II 

117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 342 

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

and advancement, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 22, 2021 

Ms. CORTEZ MASTO introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 

referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

A BILL 

To advance STEM education, provide for improved worker 

training, retention, and advancement, and for other purposes. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

6 ‘‘WORKER Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

Sec. 1. Short title. 

Sec. 2. Table of contents. 

TITLE I—ADVANCING STEM EDUCATION 


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Sec. 101. Grant program. 

Sec. 102. Table of contents. 

TITLE II—WORKER TRAINING, RETENTION, AND ADVANCEMENT 

Subtitle A—Leveraging Effective Apprenticeships To Rebuild National Skills 

Sec. 201. Short title. 

Sec. 202. Definitions. 

PART 1—PROMOTING REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIPS

Sec. 211. Promoting registered apprenticeship programs. 

Sec. 212. Promoting integration with postsecondary education. 

PART 2—PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND ENHANCEMENT

Sec. 221. Expanding registered apprenticeship programs. 

Subtitle B—Reemployment and Training 

Sec. 231. Coordinating State unemployment compensation programs with the 

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. 

Sec. 232. Training stipends. 

Sec. 233. Authorization of appropriations. 

TITLE III—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 

Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations. 

1 TITLE I—ADVANCING STEM 

2 EDUCATION 

3 SEC. 101. GRANT PROGRAM. 

4 Part F of title IV of the Elementary and Secondary 

5 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7251 et seq.) is amend6 ed— 

7 (1) in section 4601— 

8 (A) in subsection (a), in the matter pre9 ceding paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘(other than 

10 subpart 5)’’ after ‘‘part’’; and 

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


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1 ‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR SUB2 PART 5.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 

3 out subpart 5— 

4 ‘‘(1) $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 

5 and 2023; and 

6 ‘‘(2) $21,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 

7 and 2025.’’; and 

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

9 ‘‘Subpart 5—Engineering Education 

10 ‘‘SEC. 4651. GRANT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 

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

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

13 on a competitive basis, to eligible entities to implement 

14 formal and informal engineering education programs in el15 ementary schools and secondary schools to— 

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

17 experimental approaches used in engineering and en18 gineering technology; and 

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

20 student groups in the engineering and engineering 

21 technology pipeline. 

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

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

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

25 a grant under this subpart shall provide non-Federal 


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1 funds in amount equal to the grant amount. Such non2 Federal funds may include in-kind support (such as equip3 ment, supplies, materials, and participation of personnel 

4 in the development and implementation of activities to be 

5 carried out under the grant). 

6 ‘‘(d) USES OF FUNDS.— 

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

8 a grant under this subpart shall use such funds to 

9 carry out a program that— 

10 ‘‘(A) provides engineering instructional 

11 materials based on review and analysis of the 

12 effectiveness of existing formal, or informal re13 search-based and evidenced-based locally rel14 evant instructional materials; 

15 ‘‘(B) provides professional development for 

16 pre-service and in-service teachers to teach en17 gineering; 

18 ‘‘(C) provides instructions on engineering 

19 and engineering technology during normal 

20 classroom hours or after school; 

21 ‘‘(D) incorporates evidence-based practices 

22 to increase diversity of student groups partici23 pating in the program; 


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1 ‘‘(E) encourages participation of engineers 

2 from local private and public organizations to 

3 mentor the teachers and students; 

4 ‘‘(F) encourages engineering faculty and 

5 students from institutions of higher education 

6 as mentors for the elementary school or sec7 ondary school students, and teachers as appro8 priate; and 

9 ‘‘(G) encourages members of local work10 force who use engineering technology and meth11 ods in the workplace to serve as mentors to 

12 teachers and students. 

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

14 eligible entity awarded a grant under this subpart 

15 shall be encouraged to carry out the program funded 

16 under the grant in partnership with one or more of 

17 the following: 

18 ‘‘(A) Elementary schools or secondary 

19 schools receiving assistance under this subpart. 

20 ‘‘(B) Institutions of higher education. 

21 ‘‘(C) Private sector businesses. 

22 ‘‘(D) Nonprofit organizations. 

23 ‘‘(E) Community-based organizations. 


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1 ‘‘(F) Public or private entities with dem2 onstrated record of success in delivering edu3 cational support. 

4 ‘‘(G) Summer school programs. 

5 ‘‘(H) Registered apprenticeship programs 

6 (meaning a program registered under the Act of 

7 August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the ‘Na8 tional Apprenticeship Act’; 50 Stat. 664, chap9 ter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.)). 

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

11 under this subpart submitted by an eligible entity shall 

12 demonstrate long-term commitment for the proposed pro13 gram through— 

14 ‘‘(1) providing laboratory and instructional 

15 space; 

16 ‘‘(2) establishing ongoing professional training 

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

18 teachers in-residence; and 

19 ‘‘(3) commitment to scaling successful pro20 grams for engineering and engineering technology 

21 education in elementary schools and secondary 

22 schools under the jurisdiction of the eligible entity. 

23 ‘‘(f) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this sub24 part, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities 

25 that serve under-represented minorities in engineering. 


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

2 ‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en3 tity’ means a consortium of local educational agen4 cies. 

