,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #gjc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,july #ca1 #bjad    
,ms4 ,duckworth submitted the following 
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,house ,administration    
,,resolution  ,establishing an academic 
competition in the field of robotics    
among students in ,congressional        
districts4  #a4 ,short title ,this      
resolution may be cited as the ,robotics
 ,competition ,resolution of #bjad4  #b4
 ,findings ,the ,house of               
,representatives finds as follows3  7#a7
 ,,stem 7,science1 ,technology1         
,engineering1 and ,mathematics7 fields  
and knowledge have been integral to the 
development of civilization over the    
centuries4  7#b7 ,the competitiveness of
 the ,united ,states in the field of    
robotics in particular is vital to a    
strong1 thriving economy in a world of  
continuous and rapid technological      
advancements and needs4  7#c7 ,robots   
serve myriad functions that humans      

cannot1 including reducing exposure to  
toxins and increasing accuracy and speed
 on assembly lines1 thereby reducing    
risk to members of the military and     
first responders1 among others4  7#d7   
,robotics technology research and       
development should be a priority of the 
,united ,states1 especially in          
encouraging students of all ages to     
pursue careers in robotics and other    
,,stem fields4  7#e7 ,the robotics      
industry is positioned to fuel a broad  
array of next-generation products and   
applications in fields as diverse as    
manufacturing1 health-care1 national    
defense and security1 agriculture1 and  
transportation4  7#f7 ,the global       
economy demands that the ,united ,states
 continue to lead the world in          
innovation1 creativity1 and             
robotics-related advancements4  7#g7    
,bringing together ,members of ,congress
 and their younger constituents to      
participate in activities that will     
result in a deeper appreciation for     

robotics will foster enthusiasm for     
education in the sciences4  7#h7 ,the   
support which students will gain through
 ,congressional recognition of their    
work on robotics-related projects will  
encourage them to pursue career paths in
 robotics1 continuing the leadership of 
the ,united ,states in robotics         
technology development4  7#i7 ,it is    
appropriate for the ,house of           
,representatives to institute a new and 
worthwhile competition to encourage     
students to participate in robotics     
studies and research4  7#aj7 ,it would  
be appropriate to initially challenge   
students to develop robots that serve   
certain functions in everyday life4  #c4
 ,congressional competition in robotics 
7a7 ,establishment of competition ,there
 is hereby established an academic      
competition in the field of robotics    
which shall be held each year among     
students in each ,congressional         
district4  7b7 ,regulations ,the        
competition under this resolution shall 

be carried out in accordance with such  
regulations as may be prescribed by the 
,committee on ,house ,administration1   
except that the regulations shall permit
 the office of a ,member to seek        
guidance from outside experts in the    
fields of science1 technology1          
engineering1 and mathematics--for the   
purposes of establishing criteria for   
the selection of competition judges and 
for the judgment of competition         
submissions4