,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hgff  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #ag1       
#bjbj,mr4 ,pappas introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,education and ,labor 
,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of 
,labor to provide for data collection   
and dissemination of information        
regarding programs under the national   
apprenticeship system1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,apprenticeship     
,program ,national ,scorecard ,act4  #b4
 ,information collection and            
dissemination ,the ,secretary of ,labor 
shall provide for data collection and   
dissemination of information regarding  
programs under the national             
apprenticeship system1 including-- 7#a7 
not later than #a year after the date of
 the enactment of this ,act1            
establishing and supporting a single    
information technology infrastructure to
 support data collection and reporting  

from ,state ,apprenticeship ,agencies1  
,state ,offices of ,apprenticeship1     
grantees1 program sponsors1 and program 
administrators under the national       
apprenticeship system by providing for a
 data infrastructure that-- 7,a7 is     
developed and maintained by the         
,secretary1 with input from national    
data and privacy experts1 is informed by
 best practices on public provision of  
credential information1 and to the      
extent practicable1 aligns with the     
technology infrastructure for related   
,federal programs1 such as the          
technology infrastructure used under the
 ,workforce ,innovation and ,opportunity
 ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #caja et seq472    
7,b7 best meets the needs of the        
national apprenticeship system          
stakeholders reporting data to the      
,secretary or ,state ,apprenticeship    
,agencies1 including through the        
provision of technical assistance and   
financial assistance as necessary to    
ensure reporting systems are equipped to

 report into a single information       
technology infrastructure2 and  7,c7 is 
aligned with data from the performance  
data as required by the ,secretary2 and 
7#b7 providing for data sharing that    
includes making nonpersonally           
identifiable apprenticeship data        
available on a publicly accessible      
website that is searchable and          
comparable1 through the use of common1  
linked1 open-data description language1 
such as the credential transparency     
description language or a substantially 
similar resource1 so that interested    
parties can become aware of             
apprenticeship opportunities and of     
program outcomes that best meets the    
needs of youth apprentices1             
pre-apprentices1 and apprentices1       
employers1 education and training       
providers1 program sponsors1 and        
relevant stakeholders1 including-- 7,a7 
information on program offerings under  
the national apprenticeship system based
 on geographical location and           

apprenticeable occupation2  7,b7        
information on education and training   
providers providing opportunities under 
such system1 including whether programs 
under such system offer dual or         
concurrent enrollment programs1         
articulation agreements1 and recognized 
postsecondary credentials as part of the
 program offerings2  7,c7 information   
about the educational and occupational  
credentials and related competencies of 
programs under such system2 and  7,d7   
information based on the most recent    
data available to the ,secretary that is
 consistent with national standards and 
practices4  #c4 ,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 ,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  #d4 ,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