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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A registration agency 
that registers a program under paragraph (1) 
shall— 
‘‘(i) provide the sponsor of the pro-
gram with a certificate of registration or 
other written evidence of registration; and 
‘‘(ii) provide a copy of the certificate 
of registration to the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs or the applicable State veterans 
agency for the purpose of aligning the reg-
istration process with the process for ap-
proving such program for eligible veterans’ 
use of supplemental educational assistance 
benefits. 
‘‘(B) REGISTRATION
NAME.—A program 
shall be registered in the name of the sponsor, 
or if a sponsor enters into a partnership with 
an employer who registers the program, in the 
name of the employer. 
‘‘(3) PROGRAM PARTICIPANT REGISTRATION.— 
A sponsor providing a program that is registered in 
accordance with paragraph (2) shall provide to an 
individual seeking to be a program participant the 
opportunity to apply through the sponsor, and 
shall—
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‘‘(A) enter into a written individual ap-
prenticeship agreement described in section 123 
with each such individual before the commence-
ment of the program; and 
‘‘(B) individually register each program 
participant with the registration agency by fil-
ing a copy of the individual apprenticeship 
agreement with the registration agency or as 
otherwise required by the registration agency, 
and sharing a copy with the Administrator as 
appropriate, 
as 
described 
under 
section 
123(a)(4). 
‘‘(4) TRANSITION
PROCESS
FOR
PREVIOUSLY 
APPROVED PROGRAMS.—With respect to a program 
that was registered under this Act as of the day be-
fore the date of enactment of the National Appren-
ticeship Act of 2020, the registration agency shall 
take such steps as necessary to— 
‘‘(A) in the case of a program that meets 
of the requirements of this Act, maintain the 
status of the sponsor of the program as of the 
date before such date of enactment as the spon-
sor of such program under this Act; and 
‘‘(B) in the case of a program that does 
not meet the requirements of this Act, provide
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technical assistance to the sponsor of such pro-
gram to ensure that the sponsor is in compli-
ance with this Act not later than 3 years after 
the date of enactment of the National Appren-
ticeship Act of 2020. 
‘‘(c) MODIFICATIONS OR CHANGES TO YOUTH AP-
PRENTICESHIP, PRE-APPRENTICESHIP, OR APPRENTICE-
SHIP PROGRAMS.— 
‘‘(1) SPONSOR
PROPOSAL.—Any sponsor that 
wishes to modify a program, including the program’s 
method of meeting the standards required under this 
Act, shall submit the proposal for such change or 
modification to the registration agency for the pro-
gram. 
‘‘(2) REGISTRATION AGENCY REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The registration agen-
cy shall determine whether to approve the pro-
posal and notify the sponsor of the determina-
tion by not later than 60 days after receipt of 
the proposal. 
‘‘(B) APPROVAL
OF
PROPOSAL.—If the 
proposal is approved, the registration agency 
shall amend the record of the program to reflect 
the modification or change, and provide the 
sponsor or program administrator with an ac-
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knowledgment of the amended program, by not 
later than 30 days after the date of approval. 
‘‘(C) DISAPPROVAL OF PROPOSAL.—If the 
proposal is not approved, the registration agen-
cy shall— 
‘‘(i) notify the sponsor of the reasons 
for the disapproval and provide the sponsor 
with technical assistance to maintain the 
program as originally registered; 
‘‘(ii) provide the sponsor with the op-
portunity to submit a revised modification 
proposal, including providing appropriate 
technical assistance to modify the proposal 
in order to meet the requirements of this 
Act; and 
‘‘(iii) in a case in which the sponsor 
submits a revised modification proposal, 
not later than 60 days after receipt of such 
proposal— 
‘‘(I) approve the proposal; or 
‘‘(II) disapprove the proposal and 
provide the sponsor with technical as-
sistance to maintain the program as 
originally registered.
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‘‘(D) LIST OF DISAPPROVED PROGRAMS.— 
The registration agency shall maintain a list of 
programs that were disapproved which includes 
the reasons for each such disapproval and pro-
vide such list to the Administrator at least an-
nually. 
