,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ahda  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #ai1 #bjag   
,mr4 ,wick] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee  
on ,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 &        
,p5sions  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !         
,national ,appr5tice%ip ,act to provide 
t applications relat+ to appr5tice%ip   
programs %all be process$ 9 a fair &    
timely mann]1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4    
,%ort title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,appr5tice%ip ,enhancem5t ,act ( #bjag4 
#b4 ,purpose ,! purposes ( ?is ,act     
are-- 7#a7 to promote acc\ntability &   
fairness 9 ! regi/ration ( appr5tice%ip 
programs & c]tification ( appr5tices2 & 
7#b7 to provide = ! regi/ration ( all   
appr5tice%ip programs & c]tification (  
all appr5tices 9 a timely & effici5t    
mann]4  #c4 ,acc\ntability 9 !          
regi/ration ( appr5tice%ip programs ,!  
,act ( ,augu/ #af1 #aicg 7commonly kn[n 
z ! ,national ,appr5tice%ip ,act2 #ej   
,/at4 #ffd1 *apt] #ffc2 #bi ,u4,s4,c4   

#ej et seq471 is am5d$ by /rik+ section 
#d & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  #d4 ,adm9i/rative
 proc$ures & judicial review  7a7       
,proc$ures requir$ ,! ,secret>y ( ,labor
 %all ensure ea* ( ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,= ea*
 application submitt$ "u ?is ,act1      
reg>d+ an appr5tice%ip program or an    
appr5tice1 to an entity responsible =   
r5d]+ decisions ) respect to t          
application 7su* z a ,/ate ,appr5tice%ip
 ,ag5cy7--  7,a7 t entity %all r5d] a   
decision on t application be=e !        
expiration ( ! p]iod ( #ij cal5d> days  
beg9n+ on ! date on :i* t application 0 
submitt$2  7,b7 if t entity _c comply ) 
subp>agraph 7,a71 t entity %all provide 
writt5 notice to ! applicant ( ! /atus (
 ! application1 & r5d] a decision on t  
application be=e ! expiration ( ! p]iod 
( #abj cal5d> days beg9n+ on ! date on  
:i* t application 0 submitt$2 or  7,c7  
if t entity _c comply ) subp>agraph     
7,b71 ! application %all be deem$ to be 
a petition = review fil$ "u p>agraph    
7#d7 by ! applicant on ! date aft] !    

expiration ( ! p]iod ref]r$ to 9        
subp>agraph 7,b74  7#b7 ,ea* decision   
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 or 7,b7 (   
p>agraph 7#a7 %all n be completely bas$ 
on :e!r p]sons n directly p>ticipat+ 9  
submitt+1 or sponsor+1 ! application    
object to ! application4  7#c7 ,ea*     
decision describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 or 
7,b7 ( p>agraph 7#a7 %all be promptly   
provid$ to all conc]n$ p>ties 9 a writ+ 
t sets =? cle>ly ! factual & legal basis
 = ! decision4  7#d7 7,a7 ,any applicant
 aggriev$ by a decision r5d]$ "u        
subp>agraph 7,a7 or 7,b7 ( p>agraph 7#a7
 %all be entitl$ to file a petition =   
review ( t decision by an individual    
:o--  7i7 is ! ,secret>y or !           
,secret>y's designee )9 ! ,dep>tm5t (   
,labor2 &  7ii7 is indep5d5t ( ! entity 
r5d]+ t decision4  7,b7 ,9 ! ev5t ( any 
factual dispute conc]n+ a petition =    
review1 ! applicant may reque/ an       
adjudicatory he>+1 :i* %all be conduct$ 
on ! record pursuant to sections #eed1  
#eef1 & #eeg ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates  

,code4  7,c7 ,! ,secret>y 7or designee1 
if applicable7 %all1 be=e ! expiration (
 ! p]iod ( #cj days beg9n+ on ! date t !
 applicant fil$ ! petition = review 7or1
 if ! applicant reque/$ an adjudicatory 
he>+1 ! date ( ! end ( t he>+71 make a  
f9al det]m9ation & deliv] a copy ( t    
det]m9ation to all conc]n$ p>ties4 ,su* 
f9al det]m9ation %all be b9d+ on !      
entity responsible = r5d]+ ! decision "u
 p>agraph 7#a74  7,d7 ,if ! ,secret>y   
7or designee1 if applicable7 fails to   
make & deliv] su* f9al det]m9ation be=e 
! expiration ( su* p]iod 7or ! date ( ! 
end ( t he>+71 su* f9al det]m9ation %all
 be deem$ to be to approve !            
application4  7#e7 7,a7 ,not)/&+        
p>agraph 7#a71 = an application submitt$
 "u ?is ,act by an employ] seek+ to     
update /&>ds = a regi/]$ appr5tice%ip   
program1 ! ,secret>y ( ,labor %all r5d] 
a decision on t application be=e !      
expiration ( ! p]iod ( #fj cal5d> days  
beg9n+ on ! date on :i* t application 0 
submitt$4  7,b7 ,! decision %all be     

promptly provid$ to all conc]n$ p>ties 9
 a writ+ t sets =? cle>ly ! factual &   
legal basis = ! decision4  7,c7 ,if !   
,secret>y ( ,labor fails to provide !   
writt5 decision be=e ! expiration ( su* 
p]iod1 ! updat$ /&>ds %all be deem$ to  
be approv$4  7b7 ,judicial review ,a    
f9al det]m9ation "u p>agraph 7#d77;,c7  
or 7#e7 ( subsection 7a7 %all be b9d+ on
 ! applicant unless ! applicant files a 
petition = judicial review ( t f9al     
det]m9ation4 ,judicial review ( t       
det]m9ation %all be on ! record on :i* !
 f9al det]m9ation is bas$4  7c7         
,application ,= purposes ( ?is section1 
! t]m application includes any          
application = c]tification ( an         
appr5tice or regi/ration ( an           
appr5tice%ip program4  4  #d4           
,applicability ,! am5dm5t made by       
section #c ( ?is ,act %all apply to all 
applications fil$ aft] ! date ( enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act4