 defined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act 

21 of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002). 

22 (9) PRE-APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM.—The 

23 term ‘‘pre-apprenticeship program’’ means a pro24 gram or set of strategies that— 


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1 (A) is designed to prepare individuals to 

2 enter and succeed in a registered apprenticeship 

3 program; 

4 (B) is carried out by an eligible entity de5 scribed in section 211(b)(2)(C) that has an ap6 plication approved under section 211(b)(3)) and 

7 that has a documented partnership with at least 

8 1 sponsor of a registered apprenticeship pro9 gram; and 

10 (C) includes each of the following elements: 

11 (i) Training (including a curriculum 

12 for the training), aligned with industry 

13 standards and reviewed and approved an14 nually by sponsors of the registered ap15 prenticeships within the documented part16 nership, that will prepare individuals by 

17 teaching the skills and competencies need18 ed to enter one or more registered appren19 ticeship programs. 

20 (ii) Provision of hands-on training and 

21 theoretical education to individuals that— 

22 (I) accurately simulates the in23 dustry and occupational conditions of 

24 the registered apprenticeship program 

25 described in subparagraph (B); 


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1 (II) is carried out in a manner 

2 that includes proper observation of su3 pervision and safety protocols; and 

4 (III) is carried out in a manner 

5 that does not displace a paid em6 ployee. 

7 (iii) A formal agreement with a spon8 sor of a registered apprenticeship program 

9 that would enable participants who suc10 cessfully complete the pre-apprenticeship 

11 program to enter directly into the reg12 istered apprenticeship program (if a place 

13 in the program is available), and includes 

14 agreements concerning earning credit rec15 ognized by a postsecondary educational in16 stitution for skills and competencies ac17 quired during the pre-apprenticeship pro18 gram. 

19 (10) RECOGNIZED POSTSECONDARY CREDEN20 TIAL.—The term ‘‘recognized postsecondary creden21 tial’’ has the meaning given the term in section 3 of 

22 the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

23 U.S.C. 3102). 

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1 gram’’ means a program registered under the Act of 

2 August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the ‘‘National 

3 Apprenticeship Act’’; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 

4 U.S.C. 50 et seq.). 

5 (12) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ 

6 means the Secretary of Labor, acting through the 

7 Administrator. 

8 (13) SPONSOR.—The term ‘‘sponsor’’ means an 

9 employer, joint labor-management partnership, trade 

10 association, professional association, labor organiza11 tion, or other entity that administers a registered 

12 apprenticeship program. 

13 PART 1—PROMOTING REGISTERED 

14 APPRENTICESHIPS 

15 SEC. 211. PROMOTING REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PRO16 GRAMS. 

17 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF THE OFFICE OF APPREN18 TICESHIP.— 

19 (1) OFFICE.—There is established, in the Em20 ployment and Training Administration of the De21 partment of Labor, an Office of Apprenticeship. 

22 (2) ADMINISTRATOR.—The Office shall be 

23 headed by an Administrator of the Office of Appren24 ticeship appointed by the Assistant Secretary for 

25 Employment and Training. The Assistant Secretary 


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1 shall appoint an individual who has the dem2 onstrated knowledge of registered apprenticeship 

3 programs necessary to serve as the Administrator. 

4 (3) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Administrator, 

5 through the Office of Apprenticeship, shall carry out 

6 responsibilities including— 

7 (A) determining whether an apprenticeship 

8 program meets the requirements to become a 

9 registered apprenticeship program and main10 tains the standards necessary to remain a reg11 istered apprenticeship program; 

12 (B) managing the national apprenticeship 

13 system; 

14 (C) carrying out activities under subsection 

15 (b) to promote effective pre-apprenticeship pro16 grams; 

17 (D) promoting awareness about registered 

18 apprenticeship programs, including carrying out 

19 activities under subsection (c); 

20 (E) engaging in regular updates of the reg21 istration process, ensuring that such process is 

22 easily accessible and efficient for use by spon23 sors of registered apprenticeship programs; 

24 (F) regularly engaging with the National 

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1 sure that the required reports of the Committee 

2 are submitted to the Secretary and transmitted 

3 to Congress; 

4 (G) promoting greater diversity in reg5 istered apprenticeship programs and pre-ap6 prenticeship programs, including by promoting 

7 outreach to underrepresented populations, 

8 youth, and veterans and supporting the develop9 ment of apprenticeship models; 

10 (H) providing for evaluations and research, 

11 as described in subsection (e); 

12 (I) providing technical assistance to spon13 sors of registered apprenticeship programs, en14 tities who are interested in developing and be15 coming sponsors of registered apprenticeship 

16 programs, and eligible entities carrying out pre17 apprenticeship programs; and 

18 (J) coordinating and aligning registered 

19 apprenticeship programs with other Federal 

20 education and training programs, including 

21 those authorized under the Workforce Innova22 tion and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et 

23 seq.) and the Carl D. Perkins Career and Tech24 nical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 

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1 (b) SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF PRE-AP2 PRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS.— 

3 (1) SUPPORT.—The Secretary shall support the 

4 development of pre-apprenticeship programs. 

5 (2) GRANTS.— 

6 (A) IN GENERAL.—Using funds available 

7 under subsection (f), the Secretary shall make 

8 grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities 

9 to provide the Federal share of the cost of car10 rying out projects that support that develop11 ment. 

12 (B) PERIOD.—The Secretary shall make 

13 initial grants under this paragraph for periods 

14 of not more than 3 years, except that if an eli15 gible entity demonstrates satisfactory perform16 ance under paragraph (6) by the end of that 

17 third year, the Secretary may extend the grant 

18 period up to an additional 1 year for that enti19 ty. 

20 (C) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—To be eligible to 

21 receive a grant from the Secretary under this 

22 subsection, an entity shall be a public-private 

23 partnership consisting of— 

24 (i) a local educational agency, high 

25 school, area career and technical education 


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1 school (as defined in section 3 of the Carl 

2 D. Perkins Career and Technical Edu3 cation Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302)), 

4 educational service agency (as defined in 

5 section 8101 of the Elementary and Sec6 ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

7 7801)), 2- or 4-year postsecondary edu8 cational institution, or collaborative of such 

9 entities; 

10 (ii) in a State with a State entity rec11 ognized by the Secretary of Labor to reg12 ister apprenticeship programs in that 

13 State, that entity; 

14 (iii) an industry or business, con15 sisting of an employer, a group of employ16 ers, a trade association, a professional as17 sociation, or an entity that sponsors a reg18 istered apprenticeship program; 

19 (iv) a State workforce development 

20 board or local workforce development 

21 board; and 

22 (v) to the maximum extent prac23 ticable— 

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1 related to the pre-apprenticeship pro2 gram involved; and 

3 (II) a community-based organiza4 tion that provides pre-apprenticeship 

5 programs, as appropriate. 

