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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 5783 

To establish and carry out a comprehensive, nationwide, energy-related 

industries jobs program, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023 

Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER (for herself, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. MULLIN, 

Mr. BOWMAN, Ms. ROSS, Mr. TONKO, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Ms. 

CROCKETT, Mr. CA ́RDENAS, Mr. IVEY, Mr. PETERS, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mrs. HAYES, Ms. LEE of Pennsylvania, and Ms. KUSTER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 

A BILL 

To establish and carry out a comprehensive, nationwide, energy-related industries jobs program, 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 ‘‘Blue Collar and Green 

5 Collar Jobs Development Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. ENERGY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of ap8 propriations for such purpose, the Secretary of Energy, 


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1 in consultation with the Secretary of Labor and the Sec2 retary of Education, shall establish and carry out a com3 prehensive, nationwide program to improve education and 

4 training for occupations in energy-related industries to in5 crease the number of skilled workers trained for such oc6 cupations. 

7 (b) DIRECT ASSISTANCE.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the program 

9 established under subsection (a), the Secretary of 

10 Energy may provide— 

11 (A) financial assistance awards, technical 

12 assistance, and other assistance the Secretary 

13 determines appropriate, to educational institu14 tions and covered organizations and programs, 

15 including those serving unemployed energy 

16 workers; and 

17 (B) eligible opportunities at the Depart18 ment of Energy, including at the Department of 

19 Energy national laboratories. 

20 (2) TRAINING PROGRAMS.—The Secretary of 

21 Energy may only provide financial assistance for 

22 training programs under paragraph (1)(A) that have 

23 been approved by the Secretary of Labor. 

24 (3) DISTRIBUTION.—Subject to subsection (c), 

25 the Secretary of Energy shall distribute assistance 


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1 described in paragraph (1) in a manner proportional 

2 to the needs of energy-related industries and de3 mand for occupations in energy-related industries, 

4 consistent with information developed under sub5 section (e). 

6 (c) PRIORITY.—In carrying out the program estab7 lished under subsection (a), the Secretary of Energy 

8 shall— 

9 (1) prioritize the education and training of indi10 viduals from disadvantaged communities for in-de11 mand occupations in energy-related industries, in12 cluding by providing eligible opportunities and em13 ployment at the Department of Energy, including at 

14 the Department of Energy national laboratories; and 

15 (2) in providing research grants and technical 

16 assistance to educational institutions, give priority to 

17 minority-serving institutions. 

18 (d) COLLABORATION AND OUTREACH.—In carrying 

19 out the program established under subsection (a), the Sec20 retary of Energy shall— 

21 (1) collaborate with— 

22 (A) State workforce development boards 

23 and local workforce development boards, to 

24 maximize program efficiency; 


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1 (B) educational institutions and covered 

2 organizations and programs; 

3 (C) energy-related industries and covered 

4 organizations and programs to increase the op5 portunities for, and enrollment of, students and 

6 other candidates, including students of minor7 ity-serving institutions and unemployed energy 

8 workers, to participate in industry eligible op9 portunities; and 

10 (D) Federal-State Regional Commissions, 

11 including the Appalachian Regional Commis12 sion, the Delta Regional Authority, the Denali 

13 Commission, the Northern Border Regional 

14 Commission, and the Southeast Crescent Re15 gional Commission; and 

16 (2) conduct outreach activities to— 

17 (A) encourage individuals from disadvan18 taged communities and unemployed energy 

19 workers to enter into the STEM fields; and 

20 (B) encourage and foster collaboration, 

21 mentorships, and partnerships among energy22 related industries, and covered organizations 

23 and programs, that provide effective training 

24 programs for in-demand occupations in energy25 related industries and educational institutions 


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1 that seek to establish these types of programs 

2 in order to share best practices and approaches 

3 that best suit local, State, and national needs. 

