SEC. 2. MANUFACTURING WORKER TRANSITION SCHOLAR-
SHIP PROGRAM. 
Section 171 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 
(29 U.S.C. 2916) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(f) MANUFACTURING WORKER TRANSITION SCHOL-
ARSHIP PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish a manufacturing worker scholarship program to 
award States competitive grants to be used to pro-
vide scholarships to dislocated workers or unem-
ployed individuals through State and local boards to 
support worker’s endeavors to transition into manu-
facturing positions. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBILITY.— 
‘‘(A) WORKER ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligi-
ble for the scholarship program established 
under this subsection, dislocated workers or un-
employed individuals shall be enrolled in a 
qualifying manufacturing training course de-
signed to provide skills for employment in man-
ufacturing. 
‘‘(B) PROGRAM
ELIGIBILITY.—State or 
local boards participating in the scholarship 
program established under this subsection 
shall— 
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‘‘(i) have formal agreements or part-
nerships with qualifying manufacturing 
training course providers; and 
‘‘(ii) have commitments from local 
employers, community leaders, and State 
or local economic development initiatives to 
mentor dislocated workers or unemployed 
individuals in order to aid their transition 
into manufacturing industries. 
‘‘(3) ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Activities to be car-
ried out under the scholarship program estab-
lished under this subsection shall be coordi-
nated by State or local boards, including trans-
ferring scholarship awards to qualifying manu-
facturing training course providers on behalf of 
the dislocated workers or unemployed individ-
uals receiving scholarships. 
‘‘(B) STATE AND LOCAL BOARD DISCRE-
TION.—For purposes of scholarship awards dis-
tributed by a State or local board, such board 
shall define the term ‘manufacturing’. 
‘‘(C) REPAYMENT UPON ELIGIBILITY VIO-
LATIONS.—If a dislocated worker or unem-
ployed individual does not complete the quali-
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fying manufacturing training course or sub-
stitutes non-manufacturing courses for manu-
facturing courses, the amount of the awarded 
scholarship shall be repaid to the State or local 
board. 
‘‘(4) LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) MONETARY AWARD LIMIT.—Scholar-
ship funding for any dislocated worker or un-
employed individual may not exceed $2,000 per 
year. 
‘‘(B) 
ELIGIBILITY
LIMIT.—Scholarship 
funding for any dislocated worker or unem-
ployed individual may not exceed 2 years. 
‘‘(C) SCHOLARSHIP USE LIMIT.—A schol-
arship awarded under this subsection may only 
be used for payment towards qualifying manu-
facturing training courses. 
‘‘(D) SUPPORTIVE
SERVICES
LIMIT.—A 
scholarship awarded under this subsection may 
not be used for supportive services. 
‘‘(5) QUALIFYING
MANUFACTURING
TRAINING 
COURSE DEFINED.—The term ‘qualifying manufac-
turing training course’— 
‘‘(A) means any course or job training ac-
tivity that is offered by a postsecondary edu-
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cational institution, area vocational education 
school, or other eligible provider that— 
‘‘(i) provides knowledge and skills re-
lated to manufacturing in emerging indus-
tries or industries where there are jobs 
available in the community, as determined 
by a State or local board; and 
‘‘(ii) offers credits or other credentials 
to enrollees for completion of the program; 
and 
‘‘(B) may include internships or appren-
ticeships that provide credit or other credentials 
for completion of the program.’’. 
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