,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #abac  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #ai1 #bjbc,mr4  
,?une 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,braun1 ,mr4     
,scott ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a1 & ,mr4           
,tub]ville7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee  
on ,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 &        
,p5sions  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !      
,secret>y ( ,labor to implem5t !        
indu/ry-recogniz$ appr5tice%ip program  
process1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,tra9+  
,am]ica's ,work=ce ,act4  #b4           
,indu/ry-recogniz$ appr5tice%ip programs
 ,! ,act ( ,augu/ #af1 #aicg 7commonly  
kn[n z ! ,national ,appr5tice%ip ,act2  
#ej ,/at4 #ffd1 *apt] #ffc2 #bi         
,u4,s4,c4 #ej et seq471 is am5d$-- 7#a7 
by r$esignat+ section #d z section #e2 &
  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] section #c !      
foll[+3  #d4 ,indu/ry-recogniz$         
appr5tice%ip programs  7a7 ,def9itions  
,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,indu/ry-recogniz$ 
appr5tice%ip program ,! t]m             

indu/ry-recogniz$ appr5tice%ip program--
 7,a7 means a high-quality1             
compet5cy-bas$ appr5tice%ip program t   
is-- 7i7 recogniz$ by a /&>ds           
recognition entity2 &  7ii7 develop$ or 
deliv]$ by an entity su* z a trade or   
indu/ry gr\p1 corporation1 nonpr(it     
organization1 in/itution ( high]        
education1 labor organization1 or       
labor-managem5t organization 7among o!r 
entities1 z det]m9$ appropriate by !    
,secret>y72 &  7,b7 may include a       
program t meets ! requirem5ts (         
subp>agraph 7,a7 & tra9s appr5tices to  
p]=m con/ruction activities4  7#b7      
,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means !      
,secret>y ( ,labor4  7#c7 ,/&>ds        
recognition entity ,! t]m /&>ds         
recognition entity means a private      
sector or public sector entity t-- 7,a7 
is recogniz$ by ! ,secret>y 7act+ ?r\gh 
! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,(fice (             
,appr5tice%ip ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,labor7 = 
purposes ( recogniz+ appr5tice%ip       
programs z indu/ry-recogniz$            

appr5tice%ip programs2  7,b7 has a      
demon/rat$ ability to ensure an         
indu/ry-recogniz$ appr5tice%ip program  
meets ! /&>ds describ$ 9 subsection 7d72
 &  7,c7 has ! capacity to p]=m !       
ov]sight necess>y to ensure ! ongo+     
compliance ( an indu/ry-recogniz$       
appr5tice%ip program ) su* /&>ds4  7b7  
,recognition ( indu/ry-,recogniz$       
appr5tice%ip programs  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,by
 n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date (        
enactm5t ( ! ,tra9+ ,am]ica's ,work=ce  
,act1 ! ,secret>y1 aft] consultation )  
private sector indu/ry associations1    
in/itutions ( high] education1 ,/ate1   
local1 & ,tribal gov]nm5tal ag5cies1 &  
o!r /akehold]s ! ,secret>y det]m9es     
appropriate1 %all e/abli% a process to  
recognize entities z /&>ds recognition  
entities = purposes ( recogniz+         
indu/ry-recogniz$ appr5tice%ip programs 
"u ?is ,act4  7#b7 ,limit$ discretion ,!
 ,secret>y %all n d5y recognition z a   
/&>ds recognition entity to a private   
sector or public sector entity t meets !

 requirem5ts ( subp>agraphs 7,b7 & 7,c7 
( subsection 7a77#c7 & satisfactorily   
completes ! process e/abli%$ "u p>agraph
 7#a74  7#c7 ,adm9i/rative flexibility  
,! ,secret>y %all ensure t ! recognition
 process = /&>ds recognition entities   
e/abli%$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 is a flexible 
process ) l[ adm9i/rative & report+     
burd5s = ! /&>ds recognition entities & 
indu/ry-recogniz$ appr5tice%ip programs4
  7c7 ,requirem5ts ,! recognition       
process ( /&>ds recognition entities & !
 activities & proc$ures c>ri$ out by !  
/&>ds recognition entities %all1 to !   
maximum ext5t practicable & except z    
o!rwise explicitly provid$ 9 ?is        
section1 be consi/5t ) ! requirem5ts1   
activities1 & proc$ures "u subp>t ,b (  
"p #bi ( title #bi1 ,code ( ,f$]al      
,regulations1 z su* subp>t 0 9 effect on
 ,may #aa1 #bjbj4  7d7 ,/&>ds ,ea* /&>ds
 recognition entity %all e/abli% /&>ds =
 ! indu/ry-recogniz$ appr5tice%ip       
programs recogniz$ by ! entity t1 at a  
m9imum1 ensure t ea* indu/ry-recogniz$  

appr5tice%ip program-- 7#a7 includes--  
7,a7 paid "w2  7,b7 on-!-job le>n+2     
7,c7 a m5tor%ip compon5t2  7,d7         
education & classroom in/ruction2  7,e7 
a writt5 tra9+ plan & appr5tice%ip      
agreem5t2 &  7,f7 safety & sup]vision   
compon5ts2 &  7#b7 provides1 dur+       
p>ticipation 9 or ^u completion ( !     
appr5tice%ip1 an indu/ry-recogniz$      
cr$5tial4  7e7 ,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+
 9 ?is section %all be con/ru$ z affect+
 appr5tice%ip programs regi/]$ "u ?is   
,act & recogniz$ by ! ,secret>y4  4