IIB 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8294 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 30, 2020 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, 

Labor, and Pensions 

AN ACT 

To amend the National Apprenticeship Act and expand the 

national apprenticeship system to include apprenticeships, youth apprenticeships, and pre-apprenticeship registered under such Act, to promote the furtherance of 

labor standards necessary to safeguard the welfare of 

apprentices, and for other purposes. 


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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 ‘‘National Apprentice5 ship Act of 2020’’. 

6 SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

7 This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, 

8 shall take effect beginning on July 1, 2021. 

9 SEC. 3. AMENDMENT. 

10 The Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly referred to 

11 as the ‘‘National Apprenticeship Act’’; 50 Stat. 664, chap12 ter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.), is amended to read as fol13 lows: 

14 ‘‘SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

15 ‘‘(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

16 ‘National Apprenticeship Act’. 

17 ‘‘(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents 

18 for this Act is as follows: 

‘‘Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

‘‘Sec. 2. Definitions. 

‘‘Sec. 3. Programs under the national apprenticeship system. 

‘‘Sec. 4. Transition provisions. 

‘‘Sec. 5. Disaggregation of data. 

‘‘Sec. 6. Relation to other laws. 

‘‘TITLE I—PROMOTING PROGRAMS UNDER THE NATIONAL 

APPRENTICESHIP SYSTEM 

‘‘Subtitle A—The Office of Apprenticeship, State Registration Agency 

Approval Process, and Interagency Agreement 

‘‘Sec. 111. The Office of Apprenticeship. 

‘‘Sec. 112. National Advisory Committee on Apprenticeships. 

‘‘Sec. 113. State apprenticeship agencies and State Offices of Apprenticeship. 

‘‘Sec. 114. Interagency agreement with Department of Education. 


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‘‘Subtitle B—Process and Standards for the National Apprenticeship System 

‘‘Sec. 121. Apprenticeable occupations standards. 

‘‘Sec. 122. Quality standards of programs under the national apprenticeship 

system. 

‘‘Sec. 123. Apprenticeship agreements. 

‘‘Sec. 124. Registration of programs under the national apprenticeship system. 

‘‘Subtitle C—Evaluations and Research 

‘‘Sec. 131. Program evaluations. 

‘‘Sec. 132. National apprenticeship system research. 

‘‘Subtitle D—General Provisions 

‘‘Sec. 141. Authorization of appropriations. 

‘‘TITLE II—MODERNIZING THE NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP 

SYSTEM FOR THE 21ST CENTURY GRANTS 

‘‘Sec. 201. Grant requirements. 

‘‘Sec. 202. Uses of Funds. 

‘‘Sec. 203. Grant evaluations. 

‘‘Sec. 204. Grant appropriations. 

1 ‘‘SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

2 ‘‘In this Act: 

3 ‘‘(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘Adminis4 trator’ means the Administrator of the Office of Ap5 prenticeship established under section 111(a). 

6 ‘‘(2) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—The term ‘Advi7 sory Committee’ means the National Advisory Com8 mittee on Apprenticeships established under section 

9 112. 

10 ‘‘(3) APPRENTICE.—The term ‘apprentice’ 

11 means a program participant in an apprenticeship 

12 program. 

13 ‘‘(4) APPRENTICESHIP AGREEMENT.—The term 

14 ‘apprenticeship agreement’ means a written agree15 ment under section 123 between— 


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1 ‘‘(A) an apprentice, a youth apprentice, or 

2 a pre-apprentice; and 

3 ‘‘(B) a sponsor. 

4 ‘‘(5) APPRENTICESHIP HUB.—The term ‘ap5 prenticeship hub’ means a regional or sectoral quali6 fied intermediary recognized by a State apprentice7 ship agency or a State Office of Apprenticeship as 

8 organizing and providing activities and services re9 lated to the development of programs under the na10 tional apprenticeship system. 

11 ‘‘(6) APPRENTICEABLE OCCUPATION.—The 

12 term ‘apprenticeable occupation’ means an occupa13 tion that the Administrator has determined meets 

14 the requirements of section 121. 

15 ‘‘(7) APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM.—The term 

16 ‘apprenticeship program’ means a program that 

17 meets the standards described in section 122(b) and 

18 is registered under this Act. 

19 ‘‘(8) COMPETENCY.—The term ‘competency’ 

20 means the attainment of knowledge, skills, and abili21 ties in a subject area, as specified by an occupa22 tional skill standard and demonstrated by an appro23 priate written or hands-on proficiency measurement. 

24 ‘‘(9) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘Department’ 

25 means the Department of Labor. 


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1 ‘‘(10) EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROVIDER.— 

2 The term ‘education and training provider’ means— 

3 ‘‘(A) an area career and technical edu4 cation school; 

5 ‘‘(B) an early college high school; 

6 ‘‘(C) an educational service agency; 

7 ‘‘(D) a high school; 

8 ‘‘(E) a local educational agency or State 

9 educational agency; 

10 ‘‘(F) a Tribal educational agency, Tribally 

11 controlled college or university, or Tribally con12 trolled postsecondary career and technical insti13 tution; 

14 ‘‘(G) a postsecondary educational institu15 tion; 

16 ‘‘(H) a minority-serving institution (as de17 scribed in any of paragraphs (1) through (7) of 

18 section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 

19 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a))); 

20 ‘‘(I) a provider of adult education and lit21 eracy activities under the Adult Education and 

22 Family Literacy Act (29 U.S.C. 3271 et seq.); 

23 ‘‘(J) a local agency administering plans 

24 under title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 


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1 (29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.), other than section 112 

2 or part C of that title (29 U.S.C. 732, 741); 

3 ‘‘(K) a related instruction provider, includ4 ing a qualified intermediary acting as a related 

5 instruction provider as approved by a registra6 tion agency; or 

7 ‘‘(L) a consortium of entities described in 

8 any of subparagraphs (A) through (K). 

9 ‘‘(11) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.— 

10 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘eligible en11 tity’ means— 

12 ‘‘(i) a program sponsor; 

13 ‘‘(ii) a State workforce development 

14 board or State workforce agency, or a local 

15 workforce development board or local 

16 workforce development agency; 

17 ‘‘(iii) an education and training pro18 vider, or a consortium thereof; 

19 ‘‘(iv) if the applicant is in a State 

20 with a State apprenticeship agency, such 

21 State apprenticeship agency; 

22 ‘‘(v) an Indian Tribe or Tribal organi23 zation; 

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1 ciation, or a professional association that 

2 sponsors or participates in a program 

3 under the national apprenticeship system; 

4 ‘‘(vii) a Governor of a State; 

5 ‘‘(viii) a labor organization or joint 

6 labor-management organization; or 

7 ‘‘(ix) a qualified intermediary. 

8 ‘‘(B) SPONSOR REQUIREMENT.—Not fewer 

9 than one entity under subparagraph (A) shall 

10 be the sponsor of a program under the national 

11 apprenticeship system. 

12 ‘‘(12) INDIAN TRIBE; TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.— 

13 The terms ‘Indian Tribe’ and ‘Tribal organization’ 

14 have the meaning given the terms (without regard to 

15 capitalization) in section 4 of the Indian Self-Deter16 mination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 

17 5304). 

18 ‘‘(13) INTERIM CREDENTIAL.—The term ‘in19 terim credential’ means a credential issued by a reg20 istration agency, upon request of the appropriate 

21 sponsor, as certification of competency attainment 

22 by a program participant during participation in a 

23 program under the national apprenticeship system. 

24 ‘‘(14) JOURNEYWORKER.—The term 

25 ‘journeyworker’ means a worker who has attained a 


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1 level of skill, abilities, and competencies recognized 

2 within an industry as having mastered the skills and 

3 competencies required for the occupation. 

4 ‘‘(15) NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP SYSTEM.— 

5 The term ‘national apprenticeship system’ means the 

6 apprenticeship programs, youth apprenticeship pro7 grams, and pre-apprenticeship programs that meet 

8 the requirements of this Act. 

9 ‘‘(16) NONTRADITIONAL APPRENTICESHIP POP10 ULATION.—The term ‘nontraditional apprenticeship 

11 population’ means a group of individuals (such as a 

12 group of individuals from the same gender or race), 

13 the members of which comprise fewer than 25 per14 cent of the program participants in an 

15 apprenticeable occupation under the national ap16 prenticeship system. 

17 ‘‘(17) NONTRADITIONAL APPRENTICESHIP IN18 DUSTRY OR OCCUPATION.—The term ‘nontraditional 

19 apprenticeship industry or occupation’ refers to an 

20 industry sector or occupation that represents fewer 

21 than 10 percent of apprenticeable occupations or the 

22 programs under the national apprenticeship system. 

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1 wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the 

2 United States Virgin Islands. 

3 ‘‘(19) PRE-APPRENTICE.—The term ‘pre-ap4 prentice’ means a program participant in a pre-ap5 prenticeship program. 

6 ‘‘(20) PRE-APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM.—The 

7 term ‘pre-apprenticeship program’ means a training 

8 model or program that— 

9 ‘‘(A) prepares individuals for acceptance 

10 into an apprenticeship program; 

11 ‘‘(B) meets the standards described in sec12 tion 122(c); and 

13 ‘‘(C) is registered under this Act. 

14 ‘‘(21) PROGRAM PARTICIPANT.—The term ‘pro15 gram participant’ means an apprentice, a pre-ap16 prentice, or a youth apprentice. 

17 ‘‘(22) QUALIFIED INTERMEDIARY.— 

18 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘qualified 

19 intermediary’ means an entity that dem20 onstrates expertise in building, connecting, sus21 taining, and measuring the performance of 

22 partnerships described in subparagraph (B) and 

23 serves program participants and employers 

24 by— 


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1 ‘‘(i) connecting employers to programs 

2 under the national apprenticeship system; 

3 ‘‘(ii) assisting in the design and imple4 mentation of such programs, including cur5 riculum development and delivery for re6 lated instruction; 

7 ‘‘(iii) supporting entities, sponsors, or 

8 program administrators in meeting the 

9 registration and reporting requirements of 

10 this Act; 

11 ‘‘(iv) providing professional develop12 ment activities such as training to men13 tors; 

14 ‘‘(v) supporting the recruitment, re15 tention, and completion of potential pro16 gram participants, including nontraditional 

17 apprenticeship populations and individuals 

18 with barriers to employment; 

19 ‘‘(vi) developing and providing person20 alized program participant supports, in21 cluding by partnering with organizations to 

22 provide access to or referrals for supportive 

23 services and financial advising; 

24 ‘‘(vii) providing services, resources, 

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1 pansion, or improvement of programs 

2 under the national apprenticeship system; 

3 or 

4 ‘‘(viii) serving as a program sponsor. 

5 ‘‘(B) PARTNERSHIPS.—The term ‘partner6 ships described in subparagraph (B)’ means 

7 partnerships among entities involved in pro8 grams under the national apprenticeship sys9 tem, including— 

10 ‘‘(i) industry or sector partnerships; 

11 ‘‘(ii) partnerships among employers, 

12 joint labor-management organizations, 

13 labor organizations, community-based or14 ganizations, industry associations, State or 

15 local workforce development boards, edu16 cation and training providers, social service 

17 organizations, economic development orga18 nizations, Indian Tribes or Tribal organi19 zations, one-stop operators, one-stop part20 ners, or veterans-service organizations, in 

21 the State workforce development system; 

22 or 

23 ‘‘(iii) partnerships among one or more 

24 of the entities described in clauses (i) and 

25 (ii). 


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1 ‘‘(23) RECOGNIZED POSTSECONDARY CREDEN2 TIAL.—The term ‘recognized postsecondary creden3 tial’ has the meaning given the term in section 3 of 

4 the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

5 U.S.C. 3102), except that such term does not in6 clude a certificate of completion of an apprentice7 ship. 

8 ‘‘(24) REGISTRATION AGENCY.—The term ‘reg9 istration agency’ means the State Office of Appren10 ticeship or State apprenticeship agency in a State 

11 that is responsible for— 

12 ‘‘(A) approving or denying applications 

13 from sponsors for registration of programs 

14 under the national apprenticeship system in the 

15 State or area covered by the registration agen16 cy; and 

17 ‘‘(B) carrying out the responsibilities of 

18 supporting the youth apprenticeship, pre-ap19 prenticeship, or apprenticeship programs reg20 istered by the registration agency. 

21 ‘‘(25) RELATED INSTRUCTION.—The term ‘re22 lated instruction’ means an organized and system23 atic form of instruction that meets the requirements 

24 of section 122(b)(1)(C). 


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1 ‘‘(26) RELATED FEDERAL PROGRAMS.—The 

2 term ‘related Federal programs’ means programs or 

3 activities under the following: 

4 ‘‘(A) The Workforce Innovation and Op5 portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.), includ6 ing adult education and literacy activities under 

7 such Act. 

8 ‘‘(B) The Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 

9 49 et seq.). 

10 ‘‘(C) The Elementary and Secondary Edu11 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.). 

12 ‘‘(D) The Higher Education Act of 1965 

13 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.). 

14 ‘‘(E) The Individuals with Disabilities 

15 Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.). 

16 ‘‘(F) Title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 

17 1973 (29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.). 

18 ‘‘(G) Title V of the Older Americans Act 

19 of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056 et seq.). 

20 ‘‘(H) The postsecondary level under the 

21 Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Edu22 cation Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302). 

23 ‘‘(I) Chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act 

24 of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2271 et seq.). 


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1 ‘‘(J) Chapter 41 of title 38, United States 

2 Code. 

3 ‘‘(K) Employment and training activities 

4 carried out under the Community Services 

5 Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9901 et seq.). 

6 ‘‘(L) State unemployment compensation 

7 laws (in accordance with applicable Federal 

8 law). 

9 ‘‘(M) Section 231 of the Second Chance 

10 Act of 2007 (34 U.S.C. 60541). 

11 ‘‘(N) Part A of title IV of the Social Secu12 rity Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). 

13 ‘‘(O) Employment and training activities 

14 carried out by the Department of Housing and 

15 Urban Development, the Department of De16 fense, the Department of Commerce, the De17 partment of Energy, the Department of Trans18 portation, and the Small Business Administra19 tion. 

20 ‘‘(P) Section 6(d)(4) of the Food and Nu21 trition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(d)(4)). 

22 ‘‘(Q) Educational assistance programs 

23 under chapters 30 through 36 of title 38, 

24 United States Code. 


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1 ‘‘(27) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ 

2 means the Secretary of Labor. 

3 ‘‘(28) SPONSOR.—The term ‘sponsor’ means an 

4 employer, joint labor-management organization, 

5 trade association, professional association, labor or6 ganization, education and training provider, or quali7 fied intermediary that is applying to administer and 

8 operate a program under the national apprenticeship 

9 system. 

10 ‘‘(29) STATE.—The term ‘State’— 

11 ‘‘(A) has the meaning given such term in 

12 section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Op13 portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102); and 

14 ‘‘(B) includes each of the outlying areas. 

15 ‘‘(30) STATE APPRENTICESHIP AGENCY.—The 

16 term ‘State apprenticeship agency’ means a State 

17 agency recognized as a State apprenticeship agency 

18 under section 113. 

19 ‘‘(31) STATE APPRENTICESHIP COUNCIL.—The 

20 term ‘State apprenticeship council’ means an entity 

21 established under section 113(b)(3) to assist the 

22 State apprenticeship agency. 

23 ‘‘(32) STATE OFFICE OF APPRENTICESHIP.— 

24 The term ‘State office of apprenticeship’ means the 

25 office designated by the Administrator to administer 


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1 programs under the national apprenticeship system 

2 in such State and meets the requirements of section 

3 111(b)(3). 

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

7 board’ have the meanings given the terms ‘State 

8 board’ and ‘local board’, respectively, in section 3 of 

9 the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

10 U.S.C. 3102). 

11 ‘‘(34) STATE WORKFORCE AGENCY.—The term 

12 ‘State workforce agency’ means the State agency 

13 with responsibility for workforce investment activi14 ties under chapters 2 and 3 of subtitle B of title I 

15 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 

16 (29 U.S.C. 3121 et seq., 3131 et seq.). 

17 ‘‘(35) CTE TERMS.—The terms ‘area career 

18 and technical education school’, ‘articulation agree19 ment’, ‘credit transfer agreement’, ‘postsecondary 

20 educational institution’, ‘Tribally controlled college 

21 or university’, ‘Tribally controlled postsecondary ca22 reer and technical institution’, and ‘work-based 

23 learning’ have the meanings given in section 3 of the 

24 Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education 

25 Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302). 


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1 ‘‘(36) ESEA TERMS.—The terms ‘dual or con2 current enrollment program’, ‘early college high 

3 school’, ‘education service agency’, ‘high school’, 

4 ‘local educational agency’, ‘paraprofessional’, and 

5 ‘State educational agency’ have the meanings given 

6 in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary 

7 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 

8 ‘‘(37) TRIBAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The 

9 term ‘Tribal educational agency’ has the meaning 

10 given the term in section 6132 of the Elementary 

11 and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

12 7452). 

13 ‘‘(38) WIOA TERMS.—The terms ‘career path14 way’, ‘in-demand industry sector or occupation’, ‘in15 dividual with a barrier to employment’, ‘industry or 

16 sector partnership’, ‘labor market area’, ‘local area’, 

17 ‘one-stop center’, ‘one-stop operator’, ‘one-stop part18 ner’, ‘supportive services’ and ‘workforce develop19 ment system’ have the meanings given in section 3 

20 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 

21 (29 U.S.C. 3102). 

22 ‘‘(39) YOUTH APPRENTICE.—The term ‘youth 

23 apprentice’ means a participant in a youth appren24 ticeship program. 


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1 ‘‘(40) YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM.— 

2 The term ‘youth apprenticeship program’ means a 

3 model or program that meets the standards de4 scribed in section 122(d) and is registered under this 

5 Act. 

6 ‘‘SEC. 3. PROGRAMS UNDER THE NATIONAL APPRENTICE7 SHIP SYSTEM. 

8 ‘‘Any funds appropriated under this Act shall only 

9 be used for, or provided to, programs under the national 

10 apprenticeship system, including any funds awarded for 

11 the purposes of grants, contracts, or cooperative agree12 ments, or the development, implementation, or administra13 tion, of program under the national apprenticeship system. 

14 ‘‘SEC. 4. TRANSITION PROVISIONS. 

15 ‘‘The Secretary shall take such steps as are necessary 

16 to provide for the orderly transition to the authority of 

17 this Act (as amended by the National Apprenticeship Act 

18 of 2020) from any authority under the Act of August 16, 

19 1937 (commonly referred to as the ‘National Apprentice20 ship Act’; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et 

21 seq.), as in effect on the day before the date of enactment 

22 of the National Apprenticeship Act of 2020. 

23 ‘‘SEC. 5. DISAGGREGATION OF DATA. 

24 ‘‘The disaggregation of data under this Act shall not 

25 be required when the number of program participants in 


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1 a category is insufficient to yield statistically reliable infor2 mation or when the results would reveal personally identi3 fiable information about a program participant or would 

4 reveal such information when combined with other re5 leased information. 

6 ‘‘SEC. 6. RELATION TO OTHER LAWS. 

7 ‘‘Nothing in this Act shall invalidate or limit the rem8 edies, rights, and procedures under any Federal law or 

9 the law of any State or political subdivision of any State 

10 or jurisdiction that provides greater or equal protection 

11 for individuals based on race, color, religion, national ori12 gin, sex, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, or 

13 disability than are afforded by this Act. 

14 ‘‘TITLE I—PROMOTING PRO15 GRAMS UNDER THE NA16 TIONAL APPRENTICESHIP 

17 SYSTEM 

18 ‘‘Subtitle A—The Office of Appren19 ticeship, State Registration 

20 Agency Approval Process, and 

21 Interagency Agreement 

22 ‘‘SEC. 111. THE OFFICE OF APPRENTICESHIP. 

