To promote a 21st century energy and manufacturing workforce.

Bill: 115-hr-338
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
Introduced: 2017-01-05
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources

Chemistry

Coal

Electric power generation and transmission

Employment and training programs

Energy efficiency and conservation

Government information and archives

Manufacturing

Minority education

Minority employment

Nuclear power

Oil and gas

Pipelines

Student aid and college costs

Unemployment
Latest action: action_date: 2017-06-13
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-01-05
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE), in awarding grants, to prioritize education and training for energy and manufacturing jobs, including by encouraging state and local education agencies to equip students for those jobs and strengthening DOE programs and labs carrying out workforce development initiatives.</p> <p>DOE must prioritize educating and training workers from underrepresented groups such as minorities, women, and veterans.DOE may encourage, but not incentivize or require, any state or school district to adopt a curriculum to equip students with the skills and training necessary to fill employment opportunities in the energy and manufacturing industries.</p> <p>DOE must establish a clearinghouse for information and guidance on job training and other workforce development programs.Additionally, DOE must work with the energy and manufacturing industries, educational institutions, and other governmental agencies to identify areas of workforce need and develop guidelines to implement the best practices for effective job training programs.</p> <p>The bill requires DOE to consider increasing outreach to institutions that serve minority populations.DOE must also give special consideration to dislocated energy and manufacturing workers.</p> <p>The bill does not authorize additional funding to carry out its requirements or authorize the creation of a new workforce development program.</p>

action_date: 2017-06-12
action_desc: Passed House without amendment
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)</p> <p>(Sec. 1) This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE), in awarding grants, to prioritize education and training for energy and manufacturing jobs, including by encouraging state and local education agencies to equip students for those jobs and strengthening DOE programs and labs carrying out workforce development initiatives. DOE must prioritize educating and training workers from underrepresented groups such as minorities, women, and veterans. DOE may encourage, but not incentivize, require, or coerce any state or school district to adopt a curriculum to equip students with the skills and training necessary to fill employment opportunities in the energy and manufacturing industries.</p> <p>In addition, DOE is directed to:</p> <ul> <li> establish a clearinghouse for information and guidance on job training and other workforce development programs for energy and manufacturing jobs; and</li> <li>work with the energy and manufacturing industries, educational institutions, and other government agencies to identify areas of workforce need and develop guidelines to implement the best practices for effective job training programs.</li> </ul> <p>The bill requires DOE to consider increasing outreach to institutions that serve minority populations. The Minorities in Energy Initiative provides for DOE to:</p> <ul> <li>make existing resources available to minority serving institutions with the objective of increasing the number of minorities and women trained to work in the energy and manufacturing industries;</li> <li>encourage the energy and manufacturing industries to improve the amount of internships and cooperative work study programs available for minority students; and</li> <li>increase underrepresented groups' participation in internships, fellowships, and employment at DOE laboratories.</li> </ul> <p>DOE must give special consideration to dislocated energy and manufacturing workers by:</p> <ul> <li>increasing outreach to employers and job trainers who train unemployed energy and manufacturing workers for re-entry into the job market,</li> <li>making existing resources available to institutions that provide job training to unemployed energy and manufacturing workers,</li> <li>encouraging the energy and manufacturing industries to improve opportunities for energy and manufacturing workers to participate in career pathway programs, and</li> <li>working with the energy and manufacturing industries to identify energy and manufacturing operations scheduled for closure and provide early intervention assistance to affected workers through partnerships with state and local workforce boards.</li> </ul> <p>This bill does not authorize the creation of a new workforce development program.</p> <p>(Sec. 2) DOE is required to submit a report to Congress, within five years, on the national outlook for the energy and manufacturing industries. The report must include a summary of energy and manufacturing jobs that have been created by this bill. In addition, the report must contain the:</p> <ul> <li>number of workforce training program participants served,</li> <li>percentage of workforce training program participants in competitive employment,</li> <li>median income of workforce training program participants, and</li> <li>percentage of workforce training program participants receiving industry-recognized credentials.</li> </ul> <p>(Sec. 3) This bill does not authorize additional funding to carry out its requirements.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 338 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 5, 2017 Mr. Rush (for himself and Mr. Hudson ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce , and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To promote a 21st century energy and manufacturing workforce.

