,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aibj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #d1    
#bjae ,mr4 ,donnelly 7for himself and   
,mr4 ,heller7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,health1           
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to require the ,comptroller    
,general of the ,united ,states to      
develop and submit to ,congress a       
biennial report on the current state of 
the skills gap in the ,united ,states1  
as of the date of the report1 that      
includes an analysis of the             
effectiveness of efforts to close the   
skills gap and policy recommendations to
 improve such efforts1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title  ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,biennial ,report on
 the ,skills ,gap ,act of #bjae4  #b4   
,definition of skills gap ,in this ,act1
 the term skills gap means the          
difference or gap between the specific  
skills set of employees and the skills  

that are desired by employers in the    
workforce4  #c4 ,biennial report  7a7   
,in general ,not later than #ah months  
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 and every other year thereafter1  
the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united
 ,states shall develop and submit to    
,congress a report on the current state 
of the skills gap in the ,united        
,states1 as of the date of the report1  
that includes--  7#a7 an analysis of the
 effectiveness of efforts to close the  
skills gap2 and  7#b7 policy            
recommendations to improve such efforts4
  7b7 ,content of report ,each report   
required under subsection 7a7 may       
include the following3 7#a7 ,an analysis
 of employer participation in           
apprenticeships and on-the-job training 
in the ,united ,states4  7#b7 ,an       
assessment of the ,registered           
,apprenticeship program of the          
,department of ,labor 7,act of ,august  
#af1 #aicg 7commonly known as the       
,national ,apprenticeship ,act2 #ej     

,stat4 #ffd1 chapter #ffc2 #bi ,u4,s4,c4
 #ej et seq477 to determine if the      
program can be better utilized4  7#c7   
,an analysis of the prevalence and      
portability of recognized postsecondary 
credentials1 including                  
industry-recognized credentials1 that   
align with occupations that are in      
demand4  7#d7 ,a comparison of policies 
and strategies addressing the current   
skills gap in the ,united ,states1 as of
 the date of the report1 with the       
policies and strategies employed by     
other large countries4  7#e7 ,an        
analysis of the specific barriers       
preventing the ,united ,states workforce
 from acquiring the skills desired by   
,united ,states employers1 including an 
assessment of opportunities to reduce   
those barriers4