SEC. 2. DEMONSTRATION AND PILOT PROJECTS TO SUP-
PORT ADVANCED MANUFACTURING WORK-
FORCE DEVELOPMENT. 
Section 169 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3224) is amended— 
(1) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) ADVANCED MANUFACTURING WORKFORCE DE-
VELOPMENT PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Under a plan published 
under subsection (b), the Secretary shall, through 
grants or contracts, carry out demonstration and 
pilot projects for the purpose of facilitating edu-
cation and training programs in the field of ad-
vanced manufacturing, which projects shall— 
‘‘(A) target skills and competency develop-
ment in communities with expected growth in 
advanced manufacturing; 
‘‘(B) provide education and training, for 
available jobs or job openings that are antici-
pated in advanced manufacturing, which result 
in a covered skill set and corresponding covered 
credential; 
‘‘(C) educate individuals about opportuni-
ties for career advancement within advanced 
manufacturing; and 
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‘‘(D) be carried out in a way that gives 
priority to incumbent workers, dislocated work-
ers, and unemployed individuals. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to re-
ceive a grant or contract under this subsection 
for a project under paragraph (1), an entity 
shall be one of the following entities in any of 
the several States or territories, in partnership 
with a manufacturer who employs individuals 
with advanced manufacturing skills (or a con-
sortium of such partnerships): 
‘‘(i) A technical college that offers a 
2-year degree or program of study or an 
individual community college, such as a 
public or nonprofit community college, or a 
community college that is a tribally con-
trolled college or university (as defined in 
section 2(a) of the Tribally Controlled Col-
leges and Universities Assistance Act of 
1978 (25 U.S.C. 1801(a))). 
‘‘(ii) A community college district sys-
tem. 
‘‘(iii) A State community college sys-
tem. 
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‘‘(iv) A local board, in partnership 
with one or more one-stop centers, that 
specifies one or more community colleges 
where education and training activities will 
occur. 
‘‘(v) A manufacturing extension cen-
ter established under section 25(b) of the 
National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k). 
‘‘(vi) A local educational agency. 
‘‘(vii) Another entity, such as a pub-
lic-private partnership, or the collection of 
entities and individuals carrying out an ad-
vanced manufacturing forum, that would 
serve educationally underserved commu-
nities. 
‘‘(B) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall give 
priority to any consortium of the partnerships 
described in subparagraph (A) that leverages 
substantial non-Federal funding for the project 
involved. 
‘‘(3) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant or contract under this subsection, an entity 
shall submit an application at such time and in such 
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form and manner as the Secretary shall determine, 
including the following: 
‘‘(A) A description of the eligible entity, 
evidence of the eligible entity’s capacity to carry 
out activities in support of the strategic objec-
tives described in the subparagraphs of para-
graph (1), and a description of the expected 
participation and responsibilities of the eligible 
entity, or each partnership in the eligible entity 
in the case of a consortium. 
‘‘(B) A description of education and train-
ing activities to be provided that will— 
‘‘(i) develop skills and competencies 
demanded by advanced manufacturing 
businesses; 
‘‘(ii) lead to a covered skill set and a 
corresponding covered credential; and 
‘‘(iii) educate individuals about oppor-
tunities for career advancement and wage 
growth within advanced manufacturing. 
‘‘(C) A description of how the economy 
where the entity is located would benefit, in-
cluding— 
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‘‘(i) evidence of the growth of ad-
vanced manufacturing in the State or lo-
cality involved; 
‘‘(ii) information on the potential for 
additional job growth with investments in 
advanced manufacturing; and 
‘‘(iii) information on how the activities 
will expose incumbent or dislocated work-
ers, or unemployed individuals, to new ad-
vanced manufacturing technology skill sets. 
‘‘(D) A description of how the eligible enti-
ty will employ evidence-based training models 
that integrate academic instruction with train-
ing, including on-the-job training in advanced 
manufacturing, to meet performance goals de-
scribed in paragraph (5). 
‘‘(E) A description of how the eligible enti-
ty will coordinate activities with State boards or 
local boards, and State or local economic devel-
opment officials. 
‘‘(F) In the case of education and training 
activities that lead to a covered credential, a de-
scription of those activities leading to that cre-
dential. 