6 (3) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a 

7 grant from the Secretary under this subsection, an 

8 entity shall submit an application to the Secretary at 

9 such time, in such manner, and containing such in10 formation as the Secretary may require, including— 

11 (A) a description of the training and cur12 riculum described in section 203(9)(C)(i), and 

13 how the proposed pre-apprenticeship program 

14 makes individuals who successfully complete the 

15 pre-apprenticeship program qualified to enter 

16 into an established registered apprenticeship 

17 program; 

18 (B) evidence that there are or will be suffi19 cient openings available in the registered ap20 prenticeship program referenced in subpara21 graph (A) to enable the registered apprentice22 ship program sponsor to place into a cor23 responding registered apprenticeship those indi24 viduals who successfully complete the pre-ap25 prenticeship program; 


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1 (C) information about the entity that dem2 onstrates the existence of an active, advisory 

3 partnership between the partners described in 

4 paragraph (2)(C) and the capacity, of a train5 ing and education provider in the entity, to pro6 vide the training and education services nec7 essary for a pre-apprenticeship program; and 

8 (D) information about the proposed pre9 apprenticeship program that demonstrates— 

10 (i) that the program is in an in-de11 mand industry or occupation in the region 

12 in which the project is located; 

13 (ii) the use of integrated work-based 

14 and academic learning that may include 

15 training in the workplace; 

16 (iii) the inclusion of career exploration 

17 focused activities, such as job shadowing, 

18 career information activities, and re ́sume ́

19 preparation, in the program; 

20 (iv) if the entity carrying out the 

21 project includes a high school, that the 

22 model to be used for the program leads to 

23 a high school diploma for participants 

24 without such a diploma; 


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1 (v) how the pre-apprenticeship pro2 gram is aligned with and leverages re3 sources of career and technical education 

4 programs, programs and services author5 ized under the Workforce Innovation and 

6 Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.), 

7 or activities of entities that provide sup8 portive services for participants in pre-ap9 prenticeship programs; and 

10 (vi) that the project aligns with an es11 tablished registered apprenticeship pro12 gram, including that the model used for 

13 the program leads to the attainment of 

14 skills and competencies necessary for en15 trance into the registered apprenticeship 

16 program for participants. 

17 (4) USE OF FUNDS.— 

18 (A) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity that 

19 receives a grant under this subsection shall use 

20 the grant funds to carry out a project that im21 plements a pre-apprenticeship program. 

22 (B) REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.—The eligible 

23 entity shall use the grant funds— 


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1 (i) to pay for the cost of training or 

2 education associated with the pre-appren3 ticeship program; 

4 (ii) for curriculum development that 

5 align with the requirements of the appro6 priate registered apprenticeship programs 

7 and learning assessments; 

8 (iii) to maintain a connection between 

9 the pre-apprenticeship program and reg10 istered apprenticeship program; 

11 (iv) for assessments of potential par12 ticipants for, and enrollment of the partici13 pants in, the pre-apprenticeship program; 

14 and 

15 (v) to conduct evaluations described in 

16 paragraph (6)(B). 

17 (C) ALLOWABLE ACTIVITIES.—The eligible 

18 entity may use the grant funds for— 

19 (i) teacher training, including pro20 viding externship opportunities for teachers 

21 to learn about the skill needs of the indus22 try or occupation that the pre-apprentice23 ship program focuses on; 

24 (ii) stipends for participants during 

25 work-based training in the program; or 


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1 (iii) coordination of activities under 

2 this subsection with activities carried out 

3 under the Carl D. Perkins Career and 

4 Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 

5 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.) or the Workforce In6 novation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

7 3101 et seq.). 

8 (5) FEDERAL SHARE.— 

9 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of 

10 the cost described in paragraph (2)(A) shall be 

11 75 percent. 

12 (B) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The eligible 

13 entity may contribute the non-Federal share of 

14 the cost in cash or in-kind, fairly evaluated, in15 cluding plant, equipment, or services. 

16 (6) PERFORMANCE.— 

17 (A) MEASURES.—The Secretary shall iden18 tify a set of common measures that, at a min19 imum, include measures of entry into a reg20 istered apprenticeship program and that are 

21 aligned with performance accountability meas22 ures described in section 116(c) of the Work23 force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

24 U.S.C. 3141(c)) for the local workforce develop25 ment area (meaning a local area, as defined in 


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1 section 3 of that Act) and with corresponding 

2 measures under the Carl D. Perkins Career and 

3 Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 

4 2301 et seq.), as appropriate. 

5 (B) EVALUATIONS.—Each eligible entity 

6 that receives a grant to carry out a project 

7 under this subsection shall arrange for another 

8 qualified entity to conduct an evaluation, or 

9 shall participate in a Department of Labor 

10 sponsored evaluation, of the project using the 

11 identified common measures, and shall, to the 

12 extent practicable, cooperate with the evaluator 

13 in any evaluations of activities carried out 

14 under this section. 

15 (C) EXTENSIONS.—The Secretary shall 

16 use the results of an evaluation for a project to 

17 determine whether to extend the grant period, 

18 or renew a grant, for the project under para19 graph (2)(B). 

20 (c) PROMOTING AWARENESS OF REGISTERED AP21 PRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—To promote awareness about 

23 registered apprenticeship programs, the Secretary, 

24 in cooperation with the Secretary of Education and 

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1 current information about the value of registered ap2 prenticeship programs in the labor market is made 

3 available through a range of widely accessible for4 mats and venues. The information shall be made 

5 available to businesses, trade associations, profes6 sional associations, students, parents, workers, edu7 cational institutions, workforce and economic devel8 opment organizations, and State and local elected of9 ficials. 