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

6 ‘instructional materials’ means materials that— 

7 ‘‘(A) emphasize— 

8 ‘‘(i) engineering fundamentals and 

9 concepts, problem-based learning; and 

10 ‘‘(ii) essential skills such as systems 

11 thinking, creativity, teamwork, communica12 tion, and ethical considerations; 

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

14 modern engineering and engineering technology 

15 tools such as computer-aided design, computer16 aided manufacturing, statistical analysis, codes 

17 and standards, human factors, and reliability 

18 analysis; and 

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

20 relevant science, engineering, and mathematics 

21 standards that may exist in the applicable State 

22 or may be developed. 

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

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1 retary shall provide a report to Congress on activities and 

2 results under this subpart. Such reports shall describe— 

3 ‘‘(1) the total number of grant applications re4 ceived for the preceding year; 

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

6 the grants for such year and for all grants awarded 

7 under this subpart; 

8 ‘‘(3) participation of minority-serving institu9 tions of higher education, such as historically Black 

10 colleges and universities and Hispanic-serving insti11 tutions; 

12 ‘‘(4) participation of under-represented and eco13 nomically disadvantaged student groups; 

14 ‘‘(5) plans for collaboration among eligible enti15 ties receiving a grant under this subpart; 

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

17 concern; and 

18 ‘‘(7) recommendations for program revisions to 

19 achieve the desired program outcome.’’. 

20 SEC. 102. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

21 The table of contents in section 2 of the Elementary 

22 and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended by in23 serting after the item relating to section 4644 the fol24 lowing: 

‘‘SUBPART 5—ENGINEERING EDUCATION


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‘‘Sec. 4651. Grant program authorized. 

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

1 TITLE II—WORKER TRAINING, 

2 RETENTION, AND ADVANCE3 MENT 

4 Subtitle A—Leveraging Effective 

5 Apprenticeships To Rebuild Na6 tional Skills 

7 SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 

8 This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Leveraging Effec9 tive Apprenticeships to Rebuild National Skills Act’’ or the 

10 ‘‘LEARNS Act’’. 

11 SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS. 

12 In this subtitle: 

13 (1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis14 trator’’ means the Administrator of the Office of Ap15 prenticeship appointed under section 211(a). 

16 (2) APPRENTICESHIP-READINESS PROGRAM.— 

17 The term ‘‘apprenticeship-readiness program’’ 

18 means a program or set of strategies that— 

19 (A) is designed to prepare individuals to 

20 enter and succeed in a registered apprenticeship 

21 program; 

22 (B) is carried out by an eligible entity de23 scribed in section 211(b)(2)(C) that has an ap24 plication approved under section 211(b)(3) and 


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1 that has a documented partnership with at least 

2 1 sponsor of a registered apprenticeship pro3 gram; and 

4 (C) includes each of the following elements: 

5 (i) Training (including a curriculum 

6 for the training), aligned with industry 

7 standards and reviewed and approved an8 nually by sponsors of the registered ap9 prenticeships within the documented part10 nership, that will prepare individuals by 

11 teaching the skills and competencies need12 ed to enter one or more registered appren13 ticeship programs. 

14 (ii) Provision of hands-on training and 

15 theoretical education to individuals that— 

16 (I) accurately simulates the in17 dustry and occupational conditions of 

18 the registered apprenticeship program 

19 described in subparagraph (B); 

20 (II) is carried out in a manner 

21 that includes proper observation of su22 pervision and safety protocols; and 

23 (III) is carried out in a manner 

24 that does not displace a paid em25 ployee. 


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1 (iii) A formal agreement with a spon2 sor of a registered apprenticeship program 

3 that would enable participants who suc4 cessfully complete the apprenticeship-readi5 ness program to enter directly into the reg6 istered apprenticeship program (if a place 

7 in the program is available), and includes 

8 agreements concerning earning credit rec9 ognized by a postsecondary educational in10 stitution for skills and competencies ac11 quired during the apprenticeship-readiness 

12 program. 

13 (3) CAREER PATHWAY.—The term ‘‘career 

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

15 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 

16 (29 U.S.C. 3102). 

17 (4) EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGENCY.—The 

18 term ‘‘educational service agency’’— 

19 (A) has the meaning given the term in sec20 tion 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary 

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

22 (B) includes a collaborative of those agen23 cies. 


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1 (5) HIGH SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘high school’’ 

2 means a nonprofit institutional day or residential 

3 school that— 

4 (A) provides secondary education, as deter5 mined under State law; 

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

7 State; and 

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

9 (6) IN-DEMAND INDUSTRY SECTOR OR OCCUPA10 TION.—The term ‘‘in-demand industry sector or oc11 cupation’’ has the meaning given the term in section 

12 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 

13 (29 U.S.C. 3102). 

14 (7) LOCAL AND STATE WORKFORCE DEVELOP15 MENT BOARDS.—The terms ‘‘local workforce devel16 opment board’’ and ‘‘State workforce development 

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

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

19 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 

20 (29 U.S.C. 3102). 

21 (8) NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP SYSTEM.—The 

22 term ‘‘national apprenticeship system’’ means the 

23 collective group of registered apprenticeship pro24 grams and apprenticeship-readiness programs in the 


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1 Nation (including the rules and regulations gov2 erning the 2 types of programs). 

3 (9) POSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITU4 TION.—The term ‘‘postsecondary educational institu5 tion’’ means an institution of higher education, as 

6 defined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act 

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

8 (10) RECOGNIZED POSTSECONDARY CREDEN9 TIAL.—The term ‘‘recognized postsecondary creden10 tial’’ has the meaning given the term in section 3 of 

11 the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

12 U.S.C. 3102). 

13 (11) REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PRO14 GRAM.—The term ‘‘registered apprenticeship pro15 gram’’ means a program registered under the Act of 

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

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

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

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

20 means the Secretary of Labor, acting through the 

21 Administrator. 

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

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1 tion, or other entity that administers a registered 

2 apprenticeship program. 

