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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 585 
To direct the Secretary of Labor to provide for data collection and dissemina-
tion of information regarding programs under the national apprenticeship 
system, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 28, 2021 
Mr. PAPPAS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Labor to provide for data collec-
tion and dissemination of information regarding pro-
grams under the national apprenticeship system, and 
for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Apprenticeship Pro-
gram National Scorecard Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. INFORMATION COLLECTION AND DISSEMINATION. 
The Secretary of Labor shall provide for data collec-
tion 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 this Act, establishing and supporting a 
single information technology infrastructure to sup-
port data collection and reporting from State Ap-
prenticeship Agencies, State Offices of Apprentice-
ship, grantees, program sponsors, and program ad-
ministrators under the national apprenticeship sys-
tem by providing for a data infrastructure that— 
(A) is developed and maintained by the 
Secretary, with input from national data and 
privacy experts, is informed by best practices on 
public provision of credential information, and 
to the extent practicable, aligns with the tech-
nology infrastructure for related Federal pro-
grams, such as the technology infrastructure 
used under the Workforce Innovation and Op-
portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.); 
(B) best meets the needs of the national 
apprenticeship system stakeholders reporting 
data to the Secretary or State Apprenticeship 
Agencies, including through the provision of 
technical assistance and financial assistance as 
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necessary to ensure reporting systems are 
equipped to report into a single information 
technology infrastructure; and 
(C) is aligned with data from the perform-
ance data as required by the Secretary; and 
(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 training 
providers providing opportunities under such 
system, including whether programs under such 
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system offer dual or concurrent enrollment pro-
grams, articulation agreements, and recognized 
postsecondary credentials as part of the pro-
gram 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 Secretary that is con-
sistent with national standards and practices. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) APPRENTICESHIP.—The term ‘‘apprentice-
ship’’ or ‘‘apprenticeship program’’ means an ap-
prenticeship— 
(A) registered with the Department of 
Labor under the Act of August 16, 1937 (com-
monly known as the ‘‘National Apprenticeship 
Act’’; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 
et seq.), or State Apprenticeship Agency recog-
nized by the Department of Labor; and 
(B) that complies with the requirements of 
subpart A of part 29, and part 30 of title 29, 
Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on 
September 18, 2020). 
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(2) NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP SYSTEM.—The 
term ‘‘national apprenticeship system’’ means the 
apprenticeship programs, youth apprenticeship pro-
grams, and pre-apprenticeship programs registered 
under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly re-
ferred to as the National Apprenticeship Act). 
(3) 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. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Labor. 
SEC. 4. FUNDING. 
Any funds appropriated under this Act shall only be 
used for, or provided to, programs under the national ap-
prenticeship system, including any funds awarded for the 
purposes of grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, 
or the development, implementation, or administration, of 
programs under the national apprenticeship system. 
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