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introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t  
,re=m1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee on  
,education & ! ,work=ce1 = a p]iod to be
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 case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z 
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide = ,f$]al
 ag5cies & employees to support sci5ce1 
te*nology1 eng9e]+1 & ma!matics 7,,/em7 
activities 9 classrooms4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,plant+ 
,,/em 9 ! ,classroom ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s  
,! ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,!    
,unit$ ,/ates has traditionally produc$ 
! _w's lead+ innovators 9 ! sci5ce1     
te*nology1 eng9e]+1 & ma? 7,,/em7       
fields4  7#b7 ,num]\s /udies %[ t       
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half ( ! ,nation's economic gr[? ov] !  
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ye>s & is =eca/ to gr[ twice z fa/ ov] !
 next decade4  7#d7 ,rec5t reports on   
/&>diz$ te/+ %[ ,unit$ ,/ates /ud5ts    
p]=m+ bel[ av]age or av]age 9 ma!matics 
& sci5ce :5 comp>$ ) _! int]national    
pe]s4  7#e7 ,presid5t ,obama has        
e/abli%$ ! goal = ! ,unit$ ,/ates to h !
 highe/ proportion ( college graduates 9
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improve ! quality ( ,,/em education at  
all levels to help increase ! numb] (   
well-prep>$ graduates ) ,,/em degrees by
 "o-?ird ov] ! next #aj ye>s1 result+ 9 
an additional #a million graduates )    
,,/em degrees4  7#f7 ,presid5t ,obama   
has call$ = recruit+ m tea*]s & m5tors 9
 ! ,,/em fields to bett] engage /ud5ts1 
p>ticul>ly "y wom5 & m9orities1 &       
enc\rage !m to pursue degrees & c>e]s 9 
! ,,/em fields s ! ,unit$ ,/ates c      
ma9ta9 its competitiv5ess 9 ! global    
economy4  7#g7 ,! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t      

employs & supports ?r\gh rese>* grants  
_m ( ! _w's lead+ sci5ti/s1             
ma!maticians1 & eng9e]s 9 e ,/ate4  #c4 
,provid+ volunte] opportunities = ,f$]al
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,(fice ( ,p]sonnel ,managem5t1 9        
consultation ) ! ,(fice ( ,sci5ce &     
,te*nology ,policy & ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,education1 %all develop a policy to--  
7#a7 increase volunte]ism 9 ,,/em       
education activities by enc\rag+ ,f$]al 
employees engag$ 9 ,,/em activities1    
includ+ sci5ti/s1 eng9e]s1 &            
cyb]security speciali/s engag$ 9        
nonmilit>y activities1 f ,f$]al ag5cies 
& ! f$]ally fund$ rese>* & developm5t   
c5t]s support$ by ^? ag5cies1 to        
volunte] 9 ,,/em education activities by
 provid+ adm9i/rative leave & support = 
su* employees to engage 9 su*           
volunte]ism2 &  7#b7 support increas$   
communication & p>tn]%ips betwe5        
sci5ti/s & eng9e]s f ,f$]al sci5ce      
ag5cies conduct+ nonmilit>y sci5tific   
rese>* & developm5t1 includ+ sci5ti/s & 

eng9e]s ( ! f$]ally fund$ rese>* &      
developm5t c5t]s support$ by ^? ag5cies1
 & elem5t>y & second>y s*ools & tea*]s  
?r\gh volunte]ism 9 ,,/em education     
activities4  #d4 ,conduct+ outrea* to   
und]repres5t$ communities ,ea* ,f$]al   
sci5ce ag5cy %all report to ,congress ! 
approa*es t x w take to conduct outrea* 
design$ to promote widespread public    
und]/&+ ( c>e] opportunities 9 ! ,,/em  
fields specific to ! work=ce ne$s ( t   
ag5cy1 includ+ outrea* to wom51 ,lat9os1
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& o!r /ud5ts f gr\ps und]repres5t$ 9    
,,/em fields4  #e4 ,annual report ,n    
lat] ?an ,june #a1 #bjad1 & annually    
!reaft]1 ! ,secret>y ( ,education %all  
transmit a report to ,congress detail+--
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