,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dege  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ba1 #bjbe,ms4  
,p]ez 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,r\z]1 ,mr4       
,/aub]1 ,ms4 ,p+ree1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 
& ,mr4 ,?ompson ( ,p5nsylvania7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,education & ,work=ce  
,a ,,bill  ,to require ! ,secret>y (    
,agriculture to e/abli% a grant program 
to address =e/ry work=ce developm5t     
ne$s1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title
 ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,jobs 9 !    
,woods ,act4  #b4 ,=e/ry work=ce        
developm5t grants  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t  7#a7
 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y   
%all e/abli% a competitive grant program
 to make grants to eligible entities to 
c>ry out c>e] pa?way tra9+ programs 9   
eligible areas 9 accordance ) subsection
 7c74  7#b7 ,t]m2 am\nt ,a grant made "u
 ?is section %all be-- 7,a7 = a p]iod ( 
n great] ?an #d ye>s2 &  7,b7 made 9 an 
am\nt-- 7i7 great] ?an or equal to      

#ejj1jjj2 &  7ii7 less ?an or equal to  
#b1jjj1jjj4  7b7 ,applications  7#a7 ,9 
g5]al ,to be eligible to receive a grant
 "u ?is section1 an eligible entity %all
 submit to ! ,secret>y an application at
 su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 & conta9+ su*     
in=mation z ! ,secret>y may require1 :i*
 %all include--  7,a7 a demon/rat$      
capacity to c>ry out a c>e] pa?way tra9+
 program 9 accordance ) subsection 7c72 
7,b7 a demon/ration ( ne$ = su* program 
)9 a region2  7,c7 a projection ( !     
ext5t ( rea* int5d$ = su* program2  7,d7
 a plan to ensure t su* program is      
su/a9able2 &  7,e7 a plan = !           
implem5tation ( su* program4  7#b7      
,priority ,9 aw>d+ grants "u ?is        
section1 ! ,secret>y %all give priority 
to eligible entities t--  7,a7 propose  
to c>ry out activities to address !     
issues ( an ag+ work=ce & y\? migration2
  7,b7 to engage /ud5ts1 int5ds to p>tn]
 )--  7i7 a second>y s*ool2  7ii7 a     
vocational or te*nical s*ool2 or  7iii7 
a junior or community college2 &  7,c7  

demon/rate ! ability to assi/ ) =e/ry   
work=ce placem5t & hir+4  7c7 ,use (    
funds ,an eligible entity t receives a  
grant "u ?is section %all use ! grant   
funds to c>ry out c>e] pa?way tra9+     
programs ) respect to =e/ry op]ations & 
=e/ry products indu/ries4  7d7          
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7 ,c>e] 
pa?way ,! t]m c>e] pa?way has ! mean+   
giv5 ! t]m 9 section #c ( ! ,work=ce    
,innovation & ,opportunity ,act 7#bi    
,u4,s4,c4 #cajb74  7#b7 ,eligible area  
,! t]m eligible area means--  7,a7 a    
nonmetropolitan area t qualifies z a    
l[-income community 7z def9$ 9 section  
#de;,d7e7 ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code (  
#aihf72  7,b7 an area t has access to or
 has a plan to a*ieve broadb& s]vice 7z 
def9$ 9 section #fja ( ! ,rural         
,electrification ,act ( #aicf 7#g       
,u4,s4,c4 #iej;bb772 &  7,c7 an area t  
has a population ( #ej1jjj or few]      
inhabitants4  7#c7 ,eligible entity ,!  
t]m eligible entity means a nonpr(it    
organization1 a ,/ate1 an ,indian       

,tribe1 a local gov]nm5t1 or an         
in/itution ( high] education4  7#d7     
,in/itution ( high] education ,! t]m    
in/itution ( high] education has ! mean+
 giv5 su* t]m 9 section #aja ( ! ,high] 
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajja74  7#e7 ,junior or community      
college ,! t]m junior or community      
college has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9      
section #cab7;f7 ( ! ,high] ,education  
,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajeh7;f774 
7#f7 ,second>y s*ool ,! t]m second>y    
s*ool has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section  
#haja ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y         
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ghja74  7#g7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y
 means ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture4  7e7 
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
?is section #aj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal  
ye>s #bjbf ?r\gh #bjcj4