‘‘Subtitle C—Evaluations and 
Research 
‘‘SEC. 131. PROGRAM EVALUATIONS. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to 
provide program performance transparency across the 
programs under the national apprenticeship system, assess 
the effectiveness of States in achieving positive outcomes 
for program participants served by those programs, and 
establish performance accountability measures related to 
program completion and key indicators of performance 
under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3101 et seq.). 
‘‘(b) REVIEWS BY REGISTRATION AGENCIES.— 
‘‘(1) PERFORMANCE REVIEWS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A registration agency 
shall— 
‘‘(i) annually collect performance data 
for each program registered under section 
124 by such agency to determine—
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‘‘(I) the performance of the pro-
gram with respect to the indicators of 
performance 
under 
section 
116(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Workforce In-
novation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3141(b)(2)(A)(i) or in the case 
of a youth apprenticeship program, 
section 116(b)(2)(A)(ii)) of such Act 
(29 U.S.C. 3141(b)(2)(A)(ii)), as ap-
plied to programs under the national 
apprenticeship system; and 
‘‘(II) the completion rates of the 
program; and 
‘‘(ii) provide technical assistance for 
the collection of the information under 
clause (i) of this subparagraph and sub-
paragraph (B), as necessary. 
‘‘(B) REPORTS.—The registration agency 
for a State shall annually prepare and submit 
to the Administrator a State performance re-
port that includes the following information 
with respect to each program registered under 
section 124 by such agency, including— 
‘‘(i) information specifying the levels 
of performance described in subparagraph
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(A), as compared to goals set in section 
113(c)(8)(A)(i); 
‘‘(ii) the percentage of program par-
ticipants by race, sex ethnicity and, to the 
extent practicable, by individuals with dis-
abilities, as compared to such percentages 
within the working age population who are 
in the geographical area from which the 
sponsor usually seeks or reasonably could 
seek program participants and who meet 
the minimum eligibility requirements for 
entry into in the program; 
‘‘(iii) the percentage of program par-
ticipants served by each of the programs 
that obtained unsubsidized employment in 
a field related to the apprenticeable occu-
pation; 
‘‘(iv) the average time to completion 
for the program as compared to the de-
scription in the agreement under para-
graphs (1) and (2) of section 123(b); 
‘‘(v) the average cost per participant 
during the most recent program year and 
the 3 preceding program years;
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‘‘(vi) the percentage of program par-
ticipants who received supportive services; 
‘‘(vii) information on the State’s ac-
tivities required under section 113(c), in-
cluding the State’s uses of funds; and 
‘‘(viii) the disaggregation of the per-
formance data described in clauses (i) 
through (vi)— 
‘‘(I) by the program type (ap-
prenticeship, youth apprenticeship, or 
pre-apprenticeship program) involved; 
and 
‘‘(II) by race, ethnicity, sex, age, 
veteran status, and membership in a 
population specified in section 3(24) 
of the Workforce Innovation and Op-
portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102(24)). 
‘‘(C) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later 
than 60 days after receiving a report under 
subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall transmit 
to the Committee on Education and Labor of 
the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen-
sions of the Senate.
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‘‘(D) PUBLICATION.—The Administrator 
shall annually make available on a publicly ac-
cessible website each report received under sub-
paragraph (B) not later than 30 days after re-
ceipt of such report. 
‘‘(2) COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM REVIEWS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A registration agency 
shall periodically review each program reg-
istered under section 124 by such agency for 
quality assurance and compliance with the re-
quirements of this Act. 
‘‘(B) TIMING OF REVIEWS.—A review de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) shall occur— 
‘‘(i) at the end of the first full train-
ing cycle of program participants under 
the program; and 
‘‘(ii) beginning after the review de-
scribed in clause (i) at least once every 5 
years. 
