#aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4
 #ccig  ,,an ,,act  ,to direct !        
,national ,sci5ce ,f\ndation to support 
,,/em education rese>* focus$ on e>ly   
*ildhood4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,build+ ,blocks ( ,,/em    
,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds !   
foll[+3  7#a7 ,! ,national ,sci5ce      
,f\ndation has made ! l>ge/ f9ancial    
inve/m5t 9 ,,/em education ( all ,f$]al 
ag5cies1 & plays a v p[]ful role 9 help+
 to set rese>* & policy ag5das4  7#b7   
,/udies h f\nd t *ildr5 :o engage 9     
sci5tific activities f an e>ly age      
develop positive attitudes t[>d sci5ce &
 are m likely to pursue ,,/em exp]tise &
 c>e]s lat] on4  7#c7 ,h[ev]1 ! majority
 ( curr5t rese>* focuses on increas+    
,,/em opportunities = /ud5ts 9 middle   
s*ool & old]4  7#d7 ,wom5 rema9 widely  
und]repres5t$ 9 ! ,,/em work=ce & ?is   
g5d] disp>ity ext5ds d[n ?r\gh all      
levels ( education4 ,/rategic fund+ (   
programs is ne$$ 9 ord] to und]/& &     
address ! root cause ( ?is gap4  #c4    

,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,director 
,! t]m ,director means ! ,director ( !  
,national ,sci5ce ,f\ndation4  7#b7     
,e>ly ,*ildhood ,! t]m e>ly *ildhood    
applies to *ildr5 f bir? ?r\gh ! age (  
#aj4  7#c7 ,in/itution ( high] education
 ,! t]m in/itution ( high] education has
 ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #aja7;a7 (
 ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #ajja7;a774  7#d7 ,local      
educational ag5cy ,! t]m local          
educational ag5cy has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m
 9 section #haja ( ! ,elem5t>y &        
,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #ghja71 except t su* t]m also 
includes pres*ools1 aft]-s*ool programs1
 & summ] programs4  7#e7 ,,/em ,! t]m   
,,/em has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section  
#b ( ! ,am]ica ,,competes               
,reau?orization ,act ( #bjaj 7#db       
,u4,s4,c4 #ffba note74  7#f7 ,"y girls  
,! t]m "y girls means female individuals
 :o h n atta9$ ! age ( #aa4  #d4        
,support+ ,,/em rese>* on e>ly *ildhood 
,9 aw>d+ grants "u ! ,discov]y ,rese>*  

,pre,k-#ab program1 ! ,director %all    
consid] age di/ribution 9 ord] to m     
equitably allocate fund+ = rese>* /udies
 ) a focus on e>ly *ildhood4  #e4       
,support+ girls 9 ,,/em education &     
comput] sci5ce  7a7 ,rese>* grants  7#a7
 ,9 g5]al ,! ,director %all aw>d grants1
 on a competitive basis1 to in/itutions 
( high] education or nonpr(it           
organizations 7or consortia ( su*       
in/itutions or organizations71 to       
accel]ate rese>* ef=ts to increase      
und]/&+ ( ! factors t contribute to !   
p>ticipation ( "y girls 9 ,,/em         
activities4  7#b7 ,rese>* areas ,rese>* 
areas fund$ by a grant "u ?is subsection
 may include--  7,a7 ! role ( tea*]     
tra9+ & pr(essional developm5t1 includ+ 
effective inc5tive /ructures to enc\rage
 tea*]s to p>ticipate 9 su* tra9+ &     
pr(essional developm5t1 9 enc\rag+ or   
disc\rag+ "y girls f p>ticipat+ 9 ,,/em 
activities2  7,b7 ! role ( tea*]s 9 %ap+
 "y girls' p]ceptions ( ,,/em &         
disc\rag+ su* girls f p>ticipat+ 9 ,,/em

