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,mr4 ,veasey 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,eddie    
,b]nice ,johnson ( ,texas1 ,ms4 ,wilson 
( ,florida1 & ,ms4 ,kelly ( ,ill9ois7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 &     
,te*nology  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide = a  
competitive grant program = appr5tice%ip
 & int]n%ip programs ?r\gh !            
,manufactur+ ,ext5sion ,p>tn]%ip        
,program4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,bridge to ,manufactur+    
,jobs ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress    
makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3  7#a7 ,9 #bjab1   
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#fjj1jjj unfill$ manufactur+ jobs 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7 ,accord+ to !      
,georget[n ,univ]sity ,c5t] on          
,education & ! ,work=ce1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 is likely to exp]i5ce a %ortage ( ab\t 
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 & cr$5tials4  7#c7 ,accord+ to !       
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,dep>tm5t ( ,labor f\nd t work]s :o     
complet$ an appr5tice%ip e>n an av]age  
/>t+ sal>y ( #ej1jjj4  7#e7 ,employ]s :o
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skill$ work]s1 build a pipel9e (        
employees1 & r$uce /aff turnov]4  7#f7  
,o!r c\ntries1 includ+ ,g]many & !      
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appr5tice%ip programs4 ,= example1      
,g]many1 ev5 ) less ?an "o-?ird ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates population1 has almo/     
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sponsor+ companies4  7#g7 ,! ,f$]al     
,gov]nm5t c play an important role 9    
facilitat+ ! developm5t ( appr5tice%ip &
 int]n%ip programs at manufactur+       
companies1 9 p>ticul> ?r\gh !           
,manufactur+ ,ext5sion ,program4  #c4   
,competitive grants to facilitate       
appr5tice%ip programs  ,section #be7;f7 
( ! ,national ,in/itute ( ,/&>ds &      
,te*nology ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bghk7f77
 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#c7--     

7,a7 by /rik+ & at ! end ( subp>agraph  
7,b72  7,b7 by r$esignat+ subp>agraph   
7,c7 z subp>agraph 7,d72 &  7,c7 by     
ins]t+ aft] subp>agraph 7,b7 ! foll[+3  
7,c7 may be relat$ to projects design$  
to facilitate ! developm5t &            
implem5tation ( appr5tice%ip programs1  
int]n%ip programs1 or /ud5t "w-bas$     
le>n+ programs to help s]ve ! work=ce   
ne$s ( consortia ( manufactur+          
companies2 &  2 &  7#b7 by am5d+        
p>agraph 7#e77;,a77i7 to read z foll[s3 
7i7 create jobs & recruit & tra9 a      
div]se manufactur+ work=ce1 includ+     
?r\gh outrea* to wom5 & m9orities2  4