‘‘(C) REVIEW.—The review shall be a com-
prehensive review regarding all aspects of the 
program performance, including— 
‘‘(i) determining whether the registra-
tion agency is receiving notification from 
the sponsor of a program regarding indi-
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viduals who are registered as new youth 
apprentices, pre-apprentices, or apprentices 
under the program, or who successfully 
complete the program, as required under 
this Act; 
‘‘(ii) determining whether the sponsor 
of the program is complying with the re-
quirements of this Act; 
‘‘(iii) evaluating the performance of 
the sponsor with respect to, at a minimum, 
the indicators described in paragraph 
(1)(A)(i), with the performance data 
disaggregated as described in paragraph 
(1)(B)(viii); and 
‘‘(iv) ensuring the sponsor’s compli-
ance with the requirement to provide equal 
opportunity in recruitment, training, and 
employment as described in subparagraphs 
(B) and (C) of section 111(b)(7). 
‘‘(D) REPORTS.—On completion of a re-
view under this paragraph, the registration 
agency shall prepare and submit to the Admin-
istrator a report containing the results of the 
review. 
‘‘(c) SUBSEQUENT ACTION.—
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‘‘(1) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—The registra-
tion agency shall provide technical assistance to the 
sponsor and identify areas that require technical as-
sistance, including— 
‘‘(A) to support the sponsor in creating a 
plan to meet the State goals described in sec-
tion 113(c)(8)(A)(ii), as applicable; and 
‘‘(B) assistance in the development of a 
performance improvement plan if the registra-
tion agency determines, pursuant to any review 
under subsection (b), that the youth apprentice-
ship, pre-apprenticeship, or apprenticeship pro-
gram— 
‘‘(i) is not in operation; 
‘‘(ii) is not in compliance with the re-
quirements of this Act; or 
‘‘(iii) is achieving levels of perform-
ance on any indicators described in sub-
section (b)(1)(A)(i) that are lower than the 
State goals for any program year. 
‘‘(2) 
CORRECTIVE
ACTION
AND 
DEREGISTRATION
OF
AN
APPRENTICESHIP
PRO-
GRAM.—The registration agency may take corrective 
action, and if warranted, deregister a youth appren-
ticeship, pre-apprenticeship, or apprenticeship pro-
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gram, after making a determination that the pro-
gram demonstrates persistent and significant failure 
to perform successfully, which occurs when— 
‘‘(A) the sponsor of the program consist-
ently fails to register at least 1 program partici-
pant; 
‘‘(B) the program shows a pattern of poor 
results on the indicators described in subsection 
(b)(1)(A)(i) over a period of 3 years, given the 
characteristics of program participants and eco-
nomic conditions in the area served, or are 
lower than the national or State average; 
‘‘(C) the program shows no indication of 
improvement in the areas identified by the reg-
istration agency and in the performance im-
provement plan under paragraph (1); or 
‘‘(D) the sponsor has not administered the 
program in accordance with the program’s reg-
istration, as applicable, or with the require-
ments of this Act. 
‘‘(3) NOTIFICATION AND HEARING.—If the reg-
istration agency makes a determination described in 
paragraph (2), the registration agency shall notify 
the Secretary and the sponsor of the determination 
in writing, and permit the sponsor to request a hear-
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ing by the Office of Administrative Law Judges. The 
registration agency shall transmit to the Secretary a 
report containing all pertinent facts and cir-
cumstances concerning the determination, including 
findings and a recommendation for deregistration, 
and copies of all relevant documents and records. If 
the sponsor does not request the hearing not later 
than 15 days after receiving such notification, the 
registration agency shall deregister the program 
after the period for requesting such a hearing has 
expired. 
‘‘(4) NOTIFICATION AND TREATMENT OF AP-
PRENTICES.—Not later than 15 days after the reg-
istration agency deregisters a program, the sponsor 
or program administrator shall notify program par-
ticipant— 
‘‘(A) of such deregistration and the effec-
tive date; 
‘‘(B) that such deregistration automatically 
deprives the program participant of individual 
registration as part of such youth apprentice-
ship, pre-apprenticeship, or apprenticeship pro-
gram, including the ability to receive a certifi-
cate of completion from the registration agency;
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‘‘(C) that the deregistration of the pro-
gram removes the program participant from eli-
gibility for any Federal financial or other assist-
ance, or rights, privileges, or exemptions under 
Federal law, that— 
‘‘(i) relates to an apprentice; and 
‘‘(ii) requires the registration agency’s 
approval; and 
‘‘(D) that all youth apprentices, pre-ap-
prentices, or apprentices are referred to the 
registration agency for information about po-
tential transfers to other programs under the 
national apprenticeship system. 