1. Energy and manufacturing workforce development (a) In general The Secretary of Energy (in this Act referred to as the Secretary ) shall prioritize education and training for energy and manufacturing-related jobs in order to increase the number of skilled workers trained to work in energy and manufacturing-related fields when considering awards for existing grant programs, including by— (1) encouraging State education agencies and local educational agencies to equip students with the skills, mentorships, training, and technical expertise necessary to fill the employment opportunities vital to managing and operating the Nation’s energy and manufacturing industries, in collaboration with representatives from the energy and manufacturing industries (including the oil, gas, coal, nuclear, utility, pipeline, renewable, petrochemical, manufacturing, and electrical construction sectors) to identify the areas of highest need in each sector and the skills necessary for a high-quality workforce in the following sectors of energy and manufacturing: (A) Energy efficiency industry, including work in energy efficiency, conservation, weatherization, or retrofitting, or as inspectors or auditors. (B) Pipeline industry, including work in pipeline construction and maintenance or work as engineers or technical advisors. (C) Utility industry, including work in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity and natural gas, such as utility technicians, operators, lineworkers, engineers, scientists, and information technology specialists. (D) Nuclear industry, including work as scientists, engineers, technicians, mathematicians, or security personnel. (E) Oil and gas industry, including work as scientists, engineers, technicians, mathematicians, petrochemical engineers, or geologists. (F) Renewable industry, including work in the development, manufacturing, and production of renewable energy sources (such as solar, hydropower, wind, or geothermal energy). (G) Coal industry, including work as coal miners, engineers, developers and manufacturers of state-of-the-art coal facilities, technology vendors, coal transportation workers and operators, or mining equipment vendors. (H) Manufacturing industry, including work as operations technicians, operations and design in additive manufacturing, 3–D printing, advanced composites, and advanced aluminum and other metal alloys, industrial energy efficiency management systems, including power electronics, and other innovative technologies. (I) Chemical manufacturing industry, including work in construction (such as welders, pipefitters, and tool and die makers) or as instrument and electrical technicians, machinists, chemical process operators, chemical engineers, quality and safety professionals, and reliability engineers; and (2) strengthening and more fully engaging Department of Energy programs and labs in carrying out the Department’s workforce development initiatives including the Minorities in Energy Initiative. (b) Prohibition Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize the Secretary or any other officer or employee of the Federal Government to incentivize, require, or coerce a State, school district, or school to adopt curricula aligned to the skills described in subsection (a). (c) Priority The Secretary shall prioritize the education and training of underrepresented groups in energy and manufacturing-related jobs. (d) Clearinghouse In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall establish a clearinghouse to— (1) maintain and update information and resources on training and workforce development programs for energy and manufacturing-related jobs, including job training and workforce development programs available to assist displaced and unemployed energy and manufacturing workers tran­si­tion­ing to new employment; and (2) provide technical assistance for States, local educational agencies, schools, community colleges, universities (including minority-serving institutions), workforce development programs, labor-management organizations, and industry organizations that would like to develop and implement energy and manufacturing-related training programs. (e) Collaboration In carrying out this section, the Secretary— (1) shall collaborate with States, local educational agencies, schools, community colleges, universities (including minority-serving institutions), workforce-training organizations, national laboratories, State energy offices, workforce investment boards, and the energy and manufacturing industries; (2) shall encourage and foster collaboration, mentorships, and partnerships among organizations (including industry, States, local educational agencies, schools, community colleges, workforce-development organizations, and colleges and universities) that currently provide effective job training programs in the energy and manufacturing fields and entities (including States, local educational agencies, schools, community colleges, workforce development programs, and colleges and universities) that seek to establish these types of programs in order to share best practices; and (3) shall collaborate with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Department of Commerce, the Bureau of the Census, States, and the energy and manufacturing industries to develop a comprehensive and detailed understanding of the energy and manufacturing workforce needs and opportunities by State and by region. (f) Outreach to minority-Serving institutions In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall— (1) give special consideration to increasing outreach to minority-serving institutions and Historically Black Colleges and Universities; (2) make existing resources available through program cross-cutting to minority-serving institutions with the objective of increasing the number of skilled minorities and women trained to go into the energy and manufacturing sectors; (3) encourage industry to improve the opportunities for students of minority-serving institutions to participate in industry internships and cooperative work/study programs; and (4) partner with the Department of Energy laboratories to increase underrepresented groups’ participation in internships, fellowships, traineeships, and employment at all Department of Energy laboratories. (g) Outreach to dislocated energy and manufacturing workers In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall— (1) give special consideration to increasing outreach to employers and job trainers preparing dislocated energy and manufacturing workers for in-demand sectors or occupations; (2) make existing resources available through program cross-cutting to institutions serving dislocated energy and manufacturing workers with the objective of training individuals to re-enter in-demand sectors or occupations; (3) encourage the energy and manufacturing industries to improve opportunities for dislocated energy and manufacturing workers to participate in career pathways; and (4) work closely with the energy and manufacturing industries to identify energy and manufacturing operations, such as coal-fired power plants and coal mines, scheduled for closure and to provide early intervention assistance to workers employed at such energy and manufacturing operations by— (A) partnering with State and local workforce development boards; (B) giving special consideration to employers and job trainers preparing such workers for in-demand sectors or occupations; (C) making existing resources available through program cross-cutting to institutions serving such workers with the objective of training them to re-enter in-demand sectors or occupations; and (D) encouraging the energy and manufacturing industries to improve opportunities for such workers to participate in career pathways. (h) Enrollment in workforce development programs In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall work with industry and community-based workforce organizations to help identify candidates, including from underrepresented communities such as minorities, women, and veterans, to enroll in workforce development programs for energy and manufacturing-related jobs. (i) Prohibition Nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing the creation of a new workforce development program. (j) Definitions In this section: (1) Career pathways; dislocated worker; in-demand sectors or occupations; local workforce development board; State workforce development board The terms career pathways , dislocated worker , in-demand sectors or occupations , local workforce development board , and State workforce development board have the meanings given the terms career pathways , dislocated worker , in-demand sectors or occupations , local board , and State board , respectively, in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3102 ). (2) Minority-serving institution The term minority-serving institution means an institution of higher education with a designation of one of the following: (A) Hispanic-serving institution (as defined in 20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)(5) ). (B) Tribal College or University (as defined in 20 U.S.C. 1059c(b) ). (C) Alaska Native-serving institution or a Native Hawaiian-serving institution (as defined in 20 U.S.C. 1059d(b) ). (D) Predominantly Black Institution (as defined in 20 U.S.C. 1059e(b) ). (E) Native American-serving nontribal institution (as defined in 20 U.S.C. 1059f(b) ). (F) Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institution (as defined in 20 U.S.C. 1059g(b) ). 2. Report Five years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publish a comprehensive report to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on the outlook for energy and manufacturing sectors nationally. The report shall also include a comprehensive summary of energy and manufacturing job creation as a result of the enactment of this Act. The report shall include performance data regarding the number of program participants served, the percentage of participants in competitive integrated employment two quarters and four quarters after program completion, the median income of program participants two quarters and four quarters after program completion, and the percentage of program participants receiving industry-recognized credentials. 3. Use of existing funds No additional funds are authorized to carry out the requirements of this Act. Such requirements shall be carried out using amounts otherwise authorized.

