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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 447 
To amend the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly referred to as the ‘‘National 
Apprenticeship Act’’) and expand the national apprenticeship system 
to include apprenticeships, youth apprenticeships, and pre-apprenticeship 
registered under such Act, to promote the furtherance of labor standards 
necessary to safeguard the welfare of apprentices, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 25, 2021 
Mr. SCOTT of Virginia (for himself, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. NORCROSS, Mr. 
MCKINLEY, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. BACON, Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, Mr. 
BOST, Mr. POCAN, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. WILD, Mr. 
KATKO, Mr. SABLAN, Mr. GARBARINO, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. STAUBER, and 
Mrs. TRAHAN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee 
on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly referred 
to as the ‘‘National Apprenticeship Act’’) and expand 
the national apprenticeship system to include apprentice-
ships, youth apprenticeships, and pre-apprenticeship reg-
istered under such Act, to promote the furtherance of 
labor standards necessary to safeguard the welfare of 
apprentices, and for other purposes. 
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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 ‘‘National Apprentice-
ship Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, 
shall take effect beginning on July 1, 2022. 
SEC. 3. AMENDMENT. 
The Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly referred to 
as the ‘‘National Apprenticeship Act’’; 50 Stat. 664, chap-
ter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.), is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
‘‘(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘National Apprenticeship Act’. 
‘‘(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents 
for this Act is as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
‘‘Sec. 2. Definitions. 
‘‘Sec. 3. Programs under the national apprenticeship system. 
‘‘Sec. 4. Transition provisions. 
‘‘Sec. 5. Disaggregation of data. 
‘‘Sec. 6. Relation to other laws. 
‘‘TITLE I—PROMOTING PROGRAMS UNDER THE NATIONAL 
APPRENTICESHIP SYSTEM 
‘‘Subtitle A—The Office of Apprenticeship, State Registration Agency 
Approval Process, and Interagency Agreement 
‘‘Sec. 111. The Office of Apprenticeship. 
‘‘Sec. 112. National Advisory Committee on Apprenticeships. 
‘‘Sec. 113. State apprenticeship agencies and State Offices of Apprenticeship. 
‘‘Sec. 114. Interagency agreement with Department of Education. 
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‘‘Subtitle B—Process and Standards for the National Apprenticeship System 
‘‘Sec. 121. Apprenticeable occupations standards. 
‘‘Sec. 122. Quality standards of programs under the national apprenticeship 
system. 
‘‘Sec. 123. Apprenticeship agreements. 
‘‘Sec. 124. Registration of programs under the national apprenticeship system. 
‘‘Subtitle C—Evaluations and Research 
‘‘Sec. 131. Program evaluations. 
‘‘Sec. 132. National apprenticeship system research. 
‘‘Subtitle D—General Provisions 
‘‘Sec. 141. Authorization of appropriations. 
‘‘TITLE II—MODERNIZING THE NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP 
SYSTEM FOR THE 21ST CENTURY GRANTS 
‘‘Sec. 201. Grant requirements. 
‘‘Sec. 202. Uses of Funds. 
‘‘Sec. 203. Grant evaluations. 
‘‘Sec. 204. Grant appropriations. 
‘‘SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this Act: 
‘‘(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘Adminis-
trator’ means the Administrator of the Office of Ap-
prenticeship established under section 111(a). 
‘‘(2) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—The term ‘Advi-
sory Committee’ means the National Advisory Com-
mittee on Apprenticeships established under section 
112. 
‘‘(3) 
APPRENTICE.—The 
term 
‘apprentice’ 
means a program participant in an apprenticeship 
program. 
‘‘(4) APPRENTICESHIP AGREEMENT.—The term 
‘apprenticeship agreement’ means a written agree-
ment under section 123 between— 
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‘‘(A) an apprentice, a youth apprentice, or 
a pre-apprentice; and 
‘‘(B) a sponsor. 
‘‘(5) APPRENTICESHIP
HUB.—The term ‘ap-
prenticeship hub’ means a regional or sectoral quali-
fied intermediary recognized by a State apprentice-
ship agency or a State Office of Apprenticeship as 
organizing and providing activities and services re-
lated to the development of programs under the na-
tional apprenticeship system. 
‘‘(6) 
APPRENTICEABLE
OCCUPATION.—The 
term ‘apprenticeable occupation’ means an occupa-
tion that the Administrator has determined meets 
the requirements of section 121. 
‘‘(7) APPRENTICESHIP
PROGRAM.—The term 
‘apprenticeship program’ means a program that 
meets the standards described in section 122(b) and 
is registered under this Act. 
