,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cbdd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #d1 #bjac ,ms4
 ,e/y introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1      
,space1 & ,te*nology  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
am5d ! ,national ,in/itute ( ,/&>ds &   
,te*nology ,act to provide support =    
organizations to promote ! ,manufactur+ 
,skills ,c]tification ,sy/em4  #a4 ,%ort
 title2 f9d+s  7a7 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,fir/ ,,/ep ,act or !  
,support+ ,tra9+ = ,employm5t ,pot5tial 
,act4  7b7 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !      
foll[+3  7#a7 ,manufactur+ has be5 !    
backbone ( ! ,nation's economy = m ?an a
 c5tury4  7#b7 ,9 #bjab1 manufactur]s   
contribut$ #a4hg trillion to ! economy4 
7#c7 ,m ?an #ab million work]s are      
employ$ 9 ! manufactur+ sector4  7#d7 ,9
 _m sectors !re is a pron\nc$ %ift to   
high-skill$ manufactur+ jobs1 & pot5tial
 employees mu/ possess high-level skills
 9 ord] to compete 9 ! job m>ket4  7#e7 
,9 #bjaa1 ,presid5t ,obama ann\nc$ an   

expansion ( ! ,manufactur+ ,skills      
,c]tification ,sy/em z a "p ( ! ,skills 
= ,am]ica's ,future ,program4 ,!        
,manufactur+ ,skills ,c]tification      
,sy/em is a collaborative ef=t betwe5   
private indu/ry & ! ,national ,in/itute 
( ,/&>ds & ,te*nology to create         
manufactur+ cr$5tials t w\ld be         
univ]sally recognizable4 ,! cr$5tial    
program 0 design$ by ! ,manufactur+     
,in/itute1 a non-pr(it arm ( ! ,national
 ,association ( ,manufactur]s4 ,s9ce its
 inception 9 #bjaa m ?an #agc1jjj       
c]tifications h be5 issu$4  7#f7 ,c5t]s 
across ! c\ntry1 su* z ! ,connecticut   
,c5t] = ,advanc$ ,te*nology1 h be5 work+
 dilig5tly to educate employ]s ab\t !   
value ( cr$5tials1 z well z work+ )     
local education c5t]s to promote ^!     
cr$5tials4 ,^! c5t]s bridge ! gap betwe5
 employ]s & pot5tial employees & assi/ 9
 ! creation & ret5tion ( jobs1 &        
highlight ! importance ( support+ &     
patroniz+ local manufactur]s &          
bus9esses4  #b4 ,manufactur+ ,skills    

,c]tification ,sy/em ,! ,national       
,in/itute ( ,/&>ds & ,te*nology ,act    
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bga et seq47 is am5d$-- 
7#a7 by ins]t+ aft] section #be ! foll[+
 new section3  #be;,a4 ,promotion ( !   
,manufactur+ ,skills ,c]tification      
,sy/em ,9 addition to ! ,c5t]s program  
creat$ "u section #be1 ! ,secret>y1     
?r\gh ! ,director1 & if appropriate1    
?r\gh o!r (ficials1 %all provide support
 & assi/ance to programs ?r\gh\t !      
,unit$ ,/ates 9 ord] to help ^? programs
 promote ! ,manufactur+ ,skills         
,c]tification ,sy/em1 includ+ by--  7#a7
 promot+ collaboration betwe5 community 
colleges1 te*nical s*ools & local       
bus9esses to help su* colleges & s*ools 
to bett] und]/& ! specific ne$s (       
bus9esses1 & bus9esses to bett] und]/& !
 skill sets t /ud5ts le>n 9 ! programs  
(f]$ by su* colleges & s*ools2  7#b7    
educat+ bus9esses & /ud5ts ab\t ! value 
( univ]sally recogniz$ cr$5tial programs
 & ultimately lead to appr5tice%ip      
opportunities2  7#c7 provid+ support &  

assi/ance = programs )9 /ates look+ to  
implem5t ! ,manufactur+ ,skills         
,c]tification ,sy/em2 &  7#d7 provid+   
support & assi/ance = programs to       
collaborate ) "o ano!r at a national    
level4  2 &  7#b7 9 section #be7;f77#aj7
 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bghk7f77#aj771 by /rik+
 #bjaa ?r\gh #bjac & ins]t+ #bjad ?r\gh 
#bjaf4