23 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF THE OFFICE OF APPREN24 TICESHIP.—There is established, in the Employment and 

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1 Office of Apprenticeship (referred to in this section as the 

2 ‘Office’), which shall be directed by an Administrator who 

3 has demonstrated knowledge of the national apprentice4 ship system necessary to head the Office. 

5 ‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Administrator shall be 

6 responsible for the administration of this Act, including: 

7 ‘‘(1) PROMOTION AND AWARENESS ACTIVI8 TIES.—The Administrator shall carry out promotion 

9 and awareness activities, including the following: 

10 ‘‘(A) Supporting the development or scal11 ing of apprenticeship models nationally, pro12 moting the effectiveness of youth apprentice13 ship, pre-apprenticeship, and apprenticeship 

14 programs, and providing promotional materials 

15 to State apprenticeship agencies, State work16 force development systems or local workforce 

17 development systems, State educational agen18 cies or local educational agencies, employers, 

19 trade associations, professional associations, in20 dustry groups, labor organizations, joint labor21 management organizations, education and 

22 training providers, Federal and State correc23 tional facilities, veterans-service organizations, 

24 and prospective apprentices in such programs. 


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1 ‘‘(B) Promoting greater diversity in the 

2 national apprenticeship system including by— 

3 ‘‘(i)(I) promoting outreach to non4 traditional apprenticeship populations; 

5 ‘‘(II) engaging minority-serving insti6 tutions and employers from nontraditional 

7 apprenticeship industries or occupations; 

8 and 

9 ‘‘(III) engaging small, medium-size, 

10 women-owned, and minority-owned busi11 nesses, and employers in high-skill, high12 wage, and in-demand industry sectors and 

13 occupations that are nontraditional ap14 prenticeship industries or occupations; and 

15 ‘‘(ii) supporting the participation and 

16 retention of apprentices and employers de17 scribed in clause (i) in the national appren18 ticeship system. 

19 ‘‘(2) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES.—The 

20 Administrator shall carry out technical assistance 

21 activities, including the following: 

22 ‘‘(A) Providing technical assistance to— 

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1 oping the state plan in section 113(c), the 

2 process and standards described in subtitle 

3 B, and the evaluation and research re4 quirements described in subtitle C; 

5 ‘‘(ii) receive and resolve comments or 

6 complaints from youth apprentices, pre-ap7 prentices, or apprentices, sponsors, employ8 ers, State apprenticeship agencies, State 

9 local workforce agencies or local workforce 

10 agencies, State educational agencies or 

11 local educational agencies, qualified inter12 mediaries, labor organizations, joint labor13 management organizations, or other stake14 holders; 

15 ‘‘(iii) assist sponsors, employers, 

16 qualified intermediaries, and education and 

17 training or related instruction providers, or 

18 other entities interested in becoming spon19 sors, or seeking support for developing pro20 grams under the national apprenticeship 

21 system or effectively carrying out such pro22 grams, including providing assistance for 

23 remote or virtual learning or training, as 

24 necessary; 


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1 ‘‘(iv) assist those applying for or car2 rying out grants under title II; and 

3 ‘‘(v) share, through a national appren4 ticeship system clearinghouse, high-quality 

5 materials for programs under the national 

6 apprenticeship system, such as related in7 struction or training materials, in user8 friendly formats and languages that are 

9 easily accessible, as determined by the Ad10 ministrator. 

11 ‘‘(B) Cooperating with the— 

12 ‘‘(i) Secretary of Education in— 

13 ‘‘(I) providing technical assist14 ance for the development and imple15 mentation of related instruction under 

16 the national apprenticeship system 

17 that is aligned with State education 

18 systems and education and training 

19 providers; and 

20 ‘‘(II) supporting the stackability 

21 and portability of academic credit and 

22 credentials earned as part of such 

23 programs, including through articula24 tion agreements and career pathways; 

25 and 


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1 ‘‘(ii) State workforce development sys2 tems to promote awareness of opportuni3 ties under the national apprenticeship sys4 tem. 

5 ‘‘(3) STATE OFFICES OF APPRENTICESHIP.— 

6 ‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICES.— 

7 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator 

8 shall establish and operate a State Office 

9 of Apprenticeship in a State described in 

10 clause (ii) to serve as the registration 

11 agency for such State. 

12 ‘‘(ii) APPLICABLE STATES.—A State 

13 described in this clause is a State— 

14 ‘‘(I) in which, as of the day be15 fore the date of enactment of the Na16 tional Apprenticeship Act of 2020, 

17 there is no State Office of Apprentice18 ship; and 

19 ‘‘(II) that has not applied for 

20 recognition as a State apprenticeship 

21 agency under section 113, or for 

22 which such recognition has not pro23 vided or has been withdrawn by the 

24 Administrator under such section. 


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1 ‘‘(B) STATE PLAN REQUIREMENT.—Each 

2 State Office of Apprenticeship shall be adminis3 tered by a State Director who shall prepare and 

4 submit a State plan that meets the require5 ments of section 113(c). 

6 ‘‘(C) VACANCIES.—Subject to the avail7 ability of appropriations, in the case of a State 

8 Office of Apprenticeship with a vacant position, 

9 the Administrator shall— 

10 ‘‘(i) make information on such va11 cancy available on a publicly accessible 

12 website; and 

13 ‘‘(ii) report to the Committee on Edu14 cation and Labor of the House of Rep15 resentatives and the Committee on Health, 

16 Education, Labor, and Pensions of the 

17 Senate, on the status and length of such 

18 vacancy if such vacancy is not filled not 

19 later than 90 days after such position has 

20 become vacant. 

21 ‘‘(D) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing 

22 in this paragraph shall be construed to prohibit 

23 any State described in subparagraph (A)(ii) 

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1 ship system in such State, in coordination with 

2 the State Office of Apprenticeship operating in 

3 the State, so long as such agency or entity does 

4 not act as the registration agency in such State. 

5 ‘‘(4) QUALITY STANDARDS, APPRENTICESHIP

6 AGREEMENT, AND REGISTRATION REVIEW.—In order 

7 for the Secretary, acting through the Administrator, 

8 to support the formulation and furtherance of labor 

9 standards necessary to safeguard the welfare of pro10 gram participants, and to extend the application of 

11 such standards in apprenticeship agreements, not 

12 later than 1 year after the effective date of the Na13 tional Apprenticeship Act of 2020, and at least every 

14 3 years thereafter, the Administrator shall review, 

15 and where appropriate, update the process for meet16 ing the requirements of subtitle B, including applica17 ble regulations and subregulatory guidance to ensure 

18 that such process is easily accessible and efficient to 

19 bring together employers and labor as sponsors or 

20 potential sponsors of programs under the national 

21 apprenticeship system. 

22 ‘‘(5) APPRENTICEABLE OCCUPATIONS.— 

23 ‘‘(A) EXISTING APPRENTICEABLE OCCUPA24 TIONS.—The Administrator shall regularly re25 view and update the requirements for each 


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1 apprenticeable occupation to ensure that such 

2 requirements are in compliance with require3 ments under this Act. 

4 ‘‘(B) NEW APPRENTICEABLE OCCUPA5 TION.— 

6 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator 

7 shall review and make a determination on 

8 whether to approve an occupation as an 

9 apprenticeable occupation not later than 

10 45 days after receiving an application from 

11 a person seeking such approval from the 

12 Administrator. 

13 ‘‘(ii) ESTIMATED TIMELINE.—If such 

14 determination is not made within 45 days, 

15 the Administrator shall provide the appli16 cant with a written explanation for the 

17 delay and offer an estimated timeline for a 

18 determination that does not to exceed 90 

19 days after the date of such written expla20 nation. 

21 ‘‘(C) INDUSTRY RECOGNIZED OCCUPA22 TIONAL STANDARDS.— 

23 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—From the funds 

24 appropriated under section 141(a), the Ad25 ministrator shall convene, on an ongoing 


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1 basis and taking into consideration rec2 ommendations of the Advisory Committee 

3 under section 112(d)(4), the industry sec4 tor leaders and experts described in clause 

5 (ii) for the purposes of establishing or up6 dating specific frameworks of industry rec7 ognized occupational standards for 

8 apprenticeable occupations (including po9 tential apprenticeable occupations) that— 

10 ‘‘(I) meet the requirements of 

11 this Act; and 

12 ‘‘(II) describe program scope and 

13 length, related instruction, on-the-job 

14 training, recognized postsecondary 

15 credentials, and competencies, and rel16 evant timelines for review of such 

17 frameworks. 

18 ‘‘(ii) INDUSTRY SECTOR LEADERS AND

19 EXPERTS.—The industry sector leaders 

20 and experts are employers, industry asso21 ciations, joint labor-management organiza22 tions, labor organizations, education and 

23 training providers, credential providers, 

24 program participants, national qualified 

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1 increased participation of nontraditional 

2 apprenticeship populations and nontradi3 tional apprenticeship industries or occupa4 tions, and other stakeholders relevant to 

5 the sector or occupation for which the 

6 frameworks are being established or up7 dated, as determined by the Administrator. 

8 ‘‘(iii) PRIORITY INDUSTRY RECOG9 NIZED APPRENTICEABLE OCCUPATIONS.— 

10 In establishing frameworks under clause 

11 (i) for the first time after the effective date 

12 of the National Apprenticeship Act of 

13 2020, the Administrator shall prioritize the 

14 establishment of such standards in high15 skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry 

16 sectors and occupations. 

17 ‘‘(D) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 1 

18 year after the date of the enactment of the Na19 tional Apprenticeship Act of 2020, the Sec20 retary shall issue regulations that outline a 

21 process for proactively establishing and approv22 ing standards and requirements for 

23 apprenticeable occupations in consultation with 

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1 ‘‘(E) NONTRADITIONAL APPRENTICESHIP

2 POPULATIONS.—The Administrator shall regu3 larly evaluate the participation of the nontradi4 tional apprenticeship populations for each of 

5 the approved apprenticeable occupations, such 

6 as women, minorities, long-term unemployed, 

7 individuals with a disability, individuals with 

8 substance abuse issues, veterans, military 

9 spouses, individuals experiencing homelessness, 

10 individuals impacted by the criminal or juvenile 

11 justice system, and foster and former foster 

12 youth. 

13 ‘‘(6) PROGRAM OVERSIGHT AND EVALUA14 TION.—The Administrator shall— 

15 ‘‘(A) monitor State apprenticeship agen16 cies, State Offices of Apprenticeship, grantees, 

17 and sponsors of programs under the national 

18 apprenticeship system to ensure compliance 

19 with the requirements of this Act; 

20 ‘‘(B) provide technical assistance to assist 

21 such entities with such compliance or program 

22 performance; 

23 ‘‘(C) conduct research and evaluation in 

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1 ‘‘(D) require regular reports on the per2 formance of state agencies, including on efforts 

3 state agencies make to increase employer 

4 awareness of apprenticeship programs for em5 ployers who have not participated. 

6 ‘‘(7) PROMOTING DIVERSITY IN THE NATIONAL

7 APPRENTICESHIP SYSTEM.—The Administrator shall 

8 promote diversity and ensure equal opportunity to 

9 participate in programs for apprentices, youth ap10 prentices, and pre-apprentices, including— 

11 ‘‘(A) taking steps necessary to promote di12 versity in apprenticeable occupations under the 

13 national apprenticeship system, especially in 

14 high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry 

15 sectors and occupations in areas with high per16 centages of low-income individuals; 

17 ‘‘(B) ensuring programs under the national 

18 apprenticeship system— 

19 ‘‘(i) adopt and implement policies to 

20 provide for equal opportunity in such pro21 grams, as described in section 30.3 of title 

22 29, Code of Federal Regulations (as in ef23 fect on January 31, 2020); 

24 ‘‘(ii) do not engage in intimidation or 

25 retaliation as prohibited under section 


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1 30.17 of title 29, Code of Federal Regula2 tions (as in effect on January 31, 2020); 

3 and 

4 ‘‘(iii) are subject, for any violation of 

5 clauses (i) or (ii), to enforcement action 

6 under this Act; and 

7 ‘‘(C) supporting the recruitment, employ8 ment, and retention of nontraditional appren9 ticeship populations in programs under the na10 tional apprenticeship system in high-skill, high11 wage, and in-demand industry sectors and occu12 pations, including women, people of color, indi13 viduals with disabilities, low-income participants 

14 in related Federal programs, individuals im15 pacted by the criminal and juvenile justice sys16 tem, and individuals with barriers to employ17 ment, as applicable. 

18 ‘‘(8) GRANT AWARDS.—The Administrator shall 

19 award grants under title II. 

20 ‘‘(9) NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—The 

21 Administrator shall— 

22 ‘‘(A) regularly consult with the National 

23 Advisory Committee on Apprenticeships under 

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1 ‘‘(B) ensure that the required rec2 ommendations and other reports of the Advi3 sory Committee are submitted to the Secretary 

4 and transmitted to the Committee on Education 

5 and Labor of the House of Representatives and 

6 the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 

7 and Pensions of the Senate. 

8 ‘‘(10) COORDINATION.—The Administrator 

9 shall coordinate and align programs under the na10 tional apprenticeship system with related Federal 

11 programs, to better promote participation in the na12 tional apprenticeship program. 

13 ‘‘(c) INFORMATION COLLECTION AND DISSEMINA14 TION.—The Administrator shall provide for data collection 

15 and dissemination of information regarding programs 

16 under the national apprenticeship system, including— 

17 ‘‘(1) not later than 1 year after the date of the 

18 enactment of the National Apprenticeship Act of 

19 2020, establishing and supporting a single informa20 tion technology infrastructure to support data collec21 tion and reporting from State apprenticeship agen22 cies, State Offices of Apprenticeship, grantees under 

23 title II, program sponsors, and program administra24 tors under the national apprenticeship system by 

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1 ‘‘(A) is developed and maintained by the 

2 Administrator, with input from national data 

3 and privacy experts, is informed by best prac4 tices on public provision of credential informa5 tion, and to the extent practicable, aligns with 

6 the technology infrastructure for related Fed7 eral programs, such as the technology infra8 structure used under the Workforce Innovation 

9 and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.); 

10 ‘‘(B) best meets the needs of the national 

11 apprenticeship system stakeholders reporting 

12 data to the Administrator or State apprentice13 ship agencies, including through the provision 

14 of technical assistance and financial assistance 

15 as necessary to ensure reporting systems are 

16 equipped to report into a single information 

17 technology infrastructure; and 

18 ‘‘(C) is aligned with data from the per19 formance reviews under section 131(b)(1)(A); 

20 ‘‘(2) providing for data sharing that includes 

21 making nonpersonally identifiable apprenticeship 

22 data available on a publicly accessible website that 

23 is searchable and comparable, through the use of 

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1 guage or a substantially similar resource, so that in2 terested parties can become aware of apprenticeship 

3 opportunities and of program outcomes that best 

4 meets the needs of youth apprentices, pre-appren5 tices, and apprentices, employers, education and 

6 training providers, program sponsors, and relevant 

7 stakeholders, including— 

8 ‘‘(A) information on program offerings 

9 under the national apprenticeship system based 

10 on geographical location and apprenticeable oc11 cupation; 

12 ‘‘(B) information on education and train13 ing providers providing opportunities under 

14 such system, including whether programs under 

15 such system offer dual or concurrent enrollment 

16 programs, articulation agreements, and recog17 nized postsecondary credentials as part of the 

18 program offerings; 

19 ‘‘(C) information about the educational 

20 and occupational credentials and related com21 petencies of programs under such system; and 

22 ‘‘(D) information based on the most recent 

23 data available to the Office that is consistent 

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1 ‘‘SEC. 112. NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON APPREN2 TICESHIPS. 

3 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established, in the 

5 Department of Labor, a National Advisory Com6 mittee on Apprenticeships. 

7 ‘‘(2) COMPOSITION.— 

8 ‘‘(A) APPOINTMENTS.—The Advisory Com9 mittee shall consist of 27 voting members de10 scribed in subparagraph (B) appointed by the 

11 Secretary. 

12 ‘‘(B) LIST OF INDIVIDUALS.—The individ13 uals described in this subparagraph are— 

14 ‘‘(i) 9 representatives of employers or 

15 industry associations who participate in an 

16 apprenticeship program (at least 1 of 

17 which represents a women, minority, or 

18 veteran-owned business), including rep19 resentatives of employers representing non20 traditional apprenticeship industries or oc21 cupations, and other high-skill, high-wage, 

22 or in-demand industry sectors or occupa23 tions, as applicable; 

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1 ministration of an apprenticeship program 

2 (including those sponsored by a joint labor3 management organization and from non4 traditional apprenticeship industries or oc5 cupations), at least 1 of which represent 

6 employees primarily in the building trades 

7 and construction industry; 

8 ‘‘(iii) 1 representative of each from— 

9 ‘‘(I) a State apprenticeship agen10 cy; 

11 ‘‘(II) a State or local workforce 

12 development board with significant ex13 pertise in supporting a program under 

14 the national apprenticeship system; 

15 ‘‘(III) a community organization 

16 with significant expertise supporting 

17 such a program; 

18 ‘‘(IV) an area career and tech19 nical education school or local edu20 cational agency; 

21 ‘‘(V) a State apprenticeship 

22 council; 

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1 less than 1 articulation agreement 

2 with an entity administering, a pro3 gram under the national apprentice4 ship system; 

5 ‘‘(VII) a provider of an industry6 recognized credential; 

7 ‘‘(VIII) a national qualified inter8 mediary, including a national qualified 

9 intermediary that supports increased 

10 participation of nontraditional appren11 ticeship populations and nontradi12 tional apprenticeship industries or oc13 cupations; and 

14 ‘‘(IX) a program participant. 

15 ‘‘(C) EX OFFICIO NONVOTING MEMBERS.— 

16 The Advisory Committee shall consist of ex offi17 cio nonvoting members from each of the fol18 lowing departments, selected by the applicable 

19 Secretary— 

20 ‘‘(i) the Department of Labor; 

21 ‘‘(ii) the Department of Commerce; 

22 ‘‘(iii) the Department of Education; 

23 ‘‘(iv) the Department of Energy; 

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1 ‘‘(vi) the Department of Transpor2 tation; 

3 ‘‘(vii) the Department of Veterans Af4 fairs; 

5 ‘‘(viii) the Department of Health and 

6 Human Services; 

7 ‘‘(ix) the Department of Justice; 

8 ‘‘(x) the Department of Defense; and 

9 ‘‘(xi) the Federal Communications 

10 Commission. 

11 ‘‘(D) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Speaker 

12 of the House of Representatives, the Minority 

13 Leader of the House of Representatives, the 

14 Majority Leader of the Senate, and the Minor15 ity Leader of the Senate may each recommend 

16 to the Secretary an individual described in 

17 clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (B) for ap18 pointment under subparagraph (A) who shall be 

19 subject to the requirements of paragraph (3). 

20 ‘‘(3) QUALIFICATIONS.—An individual shall be 

21 selected under paragraph (1) on the basis of the ex22 perience and competence of such individual with re23 spect to programs under the national apprenticeship 

24 system. 

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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each voting member 

2 of the Advisory Committee shall be appointed 

3 for a term of 4 years, except as provided in 

4 subparagraphs (B) through (D). 

5 ‘‘(B) TERMS OF INITIAL APPOINTEES.— 

6 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The appointments 

7 of the initial members of the Advisory 

8 Committee shall be made not later than 90 

9 days after the effective date of the Na10 tional Apprenticeship Act of 2020. 

11 ‘‘(ii) STAGGERING OF TERMS.—As 

12 designated by the Secretary at the time of 

13 the appointment, of the members first ap14 pointed— 

15 ‘‘(I) half of such members shall 

16 serve a 2-year term; and 

17 ‘‘(II) half of such members shall 

18 serve a 4-year term. 