‘‘(8) COMPETENCY.—The term ‘competency’ 
means the attainment of knowledge, skills, and abili-
ties in a subject area, as specified by an occupa-
tional skill standard and demonstrated by an appro-
priate written or hands-on proficiency measurement. 
‘‘(9) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘Department’ 
means the Department of Labor. 
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‘‘(10) EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROVIDER.— 
The term ‘education and training provider’ means— 
‘‘(A) an area career and technical edu-
cation school; 
‘‘(B) an early college high school; 
‘‘(C) an educational service agency; 
‘‘(D) a high school; 
‘‘(E) a local educational agency or State 
educational agency; 
‘‘(F) a Tribal educational agency, Tribally 
controlled college or university, or Tribally con-
trolled postsecondary career and technical insti-
tution; 
‘‘(G) a postsecondary educational institu-
tion; 
‘‘(H) a minority-serving institution (as de-
scribed in any of paragraphs (1) through (7) of 
section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a))); 
‘‘(I) a provider of adult education and lit-
eracy activities under the Adult Education and 
Family Literacy Act (29 U.S.C. 3271 et seq.); 
‘‘(J) a local agency administering plans 
under title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 
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(29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.), other than section 112 
or part C of that title (29 U.S.C. 732, 741); 
‘‘(K) a related instruction provider, includ-
ing a qualified intermediary acting as a related 
instruction provider as approved by a registra-
tion agency; or 
‘‘(L) a consortium of entities described in 
any of subparagraphs (A) through (K). 
‘‘(11) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘eligible en-
tity’ means— 
‘‘(i) a program sponsor; 
‘‘(ii) a State workforce development 
board or State workforce agency, or a local 
workforce development board or local 
workforce development agency; 
‘‘(iii) an education and training pro-
vider, or a consortium thereof; 
‘‘(iv) if the applicant is in a State 
with a State apprenticeship agency, such 
State apprenticeship agency; 
‘‘(v) an Indian Tribe or Tribal organi-
zation; 
‘‘(vi) an industry or sector partner-
ship, a group of employers, a trade asso-
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ciation, or a professional association that 
sponsors or participates in a program 
under the national apprenticeship system; 
‘‘(vii) a Governor of a State; 
‘‘(viii) a labor organization or joint 
labor-management organization; or 
‘‘(ix) a qualified intermediary. 
‘‘(B) SPONSOR REQUIREMENT.—Not fewer 
than one entity under subparagraph (A) shall 
be the sponsor of a program under the national 
apprenticeship system. 
‘‘(12) INDIAN TRIBE; TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.— 
The terms ‘Indian Tribe’ and ‘Tribal organization’ 
have the meaning given the terms (without regard to 
capitalization) in section 4 of the Indian Self-Deter-
mination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
5304). 
‘‘(13) INTERIM
CREDENTIAL.—The term ‘in-
terim credential’ means a credential issued by a reg-
istration agency, upon request of the appropriate 
sponsor, as certification of competency attainment 
by a program participant during participation in a 
program under the national apprenticeship system. 
‘‘(14) 
JOURNEYWORKER.—The 
term 
‘journeyworker’ means a worker who has attained a 
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level of skill, abilities, and competencies recognized 
within an industry as having mastered the skills and 
competencies required for the occupation. 
‘‘(15) NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP SYSTEM.— 
The term ‘national apprenticeship system’ means the 
apprenticeship programs, youth apprenticeship pro-
grams, and pre-apprenticeship programs that meet 
the requirements of this Act. 
‘‘(16) NONTRADITIONAL APPRENTICESHIP POP-
ULATION.—The term ‘nontraditional apprenticeship 
population’ means a group of individuals (such as a 
group of individuals from the same gender or race), 
the members of which comprise fewer than 25 per-
cent 
of 
the 
program 
participants 
in 
an 
apprenticeable occupation under the national ap-
prenticeship system. 
‘‘(17) NONTRADITIONAL
APPRENTICESHIP
IN-
DUSTRY OR OCCUPATION.—The term ‘nontraditional 
apprenticeship industry or occupation’ refers to an 
industry sector or occupation that represents fewer 
than 10 percent of apprenticeable occupations or the 
programs under the national apprenticeship system. 
‘‘(18) OUTLYING
AREA.—The term ‘outlying 
area’ means American Samoa, Guam, the Common-
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wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the 
United States Virgin Islands. 
‘‘(19) PRE-APPRENTICE.—The term ‘pre-ap-
prentice’ means a program participant in a pre-ap-
prenticeship program. 
