,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hghi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ai1         
#bjbj,mrs4 ,luria introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,education & ,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
direct ! ,secret>y ( ,labor to ent] into
 int]ag5cy agreem5ts to promote &       
support integration & alignm5t (        
programs "u ! national appr5tice%ip     
sy/em ) second>y1 po/second>y1 & adult  
education1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,appr5tice%ip ,program ,cle>+h\se ,act4 
#b4 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] !  
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 9 ord] to   
coop]ate ) ! ,secret>y ( ,education &   
promote aw>5ess & adoption (            
appr5tice%ip programs1 ! ,secret>y (    
,labor %all-- 7#a7 ent] into an         
int]ag5cy agreem5t ) ! ,secret>y (      
,education to promote & support         
integration & alignm5t ( programs "u !  
national appr5tice%ip sy/em ) second>y1 
po/second>y1 & adult education1 ?r\gh ! 

activities describ$ 9 ?is ,act2 &  7#b7 
submit to ! ,committee on ,education &  
,labor ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & !  
,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1       
,labor1 & ,p5sions ( ,s5ate1 su*        
agreem5t & any modifications to su*     
agreem5t4  #c4 ,be/ practice developm5t 
& %>+  7a7 ,dissem9ation ,su* int]ag5cy 
agreem5t %all require t ! ,secret>ies   
dissem9ate in=mation on ! value (       
programs "u ! national appr5tice%ip     
sy/em1 includ+ relevant placem5t1       
ret5tion1 & e>n+s in=mation1 labor m>ket
 data f ! local area1 & sector =eca/s to
 det]m9e high-skill1 high-wage1 or      
9-dem& indu/ry sectors or occupations ( 
su* programs1 to local education & tra9+
 provid]s1 labor organizations1 or      
jo9t-labor managem5t organizations      
7includ+ ^? repres5t+ tea*]s74  7b7     
,cle>+h\se ,su* agreem5t %all require ! 
,secret>ies to create a cle>+h\se ( be/ 
practices-- 7#a7 = improv+ p]=mance &   
increas+ alignm5t ( education & programs
 "u ! national appr5tice%ip sy/em1      

includ+ c>e] pa?ways2 &  7#b7 publicly  
dissem9ate in=mation & res\rces on--    
7,a7 replicable relat$ in/ruction &     
on-!-job le>n+2 &  7,b7 h[ to build an  
und]/&+ ( appr5tice%ip opportunities    
available to /ud5ts4  #d4 ,data %>+     
agreem5t ,! ,secret>ies %all dissem9ate 
be/ practices = ! alignm5t ( education  
records & records ( programs "u !       
national appr5tice%ip sy/em1 includ+    
in=mation on program p>ticipants :o     
enroll 91 complete1 & receive academic  
cr$it = po/second>y c\rsework :ile      
p>ticipat+ 9 su* a program4  #e4        
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7           
,appr5tice%ip ,! t]m appr5tice%ip or    
appr5tice%ip program means an           
appr5tice%ip-- 7,a7 regi/]$ ) !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,labor "u ! ,act ( ,augu/   
#af1 #aicg 7commonly kn[n z ! ,national 
,appr5tice%ip ,act2 #ej ,/at4 #ffd1     
*apt] #ffc2 #bi ,u4,s4,c4 #ej et seq471 
or a ,/ate ,appr5tice%ip ,ag5cy         
recogniz$ by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,labor2 &    
7,b7 t complies ) ! requirem5ts ( subp>t

 ,a ( "p #bi1 & "p #cj ( title #bi1     
,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations 7z 9 effect 
on ,septemb] #ah1 #bjbj74  7#b7         
,national appr5tice%ip sy/em ,! t]m     
national appr5tice%ip sy/em means !     
appr5tice%ip programs1 y\? appr5tice%ip 
programs1 & pre-appr5tice%ip programs   
regi/]$ "u ! ,act ( ,augu/ #af1 #aicg   
7commonly ref]r$ to z ! ,national       
,appr5tice%ip ,act74  7#c7 ,recogniz$   
po/second>y cr$5tial ,! t]m recogniz$   
po/second>y cr$5tial has ! mean+ giv5 ! 
t]m 9 section #c ( ! ,work=ce           
,innovation & ,opportunity ,act 7#bi    
,u4,s4,c4 #cajb71 except t su* t]m does 
n include a c]tificate ( completion ( an
 appr5tice%ip4  7#d7 ,secret>y ,! t]m   
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( ,labor4   
#f4 ,fund+ ,any funds appropriat$ "u ?is
 ,act %all only be us$ =1 or provid$ to1
 programs "u ! national appr5tice%ip    
sy/em1 includ+ any funds aw>d$ = !      
purposes ( grants1 contracts1 or        
coop]ative agreem5ts1 or ! developm5t1  
implem5tation1 or adm9i/ration1 (       

program "u ! national appr5tice%ip      
sy/em4