S. 1739: Department of Energy National Labs Jobs ACCESS Act

CBO Score

$25 million

Date of Report

Mon December 2nd, 2019

CBO Report Details

Legislation Details

116th Congress

A bill to enable projects that will aid in the development and delivery of related instruction associated with apprenticeship and preapprenticeship programs that are focused on serving the skilled technical workforce at the National Laboratories and certain facilities of the National Nuclear Security Administration, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Sen. Tammy Duckworth — D — IL

Authorizes the appropriation of $5 million annually through 2024 for the Department of Energy (DOE), in consultation with the Department of Labor (DOL), to establish the Department of Energy National Lab Jobs ACCESS Program. Under the proposed program, DOE would award five-year grants and provide technical assistance to entities that facilitate preapprenticeship and apprenticeship programs that provide postsecondary credentials and prepare students for obtaining technician positions at the National Laboratories and the National Nuclear Security Administration. The bill also would require DOL to report to the Congress on the proposed program.

View the full vote history of this bill on GovTrack.us.

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