‘‘(20) PRE-APPRENTICESHIP
PROGRAM.—The 
term ‘pre-apprenticeship program’ means a training 
model or program that— 
‘‘(A) prepares individuals for acceptance 
into an apprenticeship program; 
‘‘(B) meets the standards described in sec-
tion 122(c); and 
‘‘(C) is registered under this Act. 
‘‘(21) PROGRAM PARTICIPANT.—The term ‘pro-
gram participant’ means an apprentice, a pre-ap-
prentice, or a youth apprentice. 
‘‘(22) QUALIFIED INTERMEDIARY.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘qualified 
intermediary’ means an entity that dem-
onstrates expertise in building, connecting, sus-
taining, and measuring the performance of 
partnerships described in subparagraph (B) and 
serves program participants and employers 
by— 
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‘‘(i) connecting employers to programs 
under the national apprenticeship system; 
‘‘(ii) assisting in the design and imple-
mentation of such programs, including cur-
riculum development and delivery for re-
lated instruction; 
‘‘(iii) supporting entities, sponsors, or 
program administrators in meeting the 
registration and reporting requirements of 
this Act; 
‘‘(iv) providing professional develop-
ment activities such as training to men-
tors; 
‘‘(v) supporting the recruitment, re-
tention, and completion of potential pro-
gram participants, including nontraditional 
apprenticeship populations and individuals 
with barriers to employment; 
‘‘(vi) developing and providing person-
alized program participant supports, in-
cluding by partnering with organizations to 
provide access to or referrals for supportive 
services and financial advising; 
‘‘(vii) providing services, resources, 
and supports for development, delivery, ex-
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pansion, or improvement of programs 
under the national apprenticeship system; 
or 
‘‘(viii) serving as a program sponsor. 
‘‘(B) PARTNERSHIPS.—The term ‘partner-
ships described in subparagraph (B)’ means 
partnerships among entities involved in pro-
grams under the national apprenticeship sys-
tem, including— 
‘‘(i) industry or sector partnerships; 
‘‘(ii) partnerships among employers, 
joint 
labor-management 
organizations, 
labor organizations, community-based or-
ganizations, industry associations, State or 
local workforce development boards, edu-
cation and training providers, social service 
organizations, economic development orga-
nizations, Indian Tribes or Tribal organi-
zations, one-stop operators, or one-stop 
partners in the State workforce develop-
ment system; or 
‘‘(iii) partnerships among one or more 
of the entities described in clauses (i) and 
(ii). 
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‘‘(23) RECOGNIZED POSTSECONDARY CREDEN-
TIAL.—The term ‘recognized postsecondary creden-
tial’ has the meaning given the term in section 3 of 
the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3102), except that such term does not in-
clude a certificate of completion of an apprentice-
ship. 
‘‘(24) REGISTRATION AGENCY.—The term ‘reg-
istration agency’ means the State Office of Appren-
ticeship or State apprenticeship agency in a State 
that is responsible for— 
‘‘(A) approving or denying applications 
from sponsors for registration of programs 
under the national apprenticeship system in the 
State or area covered by the registration agen-
cy; and 
‘‘(B) carrying out the responsibilities of 
supporting the youth apprenticeship, pre-ap-
prenticeship, or apprenticeship programs reg-
istered by the registration agency. 
‘‘(25) RELATED INSTRUCTION.—The term ‘re-
lated instruction’ means an organized and system-
atic form of instruction that meets the requirements 
of section 122(b)(1)(C). 
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‘‘(26) RELATED
FEDERAL
PROGRAMS.—The 
term ‘related Federal programs’ means programs or 
activities under the following: 
‘‘(A) The Workforce Innovation and Op-
portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.), includ-
ing adult education and literacy activities under 
such Act. 
‘‘(B) The Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 
49 et seq.). 
‘‘(C) The Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.). 
‘‘(D) The Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.). 
‘‘(E) The Individuals with Disabilities 
Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.). 
‘‘(F) Title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 
1973 (29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.). 
‘‘(G) Title V of the Older Americans Act 
of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056 et seq.). 
‘‘(H) The postsecondary level under the 
Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Edu-
cation Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302). 
‘‘(I) Chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act 
of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2271 et seq.). 
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‘‘(J) Chapter 41 of title 38, United States 
Code. 
‘‘(K) Employment and training activities 
carried out under the Community Services 
Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9901 et seq.). 
‘‘(L) State unemployment compensation 
laws (in accordance with applicable Federal 
law). 
‘‘(M) Section 231 of the Second Chance 
Act of 2007 (34 U.S.C. 60541). 
‘‘(N) Part A of title IV of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). 
‘‘(O) Employment and training activities 
carried out by the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, the Department of De-
fense, the Department of Commerce, the De-
partment of Energy, the Department of Trans-
portation, and the Small Business Administra-
tion. 
