,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dfaa  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #bj1 #bjbf
 ,mr4 ,reed 7for himself and ,ms4       
,collins7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1  
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
provide for alignment of the ,job ,corps
 with the defense industrial base1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,job     
,corps ,shipbuilding-,defense           
,industrial ,base ,pipeline ,act of     
#bjbf4  #b4 ,alignment of job corps with
 the defense industrial base  7a7 ,in   
general ,the ,national ,imperative for  
,industrial ,skills program of the      
,department of ,defense 7or a successor 
program7 shall maximize the use of and  
expand on the activities of ,job ,corps 
centers and registered apprenticeship   
programs to train the skilled industrial
 workers that are needed in the defense 
industrial base4  7b7  ,referral of     

military recruits to job corps          
,military recruiters shall make each    
military recruit who is ineligible to   
enlist in the military as a result of   
the requirements of section #ebj of     
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 aware 
of the opportunity to enroll in ,job    
,corps and registered apprenticeship    
programs in order to meet the standards 
for enlistment or learn skills that can 
contribute to the defense industrial    
base4  7c7 ,job corps trade realignment 
,in order to address shortages of       
skilled industrial workers in the       
defense industrial base1 the ,secretary 
of ,defense may1 through the ,national  
,imperative for ,industrial ,skills     
program 7or a successor program7 and    
grants to ,job ,corps center operators  
as provided in accordance with section  
#aeh7;f7 of the ,workforce ,innovation  
and ,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4    
#cbjh7;f771 support the change of trades
 offered at a ,job ,corps center1       
including at a ,job ,corps transition   

hub at an existing center or at a new   
site in close proximity to a shipyard or
 other defense industrial base          
suppliers1 to align with the needs of   
the defense industrial base1 including  
through investments in curricula        
development1 equipment1 and facilities4 
7d7 ,definitions ,for purposes of this  
section3  7#a7 ,enrollee2 job corps2 job
 corps center ,the terms enrollee1 ,job 
,corps1 and ,job ,corps center have the 
meanings given such terms in section    
#adb of the ,workforce ,innovation and  
,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #caib74
  7#b7 ,job corps center operator ,the  
term ,job ,corps center operator has the
 meaning given the term operator in such
 section of such ,act4  7#c7 ,job corps 
transition hub ,the term ,job ,corps    
transition hub means an advanced career 
training program under section #adh of  
the ,workforce ,innovation and          
,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #caih7 
that facilitates the onboarding and     
retention of enrollees into the defense 

industrial base4  7#d7 ,registered      
apprenticeship program ,the term        
registered apprenticeship program means 
an apprenticeship program that is       
registered under the ,act of ,august    
#af1 #aicg 7commonly known as the       
,national ,apprenticeship ,act2 #ej     
,stat4 #ffd1 chapter #ffc2 #bi ,u4,s4,c4
 #ej et seq474  #c4 ,extension of       
shipbuilding special incentive to the   
job corps ,section #hfif7;b77#b7 of     
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7,g7 ,the ,job ,corps       
program established under section #adc  
of the ,workforce ,innovation and       
,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #caic7 
or an individual ,job ,corps center     
operator as defined in section #adb of  
the ,workforce ,innovation and          
,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #caib74
  4  #d4 ,job corps conforming reforms  
7a7 ,success in military recruitment as 
a graduate of job corps ,section #adb7e7
 of the ,workforce ,innovation and      

,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4        
#caib7e77 is amended by inserting       
enlisted in the military with a score on
 the ,armed ,forces ,qualification ,test
 that is above the thirty-first         
percentile1 before or completed4  7b7   
,grants to job corps centers ,section   
#aeh7;f7 of the ,workforce ,innovation  
and ,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4    
#cbjh7;f77 is amended--  7#a7 by        
striking the heading and inserting      
,external funding2  7#b7 by striking    
,the ,secretary may accept on behalf of 
the ,job ,corps or individual ,job      
,corps centers charitable donations of  
cash and inserting the following3  7#a7 
,in general ,the ,secretary 7or the     
,secretary of ,agriculture1 as          
appropriate71 on behalf of the ,job     
,corps1 or a ,job ,corps center         
operator1 on behalf of such center1 may 
accept grants and charitable donations  
of cash  2  7#c7 by inserting grants and
 before donations are2  7#d7 by striking
 available for appropriate use and      

