[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 198 (Friday, November 20, 2020)]
[House]
[Pages H5993-H6007]
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                  NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP ACT OF 2020

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, further 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 8294) to amend the National 
Apprenticeship Act and expand the national apprenticeship system to 
include apprenticeships, youth apprenticeships, and pre-apprenticeship 
registered under such Act, to promote the furtherance of labor 
standards necessary to safeguard the welfare of apprentices, and for 
other purposes, will now resume.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.


            Amendment No. 9 Offered by Mr. Levin of Michigan

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 
9 printed in part B of House Report 116-593.
  Mr. LEVIN of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:
       Page 123, line 14, insert ``, and partner with a labor or 
     joint labor-management organization'' after ``partnership''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 1224, the 
gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Levin) and a Member opposed each will 
control 5 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Michigan.
  Mr. LEVIN of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, first, let me thank Chairman 
Scott for his leadership and for bringing this exceptional 
reauthorization to the floor today.
  Before I begin speaking about this amendment, I would like to 
acknowledge the important role that labor unions have played in 
building the national apprenticeship system.
  Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record a letter from the AFL-CIO in 
support of H.R. 8294.

                                                      AFL-CIO,

                                Washington, DC, November 19, 2020.
       Dear Representative: The AFL-CIO urges you to support the 
     National Apprenticeship Act of 2020 (H.R. 8294), scheduled 
     for floor consideration later this week. R.R. 8294 recognizes 
     that Registered Apprenticeship programs are the `gold 
     standard' in our nation's workforce development system, and 
     we welcome this effort to modernize a law that has not been 
     meaningfully updated since it was enacted 83 years ago.
       Unions and our signatory employers have a long history of 
     establishing joint labor-management partnerships to design 
     and implement Registered Apprenticeship programs, so we have 
     a deep interest in maintaining and strengthening our nation's 
     Registered Apprenticeship system. These programs provide good 
     jobs with good wages and benefits that increase as 
     apprentices build their skills. They provide a valuable 
     credential that can help secure future employment and 
     advancement along a rewarding career path, and the 
     opportunities they provide are particularly important for 
     women, people of color and veterans.
       H.R. 8294 authorizes significant new funding to expand 
     registered apprenticeships, preapprenticeships, and youth 
     apprenticeships in the United States. It would codify and 
     streamline existing standards that are vital to support 
     apprentices, and would, for the first time, include youth 
     apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs. The House 
     Education and Labor Committee estimates that H.R. 8294 will 
     create over 1 million Registered Apprenticeship opportunities 
     over the next 5 years.
       H.R. 8294 would also codify the role of the Office of 
     Apprenticeship at the Department of Labor, and provide 
     funding streams to ensure oversight and technical assistance. 
     Importantly, it would expand Registered Apprenticeship 
     opportunities into new sectors of the workforce. The bill 
     also establishes standards for state apprenticeship agencies, 
     including a requirement that they develop a state plan to 
     support Registered Apprenticeships and provide technical 
     assistance. Finally, the bill strengthens the National 
     Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship, ensuring that experts 
     from industry and labor have a role in improving the program.
       Registered Apprenticeships are America's most successful 
     federally authorized workforce development program, employing 
     94 percent of those who complete a program. H.R. 8294 will 
     help ensure that these programs meet the highest possible 
     quality standards and support family sustaining jobs.
       We urge you to support H.R. 8294 including Representative 
     Levin's amendment, which encourages partnerships with labor 
     and labor-management organizations in Title II grant 
     programs, not as a requirement, but to the extent 
     practicable, and to oppose any amendments that would weaken 
     the bill approved for consideration by the full House.
           Sincerely,
                                                   William Samuel,
                                     Director, Government Affairs.

  Mr. LEVIN of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, I wish to emphasize the 
importance of apprenticeship standards that safeguard apprentices' 
welfare with unions who have helped negotiate and protect them for 
many, many years.
  These standards are critically important to the success of the 
national apprenticeship system, which is why I introduced the 
Strengthening Training and Accessibility for New and Diverse 
Apprenticeships through Relevant and Dependable Standards Act, or the 
STANDARDS Act for short.
  I am pleased that the National Apprenticeship Act of 2020 
incorporates my bill, which protects the rights of workers who 
participate in apprenticeships.
  The language of this amendment is perfectly clear. It says that grant 
applicants should partner with an industry or sector partnership and a 
labor or joint labor-management organization to the extent practicable.
  Yet, interests hostile to unions are once again using scare tactics 
to claim, falsely, that my amendment will prevent industry 
organizations from securing apprenticeship grants under the legislation 
unless in all cases they partner with unions, even when there are no 
unions in the geographic area or part of an industry partnership.
  This is not what the amendment says.
  Opponents of this amendment are bending the truth for ideological 
reasons. They know, and a plain reading of the text makes crystal 
clear, that this amendment does not mandate that every applicant 
partner with a union to access grant funding, full stop. It is asking 
them to make reasonable efforts to include unions in the sectors and 
areas where they are carrying out an apprenticeship program, again, to 
the extent practicable.
  The National Apprenticeship Act of 2020 includes the PARTNERS Act, 
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by Representatives Suzanne Bonamici, Drew Ferguson, Susan Davis, and 
Brett Guthrie. That bipartisan legislation--again, included in this 
act--is built around industry or sector partnerships, which include 
unions.
  Despite this, opponents are zeroing in on this amendment, saying it 
discriminates against apprenticeship programs that don't have union 
partnerships.
  Trade associations are arguing the term ``to the extent practicable'' 
is legally ambiguous or could be interpreted incorrectly by the 
incoming Biden administration.
  Let's set the record straight. The term ``practicable'' has been used 
in major legislation for decades. It is in the bipartisan Workforce 
Innovation and Opportunity Act, or WIOA, which was introduced by the 
ranking Republican on the Education and Labor subcommittee that has 
jurisdiction over it. It is used 10 separate times in the bill we are 
considering. We all know what it means.
  The attack on this amendment isn't about the requirements for a grant 
program. It is about the inclusion of the word ``labor'' in a bill to 
be carried out by the U.S. Department of Labor.
  Anyone who reads this amendment can see clearly what it does and that 
this fearmongering is about a problem that simply does not exist.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to vote for this amendment, and I 
reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. FOXX of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to the 
amendment because I am opposed to the amendment.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from North Carolina is 
recognized for 5 minutes.
  Ms. FOXX of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, frankly, the amendment 
offered by Representative Levin is a perfect distillation of the 
problems with the underlying legislation.
  The amendment limits the grant program in the bill so that only 
entities partnering with unions would be eligible to receive funding, 
notwithstanding what he has said.
  My colleagues across the aisle may claim that this is not the case 
because they require union partnership only ``to the extent 
practicable.'' However, ``to the extent practicable'' is in the eye of 
the beholder. We have checked with CRS, and CRS has said it is 
purposefully ambiguous.
  Whatever their intent, this is not how this provision would be 
implemented. Even if the ``as practicable'' is implemented as not being 
a requirement, it is certainly suggesting Congress has a strong 
preference for unions and organizations partnering with them to receive 
grant funds.
  This would block countless potential participants from accessing 
these funds and would further cement the program in the way it has been 
since the 1930s.
  Unfortunately, Democrats are doubling down on the problems with their 
program and once again are choosing to provide benefits to politically 
favored unions rather than addressing the underlying problems.
  If we want to reach 1 million apprenticeships in this country, I fail 
to see how limiting access by creating earmarks and kickbacks will 
achieve that goal.
  The majority has said over and over again that this bill would create 
1 million new apprenticeships. That isn't true without this amendment, 
and it will be even less accurate if this amendment is adopted.
  It isn't true because they misunderstand the reason that growth in 
the registered apprenticeship program has been limited in the past. 
Businesses choose not to participate in registered apprenticeships 
because the government already makes it too complicated. Despite my 
colleagues' hopes, simply authorizing more money cannot solve that 
issue.
  A number of groups have recognized the problems inherent with this 
amendment and have spoken in opposition, including the Chamber of 
Commerce, Associated Builders and Contractors, Associated General 
Contractors of America, and Independent Electrical Contractors. They 
understand that reaching 1 million apprenticeships is not going to 
happen by turning the grant program in the underlying bill into a union 
slush fund.
  Mr. Speaker, I strongly urge my colleagues to vote against this 
amendment, and I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. LEVIN of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, this week, we learned that one of 
the biggest offshore wind developers in the world entered into an 
agreement with North America's Building Trades Unions of this country 
to develop apprenticeships and training programs for all the offshore 
wind development that they are going to undertake in the oceans off of 
our East Coast, creating thousands of new jobs and fantastic 
opportunities for our young workers to learn the latest technology and 
the energy production of the future.
  It is such a great example of how apprenticeships and partnerships 
between unions and companies, the biggest companies in the world with 
the latest technology, and the whole way the economy is moving, is an 
important part of our future.
  This amendment facilitates those efforts. This bill will help our 
workforce zoom into the future, earning while they learn and securing 
jobs that, on average, start at $70,000 or more.
  Mr. Speaker, with great enthusiasm, I hope everyone votes for this 
amendment.
  I yield back the balance of my time.
  Ms. FOXX of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, you know what is so sad to 
me is that I am out every week in my district talking to job creators 
and businesses who are desperate for workers and who want to create 
apprenticeship programs but will not go through the onerous process of 
the registered apprenticeship program.
  Yet, these are the people who are paying the taxes, and hardworking 
Americans in those jobs are paying the taxes. What the Democrats want 
to do is to transfer hardworking taxpayer dollars over to their friends 
in the unions, keeping them solvent.
  We know union membership is down. This is a way to boost their 
membership, by forcing business and industry to go into the registered 
apprenticeship program.
  This is wrong. They are not representing hardworking Americans who 
want to develop skills for the in-demand jobs. This is the wrong way 
for our country to be going.
  We need to support all types of business and industry that wants to 
help people gain the skills that they need for the in-demand jobs.
  This amendment is wrong. This bill is wrong. We should vote against 
the amendment, and we should vote against the bill.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. LEVIN of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, I would inquire if I have time 
remaining or has my time expired.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman from Michigan has 
expired.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 1224, the 
previous question is ordered on the amendment offered by the gentleman 
from Michigan (Mr. Levin).
  The question is on the amendment.
  The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that 
the ayes appear to have it.
  Ms. FOXX of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas 
and nays.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3 of House Resolution 
965, the yeas and nays are ordered.
  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on this question 
are postponed.

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                Amendment No. 15 Offered by Mr. Smucker

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 
15 printed in part B of House Report 116-593.
  Mr. SMUCKER. Mr. Speaker, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Strike sections 3 and 4, and insert the following:

     SEC. 3. RULES AND REGULATIONS.

       In accordance with chapter 5 of title 5, United States 
     Code, the Secretary of Labor may prescribe rules and 
     regulations to carry out this Act.

     SEC. 4. AMENDMENT.

       The Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly referred to as the 
     ``National Apprenticeship Act''; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 
     29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       ``(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the `National 
     Apprenticeship Act'.

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       ``(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this 
     Act is as follows:

``Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
``Sec. 2. Purposes.
``Sec. 3. Definitions.
``Sec. 4. Transition provisions.
``Sec. 5. Disaggregation of data.

                  ``TITLE I--PROMOTING APPRENTICESHIPS

 ``Subtitle A--The Office of Apprenticeship, State Registration Agency 
                            Approval Process

``Sec. 111. The Office of Apprenticeship.
``Sec. 112. State apprenticeship agencies and State offices of 
              Apprenticeship.

  ``Subtitle B--Process and Standards for the National Apprenticeship 
                                 System

``Sec. 121. Process and Standards.

                 ``Subtitle C--Evaluations and Research

``Sec. 131. Program evaluations and research.

                    ``Subtitle D--General Provisions

``Sec. 141. Authorization of appropriations.

``TITLE II--MODERNIZING THE NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP SYSTEM FOR THE 21ST 
                             CENTURY GRANTS

``Sec. 201. Grant requirements.
``Sec. 202. Grant appropriations.

     ``SEC. 2. PURPOSES.

       ``(a) Authority.--The purposes of this Act are to authorize 
     and direct the Secretary of Labor to--
       ``(1) formulate and promote the furtherance of labor 
     standards necessary to safeguard the welfare of apprentices;
       ``(2) extend the application of such standards by 
     encouraging the inclusion thereof in contracts of 
     apprenticeship (in this Act referred to as `apprenticeship 
     agreements');
       ``(3) bring together employers and labor for the 
     formulation of programs of apprenticeship;
       ``(4) cooperate with State agencies engaged in the 
     formulation and promotion of standards of apprenticeship; and
       ``(5) cooperate with the Secretary of Education.
       ``(b) Additional Programs.--In carrying out the authority 
     provided in subsection (a), the Secretary--
       ``(1) shall establish and administer the program under 
     title I; and
       ``(2) may establish and administer additional programs of 
     work-based learning as the Secretary determines appropriate, 
     which may include activities to respond to the COVID-19 
     public health emergency.

