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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6995 
To direct the Secretary of Education to establish a prize competition on 
programs to prepare high school students for careers in in-demand indus-
try sectors or occupations. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 28, 2018 
Mr. KILMER (for himself, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, and Mr. KIND) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Education to establish a prize 
competition on programs to prepare high school students 
for careers in in-demand industry sectors or occupations. 
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 ‘‘Compete for the Fu-
ture Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF PRIZE COMPETITION. 
(a) PRIZE COMPETITION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appro-
priated under subsection (d), the Secretary of Edu-
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cation, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, 
shall establish a prize competition for eligible pro-
grams designed to prepare high school students to 
enter and succeed in an in-demand industry sector 
or occupation. Such competition shall meet the re-
quirements of section 24 of the Stevenson-Wylder 
Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 
3719). 
(2) SELECTION.—In selecting a winner for each 
prize, the Secretary shall evaluate how successfully 
an eligible program provides high school students 
with the rigorous and challenging academic and 
technical knowledge and skills such students need to 
prepare for careers in in-demand industry sectors or 
occupations, including by earning an industry-recog-
nized certificate or credential or by entering a post-
secondary apprenticeship. 
(3) PRIORITY.—In evaluating eligible programs 
for each prize, the Secretary shall give priority to 
applications from eligible programs that are located 
in or adjacent to a census tract that is certified and 
designated as a qualified opportunity zone (as de-
fined in section 1400Z–1 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986). 
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(b) ELIGIBLE PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘eligible pro-
gram’’ means a program or set of strategies, including a 
pre-apprenticeship program, a registered youth appren-
ticeship program, or other similar secondary school pro-
gram, that— 
(1) prepares high school students to enter and 
succeed in an in-demand industry sector or occupa-
tion by— 
(A) entering an apprenticeship program 
upon completion of the eligible program; or 
(B) earning a recognized credential upon 
completion of the eligible program; 
(2) has a documented industry partnership; and 
(3) incorporates training and curriculum based 
on industry standards and approved by the docu-
mented industry partnership that will prepare indi-
viduals with the skills and competencies needed to 
enter an in-demand industry sector or occupation. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the con-
clusion of a prize competition under subsection (a), the 
Secretary of Education, in consultation with the Secretary 
of Labor, shall report to Congress recommendations on 
best practices for creating and developing pre-apprentice-
ship and other programs designed to prepare high school 
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students to enter and succeed in an in-demand industry 
sector or occupation. 
(d) OTHER DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) APPRENTICESHIP.—The term ‘‘apprentice-
ship’’ refers to an apprenticeship registered under 
the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as 
the ‘‘National Apprenticeship Act’’; 50 Stat. 664, 
chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.). 
(2) DOCUMENTED INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIP.— 
The term ‘‘documented industry partnership’’ means 
a workforce collaborative, acting in partnership with 
a program that is designed to prepare high school 
students to enter and succeed in an in-demand in-
dustry sector or occupation, that organizes key 
stakeholders in an industry into a working group 
that focuses on the shared goals and human re-
sources needs of the industry and that includes rep-
resentatives of multiple businesses or other employ-
ers in the industry, including small and medium- 
sized employers when practicable, and at the appro-
priate stage of development of the partnership, may 
include representatives of— 
(A) State or local government; 
(B) State or local economic development 
agencies; 
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(C) a recognized State labor organization 
or central labor council, or another labor rep-
resentative, as appropriate; 
(D) State boards or local boards, as appro-
priate; 
(E) a State workforce agency or other enti-
ty providing employment services; 
(F) an institution of higher education with, 
or another provider of, education or training 
programs that support the industry; 
(G) business or trade associations; 
(H) economic development organizations; 
(I) nonprofit organizations, community- 
based organizations, or intermediaries; 
(J) industry associations; and 
(K) other organizations, as determined to 
be necessary by the members comprising the 
documented industry partnership. 
(3) HIGH
SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘high school’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 8101 of 
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
(4) IN-DEMAND INDUSTRY SECTOR OR OCCUPA-
TION.—The term ‘‘in-demand industry sector or oc-
cupation’’ has the meaning given such term in sec-
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tion 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
Act (29 U.S.C. 3102). 
(5) 
RECOGNIZED
CREDENTIAL.—The 
term 
‘‘recognized credential’’ means a credential con-
sisting of an industry-recognized certificate or cer-
tification, or a certificate of completion of an ap-
prenticeship. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 to carry out 
this Act. 
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