,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ecc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #ad1        
#bjai,mr4 ,brown of ,maryland 7for      
himself1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 and ,ms4       
,clarke of ,new ,york7 introduced the   
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,oversight and ,reform
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #da1       
,united ,states ,code1 to require the   
head of each executive agency to        
consider the existence of qualified     
training programs of contractors in the 
award of certain contracts4  #a4        
,consideration of contractors with      
qualified training programs  7a7        
,consideration of contractors with      
qualified training programs  7#a7 ,in   
general ,chapter #dg of title #da1      
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
inserting after section #dgab the       
following new section3  #dgac4          
,consideration of contractors with      
qualified training programs  7a7        
,consideration ,the head of each        

executive agency shall1 to the maximum  
extent practicable1 consider the        
existence of qualified training programs
 of contractors by requiring a          
contracting officer1 in the evaluation  
of offers for any contract in an amount 
greater than #be1jjj1jjj--  7#a7 to     
consider the existence of a qualified   
training program of an offeror as a     
factor in the evaluation2  7#b7 to give 
consideration to an offeror that        
provides comprehensive training and     
education programs to develop its       
workforce1 consistent with needs of the 
agency2 and  7#c7 in the consideration  
of past performance of an incumbent     
contractor1 to consider the manner in   
which the incumbent contractor is       
educating1 investing1 and retaining the 
contractor's workforce4  7b7 ,incentives
 ,the head of each executive agency     
shall develop workforce development     
investment incentives for contractors4  
7c7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in   
this section may be construed as        

altering or superceding the             
applicability of existing work force    
development investment incentives for   
contractors4  7d7 ,qualified training   
program defined ,the term qualified     
training program means any of the       
following3 7#a7 ,a program eligible to  
receive funds under the ,workforce      
,innovation and ,opportunity ,act 7#bi  
,u4,s4,c4 #caja et seq474  7#b7 ,a      
program eligible to receive funds under 
the ,carl ,d4 ,perkins ,career and      
,technical ,education ,act of #bjjf 7#ba
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bcja et seq474  7#c7 ,a     
program registered under the ,act of    
,august #af1 #aicg 7commonly known as   
the ,national ,apprenticeship ,act2     
,stat4 #ffd1 chapter #ffc2 #bi ,u4,s4,c4
 #ej et seq474  7#d7 ,any other ,federal
 program determined to be a qualified   
training program for purposes of this   
section by the head of the executive    
agency4  4  7#b7 ,clerical amendment    
,the table of sections at the beginning 
of such chapter is amended by inserting 

after the item relating to section #dgab
 the following new item3  #dgac4        
,consideration of contractors with      
qualified training programs4  4  7b7    
,applicability ,this ,act and the       
amendments made by this ,act apply with 
respect to contracts awarded on or after
 the date that is #ahj days after the   
date of the enactment of this ,act4