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 2020’’. 
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, 
shall take effect beginning on July 1, 2021. 
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: 
‘‘SEC. 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.
‘‘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—
‘‘(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.
‘‘(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
(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-
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
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-
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—
‘‘(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-
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, one-stop part-
ners, or veterans-service organizations, in 
the State workforce development system; 
or 
‘‘(iii) partnerships among one or more 
of the entities described in clauses (i) and 
(ii).
‘‘(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).
‘‘(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.).
‘‘(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.
‘‘(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
‘‘(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 2020) from any authority under the Act of August 16, 
1937 (commonly referred to as the ‘National Apprentice-
ship Act’; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et 
seq.), as in effect on the day before the date of enactment 
of the National Apprenticeship Act of 2020. 
‘‘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-
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 
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, veterans-service organizations, 
and prospective apprentices in such programs.
‘‘(B) Promoting greater diversity in the 
national apprenticeship system including by— 
‘‘(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 devel-
oping the state plan in section 113(c), the 
process and standards described in subtitle 
B, and the evaluation and research re-
quirements 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 
‘‘(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, in user- 
friendly formats and languages that are 
easily accessible, as determined by the Ad-
ministrator. 
‘‘(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.— 
‘‘(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 2020, 
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). 
‘‘(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. 
‘‘(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 2020, 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. 
‘‘(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-
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-
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 
2020, 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 2020, 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).
‘‘(E) NONTRADITIONAL
APPRENTICESHIP 
POPULATIONS.—The Administrator shall regu-
larly evaluate the participation of the nontradi-
tional apprenticeship populations for each of 
the approved apprenticeable occupations, such 
as women, minorities, long-term unemployed, 
individuals with a disability, individuals with 
substance abuse issues, veterans, military 
spouses, individuals experiencing homelessness, 
individuals impacted by the criminal or juvenile 
justice system, and foster and former foster 
youth. 
‘‘(6) 
PROGRAM
OVERSIGHT
AND
EVALUA-
TION.—The Administrator shall— 
‘‘(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; 
‘‘(C) conduct research and evaluation in 
accordance with subtitle C; and
‘‘(D) require regular reports on the per-
formance of state agencies, including on efforts 
state agencies make to increase employer 
awareness of apprenticeship programs for em-
ployers who have not participated. 
‘‘(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-
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, low-income participants 
in related Federal programs, individuals im-
pacted by the criminal and juvenile justice sys-
tem, and individuals with barriers to employ-
ment, as applicable. 
‘‘(8) GRANT AWARDS.—The Administrator shall 
award grants under title II. 
‘‘(9) NATIONAL
ADVISORY
COMMITTEE.—The 
Administrator shall— 
‘‘(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, to better promote participation in the na-
tional apprenticeship program. 
‘‘(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 
2020, 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-
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 
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 
‘‘(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, 
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; 
‘‘(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; 
‘‘(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; 
‘‘(x) the Department of Defense; and 
‘‘(xi) the Federal Communications 
Commission. 
‘‘(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-
spect to programs under the national apprenticeship 
system. 
‘‘(4) TERMS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each voting member 
of the Advisory Committee shall be appointed 
for a term of 4 years, except as provided in 
subparagraphs (B) through (D). 
‘‘(B) TERMS OF INITIAL APPOINTEES.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The appointments 
of the initial members of the Advisory 
Committee shall be made not later than 90 
days after the effective date of the Na-
tional Apprenticeship Act of 2020. 
‘‘(ii) STAGGERING
OF
TERMS.—As 
designated by the Secretary at the time of 
the appointment, of the members first ap-
pointed— 
‘‘(I) half of such members shall 
serve a 2-year term; and 
‘‘(II) half of such members shall 
serve a 4-year term. 
‘‘(C) VACANCIES.—Any member appointed 
to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration 
of the term for which the member’s predecessor 
was appointed shall be appointed only for the 
remainder of that term. A member may serve 
after the expiration of that member’s term until 
a successor has taken office. A vacancy in the
Advisory Committee shall be filled in the man-
ner in which the original appointment was 
made, except that such appointment shall be 
made not later than 90 days after the date of 
the vacancy. A member who fulfilled a partial 
term as the result of a vacancy may, at the end 
that term, be appointed to a full term. 