 activities2  7,c7 ! role ( o!r facets (
 ! le>n+ environm5t on ! will+ness ( "y 
girls to p>ticipate 9 ,,/em activities1 
includ+ le>n+ mat]ials & textbooks1     
classroom decorations1 seat+            
arrangem5ts1 use ( m$ia & te*nology1    
classroom culture1 & g5d] composition ( 
/ud5ts dur+ gr\p "w2  7,d7 ! role (     
p>5ts & o!r c>egiv]s 9 enc\rag+ or      
disc\rag+ "y girls f p>ticipat+ 9 ,,/em 
activities2  7,e7 ! types ( ,,/em       
activities t elicit great] p>ticipation 
by "y girls2  7,f7 ! role ( m5tor%ip &  
be/ practices 9 f9d+ & utiliz+ m5tors2  
7,g7 ! role ( in=mal & out-(-s*ool ,,/em
 le>n+ opportunities on girls' p]ception
 ( & p>ticipation 9 ,,/em activities2 & 
7,h7 any o!r activity ! ,director       
det]m9es w accompli% ! goals ( ?is      
subsection4  7#c7 ,grant recipi5t report
 ,an entity aw>d$ a grant "u ?is        
subsection %all report to ! ,director1  
at su* "t & 9 su* mann] z ! ,director   
may require1 on ! activities c>ri$ out &
 mat]ials develop$ us+ su* grant funds4 

7b7 ,developm5t & te/+ ( scalable models
 = increas$ engagem5t  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! 
,director %all aw>d grants1 on a        
competitive basis1 to in/itutions (     
high] education or nonpr(it             
organizations 7or consortia ( su*       
in/itutions or organizations71 to       
develop & evaluate int]v5tions 9 pre-,k 
& elem5t>y s*ool classrooms t increase  
p>ticipation ( "y girls 9 comput] sci5ce
 activities4  7#b7 ,p>tn]%ips ,9 ord] to
 be eligible to receive a grant "u ?is  
subsection1 an in/itute ( high]         
education1 nonpr(it organization1 or    
consortium1 %all ent] into a p>tn]%ip ) 
"o or m local educational ag5cy or ,/ate
 9 c>ry+ out ! activities fund$ by su*  
grant4  7#c7 ,uses ( funds ,grants aw>d$
 "u ?is subsection %all be us$ =        
activities t draw ^u ! exp]tise ( !     
p>tn] entities describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 
to increase p>ticipation ( "y girls 9   
comput] sci5ce activities1 includ+--    
7,a7 (f]+ tra9+ & pr(essional developm5t
 programs1 includ+ summ] or academic ye>

 in/itutes or work%ops1 design$ to      
/r5g!n ! capabilities ( pre-,k &        
elem5t>y s*ool tea*]s & to famili>ize   
su* tea*]s ) ! role ( g5d] bias 9 !     
classroom2  7,b7 (f]+ innovative        
pres]vice & 9-s]vice programs t in/ruct 
tea*]s on g5d]-inclusive practices =    
tea*+ comput+ concepts2  7,c7 develop+  
di/ance le>n+ programs = tea*]s or      
/ud5ts1 includ+ develop+ curricul>      
mat]ials1 play-bas$ comput+ activities1 
& o!r res\rces = ! 9-s]vice pr(essional 
developm5t ( tea*]s t are made available
 to tea*]s ?r\gh ! ,int]net2  7,d7      
develop+ a cadre ( ma/] tea*]s :o w     
promote re=m & ! adoption (             
g5d]-inclusive practices 9 tea*+ comput]
 sci5ce concepts 9 e>ly *ildhood        
education2  7,e7 develop+ tools to      
evaluate activities conduct$ "u ?is     
subsection2  7,f7 develop+ or adapt+    
pre-,k & elem5t>y s*ool comput] sci5ce  
curricul> mat]ials t incorporate        
contempor>y rese>* on ! sci5ce ( le>n+1 
p>ticul>ly ) respect to g5d] inclusion2 