10 (2) INFORMATION FOR STATE AND LOCAL

11 WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS.—To promote 

12 awareness about registered apprenticeship programs 

13 within the workforce development system, the Sec14 retary shall disseminate information on the value of 

15 registered apprenticeship programs, to State and 

16 local workforce development boards described in sub17 section (b)(2)(C)(iv), which information shall in18 clude— 

19 (A) a list of registered apprenticeship pro20 grams in the State involved; 

21 (B) guidance for training staff of the 

22 workforce development system within the State 

23 on the value of registered apprenticeship pro24 grams, including relevant placement, retention 


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1 and earnings information, as a training option 

2 for participants; 

3 (C) guidance on how individual training 

4 accounts under section 134(c)(3) of the Work5 force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

6 U.S.C. 3174(c)(3)) could be used by partici7 pants for a registered apprenticeship program; 

8 and 

9 (D) guidance on how performance account10 ability measures under section 116 of the 

11 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

12 U.S.C. 3141) apply to participants in registered 

13 apprenticeship programs, including relevant 

14 placement, retention and earnings information. 

15 (3) INFORMATION FOR EMPLOYERS, TRADE AS16 SOCIATIONS, PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS, INDUS17 TRY GROUPS AND LABOR ORGANIZATIONS.—To pro18 mote awareness about registered apprenticeship pro19 grams to workers and employers, the Secretary, in 

20 cooperation with the Secretary of Commerce, shall 

21 provide information about the value of registered ap22 prenticeship programs, including relevant placement, 

23 retention and earnings information, through the one24 stop delivery systems described in section 121 of the 

25 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 


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1 U.S.C. 3151), to employers, trade associations, pro2 fessional associations, industry groups, and labor or3 ganizations, which information shall include, at a 

4 minimum— 

5 (A) a list of registered apprenticeship pro6 grams in the State; 

7 (B) information on how to develop a reg8 istered apprenticeship program; and 

9 (C) information on financial resources 

10 available to assist with the establishment and 

11 implementation of registered apprenticeship 

12 programs. 

13 (4) INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS AND

14 SCHOOLS.—To promote awareness about registered 

15 apprenticeship programs among students and school 

16 staff, the Secretary, in cooperation with the Sec17 retary of Education, shall disseminate information 

18 on the value of registered apprenticeship programs, 

19 including relevant placement, retention and earnings 

20 information, to high schools, area career and tech21 nical education schools (as defined in subsection 

22 (b)(2)(C)(i)), 2- and 4-year postsecondary edu23 cational institutions, and educational service agen24 cies, to enable, at a minimum— 


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1 (A) parents to understand registered ap2 prenticeship programs and their value in post3 secondary education and career pathways; 

4 (B) students to understand registered ap5 prenticeship programs and their value in career 

6 pathways; 

7 (C) career and academic counselors to un8 derstand registered apprenticeship programs as 

9 a valuable postsecondary education option for 

10 students leading to job placement in in-demand 

11 industries and occupations; and 

12 (D) school administrators, workforce and 

13 economic development coordinators, and teach14 ers and faculty to assist with the development, 

15 implementation, and continuation of registered 

16 apprenticeship programs. 

17 (d) SECRETARY’S NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

18 ON APPRENTICESHIPS.— 

19 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

20 (A) IN GENERAL.—There is established in 

21 the Department of Labor a National Advisory 

22 Committee on Apprenticeships, referred to in 

23 this section as the ‘‘Advisory Committee’’. 

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1 (i) 21 voting members appointed by 

2 the Secretary, composed of— 

3 (I) 7 representatives of employers 

4 who participate in a registered ap5 prenticeship program, including em6 ployers who participate in a registered 

7 apprenticeship program sponsored by 

8 a joint labor-management partnership; 

9 (II) 7 representatives of labor or10 ganizations who have responsibility 

11 for the administration of a registered 

12 apprenticeship program sponsored by 

13 a joint labor-management partnership; 

14 (III) 7 representatives of State 

15 apprenticeship agencies, community 

16 organizations with significant experi17 ence with a registered apprenticeship 

18 program, and 2- or 4-year postsec19 ondary educational institutions with 

20 at least one articulation agreement 

21 with the entity administering a reg22 istered apprenticeship program; and 

23 (ii) members who are ex officio non24 voting representatives from the Depart25 ments of Labor, Commerce, Education, 


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1 Energy, Housing and Urban Development, 

2 and Health and Human Services. 

3 (C) QUALIFICATIONS.—The members shall 

4 be selected upon the basis of their experience 

5 and competence concerning apprenticeships. 

6 (D) TERMS.—The Secretary shall appoint 

7 the members for terms of 4 years. 

8 (2) CHAIRPERSON.—The Secretary shall des9 ignate one of the members of the Advisory Com10 mittee to serve as Chairperson of the Advisory Com11 mittee. 

12 (3) MEETINGS.—The Advisory Committee shall 

13 hold not fewer than 2 meetings during each calendar 

14 year. All meetings of the Advisory Committee shall 

15 be open to the public. A transcript shall be kept of 

16 each meeting and made available for public inspec17 tion. 

18 (4) DUTIES.—The Advisory Committee shall 

19 advise, consult with, and make recommendations to 

20 the Secretary on matters relating to the administra21 tion of this part and the Act of August 16, 1937 

22 (commonly known as the ‘‘National Apprenticeship 

23 Act’’; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et 

24 seq.). 

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1 (A) PROCUREMENT.— 

2 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Chairperson of 

3 the Advisory Committee may procure the 

4 temporary and intermittent services of vot5 ing members of the Advisory Committee 

6 under section 3109(b) of title 5, United 

7 States Code, at rates for individuals that 

8 do not exceed the daily equivalent of the 

9 annual rate of basic pay prescribed for 

10 level V of the Executive Schedule under 

11 section 5316 of such title. 

12 (ii) OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES OF THE

13 UNITED STATES.—All members of the Ad14 visory Committee who are officers or em15 ployees of the United States shall serve 

16 without compensation in addition to that 

17 received for their services as officers or 

18 employees of the United States. 

