,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hdbe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ai1 #bjbb,mr4  
,emm] 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,p+ree1 & ,mrs4  
,fis*ba*7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,agriculture 
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,food1            
,agriculture1 & ,trade ,act ( #aiij to  
e/abli% a grant program = eligible      
in/itutions to c>ry out agriculture     
work=ce tra9+ programs1 & = o!r         
purposes4  #a4 ,e/abli%m5t ( agriculture
 work=ce tra9+ grant program  7a7       
,e/abli%m5t ,subsection 7d7 ( section   
#beja ( ! ,food1 ,agriculture1          
,cons]vation1 & ,trade ,act ( #aiij     
7,public ,law #aja-fbd2 #g ,u4,s4,c4    
#bbgi7;d77 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !  
foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#af7 ,agriculture
 work=ce tra9+ programs  7,a7           
,e/abli%m5t ,! ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh !  
,director ( ! ,national ,in/itute (     
,food & ,agriculture1 %all e/abli% a    
program to aw>d grants to eligible      
in/itutions to develop & c>ry out       

agriculture work=ce tra9+ programs to-- 
7i7 promote ! gr[? ( ! agriculture      
indu/ry2  7ii7 fo/] competitiv5ess )9   
su* indu/ry2 &  7iii7 improve ! tra9+ & 
ret5tion ( work]s 9 ! agriculture       
indu/ry4  7,b7 ,use ( grant funds ,an   
eligible in/itution aw>d$ a grant "u ?is
 p>agraph %all use n less ?an #e p]c5t (
 funds receiv$ ?r\gh su* grant to       
implem5t an agriculture work=ce tra9+   
program4 ,su* implem5tation %all        
include--  7i7 prelim9>y recruitm5t     
measures to enc\rage /ud5ts to          
p>ticipate 9 su* agriculture work=ce    
tra9+ program2 &  7ii7 pr(essional      
developm5t sessions to tra9 faculty to  
prep>e /ud5ts = employm5t 9 !           
agriculture indu/ry4  7,c7 ,def9itions  
,9 ?is p>agraph3 7i7 ,agriculture       
work=ce tra9+ program ,! t]m agriculture
 work=ce tra9+ program means a tra9+    
program develop$ by an eligible         
in/itution 9 collaboration ) a t>get$   
indu/ry p>tn] ?r\gh :i* /ud5ts enroll$  
at su* eligible in/itution receive tra9+

 f su* t>get$ indu/ry p>tn]1 includ+    
?r\gh ! use (--  7,i7 int]n%ips2  7,,ii7
 appr5tice%ips2  7,,iii7 exp]i5ce-bas$  
curricula2 &  7,,iv7 educational        
programs & work%ops to promote te*nical 
skills4  7ii7 ,eligible in/itution ,!   
t]m eligible in/itution means-- 7,i7 a  
non-l&-grant college ( agriculture or   
l&-grant colleges & univ]sities 7z su*  
t]ms are def9$ 9 section #adjd ( !      
,national ,agricultural ,rese>*1        
,ext5sion1 & ,tea*+ ,policy ,act ( #aigg
 7,public ,law #ie-aac2 #g ,u4,s4,c4    
#cajc772  7,,ii7 a #aiid ,in/itution 7z 
def9$ 9 section #ecb ( ! ,equity 9      
,educational ,l&-,grant ,/atus ,act (   
#aiid 7,public ,law #ajc-chb2 #g        
,u4,s4,c4 #cja note772  7,,iii7 a c5t] (
 excell5ce recogniz$ "u section #afgc2  
7,,iv7 a junior or community college 7z 
def9$ 9 section #cab ( ! ,high]         
,education ,act ( #aife 7,public ,law   
#hi-cbi2 #bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajeh77 :i* (f]s 
a program ( /udy 9 agriculture2 or  7,v7
 an area c>e] & te*nical education s*ool

 7z def9$ 9 section #c ( ! ,c>l ,d4     
,p]k9s ,c>e] & ,te*nical ,education ,act
 ( #bjjf 7,public ,law #hh-baj2 #bj     
,u4,s4,c4 #bcjb77 :i* (f]s a program (  
/udy 9 agriculture4  7iii7 ,t>get$      
indu/ry p>tn] ,! t]m t>get$ indu/ry     
p>tn] means #a or m ( ! foll[+ entities3
 7,i7 ,a memb] ( ! agriculture indu/ry1 
su* z a company or indu/ry association4 
7,,ii7 ,an appr5tice%ip program 9       
agriculture regi/]$ "u ! ,act ( ,augu/  
#af1 #aicg 7commonly kn[n z ! ,national 
,appr5tice%ip ,act2 #bi ,u4,s4,c4 #ej et
 seq474  7,,iii7 ,a nonpr(it            
organization t aims to help individuals 
ga9 employm5t 9 ! agriculture indu/ry4  
4  7b7 ,implem5tation ,n lat] ?an       
,janu>y #ca1 #bjbd1 ! ,secret>y (       
,agriculture %all implem5t ! program    
e/abli%$ by p>agraph 7#af7 ( su*        
subsection1 z add$ by subsection 7a74