SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) 
APPRENTICE.—The 
term 
‘‘apprentice’’ 
means a worker who— 
(A) is not younger than age 16, or (where 
a higher minimum age standard is specified by 
law) not younger than that age; and 
(B) is employed through an apprenticeship 
program that meets the required standards for 
an apprenticeship program. 
(2) APPRENTICEABLE OCCUPATION.—The term 
‘‘apprenticeable occupation’’ means an occupation 
which is specified by industry and which— 
(A) involves skills that are customarily 
learned in a practical way through a structured, 
systematic program of on-the-job supervised 
learning; 
(B) is clearly identified and commonly rec-
ognized throughout an industry; 
(C) involves the progressive attainment of 
manual, mechanical, or technical skills and 
knowledge which, in accordance with the indus-
try standard for the occupation, would require 
the completion of not less than 2,000 hours of 
on-the-job learning to attain, unless an alter-
native requirement is put forth by the employer 
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and sponsor that reflects industry standards 
and is accepted by the Secretary; and 
(D) requires related instruction to supple-
ment the on-the-job learning. 
(3) APPRENTICESHIP
PROGRAM.—The term 
‘‘apprenticeship 
program’’ 
includes 
a 
program 
that— 
(A) is registered under the Act of August 
16, 1937 (commonly known as the ‘‘National 
Apprenticeship Act’’; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 
663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.); and 
(B) culminates in a certificate of comple-
tion from the registration agency and a recog-
nized postsecondary credential. 
(4) ELIGIBLE APPLICANT.—The term ‘‘eligible 
applicant’’ means a consortium of entities that shall 
include 1 or more representatives from each of the 
following: 
(A) A local educational agency, area career 
and technical education school, educational 
service agency, or postsecondary educational in-
stitution. 
(B) In a State with a State registration 
agency, that registration agency. 
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(C) An industry or business, consisting of 
an employer, a group of employers, a trade as-
sociation, a professional association, or an enti-
ty that sponsors an apprenticeship program. 
(D) A State workforce development board 
or local workforce development board. 
(E) An Indian Tribe, Tribal organization, 
or Tribal educational agency. 
(F) Labor organization that has responsi-
bility for the administration of an apprentice-
ship program associated with the industry or 
sector or occupation related to the covered ap-
prenticeship, including those sponsored by a 
joint labor-management organization. 
(G) A qualified intermediary. 
(H) Community-based organizations with 
significant expertise in supporting such pro-
grams. 
(I) In-demand industry sector employers. 
(5) JUSTICE-IMPACTED INDIVIDUAL.—The term 
‘‘justice-impacted individual’’ means an individual 
who has been arrested or convicted of a crime, in-
cluding an individual who is currently or formerly 
incarcerated in a Federal or State prison, jail, or ju-
venile facility. 
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(6) NEW; EXISTING.—The term ‘‘new’’ or ‘‘ex-
isting’’, used with respect to a program, means a 
program that was new or existing, respectively, as of 
the day the eligible applicant involved submitted the 
application for the grant involved. 
(7) PRE-APPRENTICE.—The term ‘‘pre-appren-
tice’’ means a participant in a pre-apprenticeship 
program. 
(8) PRE-APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘pre-appren-
ticeship program’’ means a training model or 
program, or training according to a set of strat-
egies, that— 
(i) is designed to assist individuals 
who do not meet the minimum qualifica-
tions for selection into an apprenticeship 
program, established in a sponsor’s ap-
prenticeship standards, to meet the quali-
fications; 
(ii) is carried out by an entity that 
maintains a documented partnership with 
at least one sponsor of an apprenticeship 
program; 
(iii) is a form of structured workplace 
education and training in which at least 2 
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of the entities described in subparagraph 
(B) collaborate with an education provider 
to provide formal instruction that will in-
troduce participants to the skills, com-
petencies, and materials used in one or 
more apprenticeable occupations; 
(iv) is designed to prepare individuals 
to enter and succeed in an apprenticeship 
program; 
(v) is carried out in a manner that in-
cludes proper observation of supervision 
and safety protocols, including paid, on- 
the-job learning under the supervision of 
skilled employee mentors; 
(vi) is carried out in a manner that 
does not displace a paid employee; and 
(vii) includes— 
(I) training and a curriculum 
that— 
(aa) 
are 
based 
on 
and 
aligned with national, State, or 
local industry standards, with the 
quality of the training leading to 
such a standard reviewed by a re-
cipient of Federal funds; 
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(bb) are reviewed and ap-
proved annually by the sponsors 
of apprenticeships within the doc-
umented partnership; 
(cc) will prepare individuals, 
with the skills and competencies 
needed to enter one or more ap-
prenticeship programs; 
(dd) are aligned with career 
pathways; 
(ee) 
include 
employability 
skills training, such as training 
through 
career 
and 
industry 
awareness workshops, training 
through job readiness courses, 
