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SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Apprenticeships can help veterans bridge the gap 
        between service in the Armed Forces and civilian employment 
        by--
                    (A) receiving on-the-job training under the direct 
                supervision of a professional and classroom 
                instruction;
                    (B) implementing skills the veterans acquired while 
                in the Armed Forces;
                    (C) providing practical work experience to the 
                veterans; and
                    (D) forming professional connections to fellow 
                members of skilled occupations.
            (2) According to the Employment and Training Administration 
        of the Department of Labor, in fiscal year 2016--
                    (A) more than 21,000 apprenticeship programs across 
                the United States are registered with the 
                Administration;
                    (B) approximately 1,700 new apprenticeship programs 
                were established in the United States;
                    (C) more than 206,000 individuals across the United 
                States entered an apprenticeship program;
                    (D) more than 505,000 apprentices sought to acquire 
                skills to earn the wages necessary for financial 
                security; and
                    (E) approximately 49,000 individuals graduated from 
                apprenticeship programs.

SEC. 2. EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR VETERANS WHO PURSUE CERTAIN 
              APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS.

    Section 3313(g)(3) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
                    ``(E) In the case of an individual pursuing a 
                program of apprenticeship (that is registered with the 
                Employment and Training Administration of the 
                Department of Labor) on more than a half-time but less 
                than full-time basis, an annual stipend for tuition and 
                fees not to exceed the lesser of--
                            ``(i) the actual net cost for tuition and 
                        fees for the program of apprenticeship after 
                        the application of any waiver of, or reduction 
                        in, tuition and fees; or
                            ``(ii) 25 percent of the amount calculated 
                        under subsection (c)(1)(A)(ii).
                    ``(F) In the case of an individual pursuing a 
                program of apprenticeship (that is registered with the 
                Employment and Training Administration of the 
                Department of Labor and for which the individual 
                provides proof of current registration to the 
                Secretary) that is not sponsored by the employer of the 
                individual, an annual stipend for tuition and fees not 
                to exceed the lesser of--
                            ``(i) the actual net cost for tuition and 
                        fees for the program of apprenticeship after 
                        the application of any waiver of, or reduction 
                        in, tuition and fees; or
                            ``(ii) 25 percent of the amount calculated 
                        under subsection (c)(1)(A)(ii).''.

SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that apprenticeship programs that are 
not sponsored by employers of participants in such programs should 
supply professional development resources and interview training to the 
participants.

SEC. 4. PILOT PROGRAM FOR VETERANS WHO PURSUE COMPUTER NUMERICALLY 
              CONTROLLED MACHINING CERTIFICATIONS.