3 PART 1—PROMOTING REGISTERED 

4 APPRENTICESHIPS 

5 SEC. 211. PROMOTING REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PRO6 GRAMS. 

7 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF THE OFFICE OF APPREN8 TICESHIP.— 

9 (1) OFFICE.—There is established, in the Em10 ployment and Training Administration of the De11 partment of Labor, an Office of Apprenticeship. 

12 (2) ADMINISTRATOR.—The Office shall be 

13 headed by an Administrator of the Office of Appren14 ticeship appointed by the Assistant Secretary for 

15 Employment and Training. The Assistant Secretary 

16 shall appoint an individual who has the dem17 onstrated knowledge of registered apprenticeship 

18 programs necessary to serve as the Administrator. 

19 (3) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Administrator, 

20 through the Office of Apprenticeship, shall carry out 

21 responsibilities including— 

22 (A) determining whether an apprenticeship 

23 program meets the requirements to become a 

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1 tains the standards necessary to remain a reg2 istered apprenticeship program; 

3 (B) managing the national apprenticeship 

4 system; 

5 (C) carrying out activities under subsection 

6 (b) to promote effective apprenticeship-readi7 ness programs; 

8 (D) promoting awareness about registered 

9 apprenticeship programs, including carrying out 

10 activities under subsection (c); 

11 (E) engaging in regular updates of the reg12 istration process, ensuring that such process is 

13 easily accessible and efficient for use by spon14 sors of registered apprenticeship programs; 

15 (F) regularly engaging with the National 

16 Advisory Committee on Apprenticeships, estab17 lished under subsection (d), and ensuring that 

18 the required reports of the Committee are sub19 mitted to the Secretary and transmitted to Con20 gress; 

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1 lations, youth, and veterans, and supporting the 

2 development of apprenticeship models; 

3 (H) promoting outreach to English lan4 guage learners through multi-lingual cur5 riculum; 

6 (I) providing for evaluations and research, 

7 as described in subsection (e); 

8 (J) providing technical assistance to spon9 sors of registered apprenticeship programs, en10 tities who are interested in developing and be11 coming sponsors of registered apprenticeship 

12 programs, and eligible entities carrying out ap13 prenticeship-readiness programs; and 

14 (K) coordinating and aligning registered 

15 apprenticeship programs with other Federal 

16 education and training programs, including 

17 those authorized under the Workforce Innova18 tion and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et 

19 seq.) and the Carl D. Perkins Career and Tech20 nical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 

21 et seq.). 

22 (b) SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF APPREN23 TICESHIP-READINESS PROGRAMS.— 

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

25 development of apprenticeship-readiness programs. 


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1 (2) GRANTS.— 

2 (A) IN GENERAL.—Using funds available 

3 under subsection (f), the Secretary shall make 

4 grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities 

5 to provide the Federal share of the cost of car6 rying out projects that support that develop7 ment. 

8 (B) PERIOD.—The Secretary shall make 

9 initial grants under this paragraph for periods 

10 of not more than 3 years, except that if an eli11 gible entity demonstrates satisfactory perform12 ance under paragraph (6) by the end of the 

13 third year, the Secretary may extend the grant 

14 period for not more than an additional 1 year 

15 for that entity. 

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

17 receive a grant from the Secretary under this 

18 subsection, an entity shall be a public-private 

19 partnership consisting of— 

20 (i) a local educational agency, high 

21 school, area career and technical education 

22 school (as defined in section 3 of the Carl 

23 D. Perkins Career and Technical Edu24 cation Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302)), 

25 educational service agency, 2- or 4-year 


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1 postsecondary educational institution, or 

2 collaborative of such entities; 

3 (ii) in a State with a State entity rec4 ognized by the Secretary of Labor to reg5 ister apprenticeship programs in that 

6 State, that entity; 

7 (iii) an industry or business, con8 sisting of an employer, a group of employ9 ers, a trade association, a professional as10 sociation, or an entity that sponsors a reg11 istered apprenticeship program; 

12 (iv) a State workforce development 

13 board or local workforce development 

14 board; and 

15 (v) to the maximum extent prac16 ticable— 

17 (I) a labor organization associ18 ated with the industry or occupation 

19 related to the apprenticeship-readiness 

20 program involved; and 

21 (II) a community-based organiza22 tion that provides apprenticeship23 readiness programs, as appropriate. 

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

25 grant from the Secretary under this subsection, an 


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1 entity shall submit an application to the Secretary at 

2 such time, in such manner, and containing such in3 formation as the Secretary may require, including— 

4 (A) a description of the training and cur5 riculum that will be used to carry out the pro6 gram and how the proposed apprenticeship7 readiness program makes individuals who suc8 cessfully complete the apprenticeship-readiness 

9 program qualified to enter into an established 

10 registered apprenticeship program; 

11 (B) evidence that there are or will be suffi12 cient openings available in the registered ap13 prenticeship program referenced in subpara14 graph (A) to enable the registered apprentice15 ship program sponsor to place into a cor16 responding registered apprenticeship those indi17 viduals who successfully complete the appren18 ticeship-readiness program; 

19 (C) information about the entity that dem20 onstrates the existence of an active, advisory 

21 partnership between the partners described in 

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1 essary for an apprenticeship-readiness program; 

