,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cbdd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #d1 #bjac   
,ms4 ,esty introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and     
,technology  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the   
,national ,institute of ,standards and  
,technology ,act to provide support for 
organizations to promote the            
,manufacturing ,skills ,certification   
,system4  #a4 ,short title2 findings    
7a7 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,first ,,step ,act or the       
,supporting ,training for ,employment   
,potential ,act4  7b7 ,findings         
,congress finds the following3  7#a7    
,manufacturing has been the backbone of 
the ,nation's economy for more than a   
century4  7#b7 ,in #bjab1 manufacturers 
contributed #a4hg trillion to the       
economy4  7#c7 ,more than #ab million   
workers are employed in the             
manufacturing sector4  7#d7 ,in many    
sectors there is a pronounced shift to  

high-skilled manufacturing jobs1 and    
potential employees must possess        
high-level skills in order to compete in
 the job market4  7#e7 ,in #bjaa1       
,president ,obama announced an expansion
 of the ,manufacturing ,skills          
,certification ,system as a part of the 
,skills for ,america's ,future ,program4
 ,the ,manufacturing ,skills            
,certification ,system is a             
collaborative effort between private    
industry and the ,national ,institute of
 ,standards and ,technology to create   
manufacturing credentials that would be 
universally recognizable4 ,the          
credential program was designed by the  
,manufacturing ,institute1 a non-profit 
arm of the ,national ,association of    
,manufacturers4 ,since its inception in 
#bjaa more than #agc1jjj certifications 
have been issued4  7#f7 ,centers across 
the country1 such as the ,connecticut   
,center for ,advanced ,technology1 have 
been working diligently to educate      
employers about the value of            

credentials1 as well as working with    
local education centers to promote these
 credentials4 ,these centers bridge the 
gap between employers and potential     
employees and assist in the creation and
 retention of jobs1 and highlight the   
importance of supporting and patronizing
 local manufacturers and businesses4    
#b4 ,manufacturing ,skills              
,certification ,system ,the ,national   
,institute of ,standards and ,technology
 ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bga et seq47 is   
amended--  7#a7 by inserting after      
section #be the following new section3  
#be;,a4 ,promotion of the ,manufacturing
 ,skills ,certification ,system ,in     
addition to the ,centers program created
 under section #be1 the ,secretary1     
through the ,director1 and if           
appropriate1 through other officials1   
shall provide support and assistance to 
programs throughout the ,united ,states 
in order to help those programs promote 
the ,manufacturing ,skills              
,certification ,system1 including by--  

7#a7 promoting collaboration between    
community colleges1 technical schools   
and local businesses to help such       
colleges and schools to better          
understand the specific needs of        
businesses1 and businesses to better    
understand the skill sets that students 
learn in the programs offered by such   
colleges and schools2  7#b7 educating   
businesses and students about the value 
of universally recognized credential    
programs and ultimately lead to         
apprenticeship opportunities2  7#c7     
providing support and assistance for    
programs within states looking to       
implement the ,manufacturing ,skills    
,certification ,system2 and  7#d7       
providing support and assistance for    
programs to collaborate with one another
 at a national level4  2 and  7#b7 in   
section #be7;f77#aj7 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4     
#bghk7f77#aj771 by striking #bjaa       
through #bjac and inserting #bjad       
through #bjaf4