    (a) Pilot Program.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall carry 
out a pilot program under which the Secretary shall provide eligible 
veterans with the opportunity to enroll in certification programs in 
computer numerically controlled machining.
    (b) Eligibility.--For purposes of the pilot program under this 
section, an eligible veteran is a veteran who is entitled to 
educational assistance under the laws administered by the Secretary.
    (c) Contracts.--
            (1) In general.--For purposes of carrying out subsection 
        (a), by not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
        of this Act, the Secretary shall seek to enter into contracts 
        with multiple qualified providers of certification programs in 
        computer numerically controlled machining for the provision of 
        such programs to eligible veterans under the pilot program.
            (2) Payment of contractors.--A contract under this 
        subsection shall provide that the Secretary shall pay to a 
        provider--
                    (A) 25 percent of the cost of providing the 
                certification program upon the enrollment of an 
                eligible veteran in the program;
                    (B) 25 percent of such cost upon the completion of 
                the program by the veteran; and
                    (C) 50 percent of such cost upon the employment of 
                the veteran following completion of the program.
            (3) Qualified providers.--For purposes of the pilot 
        program, a provider of a certification program in computer 
        numerically controlled machining is qualified if the provider 
        has been operational for at least two years.
            (4) Tuition reimbursement.--In entering into contracts to 
        carry out the pilot program, the Secretary shall give 
        preference to a qualified provider that offers tuition 
        reimbursement for any student who--
                    (A) completes a certification program offered by 
                the provider; and
                    (B) does not find full-time meaningful employment 
                within the 180-day period beginning on the date the 
                student completes the program.
    (d) Housing Stipend.--The Secretary shall pay to each eligible 
veteran who is enrolled in a certification program in computer 
numerically controlled machining under the pilot program on a full-time 
basis a monthly housing stipend equal to the product of--
            (1) in the case of--
                    (A) a veteran pursuing resident training, the 
                monthly amount of the basic allowance for housing 
                payable under section 403 of title 37, United States 
                Code, for a member with dependents in pay grade E-5 who 
                resides in the military housing area that encompasses 
                all or the majority of the ZIP code area in which the 
                campus at which the veteran attends training or classes 
                is located; or
                    (B) a veteran pursuing a certification program 
                through distance learning, a monthly amount equal to 50 
                percent of the amount payable under subparagraph (A); 
                and
            (2) the lesser of--
                    (A) 1.0; or
                    (B) the number of course hours carried by the 
                individual in pursuit of the certification program 
                involved, divided by the minimum number of course hours 
                required for full-time pursuit of such certification 
                program, rounded to the nearest tenth.
    (e) Certification Program in Computer Numerically Controlled 
Machining Defined.--In this section, the term ``certification program 
in computer numerically controlled machining'' means a training program 
that--
            (1) is offered by an entity--
                    (A) other than an institution of higher learning; 
                or
                    (B) that is a professional organization;
            (2) does not lead to a degree; and
            (3) leads to a National Institute for Metalworking Skills 
        credential or certification in computer numerically controlled 
        machining.
    (f) Reports.--
            (1) Secretary of veterans affairs.--Not later than one year 
        after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 
        thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on 
        the pilot program under this section.
            (2) Comptroller general.--
                    (A) Interim report.--Not later than three years 
                after the date on which the Secretary first enters into 
                a contract under this section, the Comptroller General 
                of the United States shall submit to Congress a report 
                containing the results of the interim assessment of the 
                Comptroller General. Such report shall include the 
                recommendations of the Comptroller General for 
                improving the pilot program and an assessment of each 
                of the following:
                            (i) The manufacturing and training 
                        experience of the directors and instructors of 
                        the providers of certification programs in 
                        computer numerically controlled machining under 
                        the pilot program.
                            (ii) Whether the providers followed 
                        training curricula commonly used in the 
                        industry (including curricula from the National 
                        Institute for Metalworking Skills) for the 
                        certification programs.
                            (iii) Whether the providers use open source 
                        curricula for the certification programs.
                            (iv) The admittance rate into the pilot 
                        program.
                            (v) The job placement rate for veterans who 
                        completed a certification program under the 
                        pilot program.
                            (vi) The average salary of veterans who 
                        completed a certification program under the 
                        pilot program and were subsequently employed.
                            (vii) The average age of veterans who 
                        participated in the pilot program.
                    (B) Final report.--Not later than five years after 
                the date on which the Secretary first enters into a 
                contract under this section, the Comptroller General 
                shall submit to Congress a final report on the pilot 
                program. Such report shall include the recommendation 
                of the Comptroller General with respect to whether the 
                program should be extended and an assessment of each of 
                the following:
                            (i) Each item described in clauses (i) 
                        through (vii) of subparagraph (A).
                            (ii) The percentage of veterans who 
                        completed a certification program under the 
                        pilot program who were subsequently employed 
                        for a period of six months or longer.
    (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs $5,000,000 for each 
fiscal year during which the Secretary carries out a pilot program 
under this section.
    (h) Termination.--The authority to carry out a pilot program under 
this section shall terminate on the date that is five years after the 
date on which the Secretary first enters into a contract under this 
section.