     ``SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

       ``In titles I and II:
       ``(1) Apprentice.--The term `apprentice' means a program 
     participant in an apprenticeship program.
       ``(2) Apprenticeship agreement.--The term `apprenticeship 
     agreement' means a written agreement under 121 between--
       ``(A) an apprentice; and
       ``(B) a sponsor.
       ``(3) Apprenticeship hub.--The term `apprenticeship hub' 
     means a regional or sectoral qualified intermediary 
     recognized by a State apprenticeship agency or a State Office 
     of Apprenticeship as organizing and providing activities and 
     services related to the development of programs under the 
     national apprenticeship system.
       ``(4) Apprenticeable occupation.--The term `apprenticeable 
     occupation' means an occupation that the Secretary has 
     determined meets the requirements of section 121.
       ``(5) Apprenticeship program.--The term `apprenticeship 
     program' means a program that meets the standards described 
     in section 121 and is registered under title I.
       ``(6) Competency.--The term `competency' means the 
     attainment of knowledge, skills, and abilities in a subject 
     area.
       ``(7) Department.--The term `Department' means the 
     Department of Labor.
       ``(8) Education and training provider.--The term `education 
     and training provider' means--
       ``(A) an area career and technical education school;
       ``(B) an early college high school;
       ``(C) an educational service agency;
       ``(D) a high school;
       ``(E) a local educational agency or State educational 
     agency;
       ``(F) an Indian Tribe, Tribal organization, or Tribal 
     educational agency;
       ``(G) an institution of higher education;
       ``(H) a minority-serving institution (as described in any 
     of paragraphs (1) through (7) of section 371(a) of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)));
       ``(I) a provider of adult education and literacy activities 
     under the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (29 U.S.C. 
     3271 et seq.);
       ``(J) a local agency administering plans under title I of 
     the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.), other 
     than section 112 or part C of that title (29 U.S.C. 732, 
     741);
       ``(K) a related instruction provider, as approved by a 
     registration agency; or
       ``(L) a consortium of entities described in any of 
     subparagraphs (A) through (K).
       ``(9) Indian tribe; tribal organization.--The terms `Indian 
     Tribe' and `Tribal organization' have the meaning given the 
     terms (without regard to capitalization) in section 4 of the 
     Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 
     U.S.C. 450b).
       ``(10) Interim credential.--"The term `interim credential' 
     means a recognized post-secondary credential issued to an 
     apprentice as certification of attainment of a competency 
     necessary to receive a certificate of completion of an 
     apprenticeship.
       ``(11) Journeyworker.--The term `journeyworker' means a 
     worker who has attained a level of skill, abilities, and 
     competencies recognized within an industry as having mastered 
     the skills and competencies required for the occupation.
       ``(12) National apprenticeship system.--The term `national 
     apprenticeship system' means the apprenticeship programs, 
     youth apprenticeship programs, and pre-apprenticeship 
     programs that meet the requirements of title I.
       ``(13) Under-represented apprenticeship population.--The 
     term `under-represented apprenticeship population' means a 
     group of individuals (such as a group of individuals from the 
     same gender or race) the members of which comprise fewer than 
     25 percent of the individuals participating in a program 
     under the national apprenticeship system.
       ``(14) Nontraditional apprenticeship industry or 
     occupation.--The term `nontraditional apprenticeship industry 
     or occupation' refers to an industry sector or occupation for 
     which there are fewer than 10 percent of all apprentices in 
     all industries or occupations participating.
       ``(15) Program participant.--The term `program participant' 
     means an apprentice, a pre-apprentice, or a youth apprentice.
       ``(16) Qualified intermediary.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified intermediary' means 
     an entity that demonstrates expertise in building, 
     connecting, sustaining, and measuring the performance of 
     partnerships described in subparagraph (B) and serves program 
     participants and employers by--
       ``(i) connecting employers to programs under the national 
     apprenticeship system;
       ``(ii) assisting in the design and implementation of such 
     programs, including curriculum development and delivery for 
     related instruction;
       ``(iii) supporting entities, sponsors, or program 
     administrators in meeting the registration and reporting 
     requirements of this Act;
       ``(iv) providing professional development activities;
       ``(v) connecting students or workers to programs under the 
     national apprenticeship system;
       ``(vi) developing and providing personalized program 
     participant supports, including by partnering with 
     organizations to provide access to or referrals for 
     supportive services and financial advising;
       ``(vii) providing services, resources, and supports for 
     development, delivery, expansion, or improvement of programs 
     under the national apprenticeship system; or
       ``(viii) serving as a program sponsor.
       ``(B) Partnerships.--The partnerships described in 
     subparagraph (A) means partnerships among entities involved 
     in programs under the national apprenticeship system, 
     including--
       ``(i) industry or sector partnerships;
       ``(ii) partnerships among employers, joint labor-management 
     organizations, labor organizations, community-based 
     organizations, State or local workforce development boards, 
     education and training providers, social service 
     organizations, economic development organizations, Indian 
     Tribes or Tribal organizations, or one-stop operators, or 
     one-stop partners, in the State workforce development system; 
     or
       ``(iii) partnerships among one or more of the entities 
     described in clauses (i) and (ii).
       ``(17) Registration agency.--The term `registration agency' 
     means the Office of Apprenticeship, a State Office of 
     Apprenticeship or State apprenticeship agency that is 
     responsible for--
       ``(A) approving or denying applications from sponsors for 
     registration of programs under the national apprenticeship 
     system in the State or area covered by the registration 
     agency; and
       ``(B) carrying out the responsibilities of supporting the 
     youth apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship, or apprenticeship 
     programs registered by the registration agency, in accordance 
     with section 121.
       ``(18) Related instruction.--The term `related instruction' 
     means an organized and systematic form of instruction that 
     meets the requirements of section 121.
       ``(19) Related federal programs.--The term `related Federal 
     programs' means programs or activities under the following:
       ``(A) The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
     U.S.C. 3102).
       ``(B) The Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.).
       ``(C) The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
     (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.).
       ``(D) The Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et 
     seq.).
       ``(E) The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 
     U.S.C. 1400 et seq.).
       ``(F) Title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
     720 et seq.).
       ``(G) Title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
     3056 et seq.).
       ``(H) Career and technical education programs at the 
     postsecondary level under the Carl D. Perkins Career and 
     Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302).
       ``(I) Chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
     U.S.C. 2271 et seq.).
       ``(J) Chapter 41 of title 38, United States Code.
       ``(K) Employment and training activities carried out under 
     the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9901 et 
     seq.).
       ``(L) Employment and training activities carried out by the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development.

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       ``(M) State unemployment compensation laws (in accordance 
     with applicable Federal law).
       ``(N) Section 231 of the Second Chance Act of 2007 (34 
     U.S.C. 60541).
       ``(O) Part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 601 et seq.).
       ``(P) Employment and training programs carried out by the 
     Small Business Administration.
       ``(Q) Section 6(d)(4) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
     (7 U.S.C. 2015(d)(4)).
       ``(20) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary 
     of Labor.
       ``(21) Sponsor.--The term `sponsor' means an employer, 
     joint labor-management organization, trade association, 
     professional association, labor organization, education and 
     training provider, or qualified intermediary that is applying 
     to administer and operate, a program under the national 
     apprenticeship system.
       ``(22) State apprenticeship agency.--The term `State 
     apprenticeship agency' means a State agency recognized as a 
     State apprenticeship agency under section 112.
       ``(23) State apprenticeship council.--The term `State 
     apprenticeship council' means an entity established under 
     section 113(b)(3) to assist the State apprenticeship agency.
       ``(24) State office of apprenticeship.--The term `State 
     office of apprenticeship' means the office designated by the 
     Secretary to administer programs under the national 
     apprenticeship system in such State and meets the 
     requirements of section 111(b)(4).
       ``(25) State or local workforce development boards.--The 
     terms `State workforce development board' and `local 
     workforce development board' have the meanings given the 
     terms `State board' and `local board', respectively, in 
     section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
     U.S.C. 3102).
       ``(26) State workforce agency.--The terms `State workforce 
     agency' means the State agency with responsibility for 
     workforce investment activities under chapters 2 and 3 of 
     subtitle B of title I of the Workforce Innovation and 
     Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3121 et seq., 3131 et seq.).
       ``(27) CTE terms.--The terms `area career and technical 
     education school', `articulation agreement', `credit transfer 
     agreement', `postsecondary educational institution', and 
     `work-based learning' have the meanings given in section 3 of 
     the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 
     2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302).
       ``(28) ESEA terms.--The terms `dual or concurrent 
     enrollment program', `early college high school', `education 
     service agency', `high school', `local educational agency', 
     `paraprofessional', and `State educational agency' have the 
     meanings given in section 8101 of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
       ``(29) WIOA terms.--The terms `career pathway', `in-demand 
     industry sector or occupation', `individual with a barrier to 
     employment', `institution of higher education', `industry or 
     sector partnership', `labor market area', `local area', 
     `recognized postsecondary credential', `one-stop center', 
     `one-stop operator', `one-stop partner', `State', `supportive 
     services' and `workforce development system' have the 
     meanings given in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and 
     Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102).

     ``SEC. 4. TRANSITION PROVISIONS.

       ``The Secretary shall take such actions as the Secretary 
     determines to be appropriate to provide for the orderly 
     transition to the authority of this Act (as amended by the 
     National Apprenticeship Act of 2020) from any authority under 
     the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly referred to as the 
     `National Apprenticeship Act'; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 
     U.S.C. 50 et seq.), as in effect on the day before the date 
     of enactment of the National Apprenticeship Act of 2020. In 
     accordance with chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code, the 
     Secretary may prescribe rules and regulations to carry out 
     this Act.

     ``SEC. 5. DISAGGREGATION OF DATA.

       ``The disaggregation of data under this Act shall not be 
     required when the number of program participants in a 
     category is insufficient to yield statistically reliable 
     information or when the results would reveal personally 
     identifiable information about a program participant or would 
     reveal such information when combined with other released 
     information.

                  ``TITLE I--PROMOTING APPRENTICESHIPS

 ``Subtitle A--The Office of Apprenticeship, State Registration Agency 
                            Approval Process

     ``SEC. 111. THE OFFICE OF APPRENTICESHIP.

       ``(a) Responsibilities.--The Secretary shall be responsible 
     for the administration of this Act and such functions 
     affecting the national apprenticeship system as the Secretary 
     shall delegate, which shall include the following:
       ``(1) Apprenticeship development and expansion.--The 
     Secretary is authorized to carry out promotion and awareness 
     activities, including the following:
       ``(A) Supporting the development or scaling of 
     apprenticeship models nationally, promoting the effectiveness 
     of youth apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship, and 
     apprenticeship programs, and providing promotional materials 
     to, among others, State apprenticeship agencies, State and 
     local workforce development systems, State educational 
     agencies, employers, trade associations, professional 
     associations, industry groups, labor organizations, joint 
     labor-management organizations, education and training 
     providers, and prospective apprentices in such programs.
       ``(B) Promoting greater diversity in the national 
     apprenticeship system in underrepresented apprenticeship 
     populations, and nontraditional apprenticeship industries and 
     occupations, including by--
       ``(i) promoting outreach to underrepresented apprenticeship 
     populations;
       ``(ii) engaging minority-serving institutions, and 
     employers from nontraditional apprenticeship industries or 
     occupations; and
       ``(iii) engaging small, medium-size, and minority 
     businesses, and employers in high-skill, high-wage, and in-
     demand industry sectors and occupations that are 
     nontraditional apprenticeship industries or occupations.
       ``(2) Technical assistance activities.--The Secretary 
     shall--
       ``(A) provide technical assistance and disseminate best 
     practices as applicable to employers, sponsors, State 
     apprenticeship agencies, qualified intermediaries, education 
     and training or related instruction providers, or other 
     entities; and
       ``(B) cooperate with the--
       ``(i) Secretary of Education on establishing and sharing 
     best practices for the alignment of apprenticeship programs 
     with the education system, including supporting the 
     stackability and portability of academic credit and 
     credentials earned as part of such programs; and
       ``(ii) State workforce development systems to promote 
     awareness of opportunities under the national apprenticeship 
     system.
       ``(3) State offices of apprenticeship.--
       ``(A) Establishment of offices.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Secretary, at the request of a State 
     described in clause (ii), shall establish and operate State 
     Offices of Apprenticeship to serve as the registration agency 
     for a State described in clause (ii).
       ``(ii) Applicable states.--An applicable State is a State--

       ``(I) in which, as of the day before the date of enactment 
     of the National Apprenticeship Act of 2020, the Secretary has 
     not--

       ``(aa) established a State Office of Apprenticeship; and
       ``(bb) is not recognized a State apprenticeship agency 
     under section 112; and

       ``(II) submits the request described in clause (i).

       ``(B) Vacancies.--Subject to the availability of 
     appropriations, in the case of a State Office of 
     Apprenticeship with a vacant position, the Secretary shall--
       ``(i) make publicly available information on such vacancy; 
     and
       ``(ii) report to the Committee on Education and Labor of 
     the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, on the status 
     and length of such vacancy if such vacancy is not filled not 
     later than 90 days after such position has become vacant.
       ``(C) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this paragraph 
     shall be construed to prohibit any State described in 
     subparagraph (A)(ii) from establishing an agency or entity to 
     promote programs under the national apprenticeship system in 
     such State, in coordination with the State Office of 
     Apprenticeship operating in the State, however, such agency 
     or entity may not serve as the registration agency in such 
     State unless it obtains recognition pursuant to section 112.
       ``(4) Quality standards, apprenticeship agreement, and 
     registration review.--In order for the Secretary to support 
     the performance standards of programs under the national 
     apprenticeship system and to extend the application of such 
     standards in apprenticeship agreements, not later than 1 year 
     after the effective date of the National Apprenticeship Act 
     of 2020, and not less than every 5 years thereafter, the 
     Secretary shall review, and where appropriate, update the 
     process for meeting the requirements of subtitle B, including 
     applicable regulations and subregulatory guidance to ensure 
     that such process is easily accessible and efficient to bring 
     together employers and labor as sponsors or potential 
     sponsors of programs under the national apprenticeship 
     system.
       ``(5) Apprenticeable occupations.--
       ``(A) Proactively approved occupations.--Not later than 1 
     year after the date of enactment of the National 
     Apprenticeship Act of 2020, the Secretary shall develop 
     regulations outlining a process for proactively establishing 
     and approving standards for apprenticeable occupations in 
     consultation with industry.
       ``(B) Existing apprenticeable occupations.--In consultation 
     with employers, the Secretary shall regularly review and 
     update the requirements for each apprenticeable occupation to 
     ensure that such requirements are in compliance with 
     requirements under this Act, meet the needs of employers in 
     such occupation, and promote the participation of small 
     businesses.
       ``(C) New apprenticeable occupation.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Secretary shall review and make a 
     determination on whether to approve an occupation as an 
     apprenticeable occupation not later than 45 days after 
     receiving an application from a person or current or 
     prospective program sponsor seeking such approval from the 
     Secretary.
       ``(ii) Estimated timeline.--If such determination is not 
     made within 45 days, the Secretary shall provide the 
     applicant with a written explanation for the delay and offer 
     an estimated timeline for a determination.
       ``(D) Industry recognized occupational standards.--

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       ``(i) In general.--From the funds appropriated under 
     section 141(a), the Secretary shall convene, on an ongoing 
     basis, the industry sector leaders and experts described in 
     clause (ii) for the purposes of establishing or updating 
     specific frameworks of industry recognized occupational 
     standards for apprenticeable occupations (including potential 
     apprenticeable occupations) that--

       ``(I) meet the requirements of this Act; and
       ``(II) describe program scope and length, related 
     instruction, on-the-job training, recognized postsecondary 
     credentials, and competencies, and relevant timelines for 
     review of such frameworks.

       ``(ii) Industry sector leaders and experts.--The sector 
     leaders and experts are employers, industry associations, 
     joint labor-management organizations, labor organizations, 
     education and training providers, credential providers, 
     program participants, and other stakeholders relevant to the 
     sector or occupation for which the frameworks are being 
     established or updated, as determined by the Secretary.
       ``(iii) Priority industry recognized apprenticeable 
     occupations.--In establishing frameworks under clause (i) for 
     the first time after the effective date of the National 
     Apprenticeship Act of 2020, the Secretary shall prioritize 
     the establishment of such standards in high-skill, high-wage, 
     or in-demand industry sectors and occupations.
       ``(6) Program oversight and evaluation.--The Secretary 
     shall monitor State apprenticeship agencies and State Offices 
     of Apprenticeship.
       ``(7) Promoting diversity in the national apprenticeship 
     system.--The Secretary shall promote diversity and ensure 
     equal opportunity to participate in programs for apprentices, 
     youth apprentices, and pre-apprentices, including--
       ``(A) taking steps necessary to promote diversity in 
     apprenticeable occupations under the national apprenticeship 
     system, especially in high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand 
     industry sectors and occupations in areas with high 
     percentages of low-income individuals; and
       ``(B) ensuring programs under the national apprenticeship 
     system adopt and implement policies to provide for equal 
     opportunity to participate in programs under the national 
     apprenticeship system and do not engage in discrimination as 
     prohibited by section 30.3(a) of title 29, Code of Federal 
     Regulations (as in effect on the day before the date of 
     enactment of the National Apprenticeship Act of 2020), or 
     engage in intimidation or retaliation as prohibited by 
     section 30.17 of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations (as in 
     effect on the day before the date of enactment of the 
     National Apprenticeship Act of 2020).
       ``(8) Grants awards.--The Secretary shall award grants 
     under title II.
       ``(9) Coordination.--The Secretary shall coordinate and 
     align programs under the national apprenticeship system with 
     related Federal programs.
       ``(b) Information Collection and Dissemination.--The 
     Secretary shall provide for data collection and dissemination 
     of information regarding programs under the national 
     apprenticeship system, including--
       ``(1) establishing and supporting a single information 
     technology infrastructure to support data collection and 
     reporting from State apprenticeship agencies, State Offices 
     of Apprenticeship, grantees under title II, program sponsors, 
     and program administrators under the national apprenticeship 
     system by providing for a data infrastructure that--
       ``(A) is developed and maintained by the Secretary, with 
     input from national data and privacy experts, and is informed 
     by best practices related to credential transparency; and
       ``(B) best meets the needs of the national apprenticeship 
     system stakeholders reporting data to the Secretary or State 
     apprenticeship agencies; and
       ``(2) making nonpersonally identifiable apprenticeship data 
     publicly available, searchable, and comparable so that 
     interested parties can become aware of apprenticeship 
     opportunities and of program outcomes that best meets the 
     needs of youth apprentices, pre-apprentices, and apprentices, 
     employers, education and training providers, program 
     sponsors, and relevant stakeholders, including--
       ``(A) information on program offerings under the national 
     apprenticeship system based on geographical location and 
     apprenticeable occupation;
       ``(B) information on education and training providers 
     providing opportunities under such system, including whether 
     programs under such system offer dual or concurrent 
     enrollment programs and articulation agreements;
       ``(C) information about the educational and occupational 
     credentials and related competencies of programs under such 
     system; and
       ``(D) using the most recent data available to the Office 
     that is consistent with national standards and practices.

