,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #ddji  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #bh1 #bjbf,mr4  
,banks 7= himself & ,mr4 ,cassidy7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to cl>ify ! program /&>ds   
regi/ration process = regi/]$           
appr5tice%ip programs1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,/reaml9+ ,timely ,appr5tice%ip     
,regi/ration & ,transp>5cy ,act or !    
,,/>t ,act4  #b4 ,appr5tice%ip program  
/&>ds approval ,! ,act ( ,augu/ #af1    
#aicg 7commonly kn[n z ! ,national      
,appr5tice%ip ,act2 #ej ,/at4 #ffd1     
*apt] #ffc2 #bi ,u4,s4,c4 #ej et seq47  
is am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+ section #d
 z section #e2 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft]   
section #c ! foll[+3  #d4 ,appr5tice%ip 
program regi/ration  7a7 ,def9itions ,= 
purposes ( ?is section3 7#a7            
,compet5cy-bas$ approa*  7,a7 ,9 g5]al  
,! t]m compet5cy-bas$ approa* means1 )  

respect to a program regi/]$ z an       
appr5tice%ip program "u ?is ,act1       
measur+ skill acquisition 9 ! program   
?r\gh ! successful demon/ration (       
acquir$ skills & k1 z v]ifi$ by !       
program sponsor4  7,b7 ,on-!-job le>n+  
,a program describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7  
program t uses ! compet5cy-bas$ approa* 
%all be requir$ to include completion ( 
an on-!-job le>n+ compon5t ( ! program =
 purposes ( su* an approa*4  7#b7       
,complete program /&>ds ,! t]m complete 
program /&>ds means program /&>ds       
submitt$ to ! ,secret>y or a ,/ate      
appr5tice%ip ag5cy 9 accordance )       
subsection 7b77#a7 t-- 7,a7 satisfy ea* 
( ! requirem5ts 9 subp>agraphs 7,a7     
?r\gh 7,d7 ( su* subsection2 &  7,b7 d n
 conta9 cl]ical errors z det]m9$ by !   
,secret>y or ,/ate appr5tice%ip ag5cy4  
7#c7 ,incomplete program /&>ds ,! t]m   
incomplete program /&>ds means program  
/&>ds submitt$ to ! ,secret>y or a ,/ate
 appr5tice%ip ag5cy 9 accordance )      
subsection 7b77#a7 t-- 7,a7 fail to     

satisfy "o or m ( ! requirem5ts 9       
subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh 7,d7 ( su*      
subsection2 or  7,b7 conta9 cl]ical     
errors z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y or ,/ate
 appr5tice%ip ag5cy4  7#d7 ,national    
appr5tice%ip sy/em ,! t]m national      
appr5tice%ip sy/em means ! sy/em        
e/abli%$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,labor to c>ry
 out ! activities au?oriz$ & direct$ to 
be c>ri$ out "u section #a4  7#e7       
,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means !      
,secret>y ( ,labor4  7#f7 ,/ate         
appr5tice%ip ag5cy ,! t]m ,/ate         
appr5tice%ip ag5cy means an entity ( !  
gov]nm5t ( a ,/ate t is recogniz$1 "u   
crit]ia e/abli%$ by ! ,secret>y1 =      
purposes ( approv+ program /&>ds t con=m
 ) ! /&>ds set by ! ,secret>y = regi/]+ 
appr5tice%ip programs "u ! national     
appr5tice%ip sy/em4  7#g7 ,"t-bas$      
approa* ,! t]m "t-bas$ approa* means1 ) 
respect to a program regi/]$ z an       
appr5tice%ip program "u ?is ,act1       
measur+ skill acquisition 9 ! program   
?r\gh ! completion ( at lea/ #b1jjj h\rs

 ( on-!-job le>n+ z describ$ 9 a "w     
process s*$ule4  7b7 ,9 g5]al ,9        
adm9i/]+ ?is ,act ! ,secret>y %all      
e/abli% a national appr5tice%ip sy/em t 
provides ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,program /&>ds =
 regi/ration ,a p]son seek+ to regi/] a 
program z an appr5tice%ip program "u ?is
 ,act %all submit program /&>ds to !    
,secret>y or1 z relevant1 a ,/ate       
appr5tice%ip ag5cy at su* "t & 9 su*    
mann] z ! ,secret>y may require1 t--    
7,a7 li/ ea* ( ! entities involv$ 9 !   
program1 includ+ any employ]1 gr\p (    
employ]s1 employ] association1 labor    
organization1 or labor-managem5t        
organization2  7,b7 specify :e!r !      
program uses a compet5cy-bas$1 "t-bas$1 
or hybrid approa*2  7,c7 provide        
suffici5t in=mation to det]m9e :e!r !   
appr5tice%ip program /&>ds con=m ) wage1
 safety1 & lic5s+ /&>ds requir$ by !    
,/ate 9 :i* ! program w op]ate & any o!r
 ,/ate /&>ds ) :i* ! ,secret>y requires 
entities submitt+ program /&>ds to      
comply2 &  7,d7 provide suffici5t       