SEC. 5. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW OF THE CAREER TECHNICAL TRAINING 
              TRACK OF THE TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

    Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a 
review of the career technical training track of the Transition 
Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (specifically 
with regard to the effectiveness of educating participants about 
apprenticeship opportunities) and submit to Congress a report on the 
results of the review and any recommendations of the Comptroller 
General for improving the program.

Ex Output:
This bill provides educational assistance to veterans who pursue certain apprenticeship programs registered with the Employment and Training Administration of the Department of Labor. It is the sense of Congress that apprenticeship programs that are not sponsored by program participants' employers should provide the participants with professional development resources and interview training.  The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) shall carry out a pilot program to provide eligible veterans with the opportunity to enroll in certification programs in computer numerically controlled machining. The Government Accountability Office shall report to Congress regarding the career technical training track of the VA's Transition Assistance Program, including its effectiveness in educating participants about apprenticeship opportunities. 


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``American Workforce Improvement and 
Jobs Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. EXEMPTING ALIENS EARNING MASTER'S OR HIGHER DEGREE IN UNITED 
              STATES FROM NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS ON H-1B NONIMMIGRANTS.

    Section 214(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1184(g)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(9) For any fiscal year, the applicable numerical limitation 
contained in paragraph (1)(A) shall not apply to any nonimmigrant alien 
issued a visa or otherwise provided status under section 
101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) who has earned a master's or higher degree from an 
institution of higher education (as defined in section 101(a) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))), until the number of 
aliens who are exempted from such numerical limitation during such year 
exceeds 20,000.''.

SEC. 3. MAKING PERMANENT CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS AND AUTHORITIES WITH 
              RESPECT TO H-1B NONIMMIGRANTS.

    (a) Attestation Requirements.--Section 212(n)(1)(E)(ii) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(n)(1)(E)(ii)) is amended 
by striking ``subparagraph, and before October 1, 2003,'' and inserting 
``subparagraph''.
    (b) Fee.--Section 214(c)(9)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(9)(A)) is amended by striking ``before October 1, 
2003''.
    (c) Department of Labor Investigative Authorities.--Section 
413(e)(2) of the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act 
of 1998 (8 U.S.C. 1182 note) is repealed.
    (d) Effective Dates.--
            (1) Attestation requirements.--The amendment made by 
        subsection (a) shall apply to applications under section 
        212(n)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act filed on or 
        after the date that is 30 days after the date of the enactment 
        of this Act.
            (2) Fee.--The amendment made by subsection (b) shall apply 
        to petitions under section 214(c) of the Immigration and 
        Nationality Act filed on or after the date that is 30 days 
        after the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (3) Department of labor investigative authority.--The 
        amendment made by subsection (c) shall take effect on the date 
        of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. FRAUD PREVENTION AND DETECTION FEE.