‘‘(P) Section 6(d)(4) of the Food and Nu-
trition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(d)(4)). 
‘‘(Q) Educational assistance programs 
under chapters 30 through 36 of title 38, 
United States Code. 
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‘‘(27) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘Secretary’ 
means the Secretary of Labor. 
‘‘(28) SPONSOR.—The term ‘sponsor’ means an 
employer, 
joint 
labor-management 
organization, 
trade association, professional association, labor or-
ganization, education and training provider, or quali-
fied intermediary that is applying to administer and 
operate a program under the national apprenticeship 
system. 
‘‘(29) STATE.—The term ‘State’— 
‘‘(A) has the meaning given such term in 
section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Op-
portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102); and 
‘‘(B) includes each of the outlying areas. 
‘‘(30) STATE APPRENTICESHIP AGENCY.—The 
term ‘State apprenticeship agency’ means a State 
agency recognized as a State apprenticeship agency 
under section 113. 
‘‘(31) STATE APPRENTICESHIP COUNCIL.—The 
term ‘State apprenticeship council’ means an entity 
established under section 113(b)(3) to assist the 
State apprenticeship agency. 
‘‘(32) STATE
OFFICE
OF
APPRENTICESHIP.— 
The term ‘State office of apprenticeship’ means the 
office designated by the Administrator to administer 
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programs under the national apprenticeship system 
in such State and meets the requirements of section 
111(b)(3). 
‘‘(33) STATE OR LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOP-
MENT BOARDS.—The terms ‘State workforce devel-
opment board’ and ‘local workforce development 
board’ have the meanings given the terms ‘State 
board’ and ‘local board’, respectively, in section 3 of 
the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3102). 
‘‘(34) STATE WORKFORCE AGENCY.—The term 
‘State workforce agency’ means the State agency 
with responsibility for workforce investment activi-
ties under chapters 2 and 3 of subtitle B of title I 
of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
(29 U.S.C. 3121 et seq., 3131 et seq.). 
‘‘(35) CTE TERMS.—The terms ‘area career 
and technical education school’, ‘articulation agree-
ment’, ‘credit transfer agreement’, ‘postsecondary 
educational institution’, ‘Tribally controlled college 
or university’, ‘Tribally controlled postsecondary ca-
reer and technical institution’, and ‘work-based 
learning’ have the meanings given in section 3 of the 
Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education 
Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302). 
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‘‘(36) ESEA TERMS.—The terms ‘dual or con-
current enrollment program’, ‘early college high 
school’, ‘education service agency’, ‘high school’, 
‘local educational agency’, ‘paraprofessional’, and 
‘State educational agency’ have the meanings given 
in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
‘‘(37) TRIBAL
EDUCATIONAL
AGENCY.—The 
term ‘Tribal educational agency’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 6132 of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7452). 
‘‘(38) WIOA TERMS.—The terms ‘career path-
way’, ‘in-demand industry sector or occupation’, ‘in-
dividual with a barrier to employment’, ‘industry or 
sector partnership’, ‘labor market area’, ‘local area’, 
‘one-stop center’, ‘one-stop operator’, ‘one-stop part-
ner’, ‘supportive services’ and ‘workforce develop-
ment system’ have the meanings given in section 3 
of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
(29 U.S.C. 3102). 
‘‘(39) YOUTH APPRENTICE.—The term ‘youth 
apprentice’ means a participant in a youth appren-
ticeship program. 
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‘‘(40) YOUTH
APPRENTICESHIP
PROGRAM.— 
The term ‘youth apprenticeship program’ means a 
model or program that meets the standards de-
scribed in section 122(d) and is registered under this 
Act. 
‘‘SEC. 3. PROGRAMS UNDER THE NATIONAL APPRENTICE-
SHIP SYSTEM. 
‘‘Any funds appropriated under this Act shall only 
be used for, or provided to, programs under the national 
apprenticeship system, including any funds awarded for 
the purposes of grants, contracts, or cooperative agree-
ments, or the development, implementation, or administra-
tion, of program under the national apprenticeship system. 
‘‘SEC. 4. TRANSITION PROVISIONS. 
‘‘The Secretary shall take such steps as are necessary 
to provide for the orderly transition to the authority of 
this Act (as amended by the National Apprenticeship Act 
of 2021) from any authority under this Act as in effect 
on the day before the date of enactment of the National 
Apprenticeship Act of 2021. 
‘‘SEC. 5. DISAGGREGATION OF DATA. 
