clean economy. (10) According to the International Labor Organization, by 2030, it is projected that over 24 million new clean energy jobs will be needed globally to transition to a clean economy. (11) To meet this clean energy agenda, investing in job training will be crucial to ensuring the United States has a readied workforce. (b) Purpose The purpose of this Act is to ensure the current United States workforce is prepared to transition to a clean energy economy. 3. 21st century workforce trends and shortages (a) Monitoring The Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall collect data to monitor current and future trends and shortages within the clean energy technology industry, which includes skilled technical personnel, electric power engineers, transmission engineers, and other occupations or fields of work under— (1) the agriculture and forestry industry