7,g7 develop+ & (f]+ g5d]-inclusive     
comput] sci5ce enri*m5t programs =      
/ud5ts1 includ+ aft]-s*ool & summ]      
programs2  7,h7 provid+ m5tors = girls 9
 p]son & ?r\gh ! ,int]net to support su*
 girls 9 p>ticipat+ 9 comput] sci5ce    
activities2  7,i7 engag+ p>5ts ( girls  
ab\t ! difficulties fac$ by girls to    
ma9ta9 an int]e/ & desire to p>ticipate 
9 comput] sci5ce activities1 & enli/+ ! 
help ( p>5ts 9 ov]com+ ^! difficulties2 
7,j7 acqua9t+ girls ) c>e]s 9 comput]   
sci5ce & enc\rag+ girls to consid] c>e]s
 9 su* field2 &  7,k7 any o!r activities
 ! ,director det]m9es w accompli% !     
goals ( ?is subsection4  7#d7 ,grant    
recipi5t report ,an entity aw>d$ a grant
 "u ?is subsection %all report to !     
,director1 at su* "t & 9 su* mann] z !  
,director may require1 on ! activities  
c>ri$ out1 mat]ials develop$ us+ su*    
grant funds1 & ! outcomes = /ud5ts s]v$ 
by su* grant4  7#e7 ,evaluation requir$ 
,n lat] ?an #d ye>s aft] ! date (       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,director %all   

evaluate ! grant program "u ?is         
subsection4 ,at a m9imum1 su* evaluation
 %all-- 7,a7 use a common set ( b5*m>ks 
& assessm5t tools to id5tify be/        
practices & mat]ials develop$ &         
demon/rat$ by ! p>tn]%ips describ$ 9    
p>agraph 7#b72 &  7,b7 to ! ext5t       
practicable1 comp>e ! effectiv5ess (    
practices & mat]ials develop$ &         
demon/rat$ by su* p>tn]%ips ) ^? (      
p>tn]%ips fund$ by o!r local or ,/ate   
gov]nm5t or ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t programs4  
7#f7 ,dissem9ation ( results  7,a7      
,evaluation results ,! ,director %all   
make publicly available free ( *>ge on  
an ,int]net website & %all submit to    
,congress ! results ( ! evaluation      
requir$ "u p>agraph 7#e74  7,b7         
,mat]ials ,! ,director %all ensure t    
mat]ials develop$ "u a program fund$ by 
a grant "u ?is subsection1 t are        
demon/rat$ to be effective 9 a*iev+ !   
goals ( ?is subsection 7z det]m9$ by !  
,director71 are made publicly available 
free ( *>ge on an ,int]net website1     

includ+ ?r\gh an arrangem5t ) an outside
 entity4  7#g7 ,annual meet+ ,!         
,director may conv5e an annual meet+ ( !
 p>tn]%ips p>ticipat+ 9 a program fund$ 
by a grant "u ?is subsection1 = !       
purpose ( fo/]+ great] national         
collaboration4  7#h7 ,te*nical assi/ance
 ,at ! reque/ ( a p>tn]%ip seek+ a grant
 "u ?is subsection1 ! ,director %all    
provide ! p>tn]%ip ) te*nical assi/ance 
9 meet+ any requirem5t ( ?is subsection4
  #f4 ,comput] sci5ce 9 ! ,rob]t ,noyce 
,tea*] ,s*ol>%ip ,program ,section #aj (
 ! ,national ,sci5ce ,f\ndation         
,au?orization ,act ( #bjjb 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #ahfbn-#a7 is am5d$--  7#a7 by
 /rik+ & ma!matics ea* place x appe>s & 
ins]t+ ma!matics1 in=matics1 & comput]  
sci5ce2  7#b7 9 subsection 7a77#c77;,b71
 by /rik+ or ma!matics & ins]t+         
ma!matics1 in=matics1 & comput] sci5ce2 
7#c7 9 subsections 7b77#a77;,d77i71     
7c77#a77;,a71 7d77#a71 & 7i77#g71 by    
/rik+ or ma!matics ea* place x appe>s & 
ins]t+ ma!matics1 in=matics1 or comput] 

sci5ce2 &  7#d7 9 subsection 7i77#e71 by
 /rik+ or ma!matics & ins]t+ ma!matics1 
or comput] sci5ce4  ,pass$ ! ,h\se (    
,repres5tatives ,febru>y #ac1           
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