     ``SEC. 112. STATE APPRENTICESHIP AGENCIES AND STATE OFFICES 
                   OF APPRENTICESHIP.

       ``(a) Recognition of State Apprenticeship Agencies.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall recognize a State 
     agency as a State apprenticeship agency in accordance with 
     this section and cooperate with such State apprenticeship 
     agency regarding the formulation and promotion of standards 
     of apprenticeship under subtitle B.
       ``(2) Application.--For a State desiring to have a State 
     agency recognized as a State apprenticeship agency under this 
     section, the Governor shall submit the State plan described 
     in subsection (c)--
       ``(A) to the Secretary at such time and in such manner as 
     the Secretary may require; or
       ``(B) to the State workforce board for inclusion in the the 
     State plan under section 102 or 103 of the Workforce 
     Innovation and Opportunity Act (20 U.S.C. 3112, 3113).
       ``(3) Review and recognition.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date on 
     which a State submits the State plan under paragraph (2), the 
     Secretary shall notify the State regarding whether the agency 
     of the State is recognized as a State apprenticeship agency 
     under this section.
       ``(B) Duration of recognition.--
       ``(i) Duration.--The recognition of a State apprenticeship 
     agency shall be for a 4-year period beginning on the date the 
     State apprenticeship agency is notified under subparagraph 
     (A).
       ``(ii) Notification.--

       ``(I) In general.--The Secretary shall notify a State 
     apprenticeship agency not later than 180 days before the last 
     day of the 4-year period regarding whether the State 
     apprenticeship agency is in compliance with this section.
       ``(II) Compliance.--In the case of a State apprenticeship 
     agency that is in compliance with this section, the agency's 
     recognition under this section shall be renewed for an 
     additional 4-year period and the notification under subclause 
     (I) shall include notification of such renewal.
       ``(III) Noncompliance.--In the case of a State 
     apprenticeship agency that is not in compliance with this 
     section, the notification shall--

       ``(aa) specify the areas of noncompliance;
       ``(bb) require corrective action; and
       ``(cc) offer technical assistance.
       ``(iii) Renewal after correction.--If the Secretary 
     determines that a State apprenticeship agency has corrected 
     the identified areas of noncompliance under this subparagraph 
     not later than 180 days of notification of noncompliance, the 
     State apprenticeship agency's recognition under this section 
     shall be renewed for an additional 4-year period.
       ``(C) Transition period for state agencies.--
       ``(i) Transition.--A State agency that, as of the day 
     before the date of enactment of the National Apprenticeship 
     Act of 2020, was recognized by the Secretary for purposes of 
     registering apprenticeship programs in accordance with the 
     Act of August 16, 1937 (50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 
     50 et seq.), shall continue to be recognized for 1 year after 
     the effective date of the National Apprenticeship Act of 
     2020.
       ``(ii) Application for recognition.--Not later than 1 year 
     after the effective date of the National Apprenticeship Act 
     of 2020, a State agency that, as of the day before the date 
     of enactment of the National Apprenticeship Act of 2020, was 
     recognized by the Secretary for purposes of registering 
     apprenticeship programs in accordance with the Act of August 
     16, 1937 (50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.), 
     shall submit an application under paragraph (2).
       ``(iii) Recognition period.--A State agency described in 
     clause (ii) shall be recognized as a State apprenticeship 
     agency under this section for a 4-year period beginning on 
     the date on which the Secretary approves the application 
     submitted by the State agency under paragraph (2).
       ``(b) Authority of a State Apprenticeship Agency.--
       ``(1) In general.--For the period during which a State 
     apprenticeship agency is recognized under subsection (a) and 
     to maintain such recognition, the State apprenticeship agency 
     shall carry out the requirements of this Act.
       ``(2) Program recognition.--With respect to a State with a 
     State apprenticeship agency, the State apprenticeship agency 
     shall have sole authority to recognize a pre-apprenticeship, 
     youth apprenticeship, or apprenticeship program in such 
     State, which shall include--
       ``(A) determining whether such program is in compliance 
     with the standards for such program under section 121;
       ``(B) in the case of such a program that is in compliance 
     with such standards, recognizing the program and providing a 
     certificate of recognition for such program;
       ``(C) providing technical assistance to current or 
     potential sponsors; and
       ``(D) in the case of such a program that fails to meet the 
     requirements of this Act, providing for the withdrawal of 
     recognition of the program in accordance with section 131(b).
       ``(3) State apprenticeship council.--
       ``(A) In general.--A State apprenticeship agency may 
     establish and use or continue the use of a State 
     apprenticeship council if the State apprenticeship council 
     operates, or will operate, under the direction of the State 
     apprenticeship agency, and in compliance with the 
     requirements of this Act. The State apprenticeship council 
     shall not have authority to register programs or otherwise 
     control or direct the operations of the State apprenticeship 
     agency.
       ``(B) Composition.--A State apprenticeship council may be 
     regulatory or advisory in nature, and shall--
       ``(i) be composed of persons familiar with apprenticeable 
     occupations; and

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       ``(ii) be fairly balanced, with an equal number of--

       ``(I) representatives of employer organizations (including 
     from nontraditional apprenticeship industries or 
     occupations);
       ``(II) representatives of labor organizations or joint 
     labor-management organizations (including from nontraditional 
     apprenticeship industries or occupations); and
       ``(III) public members.

       ``(C) Special rule.--A State apprenticeship council shall 
     not be eligible for recognition as a State apprenticeship 
     agency.
       ``(c) State Plan.--
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) In general.--For a state apprenticeship agency to be 
     eligible to receive allotments under subsection (f), the 
     State shall submit to the Secretary a State plan in 
     accordance with subsection (a)(2).
       ``(B) Subsequent plans.--
       ``(i) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     paragraph, a State plan shall be submitted to the Secretary 
     not later than 120 days prior to the end of the 4-year period 
     covered by the preceding State plan.
       ``(ii) Approval.--A State plan shall be subject to the 
     approval of the Secretary and shall be considered to be 
     approved at the end of the 90-day period beginning on the 
     date that the plan is submitted under this paragraph, unless 
     the Secretary, during the 90-day period, provides the State 
     apprenticeship agency, in writing--

       ``(I) an explanation for why the State plan is inconsistent 
     with the requirements of this Act; and
       ``(II) an opportunity for an appeal of such determination.

       ``(C) Modifications.--
       ``(i) In general.--At the end of the first 2-year period of 
     any 4-year State plan, the State may submit modifications to 
     the State plan to reflect changes in labor market and 
     economic conditions or other factors affecting the 
     implementation of the State plan.
       ``(ii) Approval.--A modified State plan submitted for 
     review under clause (i) shall be subject to the approval 
     requirements described in subparagraph (B)(ii).
       ``(2) State laws.--The State plan shall include--
       ``(A) a description of any laws (including regulations), 
     policies, and operational procedures relating to the process 
     of recognizing programs under the national apprenticeship 
     system that are inconsistent with, or impose requirements in 
     addition to, the requirements of this Act; and
       ``(B) an assurance that the State will notify the Secretary 
     if there are any changes to the State laws (including 
     regulations), policies, or procedures described in 
     subparagraph (A) that occur after the date of submission of 
     such plan.
       ``(3) Technical assistance.--A description of how the State 
     apprenticeship agency will provide technical assistance for--
       ``(A) potential sponsors, employers, qualified 
     intermediaries, apprentices, or any potential program 
     participant in the national apprenticeship system in the 
     State for the purposes of recruitment, retention, and program 
     development or expansion; and
       ``(B) sponsors of programs registered in the State that are 
     not meeting performance goals under subtitle C for purposes 
     of assisting such sponsors in meeting such goals.
       ``(4) Reciprocity.--An assurance that the State 
     apprenticeship agency, in the case of a program recognized by 
     a registration agency in another State and seeking 
     registration in the State of such agency under this 
     paragraph, shall recognize such program in the State of such 
     agency for purposes of this Act by not later than 30 days 
     after receipt of an application for such recognition.
       ``(5) Promoting diversity in the national apprenticeship 
     system.--A description of how the State apprenticeship agency 
     will promote diversity and equal employment opportunity in 
     programs under the national apprenticeship system in the 
     State that--
       ``(A) promotes diversity in apprenticeable occupations 
     offered throughout the State, and a description of how such 
     agency will promote the addition of apprenticeable 
     occupations in high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry 
     sectors and occupations, and in nontraditional apprenticeship 
     occupations and sectors; and
       ``(B) provides technical assistance on the implementation 
     of the requirements of section 111(b)(7)(B).
       ``(6) Complaints.--A description of the system for the 
     State apprenticeship agency to receive and resolve complaints 
     concerning violations of the apprenticeship agreement, 
     submitted by program participants, sponsors, or employers.
       ``(7) State apprenticeship hubs.--A description of how the 
     State apprenticeship agency will consider the creation and 
     implementation of apprenticeship hubs throughout the State, 
     in a manner that takes into consideration geographic 
     diversity, that shall work with industry and sector 
     partnerships to expand programs under the national 
     apprenticeship system, and apprenticeable occupations, in the 
     State.
       ``(8) State apprenticeship performance outcomes.--A 
     description of how the State apprenticeship agency shall--
       ``(A) in coordination with the Secretary, establish annual 
     performance goals for the programs registered by the State 
     apprenticeship agency for the indicators described in section 
     131(b)(1)(A);
       ``(B) describe how the State apprenticeship agency will 
     collect performance data from programs registered by the 
     agency; and
       ``(C) annually report on the outcomes of each such program 
     in relation to the State established goals under subparagraph 
     (A).
       ``(10) Alignment of workforce activities.--Each State plan 
     shall describe how programs under the national apprenticeship 
     system in the State are aligned with State workforce and 
     education activities.
       ``(11) State apprenticeship council.--A description of the 
     composition, roles, and responsibility of the State 
     apprenticeship council, if such council exists, and how the 
     Council will comply with the requirements of subsection 
     (b)(3).
       ``(d) State Apprenticeship Agency Funding.--A State 
     apprenticeship agency shall use funds received under 
     subsection (f)(1)(A)(ii) according to the following 
     requirements:
       ``(1) Program administration.--The State apprenticeship 
     agency shall use such funds to support the administration of 
     programs under the national apprenticeship system across the 
     State, including for--
       ``(A) staff and resources;
       ``(B) oversight and evaluation as required under this Act;
       ``(C) technical assistance to program sponsors, program 
     participants, employers, education and training providers, 
     and qualified intermediaries;
       ``(D) pre-apprenticeship, youth, and apprenticeship program 
     recruitment and development, including for--
       ``(i) engaging potential providers of such programs such as 
     employers, qualified intermediaries, related instruction 
     providers, and potential program participants;
       ``(ii) publicizing apprenticeship opportunities and 
     benefits; and
       ``(iii) engaging State workforce and education systems for 
     collaboration and alignment across systems; and
       ``(E) supporting the enrollment and apprenticeship 
     certification requirements to allow veterans and other 
     individuals eligible for the educational assistance programs 
     under chapters 30 through 36 of title 38, United States Code, 
     and any related educational assistance programs under laws 
     administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to use 
     such assistance for the apprenticeship program, including the 
     requirement of designating a certifying official.
       ``(2) Leadership activities.--
       ``(A) In general.--A State apprenticeship agency may 
     reserve not more than 25 percent of the funds received under 
     subsection (f) in support of State apprenticeship initiatives 
     described in this paragraph.
       ``(B) Diversity.--Not less than 5 percent of the amount 
     reserved under subparagraph (A) shall be used by the State 
     apprenticeship agency for supporting and expanding diversity 
     in apprenticeable occupations under the national 
     apprenticeship system in the State, and program participant 
     populations in the State.
       ``(C) Incentives for employers.--A State apprenticeship 
     agency may use the funds reserved under subparagraph (A) to 
     incentivize employers to participate in programs under the 
     national apprenticeship system.
       ``(D) State-specific initiatives.--A State apprenticeship 
     agency may use the funds reserved under subparagraph (A) for 
     State-specific initiatives, such as the development or 
     expansion of youth apprenticeship programs, pre-
     apprenticeship programs, or apprenticeship programs in high-
     skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry sectors and 
     occupations.
       ``(E) Workforce alignment.--A State apprenticeship agency 
     may use the funds reserved under subparagraph (A) to engage 
     with the State's workforce development system in support of 
     alignment with the State's workforce activities and strategic 
     vision.
       ``(F) Education alignment.--A State apprenticeship agency 
     may use the funds reserved under subparagraph (A) to engage 
     with the State education system in support of alignment of 
     related instruction provided under the national 
     apprenticeship system in the State with academic credit 
     granting postsecondary programs.
       ``(3) State match for federal investment.--Except in the 
     case of exceptional circumstances, as determined by the 
     Secretary, in order to receive a full allotment under 
     subsection (f), a State apprenticeship agency shall use 
     matching funds from non-Federal resources to carry out the 
     activities of the agency under this Act in an amount not less 
     than 15 percent of such allotment.
       ``(e) Derecognition of State Apprenticeship Agencies.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may withdraw recognition 
     of a State apprenticeship agency before the end of the 
     agency's 4-year recognition period under subsection (a)(2)(B) 
     if the Secretary determines, after notice and an opportunity 
     for a hearing, that the State apprenticeship agency has 
     failed for one of the reasons described in paragraph (2), and 
     has not been in compliance with the performance improvement 
     plan under paragraph (3) to remedy such failure.
       ``(2) Derecognition criteria.--The recognition of a State 
     apprenticeship agency under this section may be withdrawn 
     under paragraph (1) in a case in which the State 
     apprenticeship agency fails to--
       ``(A) adopt or properly enforce a State plan;
       ``(B) properly carry out its role as the sole registration 
     agency in the State;
       ``(C) submit a report under section 131(a)(1)(B) for any 
     program year;
       ``(D) meet the State levels of performance as described in 
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     program years, or demonstrate improvements in performance 
     during such period; or
       ``(E) otherwise fulfill or operate in compliance with the 
     requirements of this Act.
       ``(3) Derecognition process.--
       ``(A) In general.--If a State apprenticeship agency fails 
     for any of the reasons described in paragraph (2), the 
     Secretary shall provide technical assistance to such agency 
     for corrective action to remedy such failure, including 
     assistance in the development of a performance improvement 
     plan.
       ``(B) Reduction of funds.--Except in the case of 
     exceptional circumstances as determined by the Secretary, in 
     a case in which such a State apprenticeship agency continues 
     such failure after the provision of the technical assistance 
     under subparagraph (A)--
       ``(i) the percentage of the funds to be allotted to the 
     State apprenticeship agency under subsection (f) for each 
     fiscal year following the fiscal year in which such failure 
     has been identified shall be reduced by 5 percentage points; 
     and
       ``(ii) the Secretary shall provide notice to the State 
     apprenticeship agency that the agency's recognition under 
     this section may be withdrawn if the agency fails to remedy 
     the failure.
       ``(C) Termination of proceedings.--If the Secretary 
     determines that the State apprenticeship agency's corrective 
     action under subparagraph (A) has addressed the agency's 
     failure identified under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall--
       ``(i) restore the agency's full funding allocation under 
     this title for the next full fiscal year and for each 
     succeeding year; and
       ``(ii) notify the State apprenticeship agency that the 
     agency's recognition will not be withdrawn under this section 
     for the reason for which the agency's funding under this 
     title was most recently reduced.
       ``(D) Opportunity for hearing.--
       ``(i) In general.--In a case in which a State 
     apprenticeship agency fails to remedy a failure identified 
     under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall--

       ``(I) notify, in writing, the State apprenticeship agency 
     of the failure of the State apprenticeship agency, including 
     a description of such failure and an explanation the agency's 
     recognition under this section may be withdrawn as a result 
     of such failure; and
       ``(II) offer the State apprenticeship agency an opportunity 
     to request a hearing not later than 30 days after the date of 
     such notice.

