,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bcda  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ah1 #bjbc,ms4   
,smi? introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,food1 ,agriculture1 
,cons]vation1 & ,trade ,act ( #aiij to  
au?orize grants = eligible in/itutions  
to c>ry out agriculture work=ce tra9+   
programs1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4        
,agriculture work=ce tra9+ program      
grants  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #beja7;d7 
( ! ,food1 ,agriculture1 ,cons]vation1 &
 ,trade ,act ( #aiij 7#g ,u4,s4,c4      
#bbgi7;d77 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !  
foll[+3  7#af7 ,agriculture work=ce     
tra9+ program grants  7,a7 ,def9itions  
,9 ?is p>agraph3 7i7 ,agriculture       
work=ce tra9+ program ,! t]m agriculture
 work=ce tra9+ program means a tra9+    
program develop$ by an eligible         
in/itution 9 collaboration ) a t>get$   
indu/ry p>tn] ?r\gh :i* /ud5ts enroll$  
at t eligible in/itution receive tra9+ f

 t t>get$ indu/ry p>tn]1 includ+ ?r\gh--
 7,i7 int]n%ips2  7,,ii7 appr5tice%ips2 
7,,iii7 exp]i5ce-bas$ curricula2 &      
7,,iv7 educational programs & work%ops  
to promote te*nical skills4  7ii7       
,eligible in/itution ,! t]m eligible    
in/itution means-- 7,i7 an #ahfb        
,in/itution 7z def9$ 9 section #b ( !   
,agricultural ,rese>*1 ,ext5sion1 &     
,education ,re=m ,act ( #aiih 7#g       
,u4,s4,c4 #gfja772  7,,ii7 an #ahij     
,in/itution 7z def9$ 9 t section72      
7,,iii7 a #aiid ,in/itution 7z def9$ 9  
section #ecb ( ! ,equity 9 ,educational 
,l&-,grant ,/atus ,act ( #aiid 7#g      
,u4,s4,c4 #cja note2 ,public ,law       
#ajc-chb772  7,,iv7 a non-l&-grant      
college ( agriculture 7z def9$ 9 section
 #adjd ( ! ,national ,agricultural      
,rese>*1 ,ext5sion1 & ,tea*+ ,policy    
,act ( #aigg 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #cajc772     
7,v7 ,hispanic-s]v+ agricultural        
colleges & univ]sities 7z def9$ 9 t     
section72  7,,vi7 a c5t] ( excell5ce    
recogniz$ "u section #afgc2  7,,vii7 a  

junior or community college 7z def9$ 9  
section #cab ( ! ,high] ,education ,act 
( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajeh77 t (f]s a 
program ( /udy 9 agriculture2 &         
7,,viii7 an area c>e] & te*nical        
education s*ool 7z def9$ 9 section #c ( 
! ,c>l ,d4 ,p]k9s ,c>e] & ,te*nical     
,education ,act ( #bjjf 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#bcjb77 t (f]s a program ( /udy 9       
agriculture4  7iii7 ,t>get$ indu/ry     
p>tn] ,! t]m t>get$ indu/ry p>tn] means 
#a or m ( ! foll[+ entities3 7,i7 ,a    
memb] ( ! agriculture indu/ry1 su* z a  
company or indu/ry association4  7,,ii7 
,an appr5tice%ip program 9 agriculture  
regi/]$ "u ! ,act ( ,augu/ #af1 #aicg   
7commonly kn[n z ! ,national            
,appr5tice%ip ,act7 7#ej ,/at4 #ffd1    
*apt] #ffc2 #bi ,u4,s4,c4 #ej et seq474 
7,,iii7 ,a nonpr(it organization t aims 
to help individuals ga9 employm5t 9 !   
agriculture indu/ry4  7,b7 ,au?orization
 ( grants ,! ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh !    
,director ( ! ,national ,in/itute (     
,food & ,agriculture1 %all aw>d grants 9

 accordance ) ?is subsection to eligible
 in/itutions to develop & c>ry out      
agriculture work=ce tra9+ programs-- 7i7
 to promote ! gr[? ( ! agriculture      
indu/ry2  7ii7 to fo/] competitiv5ess )9
 ! agriculture indu/ry2 &  7iii7 to     
improve ! tra9+ & ret5tion ( work]s 9 ! 
agriculture indu/ry4  7,c7 ,use ( grant 
funds ,an eligible in/itution aw>d$ a   
grant "u ?is p>agraph %all use n less   
?an #e p]c5t ( ! funds receiv$ ?r\gh !  
grant to c>ry out an agriculture work=ce
 tra9+ program1 includ+-- 7i7 prelim9>y 
recruitm5t measures to enc\rage /ud5ts  
to p>ticipate 9 ! agriculture work=ce   
tra9+ program2 &  7ii7 pr(essional      
developm5t sessions to tra9 faculty to  
prep>e /ud5ts = employm5t 9 !           
agriculture indu/ry4  4  7b7            
,implem5tation ,n lat] ?an ,janu>y #ca1 
#bjbd1 ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture %all  
implem5t p>agraph 7#af7 ( section       
#beja7;d7 ( ! ,food1 ,agriculture1      
,cons]vation1 & ,trade ,act ( #aiij 7#g 
,u4,s4,c4 #bbgi7;d77 7z add$ by         

subsection 7a774