19 ‘‘(C) VACANCIES.—Any member appointed 

20 to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration 

21 of the term for which the member’s predecessor 

22 was appointed shall be appointed only for the 

23 remainder of that term. A member may serve 

24 after the expiration of that member’s term until 

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1 Advisory Committee shall be filled in the man2 ner in which the original appointment was 

3 made, except that such appointment shall be 

4 made not later than 90 days after the date of 

5 the vacancy. A member who fulfilled a partial 

6 term as the result of a vacancy may, at the end 

7 that term, be appointed to a full term. 

8 ‘‘(D) MULTIPLE TERMS.—A voting mem9 ber of the Advisory Committee may serve not 

10 more than 2 full terms on the Advisory Com11 mittee. 

12 ‘‘(b) CHAIRPERSON.—The Advisory Committee mem13 bers shall designate by vote one of the voting members 

14 described in subsection (a)(2)(A) of the Advisory Com15 mittee to serve as Chairperson of the Advisory Committee. 

16 ‘‘(c) MEETINGS.— 

17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Advisory Committee 

18 shall meet at the call of the Chairperson and hold 

19 not fewer than 4 meetings during each calendar 

20 year. 

21 ‘‘(2) OPEN ACCESS.—All meetings of the Advi22 sory Committee shall be open to the public. A tran23 script shall be kept of each meeting and made avail24 able for public inspection within 30 days of the 

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1 ‘‘(d) DUTIES.—The Advisory Committee shall, at a 

2 minimum— 

3 ‘‘(1) advise, consult with, and make rec4 ommendations to the Administrator on matters re5 lating to the administration of this Act, including 

6 recommendations on regulations and policies related 

7 to the administration of this Act; 

8 ‘‘(2) annually prepare a set of recommendations 

9 for the Administrator, to be shared with the Com10 mittee on Education and Labor of the House of 

11 Representatives and the Committee on Health, Edu12 cation, Labor and Pensions of the Senate, to im13 prove the registration process under subtitle B to 

14 make the process easily accessible and efficient for 

15 use by sponsors while maintaining the requirements 

16 under subtitle B; 

17 ‘‘(3) make recommendations on expanding par18 ticipation of nontraditional apprenticeship popu19 lations in programs under the national apprentice20 ship system; 

21 ‘‘(4) review apprenticeable occupations and, 

22 based on reviews of labor market trends and 

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1 ‘‘(A) make updates to apprenticeable occu2 pations under section 111(b)(5)(A); or 

3 ‘‘(B) convene sector leaders and experts 

4 under section 111(b)(5)(C) for the establishing 

5 specific frameworks of industry recognized oc6 cupational standards; and 

7 ‘‘(5) make recommendations on the develop8 ment of demonstrations projects as described in sec9 tion 132(f). 

10 ‘‘(e) PERSONNEL.— 

11 ‘‘(1) COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS.— 

12 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A member of the Ad13 visory Committee who is not an officer or em14 ployee of the Federal Government shall be com15 pensated at a rate equal to the daily equivalent 

16 of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for 

17 level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 

18 5315 of title 5, United States Code, for each 

19 day (including travel time) during which the 

20 member is engaged in the performance of the 

21 duties of the Advisory Committee. 

22 ‘‘(B) OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES OF THE

23 UNITED STATES.—Members of the Advisory 

24 Committee who are officers or employees of the 

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1 allowances, or benefits by reason of their service 

2 on the Advisory Committee. 

3 ‘‘(2) STAFF.—The Secretary shall supply the 

4 Advisory Committee with an executive Secretary and 

5 provide such secretarial, clerical, and other services 

6 as the Secretary determines to be necessary to en7 able the Advisory Committee to carry out the duties 

8 described in subsection (d). 

9 ‘‘(3) DATA REQUESTS.—The Advisory Com10 mittee through its Chairperson may request data 

11 from the Secretary as determined necessary by the 

12 Advisory Committee to carry out its functions as de13 scribed in this section. 

14 ‘‘(f) PERMANENT COMMITTEE.—The Federal Advi15 sory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) (other than section 

16 14 of such Act) shall apply to the Advisory Committee. 

17 ‘‘SEC. 113. STATE APPRENTICESHIP AGENCIES AND STATE 

18 OFFICES OF APPRENTICESHIP. 

19 ‘‘(a) RECOGNITION OF STATE APPRENTICESHIP

20 AGENCIES.— 

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall 

22 recognize a State agency as a State apprenticeship 

23 agency in accordance with this section and cooperate 

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1 formulation and promotion of standards of appren2 ticeship under subtitle B. 

3 ‘‘(2) APPLICATION.—A State desiring to have a 

4 State agency recognized as a State apprenticeship 

5 agency under this section shall submit an application 

6 at such time, in such manner, and containing such 

7 information as the Administrator may require, in8 cluding— 

9 ‘‘(A) the initial State plan described in 

10 subsection (c)(2)(A)(i); 

11 ‘‘(B) a description of how the State ap12 prenticeship agency will meet the State plan re13 quirements of subsection (c); and 

14 ‘‘(C) a description of the linkages and co15 ordination of the State’s proposed standards, 

16 criteria, and requirements with the State’s eco17 nomic development strategies and workforce de18 velopment system and the State’s secondary, 

19 postsecondary, and adult education systems. 

20 ‘‘(3) REVIEW AND RECOGNITION.— 

21 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 

22 days after the date on which a State submits an 

23 application under paragraph (2), the Secretary 

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1 agency of the State is recognized as a State ap2 prenticeship agency under this section. 

3 ‘‘(B) DURATION OF RECOGNITION.— 

4 ‘‘(i) DURATION.—The recognition of a 

5 State apprenticeship agency shall be for a 

6 4-year period beginning on the date the 

7 State apprenticeship agency is notified 

8 under subparagraph (A). 

9 ‘‘(ii) NOTIFICATION.— 

10 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—The Sec11 retary shall notify a State apprentice12 ship agency not later than 180 days 

13 before the last day of the 4-year pe14 riod regarding whether the State ap15 prenticeship agency is in compliance 

16 with this section. 

17 ‘‘(II) COMPLIANCE.—In the case 

18 of a State apprenticeship agency that 

19 is in compliance with this section, the 

20 agency’s recognition under this section 

21 shall be renewed for an additional 4- 

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1 ‘‘(III) NONCOMPLIANCE.—In the 

2 case of a State apprenticeship agency 

3 that is not in compliance with this 

4 section, the notification shall— 

5 ‘‘(aa) specify the areas of 

6 noncompliance; 

7 ‘‘(bb) require corrective ac8 tion; and 

9 ‘‘(cc) offer technical assist10 ance. 

11 ‘‘(iii) RENEWAL AFTER CORREC12 TION.—If the Administrator determines 

13 that a State apprenticeship agency has 

14 corrected the identified areas of noncompli15 ance under this subparagraph not later 

16 than 180 days of notification of noncompli17 ance, the State apprenticeship agency’s 

18 recognition under this section shall be re19 newed for an additional 4-year period. 

20 ‘‘(C) TRANSITION PERIOD FOR STATE

21 AGENCIES.— 

22 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 

23 year after the effective date of the Na24 tional Apprenticeship Act of 2020, a State 

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1 of enactment of such Act, was recognized 

2 by the Secretary for purposes of reg3 istering apprenticeship programs in accord4 ance with this Act shall submit an applica5 tion under paragraph (2). 

6 ‘‘(ii) TRANSITION PERIOD.—A State 

7 agency described in clause (i) shall be rec8 ognized as a State apprenticeship agency 

9 under this section for a 4-year period be10 ginning on the date on which the Secretary 

11 approves the application submitted by the 

12 State agency under paragraph (2). 

13 ‘‘(b) AUTHORITY OF A STATE APPRENTICESHIP

14 AGENCY.— 

15 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For the period during 

16 which a State apprenticeship agency is recognized 

17 under subsection (a) and to maintain such recogni18 tion, the State apprenticeship agency shall carry out 

19 the requirements of this Act. 

20 ‘‘(2) PROGRAM RECOGNITION.—With respect to 

21 a State with a State apprenticeship agency, the 

22 State apprenticeship agency shall have sole authority 

23 to recognize and register a pre-apprenticeship, youth 

24 apprenticeship, or apprenticeship program in such 

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1 ‘‘(A) determining whether such program is 

2 in compliance with the standards for such pro3 gram under section 122; 

4 ‘‘(B) in the case of such a program that is 

5 in compliance with such standards, recognizing 

6 the program and providing a certificate of rec7 ognition for such program; 

8 ‘‘(C) providing technical assistance to cur9 rent or potential sponsors; and 

10 ‘‘(D) in the case of such a program that 

11 fails to meet the requirements of this Act, pro12 viding for the withdrawal of recognition of the 

13 program in accordance with section 131(b). 

14 ‘‘(3) STATE APPRENTICESHIP COUNCIL.— 

15 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A State apprentice16 ship agency shall establish and continue to use 

17 a State apprenticeship council, which shall oper18 ate in compliance with the requirements of this 

19 Act under the direction of the State apprentice20 ship agency. 

21 ‘‘(B) COMPOSITION.—A State apprentice22 ship council may be regulatory or advisory in 

23 nature, and shall— 

24 ‘‘(i) be composed of persons familiar 

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1 ‘‘(ii) be fairly balanced, with an equal 

2 number of— 

3 ‘‘(I) representatives of employer 

4 organizations, including from non5 traditional apprenticeship industries 

6 or occupations; 

7 ‘‘(II) representatives of labor or8 ganizations or joint labor-management 

9 organizations, including from non10 traditional apprenticeship industries 

11 or occupations; and 

12 ‘‘(III) public members; and 

13 ‘‘(iii) to the extent practicable, have 

14 not less than 1 member who is a member 

15 of the State workforce board. 

16 ‘‘(C) SPECIAL RULE.—A State apprentice17 ship council shall not be eligible for recognition 

18 as a State apprenticeship agency. 

19 ‘‘(c) STATE PLAN.— 

20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For a State apprenticeship 

21 agency to be eligible to receive allotments under sub22 section (f) and to be recognized under this section, 

23 the State apprenticeship agency shall submit to the 

24 Secretary a State plan that meets the requirements 

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1 ‘‘(2) APPROVAL OF STATE PLAN.— 

2 ‘‘(A) SUBMISSION.— 

3 ‘‘(i) INITIAL PLAN.—The first State 

4 plan of a State apprenticeship agency shall 

5 be submitted to the Administrator not 

6 later than 120 days prior to the com7 mencement of the first full program year 

8 of the State apprenticeship agency, which 

9 shall include— 

10 ‘‘(I) a description of any State 

11 laws, policies, or operational proce12 dures relating to the process of recog13 nizing programs under the national 

14 apprenticeship system that is incon15 sistent with, or imposes requirements 

16 in addition to, the requirements of 

17 this Act; 

18 ‘‘(II) an assurance that the State 

19 will notify the Administrator if there 

20 are any changes to the State laws (in21 cluding regulations), policies, or pro22 cedures described in subclause (I) that 

23 occur after the date of submission of 

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1 ‘‘(III) an assurance that the 

2 State will make available on a publicly 

3 available website a description of any 

4 laws (including regulations), policies, 

5 and operational procedures relating to 

6 the process of recognizing programs 

7 under the national apprenticeship sys8 tem that are inconsistent with, or im9 pose requirements in addition to, the 

10 requirements of this Act. 

11 ‘‘(ii) SUBSEQUENT PLANS.—Except as 

12 provided in clause (i), a State plan shall be 

13 submitted to the Administrator not later 

14 than 120 days prior to the end of the 4- 

15 year period covered by the preceding State 

16 plan. 

17 ‘‘(B) APPROVAL.—A State plan shall be 

18 subject to the approval of the Administrator 

19 and shall be considered to be approved at the 

20 end of the 90-day period beginning on the date 

21 that the plan is submitted under this para22 graph, unless the Administrator, during the 90- 

23 day period, provides the State apprenticeship 

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1 ‘‘(i) an explanation for why the State 

2 plan is inconsistent with the requirements 

3 of this Act; and 

4 ‘‘(ii) an opportunity for an appeal of 

5 such determination to an Administrative 

6 Law Judge for the Department of Labor 

7 not later than 30 days after receipt of the 

8 notice of denial from the Administrator. 

9 ‘‘(C) MODIFICATIONS.— 

10 ‘‘(i) MODIFICATIONS.—At the end of 

11 the first 2-year period of any 4-year State 

12 plan, the State may submit modifications 

13 to the State plan to reflect changes in 

14 labor market and economic conditions or 

15 other factors affecting the implementation 

16 of the State plan. 

17 ‘‘(ii) APPROVAL.—A modified State 

18 plan submitted for review under clause (i) 

19 shall be subject to the approval require20 ments described in subparagraph (B). 

21 ‘‘(3) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Each State 

22 Plan shall describe how the State apprenticeship 

23 agency will provide technical assistance for— 

24 ‘‘(A) potential sponsors, employers, labor 

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1 zations, qualified intermediaries, apprentices, 

2 education and training providers, credentialing 

3 bodies, eligible entities, industry associations, or 

4 any potential program participant in the na5 tional apprenticeship system in the State for 

6 the purposes of recruitment, retention, program 

7 development, expansion, or implementation, in8 cluding supporting remote or virtual learning or 

9 training, as necessary; 

10 ‘‘(B) sponsors of programs registered in 

11 the State, including sponsors that are not meet12 ing performance goals under subtitle C, for pur13 poses of assisting sponsors in meeting or ex14 ceeding such goals; and 

15 ‘‘(C) sponsors of programs registered in 

16 that State for purposes of assisting such spon17 sors in achieving State goals in diversity and 

18 equal opportunity in apprenticeships in accord19 ance with paragraph (5). 

20 ‘‘(4) RECIPROCITY.—Each State plan shall de21 scribe how the State apprenticeship agency, in the 

22 case of a program recognized by a registration agen23 cy in another State, shall recognize such program in 

24 the State of such agency for purposes of this Act by 

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1 for such recognition from a program sponsor, as 

2 long as such program meets the wage and hour pro3 visions of the State granting reciprocity. 

4 ‘‘(5) PROMOTING DIVERSITY IN THE NATIONAL

5 APPRENTICESHIP SYSTEM.—Each State plan shall 

6 include a plan for how the State apprenticeship 

7 agency will— 

8 ‘‘(A) promote diversity in apprenticeable 

9 occupations offered throughout the State, and a 

10 description of how such agency will promote the 

11 addition of apprenticeable occupations in high12 skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry sectors 

13 and occupations, and in nontraditional appren14 ticeship occupations and sectors; and 

15 ‘‘(B) promote diversity and equal oppor16 tunity in programs under the national appren17 ticeship system by uniformly adopting and im18 plementing the requirements of subparagraphs 

19 (B) and (C) of section 111(b)(7). 

20 ‘‘(6) COMPLAINTS.— 

21 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara22 graph (B), each State plan shall include a de23 scription of the system for the State apprentice24 ship agency to receive and resolve complaints 

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1 gram participant’s authorized representative, 

2 sponsors, employers, or nonprofit compliance 

3 organizations, such as complaints concerning 

4 equal employment opportunity or discrimina5 tion, violations of the apprenticeship agreement, 

6 or violations of requirements under this Act. 

7 ‘‘(B) COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREE8 MENTS.—Any controversy arising under an ap9 prenticeship agreement which is covered by a 

10 collective bargaining agreement shall not be 

11 subject to the system described in subparagraph 

12 (A), except that complaints concerning discrimi13 nation or any matters described in subpara14 graph (5)(B) shall be subject to such system. 

15 ‘‘(7) STATE APPRENTICESHIP HUBS.—Each 

16 State plan shall describe how the State will support, 

17 in a manner that takes into consideration geographic 

18 diversity, the creation and implementation of ap19 prenticeship hubs throughout the State that shall 

20 work with industry and sector partnerships to ex21 pand programs under the national apprenticeship 

22 system, and apprenticeable occupations, in the State. 

23 ‘‘(8) STATE APPRENTICESHIP PERFORMANCE

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1 ‘‘(A) in coordination with the Adminis2 trator, establish annual State performance goals 

3 for the programs registered by the State ap4 prenticeship agency for the indicators de5 scribed— 

6 ‘‘(i) in subparagraph (A) of section 

7 131(b)(1); and 

8 ‘‘(ii) in subparagraph (B)(ii) of sec9 tion 131(b)(1); and 

10 ‘‘(B) describe how the State apprenticeship 

11 agency will collect performance data from pro12 grams registered by the agency; and 

13 ‘‘(C) annually report on the outcomes of 

14 each such program in relation to the State es15 tablished goals under subparagraph (A). 

16 ‘‘(9) USES OF FUNDS.—Each State plan shall 

17 include a description of the uses described in sub18 section (d) of the allotment received by the State ap19 prenticeship agency under subsection (f). 

20 ‘‘(10) ALIGNMENT OF WORKFORCE ACTIVI21 TIES.—Each State plan shall include a summary of 

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1 ‘‘(A) a summary of the apprenticeship pro2 grams on the list of eligible providers of train3 ing services under section 122(d) of the Work4 force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

5 U.S.C. 3152(d)); 

6 ‘‘(B) the degree to which the programs 

7 under the national apprenticeship system in the 

8 State are aligned with and address the skill 

9 needs of the employers in the State identified 

10 by the State workforce development board; and 

11 ‘‘(C) a description of how apprenticeship 

12 programs will receive expedited consideration to 

13 be included on the list of eligible providers of 

14 training services under section 122(d) of the 

15 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

16 U.S.C. 3152(d)). 

17 ‘‘(11) STATE STRATEGIC VISION.—Each State 

18 plan shall include a summary of the State’s strategic 

19 vision and set of goals for preparing an educated 

20 and skilled workforce and for meeting the skilled 

21 workforce needs of employers, including in existing 

22 and emerging in-demand industry sectors and occu23 pations as identified by the State, and how the pro24 grams registered by the State apprenticeship agency 

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1 ‘‘(12) STRATEGY FOR ANY JOINT PLANNING, 

2 ALIGNMENT, COORDINATION, AND LEVERAGING OF

3 FUNDS.—Each State plan shall provide a description 

4 of the State apprenticeship agency’s strategy for 

5 joint planning, alignment, coordination, and 

6 leveraging of funds— 

7 ‘‘(A) with the State’s workforce develop8 ment system, to achieve the strategic vision and 

9 goals described in paragraph (11), including the 

10 core programs defined in section 3 of the Work11 force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

12 U.S.C. 3102) and the elements related to sys13 tem alignment under section 102(b)(2)(B) of 

14 such Act (29 U.S.C. 3112(b)(2)(B)); 

15 ‘‘(B) for programs under the national ap16 prenticeship system in the State with other 

17 Federal education programs, including pro18 grams under— 

19 ‘‘(i) the Elementary and Secondary 

20 Education Act of 1965; 

21 ‘‘(ii) the Individuals with Disabilities 

22 Education Act; 

23 ‘‘(iii) the Carl D. Perkins Career and 

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1 ‘‘(iv) the Higher Education Act of 

2 1965; and 

3 ‘‘(C) to provide information about access 

4 to available State assistance or assistance under 

5 related Federal programs, including such assist6 ance under— 

7 ‘‘(i) section 6(d) of the Food and Nu8 trition Act of 2008; 

9 ‘‘(ii) subsection (c)(1) of section 3672 

10 of title 38, United States Code; 

11 ‘‘(iii) section 231 of the Second 

12 Chance Act of 2007 (34 U.S.C. 60541); 

13 and 

14 ‘‘(iv) the State Temporary Assistance 

15 for Needy Families programs under part A 

16 of title IV of the Social Security Act. 

17 ‘‘(13) STATE APPRENTICESHIP COUNCIL.— 

18 Each State plan shall provide for a description of 

19 the composition, roles, and responsibility of the 

20 State apprenticeship council, and how the Council 

21 will comply with the requirements of subsection 

22 (b)(3). 