       ``(ii) Referral to office of administrative law judges.--In 
     a case in which the State apprenticeship agency requests a 
     hearing under clause (i)(II), the Secretary shall refer the 
     matter to the Department's Office of Administrative Law 
     Judges, which shall adjudicate the matter pursuant to its 
     regulations, with an opportunity to appeal the Administrative 
     Law Judge's decision to the Department's Administrative 
     Review Board.
       ``(4) Requirements after withdrawal of recognition.--
       ``(A) Office of apprenticeship.--
       ``(i) Prior to order.--Prior to the withdrawal of the 
     recognition of a State apprenticeship agency under this 
     section, the Secretary shall--

       ``(I) establish a State Office of Apprenticeship using the 
     process described in section 111(b)(3); and
       ``(II) provide to the State apprenticeship agency an order 
     withdrawing recognition of such agency under this section.

       ``(ii) After order.--Not later than 30 days after the date 
     of such order, notify the sponsors of the programs under the 
     national apprenticeship system in such State that were 
     registered with the State apprenticeship agency to enable 
     each such sponsor to be registered with the Secretary (acting 
     through the State Office of Apprenticeship established under 
     clause (i)(II)).
       ``(B) State apprenticeship agency requirements.--A State 
     agency whose recognition as a State apprenticeship agency 
     under this section has been withdrawn under paragraph (3) 
     shall--
       ``(i) provide to the Secretary program standards, 
     apprenticeship agreements, completion records, cancellation 
     and suspension records, performance metrics, and any other 
     documents relating to the State's programs under the national 
     apprenticeship system in the State;
       ``(ii) cooperate fully during the transition period 
     beginning on the date of the order withdrawing such 
     recognition and ending on the date on which the Secretary 
     establishes a State Office of Apprenticeship in the State; 
     and
       ``(iii) return any unused funds received under this Act.
       ``(5) Reinstatement of recognition.--A State apprenticeship 
     agency that has had its recognition withdrawn under this 
     section may have such recognition reinstated upon 
     presentation of adequate evidence that the State 
     apprenticeship agency has--
       ``(A) has submitted an application under subsection (a)(2), 
     and
       ``(B) has demonstrated the ability to operate in compliance 
     with the requirements of this Act.
       ``(f) Reservation and State Allotments.--
       ``(1) State allotments.--
       ``(A) In general.--Of the amount appropriated under 
     subsection (g) for a fiscal year--
       ``(i) 1/3 shall be equally distributed among each State 
     Office of Apprenticeship, outlying area, and eligible State; 
     and
       ``(ii) 2/3 shall be allotted to eligible States on the 
     basis described in subparagraph (B).
       ``(B) Formula.--
       ``(i) In general.--Of the amount available under 
     subparagraph (A)(ii)--

       ``(I) 50 percent shall be allotted on the basis of the 
     relative share of apprentices in each eligible State, as 
     determined on the basis of the most recent satisfactory data 
     available from the Secretary, compared to the total number of 
     apprentices in all eligible States; and
       ``(II) 50 percent shall be allotted on the basis described 
     in clause (ii).

       ``(ii) Allotments.--Of the amount available under clause 
     (i)(II)--

       ``(I) 33\1/3\ percent shall be allotted on the basis of the 
     relative share of jobs that are available in each eligible 
     State on the last business day of the month, as determined on 
     the basis of the most recent satisfactory data available from 
     the Secretary, compared to the total number of jobs available 
     in all eligible States, as so determined; and
       ``(II) 33\1/3\ percent shall be allotted the basis of the 
     relative number of unemployed individuals in areas of 
     substantial unemployment in each State, compared to the total 
     number of unemployed individuals in areas of substantial 
     unemployment in all eligible States; and
       ``(III) 33\1/3\ percent shall be allotted on the basis of 
     the relative share of individuals in the civilian labor force 
     in each eligible State, compared to the total number of 
     individuals in the civilian labor force in all eligible 
     States.

       ``(2) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       ``(A) Area of substantial unemployment.--The term `area of 
     substantial unemployment' has the meaning given the term in 
     section 132(b)(1)(B)(v) of the Workforce Innovation and 
     Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3172(b)(1)(B)(v)).
       ``(B) Eligible state.--The term `eligible State' means a 
     State that has a State apprenticeship agency.
       ``(C) Outlying area.--The term `outlying area' means 
     American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern 
     Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands.
       ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section--
       ``(1) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2021;
       ``(2) $76,000,000 for fiscal year 2022;
       ``(3) $77,000,000 for fiscal year 2023;
       ``(4) $78,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; and
       ``(5) $79,000,000 for fiscal year 2025.

  ``Subtitle B--Process and Standards for the National Apprenticeship 
                                 System

     ``SEC. 121. PROCESS AND STANDARDS.

       ``(a) Apprenticeship.--
       ``(1) Approval.--For an occupation to be an apprenticeable 
     occupation under this Act, an entity seeking approval for 
     such occupation to be an apprenticeable occupation shall 
     submit an application to the Secretary that demonstrates that 
     apprenticeships under such apprenticeable occupation will 
     prepare individuals for the full range of skills and 
     competencies needed for such occupation through a time-based, 
     competency-based, or a hybrid model as described in section 
     121(b)(1)(D).
       ``(2) Additional apprenticeable occupations.--The 
     Secretary, in consultation with employers and other 
     stakeholders in related industries, may establish standards 
     for additional apprenticeable occupations as necessary.
       ``(b) Apprenticeship Program Standards.--In addition to the 
     standards described in subsection (e), an apprenticeship 
     program shall meet the following standards:
       ``(1) The program has an organized and clearly written 
     plan, developed by the sponsor, that includes, at a minimum, 
     the following information:
       ``(A) The employment and training to be received by each 
     apprentice participating in the program, including--
       ``(i) an outline of the work processes or the plan in which 
     the apprentice will receive supervised work experience and 
     on-the-job learning;
       ``(ii) the allocation of the approximate amount of time to 
     be spent in each major work process; and
       ``(iii) a description or timeline explaining the periodic 
     reviews and evaluations of the apprentice's performance on 
     the job and in related instruction.
       ``(B) A description of the organized, related instruction 
     the apprentice will receive in technical subjects related to 
     the occupation, which--
       ``(i) for time-based or hybrid apprenticeship programs as 
     described in subparagraph (D), shall include not less than 
     144 hours for each year of apprenticeship, unless an 
     alternative requirement is put forth by the employer and 
     sponsor that reflects industry standards and is accepted by 
     the registration agency;
       ``(ii) may be accomplished through classroom instruction, 
     occupational or industry courses, instruction provided 
     through electronic media, or other instruction approved by 
     the registration agency; and
       ``(iii) shall be provided by one or more qualified 
     instructors that--

       ``(I) meet the requirements for a vocational-technical 
     instructor in the State of registration; or
       ``(II) are subject matter experts, defined for purposes of 
     this subparagraph as individuals recognized within an 
     industry as having expertise in a specific occupation.

       ``(C) A progressively increasing, clearly defined schedule 
     of wages to be paid to the apprentice that is--

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       ``(i) consistent with skill gains or attainment of a 
     recognized postsecondary credential; and
       ``(ii) ensures the entry wage is not less than the greater 
     of--

       ``(I) the minimum wage required under section 6(a) of the 
     Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)); or
       ``(II) the applicable wage required by other applicable 
     Federal or State laws (including regulations) or collective 
     bargaining agreements.

       ``(D) The term of the apprenticeship program, which may be 
     measured using--
       ``(i) a time-based model, which requires the completion of 
     the industry standard for on-the-job learning hours (which in 
     no case shall be less than 2,000 hours, unless an alternative 
     requirement is put forth by the employer and sponsor that 
     reflects industry standards and is accepted by the 
     registration agency);
       ``(ii) a competency-based model, which requires the 
     attainment of competency in the occupation; or
       ``(iii) a hybrid model, which blends the time-based and 
     competency-based approaches.
       ``(E) The methods used to measure an apprentice's skills 
     and competencies, which shall include--
       ``(i) in the case of a competency-based model, the 
     individual apprentice's successful demonstration of acquired 
     skills and knowledge through appropriate means of testing and 
     evaluation for such competencies, and by requiring 
     apprentices to complete a paid on-the-job learning component 
     of the apprenticeship;
       ``(ii) in the case of a time-based apprenticeship described 
     in subparagraph (D)(i), the individual apprentice's 
     completion of the required hours of on-the-job learning as 
     described in a work process schedule; or
       ``(iii) in the case of a hybrid apprenticeship described in 
     subparagraph (D)(iii), a combination of specified minimum 
     number of hours of on-the-job learning and the successful 
     demonstration of competency, as described in a work process 
     schedule.
       ``(2) The program equally grants advanced standing or 
     credit to all individuals applying for the apprenticeship 
     with demonstrated competency or acquired experience or 
     skills, and provides commensurate wages for any progression 
     in standing or credit so granted, including for veterans' 
     service-acquired skills and experiences.
       ``(3) The program has minimum qualifications for 
     individuals desiring to enter the apprenticeship program, 
     with an eligible starting age for an apprentice of not less 
     than 16 years.
       ``(4) In the case of a program that chooses to issue an 
     interim credential, the program--
       ``(A) clearly identifies each interim credential;
       ``(B) only issues an interim credential for recognized 
     components of an apprenticeable occupation and demonstrates 
     how each interim credential specifically links to the 
     knowledge, skills, and abilities associated with such 
     components; and
       ``(C) establishes the process for assessing an individual 
     apprentice's demonstration of competency and measurable skill 
     gains associated with the particular interim credential.
       ``(c) Pre-apprenticeship Program Standards.--In addition to 
     the standards described in subsection (e), a pre-
     apprenticeship program shall meet the following standards:
       ``(1) The program is designed to assist individuals who do 
     not meet minimum qualifications for an apprenticeship program 
     as described in subsection (b), and prepare them to enter and 
     succeed in apprenticeship programs, including by providing 
     the skills and competency attainment needed to enter the 
     apprenticeship program.
       ``(2) The program includes a written plan developed by the 
     sponsor that--
       ``(A) provides for work-based learning in which an industry 
     or sector partnership and a related instruction provider 
     collaborate to provide training that will introduce 
     participants to the skills, competencies, and materials used 
     in one or more apprenticeable occupations;
       ``(B) is based on and aligned with national, State, 
     regional, or local industry standards for high-skill, high-
     wage, or in-demand industry sectors and occupations;
       ``(C) to the extent appropriate and practicable, meets the 
     related instruction requirements as described in clauses (ii) 
     through (iv) of subsection (b)(1)(C); and
       ``(D) includes mentoring, career exposure, career planning, 
     and career awareness activities.
       ``(d) Youth Apprenticeship Program Standards.--In addition 
     to the standards described in subsection (e), a youth 
     apprenticeship program shall meet the following standards:
       ``(1) The program is designed for youth apprentices who at 
     the start of the program are enrolled in high school.
       ``(2) The program includes each of the following core 
     elements:
       ``(A) The employment and training to be received by each 
     youth apprentice participating in the program, including--
       ``(i) an outline of the work processes or the plan in which 
     the youth apprentice will receive supervised work experience;
       ``(ii) the allocation of the approximate amount of time to 
     be spent in each major work process; and
       ``(iii) a description or timeline explaining the periodic 
     reviews and evaluations of the youth apprentice's performance 
     on the job and in related instruction.
       ``(B) Related classroom-based instruction, which may be 
     fulfilled through dual or concurrent enrollment.
       ``(C) The term of the youth apprenticeship program, as 
     described in subsection (b)(1)(E).
       ``(D) For a competency-based or hybrid youth apprenticeship 
     program, the methods used to measure skill acquisition for a 
     youth apprentice, including ongoing assessment against 
     established skill and competency standards as described in 
     subsection (a)(1)(F).
       ``(E) Prepares the youth apprentice for placement in 
     further education, employment, or an apprenticeship program.
       ``(3) In the case of a youth apprenticeship program that 
     chooses to issue an interim credential, the program meets the 
     requirements of subsection (b)(4).
       ``(e) General Requirements.--Each program under the 
     national apprenticeship system shall meet the following 
     standards:
       ``(1) The program has safe equipment, environments, and 
     facilities for on-the-job learning and supervision.
       ``(2) The program records and maintains all records 
     concerning the program as may be required by the Secretary, 
     the registration agency of the program, or any other 
     applicable law, including records required under title 38, 
     United States Code, in order for veterans and other 
     individuals eligible for educational assistance under such 
     title to use such assistance for enrollment in the program.
       ``(3) The program provides all individuals with an equal 
     opportunity to participate in the program as described in 
     section 111(b)(7)(B).
       ``(4) The program awards a certificate of completion in 
     recognition of successful completion of the program, 
     evidenced by an appropriate certificate issued by the 
     registration agency.
       ``(5) The program provides that an individual who is to 
     become a program participant under the program enters into a 
     written apprenticeship agreement described in subsection (g) 
     with the sponsor of the program.
       ``(f) Waiver or Modification Authority.--The Secretary 
     shall have authority to--
       ``(1) waive any requirements of subsections (b) through (e) 
     for small businesses or first-time sponsors who demonstrate a 
     need for such waiver; and
       ``(2) modify the requirements of subsections (b) through 
     (e), as applicable, upon request from employers or other 
     industry stakeholders.
       ``(g) Apprenticeship Agreements.--To ensure the standards 
     described in subsections (a) through (e) are applied to 
     programs under the national apprenticeship system, the 
     registration agency shall require a sponsor to develop an 
     apprenticeship agreement that shall--
       ``(1) be the same for each program participant;
       ``(2) contain the names and signatures of the program 
     participant and the sponsor;
       ``(3) meet the requirements of subsection (h), and any 
     other requirements determined solely by the sponsor; and
       ``(4) be submitted to the registration agency in accordance 
     with section 121(i).
       ``(h) Apprenticeship Agreement Standards.--Each agreement 
     under subsection (g) shall contain, explicitly or by 
     reference--
       ``(1) in the case of an apprenticeship program--
       ``(A) that is time-based, a statement of the number of 
     hours to be spent by the program participant in on-the-job 
     learning and work components in order to complete the 
     program;
       ``(B) that is competency-based, a description of the skill 
     sets to be attained by completion of the program, including 
     the on-the-job learning and work components; or
       ``(C) that is hybrid-based, the minimum number of hours to 
     be spent by the program participant in on-the-job learning 
     and work components and in related instruction, and a 
     description of the skill sets and competencies to be attained 
     by completion of the program;
       ``(2) the number of hours and form of related instruction;
       ``(3) a schedule of the work processes in the occupation or 
     industry divisions in which the program participant is to be 
     educated and the approximate time to be spent at each 
     process;
       ``(4) for apprenticeships, the graduated wage scale to be 
     paid to the apprentices in the apprentices' locality, 
     benefits offered to the apprentices in the apprentices' 
     locality, and how the wages and benefits compare to State, 
     local, or regional wages in the related occupation;
       ``(5) assurance of compliance with section 111(b)(7)(B) 
     stating that the program participant will be accorded equal 
     opportunity; and
       ``(6) the ratio of program participants to mentors, 
     journeyworkers, or on-the-job training instructors, as 
     applicable, for the apprenticeable occupation, that are based 
     on evidence-based and evidence-informed best practices for 
     safety throughout the work processes of the program, job 
     site, department, or plant.
       ``(i) Apprenticeship Registration Application.--The 
     Secretary shall provide for the registration of programs in 
     which a sponsor applying to register a program under the 
     national apprenticeship system shall request registration of 
     such program from a registration agency by submitting the 
     information required by the registration agency, including--

