S.Amdt. 2439

SA 2439. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. Schumer (for Ms. Sinema (for herself,
Mr. Portman, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Cassidy, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Collins, Mr.
Tester, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Warner, and Mr. Romney)) to the bill H.R.
3684, to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

In section 40211(a) of division D, strike paragraphs (3)
through (6) and insert the following:
(3) identifies areas in which the Department can
effectively utilize the technical expertise of the Department
to support the workforce activities of other Federal
agencies; and
(4) develops plans to support and retrain displaced and
unemployed energy sector workers.
In section 40211(b) of division D, strike paragraph (2) and
insert the following:
(2) Requirement.--The Board shall include not more than 2
representatives of a labor organization with significant
energy experience, each of whom shall be nominated by a
national labor federation.
In section 40211(b)(3) of division D, strike subparagraphs
(D) through (F) and insert the following:
(D) energy workforce development or apprenticeship programs
of States or units of local government; or
(E) relevant organized labor organizations.
In section 40211(c)(1), strike subparagraph (C) and insert
the following:
(C) identify ways in which the Department and National
Laboratories can--
(i) increase outreach to institutions of higher education;
(ii) increase outreach to displaced and unemployed energy
sector workers; and
(iii) make resources available to provide training to
displaced and unemployed energy sector workers to reenter the
energy workforce; and
In section 40211, strike subsection (e) and insert the
following:
(e) Outreach to Veterans and Displaced and Unemployed
Energy Workers.--In developing the strategy under subsection
(a), the Board shall--
(1) give special consideration to increasing outreach to
institutions of higher education, veterans, and displaced and
unemployed energy workers;
(2) make resources available to--
(A) institutions that serve veterans, with the objective of
increasing the number veterans in the energy industry by
ensuring that veterans have the credentials and training
necessary to secure careers in the energy industry; and
(B) institutions that serve displaced and unemployed energy
workers to increase the number of individuals trained for
jobs in the energy industry;
(3) encourage the energy industry to improve the
opportunities for students of higher education institutions,
veterans, and displaced and unemployed energy workers to
participate in internships, preapprenticeships,
apprenticeships, and cooperative work-study programs in the
energy industry; and
(4) work with the National Laboratories to increase the
participation of students, veterans, and displaced and
unemployed energy workers in internships, fellowships,
training programs, and employment at the National
Laboratories.
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