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 338 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To promote a 21st century energy and manufacturing workforce.

1. Energy and manufacturing workforce development (a) In general The Secretary of Energy (in this Act referred to as the Secretary ) shall prioritize education and training for energy and manufacturing-related jobs in order to increase the number of skilled workers trained to work in energy and manufacturing-related fields when considering awards for existing grant programs, including by— (1) encouraging State education agencies and local educational agencies to equip students with the skills, mentorships, training, and technical expertise necessary to fill the employment opportunities vital to managing and operating the Nation’s energy and manufacturing industries, in collaboration with representatives from the energy and manufacturing industries (including the oil, gas, coal, nuclear, utility, pipeline, renewable, petrochemical, manufacturing, and electrical construction sectors) to identify the areas of highest need in each sector and the skills necessary for a high-quality workforce in the following sectors of energy and manufacturing: (A) Energy efficiency industry, including work in energy efficiency, conservation, weatherization, or retrofitting, or as inspectors or auditors. (B) Pipeline industry, including work in pipeline construction and maintenance or work as engineers or technical advisors. (C) Utility industry, including work in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity and natural gas, such as utility technicians, operators, lineworkers, engineers, scientists, and information technology specialists. (D) Nuclear industry, including work as scientists, engineers, technicians, mathematicians, or security personnel. (E) Oil and gas industry, including work as scientists, engineers, technicians, mathematicians, petrochemical engineers, or geologists. (F) Renewable industry, including work in the development, manufacturing, and production of renewable energy sources (such as solar, hydropower, wind, or geothermal energy). (G) Coal industry, including work as coal miners, engineers, developers and manufacturers of state-of-the-art coal facilities, technology vendors, coal transportation workers and operators, or mining equipment vendors. (H) Manufacturing industry, including work as operations technicians, operations and design in additive manufacturing, 3–D printing, advanced composites, and advanced aluminum and other metal alloys, industrial energy efficiency management systems, including power electronics, and other innovative technologies. (I) Chemical manufacturing industry, including work in construction (such as welders, pipefitters, and tool and die makers) or as instrument and electrical technicians, machinists, chemical process operators, chemical engineers, quality and safety professionals, and reliability engineers; and (2) strengthening and more fully engaging Department of Energy programs and labs in carrying out the Department’s workforce development initiatives including the Minorities in Energy Initiative. (b) Prohibition Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize the Secretary or any other officer or employee of the Federal Government to incentivize, require, or coerce a State, school district, or school to adopt curricula aligned to the skills described in subsection (a). (c) Priority The Secretary shall prioritize the education and training of underrepresented groups in energy and manufacturing-related jobs. (d) Clearinghouse In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall establish a clearinghouse to— (1) maintain and update information and resources on training and workforce development programs for energy and manufacturing-related jobs, including job training and workforce development programs available to assist displaced and unemployed energy and manufacturing workers tran­si­tion­ing to new employment; and (2) provide technical assistance for States, local educational agencies, schools, community colleges, universities (including minority-serving institutions), workforce development programs, labor-management organizations, and industry organizations that would like to develop and implement energy and manufacturing-related training programs. (e) Collaboration In carrying out this section, the Secretary— (1) shall collaborate with States, local educational agencies, schools, community colleges, universities (including minority-serving institutions), workforce-training organizations, national laboratories, State energy offices, workforce investment boards, and the energy and manufacturing industries; (2) shall encourage and foster collaboration, mentorships, and partnerships among organizations (including industry, States, local educational agencies, schools, community colleges, workforce-development organizations, and colleges and universities) that currently provide effective job training programs in the energy and manufacturing fields and entities (including States, local educational agencies, schools, community colleges, workforce development programs, and colleges and universities) that seek to establish these types of programs in order to share best practices; and (3) shall collaborate