‘‘SEC. 
132. 
NATIONAL 
APPRENTICESHIP 
SYSTEM 
RE-
SEARCH. 
‘‘(a) RESEARCH.—The Secretary shall conduct, 
through an independent entity, research for the purpose 
of improving the management and effectiveness of the pro-
grams and activities carried out under this Act and to as-
sist in the evaluation of the programs as described in sec-
tion 131. 
‘‘(b) TECHNIQUES.—The research conducted under 
this section shall utilize appropriate methodology and re-
search designs. 
‘‘(c) CONTENTS.—Such research shall address—
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‘‘(1) the general effectiveness of such programs 
and activities in relation to their cost, including the 
extent to which the programs and activities— 
‘‘(A) improve the skill and employment 
competencies of participants in comparison to 
comparably-situated individuals who did not 
participate in such programs and activities; 
‘‘(B) to the extent feasible, increase the 
levels of total employment, of attainment of rec-
ognized postsecondary credentials, and of meas-
urable skills, above the levels that would have 
existed in the absence of such programs and ac-
tivities; 
‘‘(C) respond to the needs reflected in 
labor market data in the local area and align 
with high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand indus-
tries or occupations; 
‘‘(D) demonstrate a return on investment 
of Federal, State, local, sponsor, employer, and 
other funding for programs under the national 
apprenticeship system, capturing the full level 
of investment in, and impact of, such programs 
under the national apprenticeship system; and 
‘‘(E) regularly assess the impact of ap-
prenticeship programs under the national ap-
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prentice system in effectively increasing the 
participation of women, minorities, individuals 
with disabilities, long term unemployed, individ-
uals impacted by the criminal and juvenile jus-
tice system, foster and former foster youth, and 
individuals with barriers to employment; 
‘‘(2) the impact of the National Apprenticeship 
Act of 2020 on the general effectiveness of programs 
under the national apprenticeship system, including 
the implementation of policies such as dual or con-
current enrollment programs, advanced standing, or 
industry recognized apprenticeable occupations; 
‘‘(3) best practices in increasing participation of 
nontraditional apprenticeship populations and indi-
viduals with barriers to employment, including indi-
viduals with disabilities, in programs under the na-
tional apprenticeship system; and 
‘‘(4) opportunities to scale up effective models 
under the national apprenticeship system. 
‘‘(d) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) INDEPENDENT ENTITY.—The independent 
entity carrying out the research shall prepare and 
submit to the Secretary— 
‘‘(A) an interim report containing findings 
from the research; and
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‘‘(B) a final report containing the results 
of the research, including policy recommenda-
tions. 
‘‘(2) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
60 days after receipt of the interim report and final 
report described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 
paragraph (1), respectively, the Secretary shall sub-
mit each report to the Committee on Education and 
Labor of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 
of the Senate. 
‘‘(e) PUBLIC ACCESS.—The Secretary shall make the 
interim and final reports available on a publicly accessible 
website not later than 60 days after the receipt of the in-
terim and final report. 
‘‘(f) DEMONSTRATION AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized 
to initiate demonstration projects, subject to the rec-
ommendation of two-thirds of the voting members of 
the Advisory Committee, such that each demonstra-
tion project— 
‘‘(A) is limited in size and scope; 
‘‘(B) has a duration of no more than 3 
years;
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‘‘(C) is carried out in nontraditional ap-
prenticeship industries or occupations; and 
‘‘(D) which may include activities that re-
spond to the COVID–19 public health emer-
gency. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION ON FUNDING.—In initiating 
demonstration projects under subsection (a), the 
Secretary may not use more than $2,000,000 annu-
ally from the funding authorized under section 
141(a). 
‘‘Subtitle D—General Provisions 
‘‘SEC. 141. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘(a) OFFICE OF APPRENTICESHIP.—There are au-
thorized to be appropriated to carry out sections 111, 112, 
131, and 132— 
‘‘(1) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; 
‘‘(2) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
‘‘(3) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
‘‘(4) $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; and 
‘‘(5) $90,000,000 for fiscal year 2025. 
