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the vacancy. A member who fulfilled a partial 
term as the result of a vacancy may, at the end 
that term, be appointed to a full term. 
‘‘(D) MULTIPLE TERMS.—A voting mem-
ber of the Advisory Committee may serve not 
more than 2 full terms on the Advisory Com-
mittee. 
‘‘(b) CHAIRPERSON.—The Advisory Committee mem-
bers shall designate by vote one of the voting members 
described in subsection (a)(2)(A) of the Advisory Com-
mittee to serve as Chairperson of the Advisory Committee. 
‘‘(c) MEETINGS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Advisory Committee 
shall meet at the call of the Chairperson and hold 
not fewer than 4 meetings during each calendar 
year. 
‘‘(2) OPEN ACCESS.—All meetings of the Advi-
sory Committee shall be open to the public. A tran-
script shall be kept of each meeting and made avail-
able for public inspection within 30 days of the 
meeting. 
‘‘(d) DUTIES.—The Advisory Committee shall, at a 
minimum— 
‘‘(1) advise, consult with, and make rec-
ommendations to the Administrator on matters re-
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lating to the administration of this Act, including 
recommendations on regulations and policies related 
to the administration of this Act; 
‘‘(2) annually prepare a set of recommendations 
for the Administrator, to be shared with the Com-
mittee on Education and Labor of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Health, Edu-
cation, Labor and Pensions of the Senate, to im-
prove the registration process under subtitle B to 
make the process easily accessible and efficient for 
use by sponsors while maintaining the requirements 
under subtitle B; 
‘‘(3) make recommendations on expanding par-
ticipation of nontraditional apprenticeship popu-
lations in programs under the national apprentice-
ship system; 
‘‘(4) review apprenticeable occupations and, 
based on reviews of labor market trends and 
changes, make recommendations to the Adminis-
trator on whether to— 
‘‘(A) make updates to apprenticeable occu-
pations under section 111(b)(5)(A); or 
‘‘(B) convene sector leaders and experts 
under section 111(b)(5)(C) for the establishing 
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specific frameworks of industry recognized oc-
cupational standards; and 
‘‘(5) make recommendations on the develop-
ment of demonstrations projects as described in sec-
tion 132(f). 
‘‘(e) PERSONNEL.— 
‘‘(1) COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A member of the Ad-
visory Committee who is not an officer or em-
ployee of the Federal Government shall be com-
pensated at a rate equal to the daily equivalent 
of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for 
level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 
5315 of title 5, United States Code, for each 
day (including travel time) during which the 
member is engaged in the performance of the 
duties of the Advisory Committee. 
‘‘(B) OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES OF THE 
UNITED
STATES.—Members of the Advisory 
Committee who are officers or employees of the 
United States may not receive additional pay, 
allowances, or benefits by reason of their service 
on the Advisory Committee. 
‘‘(2) STAFF.—The Secretary shall supply the 
Advisory Committee with an executive Secretary and 
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provide such secretarial, clerical, and other services 
as the Secretary determines to be necessary to en-
able the Advisory Committee to carry out the duties 
described in subsection (d). 
‘‘(3) DATA
REQUESTS.—The Advisory Com-
mittee through its Chairperson may request data 
from the Secretary as determined necessary by the 
Advisory Committee to carry out its functions as de-
scribed in this section. 
‘‘(f) PERMANENT COMMITTEE.—The Federal Advi-
sory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) (other than section 
14 of such Act) shall apply to the Advisory Committee. 
‘‘SEC. 113. STATE APPRENTICESHIP AGENCIES AND STATE 
OFFICES OF APPRENTICESHIP. 