with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Department of Commerce, the Bureau of the Census, States, and the energy and manufacturing industries to develop a comprehensive and detailed understanding of the energy and manufacturing workforce needs and opportunities by State and by region. (f) Outreach to minority-Serving institutions In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall— (1) give special consideration to increasing outreach to minority-serving institutions and Historically Black Colleges and Universities; (2) make existing resources available through program cross-cutting to minority-serving institutions with the objective of increasing the number of skilled minorities and women trained to go into the energy and manufacturing sectors; (3) encourage industry to improve the opportunities for students of minority-serving institutions to participate in industry internships and cooperative work/study programs; and (4) partner with the Department of Energy laboratories to increase underrepresented groups’ participation in internships, fellowships, traineeships, and employment at all Department of Energy laboratories. (g) Outreach to dislocated energy and manufacturing workers In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall— (1) give special consideration to increasing outreach to employers and job trainers preparing dislocated energy and manufacturing workers for in-demand sectors or occupations; (2) make existing resources available through program cross-cutting to institutions serving dislocated energy and manufacturing workers with the objective of training individuals to re-enter in-demand sectors or occupations; (3) encourage the energy and manufacturing industries to improve opportunities for dislocated energy and manufacturing workers to participate in career pathways; and (4) work closely with the energy and manufacturing industries to identify energy and manufacturing operations, such as coal-fired power plants and coal mines, scheduled for closure and to provide early intervention assistance to workers employed at such energy and manufacturing operations by— (A) partnering with State and local workforce development boards; (B) giving special consideration to employers and job trainers preparing such workers for in-demand sectors or occupations; (C) making existing resources available through program cross-cutting to institutions serving such workers with the objective of training them to re-enter in-demand sectors or occupations; and (D) encouraging the energy and manufacturing industries to improve opportunities for such workers to participate in career pathways. (h) Enrollment in workforce development programs In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall work with industry and community-based workforce organizations to help identify candidates, including from underrepresented communities such as minorities, women, and veterans, to enroll in workforce development programs for energy and manufacturing-related jobs. (i) Prohibition Nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing the creation of a new workforce development program. (j) Definitions In this section: (1) Career pathways; dislocated worker; in-demand sectors or occupations; local workforce development board; State workforce development board The terms career pathways , dislocated worker , in-demand sectors or occupations , local workforce development board , and State workforce development board have the meanings given the terms career pathways , dislocated worker , in-demand sectors or occupations , local board , and State board , respectively, in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3102 ). (2) Minority-serving institution The term minority-serving institution means an institution of higher education with a designation of one of the following: (A) Hispanic-serving institution (as defined in 20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)(5) ). (B) Tribal College or University (as defined in 20 U.S.C. 1059c(b) ). (C) Alaska Native-serving institution or a Native Hawaiian-serving institution (as defined in 20 U.S.C. 1059d(b) ). (D) Predominantly Black Institution (as defined in 20 U.S.C. 1059e(b) ). (E) Native American-serving nontribal institution (as defined in 20 U.S.C. 1059f(b) ). (F) Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institution (as defined in 20 U.S.C. 1059g(b) ). 2. Report Five years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publish a comprehensive report to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on the outlook for energy and manufacturing sectors nationally. The report shall also include a comprehensive summary of energy and manufacturing job creation as a result of the enactment of this Act. The report shall include performance data regarding the number of program participants served, the percentage of participants in competitive integrated employment two quarters and four quarters after program completion, the median income of program participants two quarters and four quarters after program completion, and the percentage of program participants receiving industry-recognized credentials. 3. Use of existing funds No additional funds are authorized to carry out the requirements of this Act. Such requirements shall be carried out using amounts otherwise authorized.