‘‘(b) INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT.—There are author-
ized to be appropriated to carry out section 114— 
‘‘(1) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; 
‘‘(2) $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
‘‘(3) $14,000,000 for fiscal year 2023;
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‘‘(4) $16,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; and 
‘‘(5) $18,000,000 for fiscal year 2025. 
‘‘TITLE 
II—MODERNIZING 
THE 
NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP 
SYSTEM FOR THE 21st
CEN-
TURY GRANTS 
‘‘SEC. 201. GRANT REQUIREMENTS. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator shall 
award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements 
to eligible entities on a competitive basis for one or 
more of the following purposes: 
‘‘(A) CREATION AND EXPANSION ACTIVI-
TIES.—To expand the offerings of programs 
under the national apprenticeship system— 
‘‘(i) to create new apprenticeship pro-
grams in a nontraditional apprenticeship 
industry or occupation, such as for pro-
grams demonstrating demand in informa-
tion technology, computer science, energy, 
green 
jobs, 
advanced 
manufacturing, 
health care, media and entertainment, edu-
cation, hospitality and tourism, or cyberse-
curity;
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‘‘(ii) to expand existing apprenticeship 
programs demonstrating labor market de-
mand; 
‘‘(iii) to create new or expand existing 
pre-apprenticeship programs; or 
‘‘(iv) to create new or expand existing 
youth apprenticeship programs. 
‘‘(B) ENCOURAGING
EMPLOYER
PARTICI-
PATION.—To encourage employer participation 
in programs under the national apprenticeship 
system— 
‘‘(i) that target individuals with bar-
riers to employment in youth apprentice-
ship, pre-apprenticeship, or apprenticeship 
programs, prioritizing nontraditional ap-
prenticeship populations such as women, 
minorities, long-term unemployed, individ-
uals with a disability, individuals with sub-
stance abuse issues, veterans, military 
spouses, individuals experiencing homeless-
ness, individuals impacted by the criminal 
or juvenile justice system, and foster and 
former foster youth; 
‘‘(ii) that are in high-need social serv-
ice-related industries, sectors, or occupa-
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tions, such as direct care workers and 
early childhood, elementary school, and 
secondary school educators; 
‘‘(iii) that target individuals currently 
or recently incarcerated; or 
‘‘(iv) among small- and medium-sized 
employers. 
‘‘(C) INTERMEDIARY GRANTS.—If the eli-
gible entity is a qualified intermediary— 
‘‘(i) to support national industry and 
equity intermediaries in establishing or ex-
panding sector-based partnerships to sup-
port the delivery or expansion of programs 
under the national apprenticeship system 
to significant scale in the United States— 
‘‘(I) in key sectors, including 
manufacturing, 
information 
tech-
nology, cyber security, health care, in-
surance and finance, energy, hospi-
tality, retail, construction, and other 
sectors identified by the Administrator 
and the Advisory Committee as tar-
geted for expansion under the na-
tional apprenticeship system; or
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‘‘(II) for nontraditional appren-
ticeship populations, women, minori-
ties, individuals with disabilities, and 
individuals impacted by the criminal 
or juvenile justice system; or 
‘‘(ii) to serve programs under the na-
tional apprenticeship system in a local or 
regional setting. 
‘‘(D) 
EDUCATIONAL
ALIGNMENT.—To 
strengthen alignment between programs under 
the national apprenticeship system and edu-
cation and training providers with secondary, 
postsecondary, and adult education systems, in-
cluding degree and credential requirements. 
‘‘(2) DURATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator 
shall award grants under this subsection for a 
period of not more than 3 years. 
‘‘(B) EXTENSION.—The eligible entity may 
apply for, and the Administrator may grant, an 
extension of the grant period for not more than 
1 additional 2-year period, if the grant recipient 
demonstrates to the Administrator that the re-
cipient—
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‘‘(i) has effectively implemented a 
project to achieve its stated purpose as de-
scribed in subsections (e) and (f); 
‘‘(ii) has complied with the assurances 
as described in subsection (e)(9); and 
‘‘(iii) has improved applicable out-
comes, as demonstrated through indicators 
referred to in section 203(a)(2). 
