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| 2 | 2 | | 118THCONGRESS |
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| 4 | 4 | | DSESSION H. R. 7098 |
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| 5 | 5 | | To direct the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study to identify the private |
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| 6 | 6 | | entities participating in Skillbridge that offer positions in registered |
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| 7 | 7 | | apprenticeship programs to members of the Armed Forces. |
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| 8 | 8 | | IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 9 | 9 | | JANUARY25, 2024 |
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| 10 | 10 | | Ms. S |
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| 11 | 11 | | HERRILL(for herself, Mrs. KIGGANSof Virginia, Mr. ALLRED, Mr. |
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| 12 | 12 | | C |
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| 13 | 13 | | ROW, Mr. DAVISof North Carolina, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Mr. KIMof New |
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| 14 | 14 | | Jersey, Ms. N |
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| 15 | 15 | | ORTON, Ms. TITUS, and Ms. TOKUDA) introduced the fol- |
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| 16 | 16 | | lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services |
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| 17 | 17 | | A BILL |
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| 18 | 18 | | To direct the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study to |
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| 19 | 19 | | identify the private entities participating in Skillbridge |
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| 20 | 20 | | that offer positions in registered apprenticeship programs |
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| 21 | 21 | | to members of the Armed Forces. |
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| 22 | 22 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1 |
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| 23 | 23 | | tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 |
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| 24 | 24 | | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 |
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| 25 | 25 | | This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Servicemember Ap-4 |
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| 26 | 26 | | prenticeship Act’’. 5 |
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| 30 | 30 | | SEC. 2. SKILLBRIDGE: STUDY ON APPRENTICESHIP PRO-1 |
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| 31 | 31 | | GRAMS. 2 |
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| 32 | 32 | | (a) S |
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| 33 | 33 | | TUDY.—Not later than September 30, 2024, the 3 |
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| 34 | 34 | | Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary 4 |
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| 35 | 35 | | of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating, 5 |
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| 36 | 36 | | shall conduct a study to identify the private entities par-6 |
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| 37 | 37 | | ticipating in Skillbridge that offer positions in registered 7 |
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| 38 | 38 | | apprenticeship programs to covered members. 8 |
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| 39 | 39 | | (b) R |
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| 40 | 40 | | ECRUITMENT.—The Secretary shall consult with 9 |
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| 41 | 41 | | officials and employees of the Department of Labor who 10 |
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| 42 | 42 | | have experience with registered apprenticeship programs 11 |
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| 43 | 43 | | to facilitate the Secretary entering into agreements with 12 |
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| 44 | 44 | | entities that offer positions described in subsection (a) in 13 |
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| 45 | 45 | | areas where the Secretary determines few such positions 14 |
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| 46 | 46 | | are available to covered members. 15 |
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| 47 | 47 | | (c) D |
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| 48 | 48 | | EFINITIONS.—In this section: 16 |
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| 49 | 49 | | (1) The term ‘‘covered member’’ means a mem-17 |
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| 50 | 50 | | ber of the Armed Forces eligible for Skillbridge. 18 |
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| 51 | 51 | | (2) The term ‘‘registered apprenticeship pro-19 |
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| 52 | 52 | | gram’’ means an apprenticeship program registered 20 |
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| 53 | 53 | | under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known 21 |
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| 54 | 54 | | as the ‘‘National Apprenticeship Act’’; 50 Stat. 664, 22 |
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| 55 | 55 | | chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.). 23 |
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| 59 | 59 | | (3) The term ‘‘Skillbridge’’ means an employ-1 |
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| 60 | 60 | | ment skills training program under section 1143(e) 2 |
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| 61 | 61 | | of title 10, United States Code. 3 |
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