4 (e) CLEARINGHOUSE.— 

5 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—In carrying out the pro6 gram established under subsection (a), the Secretary 

7 of Energy, in collaboration with the Commissioner of 

8 the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Secretary of 

9 Labor, the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of 

10 Commerce, the Director of the Bureau of the Cen11 sus, and energy-related industries, shall establish a 

12 publicly accessible clearinghouse to— 

13 (A) develop, maintain, and update informa14 tion and other resources, by State and by re15 gion, on— 

16 (i) the current and future workforce 

17 needs of energy-related industries, and oc18 cupations in energy-related industries, in19 cluding identification of in-demand occupa20 tions in energy-related industries; and 

21 (ii) training programs for such in-de22 mand occupations (including training pro23 grams provided by a provider of training 

24 services on any list described in section 

25 122(d) of the Workforce Innovation and 


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1 Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3152(d))), 

2 which meet the guidelines prescribed under 

3 paragraph (3); and 

4 (B) act as a resource for educational insti5 tutions and covered organizations and programs 

6 that would like to develop and implement the 

7 training programs described in subparagraph 

8 (A)(ii). 

9 (2) USE OF EXISTING RESOURCES.— 

10 (A) MODIFICATION OF EXISTING ONLINE

11 RESOURCE.—In a case in which the Secretary 

12 of Energy determines that the modification of 

13 an existing online resource of the Department 

14 of Labor or the Department of Education 

15 would be an efficient and effective means of 

16 carrying out the purposes described in subpara17 graphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1), the Sec18 retary of Energy may— 

19 (i) request that the Secretary of 

20 Labor or the Secretary of Education, as 

21 appropriate, make such modification; and 

22 (ii) if such modification is made, elect 

23 not to establish the clearinghouse under 

24 paragraph (1). 


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1 (B) INFORMATIONAL RESOURCES.—In es2 tablishing and maintaining the clearinghouse 

3 under paragraph (1) or modifying the online re4 source under subparagraph (A), the Secretary 

5 of Energy shall, to the greatest extent prac6 ticable, utilize existing resources and informa7 tion made available to the Secretary by the 

8 Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statis9 tics, the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of 

10 Education, the Secretary of Commerce, and the 

11 Director of the Bureau of the Census. 

12 (3) GUIDELINES.—The Secretary of Energy, in 

13 consultation with the Secretary of Labor, shall pre14 scribe guidelines for the training programs described 

15 in paragraph (1)(A)(ii), which shall be similar to the 

16 requirements for providers of training services de17 scribed in section 122(b) of the Workforce Innova18 tion and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3152(b)). 

19 (4) REPORT.—The Secretary of Energy shall 

20 annually publish, on a publicly accessible website of 

21 the Department of Energy, a report on the informa22 tion and other resources developed, maintained, and 

23 updated on the clearinghouse established under 

24 paragraph (1) or the online resource modified under 

25 paragraph (2)(A). 


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1 (f) GUIDELINES TO DEVELOP SKILLS FOR AN EN2 ERGY INDUSTRY WORKFORCE.— 

3 (1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the program 

4 established under subsection (a), the Secretary of 

5 Energy, in collaboration with the Secretary of Edu6 cation, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of 

7 Labor, and the National Science Foundation, shall 

8 develop voluntary guidelines or best practices for 

9 educational institutions to help provide students with 

10 the skills necessary for in-demand occupations in en11 ergy-related industries, including in-demand occupa12 tions in— 

13 (A) the energy efficiency industry, includ14 ing in-demand occupations in energy efficiency 

15 (including architecture, design, and construc16 tion of new energy efficient buildings), con17 servation, weatherization, retrofitting, inspect18 ing, auditing, and software development; 

19 (B) the renewable energy industry, includ20 ing in-demand occupations in the development, 

21 engineering, manufacturing, and production of 

22 energy from renewable energy sources (such as 

23 solar, hydropower, wind, and geothermal en24 ergy); 


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1 (C) the community energy resiliency indus2 try, including in-demand occupations in the in3 stallation of rooftop solar, in battery storage, 

4 and in microgrid technologies; 

5 (D) the fuel cell and hydrogen energy in6 dustry; 

7 (E) the advanced automotive technology 

8 industry, including in-demand occupations re9 lating to electric vehicle batteries, connectivity 

10 and automation, and advanced combustion en11 gines; 

12 (F) the manufacturing industry, including 

13 in-demand occupations as operations techni14 cians, in operations and design in additive man15 ufacturing, 3–D printing, and advanced com16 posites and advanced aluminum and other 

17 metal alloys, and in industrial energy efficiency 

18 management systems, including power elec19 tronics, and other innovative technologies; 