23 ‘‘(d) STATE APPRENTICESHIP AGENCY FUNDING.— 

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1 under clauses (i) and (ii) of subsection (f)(1)(A) according 

2 to the following requirements: 

3 ‘‘(1) PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION.—The State 

4 apprenticeship agency shall use such funds to sup5 port the administration of programs under the na6 tional apprenticeship system across the State, in7 cluding for— 

8 ‘‘(A) staff and resources; 

9 ‘‘(B) oversight and evaluation as required 

10 under this Act; 

11 ‘‘(C) technical assistance to program spon12 sors, program participants, employers, labor or13 ganizations, joint labor-management organiza14 tions, education and training providers, and 

15 qualified intermediaries; 

16 ‘‘(D) pre-apprenticeship, youth, and ap17 prenticeship program recruitment and develop18 ment, including for— 

19 ‘‘(i) engaging potential providers of 

20 such programs such as employers, qualified 

21 intermediaries, related instruction pro22 viders, and potential program participants; 

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1 ‘‘(iii) engaging State workforce and 

2 education systems for collaboration and 

3 alignment across systems; 

4 ‘‘(E) supporting the enrollment and ap5 prenticeship certification requirements to allow 

6 veterans and other individuals eligible for the 

7 educational assistance programs under chapters 

8 30 through 36 of title 38, United States Code, 

9 and any related educational assistance pro10 grams under laws administered by the Sec11 retary of Veterans Affairs, to use such assist12 ance for the apprenticeship program, including 

13 the requirement of designating a certifying offi14 cial; and 

15 ‘‘(F) supporting the retention and comple16 tion of program participants in such programs, 

17 such as by assisting with the costs— 

18 ‘‘(i) related to enrolling in such pro19 grams; or 

20 ‘‘(ii) of assessments related to obtain21 ing a recognized postsecondary credential. 

22 ‘‘(2) EDUCATIONAL ALIGNMENT.—The State 

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1 cation system to provide technical assistance and 

2 best practices regarding— 

3 ‘‘(A) alignment of youth apprenticeship 

4 programs with the secondary education pro5 grams in the State, including support for career 

6 exploration, career pathways, education and ca7 reer planning, and engagement with youth ap8 prenticeship programs for teachers, career guid9 ance and academic counselors, school leaders, 

10 administrators, and specialized instructional 

11 support personnel and paraprofessionals; 

12 ‘‘(B) alignment of related instruction pro13 vided under the national apprenticeship system 

14 in the State with academic credit granting post15 secondary programs (including developing ca16 reer pathways, articulation agreements, and 

17 prior learning assessments); and 

18 ‘‘(C) the joint planning, alignment, coordi19 nation, and leveraging of funds described in 

20 subparagraphs (B) and (C) of subsection 

21 (c)(12). 

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1 force development system to provide technical assist2 ance and best practices regarding— 

3 ‘‘(A) alignment with the State’s workforce 

4 activities and strategic vision in accordance 

5 with paragraphs (10), (11), and subparagraphs 

6 (A) and (C) of paragraph (12) of subsection 

7 (c); 

8 ‘‘(B) guidance for training staff of the 

9 workforce development system, including the vo10 cational rehabilitation agencies, within the 

11 State on the value of programs under the na12 tional apprenticeship system as a work-based 

13 learning option for participants, including par14 ticipants of programs authorized under the 

15 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

16 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) such as Job Corps under 

17 subtitle C of title I of such Act and YouthBuild 

18 under section 171 of such Act; 

19 ‘‘(C) providing a list of programs under 

20 the national apprenticeship system that are of21 fered in the State, including in the State’s high22 skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry sectors 

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1 evant placement, retention, and earnings infor2 mation, with the Workforce Innovation and Op3 portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.), and 

4 technical assistance in how individual training 

5 accounts under section 134(c)(3) of such Act 

6 could be used to pay for the costs of enrolling 

7 and participating in programs under the na8 tional apprenticeship system; 

9 ‘‘(E) partnerships with State or local work10 force development boards, State workforce 

11 agencies, and one-stop centers and one-stop op12 erators that assist program participants in ac13 cessing supportive services to support— 

14 ‘‘(i) the recruitment, retention, and 

15 completion of programs under the national 

16 apprenticeship system; 

17 ‘‘(ii) transitions from youth appren18 ticeships and pre-apprenticeships to ap19 prenticeship programs; and 

20 ‘‘(iii) the placement into employment 

21 or further education upon program comple22 tion; and 

23 ‘‘(F) expanding the list of eligible providers 

24 of training services under section 122(d) of the 

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1 include programs under the national apprentice2 ship system in the State (29 U.S.C. 3152(d)). 

3 ‘‘(4) LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES.— 

4 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A State apprentice5 ship agency may reserve not more than 15 per6 cent of the funds received under subsection (f) 

7 in support of State apprenticeship initiatives 

8 described in this paragraph. 

9 ‘‘(B) DIVERSITY.—Not less than 5 percent 

10 of the amount reserved under subparagraph (A) 

11 shall be used by the State apprenticeship agen12 cy for supporting and expanding diversity in 

13 apprenticeable occupations under the national 

14 apprenticeship system in the State and program 

15 participant populations in the State. 

16 ‘‘(C) INCENTIVES FOR EMPLOYERS.—A 

17 State apprenticeship agency may use funds re18 served under subparagraph (A) to incentivize 

19 employers to participate in programs under the 

20 national apprenticeship system, such as costs 

21 related to program development, staffing for 

22 mentors and supervisors, related instruction, or 

23 the creation of industry or sector partnerships 

24 to support employer participation. 


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1 ‘‘(D) STATE-SPECIFIC INITIATIVES.—A 

2 State apprenticeship agency may use funds re3 served under subparagraph (A) for State-spe4 cific initiatives, such as the development or ex5 pansion of youth apprenticeship programs or 

6 apprenticeship programs in high-skill, high7 wage, or in-demand industry sectors and occu8 pations. 

9 ‘‘(5) STATE MATCH FOR FEDERAL INVEST10 MENT.— 

11 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except in the case of 

12 exceptional circumstances, as determined by the 

13 Administrator, in order to receive a full allot14 ment under subsection (f), a State apprentice15 ship agency shall use matching funds from non16 Federal resources to carry out the activities of 

17 the agency under this Act in an amount not 

18 less than 25 percent of such allotment. 

19 ‘‘(B) TRANSITION PERIOD.—The require20 ment under this paragraph shall take effect 

21 with respect to a State apprenticeship agency 

22 on the date that is 1 day after the date on 

23 which the transition period for such agency 

24 under subsection (a)(3)(C)(ii) ends. 


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1 ‘‘(e) DERECOGNITION OF STATE APPRENTICESHIP

2 AGENCIES.— 

3 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may with4 draw recognition of a State apprenticeship agency 

5 before the end of the agency’s 4-year recognition pe6 riod under subsection (a)(2)(B) if the Secretary de7 termines, after notice and an opportunity for a hear8 ing, that the State apprenticeship agency has failed 

9 for one of the reasons described in paragraph (2), 

10 and has not been in compliance with the perform11 ance improvement plan under paragraph (3) to rem12 edy such failure. 

13 ‘‘(2) DERECOGNITION CRITERIA.—The recogni14 tion of a State apprenticeship agency under this sec15 tion may be withdrawn under paragraph (1) in a 

16 case in which the State apprenticeship agency fails 

17 to— 

18 ‘‘(A) adopt or properly enforce a State 

19 plan; 

20 ‘‘(B) properly carry out its role as the sole 

21 registration agency in the State; 

22 ‘‘(C) submit a report under section 

23 131(b)(1)(B) for any program year; 

24 ‘‘(D) meet the State levels of performance 

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1 onstrate improvements in performance for 3 

2 consecutive program years; or 

3 ‘‘(E) otherwise fulfill or operate in compli4 ance with the requirements of this Act. 

5 ‘‘(3) DERECOGNITION PROCESS.— 

6 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If a State apprentice7 ship agency fails for any of the reasons de8 scribed in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall 

9 provide technical assistance to such agency for 

10 corrective action to remedy such failure, includ11 ing assistance in the development of a perform12 ance improvement plan. 

13 ‘‘(B) REDUCTION OF FUNDS.—Except in 

14 the case of exceptional circumstances as deter15 mined by the Administrator, in a case in which 

16 such a State apprenticeship agency continues 

17 such failure after the provision of the technical 

18 assistance under subparagraph (A)— 

19 ‘‘(i) the percentage of the funds to be 

20 allotted to the State apprenticeship agency 

21 under subsection (f) for each fiscal year 

22 following the fiscal year in which such fail23 ure has been identified shall be reduced by 

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1 ‘‘(ii) the Administrator shall provide 

2 notice to the State apprenticeship agency 

3 that the agency’s recognition under this 

4 section may be withdrawn if the agency 

5 fails to remedy the failure. 

6 ‘‘(C) TERMINATION OF PROCEEDINGS.—If 

7 the Administrator determines that the State ap8 prenticeship agency’s corrective action under 

9 subparagraph (A) has addressed the agency’s 

10 failure identified under paragraph (2), the Ad11 ministrator shall— 

12 ‘‘(i) restore the agency’s full funding 

13 allocation under this title for the next full 

14 fiscal year; and 

15 ‘‘(ii) notify the State apprenticeship 

16 agency that the agency’s recognition will 

17 not be withdrawn under this section for 

18 the reason for which the agency’s funding 

19 under this title was most recently reduced. 

20 ‘‘(D) OPPORTUNITY FOR HEARING.— 

21 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In a case in which 

22 a State apprenticeship agency fails to rem23 edy a failure identified under paragraph 

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1 ‘‘(I) notify, in writing, the State 

2 apprenticeship agency of the failure of 

3 the State apprenticeship agency, in4 cluding a description of such failure 

5 and an explanation that the agency’s 

6 recognition under this section may be 

7 withdrawn as a result of such failure; 

8 and 

9 ‘‘(II) offer the State apprentice10 ship agency an opportunity to request 

11 a hearing not later than 30 days after 

12 the date of such notice. 

13 ‘‘(ii) REFERRAL TO OFFICE OF AD14 MINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES.—In a case in 

15 which the State apprenticeship agency re16 quests a hearing under clause (i)(II), the 

17 Administrator shall refer the matter to the 

18 Office of Administrative Law Judges for a 

19 recommended decision by the Administra20 tive Review Board for final agency action. 

21 ‘‘(4) REQUIREMENTS REGARDING WITHDRAWAL

22 OF RECOGNITION.— 

23 ‘‘(A) OFFICE OF APPRENTICESHIP.— 

24 ‘‘(i) PRIOR TO ORDER.—Prior to the 

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1 apprenticeship agency under this section, 

2 the Administrator shall— 

3 ‘‘(I) provide to the State appren4 ticeship agency an order withdrawing 

5 recognition of such agency under this 

6 section; and 

7 ‘‘(II) establish a State Office of 

8 Apprenticeship; and 

9 ‘‘(ii) AFTER ORDER.—Not later than 

10 30 days after the date of such order, pro11 vide notification of the withdrawal to the 

12 sponsors of the programs under the na13 tional apprenticeship system in such State 

14 that were registered with the State appren15 ticeship agency to enable each such spon16 sor to be registered with the Administrator 

17 (acting through the State Office of Ap18 prenticeship established under clause 

19 (i)(II)). 

20 ‘‘(B) STATE APPRENTICESHIP AGENCY RE21 QUIREMENTS.—A State agency whose recogni22 tion as a State apprenticeship agency under 

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1 ‘‘(i) provide to the Administrator pro2 gram standards, apprenticeship agree3 ments, completion records, cancellation and 

4 suspension records, performance metrics, 

5 and any other documents relating to the 

6 State’s programs under the national ap7 prenticeship system in the State; 

8 ‘‘(ii) cooperate fully during the transi9 tion period beginning on the date of the 

10 order withdrawing such recognition and 

11 ending on the date on which the Adminis12 trator establishes a State Office of Appren13 ticeship in the State; and 

14 ‘‘(iii) return any unused funds re15 ceived under this Act. 

16 ‘‘(5) REINSTATEMENT OF RECOGNITION.—A 

17 State apprenticeship agency that has had its rec18 ognition withdrawn under this section may have 

19 such recognition reinstated upon presentation of 

20 adequate evidence that the State apprenticeship 

21 agency has— 

22 ‘‘(A) submitted an application under sub23 section (a)(2); and 

24 ‘‘(B) demonstrated the ability to operate in 

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1 ‘‘(f) RESERVATION AND STATE ALLOTMENTS.— 

2 ‘‘(1) STATE ALLOTMENTS.— 

3 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the amount appro4 priated under subsection (g) for a fiscal year— 

‘‘(i) 33 1 5 ⁄3 percent shall be equally dis6 tributed among each State Office of Ap7 prenticeship, outlying area, and eligible 

8 State; and 

‘‘(ii) 66 2 9 ⁄3 percent shall be allotted to 

10 eligible States on the basis described in 

11 subparagraph (B). 

12 ‘‘(B) FORMULA.— 

13 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Of the amount 

14 available under subparagraph (A)(ii)— 

15 ‘‘(I) 25 percent shall be allotted 

16 on the basis of the relative share of 

17 program participants in each eligible 

18 State, as determined on the basis of 

19 the most recent satisfactory data 

20 available from the Administrator, 

21 compared to the total number of pro22 gram participants in all eligible 

23 States, as determined on such basis; 

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1 program participants who have com2 pleted a program under the national 

3 apprenticeship system in each eligible 

4 State during the most recent 5-year 

5 period, as determined on the basis of 

6 the most recent satisfactory data 

7 available from the Administrator, 

8 compared to the total 5-year average 

9 of program participants who have 

10 completed a program in all eligible 

11 States, as determined on such basis; 

12 and 

13 ‘‘(III) 50 percent shall be allotted 

14 on the basis described in clause (ii). 

15 ‘‘(ii) ALLOTMENTS BASED ON BLS

16 AND ACS DATA.—Of the amount available 

17 under clause (i)(III)— 

‘‘(I) 331 18 ⁄3 percent shall be allot19 ted on the basis of the relative share 

20 of individuals in the civilian labor 

21 force in each eligible State, compared 

22 to the total number of individuals in 

23 the civilian labor force in all eligible 

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‘‘(II) 331 1 ⁄3 percent shall be allot2 ted on the basis of the relative share 

3 of individuals living below the poverty 

4 line in each eligible State, compared 

5 to the total number of individuals liv6 ing below the poverty line in all eligi7 ble States; and 

‘‘(III) 331 8 ⁄3 percent shall be allot9 ted on the basis of the relative num10 ber of unemployed individuals in each 

11 eligible State, compared to the total 

12 number of unemployed individuals in 

13 all eligible States. 

14 ‘‘(2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— 

15 ‘‘(A) ELIGIBLE STATE.—The term ‘eligible 

16 State’ means a State (as defined in section 2) 

17 that has a State apprenticeship agency. 

18 ‘‘(B) POVERTY LINE.—The term ‘poverty 

19 line’ has the meaning given such term in sec20 tion 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor21 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102). 

22 ‘‘(C) UNEMPLOYED INDIVIDUAL.—The 

23 term ‘unemployed individual’ has the meaning 

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1 Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

2 3102). 

3 ‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

4 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this sec5 tion— 

6 ‘‘(1) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; 

7 ‘‘(2) $85,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 

8 ‘‘(3) $95,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 

9 ‘‘(4) $105,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; and 

10 ‘‘(5) $115,000,000 for fiscal year 2025. 

11 ‘‘SEC. 114. INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT WITH DEPARTMENT 

12 OF EDUCATION. 

13 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 

14 effective date of the National Apprenticeship Act of 2020, 

15 in order to cooperate with the Secretary of Education and 

16 promote awareness and adoption of apprenticeship pro17 grams, the Secretary (acting through the Administrator) 

18 shall— 

19 ‘‘(1) enter into an interagency agreement with 

20 the Secretary of Education to promote and support 

21 integration and alignment of programs under the 

22 national apprenticeship system with secondary, post23 secondary, and adult education, through the activi24 ties described in this section; and 


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1 ‘‘(2) submit to the Committee on Education 

2 and Labor of the House of Representatives and the 

3 Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen4 sions of Senate, such agreement and any modifica5 tions to such agreement. 

6 ‘‘(b) ALIGNMENT FOR YOUTH APPRENTICESHIPS.— 

7 In order to promote alignment between youth apprentice8 ship programs and high school graduation requirements, 

9 the interagency agreement under subsection (a) shall de10 scribe how the Secretaries will work to provide— 

11 ‘‘(1) information and resources to— 

12 ‘‘(A) parents and students to promote a 

13 better understanding of programs under the na14 tional apprenticeship system and their value in 

15 secondary and postsecondary education and ca16 reer pathways by not later than middle school, 

17 and that are in user-friendly formats and lan18 guages that are easily accessible, as determined 

19 by the Secretaries; and 

20 ‘‘(B) school leaders (working with aca21 demic counselors, teachers, and faculty) about 

22 the value of such programs and information on 

23 how to effectively align youth apprenticeship 

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1 ‘‘(2) technical assistance on how to— 

2 ‘‘(A) align related instruction and 

3 apprenticeable occupation skills and com4 petencies to high school graduation require5 ments; 

6 ‘‘(B) offer related instruction through dual 

7 and concurrent enrollment programs and other 

8 accelerated learning programs, as described in 

9 section 4104(b)(3)(A)(i)(IV) of the Elementary 

10 and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 

11 U.S.C. 7114(b)(3)(A)(i)(IV)); 

12 ‘‘(C) facilitate transitions for youth ap13 prentices who have completed their youth ap14 prenticeships into further education, including 

15 an associate, baccalaureate, or advanced degree, 

16 and related apprenticeship opportunities; and 

17 ‘‘(D) align activities carried out under this 

18 Act with eligible funding from, and planning 

19 processes for, the Carl D. Perkins Career and 

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

21 2301 et seq.), the Elementary and Secondary 

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1 bilitation Act of 1973, and the Higher Edu2 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.). 

3 ‘‘(c) APPRENTICESHIP COLLEGE CONSORTIUM.—In 

4 order to support the establishment of a college consortium 

5 of postsecondary educational institutions, including minor6 ity serving institutions, related instruction providers, 

7 sponsors, qualified intermediaries, employers, labor orga8 nizations, and joint labor-management organizations for 

9 the purposes of promoting stronger connections between 

10 programs under the national apprenticeship system and 

11 participating 2- and 4-year postsecondary educational in12 stitutions, the interagency agreement under subsection (a) 

13 shall include a description of how the Secretaries will— 

14 ‘‘(1) support data sharing systems that align 

15 education records and records of programs under 

16 the national apprenticeship system regarding wheth17 er program participants who receive financial aid 

18 under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

19 enroll in, or complete, postsecondary coursework 

20 while participating in a program under such system; 

21 ‘‘(2) provide guidance on how to align eligible 

22 funding from, planning processes for, and the re23 quirements of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Tech24 nical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et 

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1 er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) 

2 with this Act; 

3 ‘‘(3) require all participants of the apprentice4 ship college consortium to enter into agreements 

5 to— 

6 ‘‘(A) have an articulation agreement with a 

7 participating sponsor of an apprenticeship pro8 gram, which may include a 2- or 4-year postsec9 ondary educational institution; 

10 ‘‘(B) create or expand the awarding and 

11 articulation of academic credit for related in12 struction completed and credentials awarded to 

13 program participants as part of a program 

14 under the national apprenticeship system; and 

15 ‘‘(C) support the creation or expansion of 

16 electronic transcripts for apprenticeship pro17 grams and all academic content, including re18 lated instruction and on-the-job training; 

19 ‘‘(4) provide technical assistance on eligible 

20 uses of financial aid, including the Federal work 

21 study program under part C of title IV of the High22 er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087–51 et 

23 seq.), for related instruction for programs under the 

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1 ‘‘(5) provide to consortium participants or po2 tential participants information regarding— 

3 ‘‘(A) a list of apprenticeship programs in 

4 related occupations offered in the State or 

5 available under the Office of Apprenticeship 

6 that may become part of the consortium; 

7 ‘‘(B) information on how to develop an ap8 prenticeship program; 

9 ‘‘(C) information on Federal, State, and 

10 local financial resources available to assist with 

11 the establishment and implementation of ap12 prenticeship programs; and 

13 ‘‘(D) information on related qualified inter14 mediaries or industry or sector partnerships 

15 supporting apprenticeship programs, as applica16 ble; and 

17 ‘‘(6) support information regarding the appren18 ticeship consortium being made available on a pub19 licly accessible website, including— 

20 ‘‘(A) a list of participating members of the 

21 consortium, apprenticeship programs provided, 

22 credentials awarded with each program, and 

23 available apprenticeable occupations; and 

24 ‘‘(B) models of articulation agreements, 

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1 based curriculum for related instruction for il2 lustrative purposes. 

