Sec. 6. Research and information sharing
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There is established a task force, to be known as the Interagency Task Force on Strengthening Employment Opportunities and Outcomes for Justice-Impacted Communities that shall identify, evaluate, and make recommendations regarding— best practices relating to apprenticeship training for incarcerated individuals in prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities; and ways in which Federal agencies can better coordinate to support justice-impacted individuals with success and completion of pre-apprenticeships and apprenticeship programs.
The Task Force shall be composed of the heads of the following Federal departments and agencies, or their designees: Justice-impacted individuals. The Department of Labor. The Department of Justice. The Department of Education. The Department of Housing and Urban Development. The Bureau of Prisons. The Small Business Administration. The Department of Education. The Department of Health and Human Services. The Department of Commerce. The Department of Transportation. The Department of Veterans Affairs.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. The Office of Personnel Management. The Office of Management and Budget. A Governor. A representative of labor organizations who have responsibility for the administration of an apprenticeship program, including those sponsored by a joint labor-management organization and from nontraditional apprenticeship industries or occupations. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
The Corporation for National and Community Services. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Task Force shall produce a report that identifies— evidence-based research, policies, strategies, and programming that support successful completion of apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeships by justice impacted individuals; and barriers to successful completion of apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeships by justice impacted individuals.