,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #gfj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #ab1 #bjai   
,mr4 ,peters 7for himself and ,mrs4     
,capito7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,health1 ,education1     
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
enable registered apprenticeship        
programs to better serve veterans1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,support 
for ,veterans in ,effective             
,apprenticeships ,act of #bjai4  #b4    
,improved apprenticeship program        
coordination between the ,department of 
,labor and the ,department of ,veterans 
,affairs  7a7 ,definition of registered 
apprenticeship program ,in this ,act1   
the term registered apprenticeship      
program means an apprenticeship program 
registered under the ,act of ,august    
#af1 #aicg 7#ej ,stat4 #ffd2 commonly   
referred to as the ,national            
,apprenticeship ,act74  7b7 ,additional 

registered apprenticeship program       
requirements ,the ,secretary of ,labor  
shall amend the rules and procedures    
regarding registered apprenticeship     
programs to include the following       
requirements3  7#a7 ,each sponsor of a  
program applying to be a registered     
apprenticeship program shall provide a  
written assurance to the ,secretary     
that1 upon the program's approval as a  
registered apprenticeship program1 the  
sponsor will--  7,a7 complete1 for each 
program location1 all enrollment        
requirements to obtain approval under   
chapters #cj through #cf of title #ch1  
,united ,states ,code1 to allow         
individuals eligible for educational    
assistance available under such chapters
 to use such assistance for the         
registered apprenticeship program1      
including the requirement of designating
 a ,certifying ,official2 and  7,b7     
agree to record and maintain the records
 concerning the registered              
apprenticeship program required in order

 for individuals eligible for           
educational assistance under title #ch1 
,united ,states ,code1 to use such      
assistance for enrollment in the        
registered apprenticeship program4  7#b7
 7,a7 ,to the extent practicable1 a     
registered apprenticeship program shall 
grant advanced standing or credit1 and  
provide increased wages commensurate to 
such standing or credit1 for any        
individual eligible for educational     
assistance under title #ch1 ,united     
,states ,code1 who--  7i7 is enrolled in
 the registered apprenticeship program2 
and  7ii7 7,i7 has a demonstrated       
competency applicable to the            
apprenticeship occupation2 or  7,,ii7   
has acquired experience1 training or    
skills through military service that is 
applicable to the apprenticeship        
occupation4  7,b7 ,notwithstanding      
subparagraph 7,a71 in the case of a     
registered apprenticeship program that  
has preferential language for veterans  
already in the program's apprenticeship 

policies and standards as of the date of
 enactment of this ,act1 the registered 
apprenticeship program may continue     
awarding advanced standing or credit for
 veterans in accordance with such       
existing apprenticeship program policies
 and standards4  7#c7 ,when the         
,secretary of ,labor initially approves 
a registered apprenticeship program1 the
 ,secretary shall provide a copy of the 
certificate of registration to--  7,a7  
the ,state approving agency designated  
under chapter #cf of title #ch1 ,united 
,states ,code1 for the ,state where the 
headquarters of the registered          
apprenticeship program's sponsor are    
located2 and  7,b7 the ,state approving 
agency1 as determined under the rules   
and procedures implementing the ,act of 
,august #af1 #aicg 7#ej ,stat4 #ffd2    
commonly referred to as the ,national   
,apprenticeship ,act71 where the        
registered apprenticeship program is    
located4