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‘‘(4) ACTIVITIES.—Activities to be carried out 
under a project funded under paragraph (1) may in-
clude— 
‘‘(A) classroom and onsite experiential 
learning; 
‘‘(B) on-the-job training; 
‘‘(C) training which fits into an industry- 
recognized competency model for advanced 
manufacturing; 
‘‘(D) development and implementation of 
registered apprenticeship and pre-apprentice-
ship programs; 
‘‘(E) coordination with local boards in 
order to implement and utilize existing (as of 
the first date of such coordination) articulation 
agreements with universities and other edu-
cational partners; 
‘‘(F) distance learning; and 
‘‘(G) any other activity the Secretary con-
siders appropriate for providing education or 
training in advanced manufacturing. 
‘‘(5) PERFORMANCE GOALS AND MEASURES.— 
‘‘(A) GOALS.—The performance goals for 
the activities provided through a project under 
this subsection shall be to— 
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‘‘(i) enhance the skill sets of incum-
bent and dislocated workers, and unem-
ployed individuals, who live in communities 
with expected growth in advanced manu-
facturing and enable such workers to ob-
tain a covered skill set and a corresponding 
covered credential; 
‘‘(ii) develop competencies of individ-
uals with limited experience in advanced 
manufacturing; 
‘‘(iii) strengthen community college 
partnerships with manufacturing extension 
centers described in paragraph (2)(A)(v) 
and advanced manufacturing businesses in 
an effort to meet the needs of the busi-
nesses for adaptability in training of in-
cumbent and dislocated workers, and un-
employed individuals; 
‘‘(iv) more fully utilize the capabilities 
of such manufacturing extension centers 
within the State involved; 
‘‘(v) strengthen partnerships of ad-
vanced manufacturing businesses with local 
boards and, if applicable, local educational 
agencies; and 
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‘‘(vi) help incumbent and dislocated 
workers, and unemployed individuals, de-
velop skills which lead to greater earnings. 
‘‘(B) MEASURES.—The Secretary shall ne-
gotiate and reach agreement with each eligible 
entity that receives a grant or contract under 
this subsection, on performance measures that 
will be used to evaluate the performance of the 
eligible entity in carrying out the activities pro-
vided through a project under this subsection. 
Each performance measure shall be designed to 
enable the eligible entity to meet the perform-
ance goals described in subparagraph (A) and 
shall include an indicator of performance, which 
may include— 
‘‘(i) the number of incumbent and dis-
located workers, and unemployed individ-
uals, receiving a covered credential for ad-
vanced manufacturing; 
‘‘(ii) the number of incumbent and 
dislocated workers, and unemployed indi-
viduals, attaining basic skills, as described 
in a covered skill set for advanced manu-
facturing; 
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‘‘(iii) the number of incumbent work-
ers whose education and training, provided 
through a project, enables them to meet 
the needs of their employers for skilled 
workers to enhance operations; 
‘‘(iv) the earnings growth of a manu-
facturer as a result of education and train-
ing provided through a project; and 
‘‘(v) another indicator the Secretary 
determines to be necessary to meet per-
formance goals described in subparagraph 
(A). 
‘‘(6) EVALUATION.—Beginning not later than 1 
year after the date of the first disbursement of 
funds under this subsection, the Secretary shall pro-
vide for the continuing evaluation of the projects de-
scribed in this subsection and funded under section 
172, and shall transmit a report of the evaluation to 
Congress not later than 2 years after such date. 
‘‘(7) DEFINITION.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) COVERED
CREDENTIAL.—The term 
‘covered credential’ means— 
‘‘(i) an industry-recognized and na-
tionally portable credential, such as an 
educational certificate or degree, an occu-
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pational license, an industry-sponsored cer-
tificate or certification, and a registered 
apprenticeship certificate or degree; or 
‘‘(ii) an employer-recognized creden-
tial. 
‘‘(B) COVERED
SKILL
SET.—The term 
‘covered skill set’ means an industry-recognized 
or employer-recognized skill set.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting after the 
first sentence the following: ‘‘The plan shall describe 
the projects described in subsection (d), to be car-
ried out in accordance with that subsection.’’. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect 
as if enacted as part of the Workforce Innovation and Op-
portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.). 
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