20 (G) the chemical manufacturing industry, 

21 including in-demand occupations in construction 

22 (such as welders, pipefitters, and tool and die 

23 makers), as instrument and electrical techni24 cians, machinists, chemical process operators, 


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1 engineers, quality and safety professionals, and 

2 reliability engineers; 

3 (H) the electric utility and gas utility in4 dustries, including in-demand occupations in 

5 smart grid technology, cybersecurity manage6 ment, and the generation, transmission, and 

7 distribution of electricity and natural gas, such 

8 as electricians and utility dispatchers, techni9 cians, operators, lineworkers, engineers, sci10 entists, and information technology specialists; 

11 (I) the alternative fuels industry, including 

12 in-demand occupations in biofuel and bioprod13 ucts development and production; 

14 (J) the pipeline industry, including in-de15 mand occupations in pipeline construction and 

16 maintenance and occupations as engineers and 

17 technical advisors; 

18 (K) the nuclear energy industry, including 

19 in-demand occupations as scientists, engineers, 

20 technicians, mathematicians, and security per21 sonnel; 

22 (L) the oil and gas industry, including in23 demand occupations as scientists, engineers, 

24 technicians, mathematicians, petrochemical en25 gineers, and geologists; and 


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1 (M) the coal industry, including in-demand 

2 occupations as coal miners, engineers, devel3 opers and manufacturers of state-of-the-art coal 

4 facilities, technology vendors, coal transpor5 tation workers and operators, and mining 

6 equipment vendors. 

7 (2) INPUT.—The Secretary of Energy shall so8 licit input from energy-related industries in devel9 oping guidelines or best practices under paragraph 

10 (1). 

11 (3) ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION

12 INITIATIVES.—The guidelines or best practices devel13 oped under paragraph (1) shall include grade-spe14 cific guidelines for elementary schools and secondary 

15 schools for teaching energy efficiency technology, ar16 chitecture, design, and construction of new energy17 efficient buildings and building energy retrofits, 

18 manufacturing efficiency technology, community en19 ergy resiliency, and conservation initiatives. 

20 (4) STEM EDUCATION.—The guidelines or best 

21 practices developed under paragraph (1) shall pro22 mote STEM education in educational institutions as 

23 it relates to in-demand occupations in energy-related 

24 industries listed under such paragraph. 


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1 (5) PROHIBITION.—Nothing in this subsection 

2 shall be construed to authorize the Secretary of En3 ergy or any other officer or employee of the Federal 

4 Government to require or coerce a State or edu5 cational institution to adopt or carry out the guide6 lines or best practices developed under paragraph 

7 (1). 

8 (g) 21ST CENTURY ENERGY WORKFORCE ADVISORY

9 BOARD.—If the Secretary of Energy has approved a strat10 egy developed by the 21st Century Energy Workforce Ad11 visory Board established under section 40211 of the Infra12 structure Investment and Jobs Act (42 U.S.C. 18744), the 

13 Secretary shall, to the extent the Secretary determines 

14 practicable and appropriate, carry out the program estab15 lished under subsection (a) in accordance with such strat16 egy. 

17 (h) CONSOLIDATION.—To the extent practicable, the 

18 Secretary of Energy shall, to avoid duplication of efforts, 

19 carry out the Equity in Energy Initiative of the Depart20 ment of Energy, the Minority Educational Institution Stu21 dent Partnership Program of the Department of Energy, 

22 and any other program of the Department of Energy that 

23 the Secretary determines appropriate, through the pro24 gram established under subsection (a). 


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1 (i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

2 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

3 $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028. 

4 SEC. 3. ENERGY WORKFORCE GRANT PROGRAM. 

5 (a) PROGRAM.— 

6 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to the avail7 ability of appropriations for such purpose, the Sec8 retary of Labor, in consultation with the Secretary 

9 of Energy, shall establish and carry out a program 

10 to provide grants to eligible entities to pay the eligi11 ble wages of, and eligible payments for, individuals 

12 during the period that such individuals are receiving 

13 training to work for an eligible business. 