‘‘The disaggregation of data under this Act shall not 
be required when the number of program participants in 
a category is insufficient to yield statistically reliable infor-
mation or when the results would reveal personally identi-
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fiable information about a program participant or would 
reveal such information when combined with other re-
leased information. 
‘‘SEC. 6. RELATION TO OTHER LAWS. 
‘‘Nothing in this Act shall invalidate or limit the rem-
edies, rights, and procedures under any Federal law or 
the law of any State or political subdivision of any State 
or jurisdiction that provides greater or equal protection 
for individuals based on race, color, religion, national ori-
gin, sex, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, or 
disability than are afforded by this Act. 
‘‘TITLE 
I—PROMOTING 
PRO-
GRAMS 
UNDER 
THE 
NA-
TIONAL 
APPRENTICESHIP 
SYSTEM 
‘‘Subtitle A—The Office of Appren-
ticeship, 
State 
Registration 
Agency Approval Process, and 
Interagency Agreement 
‘‘SEC. 111. THE OFFICE OF APPRENTICESHIP. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF THE OFFICE OF APPREN-
TICESHIP.—There is established, in the Employment and 
Training Administration of the Department of Labor, an 
Office of Apprenticeship (referred to in this section as the 
‘Office’), which shall be directed by an Administrator who 
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has demonstrated knowledge of the national apprentice-
ship system necessary to head the Office. 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Administrator shall be 
responsible for the administration of this Act, including: 
‘‘(1) PROMOTION
AND
AWARENESS
ACTIVI-
TIES.—The Administrator shall carry out promotion 
and awareness activities, including the following: 
‘‘(A) Supporting the development or scal-
ing of apprenticeship models nationally, pro-
moting the effectiveness of youth apprentice-
ship, pre-apprenticeship, and apprenticeship 
programs, and providing promotional materials 
to State apprenticeship agencies, State work-
force development systems or local workforce 
development systems, State educational agen-
cies or local educational agencies, employers, 
trade associations, professional associations, in-
dustry groups, labor organizations, joint labor- 
management 
organizations, 
education 
and 
training providers, Federal and State correc-
tional facilities, and prospective apprentices in 
such programs. 
‘‘(B) Promoting greater diversity in the 
national apprenticeship system including by— 
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‘‘(i)(I) promoting outreach to non-
traditional apprenticeship populations; 
‘‘(II) engaging minority-serving insti-
tutions and employers from nontraditional 
apprenticeship industries or occupations; 
and 
‘‘(III) engaging small, medium-size, 
women-owned, and minority-owned busi-
nesses, and employers in high-skill, high- 
wage, and in-demand industry sectors and 
occupations that are nontraditional ap-
prenticeship industries or occupations; and 
‘‘(ii) supporting the participation and 
retention of apprentices and employers de-
scribed in clause (i) in the national appren-
ticeship system. 
‘‘(2) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES.—The 
Administrator shall carry out technical assistance 
activities, including the following: 
‘‘(A) Providing technical assistance to— 
‘‘(i) assist State apprenticeship agen-
cies and sponsors in complying with the re-
quirements of this Act, including the proc-
ess and standards described in subtitle B 
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and the evaluation and research require-
ments described in subtitle C; 
‘‘(ii) receive and resolve comments or 
complaints from youth apprentices, pre-ap-
prentices, or apprentices, sponsors, employ-
ers, State apprenticeship agencies, State 
local workforce agencies or local workforce 
agencies, State educational agencies or 
local educational agencies, qualified inter-
mediaries, labor organizations, joint labor- 
management organizations, or other stake-
holders; 
‘‘(iii) 
assist 
sponsors, 
employers, 
qualified intermediaries, and education and 
training or related instruction providers, or 
other entities interested in becoming spon-
sors, or seeking support for developing pro-
grams under the national apprenticeship 
system or effectively carrying out such pro-
grams, including providing assistance for 
remote or virtual learning or training, as 
necessary; 
‘‘(iv) assist those applying for or car-
rying out grants under title II; and 
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‘‘(v) share, through a national appren-
ticeship system clearinghouse, high-quality 
materials for programs under the national 
apprenticeship system, such as related in-
struction or training materials. 
‘‘(B) Cooperating with the— 
‘‘(i) Secretary of Education in— 
‘‘(I) providing technical assist-
ance for the development and imple-
mentation of related instruction under 
the national apprenticeship system 
that is aligned with State education 
systems and education and training 
providers; and 
‘‘(II) supporting the stackability 
and portability of academic credit and 
credentials earned as part of such 
programs, including through articula-
tion agreements and career pathways; 
and 
‘‘(ii) State workforce development sys-
tems to promote awareness of opportuni-
ties under the national apprenticeship sys-
tem. 
