Political Quotes

“I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 1213 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 ``Training America's Workforce Act''. SEC. 2. INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS. The Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the ``National Apprenticeship Act''; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.) is amended-- (1) by redesignating section 4 as section 5; and (2) by inserting after section 3 the following: ``SEC. 4. INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS. ``(a) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Industry-recognized apprenticeship program.--The term `industry-recognized apprenticeship program'-- ``(A) means a high-quality, competency-based apprenticeship program that is-- ``(i) recognized by a standards recognition entity; and ``(ii) developed or delivered by an entity such as a trade or industry group, corporation, nonprofit organization, institution of higher education, labor organization, or labor-management organization (among other entities, as determined appropriate by the Secretary); and ``(B) may include a program that meets the requirements of subparagraph (A) and trains apprentices to perform construction activities.…”