2 and 

3 (D) information about the apprenticeship4 readiness program that demonstrates— 

5 (i) that the program is in an in-de6 mand industry or occupation in the region 

7 in which the project is located; 

8 (ii) the use of integrated work-based 

9 and academic learning that may include 

10 training in the workplace; 

11 (iii) the inclusion of career exploration 

12 focused activities, such as job shadowing, 

13 career information activities, and re ́sume ́

14 preparation, in the program; 

15 (iv) if the entity carrying out the pro16 gram includes a high school, that the 

17 model to be used for the program leads to 

18 a high school diploma for participants 

19 without such a diploma; 

20 (v) how the apprenticeship-readiness 

21 program is aligned with and leverages re22 sources of career and technical education 

23 programs, programs and services author24 ized under the Workforce Innovation and 

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


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1 or activities of entities that provide sup2 portive services for participants in appren3 ticeship-readiness programs; and 

4 (vi) that the project aligns with an es5 tablished registered apprenticeship pro6 gram, including that the model used for 

7 the program leads to the attainment of 

8 skills and competencies necessary for en9 trance into the registered apprenticeship 

10 program for participants. 

11 (4) USE OF FUNDS.— 

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

13 receives a grant under this subsection shall use 

14 the grant funds to carry out a project that im15 plements an apprenticeship-readiness program. 

16 (B) REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.—The eligible 

17 entity shall use the grant funds— 

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

19 education associated with the apprentice20 ship-readiness program; 

21 (ii) for curriculum development that 

22 align with the requirements of the appro23 priate registered apprenticeship programs 

24 and learning assessments; 


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1 (iii) to maintain a connection between 

2 the apprenticeship-readiness program and 

3 registered apprenticeship program; 

4 (iv) for assessments of potential par5 ticipants for, and enrollment of the partici6 pants in, the apprenticeship-readiness pro7 gram; and 

8 (v) to conduct evaluations described in 

9 paragraph (6)(B). 

10 (C) ALLOWABLE ACTIVITIES.—The eligible 

11 entity may use the grant funds for— 

12 (i) teacher training, including pro13 viding externship opportunities for teachers 

14 to learn about the skill needs of the indus15 try or occupation that the apprenticeship16 readiness program focuses on; 

17 (ii) stipends for participants during 

18 work-based training in the program; or 

19 (iii) coordination of activities under 

20 this subsection with activities carried out 

21 under the Carl D. Perkins Career and 

22 Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 

23 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.) or the Workforce In24 novation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

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1 (5) FEDERAL SHARE.— 

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

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

4 75 percent. 

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

6 entity may contribute the non-Federal share of 

7 the cost in cash or in-kind, fairly evaluated, in8 cluding plant, equipment, or services. 

9 (6) PERFORMANCE.— 

10 (A) MEASURES.—The Secretary shall iden11 tify a set of common measures that, at a min12 imum, include measures of entry into a reg13 istered apprenticeship program and that are 

14 aligned with performance accountability meas15 ures described in section 116(c) of the Work16 force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

17 U.S.C. 3141(c)) for the local workforce develop18 ment area (meaning a local area, as defined in 

19 section 3 of that Act) and with corresponding 

20 measures under the Carl D. Perkins Career and 

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

22 2301 et seq.), as appropriate. 

23 (B) EVALUATIONS.—Each eligible entity 

24 that receives a grant to carry out a project 

25 under this subsection shall arrange for another 


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1 qualified entity to conduct an evaluation, or 

2 shall participate in a Department of Labor 

3 sponsored evaluation, of the project using the 

4 identified common measures, and shall, to the 

5 extent practicable, cooperate with the evaluator 

6 in any evaluations of activities carried out 

7 under this section. 

8 (C) EXTENSIONS.—The Secretary shall 

9 use the results of an evaluation for a project to 

10 determine whether to extend the grant period, 

11 or renew a grant, for the project under para12 graph (2)(B). 

13 (c) PROMOTING AWARENESS OF REGISTERED AP14 PRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS.— 

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

16 registered apprenticeship programs, the Secretary, 

17 in cooperation with the Secretary of Education, the 

18 Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Transpor19 tation, the Secretary of Energy, and the Secretary 

20 of Housing and Urban Development, shall ensure 

21 that timely, current information about the value of 

22 registered apprenticeship programs in the labor mar23 ket is made available through a range of widely ac24 cessible formats and venues. The information shall 

25 be made available to businesses, trade associations, 


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1 professional associations, students, parents, workers, 

2 educational institutions, workforce and economic de3 velopment organizations, and State and local elected 

4 officials. 

5 (2) INFORMATION FOR STATE AND LOCAL

6 WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS.—To promote 

7 awareness about registered apprenticeship programs 

8 within the workforce development system, the Sec9 retary shall disseminate information on the value of 

10 registered apprenticeship programs, to State work11 force development boards and local workforce devel12 opment boards described in subsection (b)(2)(C)(iv), 

13 which information shall include— 

14 (A) a list of registered apprenticeship pro15 grams in the State involved; 

16 (B) guidance for training staff of the 

17 workforce development system within the State 

18 on the value of registered apprenticeship pro19 grams, including relevant placement, retention, 

20 and earnings information, as a training option 

21 for participants; 

22 (C) guidance on how individual training 

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1 pants for a registered apprenticeship program; 

2 and 

3 (D) guidance on how performance account4 ability measures under section 116 of the 

5 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

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

7 apprenticeship programs, including relevant 

8 placement, retention, and earnings information. 