19 (B) STAFF.—The Secretary shall supply 

20 the Committee with an executive secretary and 

21 provide such secretarial, clerical, and other 

22 services as the Secretary determines to be nec23 essary to enable the Advisory Committee to 

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1 (6) PERMANENT COMMITTEE.—Section 14 of 

2 the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 

3 App.) shall not apply to the advisory committee. 

4 (e) EVALUATIONS AND RESEARCH.— 

5 (1) EVALUATIONS OF PROGRAMS AND ACTIVI6 TIES CARRIED OUT UNDER THIS PART.—For the 

7 purpose of improving the management and effective8 ness of the programs and activities carried out 

9 under this part, the Secretary shall provide for the 

10 continuing evaluation, by an independent entity, of 

11 the programs and activities, including activities car12 ried out under subsection (a)(3)(C). Such evalua13 tions shall address— 

14 (A) the general effectiveness of such pro15 grams and activities in relation to their cost, in16 cluding the extent to which the programs and 

17 activities— 

18 (i) improve the skill and employment 

19 competencies of participants in comparison 

20 to comparably situated individuals who did 

21 not participate in such programs and ac22 tivities; and 

23 (ii) to the extent feasible, increase the 

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1 the level that would have existed in the ab2 sence of such programs and activities; 

3 (B) the impact of the programs and activi4 ties for the participants, sponsors, and employ5 ers; 

6 (C) the return on investment of Federal, 

7 State, local, sponsor, employer, and other fund8 ing for registered apprenticeships to capture the 

9 full level of investment in, and impact of, reg10 istered apprenticeships; 

11 (D) the longitudinal outcomes for partici12 pants in the programs and activities; and 

13 (E) the impact of specific policies on the 

14 general effectiveness of such programs and ac15 tivities. 

16 (2) RESEARCH.—The Secretary may conduct, 

17 through an independent entity, research on best 

18 practices in registered apprenticeship programs and 

19 pre-apprenticeship programs and other issues relat20 ing to such programs. 

21 (3) TECHNIQUES.—Evaluations and research 

22 conducted under this subsection shall utilize appro23 priate methodology and research designs. 

24 (4) REPORTS.—The independent entity carrying 

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1 search described in paragraph (2) shall prepare and 

2 submit to the Secretary a final report containing the 

3 results of the evaluations or research, respectively, 

4 and including policy recommendations. The final re5 port shall be made available for public inspection. 

6 Not later than 36 months after the date of enact7 ment of this Act, the Secretary shall produce a final 

8 report related to the return on investment described 

9 in paragraph (1)(C). 

10 (5) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 

11 60 days after the completion of all the final reports 

12 described in paragraph (4), the Secretary shall 

13 transmit the final reports to the Committee on Edu14 cation and the Workforce of the House of Rep15 resentatives and the Committee on Health, Edu16 cation, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. 

17 (6) PUBLIC ACCESS.—The Secretary shall de18 velop a mechanism to make research developed 

19 under this part publically available in a timely man20 ner. 

21 (f) RESERVATION.—The Secretary shall reserve not 

22 less than 10 percent of the funds appropriated under sub23 section (g) for each fiscal year for grants to States. A 

24 State that receives such a grant shall use the grant funds 

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1 out the activities under this section, and may use the grant 

2 funds to support the voluntary establishment of a State 

3 apprenticeship office, if no such office exists in the State. 

4 (g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

5 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

6 $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2020 and each subsequent 

7 year. 

8 SEC. 212. PROMOTING INTEGRATION WITH POSTSEC9 ONDARY EDUCATION. 

10 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

11 (1) COLLABORATIVE.—The term ‘‘Collabo12 rative’’ means the Registered Apprenticeship-College 

13 Collaborative established under subsection (b)(1). 

14 (2) SECRETARIES.—The term ‘‘Secretaries’’ 

15 means the Secretary of Labor, acting through the 

16 Administrator, working jointly with the Secretary of 

17 Education, acting through the Assistant Secretary 

18 for the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Edu19 cation. 

20 (b) COLLABORATIVE WITH 2- AND 4-YEAR POSTSEC21 ONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.— 

22 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretaries shall 

23 establish and maintain a voluntary Registered Ap24 prenticeship-College Collaborative. The Collaborative 

25 shall consist of the sponsors carrying out registered 


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1 apprenticeship programs, 2- or 4-year postsecondary 

2 educational institutions, and organizations that rep3 resent such programs or institutions, that agree to 

4 meet certain criteria in order to support the pur5 poses described in paragraph (2). 

6 (2) PURPOSES.—The Collaborative shall sup7 port the purposes of— 

8 (A) promoting stronger connections be9 tween the registered apprenticeship programs 

10 involved and participating 2- and 4-year post11 secondary educational institutions; 

12 (B) promoting the translation of experi13 ence in a registered apprenticeship program to 

14 academic credit at participating 2- and 4-year 

15 postsecondary educational institutions; 

16 (C) facilitating the enrollment of an indi17 vidual who has completed a registered appren18 ticeship program (referred to in this section as 

19 an ‘‘apprentice’’) at a participating 2- or 4-year 

20 postsecondary educational institution for the 

21 purpose of attaining academic credit toward an 

22 associate’s or more advanced degree; 

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1 (E) promoting the attainment of recog2 nized postsecondary credentials with value in 

3 the labor market; and 

4 (F) expanding awareness about the value 

5 of registered apprenticeship programs as a 

6 postsecondary education option. 

7 (3) PARTICIPANT REQUIREMENTS.—The Secre8 taries shall establish criteria that any interested 2- 

9 or 4-year postsecondary educational institution or 

10 sponsor shall meet in order to participate in the Col11 laborative, which criteria shall include, at a min12 imum— 

13 (A) for a 2- or 4-year postsecondary edu14 cational institution— 

15 (i) agreement to recognize and accept 

16 the academic credit (as assessed under 

17 subparagraph (B)(i)) earned by an appren18 tice for, and the assessment of the appren19 tice’s learning in, a registered apprentice20 ship program at another participating in21 stitution; 

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1 gram, other than a 2- or 4-year postsec2 ondary educational institution; and 

3 (iii) agreement to provide certain in4 formation, as determined by the Secre5 taries, to the Collaborative; and 

6 (B) for a sponsor— 

7 (i) agreement to participate in third8 party evaluations of the quality and rigor 

9 of the program offerings in order to deter10 mine the value of academic credit for 

11 learning during a registered apprenticeship 

12 program; 

13 (ii) agreement to have a formal ar14 ticulation agreement with a participating 

15 2- or 4-year postsecondary educational in16 stitution; and 

17 (iii) agreement to provide certain in18 formation, as determined by the Secre19 taries, to the Collaborative. 

20 (4) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.— 

21 (A) IN GENERAL.—In order to participate 

22 in the Collaborative, interested 2- or 4-year 

23 postsecondary educational institutions and 

24 sponsors shall agree to meet certain conditions 

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1 (B) CONDITIONS.—Such conditions shall 

2 address, at a minimum— 

3 (i) how learning during a registered 

4 apprenticeship program, including related 

5 instruction and on-the-job training, will be 

6 assessed for academic credit; 

7 (ii) how programs and procedures, es8 pecially those related to admissions, credit 

9 transfer, and recognition of such learning 

10 will be structured to support accessibility 

11 for apprentices; 

12 (iii) how the structure and scheduling 

13 of courses will be developed in a way that 

14 supports the matriculation of apprentices; 

15 and 

16 (iv) how residency requirements will 

17 support the transferability of credit earned 

18 by apprentices. 