‘‘(D) MULTIPLE TERMS.—A voting mem-
ber of the Advisory Committee may serve not 
more than 2 full terms on the Advisory Com-
mittee. 
‘‘(b) CHAIRPERSON.—The Advisory Committee mem-
bers shall designate by vote one of the voting members 
described in subsection (a)(2)(A) of the Advisory Com-
mittee to serve as Chairperson of the Advisory Committee. 
‘‘(c) MEETINGS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Advisory Committee 
shall meet at the call of the Chairperson and hold 
not fewer than 4 meetings during each calendar 
year. 
‘‘(2) OPEN ACCESS.—All meetings of the Advi-
sory Committee shall be open to the public. A tran-
script shall be kept of each meeting and made avail-
able for public inspection within 30 days of the 
meeting.
‘‘(d) DUTIES.—The Advisory Committee shall, at a 
minimum— 
‘‘(1) advise, consult with, and make rec-
ommendations to the Administrator on matters re-
lating to the administration of this Act, including 
recommendations on regulations and policies related 
to the administration of this Act; 
‘‘(2) annually prepare a set of recommendations 
for the Administrator, to be shared with the Com-
mittee on Education and Labor of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Health, Edu-
cation, Labor and Pensions of the Senate, to im-
prove the registration process under subtitle B to 
make the process easily accessible and efficient for 
use by sponsors while maintaining the requirements 
under subtitle B; 
‘‘(3) make recommendations on expanding par-
ticipation of nontraditional apprenticeship popu-
lations in programs under the national apprentice-
ship system; 
‘‘(4) review apprenticeable occupations and, 
based on reviews of labor market trends and 
changes, make recommendations to the Adminis-
trator on whether to—
‘‘(A) make updates to apprenticeable occu-
pations under section 111(b)(5)(A); or 
‘‘(B) convene sector leaders and experts 
under section 111(b)(5)(C) for the establishing 
specific frameworks of industry recognized oc-
cupational standards; and 
‘‘(5) make recommendations on the develop-
ment of demonstrations projects as described in sec-
tion 132(f). 
‘‘(e) PERSONNEL.— 
‘‘(1) COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A member of the Ad-
visory Committee who is not an officer or em-
ployee of the Federal Government shall be com-
pensated at a rate equal to the daily equivalent 
of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for 
level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 
5315 of title 5, United States Code, for each 
day (including travel time) during which the 
member is engaged in the performance of the 
duties of the Advisory Committee. 
‘‘(B) OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES OF THE 
UNITED
STATES.—Members of the Advisory 
Committee who are officers or employees of the 
United States may not receive additional pay,
allowances, or benefits by reason of their service 
on the Advisory Committee. 
‘‘(2) STAFF.—The Secretary shall supply the 
Advisory Committee with an executive Secretary and 
provide such secretarial, clerical, and other services 
as the Secretary determines to be necessary to en-
able the Advisory Committee to carry out the duties 
described in subsection (d). 
‘‘(3) DATA
REQUESTS.—The Advisory Com-
mittee through its Chairperson may request data 
from the Secretary as determined necessary by the 
Advisory Committee to carry out its functions as de-
scribed in this section. 
‘‘(f) PERMANENT COMMITTEE.—The Federal Advi-
sory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) (other than section 
14 of such Act) shall apply to the Advisory Committee. 
‘‘SEC. 113. STATE APPRENTICESHIP AGENCIES AND STATE 
OFFICES OF APPRENTICESHIP. 
