H. Res. 677
In the House of Representatives, U.S., 
February 28, 2006.
Whereas the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that, while 
there are 1.3 million automotive technicians currently 
employed, industry figures confirm that an additional 
50,000 technicians are needed to fill open positions each 
year; 
Whereas the National Automotive Dealers Association reports 
that 57 percent of their dealers’ operating profit is gen-
erated by their parts and service departments; that deal-
ers consider it difficult to find a qualified technician; and 
that 42 percent of all dealer technicians have been en-
gaged in that line of work less than one year; 
Whereas the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, 
Inc. (‘‘NASCAR’’), the NASCAR Universal Technical In-
stitute, and a collaboration of Historically Black Colleges 
and Universities (‘‘HBCUs’’) have agreed to create a 
strategic alliance focused on increasing the number and 
quality of job opportunities for African-American stu-
dents in key racing and other related automotive business 
activities including automotive engineering and tech-
nology, automotive safety, sports marketing, and other 
automotive industry areas; 
Whereas NASCAR and its partner HBCUs are establishing 
a formal structure to increase the number and quality of
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job opportunities for African-American students with 
NASCAR in key racing and other related automotive 
business activities through the NASCAR Universal 
Training Institute and the NASCAR Diversity Internship 
Program; 
Whereas NASCAR has agreed to efforts to enhance the iden-
tification of employment opportunities with NASCAR 
such as Internships, full time jobs, including entry level 
management positions, part-time jobs for college stu-
dents, and post-graduate job placement for students pur-
suing undergraduate and graduate degrees at partner 
HBCUs; 
Whereas NASCAR and its partner HBCUs have developed a 
program to increase awareness, access to, and participa-
tion by African-American students in the NASCAR Uni-
versal Training Institute and NASCAR Diversity Intern-
ship Program by partner HBCUs for the racing and 
other related automotive industries; and 
Whereas NASCAR and the partner HBCUs will seek oppor-
tunities to establish and enhance the funding of targeted 
job development activities by partner HBCUs, and to 
generate support for the HBCUs in their efforts to en-
hance curriculum development in sports marketing, fi-
nance, human resource management and other auto-
motive industry areas: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
(1) recognizes the National Association for Stock 
Car Auto Racing, Inc., the NASCAR Universal Tech-
nical Institute, and a collaboration of Historically Black 
Colleges and Universities, and their creation of a stra-
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tegic alliance to increase the number and quality of job 
opportunities for African-American students in key rac-
ing and other related automotive business activities; 
(2) commends NASCAR, the NASCAR Universal 
Technical Institute, the NASCAR Technical Training 
Institute, and the Historically Black Colleges and Uni-
versities, for their efforts to increase the number and 
quality of job opportunities for African-American stu-
dents in key racing and other related automotive busi-
ness activities; and 
(3) encourages the Departments of Education and 
Labor and other appropriate agencies of the Federal 
government to support this effort. 
Attest:
Clerk.