,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hgfb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #ag1 #bjbj 
,mr4 ,kim 7for himself and ,mr4         
,norcross7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,education and ,labor  ,a 
,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of    
,labor to make a determination on       
whether to approve an occupation as an  
apprenticeable occupation in a timely   
manner1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,fast ,track ,advanced              
,apprenticeships ,now ,act4  #b4 ,new   
apprenticeable occupations  7a7 ,in     
general ,the ,secretary of ,labor shall 
review and make a determination on      
whether to approve an occupation as an  
apprenticeable occupation not later than
 #de days after receiving an application
 from a person seeking such approval    
from the ,secretary4  7b7 ,estimated    
timeline ,if such determination is not  
made within #de days1 the ,secretary    

shall provide the applicant with a      
written explanation for the delay and   
offer an estimated timeline for a       
determination that does not exceed #ij  
days after the date of such written     
explanation4  #c4 ,industry recognized  
occupational standards  7a7 ,in general 
,the ,secretary shall convene1 on an    
ongoing basis and taking into           
consideration recommendations of the    
,national ,advisory ,committee on       
,apprenticeships1 as authorized under   
the ,act of ,august #af1 #aicg 7commonly
 referred to as the ,national           
,apprenticeship ,act71 the industry     
sector leaders and experts described in 
subsection 7b7 for the purposes of      
establishing or updating specific       
frameworks of industry-recognized       
occupational standards for              
apprenticeable occupations 7including   
potential apprenticeable occupations7   
that--  7#a7 meet the requirements of   
subpart ,a of part #bi1 and part #cj of 
title #bi1 ,code of ,federal            

,regulations 7as in effect on ,september
 #ah1 #bjbj72 and  7#b7 describe program
 scope and length1 related instruction1 
on-the-job training1 recognized         
postsecondary credentials1 and          
competencies1 and relevant timelines for
 review of such frameworks4  7b7        
,industry sector leaders and experts    
,the industry sector leaders and experts
 are employers1 industry associations1  
joint labor-management organizations1   
labor organizations1 education and      
training providers1 credential          
providers1 program participants1 and    
other stakeholders relevant to the      
sector or occupation for which the      
frameworks are being established or     
updated1 as determined by the           
,secretary4  7c7 ,priority              
industry-,recognized apprenticeable     
occupations ,in establishing frameworks 
under subsection 7a7 for the first time 
after the date enactment of this ,act1  
the ,secretary shall prioritize the     
establishment of such standards in      

high-skill1 high-wage1 or in-demand     
industry sectors and occupations4  #d4  
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7        
,apprenticeship ,the term apprenticeship
 or apprenticeship program means an     
apprenticeship--  7,a7 registered with  
the ,department of ,labor under the ,act
 of ,august #af1 #aicg 7commonly known  
as the ,national ,apprenticeship ,act2  
#ej ,stat4 #ffd1 chapter #ffc2 #bi      
,u4,s4,c4 #ej et seq471 or a ,state     
,apprenticeship ,agency recognized by   
the ,department of ,labor2 and  7,b7    
that complies with the requirements of  
subpart ,a of part #bi1 and part #cj of 
title #bi1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations 7as in effect on ,september
 #ah1 #bjbj74  7#b7 ,national           
apprenticeship system ,the term national
 apprenticeship system means the        
apprenticeship programs1 youth          
apprenticeship programs1 and            
pre-apprenticeship programs registered  
under the ,act of ,august #af1 #aicg    
7commonly referred to as the ,national  

,apprenticeship ,act74  7#c7 ,recognized
 postsecondary credential ,the term     
recognized postsecondary credential has 
the meaning given the term in section #c
 of the ,workforce ,innovation and      
,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #cajb71
 except that such term does not include 
a certificate of completion of an       
apprenticeship4  7#d7 ,secretary ,the   
term ,secretary means the ,secretary of 
,labor4  #e4 ,funding ,any funds        
appropriated under this ,act shall only 
be used for1 or provided to1 programs   
under the national apprenticeship       
system1 including any funds awarded for 
the purposes of grants1 contracts1 or   
cooperative agreements1 or the          
development1 implementation1 or         
administration1 of programs under the   
national apprenticeship system4