On the recordSeptember 28, 2010
Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4072) to require that certain Federal job training and career education programs give priority to programs that provide a national industry-recognized and portable credential, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 4072 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``American Manufacturing Efficiency and Retraining Investment Collaboration Achievement Works Act'' or the ``AMERICA Works Act''. SEC. 2. INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED AND NATIONALLY PORTABLE CREDENTIALS FOR JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS. (a) Workforce Investment Act of 1998.-- (1) General employment and training activities.--Section 134(d)(4)(F) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C.…