14 (2) GUIDELINES.—Not later than 180 days 

15 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec16 retary of Labor, in consultation with the Secretary 

17 of Energy and eligible businesses, shall establish 

18 guidelines that identify— 

19 (A) criteria for determining— 

20 (i) wages that are eligible for purposes 

21 of the program under paragraph (1); and 

22 (ii) payments that are eligible for pur23 poses of the program under paragraph (1), 

24 including payments that cover— 


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1 (I) the costs of training that indi2 viduals receive under the program; 

3 and 

4 (II) the costs of services that are 

5 necessary to enable the individuals to 

6 receive such training; and 

7 (B) training that is eligible for purposes of 

8 the program under paragraph (1), which shall 

9 include any applicable training services de10 scribed in section 134(c)(3)(D) of the Work11 force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

12 U.S.C. 3174(c)(3)(D)). 

13 (b) USE OF GRANTS.— 

14 (1) ELIGIBLE WAGES.—An eligible entity re15 ceiving a grant under subsection (a) that is (or in16 cludes) an eligible business with— 

17 (A) 20 or fewer employees may use such 

18 grant to pay up to 45 percent of the eligible 

19 wages of individuals for the duration of the ap20 plicable training for such individuals; 

21 (B) 21 to 99 employees may use such 

22 grant to pay up to 37.5 percent of the eligible 

23 wages of individuals for the duration of the ap24 plicable training for such individuals; and 


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1 (C) 100 employees or more may use such 

2 grant to pay up to 25 percent of the eligible 

3 wages of individuals for the duration of the ap4 plicable training for such individuals. 

5 (2) ELIGIBLE PAYMENTS.—An eligible entity 

6 may use a grant provided under the program estab7 lished under subsection (a) to pay up to 100 percent 

8 of the eligible payments for individuals for the dura9 tion of the applicable training for such individuals. 

10 (c) PRIORITY FOR TARGETED COMMUNITIES.—In 

11 providing grants under the program established under 

12 subsection (a), the Secretary of Labor, in consultation 

13 with the Secretary of Energy, shall give priority to an eli14 gible entity that— 

15 (1) recruits or selects for training, or trains in16 dividuals, who are— 

17 (A) from the community that the eligible 

18 entity serves; and 

19 (B)(i) from disadvantaged communities; 

20 (ii) individuals with barriers to employ21 ment; or 

22 (iii) unemployed energy workers; and 

23 (2) will provide individuals receiving training 

24 with the opportunity to obtain or retain employment 

25 at an eligible business. 


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1 (d) LIMIT.—An eligible entity may not receive more 

2 than $100,000 under the program established under sub3 section (a) per fiscal year. 

4 (e) REPORT.—The Secretary of Labor shall submit 

5 to Congress, annually for each year the program estab6 lished under subsection (a) is carried out, a report on such 

7 program, including— 

8 (1) an assessment of such program for the pre9 vious year, including the number of jobs filled by in10 dividuals trained pursuant to such program; and 

11 (2) recommendations on how to improve such 

12 program. 

13 (f) INTEGRATION OF SERVICES FOR TRIBES.—If the 

14 Secretary of the Interior has approved a plan for an In15 dian Tribe in accordance with section 8 of the Indian Em16 ployment, Training, and Related Services Act of 1992 (25 

17 U.S.C. 3407), and such Indian Tribe is part of a Tribal 

18 consortium that receives a grant from the program estab19 lished under subsection (a), such Indian Tribe may elect 

20 to integrate the grant, in whole or in part, in accordance 

21 with section 4 of the Indian Employment, Training, and 

22 Related Services Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3403), if all In23 dian Tribes in such Tribal consortium agree to such inte24 gration and the Secretary determines that such integraVerDate Sep 11 2014 00:22 Dec 01, 2023 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5783.IH H5783

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1 tion will not produce an inequitable result for any Indian 

2 Tribe in such Tribal consortium. 

3 (g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

4 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

5 $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028. 

6 SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) APPRENTICESHIP.—The term ‘‘apprentice9 ship’’ means an apprenticeship registered under the 

10 Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the 

11 National Apprenticeship Act; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 

12 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.). 

13 (2) COVERED ORGANIZATIONS AND PRO14 GRAMS.—The term ‘‘covered organizations and pro15 grams’’ means local workforce development boards, 

16 State workforce development boards, Indian tribes, 

17 Tribal organizations, Tribal consortia, nonprofit or18 ganizations, qualified youth or conservation corps, 

19 labor organizations, pre-apprenticeship programs, 

20 and apprenticeship programs. 

21 (3) DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY.—The term 

22 ‘‘disadvantaged community’’ means a community 

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1 nomically, socially, or environmentally disadvan2 taged. 