19 (5) PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION.—The 

20 Secretaries shall maintain a publicly accessible 

21 website identifying, at a minimum— 

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1 (B) a model for articulation agreements, 

2 and copies of some exemplary articulation 

3 agreements for illustrative purposes; and 

4 (C) such other information as the Secre5 taries determine to be necessary to promote 

6 awareness of the Collaborative and its members. 

7 (6) USE OF FUNDS.— 

8 (A) ADMINISTRATIVE.—The Secretaries 

9 shall use 30 percent of the funds appropriated 

10 under subsection (c) to establish and maintain 

11 the Collaborative and the website referred to in 

12 paragraph (5), to support the advisory com13 mittee referred to in paragraph (6), and for 

14 technical assistance, evaluation, and research 

15 activities. 

16 (B) FOR PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS.—The 

17 Secretaries shall use 70 percent of the appro18 priated funds to carry out, directly or by grant 

19 or contract with an eligible entity, activities 

20 consisting of— 

21 (i) providing funding to Collaborative 

22 participants to support the development of 

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1 (ii) providing funding to the Collabo2 rative to support the assessment of learn3 ing during a registered apprenticeship pro4 gram, for academic credit; 

5 (iii) providing funding to the Collabo6 rative to support third-party evaluations of 

7 the quality and rigor of program offerings, 

8 referred to in paragraph (3)(B)(i), which 

9 evaluations shall be conducted by an entity 

10 that meets minimum criteria as established 

11 by the Secretaries; 

12 (iv) providing curriculum develop13 ment, for participating institutions and 

14 sponsors; and 

15 (v) carrying out other purposes that 

16 will help participating 2- and 4-year post17 secondary educational institutions and 

18 sponsors meet the requirements of para19 graphs (3) and (4). 

20 (C) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to 

21 receive a grant or contract under subparagraph 

22 (B), an entity shall be a partnership comprised 

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1 (i) at least 1-, 2-, or 4-year postsec2 ondary educational institution participating 

3 in the Collaborative; and 

4 (ii) at least 1 sponsor of a registered 

5 apprenticeship program participating in 

6 the Collaborative. 

7 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

8 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

9 $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2020 and each subsequent year. 

10 PART 2—PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND 

11 ENHANCEMENT 

12 SEC. 221. EXPANDING REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PRO13 GRAMS. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide pay15 ments of assistance for eligible sponsors of new (as of the 

16 date of submission of an application under subsection (b)) 

17 registered apprenticeship programs, or for eligible spon18 sors of existing registered apprenticeship programs that 

19 add employers as new (as of such date) partners, which 

20 may include joint labor-management registered appren21 ticeship programs. 

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1 retary including information demonstrating that (as of the 

2 date of submission)— 

3 (1)(A) for a new registered apprenticeship pro4 gram, the program received recognition as a reg5 istered apprenticeship program within the 36 

6 months preceding that date; or 

7 (B) for an existing registered apprenticeship 

8 program (which may include joint labor-management 

9 registered apprenticeship programs), employers were 

10 added as new partners within the 36 months pre11 ceding that date; 

12 (2) the sponsor offered jobs that lead to eco13 nomic self-sufficiency, as determined by a local 

14 workforce development board located in the same 

15 local workforce development area (meaning a local 

16 area, as defined in section 3 of the Workforce Inno17 vation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102)); 

18 (3) the sponsor has demonstrated success in en19 rolling, instructing, advancing, and graduating indi20 viduals in the relevant registered apprenticeship pro21 gram, and in the employment of such individuals 

22 after completion of the program; and 

23 (4) the sponsor had not received a payment 

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1 (c) USE OF FUNDS.—In providing assistance under 

2 this section, the Secretary shall arrange to provide pay3 ments as described in subsection (a) for eligible sponsors, 

4 as funds are available under this section. Funds made 

5 available through such a payment shall be used to reim6 burse an eligible sponsor for the allowable costs of estab7 lishing or expanding the registered apprenticeship pro8 gram involved. The maximum total payment to any one 

9 sponsor may not exceed $25,000 or 50 percent of the al10 lowable costs. 

11 (d) DISBURSEMENT.—The Secretary shall enter into 

12 arrangements with State workforce development boards to 

13 make disbursements through the local workforce develop14 ment boards described in subsection (b)(2) to provide the 

15 payments to the eligible sponsors. 

16 (e) EVALUATIONS.—Sponsors receiving grants under 

17 this section shall, to the extent practicable, cooperate with 

18 the Secretary in the conduct of evaluations of the activities 

19 carried out under this section. 

20 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 

22 appropriated to carry out this section $20,000,000 

23 for fiscal year 2020 and each subsequent year. 

24 (2) RESERVATION.—The Secretary may reserve 

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1 graph (1) for a fiscal year for distribution to the 

2 State workforce development boards and local work3 force development boards, to pay for the costs of the 

4 boards associated with making determinations under 

5 subsection (b)(2) and disbursements under sub6 section (d), and as funds remain available, other 

7 costs of administration and management, technical 

8 assistance, research, and evaluation under this 

9 subitle. 

10 Subtitle B—Reemployment 

11 SEC. 231. REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE REEMPLOYMENT 

12 BONUS PROGRAM UNDER STATE UNEMPLOY13 MENT COMPENSATION LAW. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 303 of the Social Security 

15 Act (42 U.S.C. 503) is amended by adding at the end the 

16 following: 

17 ‘‘(n)(1) For purposes of subsection (a), the State law 

18 of a State must provide for a reemployment bonus pro19 gram, to be approved by the Secretary of Labor, under 

20 which a reemployment bonus, in an amount specified 

21 under paragraph (2), shall be paid, immediately following 

22 the end of the 16-week period described in subparagraph 

23 (B), to any individual described in paragraph (3) who— 

24 ‘‘(A) becomes employed by an employer other 

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1 than 12 weeks after the date of the individual’s ini2 tial claim for unemployment compensation; and 

3 ‘‘(B) remains employed by such employer for a 

4 period of at least 16 consecutive weeks. 

