,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ahdh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ba1 #bjai,mr4
 ,loebsack 7for himself and ,mr4        
,mullin7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce1 and in addition  
to the ,committee on ,education and     
,labor1 for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the ,speaker1 in each case
 for consideration of such provisions as
 fall within the jurisdiction of the    
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend the ,communications ,act of #aicd 
to direct the ,federal ,communications  
,commission to carry out a grant program
 to make grants for the establishment or
 expansion of job training programs for 
communications tower service1           
construction1 and maintenance4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,communications ,jobs ,training ,act
 of #bjai4  #b4 ,findings ,congress     
finds that--  7#a7 the reorganization of
 broadcast television spectrum under    

section #fdjc7;b7 of the ,middle ,class 
,tax ,relief and ,job ,creation ,act of 
#bjab 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #adeb7;b771 the    
establishment of the ,first ,responder  
,network ,authority 7,first,net7 under  
such ,act1 and advances toward #e;,g    
technology have created high demand for 
communications tower service1           
construction1 maintenance1 and          
structural modification2  7#b7          
additional job training is necessary to 
meet such demand2 and  7#c7 enhancement 
of communications tower service is      
essential to the ,nation's economy1     
competitiveness1 homeland security1 and 
vital communications capabilities4  #c4 
,communications tower job training grant
 program ,part ,i of title ,,iii of the 
,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg      
,u4,s4,c4 #cja et seq47 is amended by   
adding at the end the following3  #cdd4 
,communications tower job training grant
 program  7a7 ,in general ,the          
,commission1 in consultation with the   
,secretary of ,education1 shall carry   

out a grant program to make grants to   
covered entities to establish or expand 
job training programs for communications
 tower service1 construction1           
maintenance1 and structural             
modification4  7b7 ,application ,to be  
eligible to receive a grant under this  
section1 a covered entity shall submit  
an application to the ,commission at    
such time1 in such manner1 and          
containing such information as the      
,commission may require4  7c7 ,deadline 
,the ,commission shall begin accepting  
applications for grants under this      
section not later than the date that is 
#ij days after the date of the enactment
 of this section4  7d7 ,reports to      
,congress ,not later than #a year after 
the date of the enactment of this       
section1 and annually thereafter1 the   
,commission shall submit to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of  
the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation of the ,senate a report 

on the grant program carried out under  
this section that includes1 with respect
 to the #a-year period preceding the    
date of the submission of the report--  
7#a7 the number and total dollar amount 
of grants made under this section2  7#b7
 the number of individuals and crews    
trained to perform communications tower 
service1 construction1 maintenance1 and 
structural modification using grant     
funds2 and  7#c7 the number of          
communications towers on which service1 
construction1 maintenance1 or structural
 modification was performed by          
individuals or crews while participating
 in job training programs receiving     
grant funds4  7e7 ,definitions ,in this 
section3 7#a7 ,communications tower ,the
 term communications tower means a      
structure that transmits broadcast radio
 signals1 commercial mobile service 7as 
defined in section #ccb7 signals1 or    
commercial mobile data service 7as      
defined in section #fjja of the ,middle 
,class ,tax ,relief and ,job ,creation  

,act of #bjab 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #adja77    
signals4  7#b7 ,covered entity ,the term
 covered entity means-- 7,a7 a junior or
 community college 7as defined in       
section #cab7;f7 of the ,higher         
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajeh7;f7772  7,b7 a postsecondary      
vocational institution 7as defined in   
section #ajb7;c7 of the ,higher         
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajjb7;c7772  7,c7 an area career and   
technical education school 7as defined  
in section #c of the ,carl ,d4 ,perkins 
,career and ,technical ,education ,act  
of #bjjf 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #bcjb772 or     
7,d7 any organization that provides     
career and technical education 7as      
defined in such section7 to veterans 7as
 defined in section #aja of title #ch1  
,united ,states ,code74  7f7            
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to     
carry out this section #bj1jjj1jjj for  
each of the fiscal years #bjbj through  
#bjbb4 ,amounts appropriated under this 

subsection are authorized to remain     
available until expended4  4