,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bhh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #ab1 #bjac    
,ms4 ,l&rieu 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,pryor7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to increase ! p>ticipation (  
hi/orically und]repres5t$ demographic   
gr\ps 9 sci5ce1 te*nology1 eng9e]+1 &   
ma!matics education & indu/ry4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,wom5 & ,m9orities 9 ,,/em ,boo/] ,act (
 #bjac4  #b4 ,grant program to increase 
! p>ticipation ( wom5 & und]repres5t$   
m9orities 9 ,,/em fields  7a7 ,f9d+s    
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,"o ( !  
core missions ( ! ,national ,sci5ce     
,f\ndation is to a*ieve excell5ce 9     
,u4,s4 sci5ce1 te*nology1 eng9e]+ &     
ma!matics 7,,/em7 education4  7#b7      
,accord+ to ! ,national ,academy (      
,sci5ces1 ,,/em education at !          
und]graduate level is vital to develop+ 
a work=ce t w all[ ! ,unit$ ,/ates to   

rema9 ! lead] 9 ! #ba/ c5tury global    
economy4  7#c7 ,accord+ to ! ,national  
,academy ( ,sci5ces1 9 ord] to ma9ta9   
sci5tific & eng9e]+ lead]%ip amid       
increas+ economic & educational         
globalization1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates mu/      
aggressively pursue ! innovative        
capacity ( all p 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates--wom5
 & m54  7#d7 ,accord+ to ! ,augu/ #bjaa 
report 8,wom5 9 ,,/em3 ,a ,g5d] ,gap to 
,innovation01 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,comm]ce    
f\nd ! foll[+3  7,a7 8,accord+ to !     
,c5sus ,bureau's #bjji ,am]ican         
,community ,survey 7,,acs71 wom5        
comprise #dh p]c5t ( ! ,u4,s4 work=ce b 
j #bd p]c5t ( ,,/em work]s404  7,b7     
8,betwe5 #bjjj & #bjji1 wom5's %>e ( !  
,,/em work=ce rema9$ con/ant at #bd     
p]c5t1 :ile _! %>e ( all college-educat$
 work]s increas$ f #df to #di p]c5t04   
7,c7 8,! ,,acs data on und]graduate     
fields ( /udy %[ t wom5 acc\nt = ne>ly  
half ( employ$ college graduates age #be
 & ov]1 b only ab\t #be p]c5t ( employ$ 
,,/em degree hold]s & an ev5 small]     

%>e--j ab\t #bj p]c5t--( ,,/em degree   
hold]s work+ 9 ,,/em jobs404  7#e7 ,9   
#bjjg1 und]repres5t$ m9ority gr\ps      
compris$ #cc4b p]c5t ( ! college-age    
population ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 b only    
#ag4g p]c5t ( und]graduate /ud5ts e>n+ a
 baccalaureate degree 9 a ,,/em field4  
7#f7 ,! ,high] ,education ,rese>*       
,in/itute at ! ,univ]sity ( ,cali=nia1  
,los ,angeles1 f\nd t1 :ile fre%m5 f    
und]repres5t$ m9ority gr\ps express an  
int]e/ 9 pursu+ a ,,/em und]graduate    
degree at ! same rate z all o!r fre%m51 
only #bb4a p]c5t ( ,lat9o /ud5ts1 #ah4d 
p]c5t ( ,african-,am]ican /ud5ts1 &     
#ah4h p]c5t ( ,native ,am]ican /ud5ts   
/udy+ 9 ,,/em fields complete _! degree 
)9 #e ye>s1 comp>$ to an approximate #cc
 p]c5t & #db p]c5t #e-ye> completion    
rate = ,:ite & ,asian /ud5ts1           
respectively4  7#g7 ,accord+ to !       
,national ,action ,c\ncil = ,m9orities 9
 ,eng9e]+1 ,inc41 no "o race or e?nic   
category w be a majority by #bjej1 & z !
 ,unit$ ,/ates works to rema9           

competitive 9 ! _w ( te*nological       
innovation1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates %\ld address
 ! ne$ to increase ! numb] ( individuals
 f und]repres5t$ m9ority segm5ts ( !    
population :o "w 9 eng9e]+4  7b7        
,program ,au?oriz$ ,! ,director ( !     
,national ,sci5ce ,f\ndation1 act+ ?r\gh
 ! ,education & ,human ,res\rces        
,directorate & n less ?an #a rese>*     
directorate ( ! ,national ,sci5ce       
,f\ndation1 %all aw>d grants to eligible
 entities1 on a competitive basis1 to   
enable su* eligible entities to c>ry out
 ! activities describ$ 9 subsection 7e71
 9 ord] to increase ! p>ticipation (    
wom5 & und]repres5t$ m9orities 9 !      
fields ( sci5ce1 te*nology1 eng9e]+1 &  
ma!matics4  7c7 ,eligible ,entity ,9 ?is
 section1 ! t]m eligible entity means-- 
7#a7 a dep>tm5t ( sci5ce1 te*nology1    
eng9e]+1 or ma!matics at an in/itution (
 high] education1 z def9$ "u section    
#aja ( ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja72  7#b7 a          
consortium ( dep>tm5ts describ$ 9       

p>agraph 7#a72  7#c7 a dep>tm5t or      
consortium describ$ 9 ?is subsection1 9 
p>tn]%ip ) a dep>tm5t1 college1 or s*ool
 ( education at su* in/itution ( high]  
education2 or  7#d7 a nonpr(it          
organization1 :i* may include--  7,a7 a 
nonpr(it sci5tific or pr(essional       
society or organization t repres5ts #a  
or m sci5ce or eng9e]+ discipl9es2 or   
7,b7 a nonpr(it organization t has !    
prim>y mission ( advanc+ ! p>ticipation 
( und]repres5t$ segm5ts ( ! population 9
 sci5ce & eng9e]+4  7d7 ,application    
,ea* eligible entity t desires to       
receive a grant "u ?is section %all     
submit an application to ! ,director ( !
 ,national ,sci5ce ,f\ndation at su* "t1
 9 su* mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z 
! ,director ( ! ,national ,sci5ce       
,f\ndation may reasonably require4  7e7 
,au?oriz$ ,activities ,an eligible      
entity t receives a grant "u ?is section
 %all use su* grant funds to c>ry out ! 
foll[+ activities design$ to increase ! 
p>ticipation ( wom5 & und]repres5t$     

m9orities 9 ! fields ( sci5ce1          
te*nology1 eng9e]+1 & ma!matics3  7#a7  
,onl9e work%ops4  7#b7 ,m5tor+ programs 
t p>tn] sci5ce1 te*nology1 eng9e]+1 or  
ma!matics pr(essionals ) /ud5ts4  7#c7  
,int]n%ips = und]graduate & graduate    
/ud5ts 9 ! fields ( sci5ce1 te*nology1  
eng9e]+1 & ma!matics4  7#d7 ,conduct+   
outrea* programs t provide elem5t>y     
s*ool & second>y s*ool /ud5ts )         
opportunities to increase _! exposure to
 ! fields ( sci5ce1 te*nology1 eng9e]+1 
or ma!matics4  7#e7 ,su* additional     
programs z ! ,director ( ! ,national    
,sci5ce ,f\ndation may det]m9e4  7f7    
,au?orization ( ,appropriations ,!re are
 au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out 
?is section #aj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal  
ye>s #bjad1 #bjae1 & #bjaf4