inserting used exclusively2 and  7#e7 by
 adding at the end the following3  7#b7 
,transfer of property ,notwithstanding  
sections #eja7;b7 and #ebb of title #dj1
 ,united ,states ,code1 any property    
acquired by a ,job ,corps center shall  
be directly transferred1 on a           
nonreimbursable basis1 to the           
,secretary4  7#c7 ,prohibition of offset
 using external funding ,an operator    
that accepts a grant or charitable      
donation under paragraph 7#a7 may not   
use the grant or charitable donation to 
fulfill the cost of any obligation      
imposed on the operator under an        
agreement under section #adg4  7#d7     
,prohibition on restrictions for job    
corps placement ,a grant or charitable  
donation under paragraph 7#a7 may not   
include terms that restrict the         
placement or employment options of an   
enrollee or graduate4  7#e7 ,public     
reporting ,the ,secretary shall publicly
 disclose on annual basis a list of     
grants and charitable donations received

 under paragraph 7#a71 which shall      
include the amount and source of each   
grant or charitable donation and the    
,job ,corps center that was designated  
as the beneficiary of each grant or     
charitable donation4  4  7c7 ,local     
authority ,to realign trades ,section   
#aea of the ,workforce ,innovation and  
,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #cbja7 
is amended by adding at the end the     
following3  7d7 ,local authority        
,subject to the limitations of the      
budget approved by the ,secretary for a 
,job ,corps center1 the operator of a   
,job ,corps center shall have the       
authority1 without prior approval from  
the ,secretary1 to--  7#a7 hire staff   
and provide staff professional          
development2  7#b7 set terms and enter  
into agreements with ,federal1 ,state1  
or local educational partners1 such as  
secondary schools1 institutions of      
higher education1 child development     
centers1 units of ,junior ,reserve      
,officers' ,training ,corps programs    

established under section #bjca of title
 #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 or         
employers2 and  7#c7 engage with and    
educate stakeholders 7including eligible
 applicants for the ,job ,corps7 about  
,job ,corps operations1 selection       
procedures1 and activities4  4  7d7     
,streamlined enrollment of veterans and 
military recruits into the defense      
industrial base  7#a7 ,in general       
,subsection 7b7 of section #add of the  
,workforce ,innovation and ,opportunity 
,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #caid7 is amended-- 
7,a7 in the heading1 by inserting and   
certain other ,armed ,forces members    
after ,veterans2 and  7,b7 in the matter
 preceding paragraph 7#a71 by inserting 
or a member of the ,armed ,forces       
eligible for pre-separation counseling  
of the ,transition ,assistance ,program 
under section #aadb of title #aj1       
,united ,states ,code1 after a veteran4 
7#b7 ,background check exemption        
,section #ade7;b7 of the ,workforce     
,innovation and ,opportunity ,act 7#bi  

,u4,s4,c4 #caie7;b77 is amended-- 7,a7  
in paragraph 7#a77;,c71 by inserting    
except with respect to an individual    
described in paragraph 7#d71 before the 
individual2 and  7,b7 by adding at the  
end the following3  7#d7 ,individuals   
exempted from background check ,an      
individual described in this paragraph  
is--  7,a7 an individual who is-- 7i7   
7,i7 a member of the ,armed ,forces     
eligible for pre-separation counseling  
of the ,transition ,assistance ,program 
under section #aadb of title #aj1       
,united ,states ,code2 or  7,,ii7 a     
veteran who left the ,armed ,forces not 
more than #ij days before the date on   
which the veteran applies to enroll in  
the ,job ,corps2 and  7ii7 not          
ineligible for retired pay as provided  
by section #abgdj of title #aj1 ,united 
,states ,code2 or  7,b7 a military      
recruit who-- 7i7 is ineligible to      
enlist in the military as a result of   
the requirements of section #ebj of     
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code2 and   

7ii7 not more than #ij days before the  
date on which the recruit applies to    
enroll in the ,job ,corps1 passed a     
background check as part of the         
enlistment process4  4