I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2377 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 4, 2017 Mr. Lipinski introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to include individuals participating in pre-apprenticeship programs offered by employers and provide that such employers may be reimbursed under such Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Apprenticeship Improvement Act of 2017 . 2. Inclusion of pre-apprenticeship programs The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) is amended— (1) in section 3(44), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting , including an apprentice or pre-apprentice, after paid participant ; and (2) in section 122(a)(2)(B), insert before the semicolon the following: , except that for purposes of this Act, such programs may include programs that include pre-apprentices .