,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cchd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #cj1 #bjac,mr4
 ,b5tivolio 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,/ockman1 &
 ,mr4 ,rohraba*]7 introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
ensure t vet]ans may att5d              
pre-appr5tice%ip programs us+ c]ta9     
educational assi/ance provid$ by !      
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,vet]ans' ,entry to        
,appr5tice%ip ,act4  #b4 ,programs (    
pre-appr5tice%ip  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt]   
#cf ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is
 am5d$ by add+ aft] section #cfhg !     
foll[+ new section3  #cfhg;,a4 ,programs
 ( pre-appr5tice%ip  7a7 ,9 g5]al       
,subject to subsection 7b71 & except z  
provid$ by subsection 7c71 ! ,secret>y  
%all treat a pre-appr5tice%ip program z 
a program ( appr5tice%ip = purposes (   
provid+ educational assi/ance4  7b7     

,approval ( pre-,appr5tice%ip program ,a
 pre-appr5tice%ip program may be cov]$  
"u subsection 7a7 if ! program-- 7#a7 is
 recogniz$ "u or compliant ) any /&>ds =
 a po/second>y pre-appr5tice%ip program 
requir$ by ! ,/ate 9 :i* ! program is   
locat$2 or  7#b7 if a ,/ate does n      
require any su* /&>ds = ! program-- 7,a7
 ! curriculum ( ! program is approv$ by 
a sponsor & ! sponsor c]tifies to !     
,secret>y t ! program w prep>e an       
individual ) skills & compet5cies ne$$  
to enroll 9 a regi/]$ appr5tice%ip      
program2 &  7,b7 ! program ma9ta9s      
conduct & att5dance policies 9          
accordance ) a sponsor4  7c7 ,b5efits ,!
 educational assi/ance receiv$ by a     
cov]$ individual enroll$ 9 a            
pre-appr5tice%ip program "u subsection  
7a7 %all be equal to ! am\nt & k9d ( su*
 assi/ance receiv$ by ! individual if ! 
individual 7 enroll$ 9 a program (      
appr5tice%ip1 except t if ! individual  
is n paid z "p ( su* program1 ea* mon?ly
 all[ance = h\s+ payable to ! individual

 "u su* assi/ance %all be an am\nt equal
 to ! mon?ly am\nt ( ! basic all[ance = 
h\s+ payable "u section #djc ( title #cg
 = a memb] ) dep5d5ts 9 pay grade ,e-#e 
resid+ 9 ! milit>y h\s+ area t          
encompasses all or ! majority portion ( 
! ,,zip code area 9 :i* is locat$ !     
pre-appr5tice%ip program4  7d7 ,*>ge to 
entitlem5t ,! entitlem5t ( a cov]$      
individual pursu+ a pre-appr5tice%ip    
program "u subsection 7a7 %all be *>g$  
at a rate equal to ! rate *>g$ if !     
program 7 a program ( appr5tice%ip4  7e7
 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,! t]m
 cov]$ individual means an individual :o
 is-- 7,a7 entitl$ to educational       
assi/ance2 &  7,b7 seek+ to use su*     
assi/ance = a program ( appr5tice%ip4   
7#b7 ,! t]m educational assi/ance means 
educational assi/ance provid$ "u *apt]  
#cj1 #cb1 #cc1 #cd1 or #ce ( ?is title  
or *apt] #afjf ( title #aj4  7#c7 ,! t]m
 pre-appr5tice%ip program means a       
program or set ( objectives-- 7,a7      
design$ to prep>e individuals to ent] & 

succe$ 9 a regi/]$ appr5tice%ip program2
 &  7,b7 t has a docum5t$ p>tn]%ip ) at 
lea/ "o sponsor4  7#d7 ,! t]m regi/]$   
appr5tice%ip program means an           
appr5tice%ip program regi/]$ ) ! ,(fice 
( ,appr5tice%ip ( ! ,employm5t ,tra9+   
,adm9i/ration ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,labor or 
a ,/ate appr5tice%ip ag5cy recogniz$ by 
! ,(fice ( ,appr5tice%ip pursuant to !  
,act ( ,augu/ #af1 #aicg 7popul>ly kn[n 
z ! ,national ,appr5tice%ip ,act2 #bi   
,u4,s4,c4 #ej et seq474  7#e7 ,! t]m    
sponsor1 ) respect to a pre-appr5tice%ip
 program1 means an entity t =mally      
supports ! pre-appr5tice%ip program1    
includ+-- 7,a7 a regi/]$ appr5tice%ip   
program2  7,b7 a dep>tm5t or ag5cy ( a  
,/ate or local gov]nm5t2  7,c7 an       
in/itution ( high] le>n+2 or  7,d7 any  
o!r public1 private1 or nonpr(it entity 
t ! ,secret>y det]m9es to be a sponsor =
 purposes ( ?is section4  4  7b7        
,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( sections at 
! beg9n+ ( su* *apt] is am5d$ by ins]t+ 
aft] ! item relat+ to section #cfhg !   

foll[+ new item2  #cfhg;,a4 ,programs ( 
pre-appr5tice%ip  4  7c7 ,effective date
 ,section #cfhg;,a ( title #ch1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code1 z add$ by subsection 7a71 
%all apply ) respect to an individual :o
 enrolls 9 a program ( pre-appr5tice%ip 
describ$ 9 su* section beg9n+ on or aft]
 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4