Section 17
SEC. 17. The same Act is hereby amended by adding the following Sections immediately after Section eleven thereof, which read as follows: "SEC. 11-A. In this nationwide promotion of apprenticeship under this Act, the Bureau shall exert exceptional efforts to secure the employment of the youth as apprentices in preference over other categories of workers. "SEC. 11-B. The Bureau shall supervise closely on-going apprenticeship programs and have close liaison with the Bureau of employment service of the Department of Labor as well as employer associations, industry groups and other relevant organizations to assist in the more effective placement of those graduate apprentices who are not absorbed by their sponsoring firms upon completion of training."