,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dege  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ba1 #bjbe,ms4 
,perez 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,rouzer1 ,mr4 
,stauber1 ,ms4 ,pingree1 ,mr4           
,fitzpatrick1 and ,mr4 ,thompson of     
,pennsylvania7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,education and ,workforce 
,a ,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of
 ,agriculture to establish a grant      
program to address forestry workforce   
development needs1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,jobs in the ,woods 
,act4  #b4 ,forestry workforce          
development grants  7a7 ,establishment  
7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #a year
 after the date of the enactment of this
 ,act1 the ,secretary shall establish a 
competitive grant program to make grants
 to eligible entities to carry out      
career pathway training programs in     
eligible areas in accordance with       
subsection 7c74  7#b7 ,term2 amount ,a  

grant made under this section shall be--
 7,a7 for a period of not greater than  
#d years2 and  7,b7 made in an amount-- 
7i7 greater than or equal to #ejj1jjj2  
and  7ii7 less than or equal to         
#b1jjj1jjj4  7b7 ,applications  7#a7 ,in
 general ,to be eligible to receive a   
grant under this section1 an eligible   
entity shall submit to the ,secretary an
 application at such time1 in such      
manner1 and containing such information 
as the ,secretary may require1 which    
shall include--  7,a7 a demonstrated    
capacity to carry out a career pathway  
training program in accordance with     
subsection 7c72  7,b7 a demonstration of
 need for such program within a region2 
7,c7 a projection of the extent of reach
 intended for such program2  7,d7 a plan
 to ensure that such program is         
sustainable2 and  7,e7 a plan for the   
implementation of such program4  7#b7   
,priority ,in awarding grants under this
 section1 the ,secretary shall give     
priority to eligible entities that--    

7,a7 propose to carry out activities to 
address the issues of an aging workforce
 and youth migration2  7,b7 to engage   
students1 intends to partner with--  7i7
 a secondary school2  7ii7 a vocational 
or technical school2 or  7iii7 a junior 
or community college2 and  7,c7         
demonstrate the ability to assist with  
forestry workforce placement and hiring4
  7c7 ,use of funds ,an eligible entity 
that receives a grant under this section
 shall use the grant funds to carry out 
career pathway training programs with   
respect to forestry operations and      
forestry products industries4  7d7      
,definitions ,in this section3  7#a7    
,career pathway ,the term career pathway
 has the meaning given the term in      
section #c of the ,workforce ,innovation
 and ,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4   
#cajb74  7#b7 ,eligible area ,the term  
eligible area means--  7,a7 a           
nonmetropolitan area that qualifies as a
 low-income community 7as defined in    
section #de;,d7e7 of the ,internal      

,revenue ,code of #aihf72  7,b7 an area 
that has access to or has a plan to     
achieve broadband service 7as defined in
 section #fja of the ,rural             
,electrification ,act of #aicf 7#g      
,u4,s4,c4 #iej;bb772 and  7,c7 an area  
that has a population of #ej1jjj or     
fewer inhabitants4  7#c7 ,eligible      
entity ,the term eligible entity means a
 nonprofit organization1 a ,state1 an   
,indian ,tribe1 a local government1 or  
an institution of higher education4     
7#d7 ,institution of higher education   
,the term institution of higher         
education has the meaning given such    
term in section #aja of the ,higher     
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajja74  7#e7 ,junior or community      
college ,the term junior or community   
college has the meaning given such term 
in section #cab7;f7 of the ,higher      
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajeh7;f774  7#f7 ,secondary school ,the
 term secondary school has the meaning  
given the term in section #haja of the  

,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74    
7#g7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary    
means the ,secretary of ,agriculture4   
7e7 ,authorization of appropriations    
,there is authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out this section #aj1jjj1jjj   
for each of fiscal years #bjbf through  
#bjcj4