in=mation to det]m9e :e!r ! appr5tice%ip
 program /&>ds con=m ) /&>ds (          
appr5tice%ip e/abli%$ by ! ,secret>y "u 
?is ,act1 includ+ ! requirem5ts "u "p   
#bi ( title #bi1 ,code ( ,f$]al         
,regulations 7or successor regulations74
  7#b7 ,review+ program /&>ds  7,a7 ,9  
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] receipt 
by ! ,secret>y or a ,/ate appr5tice%ip  
ag5cy ( program /&>ds submitt$ 9        
accordance ) p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y 
or ,/ate appr5tice%ip ag5cy %all1 if !  
program /&>ds are complete program      
/&>ds1 provide to ! prospective sponsor 
a decision t-- 7i7 approves or d5ies !  
program /&>ds2 &  7ii7 if ! decision is 
a d5ial1 /ates ! areas ( noncompliance &
 provides sugge/ive action to correct ! 
noncompliance4  7,b7 ,incomplete program
 /&>ds ,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] receipt
 by ! ,secret>y or a ,/ate appr5tice%ip 
ag5cy ( program /&>ds submitt$ 9        
accordance ) p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y 
or ,/ate appr5tice%ip ag5cy %all1 if !  
program /&>ds are incomplete program    

/&>ds1 provide ! prospective sponsor )  
corrective fe$back to direct !          
prospective sponsor to br+ su* program  
/&>ds into con=mity ) complete program  
/&>ds4  7,c7 ,p]=mance acc\ntability    
,beg9n+ n lat] ?an #abj days aft] ! date
 ( enactm5t ( ?is section1 ! ,secret>y  
%all1 on a mon?ly basis1 make publicly  
available onl9e ! av]age response times 
by ! ,secret>y to /&>ds submitt$ 9      
accordance ) p>agraph 7#a71 disaggregat$
 by :e!r ! /&>ds are complete program   
/&>ds or incomplete program /&>ds4  4   
#c4 ,cl>ification ( ! role ( ,/ate      
appr5tice%ip c\ncils  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!   
,act ( ,augu/ #af1 #aicg 7commonly kn[n 
z ! ,national ,appr5tice%ip ,act2 #ej   
,/at4 #ffd1 *apt] #ffc2 #bi ,u4,s4,c4   
#ej et seq471 z am5d$ by section #b1 is 
fur!r am5d$ by add+ at ! end ( section  
#d ( su* ,act 7z add$ by section #b7 !  
foll[+3  7#c7 ,/ate appr5tice%ip c\ncils
 ,a ,/ate appr5tice%ip c\ncil ( any     
,/ate appr5tice%ip ag5cy %all n-- 7,a7 h
 ! f9al decision mak+ au?ority =        

