[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8320 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8320

   To require the Secretary of Labor to establish apprenticeships or 
expanding opportunities through apprenticeships for outlying areas, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 21, 2020

  Mr. Sablan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Education and Labor

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                                 A BILL


 
   To require the Secretary of Labor to establish apprenticeships or 
expanding opportunities through apprenticeships for outlying areas, and 
                          for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Outlying Area Apprenticeship 
Expansion Act''.

SEC. 2. OUTLYING AREA APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Labor shall make grants, 
cooperative agreements, contracts, and other arrangements available to 
the outlying areas for the purposes of--
            (1) establishing registered apprenticeships under the Act 
        of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the ``National 
        Apprenticeship Act''; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 
        et seq.); or
            (2) expanding opportunities through apprenticeships only 
        registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as 
        the ``National Apprenticeship Act''; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 
        29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.).
    (b) Funding.--Of the amount appropriated under subsection (d), the 
Secretary of Labor shall divide the amount for each fiscal year equally 
among the outlying areas.
    (c) Outlying Area Defined.--The term ``outlying area'' means 
American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 
and the United States Virgin Islands.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section--
            (1) $1,786,000 for fiscal year 2021;
            (2) $2,024,000 for fiscal year 2022;
            (3) $2,262,000 for fiscal year 2023;
            (4) $2,500,000 for fiscal year 2024; and
            (5) $2,738,000 for fiscal year 2025.
    (e) Effective Date.--This Act shall take effect beginning on July 
1, 2021.
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