,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ecc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ad1 #bjai,mr4
 ,br[n ( ,m>yl& 7= himself1 ,ms4        
,bonamici1 & ,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new ,york7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,ov]sight & ,re=m  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d title #da1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to require ! head ( ea*   
executive ag5cy to consid] ! exi/5ce (  
qualifi$ tra9+ programs ( contractors 9 
! aw>d ( c]ta9 contracts4  #a4          
,consid]ation ( contractors ) qualifi$  
tra9+ programs  7a7 ,consid]ation (     
contractors ) qualifi$ tra9+ programs   
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] #dg ( title #da1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ 
aft] section #dgab ! foll[+ new section3
  #dgac4 ,consid]ation ( contractors )  
qualifi$ tra9+ programs  7a7            
,consid]ation ,! head ( ea* executive   
ag5cy %all1 to ! maximum ext5t          
practicable1 consid] ! exi/5ce (        
qualifi$ tra9+ programs ( contractors by
 requir+ a contract+ (fic]1 9 !         

evaluation ( (f]s = any contract 9 an   
am\nt great] ?an #be1jjj1jjj--  7#a7 to 
consid] ! exi/5ce ( a qualifi$ tra9+    
program ( an (f]or z a factor 9 !       
evaluation2  7#b7 to give consid]ation  
to an (f]or t provides compreh5sive     
tra9+ & education programs to develop   
its work=ce1 consi/5t ) ne$s ( ! ag5cy2 
&  7#c7 9 ! consid]ation ( pa/ p]=mance 
( an incumb5t contractor1 to consid] !  
mann] 9 :i* ! incumb5t contractor is    
educat+1 inve/+1 & reta9+ ! contractor's
 work=ce4  7b7 ,inc5tives ,! head ( ea* 
executive ag5cy %all develop work=ce    
developm5t inve/m5t inc5tives =         
contractors4  7c7 ,rule ( con/ruction   
,no?+ 9 ?is section may be con/ru$ z    
alt]+ or sup]c$+ ! applicability ( exi/+
 "w =ce developm5t inve/m5t inc5tives = 
contractors4  7d7 ,qualifi$ tra9+       
program def9$ ,! t]m qualifi$ tra9+     
program means any ( ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,a   
program eligible to receive funds "u !  
,work=ce ,innovation & ,opportunity ,act
 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #caja et seq474  7#b7 ,a

 program eligible to receive funds "u ! 
,c>l ,d4 ,p]k9s ,c>e] & ,te*nical       
,education ,act ( #bjjf 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4  
#bcja et seq474  7#c7 ,a program regi/]$
 "u ! ,act ( ,augu/ #af1 #aicg 7commonly
 kn[n z ! ,national ,appr5tice%ip ,act2 
,/at4 #ffd1 *apt] #ffc2 #bi ,u4,s4,c4   
#ej et seq474  7#d7 ,any o!r ,f$]al     
program det]m9$ to be a qualifi$ tra9+  
program = purposes ( ?is section by !   
head ( ! executive ag5cy4  4  7#b7      
,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( sections at 
! beg9n+ ( su* *apt] is am5d$ by ins]t+ 
aft] ! item relat+ to section #dgab !   
foll[+ new item3  #dgac4 ,consid]ation (
 contractors ) qualifi$ tra9+ programs4 
4  7b7 ,applicability ,?is ,act & !     
am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act apply )       
respect to contracts aw>d$ on or aft] ! 
date t is #ahj days aft] ! date ( !     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4