,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gjib  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #bf1 #bjah,mr4
 ,veasey introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1      
,space1 & ,te*nology  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
direct ! ,adm9i/rators ( ! ,national    
,a]onautics & ,space ,adm9i/ration & !  
,national ,sci5ce ,f\ndation to produce 
a report to ,congress reg>d+ ! ef=ts to 
support m9ority wom5 involvem5t 9 ,,/em 
fields4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may  
be cit$ z ! ,m9ority ,wom5 9 ,,/em      
,inclusion ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress  
f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,accord+ to !      
,bureau ( ,labor ,/ati/ics1 9 an article
 publi%$ 9 ! ,may #bjae issue ( ,mon?ly 
,labor ,review1 !re is significant      
het]og5eity 9 ! ,,/em labor m>ket3 !    
academic sector is g5]ally ov]suppli$1  
:ile ! gov]nm5t sector & private indu/ry
 h %ortages 9 specific areas4  7#b7     
,wom5 ( color1 p>ticul>ly ,black wom5 h 
made significant progress 9 graduat+ f  
college 9 ! areas ( /udy relat$ to      

sci5ce1 te*nology1 eng9e]+1 & ma!matics4
  7#c7 ,despite ^! ga9s1 memb]s ( ?is   
gr\p cont9ue to be und]repres5t$ 9 !    
,,/em fields ( /udy & relat$            
occupations1 & 9 areas repres5tation has
 rema9$ flat or has decl9$4  7#d7       
,bip>tisan enactm5t ( ! ,inspir+ ! ,next
 ,space ,pione]s1 ,innovators1          
,rese>*]s1 & ,explor]s 7,,inspire7 ,wom5
 ,act & ! ,promot+ ,wom5 9              
,entrepr5eur%ip ,act s]v$ z an important
 fir/ /ep to inspire & engage wom5 &    
girls 9 c]ta9 programs adm9i/]$ by      
,,nasa & ! ,,nsf4  7#e7 ,rese>* & o!r   
developm5ts demon/rate ! ne$ to build ^u
 ^! #b laws ) int5tional programs t     
optimize outrea* to & engagem5t (       
m9ority wom5 & girls 9 ,,/em-relat$     
discipl9es relevant to ! public &       
private sectors4  7#f7 ,accord+ to a    
,pew ,rese>* ,c5t] report1 ,wom5 & ,m5 9
 ,,/em ,(t5 at ,odds ,ov] ,workplace    
,equality1 releas$ 9 ,janu>y #bjah1     
,black & ,hispanic work]s cont9ue to be 
und]repres5t$ 9 ! ,,/em work=ce4 ,blacks

 make up #aa p]c5t ( ! ,u4,s4 work=ce   
ov]all b repres5t #i p]c5t ( ,,/em      
work]s1 :ile ,hispanics comprise #af    
p]c5t ( ! ,u4,s4 work=ce b only #g p]c5t
 ( all ,,/em work]s4  7#g7 ,a report    
publi%$ by ! ,national ,sci5ce          
,f\ndation1 ,wom51 ,m9orities1 & ,p]sons
 ) ,disabilities 9 ,sci5ce & ,eng9e]+   
#bjag provides t ! p]c5tages are        
p>ticul>ly l[ = ,black & ,hispanic wom51
 :o make up #g p]c5t & #h p]c5t ( !     
population respectively1 b hold only #b 
p]c5t ( sci5ce & eng9e]+ occupations4   
7#h7 ,! hack+ 9 #bjah ( an all-,black   
female high s*ool team p>ticipat+ 9 a   
,,nasa competition reveal$ realities    
unique to m9ority wom5 p>ticipat+ 9     
,,nasa programs & ! gr\ndswell (        
en?usiasm support+ ! increas$ engagem5t 
( ,black girls 9 ,,nasa programs4  7#i7 
,,nasa & o!r sci5ce ag5cies h an        
opportunity to translate lessons le>n$ f
 ?is incid5t into programs t increase   
engagem5t ( und]repres5t$ wom5 & girls 9
 its programs4  7#aj7 ,programs su* z ! 

,l\is ,/okes ,alliance = ,m9ority       
,p>ticipation1 & _m o!r ,f$]al programs1
 h successfully engag$ millions (       
und]repres5t$ & und]s]v$ /ud5ts 9 ,,/em 
fields ( /udy & relat$ outrea* &        
programs4 ,^! & o!r f$]ally support$    
programs c be helpful 9 prep>+ a m robu/
 pipel9e ( wom5 ( color 9 ,,/em         
pr(essions4  #c4 ,report on ,,nasa &    
,,nsf ,ef=ts to ,support ,wom5 &        
,m9ority ,involvem5t 9 ,,/em fields  7a7
 ,9 ,g5]al ,! ,adm9i/rator ( ,,nasa & ! 
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,,nsf %all ea* conduct 
a /udy t includes an analysis &         
description ( ways to increase !        
p>ticipation ( m9ority wom5 )9 exi/+    
programs relat$ to ,,/em fields c>ri$   
out by ,,nasa & ! ,,nsf1 respectively4  
7b7 ,cont5ts ,9 c>ry+ out ! /udy requir$
 "u subsection 7a71 ! ,adm9i/rators %all
 consid] ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,s*ol>%ips1    
int]n%ips1 m5tor+1 t>get$ high s*ool    
competitions1 fell[%ips1 faculty        
assignm5ts1 & o!r support to enc\rage & 
engage m9ority wom5 9 ,,/em areas ( /udy

 ?r\gh\t high s*ool1 univ]sity1 graduate
 education & ! acquisition ( faculty    
positions4  7#b7 ,res\rces to ensure    
m9ority wom5 p>ticipate m broadly 9 !   
full range ( programs sponsor$ by ea*   
ag5cy1 & z pot5tial employees &         
high-pot5tial lead]s4  7c7 ,report ,n   
lat] ?an #f mon?s aft] ! date ( enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ,,nasa & !
 ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,,nsf %all submit to !
 ,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 &       
,te*nology ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives &
 ! ,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 &   
,transportation ( ! ,s5ate1 & make      
publicly available on an int]net        
website1 a report t conta9s ! results ( 
! /udy requir$ "u subsection 7a7 &      
policy recomm5dations = ,congress to    
consid] to increase p>ticipation (      
m9ority wom5 9 ,,/em1 includ+ proposals 
= new programs1 ways to exp& exi/+      
programs1 & pot5tial increases 9 fund+ (
 exi/+ programs4  #d4 ,def9itions  7a7  
,,/em ,! t]m ,,/em means ! academic &   
pr(essional discipl9es ( sci5ce1        

te*nology1 eng9e]+1 & ma!matics4  7b7   
,,nasa ,! t]m ,,nasa means ! ,national  
,a]onautics & ,space ,adm9i/ration4  7c7
 ,,nsf ,! t]m ,,nsf means ! ,national   
,sci5ce ,f\ndation4