‘‘(3) STATE OFFICES OF APPRENTICESHIP.— 
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‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICES.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator 
shall establish and operate a State Office 
of Apprenticeship in a State described in 
clause (ii) to serve as the registration 
agency for such State. 
‘‘(ii) APPLICABLE
STATES.—A State 
described in this clause is a State— 
‘‘(I) in which, as of the day be-
fore the date of enactment of the Na-
tional Apprenticeship Act of 2021, 
there is no State Office of Apprentice-
ship; and 
‘‘(II) that has not applied for 
recognition as a State apprenticeship 
agency under section 113, or for 
which such recognition has not pro-
vided or has been withdrawn by the 
Administrator under such section. 
‘‘(B) STATE PLAN REQUIREMENT.—Each 
State Office of Apprenticeship shall be adminis-
tered by a State Director who shall prepare and 
submit a State plan that meets the require-
ments of section 113(c). 
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‘‘(C) VACANCIES.—Subject to the avail-
ability of appropriations, in the case of a State 
Office of Apprenticeship with a vacant position, 
the Administrator shall— 
‘‘(i) make information on such va-
cancy available on a publicly accessible 
website; and 
‘‘(ii) report to the Committee on Edu-
cation and Labor of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the 
Senate, on the status and length of such 
vacancy if such vacancy is not filled not 
later than 90 days after such position has 
become vacant. 
‘‘(D) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing 
in this paragraph shall be construed to prohibit 
any State described in subparagraph (A)(ii) 
from establishing an agency or entity to pro-
mote programs under the national apprentice-
ship system in such State, in coordination with 
the State Office of Apprenticeship operating in 
the State, so long as such agency or entity does 
not act as the registration agency in such State. 
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‘‘(4) QUALITY
STANDARDS, APPRENTICESHIP 
AGREEMENT, AND REGISTRATION REVIEW.—In order 
for the Secretary, acting through the Administrator, 
to support the formulation and furtherance of labor 
standards necessary to safeguard the welfare of pro-
gram participants, and to extend the application of 
such standards in apprenticeship agreements, not 
later than 1 year after the effective date of the Na-
tional Apprenticeship Act of 2021, and at least every 
3 years thereafter, the Administrator shall review, 
and where appropriate, update the process for meet-
ing the requirements of subtitle B, including applica-
ble regulations and subregulatory guidance to ensure 
that such process is easily accessible and efficient to 
bring together employers and labor as sponsors or 
potential sponsors of programs under the national 
apprenticeship system. 
‘‘(5) APPRENTICEABLE OCCUPATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) EXISTING APPRENTICEABLE OCCUPA-
TIONS.—The Administrator shall regularly re-
view and update the requirements for each 
apprenticeable occupation to ensure that such 
requirements are in compliance with require-
ments under this Act. 
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‘‘(B) 
NEW
APPRENTICEABLE
OCCUPA-
TION.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator 
shall review and make a determination on 
whether to approve an occupation as an 
apprenticeable occupation not later than 
45 days after receiving an application from 
a person seeking such approval from the 
Administrator. 
‘‘(ii) ESTIMATED TIMELINE.—If such 
determination is not made within 45 days, 
the Administrator shall provide the appli-
cant with a written explanation for the 
delay and offer an estimated timeline for a 
determination that does not to exceed 90 
days after the date of such written expla-
nation. 
‘‘(C) INDUSTRY
RECOGNIZED
OCCUPA-
TIONAL STANDARDS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—From the funds 
appropriated under section 141(a), the Ad-
ministrator shall convene, on an ongoing 
basis and taking into consideration rec-
ommendations of the Advisory Committee 
under section 112(d)(4), the industry sec-
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tor leaders and experts described in clause 
(ii) for the purposes of establishing or up-
dating specific frameworks of industry rec-
ognized 
occupational 
standards 
for 
apprenticeable occupations (including po-
tential apprenticeable occupations) that— 
‘‘(I) meet the requirements of 
this Act; and 
‘‘(II) describe program scope and 
length, related instruction, on-the-job 
training, 
recognized 
postsecondary 
credentials, and competencies, and rel-
evant timelines for review of such 
frameworks. 
‘‘(ii) INDUSTRY SECTOR LEADERS AND 
EXPERTS.—The industry sector leaders 
and experts are employers, industry asso-
ciations, joint labor-management organiza-
tions, labor organizations, education and 
training providers, credential providers, 
program participants, national qualified 
intermediaries, including those supporting 
increased participation of nontraditional 
apprenticeship populations and nontradi-
tional apprenticeship industries or occupa-
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tions, and other stakeholders relevant to 
the sector or occupation for which the 
frameworks are being established or up-
dated, as determined by the Administrator. 