Passed the House of Representatives June 12, 2017. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: IIB 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 338 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 13, 2017 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources AN ACT To promote a 21st century energy and manufacturing workforce.

1. Energy and manufacturing workforce development (a) In general The Secretary of Energy (in this Act referred to as the Secretary ) shall prioritize education and training for energy and manufacturing-related jobs in order to increase the number of skilled workers trained to work in energy and manufacturing-related fields when considering awards for existing grant programs, including by— (1) encouraging State education agencies and local educational agencies to equip students with the skills, mentorships, training, and technical expertise necessary to fill the employment opportunities vital to managing and operating the Nation’s energy and manufacturing industries, in collaboration with representatives from the energy and manufacturing industries (including the oil, gas, coal, nuclear, utility, pipeline, renewable, petrochemical, manufacturing, and electrical construction sectors) to identify the areas of highest need in each sector and the skills necessary for a high-quality workforce in the following sectors of energy and manufacturing: (A) Energy efficiency industry, including work in energy efficiency, conservation, weatherization, or retrofitting, or as inspectors or auditors. (B) Pipeline industry, including work in pipeline construction and maintenance or work as engineers or technical advisors. (C) Utility industry, including work in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity and natural gas, such as utility technicians, operators, lineworkers, engineers, scientists, and information technology specialists. (D) Nuclear industry, including work as scientists, engineers, technicians, mathematicians, or security personnel. (E) Oil and gas industry, including work as scientists, engineers, technicians, mathematicians, petrochemical engineers, or geologists. (F) Renewable industry, including work in the development, manufacturing, and production of renewable energy sources (such as solar, hydropower, wind, or geothermal energy). (G) Coal industry, including work as coal miners, engineers, developers and manufacturers of state-of-the-art coal facilities, technology vendors, coal transportation workers and operators, or mining equipment vendors. (H) Manufacturing industry, including work as operations technicians, operations and design in additive manufacturing, 3–D printing, advanced composites, and advanced aluminum and other metal alloys, industrial energy efficiency management systems, including power electronics, and other innovative technologies. (I) Chemical manufacturing industry, including work in construction (such as welders, pipefitters, and tool and die makers) or as instrument and electrical technicians, machinists, chemical process operators, chemical engineers, quality and safety professionals, and reliability engineers; and (2) strengthening and more fully engaging Department of Energy programs and labs in carrying out the Department’s workforce development initiatives including the Minorities in Energy Initiative. (b) Prohibition Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize the Secretary or any other officer or employee of the Federal Government to incentivize, require, or coerce a State, school district, or school to adopt curricula aligned to the skills described in subsection (a). (c) Priority The Secretary shall prioritize the education and training of underrepresented groups in energy and manufacturing-related jobs. (d) Clearinghouse In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall establish a clearinghouse to— (1) maintain and update information and resources on training and workforce development programs for energy and manufacturing-related jobs, including job training and workforce development programs available to assist displaced and unemployed energy and manufacturing workers tran­si­tion­ing to new employment; and (2) provide technical assistance for States, local educational agencies, schools, community colleges, universities (including minority-serving institutions), workforce development programs, labor-management organizations, and industry organizations that would like to develop and implement energy and manufacturing-related training programs. (e) Collaboration In carrying out this section, the Secretary— (1) shall collaborate with States, local educational agencies, schools, community colleges, universities (including minority-serving institutions), workforce-training organizations, national laboratories, State energy offices, workforce investment boards, and the energy and manufacturing industries; (2) shall encourage and foster collaboration, mentorships, and partnerships among organizations (including industry, States, local educational agencies, schools, community colleges, workforce-development organizations, and colleges and universities) that currently provide effective job training programs in the energy and manufacturing fields and entities (including States, local educational agencies, schools, community colleges, workforce development programs, and colleges and universities) that seek to establish these types of programs in order to share best