Sec. 7. Labor protections and workforce development

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Subsections (a), (b), (c), and

(d)of section 22905 of title 49, United States Code, shall apply to any grant awarded pursuant to this Act, or funds provided under this Act, as if the grant or funds were awarded under chapter 229 of title 49, United States Code. The conditions of section 22404 of title 49, United States Code, shall apply to any grant awarded pursuant to this Act. All laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or subcontractors in the performance of construction, alternation, or repair work carried out, in whole or in part, with assistance made available under this Act shall be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on projects of a character similar in the locality as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code. With respect to labor standards specified in paragraph (1), the Secretary of Labor shall have the authority and functions set forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (64 Stat. 1267; 5 U.S.C. App.) and sections 3145 of title 40, United States Code. There is established within the consolidated workforce training program— a center, which shall be known as the Passenger Rail Workforce Training Center , to meet the needs of the passenger rail systems workforce through standards-based training relating to relevant maintenance and operations occupations; and expand workforce development efforts in partnership with organized labor including, apprenticeship training programs. The Passenger Rail Workforce Training Center, in cooperation with nonprofit labor organizations and Amtrak, shall develop and carry out training and educational programs for rail employees serving in the passenger rail workforce. The Administrator, in partnership with rail carriers and nonprofit labor organizations, shall— establish a consolidated workforce training program for freight railroad personnel; establish a center, which shall be known as the Freight Rail Workforce Training Center , to meet the needs of the freight rail systems workforce through standards-based training relating to relevant maintenance and operations occupations; and expand, in partnership with organized labor, workforce development efforts, including apprenticeship training programs. The training and educational programs developed pursuant to paragraphs

(1)and

(2)may include courses in recent developments, techniques, and procedures relating to— developing consensus national training standards, in partnership with industry stakeholders, for key rail occupations with demonstrated skill gaps; establishing regional, State, and local rail training partnerships— to identify and address workforce skill gaps; and to develop skills needed for— delivering quality rail service; and supporting employee career advancement; developing programs for the training of frontline workforce, instructors, mentors, and labor-management partnership representatives, in the form of classroom, hands-on, on-the-job, and internet web-based training, to be delivered— at a national center; regionally; or at an individual rail carrier; developing training programs for skills relating to existing and emerging rail technologies, such as zero-emission locomotives and trains and zero-emission locomotive infrastructure; developing improved capacity for safety, security, and emergency preparedness in rail systems and the industry as a whole through— developing the role of the rail workforce in establishing and sustaining safety culture and safety systems in rail; and training to address rail workforce roles in promoting health and safety for rail workers, communities adjacent to railroad infrastructure and railyards; and developing rail carrier capacity for career pathway partnerships with schools and other community organizations for recruiting and training underrepresented populations as successful rail employees who can develop careers in the rail industry. There is authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator $500,000,000 for the 5-year period beginning on October 1, 2024, to carry out the Rail Workforce Training Program authorized under this subsection.

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Labor protections and workforce development

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