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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 703 

To ensure access to apprenticeships for underrepresented groups, eliminate 

barriers and ensure completion of apprenticeships, and invest in successful apprenticeship intermediaries. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 2, 2021 

Ms. JAYAPAL (for herself, Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, Mrs. HAYES, and Ms. 

NORTON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 

A BILL 

To ensure access to apprenticeships for underrepresented 

groups, eliminate barriers and ensure completion of apprenticeships, and invest in successful apprenticeship 

intermediaries. 

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 ‘‘Apprenticeship Fu5 tures for All Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. GRANTS, CONTRACTS, OR COOPERATIVE AGREE2 MENTS. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Office 

4 of Apprenticeship of the Department of Labor shall award 

5 grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to eligible en6 tities on a competitive basis if the eligible entity is a quali7 fied intermediary— 

8 (1) to support national industry and equity 

9 intermediaries in establishing or expanding sector10 based partnerships to support the delivery or expan11 sion of programs under the national apprenticeship 

12 system to significant scale in the United States— 

13 (A) in key sectors, including manufac14 turing, information technology, cyber security, 

15 health care, insurance and finance, energy, hos16 pitality, retail, construction, and other sectors 

17 identified by the Administrator as targeted for 

18 expansion under the national apprenticeship 

19 system; or 

20 (B) for nontraditional apprenticeship popu21 lations, women, minorities, individuals with dis22 abilities, and individuals impacted by the crimi23 nal or juvenile justice system; or 

24 (2) to serve programs under the national ap25 prenticeship system in a local or regional setting. 


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1 (b) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity applying for 

2 any grant activity under this Act— 

3 (1) shall use at least 5 percent of the grant 

4 funds to provide direct financial assistance to ap5 prentices, pre-apprentices, or youth apprentices 

6 through emergency grants to support their financial 

7 needs to enter, remain enrolled in, and complete 

8 such program, such as support for the related costs 

9 of supplies and equipment, courses, transportation, 

10 child care, and housing; and 

11 (2) may use funds for any of the following ac12 tivities: 

13 (A) To establish or expand partnerships 

14 with organizations that provide program partici15 pants access to financial planning, mentoring, 

16 and supportive services that are necessary to 

17 enable an individual to participate in and com18 plete a program under the national apprentice19 ship system. 

20 (B) To conduct outreach and recruitment 

21 activities, including assessments of potential 

22 participants for, and enrollment of participants 

23 in, a program under the national apprenticeship 

24 system. 


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1 (C) To conduct outreach, engagement, re2 cruitment, and coordination of activities with 

3 employers, industry associations, labor and 

4 labor-management organizations, qualified 

5 intermediaries, education and training pro6 viders, State or local workforce agencies, poten7 tial sponsors, community-based organizations, 

8 communities with high numbers or percentages 

9 of nontraditional apprenticeship populations, 

10 small- and medium-sized businesses, or rural 

11 communities to establish or expand industry or 

12 sector partnerships and opportunities under the 

13 national apprenticeship system. 

14 (D) To carry out grant requirements, in15 cluding program evaluation and reporting re16 quirements. 

17 (E) To conduct any activities as described 

18 in the application that would advance the pur19 poses of the grant. 

20 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 

21 (1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.— 

22 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘eligible enti23 ty’’ means— 

24 (i) a program sponsor; 


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1 (ii) a State workforce development 

2 board or State workforce agency, or a local 

3 workforce development board or local 

4 workforce development agency; 

5 (iii) an education and training pro6 vider, or a consortium thereof; 

7 (iv) if the applicant is in a State with 

8 a State apprenticeship agency, such State 

9 apprenticeship agency; 

10 (v) an Indian Tribe or Tribal organi11 zation; 

12 (vi) an industry or sector partnership, 

13 a group of employers, a trade association, 

14 or a professional association that sponsors 

15 or participates in a program under the na16 tional apprenticeship system; 

17 (vii) a Governor; 

18 (viii) a labor organization or joint19 labor management organization; or 

20 (ix) a qualified intermediary. 

21 (B) SPONSOR REQUIREMENT.—Not fewer 

22 than one entity under subparagraph (A) shall 

23 be the sponsor of a program under the national 

24 apprenticeship system. 

25 (2) QUALIFIED INTERMEDIARY.— 


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

2 intermediary’’ means an entity that dem3 onstrates expertise in building, connecting, sus4 taining, and measuring the performance of 

5 partnerships described in subparagraph (B) and 

6 serves program participants and employers 

7 by— 

8 (i) connecting employers to programs 

9 under the national apprenticeship system; 

10 (ii) assisting in the design and imple11 mentation of such programs, including cur12 riculum development and delivery for re13 lated instruction; 

14 (iii) supporting entities, sponsors, or 

15 program administrators in meeting the 

16 registration and reporting requirements of 

17 this Act; 

18 (iv) providing professional develop19 ment activities such as training to men20 tors; 

21 (v) connecting students or workers to 

22 programs under the national apprentice23 ship system; 

24 (vi) developing and providing person25 alized program participant supports, inVerDate Sep 11 2014 00:34 Feb 23, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H703.IH H703

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1 cluding by partnering with organizations to 

2 provide access to or referrals for supportive 

3 services and financial advising; 

4 (vii) providing services, resources, and 

5 supports for development, delivery, expan6 sion, or improvement of programs under 

7 the national apprenticeship system; or 

8 (viii) serving as a program sponsor. 

9 (B) PARTNERSHIPS.—The partnerships de10 scribed in subparagraph (A) means partner11 ships among entities involved in programs 

12 under the national apprenticeship system, in13 cluding— 

14 (i) industry or sector partnerships; 

15 (ii) partnerships among employers, 

16 joint labor-management organizations, 

17 labor organizations, community-based or18 ganizations, industry associations, State or 

19 local workforce development boards, edu20 cation and training providers, social service 

21 organizations, economic development orga22 nizations, Indian Tribes or Tribal organi23 zations, one-stop operators, or one-stop 

24 partners, in the State workforce develop25 ment system; or 


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1 (iii) partnerships among one or more 

2 of the entities described in clauses (i) and 

3 (ii). 

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