,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #effc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #ah1 #bjad
 ,mr4 ,veasey 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,eddie 
,bernice ,johnson of ,texas1 ,ms4       
,wilson of ,florida1 and ,ms4 ,kelly of 
,illinois7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and     
,technology  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide for 
a competitive grant program for         
apprenticeship and internship programs  
through the ,manufacturing ,extension   
,partnership ,program4  #a4 ,short title
 ,this ,act may be cited as the ,bridge 
to ,manufacturing ,jobs ,act4  #b4      
,findings ,the ,congress makes the      
following findings3  7#a7 ,in #bjab1    
,deloitte found that the ,united ,states
 has #fjj1jjj unfilled manufacturing    
jobs in the ,united ,states4  7#b7      
,according to the ,georgetown           
,university ,center on ,education and   
the ,workforce1 the ,united ,states is  
likely to experience a shortage of about

 #e1jjj1jjj workers with technical      
certificates and credentials4  7#c7     
,according to the ,bureau of ,labor     
,statistics1 apprenticeship occupations 
are projected to grow more than #bj     
percent from #bjab to #bjbb4  7#d7 ,the 
,department of ,labor found that workers
 who completed an apprenticeship earn an
 average starting salary of #ej1jjj4    
7#e7 ,employers who support             
apprenticeship programs gain skilled    
workers1 build a pipeline of employees1 
and reduce staff turnover4  7#f7 ,other 
countries1 including ,germany and the   
,united ,kingdom1 have successfully     
implemented apprenticeship programs4    
,for example1 ,germany1 even with less  
than one-third of the ,united ,states   
population1 has almost #b1jjj1jjj       
apprentices with almost #ejj1jjj        
sponsoring companies4  7#g7 ,the        
,federal ,government can play an        
important role in facilitating the      
development of apprenticeship and       
internship programs at manufacturing    

companies1 in particular through the    
,manufacturing ,extension ,program4  #c4
 ,competitive grants to facilitate      
apprenticeship programs  ,section       
#be7;f7 of the ,national ,institute of  
,standards and ,technology ,act 7#ae    
,u4,s4,c4 #bghk7f77 is amended--  7#a7  
in paragraph 7#c7--  7,a7 by striking   
and at the end of subparagraph 7,b72    
7,b7 by redesignating subparagraph 7,c7 
as subparagraph 7,d72 and  7,c7 by      
inserting after subparagraph 7,b7 the   
following3  7,c7 may be related to      
projects designed to facilitate the     
development and implementation of       
apprenticeship programs1 internship     
programs1 or student work-based learning
 programs to help serve the workforce   
needs of consortia of manufacturing     
companies2 and  2 and  7#b7 by amending 
paragraph 7#e77;,a77i7 to read as       
follows3  7i7 create jobs and recruit   
and train a diverse manufacturing       
workforce1 including through outreach to
 women and minorities2  4