‘‘(a) RECOGNITION
OF
STATE
APPRENTICESHIP 
AGENCIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator shall 
recognize a State agency as a State apprenticeship 
agency in accordance with this section and cooperate 
with such State apprenticeship agency regarding the
formulation and promotion of standards of appren-
ticeship under subtitle B. 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION.—A State desiring to have a 
State agency recognized as a State apprenticeship 
agency under this section shall submit an application 
at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
information as the Administrator may require, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(A) the initial State plan described in 
subsection (c)(2)(A)(i); 
‘‘(B) a description of how the State ap-
prenticeship agency will meet the State plan re-
quirements of subsection (c); and 
‘‘(C) a description of the linkages and co-
ordination of the State’s proposed standards, 
criteria, and requirements with the State’s eco-
nomic development strategies and workforce de-
velopment system and the State’s secondary, 
postsecondary, and adult education systems. 
‘‘(3) REVIEW AND RECOGNITION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 90 
days after the date on which a State submits an 
application under paragraph (2), the Secretary 
shall notify the State regarding whether the
agency of the State is recognized as a State ap-
prenticeship agency under this section. 
‘‘(B) DURATION OF RECOGNITION.— 
‘‘(i) DURATION.—The recognition of a 
State apprenticeship agency shall be for a 
4-year period beginning on the date the 
State apprenticeship agency is notified 
under subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(ii) NOTIFICATION.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—The Sec-
retary shall notify a State apprentice-
ship agency not later than 180 days 
before the last day of the 4-year pe-
riod regarding whether the State ap-
prenticeship agency is in compliance 
with this section. 
‘‘(II) COMPLIANCE.—In the case 
of a State apprenticeship agency that 
is in compliance with this section, the 
agency’s recognition under this section 
shall be renewed for an additional 4- 
year period and the notification under 
subclause (I) shall include notification 
of such renewal.
‘‘(III) NONCOMPLIANCE.—In the 
case of a State apprenticeship agency 
that is not in compliance with this 
section, the notification shall— 
‘‘(aa) specify the areas of 
noncompliance; 
‘‘(bb) require corrective ac-
tion; and 
‘‘(cc) offer technical assist-
ance. 
‘‘(iii) 
RENEWAL
AFTER
CORREC-
TION.—If the Administrator determines 
that a State apprenticeship agency has 
corrected the identified areas of noncompli-
ance under this subparagraph not later 
than 180 days of notification of noncompli-
ance, the State apprenticeship agency’s 
recognition under this section shall be re-
newed for an additional 4-year period. 
‘‘(C) TRANSITION
PERIOD
FOR
STATE 
AGENCIES.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 
year after the effective date of the Na-
tional Apprenticeship Act of 2020, a State 
agency that, as of the day before the date
of enactment of such Act, was recognized 
by the Secretary for purposes of reg-
istering apprenticeship programs in accord-
ance with this Act shall submit an applica-
tion under paragraph (2). 
‘‘(ii) TRANSITION
PERIOD.—A State 
agency described in clause (i) shall be rec-
ognized as a State apprenticeship agency 
under this section for a 4-year period be-
ginning on the date on which the Secretary 
approves the application submitted by the 
State agency under paragraph (2). 
‘‘(b) AUTHORITY
OF
A STATE APPRENTICESHIP 
AGENCY.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—For the period during 
which a State apprenticeship agency is recognized 
under subsection (a) and to maintain such recogni-
tion, the State apprenticeship agency shall carry out 
the requirements of this Act. 
‘‘(2) PROGRAM RECOGNITION.—With respect to 
a State with a State apprenticeship agency, the 
State apprenticeship agency shall have sole authority 
to recognize and register a pre-apprenticeship, youth 
apprenticeship, or apprenticeship program in such 
State, which shall include—
‘‘(A) determining whether such program is 
in compliance with the standards for such pro-
gram under section 122; 
‘‘(B) in the case of such a program that is 
in compliance with such standards, recognizing 
the program and providing a certificate of rec-
ognition for such program; 
‘‘(C) providing technical assistance to cur-
rent or potential sponsors; and 
‘‘(D) in the case of such a program that 
fails to meet the requirements of this Act, pro-
viding for the withdrawal of recognition of the 
program in accordance with section 131(b). 