training for English Language 
Learners, adult basic education, 
or financial literacy, or math tu-
toring, as appropriate; 
(ff) culminate in a recog-
nized postsecondary credential, 
with the quality of the training 
leading to that credential re-
viewed by a recipient of Federal 
funds; and 
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(V) efforts to collaboratively pro-
mote the use of apprenticeship pro-
grams as a preferred means for em-
ployers to develop a skilled workforce 
and to create career opportunities for 
individuals; 
(VI) facilitated entry or articula-
tion agreements that enable individ-
uals who successfully complete the 
program 
described 
in 
this 
para-
graph— 
(aa) to enter directly into an 
apprenticeship program; or 
(bb) to earn advanced place-
ment or credit at a postsecondary 
educational institution for skills 
and competencies acquired dur-
ing the program described in this 
paragraph; and 
(VII) a formal agreement with a 
sponsor of the apprenticeship program 
that would enable participants who 
successfully complete the program de-
scribed in this paragraph to enter di-
rectly into the apprenticeship program 
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(if a place in the program is available 
and other necessary requirements for 
acceptance are satisfied), and an 
agreement enabling participants to 
earn advanced placement or credit at 
a postsecondary educational institu-
tion for skills and competencies ac-
quired during the program described 
in this paragraph, including basic aca-
demic and technical skills and com-
petencies 
aligned 
with 
the 
apprenticeable occupation. 
(B) ENTITIES.—The entities described in 
this subparagraph are: 
(i) An employer. 
(ii) An industry or sector partnership. 
(iii) An industry association. 
(iv) A labor organization. 
(v) A community-based organization. 
(9) 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 
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national apprenticeship system in the State or 
area covered by the registration agency; and 
(B) carrying out the responsibilities of sup-
porting the youth apprenticeship, pre-appren-
ticeship, or apprenticeship programs registered 
by the registration agency. 
(10) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretary’’ 
means the Secretary of Labor, acting through the 
Administrator. 
(11) STATE
APPRENTICESHIP
AGENCY.—The 
term ‘‘State apprenticeship agency’’ means the State 
apprenticeship agency, acting in coordination with 
the State agency with responsibility for workforce in-
vestment activities under chapters 2 and 3 of sub-
title B of title I of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3121 et seq., 3131 et 
seq.). 
SEC. 4. GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Labor, in con-
sultation with the Attorney General, the Secretary of Edu-
cation, and the Secretary of Commerce may award grants 
to eligible applicants to— 
(1) implement novel methods to improve pre-ap-
prenticeship programs or apprenticeship programs 
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available to incarcerated individuals in prisons, jails, 
and juvenile facilities; 
(2) improve existing pre-apprenticeship pro-
grams and apprenticeship programs available to in-
carcerated individuals in prisons, jails, and juvenile 
facilities; 
(3) pilot novel approaches to provide appren-
ticeship training for justice-connected individuals 
that matches labor force needs; 
(4) encourage employer participation in pro-
grams under the national apprenticeship system that 
target individuals incarcerated or recently incarcer-
ated, which may include— 
(A) providing financial assistance to em-
ployers to support costs related to the program, 
such as training incumbent workers as mentors 
or employees supervising the on-the-job learn-
ing; or 
(B) supporting the cost of related instruc-
tion or wages for program participants during 
related instruction; 
(5) provide technical assistance to pre-appren-
tices and apprentices to help navigate and obtain 
supportive services, including childcare, transpor-
tation, mental health and substance use disorder 
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treatment, assistance in obtaining health insurance 
coverage, and assistance in accessing the supple-
mental nutrition assistance program established 
under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
2011 et seq.), the special supplemental nutrition 
program for women, infants, and children estab-
lished by section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 
1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), and housing; and 
(6) build and strengthen partnerships among 
community-based organizations, public entities, and 
registered apprenticeships to smooth transition be-
tween pre-apprenticeship programs and registered 
apprenticeship programs, and to smooth transition 
during and post-release. 
(b) DURATION.—A grant awarded under this sec-
tion— 
(1) shall be for a period of not more than 3 
years; and 
(2) may be extended for not more than 1 addi-
tional 2-year period, if the grant recipient dem-
onstrates to the Secretary that the recipient— 
(A) has effectively implemented or im-
proved apprenticeship programs; and 
(B) has improved outcomes for, as applica-
ble, apprentices and pre-apprentices, as dem-
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onstrated through levels on indicators defined 
in 
performance 
indicators 
under 
section 
116(b)(2)(A) of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3141(b)(2)(A)). 
