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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION H. R. 10122 
To require the Secretary of Labor to implement the industry-recognized 
apprenticeship program process, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 14, 2024 
Mr. GOOD of Virginia (for himself and Mrs. MILLER of Illinois) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
the Workforce 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Labor to implement the industry- 
recognized apprenticeship program process, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Developing America’s 
Workforce Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED APPRENTICESHIP PRO-
GRAMS. 
The Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as 
the ‘‘National Apprenticeship Act’’; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 
63; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.), is amended— 
(1) by redesignating section 4 as section 5; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 4. INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED APPRENTICESHIP PRO-
GRAMS. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED
APPRENTICESHIP 
PROGRAM.—The term ‘industry-recognized appren-
ticeship program’— 
‘‘(A) means a high-quality, competency- 
based apprenticeship program that is— 
‘‘(i) recognized by a standards rec-
ognition entity; and 
‘‘(ii) developed or delivered by an enti-
ty such as a trade or industry group, cor-
poration, nonprofit organization, institu-
tion of higher education, labor organiza-
tion, or labor-management organization 
(among other entities, as determined ap-
propriate by the Secretary); and 
‘‘(B) may include a program that meets 
the requirements of subparagraph (A) and 
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trains apprentices to perform construction ac-
tivities. 
‘‘(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means 
the Secretary of Labor. 
‘‘(3) STANDARDS RECOGNITION ENTITY.—The 
term ‘standards recognition entity’ means a private 
sector or public sector entity that— 
‘‘(A) is recognized by the Secretary (acting 
through the Administrator of the Office of Ap-
prenticeship of the Department of Labor) for 
purposes of recognizing apprenticeship pro-
grams as industry-recognized apprenticeship 
programs; 
‘‘(B) has a demonstrated ability to ensure 
an industry-recognized apprenticeship program 
meets the standards described in subsection (c); 
and 
‘‘(C) has the capacity to perform the over-
sight necessary to ensure the ongoing compli-
ance of an industry-recognized apprenticeship 
program with such standards. 
‘‘(b) RECOGNITION OF INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED AP-
PRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of the Developing America’s 
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Workforce Act, the Secretary, after consultation 
with private sector industry associations, institutions 
of higher education, State, local, and Tribal govern-
mental agencies, and other stakeholders the Sec-
retary determines appropriate, shall establish a proc-
ess to recognize entities as standards recognition en-
tities for purposes of recognizing industry-recognized 
apprenticeship programs under this Act. 
‘‘(2) LIMITED
DISCRETION.—The Secretary 
shall not deny recognition as a standards recognition 
entity to a private sector or public sector entity that 
meets the requirements of subparagraphs (B) and 
(C) of subsection (a)(3) and satisfactorily completes 
the process established under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATIVE FLEXIBILITY.—The Sec-
retary shall ensure that the recognition process for 
standards recognition entities established under 
paragraph (1) is a flexible process with low adminis-
trative and reporting burdens for the standards rec-
ognition entities and industry-recognized apprentice-
ship programs. 
‘‘(c) STANDARDS.—Each standards recognition entity 
shall establish standards for the industry-recognized ap-
prenticeship programs recognized by the entity that, at a 
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minimum, ensure that each industry-recognized appren-
ticeship program— 
‘‘(1) includes— 
‘‘(A) paid work; 
‘‘(B) on-the-job learning; 
‘‘(C) a mentorship component; 
‘‘(D) education and classroom instruction; 
‘‘(E) a written development plan and ap-
prenticeship agreement; and 
‘‘(F) safety and supervision components; 
and 
‘‘(2) provides, during participation in or upon 
completion of the apprenticeship, an industry-recog-
nized credential. 
‘‘(d) PROGRAM PERFORMANCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make 
publicly available, in a manner that does not reveal 
personally identifiable information, the program out-
comes for each industry-recognized apprenticeship 
program recognized by the entity on the following 
performance measures— 
‘‘(A) the percentage of program partici-
pants who are in unsubsidized employment dur-
ing the second quarter after exit from the pro-
gram; 
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