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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1436 

To amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to establish a pilot program 

to facilitate education and training programs in the field of advanced 

manufacturing. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 9, 2013 

Mr. ENYART (for himself and Mr. HOYER) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 

A BILL 

To amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to establish 

a pilot program to facilitate education and training programs in the field of advanced manufacturing. 

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 ‘‘Job Opportunities Be5 tween our Shores Act’’ or the ‘‘JOBS Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM TO SUPPORT ADVANCED MANU7 FACTURING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. 

8 Section 171 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 

9 is amended by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(f) ADVANCED MANUFACTURING WORKFORCE DE2 VELOPMENT PROGRAM.— 

3 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Under a plan published 

4 under subsection (a), the Secretary shall, through 

5 grants or contracts, carry out demonstration and 

6 pilot projects for the purpose of facilitating edu7 cation and training programs in the field of ad8 vanced manufacturing. Such projects shall— 

9 ‘‘(A) target skills and competency develop10 ment in communities with expected growth in 

11 advanced manufacturing; 

12 ‘‘(B) provide education and training for 

13 available jobs or job openings that are antici14 pated in advanced manufacturing which result 

15 in an industry-recognized and nationally port16 able credential, including an educational certifi17 cate or degree, an occupational license, an in18 dustry-sponsored certificate or certification, as 

19 well as a registered apprenticeship certificate or 

20 degree; 

21 ‘‘(C) educate individuals about opportuni22 ties for career advancement within advanced 

23 manufacturing; and 

24 ‘‘(D) give priority to incumbent workers, 

25 dislocated workers, and unemployed individuals. 


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1 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—The following enti2 ties in any of the several States or territories, in 

3 partnership with a manufacturer who employs indi4 viduals with advanced manufacturing skills, shall be 

5 eligible to receive a grant or be party to a contract 

6 under a project established under paragraph (1): 

7 ‘‘(A) An individual community or technical 

8 college, such as a public community college, a 

9 nonprofit community college, a tribally con10 trolled college, or a tribally controlled univer11 sity. 

12 ‘‘(B) A community college district. 

13 ‘‘(C) A State community college system. 

14 ‘‘(D) A local workforce investment board, 

15 in partnership with one or more one-stop career 

16 centers, that specifies one or more community 

17 or technical colleges where education and train18 ing activities will occur. 

19 ‘‘(E) Other entity that would serve educa20 tionally underserved communities. 

21 ‘‘(3) APPLICATION.—Applications from eligible 

22 entities described in paragraph (2) shall be sub23 mitted at such time and in such form and manner 

24 as the Secretary shall determine, but shall include 

25 the following: 


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1 ‘‘(A) A description of the eligible entity or 

2 entities, evidence of each eligible entity’s capac3 ity to carry out activities in support of the stra4 tegic objectives described in paragraph (1), a 

5 description of the expected participation and re6 sponsibilities of the eligible entity, or each of 

7 the eligible entities in the case of a consortium. 

8 ‘‘(B) A description of education and train9 ing activities to be provided that will— 

10 ‘‘(i) develop skills and competencies 

11 demanded by advanced manufacturing 

12 firms; 

13 ‘‘(ii) lead to an employer- or industry14 recognized credential; and 

15 ‘‘(iii) educate individuals about oppor16 tunities for career advancement and wage 

17 growth within advanced manufacturing. 

18 ‘‘(C) A description of how the economy 

19 where the entity resides would benefit, includ20 ing— 

21 ‘‘(i) evidence of the growth of ad22 vanced manufacturing in State or locality; 

23 ‘‘(ii) the potential for additional job 

24 growth with investments in advanced man25 ufacturing; and 


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1 ‘‘(iii) exposure of incumbent or dis2 located workers to new advanced manufac3 turing technology skill sets. 

4 ‘‘(D) A description of how the eligible enti5 ty would employ evidence-based training models 

6 that integrate academic instruction with train7 ing, including on-the-job training in advanced 

8 manufacturing to meet performance goals de9 scribed in paragraph (6). 

10 ‘‘(E) A description of how the eligible enti11 ty will coordinate with State or local workforce 

12 investment boards and State or local economic 

13 development officials. 

14 ‘‘(4) ACTIVITIES.—Activities to be carried out 

15 under a project funded under paragraph (1) may in16 clude— 

17 ‘‘(A) classroom and on-site experiential 

18 learning; 

19 ‘‘(B) on-the-job training; 

20 ‘‘(C) training which fits into an industry21 recognized competency model for advanced 

22 manufacturing; 

23 ‘‘(D) development and implementation of 

24 registered apprenticeship and preapprenticeship 

25 programs; 


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1 ‘‘(E) coordination with local workforce in2 vestment boards implementing and utilizing ex3 isting articulation agreements with universities 

4 and other educational partners; 

5 ‘‘(F) distance learning; and 

6 ‘‘(G) any other activity the Secretary con7 siders appropriate for training in advanced 

8 manufacturing. 

9 ‘‘(5) PERFORMANCE GOALS AND MEASURES.— 

10 ‘‘(A) GOALS.—The goals of the activities 

11 described in paragraph (4) shall be to— 

12 ‘‘(i) enhance the skill-sets of incum13 bent workers who live in communities with 

14 expected growth in advanced manufac15 turing, and for such workers to obtain an 

16 industry-recognized and nationally portable 

17 credential including an educational certifi18 cate or degree; 

19 ‘‘(ii) develop competencies for individ20 uals with limited experience in advanced 

21 manufacturing; 

22 ‘‘(iii) strengthen community college 

23 partnerships with advanced manufacturing 

24 firms in an effort to meet firms’ needs for 


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1 adaptability in training of incumbent work2 ers; 

3 ‘‘(iv) strengthen partnerships with 

4 local workforce investment boards and, if 

5 applicable, local education agencies; and 

6 ‘‘(v) help incumbent workers develop 

7 skills which lead to greater earnings. 

8 ‘‘(B) MEASURES.—The Secretary shall ne9 gotiate and reach agreement with the eligible 

10 entities that receive grants and assistance 

11 under this subsection on performance measures 

12 that will be used to evaluate the performance of 

13 the eligible entity in carrying out the activities 

14 described in paragraph (4). Each performance 

15 measure shall consist of such an indicator of 

16 performance and may include— 

17 ‘‘(i) the number of workers, including 

18 dislocated workers and unemployed individ19 uals, receiving employer- or industry-recog20 nized credentials; 

21 ‘‘(ii) the number of workers, including 

22 dislocated workers and unemployed individ23 uals, attaining basic skills, as described in 

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1 able competency model for advanced manu2 facturing; 

3 ‘‘(iii) the number of incumbent work4 ers whose training meets employer’s work5 er-skill needs to enhance operations; 

6 ‘‘(iv) earnings growth as a result of 

7 additional training provided through part8 nership; and 

9 ‘‘(v) other measures the Secretary de10 termines necessary to meet goals described 

11 in subparagraph (A). 

12 ‘‘(6) EVALUATION.—Beginning not later than 1 

13 year after the date of the first disbursement of 

14 funds under this subsection, the Secretary shall pro15 vide for the continuing evaluation of the programs 

16 funded under this subsection, as required by section 

17 172, and shall transmit a report of the evaluation to 

18 Congress not later than 2 years after such date.’’. 

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