; (B) provide technical assistance to assist such entities with such compliance or program performance; (C) conduct research and evaluation in accordance with subtitle C; and (D) require regular reports on the performance of state agencies, including on efforts state agencies make to increase employer awareness of apprenticeship programs for employers who have not participated. (7) Promoting diversity in the national apprenticeship system The Administrator shall promote diversity and ensure equal opportunity to participate in programs for apprentices, youth apprentices, and pre-apprentices, including— (A) taking steps necessary to promote diversity in occupations suitable for apprenticeship under the national apprenticeship system, especially in high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry sectors and occupations in areas with high percentages of low-income individuals; (B) ensuring programs under the national apprenticeship system— (i) adopt and implement the policies and programs described in part 30 of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on January 1, 2024); and (ii) are subject, for any violation of clause (i), to enforcement action under this Act; and (C) supporting the recruitment, employment, and retention of nontraditional apprenticeship populations in programs under the national apprenticeship system in high-skill, high-wage, and in-demand industry sectors and occupations, including women, people of color, individuals with disabilities, low-income participants in related Federal programs, individuals impacted by the criminal and juvenile justice system, and individuals with barriers to employment, as applicable. (8) Grant awards The Administrator shall award grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, or other agreements under title II. (9) National advisory committee The Administrator shall— (A) regularly consult with the National Advisory Committee on Apprenticeships under section 112