‘‘(3) STATE APPRENTICESHIP COUNCIL.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—A State apprentice-
ship agency shall establish and continue to use 
a State apprenticeship council, which shall oper-
ate in compliance with the requirements of this 
Act under the direction of the State apprentice-
ship agency. 
‘‘(B) COMPOSITION.—A State apprentice-
ship council may be regulatory or advisory in 
nature, and shall— 
‘‘(i) be composed of persons familiar 
with apprenticeable occupations; and
‘‘(ii) be fairly balanced, with an equal 
number of— 
‘‘(I) representatives of employer 
organizations, including from non-
traditional apprenticeship industries 
or occupations; 
‘‘(II) representatives of labor or-
ganizations or joint labor-management 
organizations, including from non-
traditional apprenticeship industries 
or occupations; and 
‘‘(III) public members; and 
‘‘(iii) to the extent practicable, have 
not less than 1 member who is a member 
of the State workforce board. 
‘‘(C) SPECIAL RULE.—A State apprentice-
ship council shall not be eligible for recognition 
as a State apprenticeship agency. 
‘‘(c) STATE PLAN.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For a State apprenticeship 
agency to be eligible to receive allotments under sub-
section (f) and to be recognized under this section, 
the State apprenticeship agency shall submit to the 
Secretary a State plan that meets the requirements 
of this subsection.
‘‘(2) APPROVAL OF STATE PLAN.— 
‘‘(A) SUBMISSION.— 
‘‘(i) INITIAL PLAN.—The first State 
plan of a State apprenticeship agency shall 
be submitted to the Administrator not 
later than 120 days prior to the com-
mencement of the first full program year 
of the State apprenticeship agency, which 
shall include— 
‘‘(I) a description of any State 
laws, policies, or operational proce-
dures relating to the process of recog-
nizing programs under the national 
apprenticeship system that is incon-
sistent with, or imposes requirements 
in addition to, the requirements of 
this Act; 
‘‘(II) an assurance that the State 
will notify the Administrator if there 
are any changes to the State laws (in-
cluding regulations), policies, or pro-
cedures described in subclause (I) that 
occur after the date of submission of 
such plan; and
‘‘(III) an assurance that the 
State will make available on a publicly 
available website a description of any 
laws (including regulations), policies, 
and operational procedures relating to 
the process of recognizing programs 
under the national apprenticeship sys-
tem that are inconsistent with, or im-
pose requirements in addition to, the 
requirements of this Act. 
‘‘(ii) SUBSEQUENT PLANS.—Except as 
provided in clause (i), a State plan shall be 
submitted to the Administrator not later 
than 120 days prior to the end of the 4- 
year period covered by the preceding State 
plan. 
‘‘(B) APPROVAL.—A State plan shall be 
subject to the approval of the Administrator 
and shall be considered to be approved at the 
end of the 90-day period beginning on the date 
that the plan is submitted under this para-
graph, unless the Administrator, during the 90- 
day period, provides the State apprenticeship 
agency, in writing—
‘‘(i) an explanation for why the State 
plan is inconsistent with the requirements 
of this Act; and 
‘‘(ii) an opportunity for an appeal of 
such determination to an Administrative 
Law Judge for the Department of Labor 
not later than 30 days after receipt of the 
notice of denial from the Administrator. 
‘‘(C) MODIFICATIONS.— 
‘‘(i) MODIFICATIONS.—At the end of 
the first 2-year period of any 4-year State 
plan, the State may submit modifications 
to the State plan to reflect changes in 
labor market and economic conditions or 
other factors affecting the implementation 
of the State plan. 
‘‘(ii) APPROVAL.—A modified State 
plan submitted for review under clause (i) 
shall be subject to the approval require-
ments described in subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(3) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—Each State 
Plan shall describe how the State apprenticeship 
agency will provide technical assistance for— 
‘‘(A) potential sponsors, employers, labor 
organizations, joint labor-management organi-
gram participant’s authorized representative, 
sponsors, employers, or nonprofit compliance 
organizations, such as complaints concerning 
equal employment opportunity or discrimina-
tion, violations of the apprenticeship agreement, 
or violations of requirements under this Act. 
