,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fbdg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ab1 #bjbj,mr4   
,kri%namoor?i 7= himself & ,mr4 ,meus]7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,education & ,labor  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a competitive grant
 program at ! ,u4,s4 ,dep>tm5t (        
,education to support ! developm5t1     
production1 & di/ribution ( public m$ia 
programm+ design$ to prep>e ,am]icans = 
9-dem& occupations t address ! ne$s (   
,/ate & local economies4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,p>tn]%ips = ,am]ican ,jobs ,act4  #b4  
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,! t]ms   
c>e] pa?way1 ,/ate bo>d1 & local bo>d h 
! mean+s giv5 ! t]ms 9 section #c ( !   
,work=ce ,innovation & ,opportunity ,act
 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #cajb74  7#b7 ,! t]m    
digital m$ia programm+ means video &    
audio programm+ t may be deliv]$ ?r\gh a
 v>iety ( m$ia plat=ms1 includ+ broadca/
 television & radio1 ! int]net1 mobile  
devices1 & o!r plat=ms4  7#c7 ,! t]m    

9-dem& indu/ry sector or occupation has 
! mean+ giv5 9 section #c ( ! ,work=ce  
,innovation & ,opportunity ,act 7#bi    
,u4,s4,c4 #cajb74  7#d7 ,! t]m          
in/itutions ( high] education has !     
mean+ giv5 9 section #ajb ( ! ,high]    
,education ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja74  
7#e7 ,! t]ms local educational ag5cy &  
,/ate educational ag5cy h ! mean+s giv5 
su* t]ms 9 section #haja ( ! ,elem5t>y &
 ,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj 
,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74  7#f7 ,! t]ms public  
broadca/ /ation & public                
telecommunications entity h ! mean+s    
giv5 su* t]ms 9 section #cig ( !        
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #cig74  7#g7 ,! t]m ,secret>y 
means ! ,secret>y ( ,education4  #c4    
,purpose ,! purpose ( ?is ,act is to    
support ! developm5t & di/ribution (    
digital m$ia programm+ t-- 7#a7 promotes
 middle s*ool1 high s*ool1 & po/second>y
 /ud5t entrance into 9-dem& occupations2
  7#b7 promotes /ud5t entrance into c>e]
 pa?way programs t provide su*          

prep>ation2 &  7#c7 assi/s 9 meet+ !    
ne$s ( ,/ate & local economies ?r\gh    
increas$ work]s 9 9-dem& indu/ry sectors
 or occupations4  #d4 ,program au?oriz$ 
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,education1 
9 consultation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,labor1  
may aw>d competitive grants to1 or ent] 
into contracts or coop]ative agreem5ts  
)1 eligible entities describ$ 9         
subsection 7c7 to enable su* entities-- 
7#a7 to develop1 produce1 & di/ribute   
educational & promotional digital m$ia  
programm+ t is design$-- 7,a7 to        
illu/rate ! value ( c>e] pa?ways 9      
9-dem& indu/ry sectors & occupations2   
7,b7 to enc\rage second>y & po/second>y 
graduation & demon/rate successful /ud5t
 outcomes2  7,c7 to in=m "y ,am]icans1  
p>ticul>ly ^? :o live 9 communities n   
curr5tly s]v$ by c>e] pa?way programs1 (
 a full range ( second>y or po/second>y 
education options :i* align ) ! skill   
ne$s ( indu/ries 9 ! economy ( ! ,/ate  
or a locality z specifi$ 9 subp>agraph  
7,d72 &  7,d7 to address ! economic ne$s

