#aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #bee  ,,an ,,act  ,to authorize the 
,national ,science ,foundation to       
support entrepreneurial programs for    
women4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may 
be cited as the ,promoting ,women in    
,entrepreneurship ,act4  #b4 ,findings  
,the ,congress finds that--  7#a7 women 
make up almost #ej percent of the       
workforce1 but less than #be percent of 
the workforce in science1 technology1   
engineering1 and mathematics 7,,stem7   
professions2  7#b7 women are less likely
 to focus on the ,,stem disciplines in  
undergraduate and graduate study2  7#c7 
only #bf percent of women who do attain 
degrees in ,,stem fields work in ,,stem 
jobs2  7#d7 there is an increasing      
demand for individuals with ,,stem      
degrees to extend their focus beyond the
 laboratory so they can be leaders in   
discovery commercialization2  7#e7      
studies have shown that technology and  
commercialization ventures are          
successful when women are in top        

management positions2 and  7#f7 the     
,national ,science ,foundation's mission
 includes supporting women in ,,stem    
disciplines4  #c4 ,supporting women's   
entrepreneurial programs ,section #cc of
 the ,science and ,engineering ,equal   
,opportunities ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#ahhe;a7 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking  
and at the end of paragraph 7#aj72  7#b7
 by striking the period at the end of   
paragraph 7#aa7 and inserting 2 and2 and
  7#c7 by adding at the end the         
following new paragraph3  7#ab7         
encourage its entrepreneurial programs  
to recruit and support women to extend  
their focus beyond the laboratory and   
into the commercial world4  4  ,passed  
the ,house of ,representatives ,january 
#aj1 #bjag4;,clerk4