,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ide  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,april #bf1         
#bjag,mr4 ,cornyn 7for himself and ,mr4 
,peters7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,health1 ,education1     
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,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 in        
paragraph 7#af77;,b71 by striking and   
after the semicolon2  7#b7 in paragraph 
7#ag71 by striking the period at the end
 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