 ( a ,/ate z specifi$ 9 ! unifi$ ,/ate  
plan t su* ,/ate e/abli%$ "u section    
#ajb ( ! ,work=ce ,innovation &         
,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #caab7 
or locality z specifi$ 9 a local plan   
e/abli%$ "u section #ajh ( su* ,act 7#bi
 ,u4,s4,c4 #cabc7 ?r\gh enc\ragem5t (   
/ud5ts & work]s to ent] pr(essions &    
occupations relat$ to 9-dem& indu/ries  
or occupations2  7#b7 to facilitate !   
developm5t1 directly or ?r\gh contracts 
) produc]s ( educational television &   
audio programm+1 ( educational programm+
 = middle s*ool1 high s*ool1 &          
po/second>y le>n]s1 & accompany+ support
 mat]ials & s]vices t promote !         
effective use ( su* programm+2  7#c7 to 
facilitate ! developm5t ( programm+1    
digital cont5t1 & support mat]ials1 =   
p>5ts1 educators1 specializ$            
in/ructional support p]sonnel1 &        
employ]s1 t is design$ = di/ribution ov]
 ! broadca/ *annels ( television & radio
 public broadca/ /ations & ! int]net2 & 
7#d7 to contract ) entities 7su* z      

public telecommunications entities7 to  
dissem9ate & di/ribute programm+        
develop$ "u ?is ,act to ! wide/ possible
 audi5ce ?r\gh ! mo/ appropriate        
di/ribution te*nologies1 includ+        
broadca/ & onl9e plat=ms4  7b7          
,availability ,9 aw>d+ grants1          
contracts1 or coop]ative agreem5ts "u   
?is section1 ! ,secret>y %all ensure t  
eligible entities make programm+ widely 
available1 ) support mat]ials z         
appropriate1 to local educational       
ag5cies1 in/itutions ( high] education1 
work=ce developm5t sy/ems1 & employ]s 9 
relevant indu/ries4  7c7 ,eligible      
entities ,to be eligible to receive a   
grant1 contract or coop]ative agreem5t  
"u ?is section an entity %all be a      
public telecommunications entity t is   
able to demon/rate ea* ( ! foll[+3 7#a7 
,a capacity to contract = ! developm5t &
 national di/ribution ( educational &   
promotional video1 audio1 & o!r m$ia    
programm+ t is accessible by middle     
s*ool1 high s*ool1 & po/second>y le>n]s4

  7#b7 ,a capacity to di/ribute         
programm+1 digital cont5t1 & support    
mat]ials1 = p>5ts1 educators1 specializ$
 in/ructional support p]sonnel1 &       
employ]s1 t is design$ = di/ribution ov]
 ! broadca/ *annels ( television & radio
 public broadca/ /ations & ! int]net4   
7#c7 ,a capacity1 consi/5t ) ! entity's 
mission & nonpr(it nature1 to negotiate 
! contracts describ$ 9 p>agraphs 7#b7 & 
7#d7 ( subsection 7a7 9 a mann] t       
returns to ! entity an appropriate %>e (
 any ancill>y income f sales ( any      
program-relat$ products4  7#d7 ,a       
capacity to localize programm+ &        
mat]ials to meet specific ,/ate & local 
ne$s & to provide educational outrea* at
 ! local level4  #e4 ,coord9ation (     
activities  7a7 ,consultation ) !       
,secret>y ,an eligible entity receiv+ a 
grant1 contract1 or coop]ative agreem5t 
"u ?is ,act %all consult ) ! ,secret>y--
 7#a7 to maximize ! utilization (       
educational programm+ by second>y &     
po/second>y le>n]s1 & make su* programm+

 widely available to f$]ally fund$      
programs s]v+ su* populations2 &  7#b7  
to coord9ate activities ) ,f$]al1 ,/ate1
 & local programs t support work=ce     
developm5t & c>e] & te*nical education1 
includ+ programs "u ! ,c>l ,d4 ,p]k9s   
,c>e] & ,te*nical ,education ,act (     
#bjjf 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bcja et seq471 !  
,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act ( 
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcja et seq471 !  
,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj     
,u4,s4,c4 #ajja et seq471 & ! ,work=ce  
,innovation & ,opportunity ,act 7#bi    
,u4,s4,c4 #caja et seq474  7b7          
,coord9ation ) o!r entities ,to ! ext5t 
feasible1 an eligible entity receiv+ a  
grant1 contract1 or coop]ative agreem5t 
%all also coord9ate its activity "u su* 
aw>d ) ! activities ( "o or m ( ! foll[+
 entities3 7#a7 ,employ]s4  7#b7        
,work=ce developm5t pr(essionals &      
ag5cies4  7#c7 ,educators4  7#d7 ,labor 
organizations4  7#e7 ,jo9t              
labor-managem5t p>tn]%ips4  7#f7 ,/ate  
educational ag5cies & local educational 