‘‘(b) FUNDING REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) MATCHING FUNDS REQUIRED.—The Ad-
ministrator shall require, as a condition of receipt of 
funds under this section, an eligible entity to match 
funds awarded under this section in an amount not 
less than 25 percent of the funds awarded to such 
recipient under this section. Such eligible entity may 
make the matching funds available directly or 
through donations from non-Federal, public, or pri-
vate organizations, in cash or in kind, fairly evalu-
ated. 
‘‘(2) WAIVER.—The Administrator may waive 
the requirement under paragraph (1) if the entity 
demonstrates that exceptional circumstances prevent 
the entity from meeting the requirement, such as 
demonstrating that the entity serves a high propor-
tion of individuals with barriers to employment, or
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due to exceptional or uncontrollable circumstances, 
such as a natural disaster or a precipitous and un-
foreseen decline in the financial resources of the eli-
gible entity. 
‘‘(c) PRIORITY AND DISTRIBUTION.— 
‘‘(1) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this 
section, the Administrator shall give priority to an 
eligible entity— 
‘‘(A) proposing to serve a high number or 
high percentage of participants who are from 
nontraditional apprenticeship populations; and 
‘‘(B) providing opportunities in high-wage, 
high-skill, or in-demand sectors and occupa-
tions. 
‘‘(2) GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION.—In awarding 
grants under this subsection, the Administrator 
shall, to the extent practicable, ensure a geographi-
cally diverse distribution of grants, including a geo-
graphically diverse distribution among regions of the 
country and among urban, suburban, and rural 
areas. 
‘‘(d) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—To be eligible to apply for 
grants under this title, an eligible entity shall— 
‘‘(1) demonstrate a partnership with two or 
more of the following:
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‘‘(A) a State or local workforce develop-
ment board or State or local workforce agency; 
‘‘(B) an education and training provider, 
or a consortium thereof; 
‘‘(C) a State apprenticeship agency; 
‘‘(D) an Indian Tribe or Tribal organiza-
tion; 
‘‘(E) an industry or sector partnership, a 
group of employers, a trade association, or a 
professional association that sponsors or par-
ticipates in a program under the national ap-
prenticeship system; 
‘‘(F) a Governor; 
‘‘(G) a labor organization or joint labor- 
management organization; 
‘‘(H) community-based organizations that 
assist program participants in accessing sup-
portive services; or 
‘‘(I) a qualified intermediary; and 
‘‘(2) to the extent practicable, be part of an in-
dustry or sector partnership, and partner with a 
labor or joint labor-management organization. 
‘‘(e) GENERAL APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.—An 
eligible entity applying for a grant under this section shall
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submit to the Administrator a description of each of the 
following: 
‘‘(1) Each purpose under subsection (a) for 
which the applicant intends to use such grant. 
‘‘(2) Each entity with which the eligible entity 
is partnered or engaged under subsection (d) and 
the role of each such entity in carrying out activities 
funded under this subsection. 
‘‘(3) The ability of the applicant, directly or 
through partners— 
‘‘(A) to enroll, instruct, advance, and grad-
uate program participants served by the grant 
activities, and enable the participants to gain 
employment after program completion; 
‘‘(B) to support (including by providing 
technical assistance) program sponsors and em-
ployers (especially small- and medium-sized 
businesses) in the creation of, recruitment for, 
and execution of programs under the national 
apprenticeship system; and 
‘‘(C) to provide opportunities to rural com-
munities, as applicable. 
‘‘(4) A labor market analysis with respect to 
the geographic area of service that demonstrates—
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‘‘(A) the need to create or expand the pro-
gram; and 
‘‘(B) a plan to align the activities sup-
ported by the grant with the labor market 
needs of high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand in-
dustry sectors or occupations. 