(c) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this section for a project involving an apprenticeship 
program, an eligible applicant shall submit an application 
to the Secretary, containing such information as the Sec-
retary may require, including, at a minimum— 
(1) a designation of the member of the eligible 
applicant that will be the lead applicant, and the 
member of such consortium that will be the fiscal 
agent, for the eligible applicant; 
(2) a description of each member of the eligible 
applicant and the role of each member in carrying 
out the project, which shall, at a minimum, describe 
the eligible applicant’s— 
(A) plan to assist the program participants 
in obtaining the documentation and work au-
thorization necessary to participate in such pro-
gram; 
(B) partnerships with organizations that 
will assist program participants in accessing ac-
tivities to improve financial literacy and sup-
portive services; 
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(C) plan for how the assessments used to 
support the placement of potential program 
participants into a program accurately reflect 
the participants’ skills and competencies; 
(D) plan to provide information about re-
sources to program participants to address 
mental health or substance abuse issues; 
(E) partnerships with organizations that 
support— 
(i) the transition from incarceration to 
re-entry, such as assistance with housing, 
transportation, and legal services; and 
(ii) successful completion of an ap-
prenticeship or pre-apprenticeship pro-
gram; 
(F) wages and benefits offered to program 
participants that are commensurate with wages 
for similar work in the State or local area, as 
allowable; 
(G) alignment and necessary supports to 
comply with and receive the benefits of the Fed-
eral Bonding Program and the Prison Industry 
Enhancement Certification Program for em-
ployers participating in apprenticeship pro-
grams; and 
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(H) ability to support, including by pro-
viding technical assistance, small- and medium- 
sized businesses in the creation of and execu-
tion of covered apprenticeship programs; 
(3) a description of the budget for the project, 
the source, amount, and use of the matching funds 
required under subsection (d), and how the eligible 
applicant will continue the project after the grant 
period ends, if applicable; 
(4) a description of— 
(A) how the eligible applicant will use the 
grant funds, including a description of the ac-
tivities that the eligible applicant will carry out; 
(B) how the project or the program in-
volved in the project will be aligned with the 
labor market needs of in-demand industry sec-
tors or occupations; and 
(C) how such funds will directly benefit ap-
prentices or pre-apprentices, as applicable, 
served by the eligible applicant; 
(5) a description of how the project carried out 
under the grant will be coordinated with the activi-
ties carried out as required for the covered appren-
ticeship program involved; 
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(6) a description of how the eligible applicant 
for the project will comply with requirements for an 
evaluation and report; 
(7) a description of how the activities assisted 
under the grant will be coordinated with activities 
carried out under the Carl D. Perkins Career and 
Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 
et seq.), the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), or the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.), as 
applicable; 
(8) a description of how the eligible applicant 
will equitably recruit and retain participants from 
nontraditional apprenticeship populations, including 
populations that include individuals with barriers to 
employment such as justice-impacted communities 
for covered apprenticeship programs; and 
(9) an assurance that the eligible applicant 
will— 
(A) provide information to the Secretary, 
as requested, for such evaluations as the Sec-
retary may carry out; and 
(B) make program performance outcome 
data available (in accordance with applicable 
data privacy laws, including section 444 of the 
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General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 
1232g)) to independent evaluators for valida-
tion and to enable the evaluators to prepare the 
evaluations and reports. 
(d) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—In order to receive 
a grant from the Secretary under this section, each eligible 
entity shall provide a non-Federal contribution, including 
cash and in-kind donations, in an amount not less than 
25 percent of the total funds awarded. 
(e) LIMITATION FOR ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—An eligi-
ble entity may not use more than 10 percent of the funds 
received under a grant for administrative costs. 
(f) ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.—The Secretary 
may use not more than 10 percent of the amount appro-
priated for this section for each fiscal year for administra-
tive expenses to carry out this Act, including the expenses 
of providing the technical assistance and oversight activi-
ties under subsection (g). 
(g) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall 
provide technical assistance and oversight to assist the eli-
gible entities in applying for and administering grants 
awarded under this Act. 
