Sec. 844. Defense industrial base coalition for career development
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The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall establish and manage a coalition among covered institutions of higher education, career and technical education programs, workforce development boards, labor organizations, and organizations representing defense industrial base contractors to focus on career pathways for individuals seeking careers in manufacturing. The goals of the coalition shall be— to highlight the importance of expertise in manufacturing careers; to share experiences of successful partnerships between such organizations and covered institutions of higher education to create opportunities for individuals attending such institutions to be hired by defense industrial base contractors; and to encourage opportunities for donating used equipment of defense industrial base contractors to covered institutions of higher education for use in training such individuals.
Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, in coordination with the coalition established under subsection (a), shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report including— the results of any cooperative work-education program established by defense laboratories pursuant to section 2195 of title 10, United States Code; an assessment of whether such programs could be expanded to include individuals attending secondary schools and career and technical education programs to create opportunities for such individuals to be hired by defense industrial base contractors; and recommendations for whether incentive contracts are needed to encourage defense industrial base contractors to provide career pathways for individuals seeking careers in manufacturing.
In this section: The term covered institution of higher education means— an institution of higher education, as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 ); and a postsecondary vocational institution, as defined in section 102(c) of such Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1002(c) ). The term defense industrial base contractor means a prime contractor or subcontractor (at any tier) in the defense industrial base. The term labor organization has the meaning given such term in section 2(5) of the National Labor Relations Act ( 29 U.S.C. 152(5) ).
The term secondary school has the meaning given such term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 ). The term career and technical education has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 ( 20 U.S.C. 2302 ). The term workforce development board means a State board or a local board, as such terms are defined in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3102 ).
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