3 (4) EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION.—The term 

4 ‘‘educational institution’’ means an elementary 

5 school, secondary school, local educational agency, 

6 State educational agency, or institution of higher 

7 education. 

8 (5) ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND SECONDARY

9 SCHOOL.—The terms ‘‘elementary school’’, ‘‘local 

10 educational agency’’, ‘‘secondary school’’, and ‘‘State 

11 educational agency’’ have the meanings given such 

12 terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Sec13 ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 

14 (6) ELIGIBLE BUSINESS.—The term ‘‘eligible 

15 business’’ means a business that provides services 

16 related to— 

17 (A) renewable electric energy generation, 

18 including solar, wind, geothermal, hydropower, 

19 and other renewable electric energy generation 

20 technologies; 

21 (B) energy efficiency, including energy-effi22 cient lighting, heating, ventilation, and air con23 ditioning, air source heat pumps, advanced 

24 building materials, insulation and air sealing, 

25 and other high-efficiency products and services, 


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1 including auditing and inspection, architecture, 

2 design, and construction of new energy efficient 

3 buildings and building energy retrofits; 

4 (C) grid modernization or energy storage, 

5 including smart grid, microgrid and other dis6 tributed energy solutions, demand response 

7 management, and home energy management 

8 technology; 

9 (D) advanced fossil energy technology, in10 cluding— 

11 (i) advanced resource development; 

12 (ii) carbon capture, storage, and use; 

13 (iii) low-carbon power systems; 

14 (iv) efficiency improvements that sub15 stantially reduce emissions; and 

16 (v) direct air capture; 

17 (E) nuclear energy, including research, de18 velopment, demonstration, and commercial ap19 plication relating to nuclear energy; 

20 (F) cybersecurity for the energy sector, in21 cluding infrastructure, emergency planning, co22 ordination, response, and restoration; 

23 (G) alternative fuels, including biofuel and 

24 bioproduct development and production; 


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1 (H) advanced automotive technology, in2 cluding electric vehicle batteries, connectivity 

3 and automation, advanced fueling or charging 

4 stations, and advanced combustion engines; or 

5 (I) fuel cell and hybrid fuel cell generation. 

6 (7) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti7 ty’’ means— 

8 (A) an eligible small business; or 

9 (B) an partnership between or among— 

10 (i) an eligible business; and 

11 (ii) one or more of the following: 

12 (I) A labor organization or joint 

13 labor-management organization with 

14 experience working in energy-related 

15 industries. 

16 (II) A nonprofit organization 

17 dedicated to helping individuals gain 

18 employment in energy-related indus19 tries. 

20 (III) A community college or 

21 technical college with experience in 

22 providing training for individuals 

23 seeking employment in energy-related 

24 industries. 


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1 (IV) A qualified youth or con2 servation corps. 

3 (V) A State development board 

4 or local workforce development board. 

5 (VI) An Indian Tribe, Tribal or6 ganization, or Tribal consortium. 

7 (VII) An industry or sector part8 nership relating to energy-related in9 dustries. 

10 (8) ELIGIBLE OPPORTUNITY.—The term ‘‘eligi11 ble opportunity’’ means a paid— 

12 (A) internship; 

13 (B) fellowship; 

14 (C) apprenticeship; or 

15 (D) another work-based learning oppor16 tunity. 

17 (9) ELIGIBLE PAYMENT.—The term ‘‘eligible 

18 payment’’ means a payment that meets the criteria 

19 identified pursuant to the guidelines established 

20 under section 3(a)(2). 

21 (10) ELIGIBLE SMALL BUSINESS.—The term 

22 ‘‘eligible small business’’ means an eligible business 

23 with 75 or less employees. 

24 (11) ELIGIBLE WAGE.—The term ‘‘eligible 

25 wage’’ means a wage that meet the criteria identified 


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1 pursuant to the guidelines established under section 

2 3(a)(2). 

3 (12) ENERGY-RELATED INDUSTRY.—The term 

4 ‘‘energy-related industry’’ includes the energy effi5 ciency industry, renewable energy industry, commu6 nity energy resiliency industry, fuel cell and hydro7 gen energy industry, advanced automotive tech8 nology industry, chemical manufacturing industry, 

9 electric utility industry, gas utility industry, alter10 native fuels industry, pipeline industry, nuclear en11 ergy industry, oil and gas industry, vehicle fueling 

12 and charging industry, and coal industry. 

