,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #deda  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #a1 #bjad ,mr4   
,c>twright 7= himself1 ,mr4             
,fitzpatrick1 & ,ms4 ,norton7 introduc$ 
! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !        
,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce   
,a ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (     
,labor to develop a /rategy report to   
address ! skills gap by provid+         
recomm5dations to increase on-!-job     
tra9+ & appr5tice%ip opportunities1     
increase employ] p>ticipation 9         
education & work=ce tra9+1 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,skills ,gap ,/rategy ,act 
( #bjad4  #b4 ,/rategy report  7a7      
,/rategy report requir$ ,! ,secret>y    
%all develop & submit to ,congress a    
/rategy report to address ! skills gap  
by provid+ analysis & recomm5dations to 
increase on-!-job tra9+ & appr5tice%ip  
opportunities & increase employ]        
p>ticipation 9 education & work=ce      
tra9+4  7b7 ,goals ( ! /rategy report ,!

 /rategy report requir$ by subsection   
7a7 %all include specific recomm5dations
 to a*ieve ! foll[+ goals3  7#a7 ,to    
increase ! aggregate numb] ( employ]s & 
employees p>ticipat+ 9 on-!-job tra9+ & 
appr5tice%ips4  7#b7 ,to det]m9e ways 9 
:i* ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,labor c increase     
employ] outrea* to enc\rage new & exp&$ 
employ] p>ticipation 9 education &      
work=ce tra9+4  7#c7 ,to id5tify &      
prioritize indu/ry-recogniz$ po/second>y
 cr$5tials t are nationally portable &  
align$ ) 9-dem& occupations 9 indu/ries 
su* z con/ruction1 manufactur+1 & o!rs t
 are em]g+4  7#d7 ,to det]m9e ways 9 :i*
 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,labor c bett] address ! 
skills gap by maximiz+ exi/+ res\rces1  
programs1 & p]sonnel4  7c7 ,analysis    
requir$ ,z "p ( ! /rategy report "u     
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y %all1 at a  
m9imum1 include ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,a      
comp>ison ( ,unit$ ,/ates on-!-job tra9+
 & appr5tice%ip policies & /rategies ) !
 policies & /rategies ( o!r c\ntries :]e
 employ]s play a l>g] role 9 education &

 work=ce tra9+4  7#b7 ,an assessm5t ( ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,labor's ,regi/]$           
,appr5tice%ip program to det]m9e h[ x c 
be bett] utiliz$ to appeal to m         
indu/ries & to boo/ ! goals describ$ 9  
subsection 7b74  7#c7 ,an evaluation (  
any exi/+ or pot5tial opportunities )9 !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,labor to refocus or       
repurpose res\rces & p]sonnel to bett]  
support on-!-job tra9+ & appr5tice%ip   
goals4  7#d7 ,an analysis ( ! specific  
b>ri]s prev5t+ ! dome/ic work=ce f      
acquir+ ! skills desir$ by dome/ic      
employ]s1 includ+ an assessm5t (        
opportunities to r$uce ^? b>ri]s by--   
7,a7 improv+ coord9ation betwe5 ,f$]al  
ag5cies t adm9i/] employm5t & tra9+     
programs2 &  7,b7 modify+ ,f$]al        
employm5t & tra9+ programs to enable    
,/ates to bett] utilize ,f$]al employm5t
 & tra9+ funds4  7d7 ,recomm5dations ,! 
,secret>y %all include 9 ! skills gap   
/rategy report requir$ "u subsection 7a7
 recomm5dations = a*iev+ ! goals includ$
 9 ! /rategy pursuant to subsection 7b74

 ,su* recomm5dations may include        
proposals z foll[s3  7#a7 ,actions t may
 be tak5 by ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1         
,congress1 ,/ate1 local & t]ritorial    
gov]nm5ts1 ! private sector1            
univ]sities1 indu/ry associations1 & o!r
 /akehold]s to improve policies1        
coord9ation1 & int]action betwe5 su*    
entities1 includ+ /rategies & be/       
practices to--  7,a7 boo/ public-private
 p>tn]%ips & employ]-l$ p>tn]%ips2 &    
7,b7 help e/abli% regional indu/ry      
p>tn]%ips4  7#b7 ,adoption ( /rategies t
 h be5 implem5t$ & prov5 successful 9   
key indu/ries & regions 9 ! ,unit$      
,/ates & 9 o!r c\ntries4  7#c7 ,9       
coord9ation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce & !
 ,secret>y ( ,education1 develop plans t
 id5tify /rategies--  7,a7 = increas$   
employ] p>ticipation 9 c>e] & te*nical  
education2  7,b7 to bett] align c>e] &  
te*nical education curriculums &        
programs ) fa/ gr[+ indu/ry sectors2    
7,c7 to enc\rage m pre-appr5tice%ip &   
college cr$it c\rses 9 second>y s*ools2 

7,d7 to improve s*ool-to-"w transitions 
& connections2 &  7,e7 to assi/ employ]s
 9 p>tn]+ ) ,k-#ab s*ools1 community    
colleges1 & s]vice provid]s4  7e7       
,submittal ( /rategy report ,n lat] ?an 
#a ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is   
,act1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to        
,congress ! /rategy report develop$ "u  
?is section4  7f7 ,implem5tation ,!     
,secret>y may implem5t ! recomm5dations 
"u subsection 7d7 z ! ,secret>y det]m9es
 appropriate1 if o!rwise p]mitt$ "u law4
  #c4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3  7#a7    
,indu/ry recogniz$ ,! t]m               
indu/ry-recogniz$1 z us$ ) respect to a 
cr$5tial1 means a cr$5tial t--  7,a7 is 
s\ght or accept$ by employ]s )9 !       
indu/ry sector involv$ z recogniz$1     
pref]r$1 or requir$ = recruitm5t1       
scre5+1 hir+1 or advancem5t2  7,b7 is   
endors$ by a recogniz$ trade or         
pr(essional association or organization1
 repres5t+ a significant "p ( ! indu/ry 
sector2 &  7,c7 is a nationally portable
 cr$5tial t is s\ght or accept$ across  

multiple ,/ates1 z describ$ 9           
subp>agraph 7,a74  7#b7 ,recogniz$      
po/second>y cr$5tial ,! t]m recogniz$   
po/second>y cr$5tial means a cr$5tial   
consi/+ ( an indu/ry-recogniz$ cr$5tial 
= po/second>y tra9+1 a c]tificate t     
meets ! requirem5ts ( subp>agraphs 7,a7 
& 7,c7 ( p>agraph 7#a7 = po/second>y    
tra9+1 a c]tificate ( completion ( a    
po/second>y appr5tice%ip ?r\gh a program
 describ$ 9 section #abb7;a77#b77;,b7 ( 
! ,work=ce ,inve/m5t ,act ( #aiih 7#bi  
,u4,s4,c4 #bhdb7;a77#b77;,b771 or an    
associate degree or baccalaureate degree
 aw>d$ by an in/itution ( high]         
education 7z def9$ 9 section #aja7;a7 ( 
! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajja7;a7774  7#c7 ,secret>y  
,! t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (    
,labor4  7#d7 ,skills gap ,! t]m skills 
gap ref]s to ! diff]5ce1 or gap1 betwe5 
! curr5t supply ( labor & skills ( !    
work=ce & t :i* is desir$ by employ]s4