,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #djdh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ag1 #bjbe,ms4  
,rivas 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,fields1 ,ms4    
,sewell1 ,mr4 ,?an$>1 ,ms4 ,lee (       
,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,sor5s51 & ,ms4      
,mc,bride7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1    
,space1 & ,te*nology1 & 9 addition to ! 
,committee on ,education & ,work=ce1 = a
 p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !   
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
require ! ,director ( ! ,national       
,sci5ce ,f\ndation to e/abli% a program 
to aw>d grants = c]ta9 ,,/em            
appr5tice%ip programs1 require an       
int]ag5cy task =ce to submit a report   
reg>d+ c]ta9 programs ( ! ,f$]al        
,gov]nm5t focus$ prim>ily on c>e]       
developm5t & tra9+ 9 ,,/em1 & = o!r     
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,,/em ,pa?ways = !      
,future ,act4  #b4 ,grant program to    

e/abli% c]ta9 ,,/em appr5tice%ip        
programs2 ,int]ag5cy ,task ,=ce  7a7    
,grant program ,to e/abli% c]ta9 ,,/em  
appr5tice%ip programs  ,! ,national     
,sci5ce ,f\ndation ,au?orization ,act ( 
#bjjb 7,public ,law #ajg-cfh7 is am5d$  
by ins]t+ aft] section #h ! foll[+ new  
section3  #h;,a4  ,grant program to     
e/abli% c]ta9 ,,/em appr5tice%ip        
programs  7a7  ,9 g5]al  ,n lat] ?an "o 
ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is      
section1 ! ,director %all e/abli% a     
program to aw>d grants on a competitive 
basis to eligible recipi5ts to e/abli%  
,,/em appr5tice%ip programs t are n     
c>ri$ out by f\r-ye> in/itutions ( high]
 education 79 ?is section ref]r$ to z ! 
,program74  7b7  ,application  ,an      
eligible recipi5t t seeks a grant "u !  
,program %all submit to ! ,director an  
application at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 &   
conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,director may 
require4  7c7  ,aw>ds  ,9 aw>d+ grants  
"u ! ,program1 ! ,director %all give    
pref]5ce to priority recipi5ts ov]      

eligible recipi5ts t are n priority     
recipi5ts4  7d7  ,p]missible use ( funds
  ,z det]m9$ appropriate by ! ,director1
 a recipi5t ( a grant aw>d$ "u !        
,program may obligate or exp5d grants   
funds = ! foll[+ activities3  7#a7      
,recruit+ p>ticipants to a ,,/em        
appr5tice%ip program e/abli%$ "u !      
,program4  7#b7 ,plann+ & te*nical      
assi/ance to improve su* appr5tice%ip   
program4  7#c7 ,incorporat+ em]g+       
te*nology into su* appr5tice%ip program4
  7#d7 ,ent]+ su* appr5tice%ip program  
into a consortium )1 or e/abli%+ an     
advisory bo>d = su* appr5tice%ip program
 t is compos$ (1 "o or m private sector 
entities 9 ,,/em4  7#e7 ,any o!r        
activity z ! ,director may det]m9e4  7e7
  ,imp]missible use ( funds  ,a recipi5t
 ( a grant aw>d$ "u ! ,program may n    
obligate or exp5d grant funds =         
recruitm5t1 inducem5t1 or associat$     
f9ancial or tangible inc5tives t might  
be (f]$ to relocate an exi/+ bus9ess f a
 geographic area to ano!r geographic    

area4  7f7  ,def9itions  ,9 ?is section3
 7#a7 ,eligible recipi5t ,! t]m eligible
 recipi5t means any ( ! foll[+3  7,a7 ,a
 ,/ate4  7,b7 ,an ,indian ,tribe 7z su* 
t]m is def9$ 9 section #d ( ! ,indian   
,self-,det]m9ation & ,education         
,assi/ance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd774 
7,c7 ,a city or o!r political           
subdivision ( su* ,/ate or ,indian      
,tribe4  7,d7 ,a public-private p>tn]%ip
 focus$ prim>ily on c>e] developm5t &   
tra9+ 9 ,,/em4  7,e7 ,a priority        
recipi5t4  7,f7 ,a consortium ( any ( ! 
entities describ$ 9 subp>agraphs 7,a7   
?r\gh 7,e74  7#b7  ,priority recipi5t   
,! t]m priority recipi5t means any ( !  
foll[+3 7,a7 ,an entity t c>ries out an 
appr5tice%ip program 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  
seq47  7,b7 ,a community college4  7,c7 
,a m9ority-s]v+ in/itution 7z su* t]m is
 def9$ 9 section #ajjjb ( ! ,rese>* &   
,developm5t1 ,competition1 & ,innovation

 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahija774  7,d7    
,any o!r entity z ! ,director may       
det]m9e4  7,e7 ,a consortium t includes 
an entity describ$ 9 subp>agraphs 7,a7  
?r\gh 7,d74  7#c7  ,,/em  ,! t]m ,,/em  
means ! /udy or practice ( sci5ce1      
te*nology1 eng9e]+1 or ma!matics4  4    
7b7 ,int]ag5cy ,task ,=ce  7#a7         
,composition ,!re is e/abli%$ an        
int]ag5cy task =ce 79 ?is subsection    
ref]r$ to z ! ,task ,=ce7 compos$ (     
eight memb]s z foll[s3 7,a7 ,!          
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal          
,protection ,ag5cy4  7,b7 ,! ,director (
 ! ,national ,sci5ce ,f\ndation4  7,c7  
,! ,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,sci5ce &     
,te*nology ,policy4  7,d7 ,! ,secret>y (
 ,comm]ce4  7,e7 ,! ,secret>y (         
,education4  7,f7 ,! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy4
  7,g7 ,! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human   
,s]vices4  7,h7 ,! ,secret>y ( ,labor4  
7#b7 ,report ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] !  
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is section1 ! ,task
 ,=ce %all submit to ,congress a report 
t includes in=mation relat+ to an       

id5tification ( ea* program ( ! ,f$]al  
,gov]nm5t t satisfies ! foll[+          
requirem5ts3  7,a7 ,is focus$ prim>ily  
on c>e] developm5t & tra9+ 9 ,,/em4     
7,b7 ,is c>ri$ out ?r\gh any ( ! foll[+3
  7i7 ,an appr5tice%ip program 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  7ii7 ,a        
community college 7z su* t]m is def9$ 9 
section #d ( ! ,national ,sci5ce        
,f\ndation ,au?orization ,act ( #bjjb   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahfbn note774  7iii7 ,a 
m9ority-s]v+ in/itution 7z su* t]m is   
def9$ 9 section #ajjjb ( ! ,rese>* &    
,developm5t1 ,competition1 & ,innovation
 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahija774  7#c7    
,t]m9ation ,! ,task ,=ce %all t]m9ate ^u
 submission ( ! report "u p>agraph 7#b74