inequality, infrastructure jobs paid approximately 30 percent more to low-income individuals than other occupations between the years of 2005 and 2015. (6) In the fourth quarter of 2016, African-Americans and Hispanics between the ages of 25 and 34 had the highest unemployment levels at 8.6 percent and 5.3 percent, respectively. (7) The unemployment rate for military veterans serving in conflicts since September 11th, 2001, has remained above the national unemployment rate, with the Federal Reserve of Chicago highlighting how wartime deployment can limit the types of training veterans receive that are transferable to the civilian labor market. (8) The Federal government should make concerted efforts, by coordination with State and local governments, workforce development agencies, educational institutions, including Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Hispanic Serving Institutions, to recruit, train, and retain America’s next generation of infrastructure workers to close the workforce gap. (b) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) any infrastructure spending bill enacted during the 115th Congress should include robust investments in workforce development programs that take meaningful actions to recruit and train individuals from communities with high unemployment rates, including African-American communities, Hispanic communities, and American Indian tribal areas