5 ‘‘(2) The amount of a reemployment bonus paid to 

6 an individual under paragraph (1) shall be an amount 

equal to 1 7 ⁄2 of the difference between the total amount of 

8 regular compensation that would be payable to the indi9 vidual during the benefit year under the State law if the 

10 individual were not employed in any week of such benefit 

11 year and the total amount of such regular compensation 

12 paid to the individual during the benefit year prior the 

13 week in which the individual becomes employed as de14 scribed in paragraph (1)(A). 

15 ‘‘(3) An individual described in this paragraph is an 

16 individual who— 

17 ‘‘(A) is eligible for unemployment compensation 

18 for the week before the week in which the individual 

19 becomes employed as described in paragraph (1)(A); 

20 and 

21 ‘‘(B) has been identified under subsection (j) as 

22 an individual likely to exhaust regular compensation. 

23 ‘‘(4) In this subsection, the terms ‘regular compensa24 tion’ and ‘benefit year’ have the meanings given such 

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1 employment Compensation Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 

2 note).’’. 

3 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

4 subsection (a) shall, with respect to a State, apply to cer5 tifications for payment under section 302(a) of the Social 

6 Security Act in years beginning after the end of the 26- 

7 week period beginning on the first day of the first regu8 larly scheduled session of the State legislature beginning 

9 on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

10 SEC. 232. COORDINATING STATE UNEMPLOYMENT COM11 PENSATION PROGRAMS WITH THE WORK12 FORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT. 

13 (a) REFERRALS TO WIOA SERVICES.—Section 

14 303(j)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

15 503(j)(1)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘job search assist16 ance services’’ and inserting ‘‘job search assistance, train17 ing assistance, job relocation support, and income support 

18 services,’’. 

19 (b) REEMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND ELIGIBILITY AS20 SESSMENTS.—Section 306(b)(3) of the Social Security Act 

21 (42 U.S.C. 306(b)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘program 

22 integration and service delivery’’ and inserting ‘‘program 

23 integration, service delivery, support services, and avail24 ability of training assistance’’. 


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1 SEC. 233. PERMISSIBLE USE OF WORKFORCE INNOVATION 

2 AND OPPORTUNITY ACT FUNDS FOR WAGE 

3 INSURANCE. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 3 of subtitle B of title 

5 I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

6 U.S.C. 3171 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 

7 the following: 

8 ‘‘SEC. 135. PERMISSIBLE USE OF FUNDS FOR WAGE INSUR9 ANCE. 

10 ‘‘(a) WAGE INSURANCE FOR STATE UNEMPLOYMENT

11 COMPENSATION RECIPIENTS.—A State may use funds al12 lotted to the State under this chapter to provide a wage 

13 insurance program for individuals who file a claim under 

14 any State unemployment compensation law. 

15 ‘‘(b) BENEFITS.—The wage insurance program pro16 vided for in subsection (a) may pay, for a period not to 

17 exceed 2 years, to a worker described in subsection (c), 

18 up to 50 percent of the difference between— 

19 ‘‘(1) the average of the wages received by the 

20 worker over the last twelve months of employment; 

21 and 

22 ‘‘(2) the wages received by the worker from re23 employment. 

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1 is a claimant for unemployment compensation at the time 

2 such individual obtains reemployment and who— 

3 ‘‘(1) is at least 50 years of age, or 45 years of 

4 age if such individual lives in a distressed commu5 nity; 

6 ‘‘(2) earns not more than $50,000 per year in 

7 wages from reemployment; 

8 ‘‘(3) is employed on a full-time basis as defined 

9 by the law of the State; and 

10 ‘‘(4) is not employed by the employer from 

11 which the individual was last separated. 

12 ‘‘(d) TOTAL AMOUNT OF PAYMENTS.—A State shall 

13 establish a maximum amount of payments per individual 

14 for purposes of payments described in subsection (b) dur15 ing the eligibility period described in such subsection. An 

16 employee shall report an increase in wages during the two17 year period of participating in the wage insurance pro18 gram and their total amount of payments shall reflect any 

19 modification. 

20 ‘‘(e) NON-DISCRIMINATION REGARDING WAGES.— 

21 An employer shall not pay a worker described in sub22 section (c) less than such employer pays to another worker 

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1 ‘‘(f) DISTRESSED COMMUNITY DEFINED .—The term 

2 ‘distressed community’ means a geographic unit, as de3 fined by the Secretary of Commerce, with— 

4 ‘‘(1) a low per capita income; 

5 ‘‘(2) an unemployment rate below the national 

6 average; or 

7 ‘‘(3) actual or threatened severe unemployment 

8 or economic adjustment problems.’’. 

9 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

10 136 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

11 U.S.C. 3181) is amended by adding at the end the fol12 lowing: 

13 ‘‘(d) WAGE INSURANCE ACTIVITIES.—There are au14 thorized to be appropriated to carry out the activities de15 scribed in section 135 such sums as may be necessary for 

16 fiscal year 2023 and each fiscal year thereafter.’’. 

17 SEC. 234. TRAINING VOUCHERS. 

18 (a) REFERENCE.—In this section, any reference to 

19 a section or other provision shall be a reference to the 

20 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

21 3101 et seq.). 

22 (b) FUNCTIONS OF THE STATE BOARD.—Section 

23 101(d)(3) (29 U.S.C. 3111(d)(3)) is amended— 

24 (1) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 

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1 (2) in subparagraph (G), by striking the semi2 colon and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

3 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(H) the development of strategies to pro5 mote the integration of workforce development 

6 services to unemployment insurance claim7 ants.’’. 

8 (c) PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES IN STATE PLANS.— 

9 Section 103(a)(2) (29 U.S.C. 3113(a)(2)) is amended by 

10 adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(L) the employment and training assist12 ance authorized in this Act. 

13 ‘‘(M) the job search support services au14 thorized in this Act.’’. 

15 (d) LOCAL PLANS.—Section 108(b) is amended— 

16 (1) in paragraph (21), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 

17 inserting a semicolon; 

18 (2) in paragraph (22), by striking the period 

19 and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

20 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(23) a description of how training assistance 

22 will be administered.’’. 

