,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ajefj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(         
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bd1        
#bjbf,mr4 ,james introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,education & ,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
am5d ! ,national ,appr5tice%ip ,act to  
require sponsors ( regi/]$ appr5tice%ip 
programs to employ a c]ta9 am\nt (      
j\rneywork]s4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,skill$ ,job           
,opportunity  ,bus9ess ,success ,act or 
! ,skill$ ,,jobs ,act4  #b4 ,employm5t  
ratio  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,act ( ,augu/    
#af1 #aicg 7commonly kn[n z ! ,national 
,appr5tice%ip ,act2 #ej ,/at4 #ffd1     
*apt] #fc2 #bi ,u4,s4,c4 #ej et seq471  
is am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+ section #d
 z section #g2 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft]   
section #c ! foll[+3  #d4 ,recognition (
 indu/ry-recogniz$ appr5tice%ip programs
  7a7 ,recognition ( indu/ry-,recogniz$ 
appr5tice%ip programs  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n 
lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t (
 ! ,skill$ ,,jobs ,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 ( section #f7d7
 & 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
  7b7 ,/&>ds requir$ ,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 developm5t 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$5tial2 &  7#c7 is c>ri$ out by an    
entity t satisfies ! requirem5t "u      
section #e7;a77#a74  #e4 ,employm5t     
ratio ( j\rneywork]s requir$2 /udy  7a7 
,j\rneywork] employm5t ratio  7#a7 ,9   
g5]al ,an appr5tice%ip regi/]$ "u ?is   
,act & an indu/ry-recogniz$ appr5tice%ip
 program %all employ at lea/ #a         
j\rneywork] = e #c appr5tices p>ticipat+
 9 su* appr5tice%ip or program4  7#b7   
,v>iation ,! ,secret>y1 aft] c>ry+ out !
 /udy describ$ 9 subsection 7b71 may v>y
 ! requirem5t "u p>agraph 7#a7 by       

requir+ few] j\rneywork]s to be employ$ 
?an is requir$ "u su* p>agraph4  7b7    
,/udy ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date (  
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all   
c>ry out a /udy evaluat+-- 7#a7 h[ !    
requirem5t describ$ 9 subsection 7a77#a7
 has affect$ ! safety ( appr5tices      
p>ticipat+ 9 an appr5tice%ip regi/]$ "u 
?is ,act or indu/ry-recogniz$           
appr5tice%ip programs2  7#b7 :e!r su*   
requirem5t has _h an effect on ! co/ (  
c>ry+ out su* appr5tice%ips or programs2
 &  7#c7 :e!r su* requirem5t %\ld be    
modifi$4  #f4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3  
7#a7 ,indu/ry-recogniz$ 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      
entity1 su* z a trade or indu/ry gr\p1  
corporation1 nonpr(it organization1     
in/itution ( high] education1 labor     
organization1 or labor-managem5t        

organization1 or any o!r entity det]m9$ 
appropriate by ! ,secret>y2 &  7,b7 may 
include a program t meets ! requirem5ts 
( subp>agraph 7,a7 & tra9s appr5tices to
 p]=m con/ruction activities4  7#b7     
,j\rneywork] ,! t]m j\rneywork] means a 
work] :o has atta9$ a level ( skill1    
abilities1 & compet5cies recogniz$ )9 an
 indu/ry z hav+ ma/]$ ! skills &        
compet5cies requir$ = ! occupation4     
7#c7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means ! 
,secret>y ( ,labor4  7#d7 ,/&>ds        
recognition entity ,! t]m /&>ds         
recognition activity 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 section #d7;b72
 &  7,c7 has ! capacity to p]=m !       

ov]sight necess>y to ensure ! ongo+     
compliance on an indu/ry-recogniz$      
appr5tice%ip program ) su* /&>ds4  4