3 ‘‘(d) BEST PRACTICE DEVELOPMENT AND SHAR4 ING.— 

5 ‘‘(1) DISSEMINATION.—Such interagency agree6 ment shall require that the Secretaries disseminate 

7 information on the value of programs under the na8 tional apprenticeship system, including relevant 

9 placement, retention, and earnings information, 

10 labor market data from the local area, and sector 

11 forecasts to determine high-skill, high-wage, or in12 demand industry sectors or occupations of such pro13 grams, to local education and training providers, 

14 labor organizations, or joint labor-management orga15 nizations (including those representing teachers). 

16 ‘‘(2) CLEARINGHOUSE.—Such agreement shall 

17 require the Secretaries to create a clearinghouse of 

18 best practices— 

19 ‘‘(A) for improving performance and in20 creasing alignment of education and programs 

21 under the national apprenticeship system, in22 cluding career pathways; and 

23 ‘‘(B) publicly disseminate information and 

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1 ‘‘(i) replicable related instruction and 

2 on-the-job learning; and 

3 ‘‘(ii) how to build an understanding of 

4 apprenticeship opportunities available to 

5 students. 

6 ‘‘(e) DATA SHARING AGREEMENT.—The Secretaries 

7 shall disseminate best practices for the alignment of edu8 cation records and records of programs under the national 

9 apprenticeship system, including information on program 

10 participants who enroll in, complete, and receive academic 

11 credit for postsecondary coursework while participating in 

12 such a program. 

13 ‘‘(f) SECRETARIES DEFINED.—In this section, the 

14 term ‘Secretaries’ means the Secretary of Labor and the 

15 Secretary of Education. 

16 ‘‘Subtitle B—Process and Stand17 ards for the National Appren18 ticeship System 

19 ‘‘SEC. 121. APPRENTICEABLE OCCUPATIONS STANDARDS. 

20 ‘‘For an occupation to be an apprenticeable occupa21 tion under this Act, a person seeking approval for such 

22 occupation to be an apprenticeable occupation shall submit 

23 an application to the Administrator that demonstrates 

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1 petencies needed for such occupation by describing how 

2 such apprenticeable occupation shall— 

3 ‘‘(1) meet the industry-recognized occupational 

4 standards under section 111(b)(5)(C); or 

5 ‘‘(2) involve the progressive attainment of skills, 

6 competencies, and knowledge that are— 

7 ‘‘(A) clearly identified and commonly rec8 ognized throughout the relevant industry or oc9 cupation; 

10 ‘‘(B) customarily learned or enhanced in a 

11 practical way through a structured, systematic 

12 program of on-the-job supervised learning and 

13 related instruction to supplement such learning; 

14 and 

15 ‘‘(C) offered through a time-based, com16 petency-based, or hybrid model as described in 

17 section 122(b)(1)(E). 

18 ‘‘SEC. 122. QUALITY STANDARDS OF PROGRAMS UNDER 

19 THE NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP SYSTEM. 

20 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 

21 the Administrator, shall formulate and promote the fur22 therance of quality standards necessary to safeguard the 

23 welfare of apprentices, pre-apprentices, and youth appren24 tices. 


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1 ‘‘(b) APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM STANDARDS.—In 

2 addition to the standards described in subsection (e), an 

3 apprenticeship program shall meet the following stand4 ards: 

5 ‘‘(1) The program has an organized and clearly 

6 written plan, developed by the sponsor, that in7 cludes, at a minimum, the following information: 

8 ‘‘(A) The employment and training to be 

9 received by each apprentice participating in the 

10 program, including— 

11 ‘‘(i) an outline of the work processes 

12 or the plan in which the apprentice will re13 ceive supervised work experience, on-the14 job training, and on-the-job learning; 

15 ‘‘(ii) the allocation of the approximate 

16 amount of time that will be spent in each 

17 major work process by the apprentice; 

18 ‘‘(iii) a description of the mentoring 

19 that will be provided to the apprentice; and 

20 ‘‘(iv) a description or timeline explain21 ing the periodic reviews and evaluations of 

22 the apprentice’s performance on the job 

23 and in related instruction. 

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1 and evaluations described in subparagraph 

2 (A)(iv). 

3 ‘‘(C) A description of the organized related 

4 instruction the apprentice will receive in tech5 nical subjects related to the occupation, 

6 which— 

7 ‘‘(i) for time-based or hybrid appren8 ticeship programs as described in para9 graph (E), shall include not less than 144 

10 hours for each year of apprenticeship, un11 less an alternative requirement is put forth 

12 by the employer and sponsor that reflects 

13 industry standards and is accepted by the 

14 registration agency; 

15 ‘‘(ii) may be accomplished through 

16 classroom instruction, occupational or in17 dustry courses, instruction provided 

18 through electronic media, or other instruc19 tion approved by the registration agency; 

20 ‘‘(iii) shall be provided by one or more 

21 qualified instructors that— 

22 ‘‘(I)(aa) meet technical instructor 

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1 ‘‘(bb) are subject matter experts, 

2 defined for purposes of this subpara3 graph as individuals recognized within 

4 an industry as having expertise in a 

5 specific occupation; and 

6 ‘‘(II) have training in teaching 

7 techniques and learning styles, or will 

8 obtain such training before providing 

9 the related technical instruction; 

10 ‘‘(iv) where appropriate and to the ex11 tent practicable, shall be aligned to a ca12 reer pathway; and 

13 ‘‘(v) where appropriate and to the ex14 tent practicable, incorporate the principles 

15 of universal design for learning under sec16 tion 103 of the Higher Education Act of 

17 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1003). 

18 ‘‘(D) A progressively increasing, clearly de19 fined schedule of wages to be paid to the ap20 prentice that is— 

21 ‘‘(i) consistent with measurable skill 

22 gains; and 

23 ‘‘(ii) ensures the entry wage is not 

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1 ‘‘(I) the minimum wage required 

2 under section 6(a) of the Fair Labor 

3 Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 

4 206(a)); or 

5 ‘‘(II) the applicable wage re6 quired by other applicable Federal or 

7 State laws (including regulations) or 

8 collective bargaining agreements. 

9 ‘‘(E) The term of the apprenticeship pro10 gram, which may be measured using— 

11 ‘‘(i) a time-based model, which re12 quires the completion of the industry 

13 standard for on-the-job learning hours, 

14 which in no case shall be less than a cumu15 lative 2,000 hours, unless an alternative 

16 requirement is put forth by the employer 

17 and sponsor from a nontraditional appren18 ticeship industry or occupation as of the 

19 date of the enactment of the National Ap20 prenticeship Act of 2020 that reflects in21 dustry standards and the relative hazards 

22 of the occupation, and is accepted by the 

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1 ‘‘(ii) a competency-based model, which 

2 requires the attainment of competency in 

3 the occupation; or 

4 ‘‘(iii) a hybrid model, which blends the 

5 time-based and competency-based ap6 proaches. 

7 ‘‘(F) The methods used to measure an ap8 prentice’s skills and competencies, which may 

9 include an initial diagnostic assessment or as10 sessment of credentials that verify an individ11 ual’s foundational knowledge and skills that 

12 would be needed to succeed in an apprentice13 ship program, and which shall include— 

14 ‘‘(i) in the case of a time-based ap15 prenticeship described in subparagraph 

16 (E)(i), the individual apprentice’s comple17 tion of the required hours of on-the-job 

18 learning as described in a work process 

19 schedule; or 

20 ‘‘(ii) in the case of a competency21 based model described in subparagraph 

22 (E)(ii), the individual apprentice’s success23 ful demonstration of acquired skills and 

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1 petencies, and by requiring apprentices to 

2 complete a paid on-the-job learning compo3 nent of the apprenticeship; 

4 ‘‘(iii) in the case of a hybrid appren5 ticeship described in subparagraph (E)(iii), 

6 a combination of a specified minimum 

7 number of hours of on-the-job learning and 

8 the successful demonstration of com9 petency, as described in subparagraph 

10 (E)(i) and a work process schedule. 

11 ‘‘(2) The program equally grants advanced 

12 standing or credit to all individuals applying for the 

13 apprenticeship with demonstrated competency or ac14 quired experience, training, or skills, and provides 

15 commensurate wages for any progression in standing 

16 or credit so granted, including for veterans’ service17 acquired skills and experiences. 

18 ‘‘(3) The program has minimum qualifications 

19 for individuals desiring to enter the apprenticeship 

20 program, with an eligible starting age for an appren21 tice of not less than 16 years. 

22 ‘‘(4) In the case of a program that chooses to 

23 issue an interim credential, the program— 

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1 ‘‘(B) only issues an interim credential for 

2 recognized components of an apprenticeable oc3 cupation and demonstrates how each interim 

4 credential specifically links to the knowledge, 

5 skills, and abilities associated with such compo6 nents; and 

7 ‘‘(C) establishes the process for assessing 

8 an individual apprentice’s demonstration of 

9 competency and measurable skill gains associ10 ated with the particular interim credential. 

11 ‘‘(c) PRE-APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM STAND12 ARDS.—In addition to the standards described in sub13 section (e), a pre-apprenticeship program shall meet the 

14 following standards: 

15 ‘‘(1) The program is designed to assist individ16 uals who do not meet minimum qualifications for an 

17 apprenticeship program as described in subsection 

18 (b) and prepare them to enter and succeed in such 

19 an apprenticeship programs, including by providing 

20 the skills and competency attainment needed to 

21 enter the apprenticeship program. 

22 ‘‘(2) The program— 

23 ‘‘(A) is carried out by a sponsor that has 

24 a written agreement with at least one sponsor 

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1 ‘‘(B) demonstrates the existence of an ac2 tive, advisory partnership with an industry or 

3 sector partnership to inform the training and 

4 education services necessary for a pre-appren5 ticeship program; 

6 ‘‘(C) demonstrates evidence of sufficient 

7 demand in an apprenticeship program at the 

8 completion of a pre-apprenticeship program to 

9 support a transition from a pre-apprenticeship 

10 to an apprenticeship; and 

11 ‘‘(D) demonstrates partnerships with quali12 fied intermediaries, community-based organiza13 tions, labor organizations, or joint labor-man14 agement organizations. 

15 ‘‘(3) The program includes a written plan devel16 oped by the sponsor of the pre-apprenticeship pro17 gram that is developed in consultation with the 

18 sponsor of the apprenticeship program described in 

19 paragraph (2)(A), that— 

20 ‘‘(A) provides for work-based learning, and 

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1 rials used in one or more apprenticeable occu2 pations; 

3 ‘‘(B) is based on and aligned with national, 

4 State, regional, or local industry standards for 

5 high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry 

6 sectors and occupations, and the requirements 

7 of the related apprenticeship program; 

8 ‘‘(C) to the extent appropriate and prac9 ticable, meets the related instruction require10 ments as described in clauses (ii) through (iv) 

11 of subsection (b)(1)(C) that includes enabling 

12 an individual to attain a secondary school di13 ploma or its recognized equivalent that enables 

14 a pre-apprentice to enter into an apprenticeship 

15 program; and 

16 ‘‘(D) includes mentoring, career exposure, 

17 career planning, and career awareness activi18 ties. 

19 ‘‘(d) YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM STAND20 ARDS.—In addition to the standards described in sub21 section (e), a youth apprenticeship program shall meet the 

22 following standards: 

23 ‘‘(1) The program is designed for youth appren24 tices who at the start of the program are enrolled 

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1 ‘‘(2) The program includes each of the following 

2 core elements: 

3 ‘‘(A) The employment and training to be 

4 received by each youth apprentice participating 

5 in the program, including— 

6 ‘‘(i) an outline of the work processes 

7 or the plan in which the youth apprentice 

8 will receive supervised work experience and 

9 on-the-job training or in an experiential 

10 setting; 

11 ‘‘(ii) the allocation of the approximate 

12 amount of time that will be spent in each 

13 major work process by the youth appren14 tice; 

15 ‘‘(iii) a description of the mentoring 

16 that will be provided to the youth appren17 tice; and 

18 ‘‘(iv) a description or timeline explain19 ing the periodic reviews and evaluations of 

20 the youth apprentice’s performance on the 

21 job and in related instruction. 

22 ‘‘(B) A process for maintaining appro23 priate progress records, including the reviews 

24 and evaluations described in subparagraph 

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1 ‘‘(C) Related classroom-based instruction, 

2 which may be fulfilled through dual or concur3 rent enrollment, and— 

4 ‘‘(i) is, to the extent practicable, 

5 aligned with high school diploma require6 ments and career clusters; and 

7 ‘‘(ii) meets the additional require8 ments as described in subsection (b)(1)(C). 

9 ‘‘(D) A progressively increasing, clearly de10 fined schedule of wages to be paid to the youth 

11 apprentice. 

12 ‘‘(E) The term of the youth apprenticeship 

13 program, as described in subsection (b)(1)(E). 

14 ‘‘(F) For a competency-based or hybrid 

15 youth apprenticeship program, the methods 

16 used to measure skill acquisition for a youth 

17 apprentice, including ongoing assessment 

18 against established skill and competency stand19 ards as described in subsection (b)(1)(F). 

20 ‘‘(G) Prepares the youth apprentice for 

21 placement in further education, employment, or 

22 an apprenticeship program. 

23 ‘‘(3) The program equally grants advanced 

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1 youth apprenticeship with demonstrated competency 

2 or acquired experience, training, or skills. 

3 ‘‘(4) In the case of a youth apprenticeship pro4 gram that chooses to issue an interim credential, the 

5 program meets the requirements of subsection 

6 (b)(4). 

7 ‘‘(e) GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.—Each program 

8 under the national apprenticeship system shall meet the 

9 following standards: 

10 ‘‘(1) The program— 

11 ‘‘(A) has adequate and safe equipment, en12 vironments, and facilities for training and su13 pervision; 

14 ‘‘(B) provides safety training on-the-job 

15 and in related instruction as applicable by the 

16 apprenticeable occupation; and 

17 ‘‘(C) provides adequate training for men18 tors and qualified instructors on providing a 

19 safe work and training environment. 

20 ‘‘(2) The program records and maintains all 

21 records concerning the program as may be required 

22 by the Secretary, the registration agency of the pro23 gram, or any other applicable law, including records 

24 required under title 38, United States Code, in order 

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1 cational assistance under such title to use such as2 sistance for enrollment in the program. 

3 ‘‘(3) The program provides— 

4 ‘‘(A) all individuals with an equal oppor5 tunity to participate in the program as de6 scribed in subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 

7 111(b)(7); and 

8 ‘‘(B) materials that conform with accessi9 bility standards under section 508 of the Reha10 bilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794d), such 

11 as materials that conform with the most recent 

12 Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. 

13 ‘‘(4) The program awards a certificate of com14 pletion in recognition of successful completion of the 

15 program, evidenced by an appropriate certificate 

16 issued by the registration agency, and in the case of 

17 apprenticeships and youth apprenticeships, prepares 

18 a program participant to obtain a recognized post19 secondary credential. 

20 ‘‘(5) The program provides that an individual 

21 who is to become a program participant under the 

22 program enters into a written apprenticeship agree23 ment described in section 123 with the sponsor of 

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1 ‘‘(6) The numeric ratio of program participants 

2 to supervisors (such as journeyworkers, mentors, or 

3 on-the-job learning instructors, as applicable) for the 

4 apprenticeable occupation, that are based on evi5 dence-based and evidence-informed best practices for 

6 supervision, training, safety, and continuity of em7 ployment, throughout the work processes of the pro8 gram, job site, department, or plant, appropriate for 

9 the degree of hazard in different occupations, and 

10 consistent with provisions in collective bargaining 

11 agreements, as applicable, except if such ratios are 

12 expressly prohibited by the collective bargaining 

13 agreements. 

14 ‘‘SEC. 123. APPRENTICESHIP AGREEMENTS. 

15 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—To ensure the standards de16 scribed in section 122 are applied to programs under the 

17 national apprenticeship system, the Administrator shall 

18 require a sponsor to develop an apprenticeship agreement 

19 that shall— 

20 ‘‘(1) be the same for each program participant; 

21 ‘‘(2) contain the names and signatures of the 

22 program participant and the sponsor; 

23 ‘‘(3) meet the requirements of subsection (b); 

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1 ‘‘(4) be submitted to the registration agency in 

2 accordance with section 124 by the program spon3 sor. 

4 ‘‘(b) STANDARDS.—Each agreement under sub5 section (a) shall contain, explicitly or by reference, pro6 gram standards under section 122, including— 

7 ‘‘(1) in the case of an apprenticeship pro8 gram— 

9 ‘‘(A) that is time-based, a statement of the 

10 number of hours to be spent by the program 

11 participant in on-the-job learning and on-the12 job training in order to complete the program; 

13 ‘‘(B) that is competency-based, a descrip14 tion of the skill sets to be attained by comple15 tion of the program, including the on-the-job 

16 learning and work components; or 

17 ‘‘(C) that is a hybrid model, the minimum 

18 number of hours to be spent by the program 

19 participant in on-the-job learning and work 

20 components and in related instruction, and a 

21 description of the skill sets and competencies to 

22 be attained by completion of the program; 

23 ‘‘(2) the number of hours and form of related 

24 instruction, including how related instruction will be 

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1 wages, or both), the costs the program participant 

2 will incur for participating in the program (such as 

3 for equipment, related instruction, or assessment or 

4 licensure fees), and the recognized postsecondary 

5 credentials the program participants will be eligible 

6 to receive upon program completion; 

7 ‘‘(3) a schedule of the work processes in the oc8 cupation or industry divisions in which the program 

9 participant is to be trained and the approximate 

10 time to be spent at each process; 

11 ‘‘(4) for apprenticeships or youth apprentice12 ships, the graduated wage scale to be paid to the ap13 prentices, benefits offered to the apprentices, and 

14 how the wages and benefits compare to State, local, 

15 or regional wages in the related occupation; and 

16 ‘‘(5) demonstration of commitment to and com17 pliance with subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 

18 111(b)(7). 

19 ‘‘SEC. 124. REGISTRATION OF PROGRAMS UNDER THE NA20 TIONAL APPRENTICESHIP SYSTEM. 

21 ‘‘(a) PROGRAM REGISTRATION APPLICATION.—In 

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1 gram under the national apprenticeship system shall re2 quest registration of such program from a registration 

3 agency by submitting the information required by the reg4 istration agency, including— 

5 ‘‘(1) information demonstrating that each of 

6 the requirements of section 122 will be met for the 

7 program; 

8 ‘‘(2) a copy of the apprenticeship agreement de9 scribed in section 123 used by the sponsor; 

10 ‘‘(3) a written assurance that, if the program is 

11 registered under this Act, the sponsor will admin12 ister the program in accordance with the require13 ments of this Act and comply with the requirements 

14 of the apprenticeship agreement for each apprentice; 

15 and 

16 ‘‘(4) methods the program sponsor will use to 

17 report data describing outcomes associated with the 

18 program as required by the registration agency— 

19 ‘‘(A) on an annual basis for any program 

20 sponsor with fewer than 5 program partici21 pants; or 

22 ‘‘(B) on a quarterly basis for any program 

23 sponsor with 5 or more program participants. 