‘‘(B) COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING
AGREE-
MENTS.—Any controversy arising under an ap-
prenticeship agreement which is covered by a 
collective bargaining agreement shall not be 
subject to the system described in subparagraph 
(A), except that complaints concerning discrimi-
nation or any matters described in subpara-
graph (5)(B) shall be subject to such system. 
‘‘(7) STATE
APPRENTICESHIP
HUBS.—Each 
State plan shall describe how the State will support, 
in a manner that takes into consideration geographic 
diversity, the creation and implementation of ap-
prenticeship hubs throughout the State that shall 
work with industry and sector partnerships to ex-
pand programs under the national apprenticeship 
system, and apprenticeable occupations, in the State. 
‘‘(8) STATE
APPRENTICESHIP
PERFORMANCE 
OUTCOMES.—Each State plan shall—
‘‘(A) in coordination with the Adminis-
trator, establish annual State performance goals 
for the programs registered by the State ap-
prenticeship agency for the indicators de-
scribed— 
‘‘(i) in subparagraph (A) of section 
131(b)(1); and 
‘‘(ii) in subparagraph (B)(ii) of sec-
tion 131(b)(1); and 
‘‘(B) describe how the State apprenticeship 
agency will collect performance data from pro-
grams registered by the agency; and 
‘‘(C) annually report on the outcomes of 
each such program in relation to the State es-
tablished goals under subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(9) USES OF FUNDS.—Each State plan shall 
include a description of the uses described in sub-
section (d) of the allotment received by the State ap-
prenticeship agency under subsection (f). 
‘‘(10) ALIGNMENT
OF
WORKFORCE
ACTIVI-
TIES.—Each State plan shall include a summary of 
State-supported workforce development activities (in-
cluding education and training) in the State, includ-
ing—
‘‘(A) a summary of the apprenticeship pro-
grams on the list of eligible providers of train-
ing services under section 122(d) of the Work-
force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3152(d)); 
‘‘(B) the degree to which the programs 
under the national apprenticeship system in the 
State are aligned with and address the skill 
needs of the employers in the State identified 
by the State workforce development board; and 
‘‘(C) a description of how apprenticeship 
programs will receive expedited consideration to 
be included on the list of eligible providers of 
training services under section 122(d) of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3152(d)). 
‘‘(11) STATE STRATEGIC VISION.—Each State 
plan shall include a summary of the State’s strategic 
vision and set of goals for preparing an educated 
and skilled workforce and for meeting the skilled 
workforce needs of employers, including in existing 
and emerging in-demand industry sectors and occu-
pations as identified by the State, and how the pro-
grams registered by the State apprenticeship agency 
in the State will help to meet such goals.
‘‘(12) STRATEGY
FOR
ANY
JOINT
PLANNING, 
ALIGNMENT, COORDINATION, AND LEVERAGING OF 
FUNDS.—Each State plan shall provide a description 
of the State apprenticeship agency’s strategy for 
joint 
planning, 
alignment, 
coordination, 
and 
leveraging of funds— 
‘‘(A) with the State’s workforce develop-
ment system, to achieve the strategic vision and 
goals described in paragraph (11), including the 
core programs defined in section 3 of the Work-
force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3102) and the elements related to sys-
tem alignment under section 102(b)(2)(B) of 
such Act (29 U.S.C. 3112(b)(2)(B)); 
‘‘(B) for programs under the national ap-
prenticeship system in the State with other 
Federal education programs, including pro-
grams under— 
‘‘(i) the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965; 
‘‘(ii) the Individuals with Disabilities 
Education Act; 
‘‘(iii) the Carl D. Perkins Career and 
Technical Education Act of 2006; and
‘‘(iv) the Higher Education Act of 
1965; and 
‘‘(C) to provide information about access 
to available State assistance or assistance under 
related Federal programs, including such assist-
ance under— 
‘‘(i) section 6(d) of the Food and Nu-
trition Act of 2008; 
‘‘(ii) subsection (c)(1) of section 3672 
of title 38, United States Code; 
‘‘(iii) section 231 of the Second 
Chance Act of 2007 (34 U.S.C. 60541); 
and 
‘‘(iv) the State Temporary Assistance 
for Needy Families programs under part A 
of title IV of the Social Security Act. 
