,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gjih  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #be1 #bjbd,ms4
 ,%]rill 7= h]self1 ,mrs4 ,kiggans (    
,virg9ia1 ,mr4 ,allr$1 ,mr4 ,cr[1 ,mr4  
,davis ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,got!im]1  
,mr4 ,kim ( ,new ,j]sey1 ,ms4 ,norton1  
,ms4 ,titus1 & ,ms4 ,tokuda7 introduc$ !
 foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !         
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill 
,to direct ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se to     
conduct a /udy to id5tify ! private     
entities p>ticipat+ 9 ,skillbridge t (f]
 positions 9 regi/]$ appr5tice%ip       
programs to memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,s]vicememb] ,appr5tice%ip ,act4  #b4   
,skillbridge3 /udy on appr5tice%ip      
programs  7a7 ,/udy ,n lat] ?an         
,septemb] #cj1 #bjbd1 ! ,secret>y (     
,def5se1 9 consultation ) ! ,secret>y ( 
! ,dep>tm5t 9 :i* ! ,coa/ ,gu>d is      
op]at+1 %all conduct a /udy to id5tify !
 private entities p>ticipat+ 9          
,skillbridge t (f] positions 9 regi/]$  

appr5tice%ip programs to cov]$ memb]s4  
7b7 ,recruitm5t ,! ,secret>y %all       
consult ) (ficials & employees ( !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,labor :o h exp]i5ce )      
regi/]$ appr5tice%ip programs to        
facilitate ! ,secret>y ent]+ into       
agreem5ts ) entities t (f] positions    
describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 9 areas :]e ! 
,secret>y det]m9es few su* positions are
 available to cov]$ memb]s4  7c7        
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,! t]m 
cov]$ memb] means a memb] ( ! ,arm$     
,=ces eligible = ,skillbridge4  7#b7 ,! 
t]m regi/]$ appr5tice%ip program means  
an appr5tice%ip program 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#c7 ,! t]m ,skillbridge 
means an employm5t skills tra9+ program 
"u section #aadc7;e7 ( title #aj1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code4