‘‘(iii) PRIORITY
INDUSTRY
RECOG-
NIZED APPRENTICEABLE OCCUPATIONS.— 
In establishing frameworks under clause 
(i) for the first time after the effective date 
of the National Apprenticeship Act of 
2021, the Administrator shall prioritize the 
establishment of such standards in high- 
skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry 
sectors and occupations. 
‘‘(D) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of the enactment of the Na-
tional Apprenticeship Act of 2021, the Sec-
retary shall issue regulations that outline a 
process for proactively establishing and approv-
ing 
standards 
and 
requirements 
for 
apprenticeable occupations in consultation with 
the industry sector leaders and experts de-
scribed in subparagraph (C)(ii). 
‘‘(6) 
PROGRAM
OVERSIGHT
AND
EVALUA-
TION.—The Administrator shall— 
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‘‘(A) monitor State apprenticeship agen-
cies, State Offices of Apprenticeship, grantees, 
and sponsors of programs under the national 
apprenticeship system to ensure compliance 
with the requirements of this Act; 
‘‘(B) provide technical assistance to assist 
such entities with such compliance or program 
performance; and 
‘‘(C) conduct research and evaluation in 
accordance with subtitle C. 
‘‘(7) PROMOTING DIVERSITY IN THE NATIONAL 
APPRENTICESHIP SYSTEM.—The Administrator shall 
promote diversity and ensure equal opportunity to 
participate in programs for apprentices, youth ap-
prentices, and pre-apprentices, including— 
‘‘(A) taking steps necessary to promote di-
versity in apprenticeable occupations under the 
national apprenticeship system, especially in 
high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry 
sectors and occupations in areas with high per-
centages of low-income individuals; 
‘‘(B) ensuring programs under the national 
apprenticeship system— 
‘‘(i) adopt and implement policies to 
provide for equal opportunity in such pro-
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grams, as described in section 30.3 of title 
29, Code of Federal Regulations (as in ef-
fect on January 31, 2020); 
‘‘(ii) do not engage in intimidation or 
retaliation as prohibited under section 
30.17 of title 29, Code of Federal Regula-
tions (as in effect on January 31, 2020); 
and 
‘‘(iii) are subject, for any violation of 
clauses (i) or (ii), to enforcement action 
under this Act; and 
‘‘(C) supporting the recruitment, employ-
ment, and retention of nontraditional appren-
ticeship populations in programs under the na-
tional apprenticeship system in high-skill, high- 
wage, and in-demand industry sectors and occu-
pations, including women, people of color, indi-
viduals with disabilities, individuals impacted by 
the criminal and juvenile justice system, and in-
dividuals with barriers to employment, as appli-
cable. 
‘‘(8) GRANT AWARDS.—The Administrator shall 
award grants under title II. 
‘‘(9) NATIONAL
ADVISORY
COMMITTEE.—The 
Administrator shall— 
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‘‘(A) regularly consult with the National 
Advisory Committee on Apprenticeships under 
section 112; and 
‘‘(B) 
ensure 
that 
the 
required 
rec-
ommendations and other reports of the Advi-
sory Committee are submitted to the Secretary 
and transmitted to the Committee on Education 
and Labor of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
and Pensions of the Senate. 
‘‘(10) 
COORDINATION.—The 
Administrator 
shall coordinate and align programs under the na-
tional apprenticeship system with related Federal 
programs. 