‘‘(13) STATE
APPRENTICESHIP
COUNCIL.— 
Each State plan shall provide for a description of 
the composition, roles, and responsibility of the 
State apprenticeship council, and how the Council 
will comply with the requirements of subsection 
(b)(3). 
‘‘(d) STATE APPRENTICESHIP AGENCY FUNDING.— 
A State apprenticeship agency shall use funds received
under clauses (i) and (ii) of subsection (f)(1)(A) according 
to the following requirements: 
‘‘(1) PROGRAM
ADMINISTRATION.—The State 
apprenticeship agency shall use such funds to sup-
port the administration of programs under the na-
tional apprenticeship system across the State, in-
cluding for— 
‘‘(A) staff and resources; 
‘‘(B) oversight and evaluation as required 
under this Act; 
‘‘(C) technical assistance to program spon-
sors, program participants, employers, labor or-
ganizations, joint labor-management organiza-
tions, education and training providers, and 
qualified intermediaries; 
‘‘(D) pre-apprenticeship, youth, and ap-
prenticeship program recruitment and develop-
ment, including for— 
‘‘(i) engaging potential providers of 
such programs such as employers, qualified 
intermediaries, related instruction pro-
viders, and potential program participants; 
‘‘(ii) publicizing apprenticeship oppor-
tunities and benefits; and
‘‘(iii) engaging State workforce and 
education systems for collaboration and 
alignment across systems; 
‘‘(E) supporting the enrollment and ap-
prenticeship certification requirements to allow 
veterans and other individuals eligible for the 
educational assistance programs under chapters 
30 through 36 of title 38, United States Code, 
and any related educational assistance pro-
grams under laws administered by the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs, to use such assist-
ance for the apprenticeship program, including 
the requirement of designating a certifying offi-
cial; and 
‘‘(F) supporting the retention and comple-
tion of program participants in such programs, 
such as by assisting with the costs— 
‘‘(i) related to enrolling in such pro-
grams; or 
‘‘(ii) of assessments related to obtain-
ing a recognized postsecondary credential. 
‘‘(2) EDUCATIONAL
ALIGNMENT.—The State 
apprenticeship agency shall use not less than 10 per-
cent of such funds to engage with the State edu-
cation system to provide technical assistance and 
best practices regarding— 
‘‘(A) alignment of youth apprenticeship 
programs with the secondary education pro-
grams in the State, including support for career 
exploration, career pathways, education and ca-
reer planning, and engagement with youth ap-
prenticeship programs for teachers, career guid-
ance and academic counselors, school leaders, 
administrators, and specialized instructional 
support personnel and paraprofessionals; 
‘‘(B) alignment of related instruction pro-
vided under the national apprenticeship system 
in the State with academic credit granting post-
secondary programs (including developing ca-
reer pathways, articulation agreements, and 
prior learning assessments); and 
‘‘(C) the joint planning, alignment, coordi-
nation, and leveraging of funds described in 
subparagraphs (B) and (C) of subsection 
(c)(12). 
