,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ccig  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #be1 #bjag,ms4  
,ros5 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,knight1 ,mr4     
,evans1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,ms4  
,hanabusa1 ,mr4 ,bey]1 ,ms4 ,e/y (      
,connecticut1 ,mr4 ,cri/1 ,ms4          
,slaught]1 & ,mr4 ,soto7 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 &        
,te*nology  ,a ,,bill  ,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 ,e>ly     
*ildhood ,! t]m e>ly *ildhood applies to
 *ildr5 f bir? ?r\gh ! age ( #aj4  7#b7 
,,/em ,! t]ms ,,/em means sci5ce1       
te*nology1 eng9e]+1 & ma!matics1 includ+
 comput] sci5ce4  #d4 ,support+ ,,/em   
rese>* on e>ly *ildhood ,9 aw>d+ grants 
"u ! ,discov]y ,rese>* ,pre,k-#ab       
program1 ! ,director ( ! ,national      
,sci5ce ,f\ndation %all consid] age     
di/ribution 9 ord] to m equitably       
allocate fund+ = rese>* /udies ) a focus
 on e>ly *ildhood4