,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #eddh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #e1 #bjbd,mr4 
,wyd5 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to cl>ify ! "t p]iod =      
regi/]+ heal? c>e appr5tice%ips "u !    
,act ( ,augu/ #af1 #aicg 7commonly kn[n 
z ! 8,national ,appr5tice%ip ,act07 &   
require ! digitization ( appr5tice%ip   
agreem5t =ms "u su* ,act1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,fa/ ,track ,heal?c>e      
,appr5tice%ips ,act4  #b4 ,heal? c>e    
appr5tice%ip regi/ration ,! ,act (      
,augu/ #af1 #aicg 7commonly kn[n z !    
,national ,appr5tice%ip ,act2 #ej ,/at4 
#ffd1 *apt] #ffc2 #bi ,u4,s4,c4 #ej et  
seq47 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+     
section #d z section #f2 &  7#b7 by     
ins]t+ aft] section #c ! foll[+3  #d4   
,heal? c>e appr5tice%ip regi/ration  7a7
 ,9 g5]al ,9 adm9i/]+ ?is ,act1 !       
,secret>y ( ,labor %all e/abli% a       

national appr5tice%ip sy/em t provides1 
) respect to any application submitt$   
seek+ to regi/] a program 9 ! heal? c>e 
field z an appr5tice%ip program "u ?is  
,act1 t-- 7#a7 a decision %all be       
provid$ to ! applicant on ! application 
n lat] ?an #de days aft] receipt ( !    
application2 &  7#b7 if a decision is n 
made )9 ! #de days aft] receipt1 a      
writt5 explanation = ! delay & an       
e/imat$ timel9e = a det]m9ation 7t is n 
m ?an #ij days aft] ! date ( su* writt5 
explanation7 %all be provid$ to !       
applicant4  7b7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is      
section3 7#a7 ,heal? c>e field ,! t]m   
heal? c>e field means ! foll[+          
occupations3 7,a7 ,heal?c>e practition]s
 & te*nical occupations1 z describ$ 9 ! 
,bureau ( ,labor ,/ati/ics ,/&>d        
,occupational ,classification ,sy/em 7or
 any correspond+ occupation 9 any       
correspond+ ,sy/em74  7,b7 ,heal?c>e    
support occupations1 z describ$ 9 su*   
,sy/em 7or any correspond+ occupation 9 
any correspond+ ,sy/em74  7#b7 ,national

 appr5tice%ip sy/em ,! t]m national     
appr5tice%ip sy/em means ! sy/em        
e/abli%$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,labor to c>ry
 out ! activities au?oriz$ & direct$ to 
be c>ri$ out "u section #a4  4  #c4     
,digitization ( appr5tice%ip agreem5t   
=ms ,! ,act ( ,augu/ #af1 #aicg         
7commonly kn[n z ! ,national            
,appr5tice%ip ,act2 #ej ,/at4 #ffd1     
*apt] #ffc2 #bi ,u4,s4,c4 #ej et seq471 
z am5d$ by section #b1 is fur!r am5d$ by
 ins]t+ aft] section #d 7z add$ by      
section #b7 ! foll[+3  #e4 ,digitization
 ( appr5tice%ip agreem5t =ms ,9 adm9i/]+
 ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,labor %all    
e/abli% a national appr5tice%ip sy/em 7z
 su* t]m is def9$ 9 section #d7 t       
provides t any appr5tice%ip agreem5t =m 
= su* sy/em 7includ+ any employ]        
agreem5t =m or any disability disclosure
 =m7 %all be digitiz$4  4