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116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 8357
To ensure access to apprenticeships for underrepresented groups, eliminate
barriers and ensure completion of apprenticeships, and invest in success-
ful apprenticeship intermediaries.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
Ms. JAYAPAL (for herself, Ms. NORTON, Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, and Mrs.
HAYES) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Education and Labor
A BILL
To ensure access to apprenticeships for underrepresented
groups, eliminate barriers and ensure completion of ap-
prenticeships, and invest in successful apprenticeship
intermediaries.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Apprenticeship Fu-
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tures for All Act’’.
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SEC. 2. GRANTS, CONTRACTS, OR COOPERATIVE AGREE-
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MENTS.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Office
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of Apprenticeship of the Department of Labor shall award
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grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to eligible en-
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tities on a competitive basis if the eligible entity is a quali-
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fied intermediary—
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(1) to support national industry and equity
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intermediaries in establishing or expanding sector-
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based partnerships to support the delivery or expan-
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sion of programs under the national apprenticeship
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system to significant scale in the United States—
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(A) in key sectors, including manufac-
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turing, information technology, cyber security,
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health care, insurance and finance, energy, hos-
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pitality, retail, construction, and other sectors
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identified by the Administrator as targeted for
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expansion under the national apprenticeship
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system; or
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(B) for nontraditional apprenticeship popu-
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lations, women, minorities, individuals with dis-
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abilities, and individuals impacted by the crimi-
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nal or juvenile justice system; or
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(2) to serve programs under the national ap-
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prenticeship system in a local or regional setting.
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(b) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity applying for
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any grant activity under this Act—
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(1) shall use at least 5 percent of the grant
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funds to provide direct financial assistance to ap-
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prentices, pre-apprentices, or youth apprentices
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through emergency grants to support their financial
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needs to enter, remain enrolled in, and complete
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such program, such as support for the related costs
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of supplies and equipment, courses, transportation,
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child care, and housing; and
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(2) may use funds for any of the following ac-
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tivities:
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(A) To establish or expand partnerships
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with organizations that provide program partici-
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pants access to financial planning, mentoring,
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and supportive services that are necessary to
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enable an individual to participate in and com-
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plete a program under the national apprentice-
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ship system.
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(B) To conduct outreach and recruitment
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activities, including assessments of potential
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participants for, and enrollment of participants
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in, a program under the national apprenticeship
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system.
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(C) To conduct outreach, engagement, re-
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cruitment, and coordination of activities with
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employers, industry associations, labor and
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labor-management
organizations,
qualified
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intermediaries, education and training pro-
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viders, State or local workforce agencies, poten-
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tial sponsors, community-based organizations,
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communities with high numbers or percentages
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of nontraditional apprenticeship populations,
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small- and medium-sized businesses, or rural
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communities to establish or expand industry or
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sector partnerships and opportunities under the
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national apprenticeship system.
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(D) To carry out grant requirements, in-
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cluding program evaluation and reporting re-
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quirements.
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(E) To conduct any activities as described
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in the application that would advance the pur-
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poses of the grant.
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(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act:
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(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—
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(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
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ty’’ means—
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(i) a program sponsor;
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(ii) a State workforce development
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board or State workforce agency, or a local
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workforce development board or local
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workforce development agency;
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(iii) an education and training pro-
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vider, or a consortium thereof;
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(iv) if the applicant is in a State with
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a State apprenticeship agency, such State
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apprenticeship agency;
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(v) an Indian Tribe or Tribal organi-
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zation;
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(vi) an industry or sector partnership,
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a group of employers, a trade association,
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or a professional association that sponsors
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or participates in a program under the na-
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tional apprenticeship system;
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(vii) a Governor;
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(viii) a labor organization or joint-
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labor management organization; or
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(ix) a qualified intermediary.
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(B) SPONSOR REQUIREMENT.—Not fewer
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than one entity under subparagraph (A) shall
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be the sponsor of a program under the national
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apprenticeship system.
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(2) QUALIFIED INTERMEDIARY.—
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(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘qualified
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intermediary’’ means an entity that dem-
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onstrates expertise in building, connecting, sus-
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taining, and measuring the performance of
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partnerships described in subparagraph (B) and
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serves program participants and employers
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by—
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(i) connecting employers to programs
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under the national apprenticeship system;
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(ii) assisting in the design and imple-
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mentation of such programs, including cur-
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riculum development and delivery for re-
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lated instruction;
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(iii) supporting entities, sponsors, or
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program administrators in meeting the
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registration and reporting requirements of
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this Act;
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(iv) providing professional develop-
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ment activities such as training to men-
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tors;
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(v) connecting students or workers to
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programs under the national apprentice-
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ship system;
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(vi) developing and providing person-
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alized program participant supports, in-
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cluding by partnering with organizations to
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provide access to or referrals for supportive
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services and financial advising;
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(vii) providing services, resources, and
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supports for development, delivery, expan-
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sion, or improvement of programs under
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the national apprenticeship system; or
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(viii) serving as a program sponsor.
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(B) PARTNERSHIPS.—The partnerships de-
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scribed in subparagraph (A) means partner-
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ships among entities involved in programs
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under the national apprenticeship system, in-
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cluding—
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(i) industry or sector partnerships;
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(ii) partnerships among employers,
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joint
labor-management
organizations,
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labor organizations, community-based or-
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ganizations, industry associations, State or
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local workforce development boards, edu-
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cation and training providers, social service
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organizations, economic development orga-
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nizations, Indian Tribes or Tribal organi-
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zations, one-stop operators, or one-stop
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partners, in the State workforce develop-
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ment system; or
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(iii) partnerships among one or more
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of the entities described in clauses (i) and
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(ii).
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