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       ``(1) information demonstrating that each of the 
     requirements of subsections (a) through (f) will be met for 
     the program;
       ``(2) a copy of the apprenticeship agreement described in 
     subsection (g) used by the sponsor;
       ``(3) a written assurance that, if the program is 
     registered under this title, the sponsor will administer the 
     program in accordance with the requirements of this title and 
     comply with the requirements of the apprenticeship agreement 
     for each apprentice; and
       ``(4) methods for reporting annually data describing the 
     outcomes associated with the program as required by the 
     registration agency.
       ``(j) Recognition and Registration Process.--
       ``(1) Review and approval process.--
       ``(A) Provisional approval review.--An application 
     submitted under subsection (i) that the registration agency 
     determines meets the requirements described in such 
     subsection shall be registered for a provisional 1-year 
     period beginning not later than 30 days after such 
     application is submitted. During such period, the 
     registration agency shall accept and record the 
     apprenticeship agreement as evidence of the program's 
     compliance and registration to operate such program.
       ``(B) Full approval or extended provisional approval.--By 
     the end of a provisional registration period for a program, 
     the registration agency providing provisional approval under 
     subparagraph (A) shall review the program for quality and for 
     compliance with the applicable standards under this subtitle 
     and all other applicable program requirements under this Act, 
     and--
       ``(i) if a registration agency conducting a provisional 
     review determines that the program complies with the 
     standards and requirements under this Act, the registration 
     agency shall fully approve the registration of the program; 
     or
       ``(ii) if a registration agency conducting a provisional 
     review determines that the program is not conforming to the 
     requirements or standards under this Act, the registration 
     agency may continue the provisional registration of the 
     program through the first full training cycle for program 
     participants, and conduct an additional provisional review at 
     the conclusion of the training cycle.
       ``(C) Failure to meet requirements.--If a registration 
     agency conducting a provisional review under subparagraph (A) 
     determines that the program is not in operation or does not 
     conform to the requirements under this Act, the registration 
     agency shall recommend technical assistance and corrective 
     action for the program, or deregistration, in accordance with 
     procedures established under section 131(b).
       ``(2) Certificate of registration.--
       ``(A) In general.--A registration agency that registers a 
     program under paragraph (1) shall--
       ``(i) provide the sponsor of the program with a certificate 
     of registration or other written evidence of registration;
       ``(ii) provide a copy of the certificate of registration; 
     and
       ``(iii) provide a copy of the certificate of registration 
     to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs or the applicable State 
     veterans agency for the purpose of aligning the registration 
     process with the process for approving such program for 
     eligible veterans' use of supplemental educational assistance 
     benefits.
       ``(B) Registration name.--A program shall be registered in 
     the name of the sponsor, or if a sponsor enters into a 
     partnership with an employer who registers the program, in 
     the name of the employer.
       ``(3) Program participant registration.--A sponsor 
     providing a program that is registered in accordance with 
     paragraph (2) shall provide to an individual seeking to be a 
     program participant the opportunity to apply through the 
     sponsor, and shall--
       ``(A) enter into a written individual apprenticeship 
     agreement described in subsection (g) with each such 
     individual before the commencement of the program; and
       ``(B) individually register each program participant with 
     the registration agency by filing a copy of the individual 
     apprenticeship agreement with the registration agency or as 
     otherwise required by the registration agency, and sharing a 
     copy with the Secretary as appropriate, as described under 
     subsection (i).
       ``(4) Transition process for previously approved 
     programs.--With respect to the sponsor of a program that is 
     approved for apprenticeship purposes as of the day before the 
     date of enactment of the National Apprenticeship Act of 2020, 
     a registration agency shall do the following:
       ``(A) If such program meets the requirements of this Act, 
     take such steps as necessary to ensure such program maintains 
     status as a program under this Act.
       ``(B) If such program does not comply with the requirements 
     of this Act, provide technical assistance to ensure such 
     sponsor is in compliance with this Act not later than 3 years 
     after the date of the date of enactment of this Act.
       ``(k) Modifications or Changes to Youth Apprenticeship, 
     Pre-apprenticeship, or Apprenticeship Programs.--
       ``(1) Sponsor proposal.--Any sponsor that wishes to modify 
     a program shall submit the proposal for such modification to 
     the registration agency for the program.
       ``(2) Registration agency requirements.--
       ``(A) In general.--The registration agency shall determine 
     whether to approve the proposal and notify the sponsor of the 
     determination by not later than 60 days after receipt of the 
     proposal.
       ``(B) Approval of proposal.--If the proposal is approved, 
     the registration agency shall amend the record of the program 
     to reflect the modification , and provide the sponsor or 
     program administrator with an acknowledgment of the modified 
     program, by not later than 30 days after the date of 
     approval.
       ``(C) Disapproval of proposal.--If the proposal is not 
     approved, the registration agency shall--
       ``(i) notify the sponsor of the reasons for the disapproval 
     and provide the sponsor with technical assistance to maintain 
     the program as originally registered;
       ``(ii) provide the sponsor with the opportunity to submit a 
     revised modification proposal, including providing 
     appropriate technical assistance to modify the proposal in 
     order to meet the requirements of this Act; and
       ``(iii) in a case in which the sponsor submits a revised 
     modification proposal, not later than 60 days after receipt 
     of such proposal--

       ``(I) approve the proposal; or
       ``(II) disapprove the program and provide the sponsor with 
     technical assistance to maintain the program as originally 
     registered.

                 ``Subtitle C--Evaluations and Research

     ``SEC. 131. PROGRAM EVALUATIONS AND RESEARCH.

       ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to establish 
     performance accountability measures related to program 
     completion and key indicators of performance under the 
     Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et 
     seq.).
       ``(b) Reviews by Registration Agencies.--
       ``(1) Performance reviews.--
       ``(A) In general.--A registration agency shall annually 
     collect performance data for each program registered under 
     section 121 by such agency, to determine--
       ``(i) the performance of the program with respect to the 
     indicators of performance under section 116(b)(2)(A)(i) of 
     the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
     3141(b)(2)(A)(i) or in the case of a youth apprenticeship 
     program, section 116(b)(2)(A)(ii)) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
     3141(b)(2)(A)(ii)), to the extent practicable and as 
     applicable to programs under the national apprenticeship 
     system; and
       ``(ii) the completion rates of the program.
       ``(B) Reports.--The registration agency for a State shall 
     annually prepare and submit to the Secretary a State 
     performance report that includes, with respect to each 
     program registered under section 121 by such agency--
       ``(i) information specifying the levels of performance 
     described in subparagraph (A);
       ``(ii) the percentage of program participants in under-
     represented apprenticeship populations;
       ``(iv) the average time to completion for the program as 
     compared to the description in the agreement under section 
     123(b)(1);
       ``(v) the average cost per participant during the most 
     recent program year and the 3 preceding program years;
       ``(vii) information on the State's uses of funds;
       ``(viii) how resources, whether financial, time, or other 
     were spent on the delivery, improvement, and expansion of 
     program services, activities and evaluations; and
       ``(ix) the disaggregation of the performance data described 
     in clauses (i) through (v) by--

       ``(I) the program type (apprenticeship, youth 
     apprenticeship, or pre-apprenticeship program) involved; and
       ``(II) race, ethnicity, sex, age, and membership in a 
     population specified in section 3(24) of the Workforce 
     Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102(24)).

       ``(2) Reports.--Not later than 60 days after receiving a 
     report under paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary shall make such 
     report publicly available.
       ``(3) Comprehensive program reviews.--
       ``(A) In general.--A registration agency shall periodically 
     review each program registered under section 121 by such 
     agency for quality assurance and compliance with the 
     requirements of title I.
       ``(B) Timing of reviews.--A review described in 
     subparagraph (A) shall occur not less frequently than once 
     every 5 years.
       ``(C) Review.--The review shall be a comprehensive review 
     regarding all aspects of the program performance determining 
     whether the sponsor of the program is complying with the 
     requirements of title I.
       ``(D) Reports.--
       ``(i) In general.--On completion of a review under this 
     paragraph, the registration agency shall prepare and submit 
     to the Secretary a report containing the results of the 
     review.
       ``(ii) Public availability.--The Secretary shall develop 
     and make publicly available a statewide summary of reports 
     submitted by each registration agency.
       ``(4) Registration agency discretion.--The registration 
     agency may modify the requirements of this subsection for 
     small businesses or first-time sponsors who demonstrate a 
     need for such modification.
       ``(c) Subsequent Action.--
       ``(1) Technical assistance.--The registration agency shall 
     provide technical assistance to the sponsor and identify 
     areas that require technical assistance, including assistance 
     in the development of a performance improvement plan if the 
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     agency determines, pursuant to any review under subsection 
     (a), that the youth apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship, or 
     apprenticeship program--
       ``(A) is not in operation;
       ``(B) is not in compliance with the requirements of title 
     I; or
       ``(C) is achieving levels of performance on the indicators 
     described in subsection (b)(1)(A) that are lower than the 
     State goals.
       ``(2) Corrective action and deregistration of an 
     apprenticeship program.--The registration agency may take 
     corrective action, and if warranted, deregister a youth 
     apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship, or apprenticeship 
     program, after making a determination that the program 
     demonstrates persistent and significant failure to perform 
     successfully, which occurs when--
       ``(A) the sponsor of the program consistently fails to 
     register at least 1 program participant;
       ``(B) the program shows a pattern of poor results as 
     determined solely by the registration agency on the 
     indicators described in subsection (a)(1)(A) over a period of 
     3 years, given the characteristics of program participants 
     and economic conditions in the area served, or are lower than 
     the national or State average;
       ``(C) the program shows no indication of improvement in the 
     areas identified by the registration agency and in the 
     performance improvement plan under paragraph (1); or
       ``(D) the sponsor has not administered the program in 
     accordance with the program's registration, as applicable, or 
     with the requirements of this Act.
       ``(3) Notification and hearing.--If the registration agency 
     makes a determination described in paragraph (2), the 
     registration agency shall notify the Secretary and the 
     sponsor of the determination in writing, and permit the 
     sponsor to request a hearing by the Office of Administrative 
     Law Judges. The registration agency shall transmit to the 
     Secretary a report containing all pertinent facts and 
     circumstances concerning the determination, including 
     findings and a recommendation for deregistration, and copies 
     of all relevant documents and records. If the sponsor 
     requests a hearing it shall be conducted in accordance with 
     the Office of Administrative Law Judges regulations. A party 
     to the proceeding may petition for review of the final 
     decision of the Administrative Law Judge. If the sponsor does 
     not request the hearing, the registration agency shall 
     deregister the program after the period for requesting such a 
     hearing has expired.
       ``(4) Notification and treatment of apprentices.--Not later 
     than 15 days after the registration agency deregisters a 
     program, or not later than 15 days after the period for 
     requesting such a hearing has expired, the sponsor or program 
     administrator shall notify each program participant--
       ``(A) of such deregistration and the effective date;
       ``(B) that such deregistration automatically deprives the 
     program participant of individual registration as part of 
     such program, including the ability to receive a certificate 
     of completion from the registration agency;
       ``(C) that the deregistration of the program removes the 
     program participant from eligibility for any Federal 
     financial or other assistance, or right, privilege, or 
     exemption under Federal law, that--
       ``(i) relates to an apprentice; and
       ``(ii) requires the registration agency's approval; and
       ``(D) that all youth apprentices, pre-apprentices, or 
     apprentices are referred to the registration agency for 
     information about potential transfers to other programs under 
     the national apprenticeship system.
       ``(d) Evaluation and Research.--For the purpose of 
     improving the management and effectiveness of the programs 
     and activities carried out under this Act, the Secretary 
     shall conduct, through an independent entity, evaluation and 
     research on the programs and activities carried out under 
     this title.
       ``(e) Techniques.--The research conducted under this 
     section shall utilize appropriate methodology and research 
     designs.
       ``(f) Contents.--Such research shall address--
       ``(1) the general effectiveness of such programs and 
     activities in relation to their cost, including the extent to 
     which the programs and activities--
       ``(A) improve the skill and employment competencies of 
     participants in comparison to comparably-situated individuals 
     who did not participate in such programs and activities;
       ``(B) to the extent feasible, increase the levels of total 
     employment, of attainment of recognized postsecondary 
     credentials, and of measurable skills, above the levels that 
     would have existed in the absence of such programs and 
     activities;
       ``(C) respond to the needs reflected in labor market data 
     in the local area and align with high-skill, high-wage, or 
     in-demand industries or occupations; and
       ``(D) demonstrate a return on investment of Federal, State, 
     local, sponsor, employer, and other funding for programs 
     under the national apprenticeship system, capturing the full 
     level of investment in, and impact of, such programs under 
     the national apprenticeship system;
       ``(2) best practices in increasing underrepresented 
     apprenticeship populations' participation in programs under 
     the national apprenticeship system; and
       ``(3) opportunities to scale up effective models under the 
     national apprenticeship system.
       ``(g) Reports.--
       ``(1) Independent entity.--The independent entity carrying 
     out the research under subsection (d) shall prepare and 
     submit to the Secretary a final report containing the results 
     of the research.
       ``(2) Reports to congress.--Not later than 60 days after 
     the receipt of the final report described in paragraph (1), 
     the Secretary shall submit the final report to the Committee 
     on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of 
     the Senate.
       ``(h) Public Access.--The Secretary shall make the final 
     report publicly available no later than 60 days after the 
     receipt of the final report.

                    ``Subtitle D--General Provisions

     ``SEC. 141. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
     sections 111 and 112--
       ``(1) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2021;
       ``(2) $41,000,000 for fiscal year 2022;
       ``(3) $42,000,000 for fiscal year 2023;
       ``(4) $43,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; and
       ``(5) $44,000,000 for fiscal year 2025.

``TITLE II--MODERNIZING THE NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP SYSTEM FOR THE 21ST 
                             CENTURY GRANTS

     ``SEC. 201. GRANT REQUIREMENTS.

       ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to expand 
     access to, and participation in, new industry-led earn-and-
     learn programs leading to career opportunities in all 
     occupations, particularly high-wage, high-skill, and high-
     demand occupations, including in response to the COVID-19 
     public health emergency.
       ``(b) Authorization of Apprenticeship Grant Program.--
       ``(1) In general.--From the amounts authorized under 
     section 202, the Secretary shall award grants, on a 
     competitive basis, to eligible partnerships for the purpose 
     described in subsection (a).
       ``(2) Duration.--The Secretary shall award grants under 
     this section for a period of--
       ``(A) not less than 1 year; and
       ``(B) not more than 4 years.
       ``(3) Limitations.--
       ``(A) Amount.--A grant awarded under this section may not 
     be in an amount greater than $1,500,000.
       ``(B) Number of awards.--An eligible partnership or member 
     of such partnership may not be awarded more than one grant 
     under this section.
       ``(C) Administration costs.--An eligible partnership 
     awarded a grant under this section may not use more than 5 
     percent of the grant funds to pay administrative costs 
     associated with activities funded by the grant.
       ``(c) Matching Funds.--To receive a grant under this 
     section, an eligible partnership shall, through cash or in-
     kind contributions, provide matching funds from non-Federal 
     sources in an amount equal to or greater than 50 percent of 
     the amount of such grant.
       ``(d) Applications.--
       ``(1) In general.--To receive a grant under this section, 
     an eligible partnership shall submit to the Secretary at such 
     a time as the Secretary may require, an application that--
       ``(A) identifies and designates the entity within the 
     eligible partnership responsible for the administration and 
     supervision of the earn-and-learn program for which such 
     grant funds would be used;
       ``(B) identifies the businesses and institutions of higher 
     education that comprise the eligible partnership;
       ``(C) identifies the source and amount of the matching 
     funds required under subsection (c);
       ``(D) identifies the number of program participants who 
     will participate and complete the relevant earn-and-learn 
     program within 1 year of the expiration of the grant;
       ``(E) identifies the amount of time, not to exceed 2 years, 
     required for program participants to complete the program;
       ``(F) identifies the anticipated earnings of program 
     participants--
       ``(i) 1 year after program completion; and
       ``(ii) 3 years after program completion;
       ``(G) describes the specific project for which the 
     application is submitted, including a summary of the relevant 
     classroom and paid structured on-the-job learning students 
     will receive;
       ``(H) describes how the eligible partnership will finance 
     the program after the end of the grant period;
       ``(I) describes how the eligible partnership will support 
     the collection of information and data for purposes of the 
     program evaluation required under subsection (i); and
       ``(J) describes the alignment of the program with State 
     identified in-demand industry sectors and occupations.
       ``(2) Application review process.--
       ``(A) Review panel.--Applications submitted under paragraph 
     (1) shall be read by a panel of readers composed of 
     individuals selected by the Secretary. The Secretary shall 
     assure that an individual assigned under this paragraph does 
     not have a conflict of interest with respect to the 
     applications reviewed by such individual.
       ``(B) Composition of review panel.--The panel of reviewers 
     selected by the Secretary under subparagraph (A) shall be 
     comprised as follows:
       ``(i) A majority of the panel shall be individuals who are 
     representative of businesses,

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     which may include owners, executives with optimum hiring 
     authority, or individuals representing business organizations 
     or business trade associations.
       ``(ii) The remainder of the panel shall be equally divided 
     between individuals who are--

       ``(I) representatives of institutions of higher education 
     that offer programs of two years or less; and
       ``(II) representatives of State workforce development 
     boards established under section 101 of the Workforce 
     Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3111).

       ``(C) Review of applications.--The Secretary shall instruct 
     the review panel selected by the Secretary under subparagraph 
     (A) to evaluate applications using only the criteria 
     specified in paragraph (1) and make recommendations with 
     respect to--
       ``(i) the quality of the applications;
       ``(ii) whether a grant should be awarded for a project 
     under this title; and
       ``(iii) the amount and duration of such grant.
       ``(D) Priority and distribution.--
       ``(i) Priority.--In awarding grants under this section, the 
     Secretary shall give priority to an eligible partnership--

       ``(I) proposing to serve a high number or high percentage 
     of participants who are from underrepresented apprenticeship 
     populations; or
       ``(II) providing opportunities in high-wage, high-skill, or 
     in-demand sectors and occupations.

       ``(ii) Geographic distribution.--In awarding grants under 
     this section, the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, 
     ensure a geographically diverse distribution of grants, 
     including a geographically diverse distribution among regions 
     of the country and among urban, suburban, and rural areas.
       ``(E) Notification.--Not later than June 30 of each year, 
     the Secretary shall notify each eligible partnership 
     submitting an application under this section of--
       ``(i) the scores given the applicant by the panel pursuant 
     to this section;
       ``(ii) the recommendations of the panel with respect to 
     such application;
       ``(iii) the reasons for the decision of the Secretary in 
     awarding or refusing to award a grant under this section; and
       ``(iv) modifications, if any, in the recommendations of the 
     panel made to the Secretary.
       ``(e) Award Basis.--The Secretary shall award grants under 
     this section on the following basis--
       ``(1) the number of participants to be served by the grant;
       ``(2) the anticipated income of program participants in 
     relation to the regional median income;
       ``(3) the alignment of the program with State-identified 
     in-demand industry sectors; and
       ``(4) the recommendations of the readers under subsection 
     (d)(2)(C).
       ``(f) Purposes of Awards.--The Secretary may award grants, 
     contracts, or cooperative agreements to eligible entities on 
     a competitive basis for any of the following purposes:
       ``(1) The creation of new earn-and-learn programs, 
     including apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship, and youth 
     apprenticeship programs, or expansion of existing programs.
       ``(2) Encouraging employer participation in programs under 
     the national apprenticeship system--
       ``(A) that target individuals with barriers to employment 
     in youth apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship, or 
     apprenticeship programs, prioritizing underrepresented 
     apprenticeship populations, such as women, minorities, long-
     term unemployed individuals with a disability, individuals 
     with substance abuse issues, and veterans;
       ``(B) that are in high-need social service-related 
     industries, sectors, or occupations, such as direct care 
     workers and early childhood educators;
       ``(C) that target individuals currently or formerly 
     incarcerated; or
       ``(D) among small- and medium-sized employers.
       ``(3) If the eligible entity is a qualified intermediary--
       ``(A) supporting national industry and equity 
     intermediaries in establishing or expanding sector-based 
     partnerships to support the delivery or expansion of programs 
     under the national apprenticeship system to significant scale 
     in the United States--
       ``(i) in key sectors, including manufacturing, information 
     technology, cyber security, health care, insurance and 
     finance, energy, hospitality, retail, construction, and other 
     sectors identified by the Secretary; and
       ``(ii) for underrepresented apprenticeship populations, 
     women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and 
     individuals impacted by the criminal justice system; or
       ``(B) serving programs under the national apprenticeship 
     system in a local or regional setting.
       ``(4) Strengthen alignment between programs under the 
     national apprenticeship system and education and training 
     providers with secondary and postsecondary education systems, 
     including degree and credential requirements.
       ``(g) Use of Funds.--Grant funds provided under this 
     section may be used for--
       ``(1) supports including marketing, national e-tools, and 
     other expanded capacity and technical assistance supports;
       ``(2) the purchase of appropriate equipment, technology, or 
     instructional material, aligned with business and industry 
     needs, including machinery, testing equipment, hardware and 
     software;
       ``(3) student books, supplies, and equipment required for 
     enrollment;
       ``(4) the reimbursement of up to 50 percent of the wages of 
     a student participating in an earn-and-learn program 
     receiving a grant under this section;
       ``(5) the development of industry-specific programming;
       ``(6) supporting the transition of industry-based 
     professionals from an industry setting to an academic 
     setting;
       ``(7) industry-recognized certification exams or other 
     assessments leading to a recognized postsecondary credential 
     associated with the earn-and-learn program;
       ``(8) any fees associated with the certifications or 
     assessments described in paragraph (7);
       ``(9) establishing or expanding partnerships with 
     organizations that provide program participants access to 
     financial planning mentoring, and supportive services that 
     are necessary to enable an individual to participate in and 
     complete a program under the national apprenticeship system;
       ``(10) conducting outreach and recruitment activities, 
     including assessments of potential participants for, and 
     enrollment of participants in a program under the national 
     apprenticeship system;
       ``(11) conducting outreach, engagement, and recruitment 
     with employers, industry associations, labor and labor-
     management organizations, qualified intermediaries, education 
     and training providers, State or local workforce agencies, 
     potential sponsors, communities with high numbers or 
     percentages of underrepresented apprenticeship populations, 
     small- and medium-sized businesses, or rural communities to 
     establish or expand industry or sector partnerships and 
     opportunities under the national apprenticeship system; and
       ``(12) conducting any activities as described in the 
     application that would advance the purposes of the grant.
       ``(h) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary may provide 
     technical assistance to eligible partnerships awarded under a 
     grant under this section throughout the grant period for 
     purposes of grant management.
       ``(i) Evaluation.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may reserve up to $500,000 
     from the amounts made available under section 202 in order to 
     provide for the independent evaluation, which may be 
     conducted by a third-party entity, of the grant program 
     established under this section that includes the following:
       ``(A) An assessment of the effectiveness of the grant 
     program in expanding earn-and-learn program opportunities 
     offered by employers in conjunction with institutions of 
     higher education.
       ``(B) The number of students who participated in programs 
     assisted under this section.
       ``(C) The percentage of students participating in programs 
     assisted under this section who successfully completed the 
     program in the time described in subsection (d)(1)(E).
       ``(D) The median earnings of program participants--
       ``(i) 1 year after exiting the program; and
       ``(ii) 3 years after exiting the program.
       ``(E) The percentage of program participants assisted under 
     this section who successfully receive a recognized 
     postsecondary credential.
       ``(F) The number of program participants served by programs 
     receiving funding under this section--
       ``(i) 2 years after the end of the grant period; and
       ``(ii) 4 years after the end of the grant period.
       ``(2) Publication.--The evaluation required by this 
     subsection shall be made publicly available on the website of 
     the Department within 90 days after such evaluation is 
     completed.
       ``(j) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Earn-and-learn program.--The term `earn-and-learn 
     program' means an education program, including an 
     apprenticeship program, that provides students with 
     structured, sustained, and paid on-the-job training and 
     accompanying, for credit, classroom instruction that--
       ``(A) is for a period of between 3 months and 2 years; and
       ``(B) leads to, on completion of the program, a recognized 
     postsecondary credential.
       ``(2) Eligible partnership.--The term `eligible 
     partnership' shall mean a consortium that includes--
       ``(A) 1 or more businesses; and
       ``(B) 1 or more institutions of higher education.

     ``SEC. 202. GRANT APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out only registered 
     apprenticeship activities under this title--
       ``(1) $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2021;
       ``(2) $210,000,000 for fiscal year 2022;
       ``(3) $220,000,000 for fiscal year 2023;
       ``(4) $230,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; and
       ``(5) $240,000,000 for fiscal year 2025.
       ``(b) Special Rule.--Of the funds made available for this 
     title, no less than $200,000,000 shall be provided from the 
     H-1B Nonimmigrant Petitioner Account.''.

     SEC. 5. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act 
     of 1998.--Section 414(c) of the American Competitiveness and 
     Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2916a) is 
     repealed.

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       (b) Immigration and Nationality Act.--Section 286(s)(2) of 
     the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356(s)(2)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in the heading, by striking ``for job training'' and 
     inserting ``for programs under the national apprenticeship 
     system''; and
       (2) by striking ``for demonstration programs and projects 
     described in section 414(c) of the American Competitiveness 
     and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998'' and inserting ``to 
     carry out title II of the National Apprenticeship Act''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 1224, the 
gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Smucker) and a Member opposed each 
will control 5 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Pennsylvania.
  Mr. SMUCKER. Mr. Speaker, since March, America's workers have faced 
unprecedented volatility and uncertainty. Even before that, even before 
the pandemic when unemployment rates were at record lows, there was 
still a significant skills gap to close.
  We have a responsibility here in Congress to create real solutions 
for Americans, pathways and programs that will jump-start and enhance 
their careers and allow them to provide for themselves and for their 
families.
  Knowing all this, I am dismayed that we would squander such an 
opportunity as we have today to help Americans in need. We have a real 
opportunity with this bill. There is strong bipartisan support for 
apprenticeships in this body, and Republicans and Democrats both are 
claiming they want to increase the number of apprenticeships available 
in this country and expand apprenticeships into new industries.
  Unfortunately, this bill falls woefully short in both of these 
categories, but I have an amendment that would fix that. This amendment 
would fix that. This amendment makes necessary improvements to achieve 
the goals of modernization and reinvigoration of the national 
apprenticeship system, changes that will increase opportunities for 
workers and help bolster the Nation's economic recovery.
  Unlike the many hollow claims put forward by my colleagues about 
their proposal, this amendment expands the number of apprenticeship 
opportunities in the registered model rather than permanently limiting 
them by locking in the problems of a decade's-old system. My amendment 
provides program sponsors with the necessary resources and freedom to 
effectively instruct apprentices on the job.
  While the underlying legislation piles on requirements that obstruct 
first-time sponsors and small businesses from participating, this 
substitute makes room for them so that the registered apprenticeship 
program is ripe with opportunities for prospective apprentices from a 
variety of employers. This amendment allows for innovation beyond the 
traditional registered system, as well, to ensure that apprenticeship 
offerings will be able to grow and change as quickly as our employment 
market demands.
  Work-based learning is one of the most promising paths forward for 
workers seeking to find or enhance their careers. Such opportunities 
meet workers where they are, place them in dynamic learning 
environments, and develop their skills and competencies.
  I urge my colleagues to support this amendment that would transform 
the registered apprenticeship program into a modern program generating 
opportunities for American workers without the red tape and roadblocks 
found in the underlying bill.
  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I claim the time in opposition to 
the amendment offered by the gentleman from Pennsylvania.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Virginia is recognized 
for 5 minutes.
  Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I am the only speaker, so I will 
be closing when I speak.
  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. SMUCKER. Mr. Speaker, I yield the balance of my time to the 
gentlewoman from North Carolina (Ms. Foxx), the ranking member of the 
committee.
  Ms. FOXX of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from 
Pennsylvania for his work on the committee, which has been excellent, 
and for his work on this bill and this amendment, in particular.
  Mr. Speaker, the National Apprenticeship Act has remained untouched 
for the last 80 years, until today. The legislation we put forward now 
should modernize the registered apprenticeship system and create 
forward-thinking solutions for the American workforce.
  This amendment makes real reforms to the registered apprenticeship 
system, sparks innovation, expands opportunities, and encourages 
alternate pathways for apprentices and employers.
  Who knows better what the workforce needs than employers?
  Washington bureaucrats have run the one-size-fits-all system for 
decades, and far too many businesses still choose not to participate 
because it simply isn't workable for them. This means job opportunities 
are left on the table because the current system isn't built for 
success, opportunities we cannot afford to close the door on if our 
workforce is going to recover from the damage done by the pandemic.
  If we want the registered apprenticeship system to adapt to the ever-
changing needs of the economy and workforce, we need to provide 
employers a seat at the table in making a model that actually addresses 
the skills gap.
  This amendment eliminates the barriers that have developed over time 
in the current system, creates parity between union and nonunion-
sponsored programs, and makes it easier for everyone to participate, 
particularly the small businesses and sponsors who have been shut out 
before.
  I urge my colleagues to support this amendment.
  Mr. SMUCKER. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my 
time.
  Mr. Speaker, this amendment undermines the core premise behind the 
National Apprenticeship Act of 2020, which is to create 1 million more 
registered apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship, and youth apprenticeship 
opportunities over the next 5 years.
  Registered apprenticeships are a proven earn-and-learn program. 
Ninety-four percent of those who complete their apprenticeships are 
employed upon completion, with an average salary of $70,000.

  This amendment is nothing less than an attack on the successful 
registered apprenticeship program. It makes deep cuts in funding, which 
will result in sparse growth of the new registered apprenticeships, 
while diverting scarce funds to untested, unproven programs run by 
third parties. Instead, it gives the Secretary of Labor a blank check 
to implement unregistered apprenticeship programs that are untested and 
unaccountable. It does this in several ways.
  First, it allows the Secretary of Labor to divert funds to unproven, 
untested industry-recognized apprenticeship programs, or IRAPs. Unlike 
registered apprenticeships, there is no evaluation of IRAPs--none.
  When DOL proposed the creation of this untested program, it received 
over 300,000 comments in opposition. Many of those comments noted that 
the registered apprenticeship program provides valuable credentials 
which are nationally recognized. IRAPs provide neither.
  Furthermore, the Trump administration's own apprenticeship expansion 
task force recommended the DOL only conduct a pilot program for IRAPs 
to see if they could be effective and accountable. Let's be clear: The 
administration's own task force did not embrace a full-scale rollout of 
this untested idea, yet this substitute amendment opens the floodgates.
  Democrats do support innovation. An amendment offered by the 
gentleman from New Hampshire (Mr. Pappas) in the en bloc package allows 
the Secretary of Labor to fund innovation and apprenticeships. His 
amendment authorizes demonstration projects governing nontraditional 
sectors subject to the recommendations of the National Advisory 
Committee on Apprenticeships appointed by the Secretary. These projects 
could even help COVID-19 responses.
  Second, the substitute amendment cuts funding for apprenticeship 
grants and cuts State apprenticeship formula grants. States have asked 
for funding certainty so that they can scale up their apprenticeship 
efforts and have been documented as the engine of success for 
apprenticeship growth.