23 (e) REQUIRED LOCAL EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING

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1 (1) TRAINING VOUCHERS.—Section 134(c)(3) 

2 (29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(3)) is amended— 

3 (A) in subparagraph (A)(i)— 

4 (i) by inserting ‘‘a voucher for’’ after 

5 ‘‘used to provide’’; and 

6 (ii) by redesignating subclauses (II), 

7 (III), and (IV) as subclauses (III), (IV), 

8 and (V), and after subclause (I) the fol9 lowing: 

10 ‘‘(II) who select programs of 

11 training services that are linked to 

12 employment opportunities.’’; 

13 (B) in subparagraph (F)— 

14 (i) in clause (iii), by deleting the 

15 clause heading and inserting ‘‘TRAINING

16 VOUCHERS.—’’ and by striking ‘‘through 

17 an individual training account’’ and insert18 ing ‘‘through a training voucher’’; and 

19 (ii) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘coordi20 nate funding for individual training ac21 counts with funding from other Federal, 

22 State, local, or private job training pro23 grams or sources’’ and inserting ‘‘and ar24 range for payment for such services 

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1 may not exceed $8,000 for up to two 

2 years.’’; and 

3 (C) in subparagraph (G)(i), and by strik4 ing ‘‘individual training accounts’’ and inserting 

5 ‘‘training vouchers’’. 

6 (2) INCOME SUPPORT.—Section 134(d)(1)(B) 

7 (29 U.S.C. 3174(d)(1)(B)) is amended— 

8 (A) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘provide in9 come support for those adults and dislocated 

10 workers participating in a training program’’ 

11 after ‘‘enhancing employment’’; 

12 (B) in clause (ii), by; and 

13 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(iii) DURATION AND AMOUNTS.—The 

15 income support provided under clause (i) 

16 to individuals who are enrolled in training 

17 a weekly income stipend for up to 78 

18 weeks after such individual exhausts unem19 ployment insurance benefits, to help cover 

20 training-related costs like childcare or 

21 transportation. A participant’s weekly sti22 pend will be equal to 100 percent or 50 

23 percent of their unemployment insurance 

24 weekly benefit amount depending on 

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1 household income is below or above 130 

2 percent of the Federal poverty level.’’. 

3 SEC. 235. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

4 Section 136 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor5 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 2872), as amended by section 

6 233(b) of this subtitle, is further amended— 

7 (1) in subsection (b)— 

8 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘2019,’’; and 

9 (B) by inserting before the period at the 

10 end the following: ‘‘, and such sums as may be 

11 necessary for each of fiscal years 2021, 2022, 

12 and 2023’’; and 

13 (2) in subsection (c)— 

14 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘2019,’’; and 

15 (B) by inserting before the period at the 

16 end the following: ‘‘, and such sums as may be 

17 necessary for each of fiscal years 2021, 2022, 

18 and 2023’’. 

19 TITLE III—ESTABLISHMENT OF 

20 THE DISTRESSED COMMU21 NITY INVESTMENT AGENCY 

22 SEC. 301. DEFINITIONS. 

23 In this title: 


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1 (1) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’ has the 

2 meaning given that term in section 551 of title 5, 

3 United States Code. 

4 (2) DISTRESSED COMMUNITY.—The term ‘‘dis5 tressed community’’ means a geographic unit, as de6 fined by the Secretary of Commerce, with— 

7 (A) a low per capita income; 

8 (B) an unemployment rate below the na9 tional average; or 

10 (C) actual or threatened severe unemploy11 ment or economic adjustment problems. 

12 (3) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 

13 term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 

14 meaning given that term in section 101(a) of the 

15 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)). 

16 (4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means any 

17 State of the United States, the District of Columbia, 

18 the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Is19 lands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth 

20 of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any possession 

21 of the United States. 

22 SEC. 302. DISTRESSED COMMUNITY INVESTMENT AGENCY. 

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1 ment of this Act with the mission of promoting, estab2 lishing, and strengthening venture capital investment in 

3 distressed communities, including expenses of grants, con4 tracts, and other agreements with public or private enti5 ties. 

6 (b) FUNCTIONS.—The Distressed Community Invest7 ment Agency shall— 

8 (1) coordinate the plans, programs, and oper9 ations of the Federal Government which affect or 

10 may contribute to the promotion, establishment, and 

11 strengthening of venture capital investment in dis12 tressed communities; 

13 (2) promote the mobilization of activities and 

14 resources of State and local governments, businesses 

15 and trade associations, institutions of higher edu16 cation, foundations, professional organizations, and 

17 volunteer and other groups towards the promotion, 

18 establishment, and strengthening of venture capital 

19 investment in distressed communities; 

20 (3) facilitate the coordination of the efforts of 

21 groups described in paragraph (2) with those of 

22 agencies; 

23 (4) establish satellite centers in distressed com24 munities across the United States for the develop25 ment, collection, summarization, and dissemination 


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1 of information helpful to persons, State and local 

2 governments, businesses and trade associations, in3 stitutions of higher education, foundations, profes4 sional organizations, and volunteer and other groups 

5 in undertaking or promoting venture capital invest6 ment in distressed communities; 

7 (5) make grants, including contracts and coop8 erative agreements, to any State government or any 

9 agency thereof, any regional entity, any State-char10 tered development, any institution of higher edu11 cation, or to any entity formed by two or more of 

12 the above entities to assist in establishing the sat13 ellite centers described in paragraph (4); 

14 (6) provide technical and management assist15 ance to public or private entities or organizations en16 gaged in promoting, establishing, and strengthening 

17 venture capital investment in distressed communities 

18 through workforce development and retention, at19 tracting businesses and industries, fostering innova20 tion, accelerating entrepreneurship and business 

21 growth, and marketing local, State, and regional 

22 ecosystems; and 

23 (7) defray all or part of the costs of pilot or 

24 demonstration projects conducted by public or pri25 vate entities or organizations which are designed to 


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1 overcome the unique challenge of promoting, estab2 lishing, and strengthening venture capital invest3 ment in distressed communities, or otherwise to fur4 ther the purposes of this Act. 