‘‘(c) INFORMATION COLLECTION
AND DISSEMINA-
TION.—The Administrator shall provide for data collection 
and dissemination of information regarding programs 
under the national apprenticeship system, including— 
‘‘(1) not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of the National Apprenticeship Act of 
2021, establishing and supporting a single informa-
tion technology infrastructure to support data collec-
tion and reporting from State apprenticeship agen-
cies, State Offices of Apprenticeship, grantees under 
title II, program sponsors, and program administra-
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tors under the national apprenticeship system by 
providing for a data infrastructure that— 
‘‘(A) is developed and maintained by the 
Administrator, with input from national data 
and privacy experts, is informed by best prac-
tices on public provision of credential informa-
tion, and to the extent practicable, aligns with 
the technology infrastructure for related Fed-
eral programs, such as the technology infra-
structure used under the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.); 
‘‘(B) best meets the needs of the national 
apprenticeship system stakeholders reporting 
data to the Administrator or State apprentice-
ship agencies, including through the provision 
of technical assistance and financial assistance 
as necessary to ensure reporting systems are 
equipped to report into a single information 
technology infrastructure; and 
‘‘(C) is aligned with data from the per-
formance reviews under section 131(b)(1)(A); 
‘‘(2) providing for data sharing that includes 
making nonpersonally identifiable apprenticeship 
data available on a publicly accessible website that 
is searchable and comparable, through the use of 
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common, linked, open-data description language, 
such as the credential transparency description lan-
guage or a substantially similar resource, so that in-
terested parties can become aware of apprenticeship 
opportunities and of program outcomes that best 
meets the needs of youth apprentices, pre-appren-
tices, and apprentices, employers, education and 
training providers, program sponsors, and relevant 
stakeholders, including— 
‘‘(A) information on program offerings 
under the national apprenticeship system based 
on geographical location and apprenticeable oc-
cupation; 
‘‘(B) information on education and train-
ing providers providing opportunities under 
such system, including whether programs under 
such system offer dual or concurrent enrollment 
programs, articulation agreements, and recog-
nized postsecondary credentials as part of the 
program offerings; 
‘‘(C) information about the educational 
and occupational credentials and related com-
petencies of programs under such system; and 
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‘‘(D) information based on the most recent 
data available to the Office that is consistent 
with national standards and practices. 
‘‘SEC. 112. NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON APPREN-
TICESHIPS. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established, in the 
Department of Labor, a National Advisory Com-
mittee on Apprenticeships. 
‘‘(2) COMPOSITION.— 
‘‘(A) APPOINTMENTS.—The Advisory Com-
mittee shall consist of 27 voting members de-
scribed in subparagraph (B) appointed by the 
Secretary. 
‘‘(B) LIST OF INDIVIDUALS.—The individ-
uals described in this subparagraph are— 
‘‘(i) 9 representatives of employers or 
industry associations who participate in an 
apprenticeship program (at least 1 of 
which represents a women, minority, or 
veteran-owned business), including rep-
resentatives of employers representing non-
traditional apprenticeship industries or oc-
cupations, and other high-skill, high-wage, 
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or in-demand industry sectors or occupa-
tions, as applicable; 
‘‘(ii) 9 representatives of labor organi-
zations or joint labor-management organi-
zations who have responsibility for the ad-
ministration of an apprenticeship program 
(including those sponsored by a joint labor- 
management organization and from non-
traditional apprenticeship industries or oc-
cupations), at least 1 of which represent 
employees primarily in the building trades 
and construction industry; 
‘‘(iii) 1 representative of each from— 
‘‘(I) a State apprenticeship agen-
cy; 
‘‘(II) a State or local workforce 
development board with significant ex-
pertise in supporting a program under 
the national apprenticeship system; 
‘‘(III) a community organization 
with significant expertise supporting 
such a program; 
‘‘(IV) an area career and tech-
nical education school or local edu-
cational agency; 
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‘‘(V) 
a 
State 
apprenticeship 
council; 
‘‘(VI) a State or local postsec-
ondary education and training pro-
viders that administers, or has not 
less than 1 articulation agreement 
with an entity administering, a pro-
gram under the national apprentice-
ship system; 
‘‘(VII) a provider of an industry- 
recognized credential; 
‘‘(VIII) a national qualified inter-
mediary, including a national qualified 
intermediary that supports increased 
participation of nontraditional appren-
ticeship populations and nontradi-
tional apprenticeship industries or oc-
cupations; and 
‘‘(IX) a program participant. 
‘‘(C) EX OFFICIO NONVOTING MEMBERS.— 
The Advisory Committee shall consist of ex offi-
cio nonvoting members from each of the fol-
lowing departments, selected by the applicable 
Secretary— 
‘‘(i) the Department of Labor; 
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‘‘(ii) the Department of Commerce; 
‘‘(iii) the Department of Education; 
‘‘(iv) the Department of Energy; 
‘‘(v) the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development; 
‘‘(vi) the Department of Transpor-
tation; 
‘‘(vii) the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs; 
‘‘(viii) the Department of Health and 
Human Services; 
‘‘(ix) the Department of Justice; and 
‘‘(x) the Department of Defense. 
‘‘(D) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Speaker 
of the House of Representatives, the Minority 
Leader of the House of Representatives, the 
Majority Leader of the Senate, and the Minor-
ity Leader of the Senate may each recommend 
to the Secretary an individual described in 
clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (B) for ap-
pointment under subparagraph (A) who shall be 
subject to the requirements of paragraph (3). 
‘‘(3) QUALIFICATIONS.—An individual shall be 
selected under paragraph (1) on the basis of the ex-
perience and competence of such individual with re-
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