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,s4 #aibj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,augu/ #d1 #bjae ,mr4  
,donnelly 7= himself & ,mr4 ,hell]7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to require ! ,comptroll]    
,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to develop &   
submit to ,congress a bi5nial report on 
! curr5t /ate ( ! skills gap 9 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates1 z ( ! date ( ! report1 t        
includes an analysis ( ! effectiv5ess ( 
ef=ts to close ! skills gap & policy    
recomm5dations to improve su* ef=ts1 & =
 o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,bi5nial ,report on
 ! ,skills ,gap ,act ( #bjae4  #b4      
,def9ition ( skills gap ,9 ?is ,act1 !  
t]m skills gap means ! diff]5ce or gap  
betwe5 ! specific skills set ( employees
 & ! skills t are desir$ by employ]s 9 !
 work=ce4  #c4 ,bi5nial report  7a7 ,9  
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ah mon?s aft] ! date 
( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & e o!r ye>      

!reaft]1 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates %all develop & submit to        
,congress a report on ! curr5t /ate ( ! 
skills gap 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 z ( ! date
 ( ! report1 t includes--  7#a7 an      
analysis ( ! effectiv5ess ( ef=ts to    
close ! skills gap2 &  7#b7 policy      
recomm5dations to improve su* ef=ts4    
7b7 ,cont5t ( report ,ea* report requir$
 "u subsection 7a7 may include ! foll[+3
 7#a7 ,an analysis ( employ]            
p>ticipation 9 appr5tice%ips & on-!-job 
tra9+ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7 ,an      
assessm5t ( ! ,regi/]$ ,appr5tice%ip    
program ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,labor 7,act (  
,augu/ #af1 #aicg 7commonly kn[n z !    
,national ,appr5tice%ip ,act2 #ej ,/at4 
#ffd1 *apt] #ffc2 #bi ,u4,s4,c4 #ej et  
seq477 to det]m9e if ! program c be     
bett] utiliz$4  7#c7 ,an analysis ( !   
preval5ce & portability ( recogniz$     
po/second>y cr$5tials1 includ+          
indu/ry-recogniz$ cr$5tials1 t align )  
occupations t are 9 dem&4  7#d7 ,a      
comp>ison ( policies & /rategies        

address+ ! curr5t skills gap 9 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates1 z ( ! date ( ! report1 ) !      
policies & /rategies employ$ by o!r l>ge
 c\ntries4  7#e7 ,an analysis ( !       
specific b>ri]s prev5t+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
work=ce f acquir+ ! skills desir$ by    
,unit$ ,/ates employ]s1 includ+ an      
assessm5t ( opportunities to r$uce ^?   
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