    (a) Imposition of Fee.--Section 214(c) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(12)(A) In addition to any other fees authorized by law, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall impose a fraud prevention and 
detection fee on an employer filing a petition under paragraph (1)--
            ``(i) initially to grant an alien nonimmigrant status 
        described in subparagraph (H)(i)(b) or (L) of section 
        101(a)(15); or
            ``(ii) to obtain authorization for an alien having such 
        status to change employers.
    ``(B) In addition to any other fees authorized by law, the 
Secretary of State shall impose a fraud prevention and detection fee on 
an alien filing an application abroad for a visa authorizing admission 
to the United States as a nonimmigrant described in section 
101(a)(15)(L), if the alien is covered under a blanket petition 
described in paragraph (2)(A).
    ``(C) The amount of the fee imposed under subparagraph (A) or (B) 
shall be $500.
    ``(D) The fee imposed under subparagraph (A) or (B) shall only 
apply to principal aliens and not to the spouses or children who are 
accompanying or following to join such principal aliens.
    ``(E) Fees collected under this paragraph shall be deposited in the 
Treasury in accordance with section 286(v).''.
    (b) Establishment of Account; Use of Fees.--Section 286 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356) is amended by adding at 
the end the following:
    ``(v) H-1B and L Fraud Prevention and Detection Account.--
            ``(1) In general.--There is established in the general fund 
        of the Treasury a separate account, which shall be known as the 
        `H-1B and L Fraud Prevention and Detection Account'. 
        Notwithstanding any other provision of law, there shall be 
        deposited as offsetting receipts into the account all fees 
        collected under section 214(c)(12).
            ``(2) Use of fees to combat fraud.--
                    ``(A) Secretary of state.--One-third of the amounts 
                deposited into the H-1B and L Fraud Prevention and 
                Detection Account shall remain available to the 
                Secretary of State until expended for programs and 
                activities at United States embassies and consulates 
                abroad--
                            ``(i) to increase the number diplomatic 
                        security personnel assigned exclusively to the 
                        function of preventing and detecting fraud by 
                        applicants for visas described in subparagraph 
                        (H)(i) or (L) of section 101(a)(15);
                            ``(ii) otherwise to prevent and detect such 
                        fraud pursuant to the terms of a memorandum of 
                        understanding or other cooperative agreement 
                        between the Secretary of State and the 
                        Secretary of Homeland Security; and
                            ``(iii) upon request by the Secretary of 
                        Homeland Security, to assist such Secretary in 
                        carrying out the fraud prevention and detection 
                        programs and activities described in 
                        subparagraph (B).
                    ``(B) Secretary of homeland security.--One-third of 
                the amounts deposited into the H-1B and L Fraud 
                Prevention and Detection Account shall remain available 
                to the Secretary of Homeland Security until expended 
                for programs and activities to prevent and detect fraud 
                with respect to petitions under paragraph (1) or (2)(A) 
                of section 214(c) to grant an alien nonimmigrant status 
                described in subparagraph (H)(i) or (L) of section 
                101(a)(15).
                    ``(C) Secretary of labor.--One-third of the amounts 
                deposited into the H-1B and L Fraud Prevention and 
                Detection Account shall remain available to the 
                Secretary of Labor until expended for enforcement 
                programs and activities described in section 212(n).
                    ``(D) Consultation.--The Secretary of State, the 
                Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Secretary of 
                Labor shall consult one another with respect to the use 
                of the funds in the H-1B and L Fraud Prevention and 
                Detection Account.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and the fees imposed 
under such amendments shall apply to petitions under section 214(c) of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act, and applications for nonimmigrant 
visas under section 222 of such Act, filed on or after the date that is 
90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 5. ENSURING INTEGRITY OF VISAS FOR INTRACOMPANY TRANSFEREES.

    (a) Nonimmigrant L-1 Visa Category.--
            (1) In general.--Section 214(c)(2) of the Immigration and 
        Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(2)) is amended by adding at 
        the end the following:
    ``(F) An alien who will serve in a capacity involving specialized 
knowledge with respect to an employer for purposes of section 
101(a)(15)(L) and will be stationed primarily at the worksite of an 
employer other than the petitioning employer or its affiliate, 
subsidiary, or parent shall not be eligible for classification under 
section 101(a)(15)(L) if--
            ``(i) the alien will be controlled and supervised 
        principally by such unaffiliated employer; or
            ``(ii) the placement of the alien at the worksite of the 
        unaffiliated employer is part of an arrangement merely to 
        provide labor for the unaffiliated employer rather than in 
        connection with the provision of a product or service for which 
        specialized knowledge specific to the petitioning employer is 
        necessary.''.
            (2) Applicability.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
        shall apply to petitions filed on or after the effective date 
        of this section, whether for initial, extended, or amended 
        classification.
    (b) Requirement for Prior Continuous Employment for Certain 
Intracompany Transferees.--
            (1) In general.--Section 214(c)(2)(A) of the Immigration 
        and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(2)(A)) is amended by 
        striking the last sentence (relating to reduction of the 1-year 
        period of continuous employment abroad to 6 months).
            (2) Applicability.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
        shall apply only to petitions for initial classification filed 
        on or after the effective date of this section.
    (c) Maintenance of Statistics.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
        maintain statistics regarding petitions filed, approved, 
        extended, and amended with respect to nonimmigrants described 
        in section 101(a)(15)(L) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
        (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(L)), including the number of such 
        nonimmigrants who are classified on the basis of specialized 
        knowledge and the number of nonimmigrants who are classified on 
        the basis of specialized knowledge in order to work primarily 
        at offsite locations.
            (2) Applicability.--Paragraph (1) shall apply to petitions 
        filed on or after the effective date of this section.
    (d) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made by this 
section shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.

