Sec. 10. Grants for registered apprenticeship programs in certain industries
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The Secretary of Labor shall provide grants to registered apprenticeship programs or pre-apprenticeship programs to expand apprenticeship programs in the following industries: Energy-efficient building, construction, and retrofit industries. Deconstruction and materials use industries. Energy efficiency assessment industry serving residential, commercial, or industrial sectors. Manufacturers that produce sustainable processes and materials. Building maintenance and management.
Benchmarking greenhouse gas emissions from buildings. Ground source heating retrofits. Air source heat pump installation and maintenance. Carbon capture and conveyance to processing facilities. In providing grants under the program established under subsection (a), the Secretary of Labor shall give priority to eligible entities that recruit employees— from the communities it serves; and who are minorities, women, individuals who are or were foster children, individuals who are transitioning from fossil energy sector jobs, or veterans.
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025. No later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report detailing the barriers the residential energy efficiency sector experiences in workforce training and access to skilled workers. The study shall address each of the following: The financial barriers the residential energy efficiency sector faces in training new employees.
The financial barriers the residential energy efficiency sector faces in investing in existing employees to advance their skills. An assessment of the available local, State, and Federal investments in residential energy efficiency workforce training programs, including partnerships with Registered Apprenticeship Programs and any regional differences. An assessment of any gaps between available local, State, and Federal investments in residential energy efficiency workforce training and the demand from small residential energy efficiency businesses.
Recommendations for how to improve Federal programs to support skilled workers in the residential energy efficiency sector.