Relaunching America’s Workforce Act
A BILL
To provide State and local workforce and career and technical education systems with support to respond to the COVID–19 national emergency.
2. Definitions
In this Act:
Apprenticeship; apprenticeship program— The terms apprenticeship or apprenticeship program mean an apprenticeship program registered under 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.), including any requirement, standard, or rule promulgated under such Act, as such requirement, standard, or rule was in effect on December 30, 2019.
Coronavirus— The term coronavirus means coronavirus as defined in section 506 of the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116–123).
COVID–19 national emergency— The term COVID–19 national emergency means the national emergency declared by the President under the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) on March 13, 2020, with respect to the coronavirus.
Secretary— The term Secretary—
in subtitles A through D of title I, means the Secretary of Labor; and
in subtitle E of title I and in title II, means the Secretary of Education.
3. Special rule
Any funds made available under this Act that are used to fund an apprenticeship or apprenticeship program shall only be used for, or provided to, an apprenticeship or apprenticeship program that meets the definition of such term in section 2 of this Act, including any funds awarded for the purposes of grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, or the development, implementation, or administration, of an apprenticeship or an apprenticeship program.