purposes ( p>agraph 7#b7 ov] any program
 /&>ds submitt$ 9 accordance ) ?is      
subsection2 or  7,b7 be requir$ to      
recomm5d any su* program /&>ds =        
purposes ( su* p>agraph4  4  7b7        
,effective date ,! am5dm5t made by      
subsection 7a7 %all take effect on !    
date t is #b ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act4  #d4 ,appr5tice%ip grant   
program  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3
 7#a7 ,appr5tice ,! t]m appr5tice means 
an individual p>ticipat+ 9 a regi/]$    
appr5tice%ip program4  7#b7 ,new        
appr5tice ,! t]m new appr5tice means1 ) 
respect to apply+ ! =mula e/abli%$ "u   
subsection 7c77#a7 = a program ye>1 an  
appr5tice :o is newly enroll$ 9 a       
regi/]$ appr5tice%ip program 9 su*      
program ye>4  7#c7 ,program ye> ,! t]m  
program ye> means ! ye> p]iod beg9n+ on 
,july #a & end+ on ,june #cj ( ! next   
ye>4  7#d7 ,regi/]$ appr5tice%ip program
 ,! t]m regi/]$ appr5tice%ip program    
means 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  7#e7 ,secret>y 
,! t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (    
,labor4  7#f7 ,/ate ,except 9 subsection
 7c77#a77;,c71 ! t]m ,/ate means ea* ( !
 sev]al ,/ates ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 !     
,di/rict ( ,columbia1 & any t]ritory or 
possession ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#g7     
,/ate appr5tice%ip ag5cy ,! t]m ,/ate   
appr5tice%ip ag5cy has ! mean+ giv5 su* 
t]m 9 section #d ( ! ,act ( ,augu/ #af1 
#aicg 7commonly kn[n z ! ,national      
,appr5tice%ip ,act2 #ej ,/at4 #ffd1     
*apt] #ffc2 #bi ,u4,s4,c4 #ej et seq474 
7b7 ,9 g5]al ,= ea* program ye> t beg9s 
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !    
,secret>y %all1 n lat] ?an ! beg9n+ ( ! 
program ye>1 aw>d grants to ,/ates = !  
program ye>1 9 accordance ) ! =mula "u  
subsection 7c71 to c>ry out ! activities
 describ$ 9 subsection 7d74  7c7 ,aw>d  
proc$ures ,! ,secret>y %all aw>d grant  
funds "u subsection 7b7 9 accordance ) !
 foll[+3 7#a7 ,=mula = allotm5t ,n lat] 

?an #cj days be=e ! />t ( ea* program   
ye>1 ! ,secret>y %all e/abli% a =mula to
 det]m9e ! allotm5t am\nts = ea* program
 ye> = ! grant t-- 7,a7 is bas$ on !    
population ( ! ,/ate & ! numb] (        
appr5tices ^: prim>y resid5ce is 9 !    
,/ate z comp>$ to ! population ( e o!r  
,/ate & numb] ( appr5tices ^: prim>y    
resid5ce is 9 any o!r ,/ate2  7,b7 is   
bas$ on ! numb] ( new appr5tices ^:     
prim>y resid5ce is 9 ! ,/ate z comp>$ to
 ! numb] ( new appr5tices ^: prim>y     
resid5ce is 9 any o!r ,/ate2 &  7,c7    
subject to available appropriations1    
provides t ea* ( ! sev]al ,/ates ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates & ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia  
%all n be allott$ less ?an #a1jjj1jjj = 
ea* program ye>4  7#b7 ,aw>d am\nt      
,subject to p>agraph 7#c71 ! ,secret>y  
%all aw>d ea* ,/ate an am\nt = a program
 ye> equal to ! sum (-- 7,a7 half ( !   
am\nt allott$ to ! ,/ate "u ! =mula     
e/abli%$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 = ! program   
ye>2  7,b7 an am\nt 7n m ?an ! am\nt    
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a77 equal to ! 

mat*+ am\nt 9 ! notice submitt$ by !    
,/ate "u subsection 7e72 &  7,c7 if !   
mat*+ am\nt ( ! ,/ate is equal to !     
am\nt describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 !    
proportional am\nt = ! ,/ate z det]m9$  
"u p>agraph 7#d74  7#c7 ,d$uction =     
delay$ responses = regi/]+ appr5tice%ip 
programs  7,a7 ,det]m9ation ( delay ,!  
,secret>y %all det]m9e ! av]age complete
 program /&>ds response "t & ! av]age   
incomplete program /&>ds response "t (  
ea* ,/ate t-- 7i7 receives a grant "u   
?is section2 &  7ii7 regi/]s regi/]$    
appr5tice%ip programs 9 ! ,/ate ?r\gh a 
,/ate appr5tice%ip ag5cy4  7,b7         
,d$uction ,= ea* su* ,/ate 9 :i* !      
,secret>y "u subp>agraph 7,a7 det]m9es !
 av]age complete program /&>ds response 
"t is m ?an #ij days 9 a program ye> or 
! av]age incomplete program /&>ds       
response "t is m ?an #cj days 9 a       
program ye>1 ! ,secret>y %all d$uct a   
p]c5tage ( ! aw>d am\nt "u p>agraph 7#b7
 = ! next program ye> t is-- 7i7 equal  
to half ( ! sum (-- 7,i7 ! numb] ( days 