ag5cies4  7#g7 ,/ate bo>ds & local      
bo>ds4  7#h7 ,in/itutions ( high]       
education4  7#i7 ,bus9ess c\ncils4  #f4 
,applications ,an eligible entity desir+
 to receive a grant1 contract1 or       
coop]ative agreem5t "u ?is ,act %all    
submit to ! ,secret>y 9 consultation ) !
 ,secret>y ( ,labor an application at   
su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 & conta9+ su*      
in=mation z ! ,secret>y may reasonably  
require4 ,?is application mu/ include-- 
7#a7 ! full scale & cont5t ( ! programm+
 to be produc$2  7#b7 ! population &    
geographic area to be t>get$ by !       
programm+2  7#c7 ! economic ne$ ( !     
,/ate or locality t ! programm+ is      
design$ to meet ?r\gh increas$          
p>ticipation 9 9-dem& indu/ries &       
occupations2 &  7#d7 ! initiatives to be
 und]tak5 by ! eligible entity to       
develop public-private p>tn]%ips to     
secure non-,f$]al support = !           
developm5t1 di/ribution1 & broadca/ ( ! 
programm+4  #g4 ,reports & evaluations  
7a7 ,bi5nial report to ! secret>y ,an   

eligible entity receiv+ a grant1        
contract1 or coop]ative agreem5t "u ?is 
,act %all prep>e & submit to ! ,secret>y
 a bi5nial report t conta9s su*         
in=mation z ! ,secret>y may require4 ,at
 a m9imum1 ! report %all describe !     
activities und]tak5 ) funds receiv$ "u !
 grant1 contract1 or coop]ative         
agreem5t1 includ+ ea* ( ! foll[+3 7#a7  
,! programm+ t has be5 develop$1        
directly or indirectly1 by ! eligible   
entity4  7#b7 ,! t>get population = ?is 
programm+4  7#c7 ,! economic ne$s ( !   
,/ate or locality 7z id5tifi$ 9 !       
application ( ! eligible entity "u      
section #f7c77 t ?is programm+ 0        
attempt+ to meet ?r\gh ! enc\ragem5t (  
new work]s 9 9-dem& sectors &           
occupations4  7#d7 ,! degree to :i* !   
numb] ( work]s work+ 9 su* 9-dem&       
sectors & occupations has increas$ s9ce 
! programm+ 0 di/ribut$4  7#e7 ,! means 
by :i* programm+ develop$ "u ?is section
 has be5 di/ribut$1 & ! geographic      
di/ribution a*iev$4  7#f7 ,! initiatives

 und]tak5 by ! eligible entity to       
develop public-private p>tn]%ips to     
secure non-,f$]al support = !           
developm5t1 di/ribution1 & broadca/ (   
educational & promotional programm+4    
7b7 ,report to congress ,! ,secret>y    
%all prep>e & submit to ! relevant      
committees ( ,congress a bi5nial report 
t includes ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,a summ>y ( ! 
activities assi/$ "u ?is ,act4  7#b7 ,a 
description ( ! educational &           
promotional mat]ials made available "u  
section #d7;a77#d71 & ! mann] 9 :i* su* 
mat]ials h be5 di/ribut$ 9 accordance ) 
su* section4  #h4 ,adm9i/rative co/s ,an
 eligible entity t receives a grant1    
contract1 or coop]ative agreem5t "u ?is 
,act may use up to #e p]c5t ( ! am\nt   
receiv$ "u ! grant1 contract1 or        
agreem5t = ! normal & cu/om>y exp5ses ( 
adm9i/]+ ! grant1 contract1 or agreem5t4
  #i4 ,subject to appropriations ,!     
au?ority provid$ by section #d may be   
ex]cis$ only to su* ext5t & 9 su* am\nts
 z are provid$ 9 advance 9              

appropriations ,acts4