,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eafe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bb1 #bjad ,mr4
 ,rigell 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,fudge1 and 
,mrs4 ,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of ,new     
,york7 introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,education and the ,workforce1 and in   
addition to the ,committee on           
,appropriations1 for a period to be     
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to establish a grant program
 in the ,department of ,education to    
promote the involvement of female       
students in science1 technology1        
engineering1 and mathematics and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,advancing     
,girls in ,,stem ,act of #bjad4  #b4    
,findings ,congress finds the following3
  7#a7 ,according to a ,september #bjac 
report by the ,united ,states ,census   

,bureau1 only #bf percent of employees  
in ,,stem fields were women1 while #gd  
percent were men4  7#b7 ,a ,department  
of ,commerce report states that         
employees in ,,stem fields earn #bf     
percent more than their non-,,stem      
counterparts4  7#c7 ,women in ,,stem    
jobs earn #cc percent more than         
comparable women in non-,,stem jobs4    
7#d7 ,the ,united ,states ranks #beth in
 mathematics and #agth in science among 
industrialized nations4  7#e7 ,according
 to the ,department of ,labor1 only #ae 
percent of the world's scientists reside
 in the ,united ,states and only #e     
percent of ,united ,states workers are  
employed in fields related to science   
and engineering4  #c4 ,definitions ,for 
purposes of this ,act1 the following    
definitions shall apply3  7#a7 ,state   
,the term ,state means each ,state of   
the ,united ,states and the ,district of
 ,columbia4  7#b7 ,,stem ,the term      
,,stem means science1 technology1       
engineering1 and mathematics4  7#c7     

,elementary ,school ,the term elementary
 school has the meaning given such term 
by section #iaja of the ,elementary and 
,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj
 ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74  7#d7 ,secondary     
,school ,the term secondary school has  
the meaning given such term by section  
#iaja of the ,elementary and ,secondary 
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ghja74  7#e7 ,secretary ,the term      
,secretary means the ,secretary of the  
,united ,states ,department of          
,education4  #d4 ,grant program  7a7    
,grants ,authorized ,the ,secretary     
shall award grants to ,states to carry  
out the programs described in subsection
 7b74  7b7 ,use of ,funds ,a ,state that
 receives a grant under this section    
shall use the grant to carry out        
programs that promote the involvement of
 female students at the elementary      
school and secondary school levels in   
,,stem fields4  7c7 ,award ,allocation  
and ,amount ,the ,secretary shall award 
grants to ,states1 on a competitive     

basis1 in accordance with the following 
criteria3  7#a7 ,geographic ,allocation 
,the ,secretary shall award #a grant to 
each of #b ,states in each of the       
following geographic regions3  7,a7     
,south ,alabama1 ,florida1 ,georgia1    
,kentucky1 ,louisiana1 ,mississippi1    
,north ,carolina1 ,south ,carolina1     
,tennessee1 ,texas1 and ,virginia4  7,b7
 ,midwest ,arkansas1 ,illinois1         
,indiana1 ,iowa1 ,kansas1 ,michigan1    
,minnesota1 ,missouri1 ,nebraska1 ,ohio1
 ,oklahoma1 ,south ,dakota1 and         
,wisconsin4  7,c7 ,northeast            
,connecticut1 ,delaware1 the ,district  
of ,columbia1 ,maine1 ,maryland1        
,massachusetts1 ,new ,hampshire1 ,new   
,jersey1 ,new ,york1 ,pennsylvania1     
,rhode ,island1 ,vermont1 and ,west     
,virginia4  7,d7 ,west ,alaska1         
,arizona1 ,california1 ,colorado1       
,hawaii1 ,idaho1 ,montana1 ,nevada1 ,new
 ,mexico1 ,north ,dakota1 ,oregon1      
,utah1 ,washington1 and ,wyoming4  7#b7 
,amount ,the amount of each grant shall 

be #b1ejj1jjj4  7#c7 ,deadline for      
,distribution ,the ,secretary shall     
distribute grant funds in accordance    
with this section not later than the    
date that is #a year after the date of  
enactment of this ,act4  7d7            
,application ,to be eligible for a grant
 under this ,act1 a ,state shall submit 
an application to the ,secretary at such
 time1 in such manner1 and containing   
such information as the ,secretary may  
reasonably require4  7e7 ,reports  7#a7 
,states ,as a condition of receiving a  
grant under this ,act1 a ,state shall   
agree to submit a report to the         
,secretary1 on an annual basis1         
identifying how the grant funds were    
used and the number of students who     
participated in the programs carried out
 with the grant funds4  7#b7 ,secretary 
,the ,secretary shall1 on an annual     
basis1 and using the reports received   
under paragraph 7#a71 report to         
,congress on the overall impact and     
effectiveness of the grant program under

 this ,act4  #e4 ,transfer of ,funds for
 ,grant ,program ,of amounts made       
available to the ,office of ,nuclear    
,warhead ,protection in the ,national   
,nuclear ,security ,administration not  
obligated as of the date of enactment of
 this ,act1 there is transferred        
#bj1jjj1jjj to the ,department of       
,education to carry out this ,act4