Ex Output:
American Workforce Improvement and Jobs Protection Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt up to 20,000 aliens holding a master's or higher degree from the numerical limitation on H-1B (temporary employment in a specialty occupation) nonimmigrants in any fiscal year.

Makes permanent: (1) the attestation requirement concerning nondisplacement of U.S. workers applicable to H-1B-dependent employers and willful violators; (2) the filing fee applicable to H-1B petitioners; and (3) the Secretary of Labor's authority under the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act to investigate an employer's alleged failure to meet specified labor attestation conditions (by repealing a sunset provision in that Act).

Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to impose a fraud prevention and detection fee on H-1B or L (intracompany business personnel) petitioners for use in combating fraud and carrying out labor attestation enforcement activities. Establishes an H-1B and L Fraud Prevention and Detection Account for the deposit of such fees.

Renders ineligible for L visa status those aliens who will serve in a capacity involving specialized knowledge at the worksite of an employer other than the petitioning employer or its affiliate if: (1) the alien will be controlled principally by the unaffiliated employer; or (2) the placement with the unaffiliated employer is part of an arrangement merely to provide labor rather than to use the alien's specialized knowledge.

Eliminates the current reduction in the continuous employment requirement for aliens seeking L visa status pursuant to an employer's blanket petition.

Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to maintain statistics regarding L visa petitions.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Manufacturing Skills Act of 2014''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means a 
        State or a metropolitan area.
            (2) Institution of higher education.--The term 
        ``institution of higher education'' means each of the 
        following:
                    (A) An institution of higher education, as defined 
                in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
                (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)).
                    (B) A postsecondary vocational institution, as 
                defined in section 102(c) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 
                1002(c)).
            (3) Manufacturing sector.--The term ``manufacturing 
        sector'' means a manufacturing sector classified in code 31, 
        32, or 33 of the most recent version of the North American 
        Industry Classification System developed under the direction of 
        the Office of Management and Budget.
            (4) Metropolitan area.--The term ``metropolitan area'' 
        means a standard metropolitan statistical area, as designated 
        by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
            (5) Partnership.--The term ``Partnership'' means the 
        Manufacturing Skills Partnership established in section 101(a).
            (6) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the several 
        States of the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 
        the District of Columbia, Guam, American Samoa, the United 
        States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern 
        Mariana Islands.

                 TITLE I--MANUFACTURING SKILLS PROGRAM

SEC. 101. MANUFACTURING SKILLS PROGRAM.