13 (13) IN-DEMAND OCCUPATION.—The term ‘‘in14 demand occupation’’ has the meaning given the term 

15 ‘‘in-demand industry sector or occupation’’ in section 

16 3(23)(A)(ii) of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor17 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102(23)(A)(ii)). 

18 (14) INDIAN TRIBE AND TRIBAL ORGANIZA19 TION.—The terms ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ and ‘‘Tribal orga20 nization’’ have the meanings given such terms in 

21 subsections (e) and (l) of section 4 of the Indian 

22 Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act 

23 (25 U.S.C. 5304). 

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1 ployment’’ has the meaning given such term in sec2 tion 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 

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

4 (16) INDUSTRY OR SECTOR PARTNERSHIP.— 

5 The term ‘‘industry or sector partnership’’ has the 

6 meaning given such term in section 3 of the Work7 force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

8 3102). 

9 (17) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— 

10 The term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 

11 meaning given such term in section 102 of the High12 er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002), except 

13 that such term does not include institutions de14 scribed in subparagraph (A) or (C) of subsection 

15 (a)(1) of such section 102. 

16 (18) LABOR ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘‘labor 

17 organization’’ has the meaning given such term in 

18 section 2 of the National Labor Relations Act (29 

19 U.S.C. 152). 

20 (19) LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

21 BOARD.—The term ‘‘local workforce development 

22 board’’ means a local board, as defined in section 3 

23 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 

24 (29 U.S.C. 3102). 


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1 (20) MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTION.—The 

2 term ‘‘minority-serving institution’’ means an insti3 tution of higher education that is of one of the fol4 lowing: 

5 (A) A Hispanic-serving institution (as de6 fined in section 502(a) of the Higher Education 

7 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101a(a))). 

8 (B) A Tribal College or University (as de9 fined in section 316(b) of the Higher Education 

10 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c(b))). 

11 (C) An Alaska Native-serving institution 

12 (as defined in section 317(b) of the Higher 

13 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059d(b))). 

14 (D) A Native Hawaiian-serving institution 

15 (as defined in section 317(b) of the Higher 

16 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059d(b))). 

17 (E) A Predominantly Black Institution (as 

18 defined in section 318(b) of the Higher Edu19 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059e(b))). 

20 (F) A Native American-serving nontribal 

21 institution (as defined in section 319(b) of the 

22 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

23 1059f(b))). 

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1 fined in section 320(b) of the Higher Education 

2 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059g(b))). 

3 (H) A part B institution (as defined in 

4 section 322 of the Higher Education Act of 

5 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061)). 

6 (21) PRE-APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM.—The 

7 term pre-apprenticeship program means a program 

8 designed to prepare individuals to enter and succeed 

9 in an apprenticeship, and includes each of the fol10 lowing elements: 

11 (A) Training and curriculum that aligns 

12 with the skill needs of employers in the econ13 omy of the State or region involved. 

14 (B) Access to educational and career coun15 seling and other supportive services, directly or 

16 indirectly. 

17 (C) Hands-on, meaningful learning activi18 ties that are connected to education and train19 ing activities, such as exploring career options, 

20 and understanding how the skills acquired 

21 through coursework can be applied toward a fu22 ture career. 

23 (D) Opportunities to attain at least one in24 dustry-recognized credential. 


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1 (E) A partnership with one or more ap2 prenticeship programs that assists in placing in3 dividuals who complete the pre-apprenticeship 

4 program in a apprenticeship program. 

5 (22) QUALIFIED YOUTH OR CONSERVATION

6 CORPS.—The term ‘‘qualified youth or conservation 

7 corps’’ has the meaning given such term in section 

8 203(11) of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 (16 

9 U.S.C. 1722(11)). 

10 (23) STATE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

11 BOARD.—The term ‘‘State workforce development 

12 board’’ means a State board, as defined in section 

13 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 

14 (29 U.S.C. 3102). 

15 (24) STEM.—The term ‘‘STEM’’ means 

16 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. 

17 (25) WORK-BASED LEARNING.—The term 

18 ‘‘work-based learning’’ has the meaning given such 

19 term in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and 

20 Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302). 

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