,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dhbd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #aj1 #bjad ,mr4
 ,enyart introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,education and the ,workforce  ,a ,,bill
  ,to amend the ,workforce ,investment  
,act of #aiih to establish a scholarship
 program for dislocated workers or      
unemployed individuals transitioning    
into manufacturing employment4  #a4     
,short ,title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,workers ,opportunity and          
,retraining ,competitive ,grant ,program
 ,act of #bjad or the ,,worc ,grant     
,program ,act of #bjad4  #b4            
,manufacturing ,worker ,transition      
,scholarship ,program ,section #aga of  
the ,workforce ,investment ,act of #aiih
 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #biaf7 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3  7f7   
,manufacturing worker transition        
scholarship program  7#a7 ,in general   
,the ,secretary shall establish a       
manufacturing worker scholarship program

 to award ,states competitive grants to 
be used to provide scholarships to      
dislocated workers or unemployed        
individuals through ,state and local    
boards to support worker's endeavors to 
transition into manufacturing positions4
  7#b7 ,eligibility  7,a7 ,worker       
,eligibility ,to be eligible for the    
scholarship program established under   
this subsection1 dislocated workers or  
unemployed individuals shall be enrolled
 in a qualifying manufacturing training 
course designed to provide skills for   
employment in manufacturing4  7,b7      
,program ,eligibility ,state or local   
boards participating in the scholarship 
program established under this          
subsection shall--  7i7 have formal     
agreements or partnerships with         
qualifying manufacturing training course
 providers2 and  7ii7 have commitments  
from local employers1 community leaders1
 and ,state or local economic           
development initiatives to mentor       
dislocated workers or unemployed        

individuals in order to aid their       
transition into manufacturing           
industries4  7#c7 ,activities  7,a7 ,in 
,general ,activities to be carried out  
under the scholarship program           
established under this subsection shall 
be coordinated by ,state or local       
boards1 including transferring          
scholarship awards to qualifying        
manufacturing training course providers 
on behalf of the dislocated workers or  
unemployed individuals receiving        
scholarships4  7,b7 ,state and ,local   
,board ,discretion ,for purposes of     
scholarship awards distributed by a     
,state or local board1 such board shall 
define the term manufacturing4  7,c7    
,repayment ,upon ,eligibility           
,violations ,if a dislocated worker or  
unemployed individual does not complete 
the qualifying manufacturing training   
course or substitutes non-manufacturing 
courses for manufacturing courses1 the  
amount of the awarded scholarship shall 
be repaid to the ,state or local board4 

7#d7 ,limitations  7,a7 ,monetary ,award
 ,limit ,scholarship funding for any    
dislocated worker or unemployed         
individual may not exceed #b1jjj per    
year4  7,b7 ,eligibility ,limit         
,scholarship funding for any dislocated 
worker or unemployed individual may not 
exceed #b years4  7,c7 ,scholarship ,use
 ,limit ,a scholarship awarded under    
this subsection may only be used for    
payment towards qualifying manufacturing
 training courses4  7,d7 ,supportive    
,services ,limit ,a scholarship awarded 
under this subsection may not be used   
for supportive services4  7#e7          
,qualifying ,manufacturing ,training    
,course ,defined ,the term qualifying   
manufacturing training course--  7,a7   
means any course or job training        
activity that is offered by a           
postsecondary educational institution1  
area vocational education school1 or    
other eligible provider that--  7i7     
provides knowledge and skills related to
 manufacturing in emerging industries or

 industries where there are jobs        
available in the community1 as          
determined by a ,state or local board2  
and  7ii7 offers credits or other       
credentials to enrollees for completion 
of the program2 and  7,b7 may include   
internships or apprenticeships that     
provide credit or other credentials for 
completion of the program4  4