    (a) Manufacturing Skills Partnership.--The Secretary of Commerce, 
Secretary of Labor, Secretary of Education, Secretary of the Department 
of Defense, and Director of the National Science Foundation shall 
jointly establish a Manufacturing Skills Partnership consisting of the 
Secretaries and the Director, or their representatives. The Partnership 
shall--
            (1) administer and carry out the program established under 
        this title;
            (2) establish and publish guidelines for the review of 
        applications, and the criteria for selection, for grants under 
        this title; and
            (3) submit an annual report to Congress on--
                    (A) the eligible entities that receive grants under 
                this title; and
                    (B) the progress such eligible entities have made 
                in achieving the milestones identified in accordance 
                with section 102(b)(2)(H).
    (b) Program Authorized.--
            (1) In general.--From amounts appropriated to carry out 
        this title, the Partnership shall award grants, on a 
        competitive basis, to eligible entities to enable the eligible 
        entities to carry out their proposals submitted in the 
        application under section 102(b)(2), in order to promote 
        reforms in workforce education and skill training for 
        manufacturing in the eligible entities.
            (2) Grant duration.--A grant awarded under paragraph (1) 
        shall be for a 3-year period, with grant funds under such grant 
        distributed annually in accordance with subsection (c)(2).
            (3) Second grants.--If amounts are made available to award 
        grants under this title for subsequent grant periods, the 
        Partnership may award a grant to an eligible entity that 
        previously received a grant under this title after such first 
        grant period expires. The Partnership shall evaluate the 
        performance of the eligible entity under the first grant in 
        determining whether to award the eligible entity a second grant 
        under this title.

SEC. 102. APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS.

    (a) In General.--An eligible entity that desires to receive a grant 
under this title shall--
            (1) establish a task force, consisting of leaders from the 
        public, nonprofit, and manufacturing sectors, representatives 
        of labor organizations, representatives of elementary schools 
        and secondary schools, and representatives of institutions of 
        higher education, to apply for and carry out a grant under this 
        title; and
            (2) submit an application at such time, in such manner, and 
        containing such information as the Partnership may require.
    (b) Application Contents.--The application described in subsection 
(a)(2) shall include--
            (1) a description of the task force that the eligible 
        entity has assembled to design the proposal described in 
        paragraph (2);
            (2) a proposal that--
                    (A) identifies, as of the date of the application--
                            (i) the current strengths of the State or 
                        metropolitan area represented by the eligible 
                        entity in manufacturing; and
                            (ii) areas for new growth opportunities in 
                        manufacturing;
                    (B) identifies, as of the date of the application, 
                manufacturing workforce and skills challenges 
                preventing the eligible entity from expanding in the 
                areas identified under subparagraph (A)(ii), such as--
                            (i) a lack of availability of--
                                    (I) strong career and technical 
                                education;
                                    (II) educational programs in 
                                science, technology, engineering, or 
                                mathematics; or
                                    (III) a skills training system; or
                            (ii) an absence of customized training for 
                        existing industrial businesses and sectors;
                    (C) identifies challenges faced within the 
                manufacturing sector by underrepresented and 
                disadvantaged workers, including veterans, in the State 
                or metropolitan area represented by the eligible 
                entity;
                    (D) provides strategies, designed by the eligible 
                entity, to address challenges identified in 
                subparagraphs (B) and (C) through tangible projects and 
                investments, with the deep and sustainable involvement 
                of manufacturing businesses;
                    (E) identifies and leverages innovative and 
                effective career and technical education or skills 
                training programs in the field of manufacturing that 
                are available in the eligible entity;
                    (F) leverages other Federal funds in support of 
                such strategies;
                    (G) reforms State or local policies and governance, 
                as applicable, in support of such strategies; and
                    (H) holds the eligible entity accountable, on a 
                regular basis, through a set of transparent performance 
                measures, including a timeline for the grant period 
                describing when specific milestones and reforms will be 
                achieved; and
            (3) a description of the source of the matching funds 
        required under subsection (d) that the eligible entity will use 
        if selected for a grant under this title.
    (c) Award Basis.--
            (1) Selection basis and maximum number of grants.--
                    (A) In general.--The Partnership shall award grants 
                under this title, by not earlier than January 1, 2015, 
                and not later than March 31, 2015, to the eligible 
                entities that submit the strongest and most 
                comprehensive proposals under subsection (b)(2).
                    (B) Maximum number of grants.--For any grant 
                period, the Partnership shall award not more than 5 
                grants under this title to eligible entities 
                representing States and not more than 5 grants to 
                eligible entities representing metropolitan areas.
            (2)  Amount of grants.--
                    (A) In general.--The Partnership shall award grants 
                under this title in an amount that averages, for all 
                grants issued for a 3-year grant period, $10,000,000 
                for each year, subject to subparagraph (C) and 
                paragraph (3).
                    (B) Amount.--In determining the amount of each 
                grant for an eligible entity, the Partnership shall 
                take into consideration the size of the industrial base 
                of the eligible entity.
                    (C) Insufficient appropriations.--For any grant 
                period for which the amounts available to carry out 
                this title are insufficient to award grants in the 
                amount described in subparagraph (A), the Partnership 
                shall award grants in amounts determined appropriate by 
                the Partnership.
            (3) Funding contingent on performance.--In order for an 
        eligible entity to receive funds under a grant under this title 
        for the second or third year of the grant period, the eligible 
        entity shall demonstrate to the Partnership that the eligible 
        entity has achieved the specific reforms and milestones 
        required under the timeline included in the eligible entity's 
        proposal under subsection (b)(2)(H).
            (4) Consultation with policy experts.--The Partnership 
        shall assemble a panel of manufacturing policy experts and 
        manufacturing leaders from the private sector to serve in an 
        advisory capacity in helping to oversee the competition and 
        review the competition's effectiveness.
    (d) Matching Funds.--An eligible entity receiving a grant under 
this title shall provide matching funds toward the grant in an amount 
of not less than 50 percent of the costs of the activities carried out 
under the grant. Matching funds under this subsection shall be from 
non-Federal sources and shall be in cash or in-kind.

