[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 677 Engrossed in House (EH)]


H. Res. 677

                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                     February 28, 2006.
Whereas the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that, while there are 1.3 million 
        automotive technicians currently employed, industry figures confirm that 
        an additional 50,000 technicians are needed to fill open positions each 
        year;
Whereas the National Automotive Dealers Association reports that 57 percent of 
        their dealers' operating profit is generated by their parts and service 
        departments; that dealers consider it difficult to find a qualified 
        technician; and that 42 percent of all dealer technicians have been 
        engaged in that line of work less than one year;
Whereas the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc. (``NASCAR''), 
        the NASCAR Universal Technical Institute, and a collaboration of 
        Historically Black Colleges and Universities (``HBCUs'') have agreed to 
        create a strategic alliance focused on increasing the number and quality 
        of job opportunities for African-American students in key racing and 
        other related automotive business activities including automotive 
        engineering and technology, automotive safety, sports marketing, and 
        other automotive industry areas;
Whereas NASCAR and its partner HBCUs are establishing a formal structure to 
        increase the number and quality of job opportunities for African-
        American students with NASCAR in key racing and other related automotive 
        business activities through the NASCAR Universal Training Institute and 
        the NASCAR Diversity Internship Program;
Whereas NASCAR has agreed to efforts to enhance the identification of employment 
        opportunities with NASCAR such as Internships, full time jobs, including 
        entry level management positions, part-time jobs for college students, 
        and post-graduate job placement for students pursuing undergraduate and 
        graduate degrees at partner HBCUs;
Whereas NASCAR and its partner HBCUs have developed a program to increase 
        awareness, access to, and participation by African-American students in 
        the NASCAR Universal Training Institute and NASCAR Diversity Internship 
        Program by partner HBCUs for the racing and other related automotive 
        industries; and
Whereas NASCAR and the partner HBCUs will seek opportunities to establish and 
        enhance the funding of targeted job development activities by partner 
        HBCUs, and to generate support for the HBCUs in their efforts to enhance 
        curriculum development in sports marketing, finance, human resource 
        management and other automotive industry areas: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) recognizes the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, 
        Inc., the NASCAR Universal Technical Institute, and a collaboration of 
        Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and their creation of a 
        strategic alliance to increase the number and quality of job 
        opportunities for African-American students in key racing and other 
        related automotive business activities;
            (2) commends NASCAR, the NASCAR Universal Technical Institute, the 
        NASCAR Technical Training Institute, and the Historically Black Colleges 
        and Universities, for their efforts to increase the number and quality 
        of job opportunities for African-American students in key racing and 
        other related automotive business activities; and
            (3) encourages the Departments of Education and Labor and other 
        appropriate agencies of the Federal government to support this effort.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.