; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.). (5) The term sponsor , with respect to a pre-apprenticeship program, means an entity that formally supports the pre-apprenticeship program, including— (A) a registered apprenticeship program; (B) a department or agency of a State or local government; (C) an institution of higher learning; or (D) any other public, private, or nonprofit entity that the Secretary determines to be a sponsor for purposes of this section. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 3687 the following new item: 3687A. Programs of pre-apprenticeship. . (c) Effective date Section 3687A of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to an individual who enrolls in a program of pre-apprenticeship described in such section beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.