practices; and (3) shall collaborate with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Department of Commerce, the Bureau of the Census, States, and the energy and manufacturing industries to develop a comprehensive and detailed understanding of the energy and manufacturing workforce needs and opportunities by State and by region. (f) Outreach to minority-Serving institutions In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall— (1) give special consideration to increasing outreach to minority-serving institutions and Historically Black Colleges and Universities; (2) make existing resources available through program cross-cutting to minority-serving institutions with the objective of increasing the number of skilled minorities and women trained to go into the energy and manufacturing sectors; (3) encourage industry to improve the opportunities for students of minority-serving institutions to participate in industry internships and cooperative work/study programs; and (4) partner with the Department of Energy laboratories to increase underrepresented groups’ participation in internships, fellowships, traineeships, and employment at all Department of Energy laboratories. (g) Outreach to dislocated energy and manufacturing workers In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall— (1) give special consideration to increasing outreach to employers and job trainers preparing dislocated energy and manufacturing workers for in-demand sectors or occupations; (2) make existing resources available through program cross-cutting to institutions serving dislocated energy and manufacturing workers with the objective of training individuals to re-enter in-demand sectors or occupations; (3) encourage the energy and manufacturing industries to improve opportunities for dislocated energy and manufacturing workers to participate in career pathways; and (4) work closely with the energy and manufacturing industries to identify energy and manufacturing operations, such as coal-fired power plants and coal mines, scheduled for closure and to provide early intervention assistance to workers employed at such energy and manufacturing operations by— (A) partnering with State and local workforce development boards; (B) giving special consideration to employers and job trainers preparing such workers for in-demand sectors or occupations; (C) making existing resources available through program cross-cutting to institutions serving such workers with the objective of training them to re-enter in-demand sectors or occupations; and (D) encouraging the energy and manufacturing industries to improve opportunities for such workers to participate in career pathways. (h) Enrollment in workforce development programs In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall work with industry and community-based workforce organizations to help identify candidates, including from underrepresented communities such as minorities, women, and veterans, to enroll in workforce development programs for energy and manufacturing-related jobs. (i) Prohibition Nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing the creation of a new workforce development program. (j) Definitions In this section: (1) Career pathways; dislocated worker; in-demand sectors or occupations; local workforce development board; State workforce development board The terms career pathways , dislocated worker , in-demand sectors or occupations , local workforce development board , and State workforce development board have the meanings given the terms career pathways , dislocated worker , in-demand sectors or occupations , local board , and State board , respectively, in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3102 ). (2) Minority-serving institution The term minority-serving institution means an institution of higher education with a designation of one of the following: (A) Hispanic-serving institution (as defined in 20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)(5) ). (B) Tribal College or University (as defined in 20 U.S.C. 1059c(b) ). (C) Alaska Native-serving institution or a Native Hawaiian-serving institution (as defined in 20 U.S.C. 1059d(b) ). (D) Predominantly Black Institution (as defined in 20 U.S.C. 1059e(b) ). (E) Native American-serving nontribal institution (as defined in 20 U.S.C. 1059f(b) ). (F) Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institution (as defined in 20 U.S.C. 1059g(b) ). 2. Report Five years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publish a comprehensive report to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on the outlook for energy and manufacturing sectors nationally. The report shall also include a comprehensive summary of energy and manufacturing job creation as a result of the enactment of this Act. The report shall include performance data regarding the number of program participants served, the percentage of participants in competitive integrated employment two quarters and four quarters after program completion, the median income of program participants two quarters and four quarters after program completion, and the percentage of program participants receiving industry-recognized credentials. 3. Use of existing funds No additional funds are authorized to carry out the requirements of this Act. Such requirements shall be carried out using amounts otherwise authorized.

Passed the House of Representatives June 12, 2017. Karen L. Haas, Clerk