,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fdbe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ah1 #bjah,mrs4 
,davis ( ,cali=nia 7= h]self & ,mr4     
,gu?rie7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education & !
 ,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide grants
 to ,/ate-recogniz$ or f$]ally recogniz$
 appr5tice%ip programs to support !     
expansion1 aw>5ess1 & pre/ige ( su*     
programs1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,access+
 ,pr(essional ,p>tn]%ips & ,res\rces to 
,enable ,necess>y ,tra9+ & ,improve     
,c>e] ,education ,act ( #bjah or !      
,,appr5tice ,act4  #b4 ,appr5tice%ip    
,grant ,program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!        
,secret>y ( ,labor %all provide grants  
to ,/ate-recogniz$ or f$]ally recogniz$ 
appr5tice%ip programs1 on a competitive 
basis1 to support ! expansion1 aw>5ess1 
& pre/ige ( su* programs4  7b7 ,am\nts  
,! am\nt ( a grant made to a            
,/ate-recogniz$ or f$]ally recogniz$    
appr5tice%ip program "u ?is section may 

n exce$ #ajj1jjj4  7c7 ,uses ( am\nts   
,am\nts receiv$ "u ?is section %all only
 be us$ to c>ry out ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,tra9
 p]sonnel :o adm9i/] ,/ate-recogniz$ or 
f$]ally recogniz$ appr5tice%ip programs 
or :o sup]vise or tra9 individuals      
p>ticipat+ 9 su* appr5tice%ip programs4 
7#b7 ,publicize ,/ate-recogniz$ or      
f$]ally recogniz$ appr5tice%ip programs 
on ! int]net1 includ+ on                
employm5t-relat$ databases & se>* eng9es
 = job li/+s1 & ?r\gh public campaigns4 
7#c7 ,provide funds to educators f local
 educational in/itutions to visit       
,/ate-recogniz$ or f$]ally recogniz$    
appr5tice%ip program sites to le>n ab\t 
su* programs4  7#d7 ,review applications
 submitt$ to ,/ate-recogniz$ or f$]ally 
recogniz$ appr5tice%ip programs by      
prospective appr5tices4  7#e7 ,coord9ate
 ,/ate-recogniz$ or f$]ally recogniz$   
appr5tice%ip program curricula ef=ts ) !
 curricula ( local educational          
in/itutions & programs fund$ "u ! ,c>l  
,d4 ,p]k9s ,c>e] & ,te*nical ,education 

,act ( #bjjf 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #bcja et    
seq474  7d7 ,application requirem5ts ,a 
,/ate-recogniz$ or f$]ally recogniz$    
appr5tice%ip program seek+ a grant "u   
?is section %all submit an application  
to ! ,secret>y at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 &
 conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y    
det]m9es4  7e7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #b   
ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
section1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to     
,congress a report on ! results ( !     
program1 includ+ ! numb] ( appr5tices   
recruit$ & reta9$ by ,/ate-recogniz$ or 
f$]ally recogniz$ appr5tice%ip programs 
t receive am\nts "u ?is section4  7f7   
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
?is section #ej1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye>    
#bjai1 & ea* fiscal ye> !reaft]4  #c4   
,ease ( navigation  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!     
,secret>y %all-- 7#a7 improve !         
navigability ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,labor     
database conta9+ regi/]$ appr5tice%ip   
programs2  7#b7 publicize ! ease by :i* 
an appr5tice%ip program seek+ to regi/] 

) ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,labor may become a     
regi/]$ appr5tice%ip program2 &  7#c7   
coord9ate ) local & ,/ate ,dep>tm5ts (  
,labor to publicize regi/]$ appr5tice%ip
 programs4  7b7 ,ext]nal l9k ,!         
,secret>y ( ,education %all include an  
ext]nal l9k to ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,labor     
database conta9+ regi/]$ appr5tice%ip   
programs on ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,education    
website4  #d4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3  
7#a7 ,director ,! t]m ,director means ! 
,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,p]sonnel        
,managem5t4  7#b7 ,prospective appr5tice
 ,! t]m prospective appr5tice means     
curr5t or prospective applicants to a   
,/ate-recogniz$ or f$]ally recogniz$    
appr5tice%ip program4  7#c7 ,secret>y   
,except z o!rwise provid$1 ! t]m        
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( ,labor4