9 (3) INFORMATION FOR EMPLOYERS, TRADE AS10 SOCIATIONS, PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS, INDUS11 TRY GROUPS, AND LABOR ORGANIZATIONS.—To pro12 mote awareness about registered apprenticeship pro13 grams to workers and employers, the Secretary, in 

14 cooperation with the Secretary of Education, the 

15 Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Transpor16 tation, the Secretary of Energy, and the Secretary 

17 of Housing and Urban Development, shall provide 

18 information about the value of registered apprentice19 ship programs, including relevant placement, reten20 tion, and earnings information, through the one-stop 

21 delivery systems described in section 121 of the 

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1 ganizations, which information shall include, at a 

2 minimum— 

3 (A) a list of registered apprenticeship pro4 grams in the State; 

5 (B) information on how to develop a reg6 istered apprenticeship program; and 

7 (C) information on financial resources 

8 available to assist with the establishment and 

9 implementation of registered apprenticeship 

10 programs. 

11 (4) INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS AND

12 SCHOOLS.—To promote awareness about registered 

13 apprenticeship programs among students and school 

14 staff, the Secretary, in cooperation with the Sec15 retary of Education, shall disseminate information 

16 on the value of registered apprenticeship programs, 

17 including relevant placement, retention, and earn18 ings information, to high schools, area career and 

19 technical education schools (as defined in section 3 

20 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Edu21 cation Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302)), 2- and 4-year 

22 postsecondary educational institutions, and edu23 cational service agencies, to enable, at a minimum— 


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

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

6 pathways; 

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

9 a valuable postsecondary education option for 

10 students leading to job placement in in-demand 

11 industry sectors or occupations; and 

12 (D) school administrators, workforce and 

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

15 implementation, and continuation of registered 

16 apprenticeship programs. 

17 (d) SECRETARY’S NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

18 ON APPRENTICESHIPS.— 

19 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

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

21 the Department of Labor a National Advisory 

22 Committee on Apprenticeships, referred to in 

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

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1 (i) 21 voting members appointed by 

2 the Secretary, composed of— 

3 (I) 7 representatives of employers 

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

7 apprenticeship program sponsored by 

8 a joint labor-management partnership; 

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

11 for the administration of a registered 

12 apprenticeship program sponsored by 

13 a joint labor-management partnership; 

14 and 

15 (III) 7 representatives of State 

16 apprenticeship agencies, community 

17 organizations with significant experi18 ence with a registered apprenticeship 

19 program, and 2- or 4-year postsec20 ondary educational institutions with 

21 at least one articulation agreement 

22 with the entity administering a reg23 istered apprenticeship program; and 

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1 ments of Labor, Commerce, Education, 

2 Energy, Housing and Urban Development, 

3 and Health and Human Services. 

4 (C) QUALIFICATIONS.—The members shall 

5 be selected upon the basis of their experience 

6 and competence concerning apprenticeships. 

7 (D) TERMS.—The Secretary shall appoint 

8 the members for terms of 4 years. 

9 (2) CHAIRPERSON.—The Secretary shall des10 ignate one of the members of the Advisory Com11 mittee to serve as Chairperson of the Advisory Com12 mittee. 

13 (3) MEETINGS.—The Advisory Committee shall 

14 hold not fewer than 2 meetings during each calendar 

15 year. All meetings of the Advisory Committee shall 

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

17 each meeting and made available for public inspec18 tion. 

19 (4) DUTIES.—The Advisory Committee shall 

20 advise, consult with, and make recommendations to 

21 the Secretary on matters relating to the administra22 tion of this part and the Act of August 16, 1937 

23 (commonly known as the ‘‘National Apprenticeship 

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

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1 (5) PERSONNEL.— 

2 (A) PROCUREMENT.— 

3 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Chairperson of 

4 the Advisory Committee may procure the 

5 temporary and intermittent services of vot6 ing members of the Advisory Committee 

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

8 States Code, at rates for individuals that 

9 do not exceed the daily equivalent of the 

10 annual rate of basic pay prescribed for 

11 level V of the Executive Schedule under 

12 section 5316 of such title. 

13 (ii) OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES OF THE

14 UNITED STATES.—All members of the Ad15 visory Committee who are officers or em16 ployees of the United States shall serve 

17 without compensation in addition to that 

18 received for their services as officers or 

19 employees of the United States. 

20 (B) STAFF.—The Secretary shall supply 

21 the Advisory Committee with an executive sec22 retary and provide such secretarial, clerical, and 

23 other services as the Secretary determines to be 

24 necessary to enable the Advisory Committee to 

25 conduct its business. 


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1 (6) PERMANENT COMMITTEE.—Section 14 of 

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

3 App.) shall not apply to the Advisory Committee. 

4 (e) EVALUATIONS AND RESEARCH.— 

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

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

9 under this part, the Secretary shall provide for the 

10 continuing evaluation, by an independent entity, of 

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

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

17 activities— 

18 (i) improve the skill and employment 

19 competencies of participants in comparison 

20 to comparably situated individuals who did 

21 not participate in such programs and ac22 tivities; and 

23 (ii) to the extent feasible, increase the 

24 level of total employment and recognized 

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

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

6 (C) the return on investment of Federal, 

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

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

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

13 (E) the impact of specific policies on the 

14 general effectiveness of such programs and ac15 tivities; and 

16 (F) the degree to which training to obtain 

17 skill and employment competencies relevant to 

18 new and emerging technologies were incor19 porated into the program. 