( ! av]age complete program /&>ds       
response "t m9us #ij2 &  7,,ii7 ! numb] 
( days ( ! av]age incomplete program    
/&>ds response "t m9us #cj2 b  7ii7 n m 
?an #bj4  7,c7 ,av]age response "t  7i7 
,def9itions ,= purposes ( ?is p>agraph3 
7,i7 ,av]age complete program /&>ds     
response "t ,! t]m av]age complete      
program /&>ds response "t means ! av]age
 numb] ( days betwe5 ! ,/ate receiv+ a  
complete program /&>ds package by a     
program seek+ to be a regi/]$           
appr5tice%ip program & ! ,/ate          
appr5tice%ip ag5cy ( ! ,/ate provid+ an 
approval or a d5ial ) sugge/ive action4 
7,,ii7 ,av]age incomplete program /&>ds 
response "t ,! t]m av]age incomplete    
program /&>ds response "t means ! av]age
 numb] ( days betwe5 ! ,/ate receiv+ an 
incomplete program /&>ds package by a   
program seek+ to be a regi/]$           
appr5tice%ip program & ! ,/ate          
appr5tice%ip ag5cy ( ! ,/ate provid+ a  
response ) sugge/ive action4  7,,iii7   
,complete program /&>ds package2        

incomplete program /&>ds package ,! t]ms
 complete program /&>ds package &       
incomplete program /&>ds package h !    
mean+s giv5 ! t]ms complete program     
/&>ds & incomplete program /&>ds1       
respectively1 9 section #d ( ! ,act (   
,augu/ #af1 #aicg 7commonly kn[n z !    
,national ,appr5tice%ip ,act2 #ej ,/at4 
#ffd1 *apt] #ffc2 #bi ,u4,s4,c4 #ej et  
seq474  7,,iv7 ,sugge/ive action ,! t]m 
sugge/ive action means1 ) respect to    
program /&>ds submitt$ by a program to a
 ,/ate appr5tice%ip ag5cy to be a       
regi/]$ appr5tice%ip program1 a response
 by ! ,/ate appr5tice%ip ag5cy to su*   
program /&>ds t is n an approval ( !    
program /&>ds & provides cle>           
in/ructions to ! sponsor ( ! program on 
h[ ! program /&>ds %\ld be *ang$ to     
con=m ) ! requirem5ts = regi/ration z a 
regi/]$ appr5tice%ip program4  7ii7     
,rules ( int]pretation  7,i7 ,d5ial )\t 
sugge/ive action ,= purposes ( det]m9+  
av]age complete program /&>ds response  
"t1 a d5ial )\t provid+ sugge/ive action

 %all n be int]pret$ to /op or pause !  
det]m9ation4  7,,ii7 ,inquires on       
regi/ration ,= purposes ( det]m9+ av]age
 complete program /&>ds response "t &   
av]age incomplete program /&>ds response
 "t1 an inquiry by a program to a ,/ate 
appr5tice%ip ag5cy reg>d+ ! regi/ration 
process t does n provide program /&>ds  
docum5tation %all n be consid]$ a       
submission ( program /&>ds4  7#d7       
,proportional am\nt ( allott$ b unaw>d$ 
funds  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,n less ?an #ae    
days be=e ! />t ( ea* program ye>1 !    
,secret>y %all1 = purposes ( p>agraph   
7#b77;,c71 det]m9e ! proportional am\nt1
 z relevant1 = ea* ,/ate t provides a   
mat*+ am\nt "u subsection 7e7 t is equal
 to ! am\nt describ$ 9 p>agraph         
7#b77;,a7 = ! ,/ate = ! program ye>4    
7,b7 ,proportional am\nt ,! proportional
 am\nt = a ,/ate = a program ye> is an  
am\nt t be>s ! same ratio to ! am\nt (  
allott$ b unaw>d$ funds = ! program ye> 
z ! am\nt allott$ to ! ,/ate "u ! =mula 
e/abli%$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 = ! program   

