,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bfba  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ac1 #bjbc,ms4 
,s*olt5 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,mol9>o1 ,mr4   
,mosk[itz1 & ,ms4 ,crockett7 introduc$ !
 foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !         
,committee on ,ov]sight & ,acc\ntability
  ,a ,,bill  ,to require ! ,bureau ( !  
,c5sus to add a new educational atta9m5t
 category to ! ,curr5t ,population      
,survey4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may 
be cit$ z ! ,honor+ ,vocational         
,education ,act4  #b4 ,curr5t           
,population ,survey vocational education
 recognition  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,beg9n+ n    
lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act1 ! ,director ( ! ,bureau ( !
 ,c5sus %all ensure t1 to ! ext5t       
practicable1 ! ,curr5t ,population      
,survey provides = a sep>ate category ( 
educational atta9m5t = ,po/second>y     
,nondegree ,aw>dees4  7b7 ,def9itions ,9
 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,po/second>y ,nondegree 
,aw>dee  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m           
,po/second>y ,nondegree ,aw>dee means an

 individual :o-- 7i7 has receiv$-- 7,i7 
a regul> high s*ool diploma 7z su* t]m  
is def9$ 9 section #haja ( ! ,elem5t>y &
 ,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj 
,u4,s4,c4 #ghja77 or its recogniz$      
equival5t2 &  7,,ii7 a recogniz$        
po/second>y cr$5tial2 &  7ii7 has n     
receiv$ an associates1 ba*elor's1 ma/]s1
 graduate1 or pr(essional degree4  7,b7 
,college att5dance ,an individual :o    
meets ! crit]ia 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 is a 
,po/second>y ,nondegree ,aw>dee         
reg>dless ( :e!r su* individual att5d$  
an in/itution ( high] education 7z def9$
 9 section #ajb7;a7 ( ! ,high]          
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajjb7;a7774  7#b7 ,recogniz$           
po/second>y cr$5tial ,! t]m recogniz$   
po/second>y cr$5tial has ! mean+ giv5   
su* t]m 9 section #c ( ! ,work=ce       
,innovation & ,opportunity ,act 7#bi    
,u4,s4,c4 #cajb71 except t su* t]m does 
n include an associate or baccalaureate 
degree4  7#c7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate means  
ea* ( ! sev]al ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict (     

,columbia1 & ! ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to    
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