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

21 through an independent entity, research on best 

22 practices in registered apprenticeship programs and 

23 apprenticeship-readiness programs and other issues 

24 relating to such programs. 


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1 (3) TECHNIQUES.—Evaluations and research 

2 conducted under this subsection shall utilize appro3 priate methodology and research designs. 

4 (4) REPORTS.—The independent entity carrying 

5 out the evaluations described in paragraph (1) or re6 search described in paragraph (2) shall prepare and 

7 submit to the Secretary a final report containing the 

8 results of the evaluations or research, respectively, 

9 and including policy recommendations. The final re10 port shall be made available for public inspection. 

11 Not later than 36 months after the date of enact12 ment of this Act, the Secretary shall produce a final 

13 report related to the return on investment described 

14 in paragraph (1)(C). 

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

16 60 days after the completion of all the final reports 

17 described in paragraph (4), the Secretary shall 

18 transmit the final reports to the Committee on 

19 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Sen20 ate and the Committee on Education and Labor of 

21 the House of Representatives. 

22 (6) PUBLIC ACCESS.—The Secretary shall de23 velop a mechanism to make research developed 

24 under this part publicly available in a timely man25 ner. 


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

2 less than 10 percent of the funds appropriated under sub3 section (g) for each fiscal year for grants to States. A 

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

5 for the purpose of assisting the Administrator in carrying 

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

7 funds to support the voluntary establishment of a State 

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

9 (g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

10 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

11 $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2021 and each subsequent 

12 year. 

13 SEC. 212. PROMOTING INTEGRATION WITH POSTSEC14 ONDARY EDUCATION. 

15 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

16 (1) COLLABORATIVE.—The term ‘‘Collabo17 rative’’ means the Registered Apprenticeship-College 

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

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

20 means the Secretary of Labor, acting through the 

21 Administrator, working jointly with the Secretary of 

22 Education, acting through the Assistant Secretary 

23 for the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Edu24 cation. 


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1 (b) COLLABORATIVE WITH 2- AND 4-YEAR POSTSEC2 ONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.— 

3 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretaries shall 

4 establish and maintain a voluntary Registered Ap5 prenticeship-College Collaborative. The Collaborative 

6 shall consist of the sponsors carrying out registered 

7 apprenticeship programs, 2- or 4-year postsecondary 

8 educational institutions, and organizations that rep9 resent such programs or institutions, that agree to 

10 meet certain criteria in order to support the pur11 poses described in paragraph (2). 

12 (2) PURPOSES.—The Collaborative shall sup13 port the purposes of— 

14 (A) promoting stronger connections be15 tween the registered apprenticeship programs 

16 involved and participating 2- and 4-year post17 secondary educational institutions; 

18 (B) promoting the translation of experi19 ence in a registered apprenticeship program to 

20 academic credit at participating 2- and 4-year 

21 postsecondary educational institutions; 

22 (C) facilitating the enrollment of an indi23 vidual who has completed a registered appren24 ticeship program (referred to in this section as 

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1 postsecondary educational institution for the 

2 purpose of attaining academic credit toward an 

3 associate’s or more advanced degree; 

4 (D) advancing the attainment of associ5 ate’s and more advanced degrees by appren6 tices; 

7 (E) promoting the attainment of recog8 nized postsecondary credentials with value in 

9 the labor market; 

10 (F) expanding awareness about the value 

11 of registered apprenticeship programs as a 

12 postsecondary education option; and 

13 (G) maintaining the quality and rigor of 

14 traditional registered apprenticeship programs. 

15 (3) PARTICIPANT REQUIREMENTS.—The Secre16 taries shall establish criteria that any interested 2- 

17 or 4-year postsecondary educational institution or 

18 sponsor shall meet in order to participate in the Col19 laborative, which criteria shall include, at a min20 imum— 

21 (A) for a 2- or 4-year postsecondary edu22 cational institution— 

23 (i) agreement to recognize and accept 

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1 tice for, and the assessment of the appren2 tice’s learning in, a registered apprentice3 ship program at another participating in4 stitution; 

5 (ii) agreement to have a formal ar6 ticulation agreement with a participating 

7 sponsor of a registered apprenticeship pro8 gram, other than a 2- or 4-year postsec9 ondary educational institution; and 

10 (iii) agreement to provide certain in11 formation, as determined by the Secre12 taries, to the Collaborative; and 

13 (B) for a sponsor— 

14 (i) agreement to participate in third15 party evaluations of the quality and rigor 

16 of the program offerings in order to deter17 mine the value of academic credit for 

18 learning during a registered apprenticeship 

19 program; 

20 (ii) agreement to have a formal ar21 ticulation agreement with a participating 

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1 (iii) agreement to provide certain in2 formation, as determined by the Secre3 taries, to the Collaborative. 

4 (4) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.— 

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

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

7 postsecondary educational institutions and 

8 sponsors shall agree to meet certain conditions 

9 determined by the Secretaries. 

10 (B) CONDITIONS.—Such conditions shall 

11 address, at a minimum— 

12 (i) how learning during a registered 

13 apprenticeship program, including related 

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

15 assessed for academic credit; 

16 (ii) how programs and procedures, es17 pecially those related to admissions, credit 

18 transfer, and recognition of such learning 

19 will be structured to support accessibility 

20 for apprentices; 

21 (iii) how the structure and scheduling 

22 of courses will be developed in a way that 

23 supports the matriculation of apprentices; 

24 and 


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1 (iv) how residency requirements will 

2 support the transferability of credit earned 

3 by apprentices. 

