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On the recordDecember 4, 2019
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Peters amendment at the desk be agreed to and that the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment (No. 1254), in the nature of a substitute, was agreed to, as follows: (Purpose: In the nature of a substitute) Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Support for Veterans in Effective Apprenticeships Act of 2019''. SEC. 2. IMPROVED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM COORDINATION BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. (a) Definitions.--In this Act: (1) Registered apprenticeship program.--The term ``registered apprenticeship program'' means an apprenticeship program registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 (50 Stat. 664; commonly referred to as the ``National Apprenticeship Act''). (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Labor.…
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Gary Peters
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