The bill would establish a State Department international exchange program sending up to 10 U.S. participants annually to approved manufacturing institutions, sectors, or companies in allied nations for training and work-based learning. Eligible participants would be U.S. citizens with specified apprenticeship, education, or training backgrounds and language proficiency or a plan to obtain it; each would receive a stipend for reasonable program-related costs. The program could last up to 12 months, with one renewal of up to 6 months, and would end two years after enactment.

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