‘‘(3) WORKFORCE ALIGNMENT.—The State ap-
prenticeship agency shall use not less than 10 per-
cent of such funds to engage with the State work-
force development system to provide technical assist-
ance and best practices regarding— 
‘‘(A) alignment with the State’s workforce 
activities and strategic vision in accordance 
with paragraphs (10), (11), and subparagraphs 
(A) and (C) of paragraph (12) of subsection 
(c); 
‘‘(B) guidance for training staff of the 
workforce development system, including the vo-
cational rehabilitation agencies, within the 
State on the value of programs under the na-
tional apprenticeship system as a work-based 
learning option for participants, including par-
ticipants of programs authorized under the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) such as Job Corps under 
subtitle C of title I of such Act and YouthBuild 
under section 171 of such Act; 
‘‘(C) providing a list of programs under 
the national apprenticeship system that are of-
fered in the State, including in the State’s high- 
skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry sectors 
or occupations; 
‘‘(D) alignment of funding received and re-
porting required under this Act, including rel-
evant placement, retention, and earnings infor-
mation, with the Workforce Innovation and Op-
portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.), and 
technical assistance in how individual training 
accounts under section 134(c)(3) of such Act 
could be used to pay for the costs of enrolling 
and participating in programs under the na-
tional apprenticeship system; 
‘‘(E) partnerships with State or local work-
force development boards, State workforce 
agencies, and one-stop centers and one-stop op-
erators that assist program participants in ac-
cessing supportive services to support— 
‘‘(i) the recruitment, retention, and 
completion of programs under the national 
apprenticeship system; 
‘‘(ii) transitions from youth appren-
ticeships and pre-apprenticeships to ap-
prenticeship programs; and 
‘‘(iii) the placement into employment 
or further education upon program comple-
tion; and 
‘‘(F) expanding the list of eligible providers 
of training services under section 122(d) of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to
include programs under the national apprentice-
ship system in the State (29 U.S.C. 3152(d)). 
‘‘(4) LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—A State apprentice-
ship agency may reserve not more than 15 per-
cent of the funds received under subsection (f) 
in support of State apprenticeship initiatives 
described in this paragraph. 
‘‘(B) DIVERSITY.—Not less than 5 percent 
of the amount reserved under subparagraph (A) 
shall be used by the State apprenticeship agen-
cy for supporting and expanding diversity in 
apprenticeable occupations under the national 
apprenticeship system in the State and program 
participant populations in the State. 
‘‘(C) INCENTIVES
FOR
EMPLOYERS.—A 
State apprenticeship agency may use funds re-
served under subparagraph (A) to incentivize 
employers to participate in programs under the 
national apprenticeship system, such as costs 
related to program development, staffing for 
mentors and supervisors, related instruction, or 
the creation of industry or sector partnerships 
to support employer participation.
‘‘(D) 
STATE-SPECIFIC
INITIATIVES.—A 
State apprenticeship agency may use funds re-
served under subparagraph (A) for State-spe-
cific initiatives, such as the development or ex-
pansion of youth apprenticeship programs or 
apprenticeship programs in high-skill, high- 
wage, or in-demand industry sectors and occu-
pations. 
‘‘(5) STATE
MATCH
FOR
FEDERAL
INVEST-
MENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except in the case of 
exceptional circumstances, as determined by the 
Administrator, in order to receive a full allot-
ment under subsection (f), a State apprentice-
ship agency shall use matching funds from non- 
Federal resources to carry out the activities of 
the agency under this Act in an amount not 
less than 25 percent of such allotment. 
‘‘(B) TRANSITION PERIOD.—The require-
ment under this paragraph shall take effect 
with respect to a State apprenticeship agency 
on the date that is 1 day after the date on 
which the transition period for such agency 
under subsection (a)(3)(C)(ii) ends.
‘‘(e) DERECOGNITION OF STATE APPRENTICESHIP 
AGENCIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may with-
draw recognition of a State apprenticeship agency 
before the end of the agency’s 4-year recognition pe-
riod under subsection (a)(2)(B) if the Secretary de-
termines, after notice and an opportunity for a hear-
ing, that the State apprenticeship agency has failed 
for one of the reasons described in paragraph (2), 
and has not been in compliance with the perform-
ance improvement plan under paragraph (3) to rem-
edy such failure. 
‘‘(2) DERECOGNITION CRITERIA.—The recogni-
tion of a State apprenticeship agency under this sec-
tion may be withdrawn under paragraph (1) in a 
case in which the State apprenticeship agency fails 
to— 
‘‘(A) adopt or properly enforce a State 
plan; 
‘‘(B) properly carry out its role as the sole 
registration agency in the State; 
‘‘(C) submit a report under section 
131(b)(1)(B) for any program year; 
‘‘(D) meet the State levels of performance 
as described in subsection (c)(8)(A) or dem-