,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fiie  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bh1        
#bjah,mr4 ,kilm] 7= himself1 ,mr4       
,?ompson ( ,p5nsylvania1 & ,mr4 ,k9d7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce
  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (   
,education to e/abli% a prize           
competition on programs to prep>e high  
s*ool /ud5ts = c>e]s 9 9-dem& indu/ry   
sectors or occupations4  #a4 ,%ort title
 ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,compete = ! 
,future ,act ( #bjah4  #b4 ,e/abli%m5t (
 prize competition  7a7 ,prize          
competition  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,f ! am\nts  
appropriat$ "u subsection 7d71 !        
,secret>y ( ,education1 9 consultation )
 ! ,secret>y ( ,labor1 %all e/abli% a   
prize competition = eligible programs   
design$ to prep>e high s*ool /ud5ts to  
ent] & succe$ 9 an 9-dem& indu/ry sector
 or occupation4 ,su* competition %all   
meet ! requirem5ts ( section #bd ( !    
,/ev5son-,wyld] ,te*nology ,innovation  

,act ( #aihj 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #cgai74     
7#b7 ,selection ,9 select+ a w9n] = ea* 
prize1 ! ,secret>y %all evaluate h[     
successfully an eligible program        
provides high s*ool /ud5ts ) ! rigor\s &
 *all5g+ academic & te*nical k & skills 
su* /ud5ts ne$ to prep>e = c>e]s 9      
9-dem& indu/ry sectors or occupations1  
includ+ by e>n+ an indu/ry-recogniz$    
c]tificate or cr$5tial or by ent]+ a    
po/second>y appr5tice%ip4  7#c7         
,priority ,9 evaluat+ eligible programs 
= ea* prize1 ! ,secret>y %all give      
priority to applications f eligible     
programs t are locat$ 9 or adjac5t to a 
c5sus tract t is c]tifi$ & designat$ z a
 qualifi$ opportunity zone 7z def9$ 9   
section #adjj,z-#a ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue 
,code ( #aihf74  7b7 ,eligible program  
,! t]m eligible program means a program 
or set ( /rategies1 includ+ a           
pre-appr5tice%ip program1 a regi/]$ y\? 
appr5tice%ip program1 or o!r simil>     
second>y s*ool program1 t--  7#a7       
prep>es high s*ool /ud5ts to ent] &     

succe$ 9 an 9-dem& indu/ry sector or    
occupation by--  7,a7 ent]+ an          
appr5tice%ip program ^u completion ( !  
eligible program2 or  7,b7 e>n+ a       
recogniz$ cr$5tial ^u completion ( !    
eligible program2  7#b7 has a docum5t$  
indu/ry p>tn]%ip2 &  7#c7 incorporates  
tra9+ & curriculum bas$ on indu/ry /&>ds
 & approv$ by ! docum5t$ indu/ry        
p>tn]%ip t w prep>e individuals ) !     
skills & compet5cies ne$$ to ent] an    
9-dem& indu/ry sector or occupation4    
7c7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #abj days aft] !
 conclusion ( a prize competition "u    
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y (           
,education1 9 consultation ) ! ,secret>y
 ( ,labor1 %all report to ,congress     
recomm5dations on be/ practices = creat+
 & develop+ pre-appr5tice%ip & o!r      
programs design$ to prep>e high s*ool   
/ud5ts to ent] & succe$ 9 an 9-dem&     
indu/ry sector or occupation4  7d7 ,o!r 
def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7            
,appr5tice%ip ,! t]m appr5tice%ip ref]s 
to an appr5tice%ip regi/]$ "u ! ,act (  

,augu/ #af1 #aicg 7commonly kn[n z !    
,national ,appr5tice%ip ,act2 #ej ,/at4 
#ffd1 *apt] #ffc2 #bi ,u4,s4,c4 #ej et  
seq474  7#b7 ,docum5t$ indu/ry p>tn]%ip 
,! t]m docum5t$ indu/ry p>tn]%ip means a
 work=ce collaborative1 act+ 9 p>tn]%ip 
) a program t is design$ to prep>e high 
s*ool /ud5ts to ent] & succe$ 9 an      
9-dem& indu/ry sector or occupation1 t  
organizes key /akehold]s 9 an indu/ry   
into a work+ gr\p t focuses on ! %>$    
goals & human res\rces ne$s ( ! indu/ry 
& t includes repres5tatives ( multiple  
bus9esses or o!r employ]s 9 ! indu/ry1  
includ+ small & m$ium-siz$ employ]s :5  
practicable1 & at ! appropriate /age (  
developm5t ( ! p>tn]%ip1 may include    
repres5tatives (--  7,a7 ,/ate or local 
gov]nm5t2  7,b7 ,/ate or local economic 
developm5t ag5cies2  7,c7 a recogniz$   
,/ate labor organization or c5tral labor
 c\ncil1 or ano!r labor repres5tative1 z
 appropriate2  7,d7 ,/ate bo>ds or local
 bo>ds1 z appropriate2  7,e7 a ,/ate    
work=ce ag5cy or o!r entity provid+     

employm5t s]vices2  7,f7 an in/itution (
 high] education )1 or ano!r provid] (1 
education or tra9+ programs t support ! 
indu/ry2  7,g7 bus9ess or trade         
associations2  7,h7 economic developm5t 
organizations2  7,i7 nonpr(it           
organizations1 community-bas$           
organizations1 or int]m$i>ies2  7,j7    
indu/ry associations2 &  7,k7 o!r       
organizations1 z det]m9$ to be necess>y 
by ! memb]s compris+ ! docum5t$ indu/ry 
p>tn]%ip4  7#c7 ,high s*ool ,! t]m high 
s*ool has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section  
#haja ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y         
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ghja74  7#d7 ,9-dem& indu/ry sector or 
occupation ,! t]m 9-dem& indu/ry sector 
or occupation has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9
 section #c ( ! ,work=ce ,innovation &  
,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #cajb74
  7#e7 ,recogniz$ cr$5tial ,! t]m       
recogniz$ cr$5tial means a cr$5tial     
consi/+ ( an indu/ry-recogniz$          
c]tificate or c]tification1 or a        
c]tificate ( completion ( an            

appr5tice%ip4  7e7 ,au?orization (      
appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ #b1jjj1jjj to c>ry out ?is  
,act4