,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ccfd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #d1  
#bjbe,mr4 ,wyden introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,health1 
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to clarify the time period for 
registering health care apprenticeships 
under the ,act of ,august #af1 #aicg    
7commonly known as the ,national        
,apprenticeship ,act7 and require the   
digitization of apprenticeship agreement
 forms under such ,act1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,fast ,track        
,healthcare ,apprenticeships ,act4  #b4 
,health care apprenticeship registration
 ,the ,act of ,august #af1 #aicg        
7commonly known as the ,national        
,apprenticeship ,act2 #ej ,stat4 #ffd1  
chapter #ffc2 #bi ,u4,s4,c4 #ej et seq47
 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating     
section #d as section #f2 and  7#b7 by  
inserting after section #c the          

following3  #d4 ,health care            
apprenticeship registration  7a7 ,in    
general ,in administering this ,act1 the
 ,secretary of ,labor shall establish a 
national apprenticeship system that     
provides1 with respect to any           
application submitted seeking to        
register a program in the health care   
field as an apprenticeship program under
 this ,act1 that-- 7#a7 a decision shall
 be provided to the applicant on the    
application not later than #de days     
after receipt of the application2 and   
7#b7 if a decision is not made within   
the #de days after receipt1 a written   
explanation for the delay and an        
estimated timeline for a determination  
7that is not more than #ij days after   
the date of such written explanation7   
shall be provided to the applicant4  7b7
 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7    
,health care field ,the term health care
 field means the following occupations3 
7,a7 ,healthcare practitioners and      
technical occupations1 as described in  

the ,bureau of ,labor ,statistics       
,standard ,occupational ,classification 
,system 7or any corresponding occupation
 in any corresponding ,system74  7,b7   
,healthcare support occupations1 as     
described in such ,system 7or any       
corresponding occupation in any         
corresponding ,system74  7#b7 ,national 
apprenticeship system ,the term national
 apprenticeship system means the system 
established by the ,secretary of ,labor 
to carry out the activities authorized  
and directed to be carried out under    
section #a4  4  #c4 ,digitization of    
apprenticeship agreement forms ,the ,act
 of ,august #af1 #aicg 7commonly known  
as the ,national ,apprenticeship ,act2  
#ej ,stat4 #ffd1 chapter #ffc2 #bi      
,u4,s4,c4 #ej et seq471 as amended by   
section #b1 is further amended by       
inserting after section #d 7as added by 
section #b7 the following3  #e4         
,digitization of apprenticeship         
agreement forms ,in administering this  
,act1 the ,secretary of ,labor shall    

establish a national apprenticeship     
system 7as such term is defined in      
section #d7 that provides that any      
apprenticeship agreement form for such  
system 7including any employer agreement
 form or any disability disclosure form7
 shall be digitized4  4