,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #baee  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #bf1 #bjag,mr4
 ,walberg 7for himself and ,mr4         
,cuellar7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,education and the ,workforce  ,a      
,,bill  ,to amend the ,carl ,d4 ,perkins
 ,career and ,technical ,education ,act 
of #bjjf to authorize funds to identify 
and eliminate excessive occupational    
licensure4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,new ,hope and      
,opportunity through the ,power of      
,employment ,act or the ,new ,,hope     
,act4  #b4 ,state leadership activities 
,section #abd7;c7 of the ,carl ,d4      
,perkins ,career and ,technical         
,education ,act of #bjjf 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#bcdd7;c77 is amended--  7#a7 by        
striking and at the end of paragraph    
7#af72  7#b7 by striking the period at  
the end of paragraph 7#ag7 and inserting
 2 and2 and  7#c7 by adding at the end  
the following3  7#ah7 consulting and    

coordinating with other ,state agencies 
for the identification1 consolidation1  
or elimination of licenses or           
certifications which pose an unnecessary
 barrier to entry for aspiring workers  
and provide limited consumer protection4
  4