The bill would establish an American Workforce Division within the Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration to administer a paid, full-time workforce program, subject to appropriations. The program would support employer-trainee contracts combining structured on-the-job work and educational workforce training for eligible U.S. citizens with a high school diploma or equivalent who have not earned a bachelor’s or higher degree. Workforce education subsidies would be paid in installments of no more than $1,500 per month and $9,000 total, employers could receive a $1,000 hiring bonus, and the program and Director position would sunset no later than 11 years after enactment.

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