,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #eafe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bb1 #bjad ,mr4 
,rigell 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,fudge1 & ,mrs4
 ,c>olyn ,b4 ,maloney ( ,new ,york7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,education & !         
,work=ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,appropriations1 = a p]iod to be     
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a grant 
program 9 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,education to   
promote ! involvem5t ( female /ud5ts 9  
sci5ce1 te*nology1 eng9e]+1 & ma!matics 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,advanc+ ,girls 9  
,,/em ,act ( #bjad4  #b4 ,f9d+s         
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,accord+ 
to a ,septemb] #bjac report by ! ,unit$ 
,/ates ,c5sus ,bureau1 only #bf p]c5t ( 
employees 9 ,,/em fields 7 wom51 :ile   
#gd p]c5t 7 m54  7#b7 ,a ,dep>tm5t (    
,comm]ce report /ates t employees 9     

,,/em fields e>n #bf p]c5t m ?an _!     
non-,,/em c\nt]p>ts4  7#c7 ,wom5 9 ,,/em
 jobs e>n #cc p]c5t m ?an comp>able wom5
 9 non-,,/em jobs4  7#d7 ,! ,unit$      
,/ates ranks #be? 9 ma!matics & #ag? 9  
sci5ce among indu/rializ$ nations4  7#e7
 ,accord+ to ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,labor1 only 
#ae p]c5t ( ! _w's sci5ti/s reside 9 !  
,unit$ ,/ates & only #e p]c5t ( ,unit$  
,/ates work]s are employ$ 9 fields      
relat$ to sci5ce & eng9e]+4  #c4        
,def9itions ,= purposes ( ?is ,act1 !   
foll[+ def9itions %all apply3  7#a7     
,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate means ea* ,/ate ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates & ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia4 
7#b7 ,,/em ,! t]m ,,/em means sci5ce1   
te*nology1 eng9e]+1 & ma!matics4  7#c7  
,elem5t>y ,s*ool ,! t]m elem5t>y s*ool  
has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m by section     
#iaja ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y         
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ghja74  7#d7 ,second>y ,s*ool ,! t]m   
second>y s*ool has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 
by section #iaja ( ! ,elem5t>y &        
,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj  

,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74  7#e7 ,secret>y ,! t]m
 ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates ,dep>tm5t ( ,education4  #d4     
,grant program  7a7 ,grants ,au?oriz$ ,!
 ,secret>y %all aw>d grants to ,/ates to
 c>ry out ! programs describ$ 9         
subsection 7b74  7b7 ,use ( ,funds ,a   
,/ate t receives a grant "u ?is section 
%all use ! grant to c>ry out programs t 
promote ! involvem5t ( female /ud5ts at 
! elem5t>y s*ool & second>y s*ool levels
 9 ,,/em fields4  7c7 ,aw>d ,allocation 
& ,am\nt ,! ,secret>y %all aw>d grants  
to ,/ates1 on a competitive basis1 9    
accordance ) ! foll[+ crit]ia3  7#a7    
,geographic ,allocation ,! ,secret>y    
%all aw>d #a grant to ea* ( #b ,/ates 9 
ea* ( ! foll[+ geographic regions3  7,a7
 ,s\? ,alabama1 ,florida1 ,georgia1     
,k5tucky1 ,l\isiana1 ,mississippi1 ,nor?
 ,c>ol9a1 ,s\? ,c>ol9a1 ,t5nessee1      
,texas1 & ,virg9ia4  7,b7 ,midwe/       
,arkansas1 ,ill9ois1 ,indiana1 ,i[a1    
,kansas1 ,mi*igan1 ,m9nesota1 ,miss\ri1 
,nebraska1 ,ohio1 ,oklahoma1 ,s\?       

,dakota1 & ,wiscons94  7,c7 ,nor!a/     
,connecticut1 ,delaw>e1 ! ,di/rict (    
,columbia1 ,ma9e1 ,m>yl&1 ,massa*usetts1
 ,new ,hamp%ire1 ,new ,j]sey1 ,new      
,york1 ,p5nsylvania1 ,rhode ,isl&1      
,v]mont1 & ,we/ ,virg9ia4  7,d7 ,we/    
,alaska1 ,arizona1 ,cali=nia1 ,colorado1
 ,hawaii1 ,idaho1 ,montana1 ,nevada1    
,new ,mexico1 ,nor? ,dakota1 ,oregon1   
,utah1 ,wa%+ton1 & ,wyom+4  7#b7 ,am\nt 
,! am\nt ( ea* grant %all be #b1ejj1jjj4
  7#c7 ,deadl9e = ,di/ribution ,!       
,secret>y %all di/ribute grant funds 9  
accordance ) ?is section n lat] ?an !   
date t is #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t 
( ?is ,act4  7d7 ,application ,to be    
eligible = a grant "u ?is ,act1 a ,/ate 
%all submit an application to !         
,secret>y at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 &     
conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y may 
reasonably require4  7e7 ,reports  7#a7 
,/ates ,z a condition ( receiv+ a grant 
"u ?is ,act1 a ,/ate %all agree to      
submit a report to ! ,secret>y1 on an   
annual basis1 id5tify+ h[ ! grant funds 

7 us$ & ! numb] ( /ud5ts :o p>ticipat$ 9
 ! programs c>ri$ out ) ! grant funds4  
7#b7 ,secret>y ,! ,secret>y %all1 on an 
annual basis1 & us+ ! reports receiv$ "u
 p>agraph 7#a71 report to ,congress on !
 ov]all impact & effectiv5ess ( ! grant 
program "u ?is ,act4  #e4 ,transf] (    
,funds = ,grant ,program ,( am\nts made 
available to ! ,(fice ( ,nucle> ,w>head 
,protection 9 ! ,national ,nucle>       
,security ,adm9i/ration n obligat$ z ( !
 date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !re is     
transf]r$ #bj1jjj1jjj to ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,education to c>ry out ?is ,act4