,,iv #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #bi ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,february #af1 #bjag,ms4 ,lee 7for herself1 ,ms4 ,judy ,chu of ,california1 ,mr4 ,richmond1 ,ms4 ,michelle ,lujan ,grisham of ,new ,mexico1 ,mr4 ,butterfield1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,ms4 ,roybal-,allard1 ,ms4 ,eddie ,bernice ,johnson of ,texas1 and ,ms4 ,kelly of ,illinois7 submitted the following concurrent resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,education and the ,workforce ,,concurrent ,,resolution ,expressing the sense of the ,congress regarding the need for increased diversity and inclusion in the tech sector1 and increased access to opportunity in science1 technology1 engineering1 arts1 and mathematics 7,,steam7 education4 ,whereas there will be #a1djj1jjj new tech jobs by #bjbj1 however1 #gj percent of those jobs will be unfulfilled at the rate ,united ,states universities are currently producing qualified graduates2 ,whereas in #bjac1 the ,united ,states slipped to #ajth place among ,organization for ,economic ,co-operation and ,development 7,,oecd7 nations in overall research and development as a percentage of gross domestic product 7,,gdp72 ,whereas communities of color 7,african-,americans1 ,latinos1 ,native ,americans1 ,asian ,americans1 and ,pacific ,islanders7 are woefully underrepresented in corporate leadership roles1 including the technology sector2 ,whereas ,african-,americans1 ,latinos1 ,native ,americans1 and ,pacific ,islanders are disproportionately underrepresented in the technology sector2 ,whereas ,african-,americans and ,latinos make up #bg percent of the ,united ,states workforce1 but make up only #ac4h percent of the science and engineering workforce1 and only #aa percent of computer science professionals2 ,whereas women make up #eg4g percent of the ,united ,states workforce1 but make up only #df4j percent of the science and engineering workforce1 and only #bd percent of computer science professionals2 ,whereas women of color represent less than #aj percent of all computer science professionals 7,african-,american3 #b4f percent2 ,hispanic3 #a4c percent2 ,american ,indian or ,alaska ,native3 less than #j4jb percent2 and ,asian3 #f percent72 ,whereas #ej to #gj percent of employees in tech companies work in non-tech positions1 for which an existing pipeline of qualified ,african-,american and ,latinos currently exists2 ,whereas a pipeline of qualified technical candidates is critical as the tech industry improves its recruiting1 hiring1 and retaining candidates and employees of color2 ,whereas underrepresented minority students overall face an opportunity gap in ,,steam education2 ,whereas women of color particularly face an achievement gap in science and engineering education2 ,whereas in #bjab1 women received #dh4h percent of all bachelor's degrees in science and engineering majors2 ,whereas in #bjab1 women of color received only #ae4g percent of all bachelor's degrees in science and engineering majors 7,african-,american3 #e4c percent2 ,hispanic3 #e4e percent2 ,american ,indian or ,alaska ,native3 #j4c percent1 and ,asian or ,pacific ,islander3 #d4f percent72 ,whereas women overall face a large opportunity gap in computer science2 ,whereas in #bjab1 women received only #ah percent of all bachelor's degrees in computer science2 ,whereas in #bjab1 women of color received only #f4f percent of all bachelor's degrees in computer science 7,african-,american3 #c4j percent2 ,hispanic3 #a4g percent2 ,american ,indian or ,alaska ,native3 #j4a percent1 and ,asian or ,pacific ,islander3 #a4h percent72 ,whereas the opportunity and achievement gap between boys and girls starts early2 ,whereas in #bjae1 less than #ae percent of high schools offered the ,advanced ,placement 7,,ap7 ,computer ,science course2 ,whereas in #bjae1 only #bb percent of ,,ap ,computer ,science test takers were girls1 and #ac percent were ,african-,american or ,latino2 and ,whereas there is a dearth of disaggregated data to show academic attainment across different ,asian ,american and ,pacific ,islander communities3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that ,congress supports efforts to-- 7#a7 increase diversity and inclusion in the technology sector1 including robust plans to ensure recruitment1 training1 and retention of underrepresented minorities at all levels1 from the boardroom to the senior executive level1 to rank and file employees1 as well as vendors2 7#b7 eliminate barriers faced by people of color1 and other underrepresented groups when breaking into the technology sector2 7#c7 ensure all students have access to science1 technology1 engineering1 arts1 and mathematics 7,,steam7 education for a #bast century economy1 including computer science education in particular2 7#d7 strengthen investments in1 and collaborations with educational institutions including community colleges1 ,historically ,black ,colleges and ,universities1 ,hispanic-serving institutions1 ,asian ,american and ,native ,american ,pacific ,islander-serving institutions1 ,american ,indian ,tribally controlled colleges and universities1 ,alaska ,native and ,native ,hawaiian-serving institutions1 predominantly ,black institutions1 ,native ,american-serving1 ,nontribal institutions1 and other minority-serving institutions to sustain a pipeline of diverse ,,steam graduates ready to enter the technology sector2 and 7#e7 improve data collection1 disaggregation1 and dissemination of information for greater understanding and transparency of diversity in ,,steam education and across the workforce4