4 (5) PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION.—The 

5 Secretaries shall maintain a publicly accessible 

6 website identifying, at a minimum— 

7 (A) the participating members of the Col8 laborative in each State; 

9 (B) a model for articulation agreements, 

10 and copies of some exemplary articulation 

11 agreements for illustrative purposes; and 

12 (C) such other information as the Secre13 taries determine to be necessary to promote 

14 awareness of the Collaborative and its members. 

15 (6) USE OF FUNDS.— 

16 (A) ADMINISTRATIVE.—The Secretaries 

17 shall use 30 percent of the funds available 

18 under subsection (c) to establish and maintain 

19 the Collaborative and the website described in 

20 paragraph (5), to support the National Advi21 sory Committee on Apprenticeships established 

22 under section 211(d) and for technical assist23 ance, evaluation, and research activities. 

24 (B) FOR PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS.—The 

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1 available under subsection (c) to carry out, di2 rectly or by grant or contract with an eligible 

3 entity, activities consisting of— 

4 (i) providing funding to Collaborative 

5 participants to support the development of 

6 articulation agreements with other Collabo7 rative participants; 

8 (ii) providing funding to the Collabo9 rative to support the assessment of learn10 ing during a registered apprenticeship pro11 gram, for academic credit; 

12 (iii) providing funding to the Collabo13 rative to support third-party evaluations of 

14 the quality and rigor of program offerings, 

15 described in paragraph (3)(B)(i), which 

16 evaluations shall be conducted by an entity 

17 that meets minimum criteria as established 

18 by the Secretaries; 

19 (iv) providing curriculum develop20 ment, for participating institutions and 

21 sponsors of the Collaborative; and 

22 (v) carrying out other purposes that 

23 will help participating institutions and 

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

2 receive a grant or contract under subparagraph 

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

4 of— 

5 (i) at least one 2- or 4-year postsec6 ondary educational institution participating 

7 in the Collaborative; and 

8 (ii) at least one sponsor of a reg9 istered apprenticeship program partici10 pating in the Collaborative. 

11 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

12 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

13 $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2021 and each subsequent year. 

14 PART 2—PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND 

15 ENHANCEMENT 

16 SEC. 221. EXPANDING REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PRO17 GRAMS. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide pay19 ments of assistance for eligible sponsors of new (as of the 

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

21 registered apprenticeship programs, or for eligible spon22 sors of existing registered apprenticeship programs that 

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

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1 (b) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive pay2 ments under this section for a registered apprenticeship 

3 program, a sponsor shall submit an application to the Sec4 retary including information demonstrating that (as of the 

5 date of submission)— 

6 (1)(A) the program received recognition as a 

7 registered apprenticeship program within the 36 

8 months preceding that date; or 

9 (B) the program (which may include a joint 

10 labor-management registered apprenticeship pro11 gram) added employers as new partners within the 

12 36 months preceding that date; 

13 (2) the sponsor offered jobs that lead to eco14 nomic self-sufficiency, as determined by a local 

15 workforce development board located in the same 

16 local workforce development area (meaning a local 

17 area, as defined in section 3 of the Workforce Inno18 vation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102)); 

19 (3) the sponsor has demonstrated success in en20 rolling, instructing, advancing, and graduating indi21 viduals in the relevant registered apprenticeship pro22 gram, and in the employment of such individuals 

23 after completion of the program; and 


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1 (4) the sponsor had not received a payment 

2 under subsection (d) for that registered apprentice3 ship program. 

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

5 this section, the Secretary shall arrange to provide pay6 ments as described in subsection (a) for eligible sponsors, 

7 as funds are available under this section. Funds made 

8 available through such a payment shall be used to reim9 burse an eligible sponsor for the allowable costs of estab10 lishing or expanding the registered apprenticeship pro11 gram involved. The maximum total payment to any one 

12 sponsor may not exceed $25,000 or 50 percent of the al13 lowable costs, whichever amount is less. 

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

15 arrangements with State workforce development boards to 

16 make disbursements through the local workforce develop17 ment boards described in subsection (b)(2) to provide the 

18 payments to the eligible sponsors. 

19 (e) EVALUATIONS.—Sponsors receiving payments 

20 under this section shall, to the extent practicable, cooper21 ate with the Secretary in the conduct of evaluations of 

22 the activities carried out under this section. 

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

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

3 for fiscal year 2021 and each subsequent fiscal year. 

4 (2) RESERVATION.—The Secretary may reserve 

5 5 percent of the amount appropriated under para6 graph (1) for a fiscal year for distribution to the 

7 State workforce development boards and local work8 force development boards, to pay for the costs of the 

9 boards associated with making determinations under 

10 subsection (b)(2) and disbursements under sub11 section (d), and as funds remain available, other 

12 costs of administration and management, technical 

13 assistance, research, and evaluation under this sub14 title. 

15 Subtitle B—Reemployment and 

16 Training 

17 SEC. 231. COORDINATING STATE UNEMPLOYMENT COM18 PENSATION PROGRAMS WITH THE WORK19 FORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT. 

20 (a) REFERRALS TO WIOA SERVICES.—Section 

21 303(j)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

22 503(j)(1)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘job search assist23 ance services,’’ and inserting ‘‘career services (including 

24 job search assistance and job relocation assistance), train25 ing services, and income support services (such as career 


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1 services, training services, and needs-related, wage insur2 ance, and income support payments, available under sec3 tion 134 or 135 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor4 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174 et seq.)),’’. 