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  The major reform in this amendment is the fact that there is a 77 
percent reduction in funding, resulting in only 219 new apprenticeship 
opportunities rather than the 1 million new opportunities that the 
National Apprenticeship Act provides.
  We all agree that apprenticeships are the pathway to the middle 
class, so why would we want to eliminate the rungs of opportunity for 
hundreds of thousands of potential apprentices?
  Third, this amendment eliminates an interagency agreement with the 
Department of Education to create stronger alignment between the 
education system and the national apprenticeship system. My colleagues 
on the other side often talk about wanting to create pathways for 
students to pursue alternatives to 4-year degrees, but this amendment 
eliminates the provisions in the National Apprenticeship Act that do 
just that.
  Some say we are creating a one-size-fits-all approach in this bill, 
but that isn't true either. We include new apprenticeship models, such 
as competency-based hybrid models, expand youth apprenticeships and 
pre-apprenticeships, and that is something that employers have 
consistently requested. We open the doors to apprenticeships and 
industries where apprenticeship programs have never been utilized.
  This amendment is a step in the wrong direction. At a time when 
millions are losing their jobs permanently due to the pandemic, the 
economy is facing a deep recession, and we have other problems, the 
underlying bill is focused, without this amendment, on getting people 
back to work with the best skills possible.
  So I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' on this amendment and pass the 
bill to create 1 million new, good apprenticeship opportunities.
  I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 1224, the 
previous question is ordered on the amendment offered by the gentleman 
from Pennsylvania (Mr. Smucker).
  The question is on the amendment.
  The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that 
the noes appear to have it.
  Mr. SMUCKER. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3 of House Resolution 
965, the yeas and nays are ordered.
  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on this question 
are postponed.


            Amendment No. 9 Offered by Mr. Levin of Michigan

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the 
unfinished business is the question on amendment No. 9, printed in part 
B of House Report 116-593, on which further proceedings were postponed 
and on which the yeas and nays were ordered.
  The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
  The Clerk redesignated the amendment.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the amendment offered by 
the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Levin).
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 236, 
nays 152, not voting 41, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 225]

                               YEAS--236

     Adams
     Aguilar
     Allred
     Axne
     Bacon
     Barragan
     Bass
     Beatty
     Bera
     Beyer
     Bishop (GA)
     Blumenauer
     Blunt Rochester
     Bonamici
     Bost
     Boyle, Brendan F.
     Brindisi
     Brown (MD)
     Brownley (CA)
     Bustos
     Butterfield
     Carbajal
     Cardenas
     Carson (IN)
     Cartwright
     Case
     Casten (IL)
     Castor (FL)
     Castro (TX)
     Chu, Judy
     Cicilline
     Cisneros
     Clark (MA)
     Clarke (NY)
     Clay
     Cleaver
     Clyburn
     Cohen
     Connolly
     Cooper
     Correa
     Costa
     Courtney
     Cox (CA)
     Craig
     Crist
     Crow
     Cuellar
     Cunningham
     Davids (KS)
     Davis (CA)
     Davis, Danny K.
     Davis, Rodney
     Dean
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DelBene
     Delgado
     Demings
     DeSaulnier
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doyle, Michael F.
     Emmer
     Engel
     Escobar
     Eshoo
     Espaillat
     Evans
     Finkenauer
     Fitzpatrick
     Fletcher
     Foster
     Frankel
     Fudge
     Gabbard
     Gallego
     Garamendi
     Garcia (IL)
     Garcia (TX)
     Golden
     Gomez
     Gonzalez (TX)
     Gottheimer
     Green, Al (TX)
     Grijalva
     Haaland
     Harder (CA)
     Hastings
     Hayes
     Heck
     Higgins (NY)
     Himes
     Horn, Kendra S.
     Horsford
     Houlahan
     Hoyer
     Huffman
     Jackson Lee
     Jayapal
     Jeffries
     Johnson (GA)
     Johnson (TX)
     Kaptur
     Katko
     Keating
     Kelly (IL)
     Kennedy
     Khanna
     Kildee
     Kilmer
     Kim
     Kind
     Kirkpatrick
     Krishnamoorthi
     Kuster (NH)
     Lamb
     Langevin
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Lawrence
     Lawson (FL)
     Lee (NV)
     Levin (CA)
     Levin (MI)
     Lieu, Ted
     Lipinski
     Loebsack
     Lofgren
     Lowenthal
     Lowey
     Lujan
     Luria
     Lynch
     Malinowski
     Maloney, Carolyn B.
     Maloney, Sean
     Matsui
     McAdams
     McBath
     McCollum
     McEachin
     McGovern
     McNerney
     Meeks
     Meng
     Mfume
     Moore
     Morelle
     Moulton
     Mucarsel-Powell
     Murphy (FL)
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Neguse
     Norcross
     O'Halleran
     Ocasio-Cortez
     Omar
     Pallone
     Panetta
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Perlmutter
     Peters
     Peterson
     Phillips
     Pingree
     Pocan
     Porter
     Pressley
     Price (NC)
     Quigley
     Raskin
     Rice (NY)
     Rose (NY)
     Rouda
     Roybal-Allard
     Ruiz
     Ruppersberger
     Rush
     Ryan
     Sanchez
     Sarbanes
     Scanlon
     Schakowsky
     Schiff
     Schneider
     Schrader
     Schrier
     Scott (VA)
     Scott, David
     Serrano
     Sewell (AL)
     Shalala
     Sherman
     Sherrill
     Sires
     Slotkin
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Soto
     Spanberger
     Speier
     Stanton
     Stauber
     Stevens
     Suozzi
     Swalwell (CA)
     Takano
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Titus
     Tlaib
     Tonko
     Torres (CA)
     Torres Small (NM)
     Trahan
     Trone
     Underwood
     Vargas
     Veasey
     Vela
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Wasserman Schultz
     Waters
     Watson Coleman
     Welch
     Wexton
     Wild
     Wilson (FL)
     Yarmuth

                               NAYS--152

     Allen
     Amash
     Armstrong
     Arrington
     Babin
     Baird
     Balderson
     Banks
     Barr
     Bergman
     Biggs
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (NC)
     Bishop (UT)
     Brady
     Brooks (AL)
     Brooks (IN)
     Buchanan
     Buck
     Bucshon
     Budd
     Burchett
     Burgess
     Byrne
     Calvert
     Carter (GA)
     Chabot
     Cline
     Cloud
     Cole
     Comer
     Conaway
     Cook
     Crawford
     Crenshaw
     Curtis
     Davidson (OH)
     DesJarlais
     Diaz-Balart
     Dunn
     Estes
     Fleischmann
     Flores
     Fortenberry
     Foxx (NC)
     Fulcher
     Gaetz
     Gallagher
     Garcia (CA)
     Gohmert
     Gonzalez (OH)
     Gooden
     Gosar
     Granger
     Graves (LA)
     Graves (MO)
     Griffith
     Grothman
     Guest
     Guthrie
     Hagedorn
     Harris
     Hartzler
     Hern, Kevin
     Herrera Beutler
     Hice (GA)
     Higgins (LA)
     Hill (AR)
     Hudson
     Hurd (TX)
     Jacobs
     Johnson (LA)
     Johnson (OH)
     Johnson (SD)
     Jordan
     Joyce (OH)
     Joyce (PA)
     Keller
     Kelly (MS)
     Kelly (PA)
     Kinzinger
     Kustoff (TN)
     LaHood
     LaMalfa
     Latta
     Long
     Loudermilk
     Lucas
     Marshall
     Massie
     Mast
     McCarthy
     McClintock
     McKinley
     Meuser
     Miller
     Moolenaar
     Mooney (WV)
     Mullin
     Murphy (NC)
     Norman
     Palazzo
     Palmer
     Pence
     Perry
     Posey
     Reed
     Reschenthaler
     Rice (SC)
     Roby
     Rodgers (WA)
     Rogers (AL)
     Rose, John W.
     Rouzer
     Roy
     Rutherford
     Scalise
     Schweikert
     Scott, Austin
     Shimkus
     Simpson
     Smith (MO)
     Smith (NE)
     Smucker
     Spano
     Stefanik
     Steil
     Steube
     Stewart
     Stivers
     Taylor
     Thompson (PA)
     Thornberry
     Tiffany
     Timmons
     Tipton
     Turner
     Upton
     Van Drew
     Wagner
     Walden
     Walorski
     Watkins
     Weber (TX)
     Wenstrup
     Westerman
     Williams
     Wilson (SC)
     Wittman
     Womack
     Woodall
     Yoho

                             NOT VOTING--41

     Abraham
     Aderholt
     Amodei
     Carter (TX)
     Cheney
     Collins (GA)
     Deutch
     Duncan
     Ferguson
     Gianforte
     Gibbs
     Green (TN)
     Holding
     Hollingsworth
     Huizenga
     King (IA)
     King (NY)
     Lamborn
     Lee (CA)
     Lesko
     Luetkemeyer
     Marchant
     McCaul
     McHenry
     Mitchell
     Newhouse
     Nunes
     Olson
     Richmond
     Riggleman
     Roe, David P.
     Rogers (KY)
     Rooney (FL)
     Sensenbrenner
     Walberg
     Walker
     Waltz
     Webster (FL)
     Wright
     Young
     Zeldin

                              {time}  1036

  Mr. BOST changed his vote from ``nay'' to ``yea.''
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.


   members recorded pursuant to house resolution 965, 116th congress

     Barragan (Beyer)
     Beatty (Fudge)
     Blumenauer (Beyer)
     Bonamici (Clark (MA))
     Boyle, Brendan F. (Jeffries)
     Brownley (CA) (Clark (MA))
     Bustos (Kuster (NH))
     Carson (IN) (Cleaver)
     Castro (TX) (Garcia (TX))
     Cisneros (Correa)
     Clay (Cleaver)
     Cohen (Beyer)
     Costa (Cooper)
     Courtney (Hayes)
     DeGette (Blunt Rochester)
     DeSaulnier (Matsui)
     Doyle, Michael F. (Cartwright)
     Escobar (Garcia (TX))
     Frankel (Clark (MA))
     Garamendi (Sherman)
     Gonzalez (TX) (Gomez)
     Grijalva (Garcia (IL))
     Hastings (Wasserman Schultz)
     Higgins (NY) (Sanchez)
     Jayapal (Raskin)
     Johnson (TX) (Jeffries)
     Keating (Kuster (NH))
     Kind (Beyer)
     Kirkpatrick (Stanton)
     Langevin (Lynch)
     Larson (CT) (Hayes)
     Lawrence (Kildee)
     Lawson (FL) (Demings)
     Lieu, Ted (Beyer)
     Lofgren (Jeffries)
     Lowenthal (Beyer)
     Lowey (Jeffries)
     McEachin (Wexton)

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     Meng (Kuster (NH))
     Moore (Beyer)
     Nadler (Jeffries)
     Napolitano (Correa)
     Norcross (Sires)
     Payne (Wasserman Schultz)
     Perlmutter (Neguse)
     Peterson (McCollum)
     Pingree (Kuster (NH))
     Pocan (Raskin)
     Porter (Wexton)
     Price (NC) (Butterfield)
     Rose (NY) (Golden)
     Roybal-Allard (Bass)
     Ruiz (Dingell)
     Rush (Underwood)
     Ryan (Kildee)
     Schrier (Kilmer)
     Serrano (Jeffries)
     Speier (Scanlon)
     Titus (Connolly)
     Tonko (Morelle)
     Vargas (Correa)
     Watson Coleman (Pallone)
     Welch (McGovern)
     Wilson (FL) (Hayes)


                Amendment No. 15 Offered by Mr. Smucker

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the 
unfinished business is the question on amendment No. 15, printed in 
part B of House Report 116-593, on which further proceedings were 
postponed and on which the yeas and nays were ordered.
  The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
  The Clerk redesignated the amendment.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the amendment offered by 
the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Smucker).
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 142, 
nays 243, not voting 44, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 226]

                               YEAS--142

     Allen
     Amash
     Armstrong
     Arrington
     Babin
     Bacon
     Baird
     Balderson
     Banks
     Barr
     Bergman
     Biggs
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (NC)
     Bishop (UT)
     Brady
     Brooks (AL)
     Brooks (IN)
     Buchanan
     Bucshon
     Budd
     Burchett
     Burgess
     Byrne
     Calvert
     Carter (GA)
     Chabot
     Cline
     Cloud
     Cole
     Comer
     Conaway
     Cook
     Crawford
     Crenshaw
     Curtis
     Davidson (OH)
     DesJarlais
     Diaz-Balart
     Dunn
     Emmer
     Estes
     Fleischmann
     Flores
     Fortenberry
     Foxx (NC)
     Fulcher
     Gaetz
     Gallagher
     Garcia (CA)
     Gohmert
     Gooden
     Gosar
     Granger
     Graves (LA)
     Graves (MO)
     Grothman
     Guest
     Guthrie
     Hagedorn
     Harris
     Hartzler
     Hern, Kevin
     Herrera Beutler
     Higgins (LA)
     Hill (AR)
     Hudson
     Hurd (TX)
     Jacobs
     Johnson (LA)
     Johnson (OH)
     Johnson (SD)
     Jordan
     Joyce (PA)
     Keller
     Kelly (MS)
     Kelly (PA)
     Kinzinger
     Kustoff (TN)
     LaHood
     LaMalfa
     Latta
     Long
     Loudermilk
     Lucas
     Marshall
     Mast
     McCarthy
     McClintock
     Meuser
     Miller
     Moolenaar
     Mooney (WV)
     Mullin
     Murphy (NC)
     Norman
     Palazzo
     Palmer
     Pence
     Perry
     Posey
     Reed
     Rice (SC)
     Roby
     Rodgers (WA)
     Rogers (AL)
     Rose, John W.
     Rouzer
     Rutherford
     Scalise
     Schweikert
     Scott, Austin
     Shimkus
     Simpson
     Smith (MO)
     Smith (NE)
     Smucker
     Spano
     Stefanik
     Steil
     Steube
     Stewart
     Stivers
     Taylor
     Thompson (PA)
     Thornberry
     Tiffany
     Tipton
     Upton
     Wagner
     Walden
     Walorski
     Watkins
     Weber (TX)
     Wenstrup
     Westerman
     Williams
     Wilson (SC)
     Wittman
     Womack
     Woodall
     Yoho

