,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ebgh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ag1        
#bjba,mr4 ,neguse introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d     
title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to exp& 
! use ( qualifi$ appr5tices by milit>y  
con/ruction contractors4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,div]sity 9 ,appr5tice%ips ,act4  #b4   
,use ( qualifi$ appr5tices by milit>y   
con/ruction contractors  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t
 ( appr5tice%ip use c]tification        
requirem5t ,sub*apt] ,,iii ( *apt] #afi 
( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is    
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new     
section3  #bhgj4 ,use ( qualifi$        
appr5tices by milit>y con/ruction       
contractors  7a7 ,c]tification ,requir$ 
,! ,secret>y ( ,def5se %all require ea* 
(f]or = a contract = a milit>y          
con/ruction project to c]tify to !      
,secret>y t1 if aw>d$ su* a contract1 ! 
(f]or w-- 7#a7 e/abli% a goal t n less  

?an #bj p]c5t ( ! total work=ce employ$ 
9 ! p]=mance ( su* a contract are       
qualifi$ appr5tices2 &  7#b7 ensure t   
ea* contractor & subcontractor t employs
 f\r or m work]s 9 a p>ticul>           
classification to p]=m con/ruction      
activities on su* a contract %all employ
 "o or m qualifi$ appr5tices 9 ! same   
classification = ! purpose ( meet+ !    
goal e/abli%$ pursuant to p>agraph 7#a74
  7b7 ,inc5tives  7#a7 ,inc5tives relat$
 to goals ,! ,secret>y ( ,def5se %all   
develop inc5tives = (f]ors = a contract 
= milit>y con/ruction projects to meet  
or exce$ ! goals describ$ 9 subsection  
7a74  7#b7 ,inc5tives relat$ to         
contractors ,to promote ! use ( qualifi$
 appr5tices by milit>y con/ruction      
contractors1 ,congress enc\rages !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se to contract )       
wom5-own$1 m9ority-own$1 & small        
disadvantag$ bus9esses4  7c7            
,consid]ation ( use ( qualifi$          
appr5tices  7#a7 ,revision requir$ ,n   
lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t

 ( ?is section1 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se   
%all revise ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se       
,supplem5t to ! ,f$]al ,acquisition     
,regulation to require t ! sy/em us$ by 
! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t to monitor or record 
contractor pa/ p]=mance includes an     
analysis ( :e!r ! contractor has made a 
good fai? ef=t to meet or exce$ ! goal  
describ$ 9 subsection 7a71 includ+      
consid]ation ( ! actual numb] ( qualifi$
 appr5tices us$ by ! contractor on a    
contract = a milit>y con/ruction        
project1 z "p ( ! pa/ p]=mance rat+ (   
su* contractor4  7#b7 ,implem5tation ,^u
 revision ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se       
,supplem5t to ! ,f$]al ,acquisition     
,regulation1 contractors work+ on a     
milit>y con/ruction project %all submit 
to ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se su* reports or 
in=mation z requir$ by ! ,secret>y1 :i* 
may include total labor h\rs to be p]=m$
 on a contract = a milit>y con/ruction  
project1 ! numb] ( qualifi$ appr5tices  
to be employ$ on a contract = a milit>y 
con/ruction project1 & demographic      

in=mation on nontraditional appr5tice   
populations4  7d7 ,qualifi$ appr5tice   
def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m qualifi$    
appr5tice means an employee p>ticipat+ 9
 an appr5tice%ip program regi/]$ ) !    
,(fice ( ,appr5tice%ip ( ! ,employm5t   
,tra9+ ,adm9i/ration ( ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,labor or a ,/ate appr5tice%ip ag5cy    
recogniz$ by ! ,(fice ( ,appr5tice%ip   
pursuant to ! ,act ( ,augu/ #af1 #aicg  
7popul>ly kn[n z ! ,national            
,appr5tice%ip ,act2 #bi ,u4,s4,c4 #ej et
 seq474  7e7 ,appr5tice-to-,j\rneywork] 
,ratio ,no?+ 9 ?is section %all relieve 
a contractor or subcontractor on a      
milit>y con/ruction project ( !         
obligation ( ! contractor or            
subcontractor to comply ) all applicable
 requirem5ts = appr5tice-to-j\rneywork] 
ratios e/abli%$ by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,labor 
or ! ,/ate ,appr5tice%ip ,ag5cy1 :i*ev] 
applies 9 ! ,/ate 9 :i* ! milit>y       
con/ruction project is c>ri$ out4  7f7  
,applicability ,subsection 7a7 %all     
apply ) respect to ea* milit>y          

con/ruction project ^: fir/ adv]tisem5t 
= bid occurs on or aft] ! end ( ! "o-ye>
 p]iod beg9n+ on ! date ( ! enactm5t (  
?is section4  4  7b7 ,reports to        
,congress ,n lat] ?an ?ree mon?s aft] ! 
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 n9e mon?s 
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 &  
^u revision ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se     
,supplem5t to ! ,f$]al ,acquisition     
,regulation requir$ by subsection 7c7 ( 
section #bhgj ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 z add$ by subsection 7a71 !     
,secret>y ( ,def5se %all submit to !    
,committees on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate
 & ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report   
provid+ a /atus update on !             
implem5tation ( ! requirem5ts ( su*     
section4 ,ea* /atus update %all id5tify 
major mile/ones 9 su* implem5tation1    
*all5ges to su* implem5tation1 & su* o!r
 in=mation z ! ,secret>y consid]s       
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