1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Youth Access to American Jobs Act of 2019 . 2. 2–2–2 Pilot Program (a) In general From the amounts appropriated to carry out this Act, the Secretary of Education, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, shall award grants to 10 eligible entities to carry a program described in subsection (c) for eligible students. (b) Application requirements An eligible entity that desires to receive a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary as such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. (c) Uses of funds An eligible entity that receives a grant under this section shall use such grant to carry out a program under which each eligible student participating in the program— (1) during grades 11 and 12 at a high school served by a local educational agency partner of the eligible entity, enrolls in and completes— (A) STEM and STEM-focused career and technical education courses; and (B) courses that prepare such student for community college and a career in a State-identified high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry sector or occupation (within the meaning of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, as in effect on or after July 1, 2019), or the manufacturing field or other vocational or career and technical education field; (2) upon graduating from the high school, enrolls, at a community college partner of the eligible entity— (A) in a course of study related to a career pathway described in paragraph (1)(B); or (B) in a youth apprenticeship program