,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dfjd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #be1     
#bjbb,ms4 ,smith introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,food1         
,agriculture1 ,conservation1 and ,trade 
,act of #aiij to authorize grants for   
eligible institutions to carry out      
agriculture workforce training programs1
 and for other purposes4  #a4           
,agriculture workforce training program 
grants  7a7 ,in general ,section        
#beja7;d7 of the ,food1 ,agriculture1   
,conservation1 and ,trade ,act of #aiij 
7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bbgi7;d77 is amended by  
adding at the end the following3  7#af7 
,agriculture workforce training program 
grants  7,a7 ,definitions ,in this      
paragraph3 7i7 ,agriculture workforce   
training program ,the term agriculture  
workforce training program means a      
training program developed by an        

eligible institution in collaboration   
with a targeted industry partner through
 which students enrolled at that        
eligible institution receive training   
from that targeted industry partner1    
including through-- 7,i7 internships2   
7,,ii7 apprenticeships2  7,,iii7        
experience-based curricula2 and  7,,iv7 
educational programs and workshops to   
promote technical skills4  7ii7         
,eligible institution ,the term eligible
 institution means-- 7,i7 an #ahfb      
,institution 7as defined in section #b  
of the ,agricultural ,research1         
,extension1 and ,education ,reform ,act 
of #aiih 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #gfja772  7,,ii7 
an #ahij ,institution 7as defined in    
that section72  7,,iii7 a #aiid         
,institution 7as defined in section #ecb
 of the ,equity in ,educational         
,land-,grant ,status ,act of #aiid 7#g  
,u4,s4,c4 #cja note2 ,public ,law       
#ajc-chb772  7,,iv7 a non-land-grant    
college of agriculture 7as defined in   
section #adjd of the ,national          

,agricultural ,research1 ,extension1 and
 ,teaching ,policy ,act of #aigg 7#g    
,u4,s4,c4 #cajc772  7,v7                
,hispanic-serving agricultural colleges 
and universities 7as defined in that    
section72  7,,vi7 a center of excellence
 recognized under section #afgc2        
7,,vii7 a junior or community college   
7as defined in section #cab of the      
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajeh77 that offers a program 
of study in agriculture2 and  7,,viii7  
an area career and technical education  
school 7as defined in section #c of the 
,carl ,d4 ,perkins ,career and          
,technical ,education ,act of #bjjf 7#bj
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bcjb77 that offers a program
 of study in agriculture4  7iii7        
,targeted industry partner ,the term    
targeted industry partner means #a or   
more of the following entities3 7,i7 ,a 
member of the agriculture industry1 such
 as a company or industry association4  
7,,ii7 ,an apprenticeship program in    
agriculture registered under the ,act of

 ,august #af1 #aicg 7commonly known as  
the ,national ,apprenticeship ,act7 7#ej
 ,stat4 #ffd1 chapter #ffc2 #bi         
,u4,s4,c4 #ej et seq474  7,,iii7 ,a     
nonprofit organization that aims to help
 individuals gain employment in the     
agriculture industry4  7,b7             
,authorization of grants ,the           
,secretary1 acting through the ,director
 of the ,national ,institute of ,food   
and ,agriculture1 shall award grants in 
accordance with this subsection to      
eligible institutions to develop and    
carry out agriculture workforce training
 programs-- 7i7 to promote the growth of
 the agriculture industry2  7ii7 to     
foster competitiveness within the       
agriculture industry2 and  7iii7 to     
improve the training and retention of   
workers in the agriculture industry4    
7,c7 ,use of grant funds ,an eligible   
institution awarded a grant under this  
paragraph shall use not less than #e    
percent of the funds received through   
the grant to carry out an agriculture   

workforce training program1 including-- 
7i7 preliminary recruitment measures to 
encourage students to participate in the
 agriculture workforce training program2
 and  7ii7 professional development     
sessions to train faculty to prepare    
students for employment in the          
agriculture industry4  4  7b7           
,implementation ,not later than ,january
 #ca1 #bjbd1 the ,secretary of          
,agriculture shall implement paragraph  
7#af7 of section #beja7;d7 of the ,food1
 ,agriculture1 ,conservation1 and ,trade
 ,act of #aiij 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bbgi7;d77 
7as added by subsection 7a774