,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cchd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #cj1        
#bjac,mr4 ,bentivolio 7for himself1 ,mr4
 ,stockman1 and ,mr4 ,rohrabacher7      
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to ensure that veterans may attend      
pre-apprenticeship programs using       
certain educational assistance provided 
by the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,veterans' ,entry to ,apprenticeship    
,act4  #b4 ,programs of                 
pre-apprenticeship  7a7 ,in general     
,chapter #cf of title #ch1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is amended by adding     
after section #cfhg the following new   
section3  #cfhg;,a4 ,programs of        
pre-apprenticeship  7a7 ,in general     
,subject to subsection 7b71 and except  
as provided by subsection 7c71 the      

,secretary shall treat a                
pre-apprenticeship program as a program 
of apprenticeship for purposes of       
providing educational assistance4  7b7  
,approval of pre-,apprenticeship program
 ,a pre-apprenticeship program may be   
covered under subsection 7a7 if the     
program-- 7#a7 is recognized under or   
compliant with any standards for a      
postsecondary pre-apprenticeship program
 required by the ,state in which the    
program is located2 or  7#b7 if a ,state
 does not require any such standards for
 the program-- 7,a7 the curriculum of   
the program is approved by a sponsor and
 the sponsor certifies to the ,secretary
 that the program will prepare an       
individual with skills and competencies 
needed to enroll in a registered        
apprenticeship program2 and  7,b7 the   
program maintains conduct and attendance
 policies in accordance with a sponsor4 
7c7 ,benefits ,the educational          
assistance received by a covered        
individual enrolled in a                

pre-apprenticeship program under        
subsection 7a7 shall be equal to the    
amount and kind of such assistance      
received by the individual if the       
individual were enrolled in a program of
 apprenticeship1 except that if the     
individual is not paid as part of such  
program1 each monthly allowance for     
housing payable to the individual under 
such assistance shall be an amount equal
 to the monthly amount of the basic     
allowance for housing payable under     
section #djc of title #cg for a member  
with dependents in pay grade ,e-#e      
residing in the military housing area   
that encompasses all or the majority    
portion of the ,,zip code area in which 
is located the pre-apprenticeship       
program4  7d7 ,charge to entitlement    
,the entitlement of a covered individual
 pursuing a pre-apprenticeship program  
under subsection 7a7 shall be charged at
 a rate equal to the rate charged if the
 program were a program of              
apprenticeship4  7e7 ,definitions ,in   

this section3 7#a7 ,the term covered    
individual means an individual who is-- 
7,a7 entitled to educational assistance2
 and  7,b7 seeking to use such          
assistance for a program of             
apprenticeship4  7#b7 ,the term         
educational assistance means educational
 assistance provided under chapter #cj1 
#cb1 #cc1 #cd1 or #ce of this title or  
chapter #afjf of title #aj4  7#c7 ,the  
term pre-apprenticeship program means a 
program or set of objectives-- 7,a7     
designed to prepare individuals to enter
 and succeed in a registered            
apprenticeship program2 and  7,b7 that  
has a documented partnership with at    
least one sponsor4  7#d7 ,the term      
registered apprenticeship program means 
an apprenticeship program registered    
with the ,office of ,apprenticeship of  
the ,employment ,training               
,administration of the ,department of   
,labor or a ,state apprenticeship agency
 recognized by the ,office of           
,apprenticeship pursuant to the ,act of 

,august #af1 #aicg 7popularly known as  
the ,national ,apprenticeship ,act2 #bi 
,u4,s4,c4 #ej et seq474  7#e7 ,the term 
sponsor1 with respect to a              
pre-apprenticeship program1 means an    
entity that formally supports the       
pre-apprenticeship program1 including-- 
7,a7 a registered apprenticeship        
program2  7,b7 a department or agency of
 a ,state or local government2  7,c7 an 
institution of higher learning2 or  7,d7
 any other public1 private1 or nonprofit
 entity that the ,secretary determines  
to be a sponsor for purposes of this    
section4  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment    
,the table of sections at the beginning 
of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section #cfhg
 the following new item2  #cfhg;,a4     
,programs of pre-apprenticeship  4  7c7 
,effective date ,section #cfhg;,a of    
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 as    
added by subsection 7a71 shall apply    
with respect to an individual who       
enrolls in a program of                 

pre-apprenticeship described in such    
section beginning on or after the date  
of the enactment of this ,act4