24 ‘‘(b) RECOGNITION AND REGISTRATION PROCESS.— 

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1 ‘‘(A) PROVISIONAL APPROVAL REVIEW.— 

2 An application submitted under subsection (a) 

3 that the registration agency determines meets 

4 the requirements described in such subsection 

5 shall be registered for a provisional 1-year pe6 riod beginning not later than 30 days after 

7 such application is submitted. During such pe8 riod, the registration agency shall accept and 

9 record the apprenticeship agreement as evidence 

10 of the program’s compliance and registration to 

11 operate such program. 

12 ‘‘(B) FULL APPROVAL OR EXTENDED PRO13 VISIONAL APPROVAL.—By the end of a provi14 sional registration period for a program, the 

15 registration agency providing provisional ap16 proval under subparagraph (A) shall review the 

17 program for quality and for compliance with the 

18 applicable standards under this subtitle and all 

19 other applicable program requirements under 

20 this Act, and— 

21 ‘‘(i) if a registration agency con22 ducting a provisional review determines 

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1 registration agency shall fully approve the 

2 registration of the program; or 

3 ‘‘(ii) if a registration agency con4 ducting a provisional review determines 

5 that the program is not conforming to the 

6 requirements or standards under this Act, 

7 the registration agency may continue the 

8 provisional registration of the program 

9 through the first full training cycle for pro10 gram participants, and conduct an addi11 tional provisional review at the conclusion 

12 of the training cycle. 

13 ‘‘(C) FAILURE TO MEET REQUIRE14 MENTS.—If, after an initial provisional review 

15 under subparagraph (A), a registration agency 

16 conducting such provisional review determines 

17 that the program is not in operation or does not 

18 conform to the requirements under this Act, the 

19 registration agency shall recommend technical 

20 assistance and corrective action for the pro21 gram, or deregistration, in accordance with pro22 cedures established under subsections (b) and 

23 (c) of section 131. 

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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A registration agency 

2 that registers a program under paragraph (1) 

3 shall— 

4 ‘‘(i) provide the sponsor of the pro5 gram with a certificate of registration or 

6 other written evidence of registration; and 

7 ‘‘(ii) provide a copy of the certificate 

8 of registration to the Secretary of Veterans 

9 Affairs or the applicable State veterans 

10 agency for the purpose of aligning the reg11 istration process with the process for ap12 proving such program for eligible veterans’ 

13 use of supplemental educational assistance 

14 benefits. 

15 ‘‘(B) REGISTRATION NAME.—A program 

16 shall be registered in the name of the sponsor, 

17 or if a sponsor enters into a partnership with 

18 an employer who registers the program, in the 

19 name of the employer. 

20 ‘‘(3) PROGRAM PARTICIPANT REGISTRATION.— 

21 A sponsor providing a program that is registered in 

22 accordance with paragraph (2) shall provide to an 

23 individual seeking to be a program participant the 

24 opportunity to apply through the sponsor, and 

25 shall— 


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1 ‘‘(A) enter into a written individual ap2 prenticeship agreement described in section 123 

3 with each such individual before the commence4 ment of the program; and 

5 ‘‘(B) individually register each program 

6 participant with the registration agency by fil7 ing a copy of the individual apprenticeship 

8 agreement with the registration agency or as 

9 otherwise required by the registration agency, 

10 and sharing a copy with the Administrator as 

11 appropriate, as described under section 

12 123(a)(4). 

13 ‘‘(4) TRANSITION PROCESS FOR PREVIOUSLY

14 APPROVED PROGRAMS.—With respect to a program 

15 that was registered under this Act as of the day be16 fore the date of enactment of the National Appren17 ticeship Act of 2020, the registration agency shall 

18 take such steps as necessary to— 

19 ‘‘(A) in the case of a program that meets 

20 of the requirements of this Act, maintain the 

21 status of the sponsor of the program as of the 

22 date before such date of enactment as the spon23 sor of such program under this Act; and 

24 ‘‘(B) in the case of a program that does 

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1 technical assistance to the sponsor of such pro2 gram to ensure that the sponsor is in compli3 ance with this Act not later than 3 years after 

4 the date of enactment of the National Appren5 ticeship Act of 2020. 

6 ‘‘(c) MODIFICATIONS OR CHANGES TO YOUTH AP7 PRENTICESHIP, PRE-APPRENTICESHIP, OR APPRENTICE8 SHIP PROGRAMS.— 

9 ‘‘(1) SPONSOR PROPOSAL.—Any sponsor that 

10 wishes to modify a program, including the program’s 

11 method of meeting the standards required under this 

12 Act, shall submit the proposal for such change or 

13 modification to the registration agency for the pro14 gram. 

15 ‘‘(2) REGISTRATION AGENCY REQUIREMENTS.— 

16 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The registration agen17 cy shall determine whether to approve the pro18 posal and notify the sponsor of the determina19 tion by not later than 60 days after receipt of 

20 the proposal. 

21 ‘‘(B) APPROVAL OF PROPOSAL.—If the 

22 proposal is approved, the registration agency 

23 shall amend the record of the program to reflect 

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1 knowledgment of the amended program, by not 

2 later than 30 days after the date of approval. 

3 ‘‘(C) DISAPPROVAL OF PROPOSAL.—If the 

4 proposal is not approved, the registration agen5 cy shall— 

6 ‘‘(i) notify the sponsor of the reasons 

7 for the disapproval and provide the sponsor 

8 with technical assistance to maintain the 

9 program as originally registered; 

10 ‘‘(ii) provide the sponsor with the op11 portunity to submit a revised modification 

12 proposal, including providing appropriate 

13 technical assistance to modify the proposal 

14 in order to meet the requirements of this 

15 Act; and 

16 ‘‘(iii) in a case in which the sponsor 

17 submits a revised modification proposal, 

18 not later than 60 days after receipt of such 

19 proposal— 

20 ‘‘(I) approve the proposal; or 

21 ‘‘(II) disapprove the proposal and 

22 provide the sponsor with technical as23 sistance to maintain the program as 

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1 ‘‘(D) LIST OF DISAPPROVED PROGRAMS.— 

2 The registration agency shall maintain a list of 

3 programs that were disapproved which includes 

4 the reasons for each such disapproval and pro5 vide such list to the Administrator at least an6 nually. 

7 ‘‘Subtitle C—Evaluations and 

8 Research 

9 ‘‘SEC. 131. PROGRAM EVALUATIONS. 

10 ‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to 

11 provide program performance transparency across the 

12 programs under the national apprenticeship system, assess 

13 the effectiveness of States in achieving positive outcomes 

14 for program participants served by those programs, and 

15 establish performance accountability measures related to 

16 program completion and key indicators of performance 

17 under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

18 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.). 

19 ‘‘(b) REVIEWS BY REGISTRATION AGENCIES.— 

20 ‘‘(1) PERFORMANCE REVIEWS.— 

21 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A registration agency 

22 shall— 

23 ‘‘(i) annually collect performance data 

24 for each program registered under section 

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1 ‘‘(I) the performance of the pro2 gram with respect to the indicators of 

3 performance under section 

4 116(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Workforce In5 novation and Opportunity Act (29 

6 U.S.C. 3141(b)(2)(A)(i) or in the case 

7 of a youth apprenticeship program, 

8 section 116(b)(2)(A)(ii)) of such Act 

9 (29 U.S.C. 3141(b)(2)(A)(ii)), as ap10 plied to programs under the national 

11 apprenticeship system; and 

12 ‘‘(II) the completion rates of the 

13 program; and 

14 ‘‘(ii) provide technical assistance for 

15 the collection of the information under 

16 clause (i) of this subparagraph and sub17 paragraph (B), as necessary. 

18 ‘‘(B) REPORTS.—The registration agency 

19 for a State shall annually prepare and submit 

20 to the Administrator a State performance re21 port that includes the following information 

22 with respect to each program registered under 

23 section 124 by such agency, including— 

24 ‘‘(i) information specifying the levels 

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1 (A), as compared to goals set in section 

2 113(c)(8)(A)(i); 

3 ‘‘(ii) the percentage of program par4 ticipants by race, sex ethnicity and, to the 

5 extent practicable, by individuals with dis6 abilities, as compared to such percentages 

7 within the working age population who are 

8 in the geographical area from which the 

9 sponsor usually seeks or reasonably could 

10 seek program participants and who meet 

11 the minimum eligibility requirements for 

12 entry into in the program; 

13 ‘‘(iii) the percentage of program par14 ticipants served by each of the programs 

15 that obtained unsubsidized employment in 

16 a field related to the apprenticeable occu17 pation; 

18 ‘‘(iv) the average time to completion 

19 for the program as compared to the de20 scription in the agreement under para21 graphs (1) and (2) of section 123(b); 

22 ‘‘(v) the average cost per participant 

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1 ‘‘(vi) the percentage of program par2 ticipants who received supportive services; 

3 ‘‘(vii) information on the State’s ac4 tivities required under section 113(c), in5 cluding the State’s uses of funds; and 

6 ‘‘(viii) the disaggregation of the per7 formance data described in clauses (i) 

8 through (vi)— 

9 ‘‘(I) by the program type (ap10 prenticeship, youth apprenticeship, or 

11 pre-apprenticeship program) involved; 

12 and 

13 ‘‘(II) by race, ethnicity, sex, age, 

14 veteran status, and membership in a 

15 population specified in section 3(24) 

16 of the Workforce Innovation and Op17 portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102(24)). 

18 ‘‘(C) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later 

19 than 60 days after receiving a report under 

20 subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall transmit 

21 to the Committee on Education and Labor of 

22 the House of Representatives and the Com23 mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen24 sions of the Senate. 


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1 ‘‘(D) PUBLICATION.—The Administrator 

2 shall annually make available on a publicly ac3 cessible website each report received under sub4 paragraph (B) not later than 30 days after re5 ceipt of such report. 

6 ‘‘(2) COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM REVIEWS.— 

7 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A registration agency 

8 shall periodically review each program reg9 istered under section 124 by such agency for 

10 quality assurance and compliance with the re11 quirements of this Act. 

12 ‘‘(B) TIMING OF REVIEWS.—A review de13 scribed in subparagraph (A) shall occur— 

14 ‘‘(i) at the end of the first full train15 ing cycle of program participants under 

16 the program; and 

17 ‘‘(ii) beginning after the review de18 scribed in clause (i) at least once every 5 

19 years. 

20 ‘‘(C) REVIEW.—The review shall be a com21 prehensive review regarding all aspects of the 

22 program performance, including— 

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1 viduals who are registered as new youth 

2 apprentices, pre-apprentices, or apprentices 

3 under the program, or who successfully 

4 complete the program, as required under 

5 this Act; 

6 ‘‘(ii) determining whether the sponsor 

7 of the program is complying with the re8 quirements of this Act; 

9 ‘‘(iii) evaluating the performance of 

10 the sponsor with respect to, at a minimum, 

11 the indicators described in paragraph 

12 (1)(A)(i), with the performance data 

13 disaggregated as described in paragraph 

14 (1)(B)(viii); and 

15 ‘‘(iv) ensuring the sponsor’s compli16 ance with the requirement to provide equal 

17 opportunity in recruitment, training, and 

18 employment as described in subparagraphs 

19 (B) and (C) of section 111(b)(7). 

20 ‘‘(D) REPORTS.—On completion of a re21 view under this paragraph, the registration 

22 agency shall prepare and submit to the Admin23 istrator a report containing the results of the 

24 review. 

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1 ‘‘(1) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The registra2 tion agency shall provide technical assistance to the 

3 sponsor and identify areas that require technical as4 sistance, including— 

5 ‘‘(A) to support the sponsor in creating a 

6 plan to meet the State goals described in sec7 tion 113(c)(8)(A)(ii), as applicable; and 

8 ‘‘(B) assistance in the development of a 

9 performance improvement plan if the registra10 tion agency determines, pursuant to any review 

11 under subsection (b), that the youth apprentice12 ship, pre-apprenticeship, or apprenticeship pro13 gram— 

14 ‘‘(i) is not in operation; 

15 ‘‘(ii) is not in compliance with the re16 quirements of this Act; or 

17 ‘‘(iii) is achieving levels of perform18 ance on any indicators described in sub19 section (b)(1)(A)(i) that are lower than the 

20 State goals for any program year. 

21 ‘‘(2) CORRECTIVE ACTION AND

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1 gram, after making a determination that the pro2 gram demonstrates persistent and significant failure 

3 to perform successfully, which occurs when— 

4 ‘‘(A) the sponsor of the program consist5 ently fails to register at least 1 program partici6 pant; 

7 ‘‘(B) the program shows a pattern of poor 

8 results on the indicators described in subsection 

9 (b)(1)(A)(i) over a period of 3 years, given the 

10 characteristics of program participants and eco11 nomic conditions in the area served, or are 

12 lower than the national or State average; 

13 ‘‘(C) the program shows no indication of 

14 improvement in the areas identified by the reg15 istration agency and in the performance im16 provement plan under paragraph (1); or 

17 ‘‘(D) the sponsor has not administered the 

18 program in accordance with the program’s reg19 istration, as applicable, or with the require20 ments of this Act. 

21 ‘‘(3) NOTIFICATION AND HEARING.—If the reg22 istration agency makes a determination described in 

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1 ing by the Office of Administrative Law Judges. The 

2 registration agency shall transmit to the Secretary a 

3 report containing all pertinent facts and cir4 cumstances concerning the determination, including 

5 findings and a recommendation for deregistration, 

6 and copies of all relevant documents and records. If 

7 the sponsor does not request the hearing not later 

8 than 15 days after receiving such notification, the 

9 registration agency shall deregister the program 

10 after the period for requesting such a hearing has 

11 expired. 

12 ‘‘(4) NOTIFICATION AND TREATMENT OF AP13 PRENTICES.—Not later than 15 days after the reg14 istration agency deregisters a program, the sponsor 

15 or program administrator shall notify program par16 ticipant— 

17 ‘‘(A) of such deregistration and the effec18 tive date; 

19 ‘‘(B) that such deregistration automatically 

20 deprives the program participant of individual 

21 registration as part of such youth apprentice22 ship, pre-apprenticeship, or apprenticeship pro23 gram, including the ability to receive a certifi24 cate of completion from the registration agency; 


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1 ‘‘(C) that the deregistration of the pro2 gram removes the program participant from eli3 gibility for any Federal financial or other assist4 ance, or rights, privileges, or exemptions under 

5 Federal law, that— 

6 ‘‘(i) relates to an apprentice; and 

7 ‘‘(ii) requires the registration agency’s 

8 approval; and 

9 ‘‘(D) that all youth apprentices, pre-ap10 prentices, or apprentices are referred to the 

11 registration agency for information about po12 tential transfers to other programs under the 

13 national apprenticeship system. 

14 ‘‘SEC. 132. NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP SYSTEM RE15 SEARCH. 

16 ‘‘(a) RESEARCH.—The Secretary shall conduct, 

17 through an independent entity, research for the purpose 

18 of improving the management and effectiveness of the pro19 grams and activities carried out under this Act and to as20 sist in the evaluation of the programs as described in sec21 tion 131. 

22 ‘‘(b) TECHNIQUES.—The research conducted under 

23 this section shall utilize appropriate methodology and re24 search designs. 

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1 ‘‘(1) the general effectiveness of such programs 

2 and activities in relation to their cost, including the 

3 extent to which the programs and activities— 

4 ‘‘(A) improve the skill and employment 

5 competencies of participants in comparison to 

6 comparably-situated individuals who did not 

7 participate in such programs and activities; 

8 ‘‘(B) to the extent feasible, increase the 

9 levels of total employment, of attainment of rec10 ognized postsecondary credentials, and of meas11 urable skills, above the levels that would have 

12 existed in the absence of such programs and ac13 tivities; 

14 ‘‘(C) respond to the needs reflected in 

15 labor market data in the local area and align 

16 with high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand indus17 tries or occupations; 

18 ‘‘(D) demonstrate a return on investment 

19 of Federal, State, local, sponsor, employer, and 

20 other funding for programs under the national 

21 apprenticeship system, capturing the full level 

22 of investment in, and impact of, such programs 

23 under the national apprenticeship system; and 

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1 prentice system in effectively increasing the 

2 participation of women, minorities, individuals 

3 with disabilities, long term unemployed, individ4 uals impacted by the criminal and juvenile jus5 tice system, foster and former foster youth, and 

6 individuals with barriers to employment; 

7 ‘‘(2) the impact of the National Apprenticeship 

8 Act of 2020 on the general effectiveness of programs 

9 under the national apprenticeship system, including 

10 the implementation of policies such as dual or con11 current enrollment programs, advanced standing, or 

12 industry recognized apprenticeable occupations; 

13 ‘‘(3) best practices in increasing participation of 

14 nontraditional apprenticeship populations and indi15 viduals with barriers to employment, including indi16 viduals with disabilities, in programs under the na17 tional apprenticeship system; and 

18 ‘‘(4) opportunities to scale up effective models 

19 under the national apprenticeship system. 

20 ‘‘(d) REPORTS.— 

21 ‘‘(1) INDEPENDENT ENTITY.—The independent 

22 entity carrying out the research shall prepare and 

23 submit to the Secretary— 

24 ‘‘(A) an interim report containing findings 

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1 ‘‘(B) a final report containing the results 

2 of the research, including policy recommenda3 tions. 

4 ‘‘(2) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 

5 60 days after receipt of the interim report and final 

6 report described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 

7 paragraph (1), respectively, the Secretary shall sub8 mit each report to the Committee on Education and 

9 Labor of the House of Representatives and the Com10 mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

11 of the Senate. 

12 ‘‘(e) PUBLIC ACCESS.—The Secretary shall make the 

13 interim and final reports available on a publicly accessible 

14 website not later than 60 days after the receipt of the in15 terim and final report. 

16 ‘‘(f) DEMONSTRATION AUTHORITY.— 

17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized 

18 to initiate demonstration projects, subject to the rec19 ommendation of two-thirds of the voting members of 

20 the Advisory Committee, such that each demonstra21 tion project— 

22 ‘‘(A) is limited in size and scope; 

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1 ‘‘(C) is carried out in nontraditional ap2 prenticeship industries or occupations; and 

3 ‘‘(D) which may include activities that re4 spond to the COVID–19 public health emer5 gency. 

6 ‘‘(2) LIMITATION ON FUNDING.—In initiating 

7 demonstration projects under subsection (a), the 

8 Secretary may not use more than $2,000,000 annu9 ally from the funding authorized under section 

10 141(a). 

11 ‘‘Subtitle D—General Provisions 

12 ‘‘SEC. 141. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

13 ‘‘(a) OFFICE OF APPRENTICESHIP.—There are au14 thorized to be appropriated to carry out sections 111, 112, 

15 131, and 132— 

16 ‘‘(1) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; 

17 ‘‘(2) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 

18 ‘‘(3) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 

19 ‘‘(4) $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; and 

20 ‘‘(5) $90,000,000 for fiscal year 2025. 

21 ‘‘(b) INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT.—There are author22 ized to be appropriated to carry out section 114— 

23 ‘‘(1) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; 

24 ‘‘(2) $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 

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1 ‘‘(4) $16,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; and 

2 ‘‘(5) $18,000,000 for fiscal year 2025. 

3 ‘‘TITLE II—MODERNIZING THE 

4 NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP 

5 SYSTEM FOR THE 21st CEN6 TURY GRANTS 

7 ‘‘SEC. 201. GRANT REQUIREMENTS. 

