,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gade  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ag1 #bjbb ,mrs4 
,trahan 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,morelle1 & ,mr4
 ,cr[7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education &  
,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to enc\rage employ] 
p>ticipation 9 appr5tice%ip programs4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,appr5tice%ip ,support = ,small       
,employ]s & ,teams ,act or ! ,,asset    
,act4  #b4 ,au?orization ( grants1      
contracts1 & coop]ative agreem5ts ,!    
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,(fice ( ,appr5tice%ip 
( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,labor %all aw>d grants1
 contracts1 or coop]ative agreem5ts to  
eligible entities on a competitive basis
 = ! foll[+ purposes3  7#a7 ,enc\rag+   
employ] p>ticipation ,to enc\rage       
employ] p>ticipation 9 appr5tice%ip     
programs-- 7,a7 t t>get individuals )   
b>ri]s to employm5t 9 y\? appr5tice%ip1 
pre-appr5tice%ip1 or appr5tice%ip       
programs1 prioritiz+ nontraditional     
appr5tice%ip populations su* z wom51    

m9orities1 long-t]m unemploy$1          
individuals ) a disability1 individuals 
) sub/ance abuse issues1 vet]ans1       
milit>y sp\ses1 individuals exp]i5c+    
homelessness1 individuals impact$ by !  
crim9al or juv5ile ju/ice sy/em1 & fo/] 
& =m] fo/] y\?2  7,b7 t are 9 high-ne$  
social s]vice-relat$ indu/ries1 sectors1
 or occupations1 su* z direct c>e work]s
 & e>ly *ildhood educators2  7,c7 t     
t>get individuals curr5tly or rec5tly   
inc>c]at$2 or  7,d7 among small- &      
m$ium-siz$ employ]s4  7#b7 ,9-dem&      
indu/ry sector or occupation grants =   
small- & m$ium-siz$ bus9esses ,an       
eligible entity t receives funds "u ?is 
section %all use su* funds to enc\rage  
p>ticipation ( small- & m$ium-siz$      
bus9esses 9 appr5tice%ip programs1 :i*  
may include--  7,a7 provid+ f9ancial    
assi/ance to employ]s to support co/s   
relat$ to ! programs1 su* z tra9+       
incumb5t work]s z m5tors or employees   
sup]vis+ ! on-!-job le>n+2  7,b7        
support+ ! co/ ( relat$ in/ruction or   

wages = program p>ticipants dur+ relat$ 
in/ruction2  7,c7 provid+ te*nical      
assi/ance to small- & m$ium-siz$        
bus9esses on ! program regi/ration      
process & lev]ag+ o!r available funds to
 support c>ry+ out su* programs2 or     
7,d7 e/abli%+ or exp&+ p>tn]%ips to     
support program developm5t or expansion1
 includ+ e/abli%+ or exp&+ indu/ry or   
sector p>tn]%ips to ensure inclusion (  
small- & m$ium-siz$ bus9esses4  #c4     
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7           
,appr5tice%ip program ,! t]m            
appr5tice%ip program means an           
appr5tice%ip regi/]$ "u ! ,act ( ,augu/ 
#af1 #aicg 7commonly kn[n z ! ,national 
,appr5tice%ip ,act2 #ej ,/at4 #ffd1     
*apt] #ffc2 #bi ,u4,s4,c4 #ej et seq474 
7#b7 ,eligible entity ,! t]m eligible   
entity means-- 7,a7 a program sponsor2  
7,b7 a ,/ate work=ce developm5t bo>d or 
,/ate work=ce ag5cy1 or a local work=ce 
developm5t bo>d or local work=ce        
developm5t ag5cy2  7,c7 an education &  
tra9+ provid]1 or a consortium !re(2    

7,d7 a ,/ate appr5tice%ip ag5cy2  7,e7  
an ,indian ,tribe or ,tribal            
organization2  7,f7 an indu/ry or sector
 p>tn]%ip1 a gr\p ( employ]s1 a trade   
association1 or a pr(essional           
association t sponsors an appr5tice%ip  
program2  7,g7 a ,gov]nor2  7,h7 a labor
 organization or jo9t labor managem5t   
organization2 or  7,i7 a qualifi$       
int]m$i>y4