,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gbia  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #g1 #bjbd,mr4
 ,mol9>o 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,davis ( ,nor?
 ,c>ol9a1 & ,mr4 ,nickel7 introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce   
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,work=ce          
,innovation & ,opportunity ,act to      
direct ! ,secret>y ( ,labor to aw>d     
grants to tra9 work]s = broadb& c>e]s4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,broadb& ,indu/ry ,developm5t ,act4   
#b4 ,broadb& indu/ry tra9+ grants       
,subtitle ,d ( title ,i ( ! ,work=ce    
,innovation & ,opportunity ,act 7#bi    
,u4,s4,c4 #cbba et seq47 is am5d$-- 7#a7
 by r$esignat+ section #agb z section   
#agc2 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] section    
#aga ! foll[+3  #agb4 ,broadb& indu/ry  
tra9+ grants  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y 
%all aw>d grants1 on a competitive      
basis1 to eligible entities to provide  
tra9+ programs 7includ+ pre-appr5tice%ip
 programs7 to prep>e work]s = c>e]s 9 ! 

broadb& indu/ry4  7b7 ,application      
requirem5ts ,to be eligible to receive a
 grant "u ?is section1 an eligible      
entity %all submit to ! ,secret>y an    
application at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 &   
conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y may 
require4  7c7 ,mat*+ funds ,ea* eligible
 entity t receives a grant "u ?is       
section %all provide1 f non-,f$]al      
s\rces1 an am\nt equal to #be p]c5t ( ! 
am\nt ( ! grant 7:i* may be provid$ 9   
ca% or 9 k9d7 to c>ry out ! activities  
support$ by ! grant4  7d7 ,no new funds 
au?oriz$ ,am\nts au?oriz$ to be         
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section %all
 be d]iv$ solely f am\nts o!rwise       
appropriat$ = ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,labor4  7e7
 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 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 ,broadb& ,! t]m broadb& has ! mean+

 giv5 ! t]m broadb& int]net access      
s]vice 9 section #h4a7;b7 ( title #dg1  
,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations 7or any     
successor regulation74  7#c7 ,eligible  
entity ,! t]m eligible entity means--   
7,a7 an eligible provid] ( tra9+ s]vices
 id5tifi$ "u section #abb 7or a         
consortium ( su* provid]s72  7,b7 a     
labor organization or jo9t              
labor-managem5t organization2  7,c7 a   
nonpr(it entity 7su* z a community-bas$ 
organization t assi/s program           
p>ticipants 9 access+ supportive        
s]vices72  7,d7 a private bus9ess2  7,e7
 an indu/ry association2 or  7,f7 an    
in/itution ( high] education 7su* z a   
community college74  7#d7               
,pre-appr5tice%ip program ,! t]m        
pre-appr5tice%ip program means a        
program-- 7,a7 design$ to assi/         
individuals :o d n meet m9imum          
qualifications = an appr5tice%ip program
 & prep>e !m to ent] & succe$ 9 su* an  
appr5tice%ip1 includ+ by provid+ !      
skills & compet5cy atta9m5t ne$$ to ent]

 ! appr5tice%ip2 &  7,b7 t is c>ri$ out 
by a sponsor t has a writt5 agreem5t )  
at lea/ "o sponsor ( an appr5tice%ip4  4
  #c4 ,con=m+ am5dm5ts to ! table (     
cont5ts ,! table ( cont5ts ( ! ,work=ce 
,innovation & ,opportunity ,act 9       
section #a7;b7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+ 
! item relat+ to section #agb2 &  7#b7  
by ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to section 
#aga1 ! foll[+3  ,sec4 #agb4 ,broadb&   
indu/ry tra9+ grants4,sec4 #agc4        
,au?orization ( appropriations4  4