SEC. 103. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this title such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2015.
    (b) Availability.--Funds appropriated under this section shall 
remain available until expended.

        TITLE II--AUDIT OF FEDERAL EDUCATION AND SKILLS TRAINING

SEC. 201. AUDIT OF FEDERAL EDUCATION AND SKILLS TRAINING.

    (a) Audit.--By not later than March 31, 2015, the Director of the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology, acting through the 
Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office, shall conduct an audit 
of all Federal education and skills training programs related to 
manufacturing to ensure that States and metropolitan areas are able to 
align Federal resources to the greatest extent possible with the labor 
demands of their primary manufacturing industries. In carrying out the 
audit, the Director shall work with States and metropolitan areas to 
determine how Federal funds can be more tailored to meet their 
different needs.
    (b) Report and Recommendations.--By not later than March 31, 2016, 
the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology 
shall prepare and submit a report to Congress that includes--
            (1) a summary of the findings from the audit conducted 
        under subsection (a); and
            (2) recommendations for such legislative and administrative 
        actions to reform the existing funding for Federal education 
        and skills training programs related to manufacturing as the 
        Director determines appropriate.

                           TITLE III--OFFSET

SEC. 301. RESCISSION OF DEPARTMENT OF LABOR FUNDS.

    (a) Rescission of Funds.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, an amount equal to the amount of funds made available to carry out 
title I for a fiscal year shall be rescinded, in accordance with 
subsection (b), from the unobligated discretionary funds available to 
the Secretary from prior fiscal years.
    (b) Return of Funds.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
by not later than 15 days after funds are appropriated or made 
available to carry out title I, the Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget shall--
            (1) identify from which appropriations accounts available 
        to the Secretary of Labor the rescission described in 
        subsection (a) shall apply; and
            (2) determine the amount of the rescission that shall apply 
        to each account.

Ex Output:

Manufacturing Skills Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretaries of Commerce, Labor, Education, and Defense (DOD) and the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to jointly establish a Manufacturing Skills Partnership to administer and carry out a program to award compeititve, three-year grants to enable up to five states and five metropolitan areas to carry out proposals to promote reforms in workforce education and skill training for manufacturing. Requires the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST): (1) acting through the Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office, to conduct an audit of all federal education and skills training programs related to manufacturing to ensure that states and metropolitan areas are able to align federal resources with the labor demands of their primary manufacturing industries; and (2) to work with states and metropolitan areas to determine how federal funds can be more tailored to meet their different needs.