,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #ihh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,july #aa1 #bjah,mr4  
,ca/ro ( ,texas 7= himself & ,mrs4      
,com/ock7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1
 ,space1 & ,te*nology1 & 9 addition to !
 ,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce1 
= a p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !
 ,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation (   
su* provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction 
( ! committee conc]n$  ,,resolution     
,recogniz+ ! importance ( div]sity 9    
sci5ce1 te*nology1 eng9e]+1 & ma!matics1
 ackn[l$g+ a necessity to increase      
div]sity & repres5tation )9 physics1 &  
express+ support = ! ,am]ican ,physical 
,society ,bridge ,program = its "w t[>d 
increas+ ! numb] ( und]repres5t$        
m9orities e>n+ physics doctoral degrees4
  ,:]eas increas$ div]sity 9 sci5ce1    
te*nology1 eng9e]+1 & ma!matics 7,,/em7 
fields br+s broad] exp]i5ces1 exp]tise1 
ideas1 & creativity to problem solv+ &  
rese>*2 ,:]eas ! ,national ,sci5ce      

,f\ndation 7,,nsf7 has made increas+    
div]sity 9 ,,/em a priority2 ,:]eas     
increas+ div]sity 9 ,,/em beg9s )       
improv+ educational opportunities =     
und]repres5t$ m9orities 7,u,r,ms7 to    
create ! next g5]ation ( lead]s fac+    
future sci5tific *all5ges2 ,:]eas !re is
 a repres5tation gap problem 9 physics  
among ,u,r,ms1 ) ,african ,am]icans1    
,hispanic ,am]icans1 & ,native ,am]icans
 e>n+ #aa p]c5t ( ,unit$ ,/ates physics 
ba*elor's degrees1 b only #f p]c5t (    
physics ,ph4,d4s2 ,:]eas ?is            
repres5tation gap c\ld be clos$ ) !     
addition ( #cj m ,ph4,d4s aw>d$ to      
,u,r,ms ea* ye>2 ,:]eas ! ,am]ican      
,physical ,society 7,,aps7 ,bridge      
,program1 :i* 0 e/abli%$ ) support f !  
,,nsf ,directorate = ,education  ,human 
,res\rces ,division ( ,human ,res\rce   
,developm5t1 ,directorate = ,ma!matical 
& ,physical ,sci5ces ,divisions (       
,physics & ,mat]ials ,rese>*1 & o!r     
programs1 0 creat$ to solve ?is problem 
by connect+ promis+ ,u,r,ms n admitt$ to

 graduate s*ool ) a sy/em ( support2    
,:]eas ! ,,aps ,bridge ,program is a    
national ef=t ) a network ( m ?an #afj  
p>ticipat+ univ]sities & rese>*         
in/itutions 9 #ch ,/ates t h admitt$ m  
?an #aej /ud5ts s9ce its inception 9    
#bjac2 ,:]eas ! ,,aps ,bridge ,program  
is on track to close ! repres5tation gap
 9 physics by plac+ ov] #cj /ud5ts ea*  
ye> s9ce #bjaf 9 support programs &     
physics graduate programs1 ma9ta9+ a    
ret5tion rate ( #hh p]c5t1 #bi p]c5tage 
po9ts high] ?an ! national av]age2 &    
,:]eas ! ,,aps ,bridge ,program advances
 ! ,,nsf goal ( broad5+ p>ticipation by 
increas+ repres5tation 9 physics1 &     
s]ves z a model = successful graduate   
education = ,u,r,ms 9 o!r sci5ce        
discipl9es3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se
 ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 recognizes !  
value ( ! ,am]ican ,physical ,society   
,bridge ,program2  7#b7 supports        
increas+ div]sity 9 ! sci5ce1 te*nology1
 eng9e]+1 & ma!matics 7,,/em7 fields &  
clos+ ! repres5tation gap2 &  7#c7      

enc\rages cont9u$ ,f$]al inve/m5ts 9    
high] education programm+4