,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hacc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #bg1 #bjbf,mr4   
,ca/5 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,f9ancial     
,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,def5se 
,production ,act ( #aiej to address     
work=ce & skill$ labor ne$s = ! national
 def5se1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,,dpa   
,work=ce & ,skill$ ,labor ,ne$s ,act (  
#bjbf4  #b4 ,use ( funds = skill$ labor 
,section #cjc ( ! ,def5se ,production   
,act ( #aiej 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #decc7 is   
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new     
subsection3  7h7 ,use ( funds = skill$  
labor  7#a7 ,id5tification ( work=ce &  
skills gaps ,ea* ,f$]al ag5cy to :i* !  
,presid5t has delegat$ au?ority "u ?is  
,act %all id5tify any work=ce gaps or   
skills gaps t affect ! ability ( !      
dome/ic indu/rial base to supply !      
mat]ials & s]vices necess>y to satisfy !
 objectives set =? 9 section #b7;b74    
7#b7 ,use ( funds ,) respect to an      

entity receiv+ f9ancial assi/ance "u    
title ,i or ?is title1 ! ag5cy mak+ su* 
f9ancial assi/ance may direct t a       
portion ( ! f9ancial assi/ance be us$ to
 recruit1 tra91 place1 or reta9 work]s 9
 def5se-critical occupations directly   
relat$ to ! activities fund$ by su*     
assi/ance1 if su* entity keeps records (
 p]=mance /&>ds = work]s recruit$1      
tra9$1 plac$1 or reta9$ us+ su*         
assi/ance4  7#c7 ,in=mation includ$ 9   
annual report ,ea* ,f$]al ag5cy to :i* !
 ,presid5t has delegat$ au?ority "u ?is 
,act %all include 9 ! annual report ( ! 
,def5se ,production ,act ,committee     
requir$ by section #gbb7;d7-- 7,a7 a    
discussion ( ! id5tification requir$ "u 
p>agraph 7#a7 & ! au?ority provid$ "u   
p>agraph 7#b72  7,b7 %ort-t]m & long-t]m
 recomm5dations = adm9i/rative or       
legislative action to r$uce any work=ce 
gaps or skills gaps id5tifi$ by ! ag5cy1
 includ+ recomm5dations on work=ce tra9+
 programs to recruit1 tra91 place1 &    
reta9 work]s 9 occupations critical to !

 national def5se1 includ+ any           
appr5tice%ips4  4  #c4 ,%ort title      
correction ,! fir/ undesignat$ section (
 ! ,def5se ,production ,act ( #aiej is  
am5d$1 effective on ! date ( enactm5t ( 
su* ,act1 by /rik+ cit$ z ! ,def5se &   
ins]t+ cit$ z ! ,def5se4