8 ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.— 

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall 

10 award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements 

11 to eligible entities on a competitive basis for one or 

12 more of the following purposes: 

13 ‘‘(A) CREATION AND EXPANSION ACTIVI14 TIES.—To expand the offerings of programs 

15 under the national apprenticeship system— 

16 ‘‘(i) to create new apprenticeship pro17 grams in a nontraditional apprenticeship 

18 industry or occupation, such as for pro19 grams demonstrating demand in informa20 tion technology, computer science, energy, 

21 green jobs, advanced manufacturing, 

22 health care, media and entertainment, edu23 cation, hospitality and tourism, or 

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1 ‘‘(ii) to expand existing apprenticeship 

2 programs demonstrating labor market de3 mand; 

4 ‘‘(iii) to create new or expand existing 

5 pre-apprenticeship programs; or 

6 ‘‘(iv) to create new or expand existing 

7 youth apprenticeship programs. 

8 ‘‘(B) ENCOURAGING EMPLOYER PARTICI9 PATION.—To encourage employer participation 

10 in programs under the national apprenticeship 

11 system— 

12 ‘‘(i) that target individuals with bar13 riers to employment in youth apprentice14 ship, pre-apprenticeship, or apprenticeship 

15 programs, prioritizing nontraditional ap16 prenticeship populations such as women, 

17 minorities, long-term unemployed, individ18 uals with a disability, individuals with sub19 stance abuse issues, veterans, military 

20 spouses, individuals experiencing homeless21 ness, individuals impacted by the criminal 

22 or juvenile justice system, and foster and 

23 former foster youth; 

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1 tions, such as direct care workers and 

2 early childhood, elementary school, and 

3 secondary school educators; 

4 ‘‘(iii) that target individuals currently 

5 or recently incarcerated; or 

6 ‘‘(iv) among small- and medium-sized 

7 employers. 

8 ‘‘(C) INTERMEDIARY GRANTS.—If the eli9 gible entity is a qualified intermediary— 

10 ‘‘(i) to support national industry and 

11 equity intermediaries in establishing or ex12 panding sector-based partnerships to sup13 port the delivery or expansion of programs 

14 under the national apprenticeship system 

15 to significant scale in the United States— 

16 ‘‘(I) in key sectors, including 

17 manufacturing, information tech18 nology, cyber security, health care, in19 surance and finance, energy, hospi20 tality, retail, construction, and other 

21 sectors identified by the Administrator 

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1 ‘‘(II) for nontraditional appren2 ticeship populations, women, minori3 ties, individuals with disabilities, and 

4 individuals impacted by the criminal 

5 or juvenile justice system; or 

6 ‘‘(ii) to serve programs under the na7 tional apprenticeship system in a local or 

8 regional setting. 

9 ‘‘(D) EDUCATIONAL ALIGNMENT.—To 

10 strengthen alignment between programs under 

11 the national apprenticeship system and edu12 cation and training providers with secondary, 

13 postsecondary, and adult education systems, in14 cluding degree and credential requirements. 

15 ‘‘(2) DURATION.— 

16 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator 

17 shall award grants under this subsection for a 

18 period of not more than 3 years. 

19 ‘‘(B) EXTENSION.—The eligible entity may 

20 apply for, and the Administrator may grant, an 

21 extension of the grant period for not more than 

22 1 additional 2-year period, if the grant recipient 

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1 ‘‘(i) has effectively implemented a 

2 project to achieve its stated purpose as de3 scribed in subsections (e) and (f); 

4 ‘‘(ii) has complied with the assurances 

5 as described in subsection (e)(9); and 

6 ‘‘(iii) has improved applicable out7 comes, as demonstrated through indicators 

8 referred to in section 203(a)(2). 

9 ‘‘(b) FUNDING REQUIREMENTS.— 

10 ‘‘(1) MATCHING FUNDS REQUIRED.—The Ad11 ministrator shall require, as a condition of receipt of 

12 funds under this section, an eligible entity to match 

13 funds awarded under this section in an amount not 

14 less than 25 percent of the funds awarded to such 

15 recipient under this section. Such eligible entity may 

16 make the matching funds available directly or 

17 through donations from non-Federal, public, or pri18 vate organizations, in cash or in kind, fairly evalu19 ated. 

20 ‘‘(2) WAIVER.—The Administrator may waive 

21 the requirement under paragraph (1) if the entity 

22 demonstrates that exceptional circumstances prevent 

23 the entity from meeting the requirement, such as 

24 demonstrating that the entity serves a high propor25 tion of individuals with barriers to employment, or 


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1 due to exceptional or uncontrollable circumstances, 

2 such as a natural disaster or a precipitous and un3 foreseen decline in the financial resources of the eli4 gible entity. 

5 ‘‘(c) PRIORITY AND DISTRIBUTION.— 

6 ‘‘(1) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this 

7 section, the Administrator shall give priority to an 

8 eligible entity— 

9 ‘‘(A) proposing to serve a high number or 

10 high percentage of participants who are from 

11 nontraditional apprenticeship populations; and 

12 ‘‘(B) providing opportunities in high-wage, 

13 high-skill, or in-demand sectors and occupa14 tions. 

15 ‘‘(2) GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION.—In awarding 

16 grants under this subsection, the Administrator 

17 shall, to the extent practicable, ensure a geographi18 cally diverse distribution of grants, including a geo19 graphically diverse distribution among regions of the 

20 country and among urban, suburban, and rural 

21 areas. 

22 ‘‘(d) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—To be eligible to apply for 

23 grants under this title, an eligible entity shall— 

24 ‘‘(1) demonstrate a partnership with two or 

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1 ‘‘(A) a State or local workforce develop2 ment board or State or local workforce agency; 

3 ‘‘(B) an education and training provider, 

4 or a consortium thereof; 

5 ‘‘(C) a State apprenticeship agency; 

6 ‘‘(D) an Indian Tribe or Tribal organiza7 tion; 

8 ‘‘(E) an industry or sector partnership, a 

9 group of employers, a trade association, or a 

10 professional association that sponsors or par11 ticipates in a program under the national ap12 prenticeship system; 

13 ‘‘(F) a Governor; 

14 ‘‘(G) a labor organization or joint labor15 management organization; 

16 ‘‘(H) community-based organizations that 

17 assist program participants in accessing sup18 portive services; or 

19 ‘‘(I) a qualified intermediary; and 

20 ‘‘(2) to the extent practicable, be part of an in21 dustry or sector partnership, and partner with a 

22 labor or joint labor-management organization. 

23 ‘‘(e) GENERAL APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.—An 

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1 submit to the Administrator a description of each of the 

2 following: 

3 ‘‘(1) Each purpose under subsection (a) for 

4 which the applicant intends to use such grant. 

5 ‘‘(2) Each entity with which the eligible entity 

6 is partnered or engaged under subsection (d) and 

7 the role of each such entity in carrying out activities 

8 funded under this subsection. 

9 ‘‘(3) The ability of the applicant, directly or 

10 through partners— 

11 ‘‘(A) to enroll, instruct, advance, and grad12 uate program participants served by the grant 

13 activities, and enable the participants to gain 

14 employment after program completion; 

15 ‘‘(B) to support (including by providing 

16 technical assistance) program sponsors and em17 ployers (especially small- and medium-sized 

18 businesses) in the creation of, recruitment for, 

19 and execution of programs under the national 

20 apprenticeship system; and 

21 ‘‘(C) to provide opportunities to rural com22 munities, as applicable. 

23 ‘‘(4) A labor market analysis with respect to 

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1 ‘‘(A) the need to create or expand the pro2 gram; and 

3 ‘‘(B) a plan to align the activities sup4 ported by the grant with the labor market 

5 needs of high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand in6 dustry sectors or occupations. 

7 ‘‘(5) A plan— 

8 ‘‘(A) to comply with requirements for an 

9 evaluation and report under section 203; 

10 ‘‘(B) as appropriate, to coordinate activi11 ties assisted under the grant with activities car12 ried out under the Carl D. Perkins Career and 

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

14 2301 et seq.), the Elementary and Secondary 

15 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et 

16 seq.), the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

17 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), the Workforce Innovation 

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

19 and any related Federal programs and if appro20 priate, how funds provided under these pro21 grams will be leveraged in support of the pro22 grams supported by this grant; 

23 ‘‘(C) to use funds awarded under this sec24 tion in support of the programs supported by 

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1 ‘‘(D) to continue the program after the 

2 grant period ends; and 

3 ‘‘(E) to recruit and retain program partici4 pants for pre-apprenticeship, youth apprentice5 ship, and apprenticeship programs, including 

6 from nontraditional apprenticeship populations, 

7 such as women, minorities, individuals with dis8 abilities, individuals impacted by the criminal or 

9 juvenile justice system, and individuals with 

10 barriers to employment, to ensure program par11 ticipants are able to access supportive services, 

12 as applicable, and how such plan will support 

13 the eligible entity in meeting the equal oppor14 tunity requirements for diversity described in 

15 subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 111(b)(7) 

16 and section 113(c)(5), as applicable. 

17 ‘‘(6) For any grants expanding existing pro18 grams under the national apprenticeship system, a 

19 description of— 

20 ‘‘(A) a plan to coordinate the activities car21 ried out under the grant with the existing pro22 gram; and 

23 ‘‘(B) the effectiveness of the program, in24 cluding demonstrations of programmatic com25 ponents such as program costs to employers 


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1 and to program participants, completion and 

2 placement rates, credential attainment, diversity 

3 in populations served, the effectiveness of the 

4 program in increasing participant’s wages and 

5 benefits, or services provided to employers and 

6 program participants. 

7 ‘‘(7) A description of potential program partici8 pants and strategies to support the recruitment, re9 tention, and completion of such participants, includ10 ing nontraditional apprenticeship populations and in11 dividuals with barriers to employment, to the extent 

12 practicable. 

13 ‘‘(8) A description of strategies to recruit and 

14 support employers involved in programs under the 

15 national apprenticeship system. 

16 ‘‘(9) An assurance that the eligible entity will— 

17 ‘‘(A) provide information to the Adminis18 trator, as requested, for any such evaluations as 

19 the Administrator may carry out; 

20 ‘‘(B) make program performance outcome 

21 data available (in accordance with applicable 

22 data privacy laws, including section 444 of the 

23 General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 

24 1232g) and section 4 of this Act) to inde25 pendent evaluators to enable the evaluators to 


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1 prepare the evaluations and research reports 

2 described in section 203(a)(1); and 

3 ‘‘(C) coordinate grant activities with a 

4 State Apprenticeship Agency, if such agency ex5 ists in the State where the eligible entity is ap6 plying for a grant or carrying out activities. 

7 ‘‘(f) ADDITIONAL APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.— 

8 The Administrator shall require an eligible entity applying 

9 for a grant under this title to include as part of their ap10 plication in subsection (e) the following information, as 

11 applicable: 

12 ‘‘(1) CREATION AND EXPANSION ACTIVITIES.— 

13 ‘‘(A) NEW APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS.— 

14 An eligible entity applying to create new ap15 prenticeship programs and carry out activities 

16 in accordance with subsection (a)(1)(A)(i) shall 

17 include as part of their application a description 

18 of— 

19 ‘‘(i) any plans for further expansion 

20 upon development of the program; and 

21 ‘‘(ii) employers, and to the extent 

22 practicable, labor organizations or joint 

23 labor-management organizations, engaged 

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1 ‘‘(B) EXPANDING APPRENTICESHIP PRO2 GRAMS.—An eligible entity applying to expand 

3 existing apprenticeship programs and carry out 

4 activities in accordance with subsection 

5 (a)(1)(A)(ii) shall include as part of their appli6 cation a description of employers engaged in the 

7 program expansion. 

8 ‘‘(C) CREATING OR EXPANDING PRE-AP9 PRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS.—An eligible entity 

10 applying to create or expand pre-apprenticeship 

11 programs and carry out activities in accordance 

12 with subsection (a)(1)(A)(iii) shall include as 

13 part of their application a description of— 

14 ‘‘(i) a partnership between the eligible 

15 entity and at least one apprenticeship pro16 gram; and 

17 ‘‘(ii) existing partnerships with em18 ployers acting in either an advisory capac19 ity or actively participating in the pre-ap20 prenticeship program. 

21 ‘‘(D) CREATING OR EXPANDING YOUTH

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1 clude as part of their application a description 

2 of— 

3 ‘‘(i) an existing partnership with at 

4 least one high school offering related in5 struction for the youth apprenticeship pro6 gram, with existing integration into the 

7 academic content of the high school di8 ploma requirements, or with demonstrated 

9 plans for integration of related instruction 

10 into the high school curriculum; and 

11 ‘‘(ii) existing partnerships with em12 ployers acting in either an advisory capac13 ity or actively participating in the youth 

14 apprenticeship program. 

15 ‘‘(2) ENCOURAGING EMPLOYER PARTICIPA16 TION.— 

17 ‘‘(A) INDIVIDUALS WITH BARRIERS TO EM18 PLOYMENT.—An eligible entity applying to tar19 get individuals with barriers to employment for 

20 apprenticeship, youth apprenticeship, or pre-ap21 prenticeship programs and carry out activities 

22 in accordance with subsection (a)(1)(B)(i) shall 

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1 ‘‘(i) specific strategies to target both 

2 individuals with barriers to employment 

3 and employers for participation in the pro4 gram; and 

5 ‘‘(ii) partnerships with organizations 

6 that assist program participants in access7 ing supportive services to support recruit8 ment, retention, and completion of the pro9 gram by program participants. 

10 ‘‘(B) HIGH-NEED SOCIAL SERVICE-RE11 LATED INDUSTRIES.—An eligible entity apply12 ing to offer pre-apprenticeship, youth appren13 ticeship, or apprenticeship programs in high14 need social service-related industries, sectors, or 

15 occupations and carry out activities in accord16 ance with subsection (a)(1)(B)(ii) shall include 

17 as part of their application a description of 

18 wages and benefits offered to program partici19 pants. 

20 ‘‘(C) INDIVIDUALS CURRENTLY OR RE21 CENTLY INCARCERATED.—An eligible entity ap22 plying to target individuals currently or recently 

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1 (a)(1)(B)(iii) shall include as part of their ap2 plication a description of— 

3 ‘‘(i) a plan to assist the program par4 ticipants in obtaining the documentation 

5 and work authorization necessary to par6 ticipate in such program; 

7 ‘‘(ii) partnerships with organizations 

8 that will assist program participants in ac9 cessing activities to improve financial lit10 eracy and supportive services; 

11 ‘‘(iii) how the assessments used to 

12 support the placement of potential pro13 gram participants into a program accu14 rately reflect the participants’ skills and 

15 competencies; 

16 ‘‘(iv) a plan to provide information 

17 about resources to program participants to 

18 address mental health or substance abuse 

19 issues; 

20 ‘‘(v) partnerships with organizations 

21 that support— 

22 ‘‘(I) the transition from incarcer23 ation to re-entry, such as assistance 

24 with housing, transportation, and 

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1 ‘‘(II) successful completion of an 

2 apprenticeship or pre-apprenticeship 

3 program; 

4 ‘‘(vi) wages and benefits offered to 

5 program participants that are commensu6 rate with wages for similar work in the 

7 State or local area, as allowable; and 

8 ‘‘(vii) alignment and necessary sup9 ports to comply with and receive the bene10 fits of the Federal Bonding Program and 

11 the Prison Industry Enhancement Certifi12 cation Program for employers participating 

13 in apprenticeship programs. 

14 ‘‘(D) SMALL- AND MEDIUM-SIZED EMPLOY15 ERS.—An eligible entity applying to engage 

16 small- and medium-sized employers and carry 

17 out activities in accordance with subsection 

18 (a)(1)(B)(iv) shall include as part of their ap19 plication a description of demonstrated success 

20 in engaging small- and medium-sized employers 

21 and the ability to recruit new employers to par22 ticipate in related partnerships or programs, 

23 such as small businesses owned or controlled by 

24 women, minorities, or veterans. 

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1 ‘‘(A) SUPPORTING NATIONAL INDUSTRY

2 AND EQUITY INTERMEDIARIES.—An eligible en3 tity applying to carry out activities in accord4 ance with subsection (a)(1)(C)(i) shall include 

5 as part of their application a description of the 

6 ability of such entity to convene a diverse group 

7 of industry specific stakeholders for the pur8 poses of developing or expanding programs, in9 cluding employers, workforce development orga10 nizations, industry associations, labor groups 

11 (including joint labor-management organiza12 tions), and education and training providers at 

13 a national level or with national reach. 

14 ‘‘(B) SERVING PROGRAMS IN A LOCAL OR

15 REGIONAL SETTING.—An eligible entity apply16 ing to carry out activities in accordance with 

17 subsection (a)(1)(C)(ii) shall include as part of 

18 their application a description of how such enti19 ty will— 

20 ‘‘(i) engage employers, especially 

21 small- and medium-sized businesses, in the 

22 formation or ongoing development of in23 dustry or sector partnerships and pro24 grams in the national apprenticeship sys25 tem; 


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1 ‘‘(ii) identify the industry or sector 

2 partnerships that will be served, and dem3 onstrate alignment to high-skill, high-wage, 

4 or in-demand industry sectors or occupa5 tions; 

6 ‘‘(iii) leverage additional resources, in7 cluding funding provided by Federal and 

8 non-Federal resources; and 

9 ‘‘(iv) provide services to program 

10 sponsors and program participants. 

11 ‘‘(4) EDUCATIONAL ALIGNMENT.—An eligible 

12 entity applying to carry out activities in accordance 

13 with subsection (a)(1)(D) shall include as part of 

14 their application a description of— 

15 ‘‘(A) a demonstration of a partnership 

16 with— 

17 ‘‘(i)(I) no less than three sponsors or 

18 employers; or 

19 ‘‘(II) an industry or sector partner20 ship; and 

21 ‘‘(ii) at least 1 of the following— 

22 ‘‘(I) an educational service agen23 cy; 

24 ‘‘(II) a high school; 

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1 ‘‘(IV) State educational agency; 

2 ‘‘(V) an Indian Tribe, Tribal or3 ganization, Tribal educational agency, 

4 Tribally controlled college or univer5 sity, or Tribally controlled postsec6 ondary career and technical institu7 tion, as applicable; 

8 ‘‘(VI) a postsecondary edu9 cational institution; or 

10 ‘‘(VII) a State higher education 

11 agency; and 

12 ‘‘(B) a commitment to establishing or ex13 panding the alignment of the related instruction 

14 to— 

15 ‘‘(i) the requirements for a high 

16 school diploma, which may be fulfilled 

17 through a dual or concurrent enrollment 

18 program; or 

19 ‘‘(ii) the requirements for a recognized 

20 postsecondary credential, including the de21 gree requirements for an associate’s or 

22 bachelor’s degree. 

23 ‘‘SEC. 202. USES OF FUNDS. 

24 ‘‘(a) GENERAL ACTIVITIES.—An eligible entity apply25 ing for any grant activity under section 201(a)(1)— 


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1 ‘‘(1) shall use at least 5 percent of the grant 

2 funds to provide direct financial assistance to ap3 prentices, pre-apprentices, or youth apprentices 

4 through emergency grants to support their financial 

5 needs to enter, remain enrolled in, and complete 

6 such program, such as support for the related costs 

7 of supplies and equipment, assessment or licensure 

8 fees, courses, transportation, child care, and hous9 ing; and 

10 ‘‘(2) may use funds for any of the following ac11 tivities: 

12 ‘‘(A) To establish or expand partnerships 

13 with organizations that provide program partici14 pants access to financial planning, mentoring, 

15 and supportive services that are necessary to 

16 enable an individual to participate in and com17 plete a program under the national apprentice18 ship system. 

19 ‘‘(B) To conduct outreach and recruitment 

20 activities, including assessments of potential 

21 participants for, and enrollment of participants 

22 in, a program under the national apprenticeship 

23 system. 

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1 employers, industry associations, labor and joint 

2 labor-management organizations, qualified 

3 intermediaries, education and training pro4 viders, State or local workforce agencies, poten5 tial sponsors, community-based organizations, 

6 communities with high numbers or percentages 

7 of nontraditional apprenticeship populations, 

8 small- and medium-sized businesses, or rural 

9 communities to establish or expand industry or 

10 sector partnerships and opportunities under the 

11 national apprenticeship system. 