5 (b) REEMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND ELIGIBILITY AS6 SESSMENTS.—Section 306(b)(3) of the Social Security Act 

7 (42 U.S.C. 506(b)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘program 

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

9 integration, service delivery, support services, and avail10 ability of training services’’. 

11 SEC. 232. TRAINING STIPENDS. 

12 (a) REFERENCES.—Except as otherwise expressly 

13 provided in this section, wherever in this section an 

14 amendment is expressed in terms of an amendment to a 

15 section or other provision, the reference shall be consid16 ered to be made to that section or other provision of the 

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

18 3101 et seq.). 

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

20 101(d)(3) (29 U.S.C. 3111(d)(3)) is amended— 

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

22 and inserting a semicolon; 

23 (2) in subparagraph (G), by striking the semi24 colon and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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1 ‘‘(H) the development of strategies to pro2 mote the integration of workforce development 

3 services provided to unemployment insurance 

4 claimants.’’. 

5 (c) LOCAL PLANS.—Section 108(b) (29 U.S.C. 

6 3123(b)) is amended— 

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

8 inserting a semicolon; 

9 (2) by redesignating paragraph (22) as para10 graph (23); and 

11 (3) by inserting after paragraph (21) the fol12 lowing: 

13 ‘‘(22) a description of how training services will 

14 be administered; and’’. 

15 (d) REQUIRED LOCAL EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING

16 ACTIVITIES FOR ADULTS AND DISLOCATED WORKERS.— 

17 (1) TRAINING STIPENDS.—Section 134(c)(3) 

18 (29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(3)) is amended— 

19 (A) in subparagraph (A)(i)— 

20 (i) by inserting ‘‘stipends for’’ after 

21 ‘‘used to provide’’; and 

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1 ‘‘(II) who select programs of 

2 training services that are linked to 

3 employment opportunities;’’; 

4 (B) in subparagraph (F)— 

5 (i) in clause (iii)— 

6 (I) by striking the clause heading 

7 and inserting the following: 

8 ‘‘(iii) TRAINING STIPENDS.—’’; and 

9 (II) by striking ‘‘through an indi10 vidual training account’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘through a training stipend’’; and 

12 (ii) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘coordi13 nate funding for individual training ac14 counts with funding from other Federal, 

15 State, local, or private job training pro16 grams or sources to assist the individual in 

17 obtaining training services.’’ and inserting 

18 ‘‘assist the individual in obtaining training 

19 services and arrange for payments for such 

20 services through a training stipend. Such 

21 payments may not exceed $8,000, or be 

22 available for more than 2 years of training 

23 services, per individual.’’; and 

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1 (i) by striking the subparagraph head2 ing and inserting the following: 

3 ‘‘(G) USE OF STIPENDS.—’’; 

4 (ii) in clauses (i), (ii)(III), and (iv), by 

5 striking ‘‘individual training accounts’’ 

6 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘train7 ing stipends’’; and 

8 (iii) in clause (ii), in the matter pre9 ceding subclause (I), by striking ‘‘an indi10 vidual training account’’ and inserting ‘‘a 

11 stipend’’. 

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

13 (29 U.S.C. 3174(d)(1)(B)) is amended— 

14 (A) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘and provide 

15 income support for those workers participating 

16 in work support activities’’ after ‘‘enhancing 

17 employment’’; and 

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

19 ‘‘(iii) DURATION AND AMOUNTS.—The 

20 income support provided under clause (i) 

21 to a worker who is participating in work 

22 support activities shall be a weekly income 

23 stipend, provided for up to 78 weeks after 

24 the participant has exhausted all rights to 

25 unemployment compensation under any 


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1 State or Federal law, to help cover costs 

2 related to work support activities, such as 

3 child care or transportation. A partici4 pant’s weekly stipend shall be equal to— 

5 ‘‘(I) 100 percent of the amount 

6 of the regular unemployment com7 pensation (including dependents’ al8 lowances) payable to such participant 

9 during such participant’s benefit year 

10 under the State law for a week of 

11 total unemployment, if the partici12 pant’s household income is less than 

13 130 percent of the poverty line; or 

14 ‘‘(II) 50 percent of the amount 

15 payable described in subclause (I), if 

16 the participant’s household income is 

17 not less than 130 percent of the pov18 erty line.’’. 

19 (3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

20 (A) LOCAL PLANS.—Section 108(b)(19) 

21 (29 U.S.C. 3123(b)(19)) is amended by striking 

22 ‘‘individual training accounts’’ and inserting 

23 ‘‘stipends’’. 

24 (B) TRAINING SERVICES AGREEMENTS.— 

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1 by striking ‘‘individual training accounts’’ and 

2 inserting ‘‘stipends’’. 

3 SEC. 233. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

4 Section 136 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor5 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3181) is amended— 

6 (1) in subsection (b)— 

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

8 (B) by inserting before the period at the 

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

10 necessary for each of fiscal years 2021 through 

11 2024’’; and 

12 (2) in subsection (c)— 

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

14 (B) by inserting before the period at the 

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

16 necessary for each of fiscal years 2021 through 

17 2024’’. 

18 TITLE III—AUTHORIZATION OF 

19 APPROPRIATIONS 

20 SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

21 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec22 retary of Labor and the Secretary of Education such sums 

23 as may be necessary to carry out this Act. 

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