,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dbed  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #f1        
#bjag,mr4 ,knight 7for himself1 ,ms4    
,esty of ,connecticut1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 and
 ,mrs4 ,comstock7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and 
,technology  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the   
,national ,science ,foundation          
,authorization ,act of #bjjb to         
strengthen the aerospace workforce      
pipeline by the promotion of ,robert    
,noyce ,teacher ,scholarship ,program   
and ,national ,aeronautics and ,space   
,administration internship and          
fellowship opportunities to women1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,women in
 ,aerospace ,education ,act4  #b4       
,robert ,noyce ,teacher ,scholarship    
,program fellowship opportunities  7a7  
,in general ,section #aj of the         
,national ,science ,foundation          
,authorization ,act of #bjjb 7#db       

,u4,s4,c4 #ahfbn-#a7 is amended by      
adding at the end the following3  7m7   
,fellowship placements in national      
laboratories and ,,nasa centers ,the    
,director of the ,national ,science     
,foundation shall encourage eligible    
entities administering a fellowship     
program using funds awarded under this  
section to include in such program      
opportunities for the placement of      
fellows in research or education        
internship opportunities at national    
laboratories and ,,nasa centers4 ,the   
,director may give priority to proposals
 for such placements that provide female
 fellows with research experience in    
aerospace engineering and related fields
 in which women are underrepresented4  4
  7b7 ,effective date ,the amendment    
made by subsection 7a7 shall apply with 
respect to grants awarded on or after   
,october #a1 #bjah4  #c4 ,,nasa         
internship and fellowship opportunities 
,not later than ,october #a1 #bjah1 the 
,administrator of the ,national         

,aeronautics and ,space ,administration 
7in this section referred to as ,,nasa7 
shall institute a process to prioritize 
the promotion and recruitment of        
qualified candidates who are women or   
individuals who are historically        
underrepresented in the fields of       
science1 technology1 engineering1 and   
mathematics 7,,stem7 and computer       
science for internships and fellowships 
at ,,nasa with relevance to the         
aerospace sector and related fields4