12 ‘‘(D) To carry out grant requirements, in13 cluding program evaluation and reporting re14 quirements. 

15 ‘‘(E) To conduct any activities as described 

16 in the application that would advance the pur17 poses of the grant. 

18 ‘‘(F) To support the transition to virtual 

19 or remote learning or training, as necessary and 

20 as approved by the registration agency. 

21 ‘‘(b) ADDITIONAL USES OF FUNDS.— 

22 ‘‘(1) CREATION OR EXPANSION ACTIVITIES.— 

23 ‘‘(A) APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM CRE24 ATION.—An eligible entity that receives funds 

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1 funding to create and implement an apprentice2 ship program, which may include— 

3 ‘‘(i) creating and providing training 

4 and related instruction based on employer 

5 engagement; 

6 ‘‘(ii) applying apprenticeship frame7 works as described in section 111(b)(5)(C) 

8 to the State or local labor market and em9 ployer needs; or 

10 ‘‘(iii) aligning the new program with 

11 existing apprenticeship programs. 

12 ‘‘(B) APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM EXPAN13 SION.—An eligible entity that receives funds 

14 under section 201(a)(1)(A)(ii) shall use such 

15 funds to expand an existing apprenticeship pro16 gram, which may include— 

17 ‘‘(i) expanding and enhancing related 

18 instruction; 

19 ‘‘(ii) conducting outreach to and en20 gagement with employers for the purposes 

21 of program expansion, including creation 

22 of new or expansion of existing industry or 

23 sector partnerships; 

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1 ‘‘(iv) building awareness of appren2 ticeship program opportunities for State or 

3 local workforce development, education, 

4 and economic development entities; and 

5 ‘‘(v) providing commensurate wages to 

6 wages for on-the-job training for program 

7 participants during related instruction, as 

8 applicable. 

9 ‘‘(C) PRE-APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS.— 

10 An eligible entity that receives funds under sec11 tion 201(a)(1)(A)(iii) shall use such funds to 

12 create a new pre-apprenticeship program or ex13 pand an existing pre-apprenticeship program, 

14 which may include— 

15 ‘‘(i) coordinating pre-apprenticeship 

16 program activities with an apprenticeship 

17 program in a high-skill, high-wage, or in18 demand industry sector or occupation, in19 cluding the creation or expansion of work20 based learning opportunities, and articula21 tion agreements for those who successfully 

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1 ‘‘(ii) creating, expanding, or inte2 grating related instruction and work-based 

3 learning, which may include training in the 

4 workplace and supporting partnerships to 

5 create opportunities for pre-apprentices to 

6 earn credit at a postsecondary educational 

7 institution for skills and competencies ac8 quired during the pre-apprenticeship pro9 gram; 

10 ‘‘(iii) providing participants with ca11 reer exploration and career planning activi12 ties and with exploration of postsecondary 

13 opportunities including apprenticeship pro14 grams; 

15 ‘‘(iv) with respect to participants 

16 without a high school diploma or a gen17 erally recognized equivalent, paying the 

18 costs affiliated with acquiring such equiva19 lent, and the costs of any related assess20 ments of potential pre-apprentices or active 

21 pre-apprentices, including those that would 

22 verify the attainment of foundational 

23 knowledge and skills necessary to succeed 

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1 ‘‘(v) development or expansion of 

2 partnerships with organizations that assist 

3 program participants in accessing sup4 portive services, which may include the 12- 

5 month period after the conclusion of a pre6 apprenticeship program; 

7 ‘‘(vi) providing commensurate wages 

8 to the linked apprenticeship program for 

9 pre-apprentices as they participate in and 

10 complete the pre-apprenticeship program, 

11 as appropriate; 

12 ‘‘(vii) paying the cost of related in13 struction or assessment or licensure fees 

14 associated with the pre-apprenticeship pro15 gram, as appropriate; 

16 ‘‘(viii) providing stipends to pre-ap17 prentices enrolled in a pre-apprenticeship 

18 program to cover costs such as housing, 

19 transportation, childcare or out of pocket 

20 expenses resulting from the pre-apprentice21 ship program such as assessments and fees 

22 for industry-recognized credentials or driv23 ers licenses during the time of enrollment; 

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1 ‘‘(ix) creating or expanding industry 

2 or sector partnerships to support the pre3 apprenticeship program and to provide ad4 ditional opportunities to the pre-appren5 tices. 

6 ‘‘(D) YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP PRO7 GRAMS.—An eligible entity that receives funds 

8 under section 201(a)(1)(A)(iv) shall use such 

9 funds to create a new youth apprenticeship pro10 gram or expand an existing youth apprentice11 ship program, which may include— 

12 ‘‘(i) paying for the costs associated 

13 with curriculum development and align14 ment of that curriculum with recognized 

15 postsecondary credentials including indus16 try-recognized credentials, high school 

17 graduation requirements, and related in18 struction, including curriculum develop19 ment for dual or concurrent enrollment; 

20 ‘‘(ii) providing employers, and to the 

21 extent practicable, labor organizations and 

22 joint labor-management organizations, 

23 technical assistance to support the partici24 pation of youth apprentices under the age 

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1 ‘‘(iii) integrating work-based and aca2 demic learning, which may include training 

3 in the workplace; 

4 ‘‘(iv) providing career exploration and 

5 career planning activities, including explo6 ration of postsecondary opportunities such 

7 as apprenticeship programs; 

8 ‘‘(v) providing technical assistance to 

9 support the participation of small- and me10 dium-sized businesses in youth apprentice11 ship programs; 

12 ‘‘(vi) developing or expanding partner13 ships with organizations that assist pro14 gram participants in accessing supportive 

15 services, which may include the 12-month 

16 period after the conclusion of such a youth 

17 apprenticeship program; or 

18 ‘‘(vii) providing teachers, career guid19 ance and academic counselors, school lead20 ers, administrators, specialized instruc21 tional support personnel, and paraprofes22 sionals with professional development op23 portunities to build an understanding of 

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1 students, including experiential opportuni2 ties like externships. 

3 ‘‘(2) INCENTIVE FUNDS.— 

4 ‘‘(A) BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT.—An eli5 gible entity that receives funds under section 

6 201(a)(1)(B)(i) shall use such funds to encour7 age employer participation in programs under 

8 the national apprenticeship system that target 

9 individuals with barriers to employment, which 

10 may include— 

11 ‘‘(i) providing financial assistance to 

12 employers to support costs related to the 

13 programs, such as training incumbent 

14 workers for participation as mentors or 

15 employees supervising the on-the-job learn16 ing; 

17 ‘‘(ii) supporting the cost of related in18 struction, assessment or licensure fees, or 

19 wages for program participants during re20 lated instruction; and 

21 ‘‘(iii) establishing or expanding part22 nerships with organizations that assist pro23 gram participants in accessing supportive 

24 services to support recruitment, retention, 

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1 plies and equipment necessary to begin a 

2 program under the national apprenticeship 

3 system. 

4 ‘‘(B) HIGH-NEED SOCIAL SERVICE-RE5 LATED INDUSTRIES.—An eligible entity that re6 ceives funds under section 201(a)(1)(B)(ii) 

7 shall use such funds to incentivize employer 

8 participation in programs under the national 

9 apprenticeship system in high need social serv10 ice-related industries, sectors, or occupations, 

11 which may include— 

12 ‘‘(i) providing financial assistance to 

13 employers to support costs related to the 

14 program, such as training incumbent work15 ers as mentors, or employees providing on16 the-job training; 

17 ‘‘(ii) supporting the cost of related in18 struction, assessment or licensure fees, or 

19 wages for program participants during re20 lated instruction; 

21 ‘‘(iii) establishing or expanding part22 nerships with organizations that assist pro23 gram participants in accessing supportive 

24 services to support recruitment, retention, 

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1 plies and equipment necessary to begin a 

2 program under the national apprenticeship 

3 system; or 

4 ‘‘(iv) aligning such program with ca5 reer pathways and opportunities for ad6 vancement along such career pathways. 

7 ‘‘(C) INDIVIDUALS IMPACTED BY THE JUS8 TICE SYSTEM.—An eligible entity that receives 

9 funds under section 201(a)(1)(B)(iii) shall use 

10 such funds to incentivize employer participation 

11 in programs under the national apprenticeship 

12 system that target individuals impacted by the 

13 criminal or juvenile justice system, which may 

14 include— 

15 ‘‘(i) providing financial assistance to 

16 employers to support costs related to the 

17 program, such as training incumbent work18 ers as mentors or employees supervising 

19 the on-the-job learning; or 

20 ‘‘(ii) supporting the cost of related in21 struction, assessment or licensure fees, or 

22 wages for program participants during re23 lated instruction. 

24 ‘‘(D) IN-DEMAND INDUSTRY SECTOR OR

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1 DIUM-SIZED BUSINESSES.— An eligible entity 

2 that receives funds under section 

3 201(a)(1)(B)(iv) shall use such funds to en4 courage participation of small- and medium5 sized businesses in programs under the national 

6 apprenticeship system, which may include— 

7 ‘‘(i) providing financial assistance to 

8 employers to support costs related to the 

9 program, such as training incumbent work10 ers as mentors or employees supervising 

11 the on-the-job learning; 

12 ‘‘(ii) supporting the cost of related in13 struction, assessment or licensure fees, or 

14 wages for program participants during re15 lated instruction; 

16 ‘‘(iii) providing technical assistance to 

17 small- and medium-sized businesses on the 

18 program registration process and 

19 leveraging other available funds to support 

20 carrying out programs supported by this 

21 grant; or 

22 ‘‘(iv) establishing or expanding part23 nerships to support program development 

24 or expansion, including establishing or ex25 panding industry or sector partnerships to 


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1 ensure inclusion of small- and medium2 sized businesses. 

3 ‘‘(3) INTERMEDIARY GRANTS.— 

4 ‘‘(A) NATIONAL INDUSTRY AND EQUITY

5 INTERMEDIARIES.—An eligible entity that re6 ceives funds under section 201(a)(1)(C)(i) shall 

7 use such funds to carry out activities at a na8 tional and regional level to support the pro9 motion and expansion of industry or equity 

10 intermediaries, which may include— 

11 ‘‘(i) creating partnerships and 

12 leveraging collaborations with employers, 

13 workforce development organizations, in14 dustry associations, labor organizations, 

15 and education and training providers to 

16 help multiple employers make education 

17 and training more affordable and accel18 erate the expansion of programs under the 

19 national apprenticeship system nationwide; 

20 ‘‘(ii) assisting employers in expanding 

21 programs, starting new programs, and 

22 working together to create a pipeline of 

23 skilled workers; 

24 ‘‘(iii) increasing the participation and 

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1 populations in programs under the national 

2 apprenticeship system, which may in3 clude— 

4 ‘‘(I) supporting the development, 

5 implementation, and scaling of plans 

6 and practices; and 

7 ‘‘(II) identifying, developing, and 

8 disseminating effective program tools 

9 and strategies; 

10 ‘‘(iv) providing national activities to 

11 increase awareness and access to pro12 grams, including strategic marketing and 

13 outreach, technology improvements, and 

14 innovations that make it easier for employ15 ers to start programs and for individuals 

16 to connect with program opportunities; 

17 ‘‘(v) developing and disseminating 

18 training or related instruction associated 

19 with the program or for curriculum im20 provements that align with the require21 ments of the program and learning assess22 ments; or 

23 ‘‘(vi) providing industry employees or 

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1 skills needed to succeed, along with cost ef2 fective ways of acquiring those skills 

3 through youth apprenticeship, pre-appren4 ticeship, or apprenticeship programs. 

5 ‘‘(B) LOCAL INTERMEDIARIES.—An eligi6 ble entity that receives funds under section 

7 201(a)(1)(C)(ii) may use such funds to carry 

8 out activities at a local or regional level to sup9 port the promotion and expansion of programs 

10 under the national apprenticeship system, which 

11 may include— 

12 ‘‘(i) providing training or related in13 struction associated with the programs or 

14 for curriculum improvements that align 

15 with the requirements of the programs and 

16 learning assessments; 

17 ‘‘(ii) engaging with local education 

18 and training providers to support related 

19 instruction aligned with the needs of high20 skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry 

21 sectors and occupations, and to the extent 

22 practicable, support the provision of aca23 demic credit for related instruction; 

24 ‘‘(iii) providing services, including 

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1 tion, and development of partnerships with 

2 organizations that assist program partici3 pants in accessing supportive services 

4 (which may include the 12-month period 

5 after the conclusion of the other activities 

6 in the youth apprenticeship and pre-ap7 prenticeship programs involved); 

8 ‘‘(iv) providing technical assistance on 

9 the registration process for a sponsor of a 

10 youth apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship, 

11 or apprenticeship program; 

12 ‘‘(v) connecting businesses, labor or13 ganizations, or joint labor-management or14 ganizations with education and training 

15 providers to develop related instruction to 

16 complement the on-the-job learning portion 

17 of a youth apprenticeship, pre-apprentice18 ship, or apprenticeship program; 

19 ‘‘(vi) providing training to employees 

20 to serve as on-the-job trainers or mentors 

21 to program participants; and 

22 ‘‘(vii) providing career exposure, ca23 reer planning, and career awareness activi24 ties. 


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1 ‘‘(4) EDUCATIONAL ALIGNMENT GRANTS.—An 

2 eligible entity that receives funds under section 

3 201(a)(1)(D) shall use such funds to strengthen 

4 alignment between programs under the national ap5 prenticeship system and education and training pro6 viders with secondary and postsecondary education 

7 systems, including degree and credential require8 ments, which may include— 

9 ‘‘(A) creating and aligning the related in10 struction to requirements for a high school di11 ploma or an associate’s or bachelor’s degree, in12 cluding through— 

13 ‘‘(i) dual enrollment and credit articu14 lation for youth apprenticeship programs; 

15 ‘‘(ii) articulation agreements; or 

16 ‘‘(iii) credit transfer agreements; 

17 ‘‘(B) creating or expanding career path18 ways aligned with pre-apprenticeship, youth ap19 prenticeship, or apprenticeship programs; 

20 ‘‘(C) providing professional development 

21 for teachers, career guidance and academic 

22 counselors, school leaders, administrators, spe23 cialized instructional support personnel, and 

24 paraprofessionals to build an understanding of 

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1 tem available to students and to incorporate 

2 such opportunities into academic content and 

3 offerings; 

4 ‘‘(D) offering prior learning assessments, 

5 which may include credit for prior learning to 

6 grant advanced standing in a program under 

7 the national apprenticeship system and credit 

8 towards an associate’s or bachelor’s degree; 

9 ‘‘(E) maintaining a connection between a 

10 pre-apprenticeship or youth apprenticeship pro11 gram and an apprenticeship program; and 

12 ‘‘(F) providing training for instructors or 

13 mentors. 

14 ‘‘SEC. 203. GRANT EVALUATIONS. 

15 ‘‘(a) RECIPIENT REPORTS.—Each recipient of a 

16 grant under this section shall— 

17 ‘‘(1) provide for an independent evaluation of 

18 the activities carried out under this title during the 

19 grant period; 

20 ‘‘(2) provide for an annual report and for a 

21 final report at the conclusion of the grant period, 

22 which include— 

23 ‘‘(A) a description of how the funds re24 ceived through the grant were used and how the 


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1 uses of funds aligned with the description in the 

2 application specified in section 201(e)(5)(C); 

3 ‘‘(B) in the case of an eligible entity that 

4 is required to report data under section 

5 131(b)(1), the data collected under such section 

6 for the grant period; 

7 ‘‘(C) the total number of active program 

8 participants served by each of the grant pro9 grams; 

10 ‘‘(D) the total number that obtained un11 subsidized employment in a field related to the 

12 apprenticeable occupation; 

13 ‘‘(E) the total number of program partici14 pants that completed the program in which they 

15 were enrolled; 

16 ‘‘(F) the average time to completion for 

17 each program as compared to the program 

18 standards description under paragraphs (1) and 

19 (2) of section 123(b); 

20 ‘‘(G) the average cost per participant dur21 ing the most recent program year and the 3 

22 preceding program years; 

23 ‘‘(H) the percentage of participants who 

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1 ‘‘(I) the disaggregation of performance 

2 data described in subparagraphs (A) through 

3 (H)— 

4 ‘‘(i) by the program type (apprentice5 ship, youth apprenticeship, or pre-appren6 ticeship program) involved; and 

7 ‘‘(ii) by race, ethnicity, sex, age, and 

8 membership in a population specified in 

9 section 3(24) of the Workforce Innovation 

10 and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

11 3102(24)); and 

12 ‘‘(3) submit each report under paragraph (2)— 

13 ‘‘(A) to the registration agency; and 

14 ‘‘(B) to the Administrator. 

15 ‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATOR EVALUATIONS.— 

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall 

17 prepare— 

18 ‘‘(A) not later than 36 months after the 

19 date of enactment of the National Apprentice20 ship Act of 2020, an interim evaluation on the 

21 activities carried out under grants awarded 

22 under this section; and 

23 ‘‘(B) not later than 60 months after the 

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1 ship Act of 2020, a final evaluation containing 

2 the results of the grant activities. 

3 ‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Such evaluations shall ad4 dress, for the activities carried out under each grant 

5 awarded under this section, the general effectiveness 

6 of the activities in relation to their cost, including 

7 the extent to which the activities— 

8 ‘‘(A) improve the participation in, reten9 tion in, and completion of youth apprenticeship, 

10 pre-apprenticeship, and apprenticeship pro11 grams by nontraditional apprenticeship popu12 lations; 

13 ‘‘(B) to the extent feasible, increase the 

14 levels of total employment, of attainment of rec15 ognized postsecondary credentials, and of meas16 urable skills, above the levels that would have 

17 existed in the absence of such activities; 

18 ‘‘(C) respond to the needs reflected in 

19 State, regional, or local labor market data; 

20 ‘‘(D) align with high-skill, high-wage, or 

21 in-demand industries or occupations; and 

22 ‘‘(E) reach a wide variety of industry sec23 tors and occupations; 

24 ‘‘(3) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 

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1 tion and the final evaluation described in this sec2 tion, the Administrator shall submit to the Com3 mittee on Education and Labor of the House of 

4 Representatives and the Committee on Health, Edu5 cation, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report 

6 summarizing the findings of the interim evaluations 

7 and a report summarizing the final evaluations. 

8 ‘‘(4) PUBLIC ACCESS.—The Administrator shall 

9 make the interim and final reports available on a 

10 publicly accessible website not later than 60 days 

11 after the completion of the interim report and the 

12 final report. 

13 ‘‘SEC. 204. GRANT APPROPRIATIONS. 

14 ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

15 this title: 

16 ‘‘(1) $400,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; 

17 ‘‘(2) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 

18 ‘‘(3) $600,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 

19 ‘‘(4) $700,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; and 

20 ‘‘(5) $800,000,000 for fiscal year 2025.’’. 

21 SEC. 4. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 

22 (a) AMERICAN COMPETITIVENESS AND WORKFORCE

23 IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1998.—Section 414(c) of the 

24 American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement 

25 Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2916a) is repealed. 


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1 (b) IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT.—Section 

2 286(s)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

3 U.S.C. 1356(s)(2)) is amended— 

4 (1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘FOR JOB

5 TRAINING’’ and inserting ‘‘FOR PROGRAMS UNDER

6 THE NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP SYSTEM’’; and 

7 (2) by striking ‘‘for demonstration programs 

8 and projects described in section 414(c) of the 

9 American Competitiveness and Workforce Improve10 ment Act of 1998’’ and inserting ‘‘to carry out title 

11 II of the National Apprenticeship Act’’. 

Passed the House of Representatives November 20, 

2020. 

Attest: CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 

Clerk. 


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