,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #hc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the 
,,united ,,states  ,january #aj1        
#bjag,ms4 ,klobuchar 7for herself and   
,mr4 ,heller7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,commerce1         
,science1 and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill
  ,to authorize the ,national ,science  
,foundation to support entrepreneurial  
programs for women4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,promoting ,women in ,entrepreneurship  
,act4  #b4 ,findings ,the ,congress     
finds that--  7#a7 women make up almost 
#ej percent of the workforce1 but less  
than #be percent of the workforce in    
science1 technology1 engineering1 and   
mathematics 7,,stem7 professions2  7#b7 
women are less likely to focus on the   
,,stem disciplines in undergraduate and 
graduate study2  7#c7 only #bf percent  
of women who do attain degrees in ,,stem
 fields work in ,,stem jobs2  7#d7 there
 is an increasing demand for individuals

 with ,,stem degrees to extend their    
focus beyond the laboratory so they can 
be leaders in discovery                 
commercialization2  7#e7 studies have   
shown that technology and               
commercialization ventures are          
successful when women are in top        
management positions2 and  7#f7 the     
,national ,science ,foundation's mission
 includes supporting women in ,,stem    
disciplines4  #c4 ,supporting women's   
entrepreneurial programs ,section #cc of
 the ,science and ,engineering ,equal   
,opportunities ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#ahhe;a7 is amended--  7#a7 by striking 
and at the end of paragraph 7#aj72  7#b7
 by striking the period at the end of   
paragraph 7#aa7 and inserting 2 and2 and
  7#c7 by adding at the end the         
following new paragraph3  7#ab7         
encourage its entrepreneurial programs  
to recruit and support women to extend  
their focus beyond the laboratory and   
into the commercial world4  4