‘‘(a) RECOGNITION
OF
STATE
APPRENTICESHIP 
AGENCIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator shall 
recognize a State agency as a State apprenticeship 
agency in accordance with this section and cooperate 
with such State apprenticeship agency regarding the 
formulation and promotion of standards of appren-
ticeship under subtitle B. 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION.—A State desiring to have a 
State agency recognized as a State apprenticeship 
agency under this section shall submit an application 
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at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
information as the Administrator may require, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(A) the initial State plan described in 
subsection (c)(2)(A)(i); 
‘‘(B) a description of how the State ap-
prenticeship agency will meet the State plan re-
quirements of subsection (c); and 
‘‘(C) a description of the linkages and co-
ordination of the State’s proposed standards, 
criteria, and requirements with the State’s eco-
nomic development strategies and workforce de-
velopment system and the State’s secondary, 
postsecondary, and adult education systems. 
‘‘(3) REVIEW AND RECOGNITION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 90 
days after the date on which a State submits an 
application under paragraph (2), the Secretary 
shall notify the State regarding whether the 
agency of the State is recognized as a State ap-
prenticeship agency under this section. 
‘‘(B) DURATION OF RECOGNITION.— 
‘‘(i) DURATION.—The recognition of a 
State apprenticeship agency shall be for a 
4-year period beginning on the date the 
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State apprenticeship agency is notified 
under subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(ii) NOTIFICATION.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—The Sec-
retary shall notify a State apprentice-
ship agency not later than 180 days 
before the last day of the 4-year pe-
riod regarding whether the State ap-
prenticeship agency is in compliance 
with this section. 
‘‘(II) COMPLIANCE.—In the case 
of a State apprenticeship agency that 
is in compliance with this section, the 
agency’s recognition under this section 
shall be renewed for an additional 4- 
year period and the notification under 
subclause (I) shall include notification 
of such renewal. 
‘‘(III) NONCOMPLIANCE.—In the 
case of a State apprenticeship agency 
that is not in compliance with this 
section, the notification shall— 
‘‘(aa) specify the areas of 
noncompliance; 
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‘‘(bb) require corrective ac-
tion; and 
‘‘(cc) offer technical assist-
ance. 
‘‘(iii) 
RENEWAL
AFTER
CORREC-
TION.—If the Administrator determines 
that a State apprenticeship agency has 
corrected the identified areas of noncompli-
ance under this subparagraph not later 
than 180 days of notification of noncompli-
ance, the State apprenticeship agency’s 
recognition under this section shall be re-
newed for an additional 4-year period. 
‘‘(C) TRANSITION
PERIOD
FOR
STATE 
AGENCIES.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 
year after the effective date of the Na-
tional Apprenticeship Act of 2021, a State 
agency that, as of the day before the date 
of enactment of such Act, was recognized 
by the Secretary for purposes of reg-
istering apprenticeship programs in accord-
ance with this Act shall submit an applica-
tion under paragraph (2). 
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‘‘(ii) TRANSITION
PERIOD.—A State 
agency described in clause (i) shall be rec-
ognized as a State apprenticeship agency 
under this section for a 4-year period be-
ginning on the date on which the Secretary 
approves the application submitted by the 
State agency under paragraph (2). 
‘‘(b) AUTHORITY
OF
A STATE APPRENTICESHIP 
AGENCY.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—For the period during 
which a State apprenticeship agency is recognized 
under subsection (a) and to maintain such recogni-
tion, the State apprenticeship agency shall carry out 
the requirements of this Act. 
‘‘(2) PROGRAM RECOGNITION.—With respect to 
a State with a State apprenticeship agency, the 
State apprenticeship agency shall have sole authority 
to recognize and register a pre-apprenticeship, youth 
apprenticeship, or apprenticeship program in such 
State, which shall include— 
‘‘(A) determining whether such program is 
in compliance with the standards for such pro-
gram under section 122; 
‘‘(B) in the case of such a program that is 
in compliance with such standards, recognizing 
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the program and providing a certificate of rec-
ognition for such program; 
‘‘(C) providing technical assistance to cur-
rent or potential sponsors; and 
‘‘(D) in the case of such a program that 
fails to meet the requirements of this Act, pro-
viding for the withdrawal of recognition of the 
program in accordance with section 131(b). 
‘‘(3) STATE APPRENTICESHIP COUNCIL.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—A State apprentice-
ship agency shall establish and continue to use 
a State apprenticeship council, which shall oper-
ate in compliance with the requirements of this 
Act under the direction of the State apprentice-
ship agency. 