ye> be>s to ! total am\nt ( funds       
allott$ to all ,/ates "u ! =mula = !    
program ye>4  7,c7 ,allott$ b unaw>d$   
funds ,! am\nt ( allott$ b unaw>d$ funds
 = ! program ye> is an am\nt equal to ! 
total am\nt allott$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 = !
 program ye> m9us ! total am\nts det]m9$
 "u subp>agraphs 7,a7 & 7,b7 ( p>agraph 
7#b7 = all ,/ates = ! program ye>4  7d7 
,activities ,a ,/ate %all use am\nts    
aw>d$ "u subsection 7b7 to-- 7#a7       
provide te*nical assi/ance to exi/+ &   
prospective sponsors ( regi/]$          
appr5tice%ip programs2  7#b7 fund !     
tra9+ ( appr5tices1 includ+ by pay+ !   
wages ( an appr5tice2  7#c7 fund outrea*
 activities to increase aw>5ess (       
regi/]$ appr5tice%ip programs & provide 
in=mation on h[ to regi/] an exi/+ tra9+
 program z a regi/]$ appr5tice%ip       
program2 &  7#d7 provide f9ancial       
inc5tives1 includ+ ?r\gh pay-=-p]=mance 
fund+ models1 to attract employ]        
inve/m5t 9 regi/]$ appr5tice%ip         
programs4  7e7 ,notice ( mat*+ am\nt by 

,/ates  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n less ?an #cj   
days be=e ! />t ( ea* program ye>1 a    
,/ate seek+ a grant "u subsection 7b7   
%all submit a notice to ! ,secret>y ( ! 
am\nt ! ,/ate int5ds to provide = !     
program ye> to mat* ! am\nt provid$     
?r\gh ! grant1 includ+ pro( ( res\rces =
 ! mat*+ am\nt4  7#b7 ,limit to mat*+   
am\nt ,! mat*+ am\nt 9 a notice "u      
p>agraph 7#a7 may n be m ?an half ( !   
am\nt allott$ to ! ,/ate = ! program ye>
 "u ! =mula e/abli%$ "u subsection      
7c77#a74  7f7 ,/ates )\t a ,/ate        
appr5tice%ip ag5cy ,a ,/ate t does n h a
 ,/ate appr5tice%ip ag5cy %all designate
 an ag5cy ( ! ,/ate gov]nm5t = purposes 
( communications ) ! ,secret>y reg>d+ ! 
grant program "u ?is section4  7g7      
,au?orization ( appropriation ,!re is   
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out !
 grant program "u ?is section           
#aej1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjbg & = ea* 
fiscal ye> !reaft]4  7h7 ,supplem5t n   
supplant ,funds available = use "u      
subsection 7d7 %all supplem5t & n       

supplant o!r ,/ate or local public funds
 exp5d$ t satisfy ! activities "u su*   
subsection4  #e4 ,po/+ reciprocity      
requirem5ts ,! ,act ( ,augu/ #af1 #aicg 
7commonly kn[n z ! ,national            
,appr5tice%ip ,act2 #ej ,/at4 #ffd1     
*apt] #ffc2 #bi ,u4,s4,c4 #ej et seq471 
z am5d$ by sections #b & #c1 is fur!r   
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ( section #d (   
su* ,act 7z add$ by section #b7 !       
foll[+3  7#d7 ,disclosure ( reciprocity 
requirem5ts ,ea* ,/ate appr5tice%ip     
ag5cy %all make publicly available onl9e
 ! process us$ by ! ,/ate appr5tice%ip  
ag5cy 9 ! ,/ate ( ! ag5cy = regi/]+ "u  
?is ,act an appr5tice%ip program t has  
be5 o!rwise regi/]$ "u ?is ,act by !    
,secret>y or ano!r ,/ate appr5tice%ip   
ag5cy z a regi/]$ appr5tice%ip program 9
 ano!r ,/ate4  4  #f4 ,po/+ ,/ate       
appr5tice%ip /&>ds ,! ,act ( ,augu/ #af1
 #aicg 7commonly kn[n z ! ,national     
,appr5tice%ip ,act2 #ej ,/at4 #ffd1     
*apt] #ffc2 #bi ,u4,s4,c4 #ej et seq471 
z s am5d$1 is fur!r am5d$ by add+ at !  

end ( section #d ( su* ,act 7z add$ by  
section #b7 ! foll[+3  7#e7 ,disclosure 
( ,/ate appr5tice%ip /&>ds ,ea* ,/ate   
appr5tice%ip ag5cy %all make publicly   
available onl9e in=mation1 z requir$ by 
! ,secret>y1 on appr5tice%ip /&>ds 9 su*
 ,/ate1 includ+-- 7,a7 ,/ate m9imum wage
 requirem5ts2  7,b7 ,/ate safety /&>ds2 
&  7,c7 in/ructions = prop]ly complet+  
docum5tation = pro( ( compliance )      
program /&>ds p]ta9+ to on-!-job tra9+ &
 relat$ te*nical in/ruction requirem5ts4
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