(h) EVALUATION AND REPORT.—Each recipient of a 
grant under this section shall— 
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(1) annually provide for an independent evalua-
tion of the project carried out under such grant; 
(2) provide for the independent evaluator to 
prepare an annual report, based on the evaluation, 
that includes— 
(A) a description of how the funds received 
through the grant were used and how the uses 
of funds aligned with the description in the ap-
plication; and 
(B) information on— 
(i) for a project involving an existing 
covered apprenticeship program, the per-
formance of the grant recipient with re-
spect to, at a minimum, the indicators of 
performance under section 116(b)(2)(A)(i) 
under the Workforce Innovation and Op-
portunity Act, with the performance data 
disaggregated by— 
(I) the program type (apprentice-
ship or pre-apprenticeship program) 
assisted under the grant; and 
(II) race, ethnicity, sex, age, and 
membership in a population specified 
in section 3(24) of that Act (29 
U.S.C. 3102(24)); and 
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(ii) for a grant involving a new ap-
prenticeship program, the performance of 
the grant recipient— 
(I) for reports submitted during 
the first 36 months after the project 
involved begins— 
(aa) that consists of a quan-
titative and qualitative analysis 
of program development, includ-
ing participant engagement and 
recruitment of partners, employ-
ers, and potential covered ap-
prentices; and 
(bb) on the indicators of 
performance described in sub-
clause (I), as such performance 
information becomes available; 
and 
(II) for reports submitted later 
than that first 36 months, the per-
formance of the grant recipient with 
respect to, at a minimum, the indica-
tors described in subclause (I), with 
the performance data disaggregated 
as described in subclause (I); and 
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(3) submit the report— 
(A) for a grant that relates to an appren-
ticeship program, to the registration agency 
through which the program is registered; and 
(B) for a grant that relates to a pre-ap-
prenticeship program, to the State apprentice-
ship agency. 
SEC. 5. USE OF FUNDS. 
An eligible entity receiving a grant under this Act— 
(1) shall use at least 5 percent of the grant 
funds to provide direct financial assistance to ap-
prentices, pre-apprentices, or youth apprentices 
through emergency grants to support their financial 
needs to enter, remain enrolled in, and complete 
such program, such as support for the related costs 
of supplies and equipment, courses, transportation, 
child care, and housing; and 
(2) may use funds for any of the following ac-
tivities: 
(A) Any of the activities under section 
4(a). 
(B) To carry out grant requirements, in-
cluding program evaluation and reporting re-
quirements. 
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SEC. 6. RESEARCH AND INFORMATION SHARING. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a task 
force, to be known as the Interagency Task Force on 
Strengthening Employment Opportunities and Outcomes 
for Justice-Impacted Communities that shall identify, 
evaluate, and make recommendations regarding— 
(1) best practices relating to apprenticeship 
training for incarcerated individuals in prisons, jails, 
and juvenile facilities; and 
(2) ways in which Federal agencies can better 
coordinate to support justice-impacted individuals 
with success and completion of pre-apprenticeships 
and apprenticeship programs. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Task Force shall be com-
posed of the heads of the following Federal departments 
and agencies, or their designees: 
(1) Justice-impacted individuals. 
(2) The Department of Labor. 
(3) The Department of Justice. 
(4) The Department of Education. 
(5) The Department of Housing and Urban De-
velopment. 
(6) The Bureau of Prisons. 
(7) The Small Business Administration. 
(8) The Department of Education. 
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(9) The Department of Health and Human 
Services. 
(10) The Department of Commerce. 
(11) The Department of Transportation. 
(12) The Department of Veterans Affairs. 
(13) The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity 
Commission. 
(14) The White House Office of Faith-Based 
and Neighborhood Partnerships. 
(15) The Office of Personnel Management. 
(16) The Office of Management and Budget. 
(17) A Governor. 
(18) A representative of labor organizations 
who have responsibility for the administration of an 
apprenticeship program, including those sponsored 
by a joint labor-management organization and from 
nontraditional apprenticeship industries or occupa-
tions. 
(19) The U.S. Chamber of Commerce. 
(20) The Corporation for National and Commu-
nity Services. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Task Force shall produce 
a report that identifies— 
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(1) evidence-based research, policies, strategies, 
and programming that support successful completion 
of apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeships by justice 
impacted individuals; and 
(2) barriers to successful completion of appren-
ticeships and pre-apprenticeships by justice impacted 
individuals. 
SEC. 7. OFFICE OF CORRECTIONAL APPRENTICESHIPS. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Labor, in consultation with 
the Attorney General and Director of Bureau of Prisons, 
shall establish an Office of Correctional Apprenticeships 
to— 
(1) ensure that all Federal correctional institu-
tions provide quality pre-apprenticeships and ap-
prenticeship programs for incarcerated individuals 
that pay fair and graduated wages; 
(2) be a nationwide repository for research, 
policies, and best practices in correctional education 
and training; and 
(3) offer training and technical assistance for 
State prison systems and employers seeking to oper-
ate or improve— 
(A) corrections-based pre-apprenticeship or 
apprenticeship programs; or 
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(B) pre-apprenticeship or apprenticeship 
programs that support justice-connected indi-
viduals. 
Æ 
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