‘‘(B) COMPOSITION.—A State apprentice-
ship council may be regulatory or advisory in 
nature, and shall— 
‘‘(i) be composed of persons familiar 
with apprenticeable occupations; and 
‘‘(ii) be fairly balanced, with an equal 
number of— 
‘‘(I) representatives of employer 
organizations, including from non-
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traditional apprenticeship industries 
or occupations; 
‘‘(II) representatives of labor or-
ganizations or joint labor-management 
organizations, including from non-
traditional apprenticeship industries 
or occupations; and 
‘‘(III) public members; and 
‘‘(iii) to the extent practicable, have 
not less than 1 member who is a member 
of the State workforce board. 
‘‘(C) SPECIAL RULE.—A State apprentice-
ship council shall not be eligible for recognition 
as a State apprenticeship agency. 
‘‘(c) STATE PLAN.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For a State apprenticeship 
agency to be eligible to receive allotments under sub-
section (f) and to be recognized under this section, 
the State apprenticeship agency shall submit to the 
Secretary a State plan that meets the requirements 
of this subsection. 
‘‘(2) APPROVAL OF STATE PLAN.— 
‘‘(A) SUBMISSION.— 
‘‘(i) INITIAL PLAN.—The first State 
plan of a State apprenticeship agency shall 
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be submitted to the Administrator not 
later than 120 days prior to the com-
mencement of the first full program year 
of the State apprenticeship agency, which 
shall include— 
‘‘(I) a description of any State 
laws, policies, or operational proce-
dures relating to the process of recog-
nizing programs under the national 
apprenticeship system that is incon-
sistent with, or imposes requirements 
in addition to, the requirements of 
this Act; 
‘‘(II) an assurance that the State 
will notify the Administrator if there 
are any changes to the State laws (in-
cluding regulations), policies, or pro-
cedures described in subclause (I) that 
occur after the date of submission of 
such plan; and 
‘‘(III) an assurance that the 
State will make available on a publicly 
available website a description of any 
laws (including regulations), policies, 
and operational procedures relating to 
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the process of recognizing programs 
under the national apprenticeship sys-
tem that are inconsistent with, or im-
pose requirements in addition to, the 
requirements of this Act. 
‘‘(ii) SUBSEQUENT PLANS.—Except as 
provided in clause (i), a State plan shall be 
submitted to the Administrator not later 
than 120 days prior to the end of the 4- 
year period covered by the preceding State 
plan. 
‘‘(B) APPROVAL.—A State plan shall be 
subject to the approval of the Administrator 
and shall be considered to be approved at the 
end of the 90-day period beginning on the date 
that the plan is submitted under this para-
graph, unless the Administrator, during the 90- 
day period, provides the State apprenticeship 
agency, in writing— 
‘‘(i) an explanation for why the State 
plan is inconsistent with the requirements 
of this Act; and 
‘‘(ii) an opportunity for an appeal of 
such determination to an Administrative 
Law Judge for the Department of Labor 
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not later than 30 days after receipt of the 
notice of denial from the Administrator. 
‘‘(C) MODIFICATIONS.— 
‘‘(i) MODIFICATIONS.—At the end of 
the first 2-year period of any 4-year State 
plan, the State may submit modifications 
to the State plan to reflect changes in 
labor market and economic conditions or 
other factors affecting the implementation 
of the State plan. 
‘‘(ii) APPROVAL.—A modified State 
plan submitted for review under clause (i) 
shall be subject to the approval require-
ments described in subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(3) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—Each State 
Plan shall describe how the State apprenticeship 
agency will provide technical assistance for— 
‘‘(A) potential sponsors, employers, labor 
organizations, joint labor-management organi-
zations, qualified intermediaries, apprentices, 
education and training providers, credentialing 
bodies, eligible entities, industry associations, or 
any potential program participant in the na-
tional apprenticeship system in the State for 
the purposes of recruitment, retention, program 
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