(2) Evidence that the State has— 
(A) a population of eligible veterans of an 
appropriate size to carry out the State program; 
(B) a robust and diverse manufacturing in-
dustry; and 
(C) the ability to carry out the State pro-
gram described in the proposal under para-
graph (1). 
(3) Such other information and assurances as 
the Secretary may require. 
(c) USE OF FUNDS.—A State that is the recipient 
of a grant under this section shall use the grant for the 
following purposes: 
(1) Making grants to manufacturing employers 
and labor-management organizations to reimburse 
such employers and organizations for the cost of 
providing covered training, on-job training, appren-
ticeships, and certification classes to eligible vet-
erans. 
(2) Conducting outreach to inform manufac-
turing employers, labor-management organizations, 
and veterans, including veterans in rural areas, of 
their eligibility or potential eligibility for participa-
tion in the State program. 
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(d) CONDITIONS.—Under the pilot program, each 
grant to a State shall be subject to the following condi-
tions: 
(1) The State shall repay to the Secretary, on 
such date as shall be determined by the Secretary, 
any amount received under the pilot program that is 
not used for the purposes described in subsection 
(c). 
(2) The State shall submit to the Secretary, at 
such times and containing such information as the 
Secretary shall require, reports on the use of grant 
funds. 
(e) EMPLOYER REQUIREMENTS.—In order to receive 
a grant made by a State under the pilot program, a manu-
facturing employer shall— 
(1) submit to the administrator of the State 
Manufacturing Employment Program an application 
that includes— 
(A) the rate of pay for each eligible vet-
eran proposed to be trained using grant funds; 
(B) the average rate of pay for an indi-
vidual employed by the manufacturing employer 
in a similar position who is not an eligible vet-
eran; and 
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(C) such other information and assurances 
as the administrator may require; and 
(2) agree to submit to the administrator, for 
each quarter, a report containing such information 
as the Secretary may specify. 
(f) LIMITATION.—None of the funds made available 
to a manufacturing employer through a grant under the 
pilot program may be used to provide training of any kind 
to a person who is not an eligible veteran. 
(g) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Together with the re-
port required to be submitted annually under section 
4107(c) of title 38, United States Code, the Secretary 
shall submit to Congress a report on the pilot program 
for the year covered by such report. The report on the 
pilot program shall include a detailed description of activi-
ties carried out under this section and an evaluation of 
the program. 
(h) ADMINISTRATIVE AND REPORTING COSTS.—Of 
the amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization 
of appropriations under subsection (j), 2 percent shall be 
made available to the Secretary for administrative costs 
associated with implementing and evaluating the pilot pro-
gram under this section and for preparing and submitting 
the report required under subsection (f). The Secretary 
shall determine the appropriate maximum amount of each 
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grant awarded under this section that may be used by the 
recipient for administrative and reporting costs. 
(i) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered training, on-job training, 
apprenticeships, and certification classes’’ means 
training, on-job training, apprenticeships, and cer-
tification classes that are— 
(A) designed to provide the veteran with 
skills that are particular to manufacturing and 
not directly transferable to employment in an-
other industry; and 
(B) approved as provided in paragraph (1) 
or (2), as appropriate, of subsection (a) of sec-
tion 3687 of title 38, United States Code. 
(2) The term ‘‘eligible veteran’’ means a vet-
eran, as that term is defined in section 101(3) of 
title 38, United States Code, who is employed by a 
manufacturing employer and enrolled or partici-
pating in a covered training, on-job training, appren-
ticeship, or certification class. 
(3) The term ‘‘manufacturing employer’’ means 
a business concern— 
(A) that employs individuals in a trade or 
business in manufacturing; 
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(B) the production facilities of which are 
located in the United States; and 
(C) the primary business of which is classi-
fied in sector 31, 32, or 33 of the North Amer-
ican Industrial Classification System. 
(j) APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Secretary $10,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2019 through 2023, for the purpose of carrying out 
the pilot program. 
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