#aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #chb  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend the     
,department of ,agriculture program for 
research and extension grants to        
increase participation by women and     
underrepresented minorities in the      
fields of science1 technology1          
engineering1 and mathematics to         
redesignate the program as the          
,jeannette ,rankin ,women and           
,minorities in ,,stem ,fields ,program4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the #ajj ,years of ,women in        
,congress ,act4  #b4 ,findings ,congress
 finds the following3  7#a7 ,the first  
woman elected to ,congress1             
,representative ,jeannette ,rankin from 
,montana1 was elected on ,november #g1  
#aiaf1 almost #d years prior to         
ratification of the #aith ,amendment to 
the ,u4,s4 ,constitution giving women   
the right to vote4  7#b7 ,jeannette     
,rankin was not only a pioneer in       
national electoral politics1 she was    
also a pioneer as a woman in science1   

graduating from the ,university of      
,montana in #aijb with a ,bachelor of   
,science degree in biology4  7#c7 ,one  
hundred years after the swearing-in of  
,jeannette ,rankin1 #aji women serve in 
the #aaeth ,congress1 more than at any  
other time in our ,nation's history4    
,while this improvement is commendable1 
women hold only #bj percent of the seats
 in ,congress1 far below their relative 
share of the ,american electorate4  7#d7
 ,according to the ,u4,s4 ,bureau of    
,labor ,statistics1 women make up #dg   
percent of the total ,u4,s4 workforce4  
,gains have been made in the science1   
technology1 engineering1 and mathematics
 7,,stem7 fields over time1 but women   
still comprise only #ci percent of      
chemists and material scientists1 #bh   
percent of environmental scientists and 
geoscientists1 #af percent of chemical  
engineers1 and #ab percent of civil     
engineers4  7#e7 ,more must be done to  
encourage women to run for elected      
office and to enter ,,stem fields4  #c4 

,jeannette ,rankin ,women and           
,minorities in ,,stem ,fields ,program  
,paragraph 7#g7 of section #afgb7;d7 of 
the ,food1 ,agriculture1 ,conservation1 
and ,trade ,act of #aiij 7#g ,u4,s4,c4  
#eibe7;d77#g77 is amended to read as    
follows3  7#g7 ,jeannette ,rankin ,women
 and ,minorities in ,,stem ,fields      
,program ,research and extension grants 
may be made under this section to       
increase participation by women and     
underrepresented minorities from rural  
areas in the fields of science1         
technology1 engineering1 and            
mathematics1 with priority given to     
eligible institutions that carry out    
continuing programs funded by the       
,secretary4 ,any grant made under this  
paragraph shall be known and designated 
as a ,jeannette ,rankin ,women and      
,minorities in ,,stem ,fields ,program  
,grant4  4  ,passed the ,house of       
,representatives ,march #bj1            
#bjag4;,clerk4