‘‘(5) A plan— 
‘‘(A) to comply with requirements for an 
evaluation and report under section 203; 
‘‘(B) as appropriate, to coordinate activi-
ties assisted under the grant with activities car-
ried out under the Carl D. Perkins Career and 
Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 
2301 et seq.), the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et 
seq.), the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.), 
and any related Federal programs and if appro-
priate, how funds provided under these pro-
grams will be leveraged in support of the pro-
grams supported by this grant; 
‘‘(C) to use funds awarded under this sec-
tion in support of the programs supported by 
this grant, as described in section 202;
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‘‘(D) to continue the program after the 
grant period ends; and 
‘‘(E) to recruit and retain program partici-
pants for pre-apprenticeship, youth apprentice-
ship, and apprenticeship programs, including 
from nontraditional apprenticeship populations, 
such as women, minorities, individuals with dis-
abilities, individuals impacted by the criminal or 
juvenile justice system, and individuals with 
barriers to employment, to ensure program par-
ticipants are able to access supportive services, 
as applicable, and how such plan will support 
the eligible entity in meeting the equal oppor-
tunity requirements for diversity described in 
subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 111(b)(7) 
and section 113(c)(5), as applicable. 
‘‘(6) For any grants expanding existing pro-
grams under the national apprenticeship system, a 
description of— 
‘‘(A) a plan to coordinate the activities car-
ried out under the grant with the existing pro-
gram; and 
‘‘(B) the effectiveness of the program, in-
cluding demonstrations of programmatic com-
ponents such as program costs to employers
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and to program participants, completion and 
placement rates, credential attainment, diversity 
in populations served, the effectiveness of the 
program in increasing participant’s wages and 
benefits, or services provided to employers and 
program participants. 
‘‘(7) A description of potential program partici-
pants and strategies to support the recruitment, re-
tention, and completion of such participants, includ-
ing nontraditional apprenticeship populations and in-
dividuals with barriers to employment, to the extent 
practicable. 
‘‘(8) A description of strategies to recruit and 
support employers involved in programs under the 
national apprenticeship system. 
‘‘(9) An assurance that the eligible entity will— 
‘‘(A) provide information to the Adminis-
trator, as requested, for any such evaluations as 
the Administrator may carry out; 
‘‘(B) make program performance outcome 
data available (in accordance with applicable 
data privacy laws, including section 444 of the 
General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 
1232g) and section 4 of this Act) to inde-
pendent evaluators to enable the evaluators to
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prepare the evaluations and research reports 
described in section 203(a)(1); and 
‘‘(C) coordinate grant activities with a 
State Apprenticeship Agency, if such agency ex-
ists in the State where the eligible entity is ap-
plying for a grant or carrying out activities. 
‘‘(f) ADDITIONAL APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.— 
The Administrator shall require an eligible entity applying 
for a grant under this title to include as part of their ap-
plication in subsection (e) the following information, as 
applicable: 
‘‘(1) CREATION AND EXPANSION ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(A) NEW APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS.— 
An eligible entity applying to create new ap-
prenticeship programs and carry out activities 
in accordance with subsection (a)(1)(A)(i) shall 
include as part of their application a description 
of— 
‘‘(i) any plans for further expansion 
upon development of the program; and 
‘‘(ii) employers, and to the extent 
practicable, labor organizations or joint 
labor-management organizations, engaged 
in the program creation and implementa-
tion.
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‘‘(B) EXPANDING
APPRENTICESHIP
PRO-
GRAMS.—An eligible entity applying to expand 
existing apprenticeship programs and carry out 
activities 
in 
accordance 
with 
subsection 
(a)(1)(A)(ii) shall include as part of their appli-
cation a description of employers engaged in the 
program expansion. 
‘‘(C) CREATING
OR
EXPANDING
PRE-AP-
PRENTICESHIP
PROGRAMS.—An eligible entity 
applying to create or expand pre-apprenticeship 
programs and carry out activities in accordance 
with subsection (a)(1)(A)(iii) shall include as 
part of their application a description of— 
‘‘(i) a partnership between the eligible 
entity and at least one apprenticeship pro-
gram; and 
‘‘(ii) existing partnerships with em-
ployers acting in either an advisory capac-
ity or actively participating in the pre-ap-
prenticeship program. 
‘‘(D) CREATING
OR
EXPANDING
YOUTH 
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS.—An eligible enti-
ty applying to create or expand youth appren-
ticeship programs and carry out activities in ac-
cordance with subsection (a)(1)(A)(iv) shall in-