skills, and knowledge of all aspects of an industry, including entrepreneurship, of an individual. Such program may include prerequisite courses (other than a remedial course) which meet the requirements of this clause. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to distributions made after the date of the enactment of this Act. 4. Highway construction workforce development initiatives Section 504 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (i) Highway construction workforce development initiatives (1) Establishment The Secretary shall provide grants under this subsection to eligible entities described in paragraph (3) to establish highway construction workforce development initiatives (referred to in this subsection as the initiatives ) to attract, train, and place workers into highway construction careers. (2) Cooperative efforts The initiatives established with a grant under this subsection shall encourage cooperative efforts between— (A) the highway construction industry