                               NAYS--243

     Adams
     Aguilar
     Allred
     Axne
     Barragan
     Bass
     Beatty
     Bera
     Beyer
     Bishop (GA)
     Blumenauer
     Blunt Rochester
     Bonamici
     Bost
     Boyle, Brendan F.
     Brindisi
     Brown (MD)
     Brownley (CA)
     Buck
     Bustos
     Butterfield
     Carbajal
     Cardenas
     Carson (IN)
     Cartwright
     Case
     Casten (IL)
     Castor (FL)
     Castro (TX)
     Chu, Judy
     Cicilline
     Cisneros
     Clark (MA)
     Clarke (NY)
     Clay
     Cleaver
     Clyburn
     Cohen
     Connolly
     Cooper
     Correa
     Costa
     Courtney
     Cox (CA)
     Craig
     Crist
     Crow
     Cuellar
     Cunningham
     Davids (KS)
     Davis (CA)
     Davis, Rodney
     Dean
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DelBene
     Delgado
     Demings
     DeSaulnier
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doyle, Michael F.
     Engel
     Escobar
     Eshoo
     Espaillat
     Evans
     Finkenauer
     Fitzpatrick
     Fletcher
     Foster
     Frankel
     Fudge
     Gabbard
     Gallego
     Garamendi
     Garcia (IL)
     Garcia (TX)
     Golden
     Gomez
     Gonzalez (OH)
     Gonzalez (TX)
     Gottheimer
     Green, Al (TX)
     Griffith
     Grijalva
     Haaland
     Harder (CA)
     Hastings
     Hayes
     Heck
     Higgins (NY)
     Himes
     Horn, Kendra S.
     Horsford
     Houlahan
     Hoyer
     Huffman
     Jackson Lee
     Jayapal
     Jeffries
     Johnson (GA)
     Johnson (TX)
     Joyce (OH)
     Kaptur
     Katko
     Keating
     Kelly (IL)
     Kennedy
     Khanna
     Kildee
     Kilmer
     Kim
     Kind
     Kirkpatrick
     Krishnamoorthi
     Kuster (NH)
     Lamb
     Langevin
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Lawrence
     Lawson (FL)
     Lee (NV)
     Levin (CA)
     Levin (MI)
     Lieu, Ted
     Lipinski
     Loebsack
     Lofgren
     Lowenthal
     Lowey
     Lujan
     Luria
     Lynch
     Malinowski
     Maloney, Carolyn B.
     Maloney, Sean
     Massie
     Matsui
     McAdams
     McBath
     McCollum
     McEachin
     McGovern
     McKinley
     McNerney
     Meeks
     Meng
     Mfume
     Moore
     Morelle
     Moulton
     Mucarsel-Powell
     Murphy (FL)
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Neguse
     Norcross
     O'Halleran
     Ocasio-Cortez
     Omar
     Pallone
     Panetta
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Perlmutter
     Peters
     Peterson
     Phillips
     Pingree
     Pocan
     Porter
     Pressley
     Price (NC)
     Quigley
     Raskin
     Reschenthaler
     Rice (NY)
     Rose (NY)
     Rouda
     Roy
     Roybal-Allard
     Ruiz
     Ruppersberger
     Rush
     Ryan
     Sanchez
     Sarbanes
     Scanlon
     Schakowsky
     Schiff
     Schneider
     Schrader
     Schrier
     Scott (VA)
     Scott, David
     Serrano
     Sewell (AL)
     Shalala
     Sherman
     Sherrill
     Sires
     Slotkin
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Soto
     Spanberger
     Speier
     Stanton
     Stauber
     Stevens
     Suozzi
     Swalwell (CA)
     Takano
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Titus
     Tlaib
     Tonko
     Torres (CA)
     Torres Small (NM)
     Trahan
     Trone
     Turner
     Underwood
     Van Drew
     Vargas
     Veasey
     Vela
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Wasserman Schultz
     Waters
     Watson Coleman
     Welch
     Wexton
     Wild
     Wilson (FL)
     Yarmuth

                             NOT VOTING--44

     Abraham
     Aderholt
     Amodei
     Carter (TX)
     Cheney
     Collins (GA)
     Davis, Danny K.
     Deutch
     Duncan
     Ferguson
     Gianforte
     Gibbs
     Green (TN)
     Hice (GA)
     Holding
     Hollingsworth
     Huizenga
     King (IA)
     King (NY)
     Lamborn
     Lee (CA)
     Lesko
     Luetkemeyer
     Marchant
     McCaul
     McHenry
     Mitchell
     Newhouse
     Nunes
     Olson
     Richmond
     Riggleman
     Roe, David P.
     Rogers (KY)
     Rooney (FL)
     Sensenbrenner
     Timmons
     Walberg
     Walker
     Waltz
     Webster (FL)
     Wright
     Young
     Zeldin

                              {time}  1123

  Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Ms. TORRES SMALL of New Mexico, Messrs. SIRES, 
ROSE of New York, Ms. SCANLON, and Mr. BROWN of Maryland changed their 
vote from ``yea'' to ``nay.''
  So the amendment was rejected.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
  Stated for:
  Mr. TIMMONS. Madam Speaker, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been 
present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 226.


   Members Recorded Pursuant to House Resolution 965, 116th Congress

     Barragan (Beyer)
     Beatty (Fudge)
     Blumenauer (Beyer)
     Bonamici (Clark (MA))
     Boyle, Brendan F. (Jeffries)
     Brownley (CA) (Clark (MA))
     Bustos (Kuster (NH))
     Carson (IN) (Cleaver)
     Castro (TX) (Garcia (TX))
     Cisneros (Correa)
     Clay (Cleaver)
     Cohen (Beyer)
     Costa (Cooper)
     Courtney (Hayes)
     DeGette (Blunt Rochester)
     DeSaulnier (Matsui)
     Doyle, Michael F. (Cartwright)
     Escobar (Garcia (TX))
     Frankel (Clark (MA))
     Garamendi (Sherman)
     Gonzalez (TX) (Gomez)
     Grijalva (Garcia (IL))
     Hastings (Wasserman Schultz)
     Higgins (NY) (Sanchez)
     Jayapal (Raskin)
     Johnson (TX) (Jeffries)
     Keating (Kuster (NH))
     Kind (Beyer)
     Kirkpatrick (Stanton)
     Langevin (Lynch)
     Larson (CT) (Hayes)
     Lawrence (Kildee)
     Lawson (FL) (Demings)
     Lieu, Ted (Beyer)
     Lofgren (Jeffries)
     Lowenthal (Beyer)
     Lowey (Jeffries)
     McEachin (Wexton)
     Meng (Kuster (NH))
     Moore (Beyer)
     Nadler (Jeffries)
     Napolitano (Correa)
     Norcross (Sires)
     Payne (Wasserman Schultz)
     Perlmutter (Neguse)
     Peterson (McCollum)
     Pingree (Kuster (NH))
     Pocan (Raskin)
     Porter (Wexton)
     Price (NC) (Butterfield)
     Rose (NY) (Golden)
     Roybal-Allard (Bass)
     Ruiz (Dingell)
     Rush (Underwood)
     Ryan (Kildee)
     Schrier (Kilmer)
     Serrano (Jeffries)
     Speier (Scanlon)
     Titus (Connolly)
     Tonko (Morelle)
     Vargas (Correa)
     Watson Coleman (Pallone)
     Welch (McGovern)
     Wilson (FL) (Hayes)
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. Craig). Pursuant to House Resolution 
1224, the previous question is ordered on the bill, as amended.
  The question is on the engrossment and third reading of the bill.
  The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, and was 
read the third time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the passage of the bill.
  The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that 
the ayes appeared to have it.
  Ms. FOXX of North Carolina. Madam Speaker, on that I demand the yeas 
and nays.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3 of House Resolution 
965, the yeas and nays are ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 246, 
nays 140, not voting 43, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 227]

                               YEAS--246

     Adams
     Aguilar
     Allred
     Axne
     Bacon
     Barragan
     Bass
     Beatty
     Bera
     Beyer
     Bishop (GA)
     Blumenauer
     Blunt Rochester
     Bonamici
     Bost
     Boyle, Brendan F.
     Brindisi
     Brown (MD)
     Brownley (CA)
     Bustos
     Butterfield
     Carbajal
     Cardenas
     Carson (IN)
     Cartwright
     Case
     Casten (IL)
     Castor (FL)
     Castro (TX)
     Chu, Judy
     Cicilline
     Cisneros
     Clark (MA)
     Clarke (NY)
     Clay

[[Page H6007]]


     Cleaver
     Clyburn
     Cohen
     Connolly
     Cooper
     Correa
     Costa
     Courtney
     Cox (CA)
     Craig
     Crist
     Crow
     Cuellar
     Cunningham
     Davids (KS)
     Davis (CA)
     Davis, Rodney
     Dean
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DelBene
     Delgado
     Demings
     DeSaulnier
     Diaz-Balart
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doyle, Michael F.
     Emmer
     Engel
     Escobar
     Eshoo
     Espaillat
     Evans
     Finkenauer
     Fitzpatrick
     Fletcher
     Fortenberry
     Foster
     Frankel
     Fudge
     Gabbard
     Gallego
     Garamendi
     Garcia (IL)
     Garcia (TX)
     Golden
     Gomez
     Gonzalez (OH)
     Gonzalez (TX)
     Gottheimer
     Green, Al (TX)
     Grijalva
     Haaland
     Harder (CA)
     Hastings
     Hayes
     Heck
     Higgins (NY)
     Himes
     Horn, Kendra S.
     Horsford
     Houlahan
     Hoyer
     Huffman
     Jackson Lee
     Jayapal
     Jeffries
     Johnson (GA)
     Johnson (TX)
     Joyce (OH)
     Kaptur
     Katko
     Keating
     Kelly (IL)
     Kennedy
     Khanna
     Kildee
     Kilmer
     Kim
     Kind
     Kinzinger
     Kirkpatrick
     Krishnamoorthi
     Kuster (NH)
     Lamb
     Langevin
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Lawrence
     Lawson (FL)
     Lee (NV)
     Levin (CA)
     Levin (MI)
     Lieu, Ted
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowenthal
     Lowey
     Lujan
     Luria
     Lynch
     Malinowski
     Maloney, Carolyn B.
     Maloney, Sean
     Matsui
     McAdams
     McBath
     McCollum
     McEachin
     McGovern
     McKinley
     McNerney
     Meeks
     Meng
     Mfume
     Moore
     Morelle
     Moulton
     Mucarsel-Powell
     Murphy (FL)
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Neguse
     Norcross
     O'Halleran
     Ocasio-Cortez
     Omar
     Pallone
     Panetta
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Perlmutter
     Peters
     Peterson
     Phillips
     Pingree
     Pocan
     Porter
     Pressley
     Price (NC)
     Quigley
     Raskin
     Reed
     Reschenthaler
     Rice (NY)
     Rose (NY)
     Rouda
     Roybal-Allard
     Ruiz
     Ruppersberger
     Rush
     Ryan
     Sanchez
     Sarbanes
     Scanlon
     Schakowsky
     Schiff
     Schneider
     Schrader
     Schrier
     Scott (VA)
     Scott, David
     Serrano
     Sewell (AL)
     Shalala
     Sherman
     Sherrill
     Shimkus
     Sires
     Slotkin
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Soto
     Spanberger
     Speier
     Stanton
     Stauber
     Steil
     Stevens
     Suozzi
     Swalwell (CA)
     Takano
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Titus
     Tlaib
     Tonko
     Torres (CA)
     Torres Small (NM)
     Trahan
     Trone
     Underwood
     Upton
     Van Drew
     Vargas
     Veasey
     Vela
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Wasserman Schultz
     Waters
     Watson Coleman
     Welch
     Wexton
     Wild
     Wilson (FL)
     Yarmuth

                               NAYS--140

     Allen
     Amash
     Armstrong
     Arrington
     Babin
     Baird
     Balderson
     Banks
     Barr
     Bergman
     Biggs
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (NC)
     Bishop (UT)
     Brady
     Brooks (AL)
     Brooks (IN)
     Buchanan
     Buck
     Bucshon
     Budd
     Burchett
     Burgess
     Byrne
     Calvert
     Carter (GA)
     Chabot
     Cline
     Cloud
     Cole
     Comer
     Conaway
     Cook
     Crawford
     Crenshaw
     Curtis
     Davidson (OH)
     DesJarlais
     Dunn
     Estes
     Fleischmann
     Flores
     Foxx (NC)
     Fulcher
     Gaetz
     Gallagher
     Garcia (CA)
     Gohmert
     Gooden
     Gosar
     Granger
     Graves (LA)
     Graves (MO)
     Griffith
     Grothman
     Guest
     Guthrie
     Hagedorn
     Harris
     Hartzler
     Hern, Kevin
     Herrera Beutler
     Higgins (LA)
     Hill (AR)
     Hudson
     Hurd (TX)
     Jacobs
     Johnson (LA)
     Johnson (OH)
     Johnson (SD)
     Jordan
     Joyce (PA)
     Keller
     Kelly (MS)
     Kelly (PA)
     Kustoff (TN)
     LaHood
     LaMalfa
     Latta
     Long
     Loudermilk
     Lucas
     Marshall
     Massie
     Mast
     McCarthy
     McClintock
     Meuser
     Miller
     Moolenaar
     Mooney (WV)
     Mullin
     Murphy (NC)
     Norman
     Palazzo
     Palmer
     Pence
     Perry
     Posey
     Rice (SC)
     Roby
     Rodgers (WA)
     Rogers (AL)
     Rooney (FL)
     Rose, John W.
     Rouzer
     Roy
     Rutherford
     Scalise
     Schweikert
     Scott, Austin
     Simpson
     Smith (MO)
     Smith (NE)
     Smucker
     Spano
     Stefanik
     Steube
     Stewart
     Stivers
     Taylor
     Thompson (PA)
     Thornberry
     Tiffany
     Timmons
     Tipton
     Turner
     Wagner
     Walden
     Walorski
     Watkins
     Weber (TX)
     Wenstrup
     Westerman
     Williams
     Wilson (SC)
     Wittman
     Womack
     Woodall
     Yoho

                             NOT VOTING--43

     Abraham
     Aderholt
     Amodei
     Carter (TX)
     Cheney
     Collins (GA)
     Davis, Danny K.
     Deutch
     Duncan
     Ferguson
     Gianforte
     Gibbs
     Green (TN)
     Hice (GA)
     Holding
     Hollingsworth
     Huizenga
     King (IA)
     King (NY)
     Lamborn
     Lee (CA)
     Lesko
     Loebsack
     Luetkemeyer
     Marchant
     McCaul
     McHenry
     Mitchell
     Newhouse
     Nunes
     Olson
     Richmond
     Riggleman
     Roe, David P.
     Rogers (KY)
     Sensenbrenner
     Walberg
     Walker
     Waltz
     Webster (FL)
     Wright
     Young
     Zeldin

                              {time}  1210

  So the bill was passed.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.


                         [personal explanation]

  Mr. McCaul. Madam Speaker, Had I been present, I would have voted 
``nay'' on rollcall No. 225, ``yea'' on rollcall No. 226 and ``nay'' on 
rollcall No. 227.


                          personal explanation

  Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Madam Speaker, I was unable to vote on Nov. 
20, 2020. Had I been present, I would have voted nay on Roll Call No. 
225, yea on Roll Call No. 226 and nay on Roll Call No. 227.


                          personal explanation

  Mr. NUNES. Madam Speaker, unfortunately, I was detained and unable to 
cast my vote for the two amendments and passage of H.R. 8294, the 
National Apprenticeship Act. Had I been present, I would have voted in 
the following manner ``nay'' on rollcall No. 225, ``yea'' on rollcall 
no. 226, and ``nay'' on rollcall No. 227.


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     Boyle, Brendan F. (Jeffries)
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     Carson (IN) (Cleaver)
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     Courtney (Hayes)
     DeGette (Blunt Rochester)
     DeSaulnier (Matsui)
     Doyle, Michael F. (Cartwright)
     Escobar (Garcia (TX))
     Frankel (Clark (MA))
     Garamendi (Sherman)
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     Grijalva (Garcia (IL))
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     Keating (Kuster (NH))
     Kind (Beyer)
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     Larson (CT) (Hayes)
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     Lawson (FL) (Demings)
     Lieu, Ted (Beyer)
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     Lowey (Jeffries)
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     Meng (Kuster (NH))
     Moore (Beyer)
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