5 (c) RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SECRETARY OF COM6 MERCE.—The Secretary of Commerce, to enable the Dis7 tressed Community Investment Agency to better execute 

8 the functions described in this section and with the partici9 pation of the Economic Development Administration and 

10 other agencies, as appropriate, shall— 

11 (1) develop comprehensive plans and specific 

12 program goals for the Distressed Community Invest13 ment Agency; 

14 (2) establish regular performance monitoring 

15 and reporting systems to assure that goals are being 

16 achieved; 

17 (3) evaluate the impact of Federal support in 

18 achieving the objectives established by this title; 

19 (4) require a coordinated review of all proposed 

20 Federal training and technical assistance activities 

21 in support of promoting, establishing, and strength22 ening venture capital investment in distressed com23 munities to assure consistency with the program 

24 goals of the Distressed Community Investment 

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1 (5) convene, for purposes of coordination, meet2 ings of the heads of agencies, or their designees, 

3 whose programs and activities may affect or con4 tribute to the purposes of this title; 

5 (6) convene economic development organiza6 tions, venture capitalists, startup founders, entre7 preneurs, chambers of commerce, and other rep8 resentatives of the private sector who are engaged in 

9 growing venture capital investment in distressed 

10 communities or who could contribute to this growth 

11 to propose, evaluate, and coordinate governmental 

12 and private activities in furtherance of the objectives 

13 of this title; 

14 (7) confer with and advise officials of State and 

15 local governments; 

16 (8) provide the managerial and organizational 

17 framework through which joint or collaborative un18 dertakings with agencies or private organizations 

19 can be planned and implemented; and 

20 (9) recommend appropriate legislative or execu21 tive actions. 

22 (d) RESPONSIBILITIES OF OTHER AGENCIES.— 

23 (1) COOPERATION.—The head of each agency, 

24 or a representative designated by such head, when 

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1 Commerce, shall furnish information, assistance, and 

2 reports to, and shall otherwise cooperate with, the 

3 Distressed Community Investment Agency. 

4 (2) DESIGNATION OF AGENCY CONTACT.—The 

5 head of each agency shall, when so requested by the 

6 Secretary of Commerce, designate the official to 

7 have primary and continuing responsibility for the 

8 participation and cooperation of that agency in mat9 ters related to promoting, establishing, and strength10 ening venture capital investment in distressed com11 munities. 

12 (3) AGENCY CONTACT DUTIES.—Each official 

13 designated pursuant to paragraph (2), when so re14 quested, shall keep the Secretary of Commerce in15 formed of all proposed budgets, plans, and programs 

16 of the agency of that official related to promoting, 

17 establishing, and strengthening venture capital in18 vestment in distressed communities. 

19 (4) CONTINUING ROLE OF AGENCIES.—Each 

20 agency shall continue all efforts to promote, estab21 lish, and strengthen venture capital investment in 

22 distressed communities, and shall cooperate with the 

23 Secretary of Commerce in increasing the total Fed24 eral effort. 

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1 (1) REPORTS REQUIRED BY SATELLITE CEN2 TERS.—Not later than September 30 of each year, 

3 each satellite center shall submit to the Secretary of 

4 Commerce a report on the activities of the center, 

5 including the following: 

6 (A) The center’s performance in imple7 menting the plans and meeting the specific pro8 gram goals set for the prior fiscal year. 

9 (B) The plans and specific program goals 

10 of the center for the next fiscal year. 

11 (C) Completed and ongoing joint and col12 laborative undertakings with the groups de13 scribed in subsection (b)(2). 

14 (D) The services most used by the center. 

15 (E) Recommendations for improving the 

16 quality, utility, and delivery of services offered 

17 by the Distressed Community Investment Agen18 cy. 

19 (F) Any other information requested by 

20 the Secretary of Commerce. 

21 (2) REPORTS BY THE SECRETARY OF COM22 MERCE.—Not later than one year after the date of 

23 the enactment of this title and every March 31 

24 thereafter, the Secretary of Commerce shall submit 

25 to Congress a report on the following: 


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1 (A) The activities of the Distressed Com2 munity Investment Agency. 

3 (B) The location of new and existing sat4 ellite centers. 

5 (C) The performance of the Distressed 

6 Community Investment Agency in implementing 

7 the plans and meeting the specific program 

8 goals set for the prior fiscal year. 

9 (D) The plans and specific program goals 

10 for the next fiscal year. 

11 (E) Expenses of grants, contracts, and 

12 other agreements with public or private entities. 

13 (F) Completed and ongoing joint or col14 laborative undertakings with agencies and the 

15 groups described in subsection (b)(2). 

16 (G) Meetings convened by the Secretary 

17 with heads of agencies, representatives of the 

18 private sector, or officials of State and local 

19 governments. 

20 (H) A review and evaluation of the impact 

21 of Federal support in achieving the objectives 

22 established by this title. 

23 (I) Recommendations for legislation or 

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1 (3) REPORTS BY OTHER AGENCIES.—The head 

2 of each agency shall— 

3 (A) develop and implement systematic data 

4 collection processes to provide the Distressed 

5 Community Investment Agency current data 

6 helpful in evaluating efforts to promote, estab7 lish, and strengthen venture capital investment 

8 in distressed communities; and 

9 (B) not later than September 30 of each 

10 year, submit to the Secretary of Commerce a 

11 report on efforts to promote, establish, and 

12 strengthen venture capital investment in dis13 tressed communities through workforce develop14 ment and retention, attracting businesses and 

15 industries, fostering innovation, accelerating en16 trepreneurship and business growth, and mar17 keting local, State, and regional ecosystems. 

18 (f) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 

19 Section 12 of the Act of February 14, 1903 (15 U.S.C. 

20 1511), is amended— 

21 (1) in paragraph (4), by inserting a semicolon 

22 at the end; 

23 (2) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 

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1 (3) by redesignating paragraph (6) as para2 graph (7); and 

3 (4) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol4 lowing new paragraph: 

5 ‘‘(6) Distressed Community Investment Agency; 

6 and’’. 

7 SEC. 303. REDESIGNATION OF DEPARTMENT OF COM8 MERCE TO DEPARTMENT OF INNOVATION 

9 AND INVESTMENT. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Department of Commerce is 

11 hereby redesignated the Department of Innovation and In12 vestment. 

13 (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference to the Department 

14 of Commerce in any law, rule, regulation, certificate, di15 rective, instruction, or other official paper in force on the 

16 date of the enactment of this title shall be considered to 

17 refer and apply to the Department of Innovation and In18 vestment. 

19 SEC. 304. REDESIGNATION OF SECRETARY OF COMMERCE 

20 TO SECRETARY OF INNOVATION AND INVEST21 MENT. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Commerce is 

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1 (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference to the Secretary of 

2 Commerce in any law, rule, regulation, certificate, direc3 tive, instruction, or other official paper in force on the 

4 date of the enactment of this title shall be considered to 

5 refer and apply to the Secretary of Innovation and Invest6 ment. 

7 TITLE IV—AUTHORIZATION OF 

8 APPROPRIATIONS 

9 SEC. 401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

10 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec11 retary of Labor and the Secretary of Education such sums 

12 as may be necessary to carry out each’s responsibilities 

13 to carry out this Act. 

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