,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #beah  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #c1 #bjai,mr4    
,david ,scott ( ,georgia 7= himself1    
,mr4 ,takano1 & ,mr4 ,f]guson7 introduc$
 ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !       
,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 &        
,te*nology  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !     
,director ( ! ,national ,sci5ce         
,f\ndation to aw>d grants =1 & support  
rese>* on1 ! developm5t ( mak]spaces1 & 
= o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,mak+ ,advances    
,k9etic ,education1 ,rese>*1 & ,skills  
,act or ! ,,mak]s ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s     
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,mak]    
communities c be f\nd 9 bo? rural &     
urban communities ?r\gh\t ! ,nation4    
7#b7 ,mak+ has be5 %[n to engage &      
motivate *ildr5 & adults 9 ,,/em        
discipl9es4  7#c7 ,in=mal education &   
mak]spaces promote skills t employ]s    
desire1 su* z te*nical skills1          
problem-solv+ skills1 teamwork1 &       
analytical skills4  7#d7 ,/udies h %[n t

 und]repres5t$ populations (t5 h bett]  
successes 9 in=mal & out-(-s*ool ,,/em  
?an 9 =mal ,,/em programs4  7#e7 ,"s    
/udies h %[n t mak]spaces help to build 
n only te*nical h>d skills b also       
collaboration & o!r s(t skills t        
employ]s desire4  #c4 ,purpose ,!       
purpose ( ?is ,act is to enc\rage !     
=mation & /udy ( mak]spaces to-- 7#a7   
engage populations )9 community colleges
 & community environm5ts 9 ,,/em        
programs2  7#b7 develop desirable ,,/em 
te*nical & o!r skills includ+           
collaboration2 &  7#c7 build a          
,,/em-capable work=ce4  #d4 ,def9itions 
,9 ?is ,act1 ! foll[+ def9itions apply3 
7#a7 ,hi/orically ,black college or     
univ]sity ,! t]m 8hi/orically ,black    
college or univ]sity0 has ! mean+ giv5 !
 t]m 8"p ,b in/itution0 "u section #cbb 
( ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj 
,u4,s4,c4 #ajfa74  7#b7 ,mak]space ,!   
t]m mak]space means a community space   
t-- 7,a7 provides access to tools1      
te*nology1 & k = le>n]s & entrepr5eurs2 

7,b7 results 9 ! prototyp+ or creation (
 physical goods1 int]discipl9>y le>n+1 &
 educational innovation2 &  7,c7        
supports ! developm5t ( educational     
opportunities = p]sonal gr[?1 work=ce   
tra9+1 & e>ly /age bus9ess v5tures4     
7#c7 ,m9ority-s]v+ in/itution ,! t]m    
8m9ority-s]v+ in/itution0 means an      
in/itution li/$ 9 section #cga7;a7 ( !  
,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj     
,u4,s4,c4 #ajfgq7a774  7#d7 ,rural      
community ,! t]m rural community has !  
mean+ giv5 ! t]m rural area 9 section   
#ebj ( ! ,h\s+ ,act ( #aidi 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #adij74  7#e7 ,,/em ,! t]m    
,,/em means ! subjects ( sci5ce1        
te*nology1 eng9e]+1 & ma!matics4  7#f7  
,work=ce developm5t compon5t ,! t]m     
work=ce developm5t compon5t means-- 7,a7
 an economic developm5t bo>d or         
corporation1 includ+ a ,/ate bo>d or    
local work=ce bo>d2  7,b7 an int]n%ip   
program2  7,c7 a c]tificate program2    
7,d7 employ]s or an employ] or indu/ry  
p>tn]%ip repres5t+ multiple employ]s2   

7,e7 a community-bas$ organization2 or  
7,f7 any o!r program consid]$ acceptable
 by ! ,director ( ! ,national ,sci5ce   
,f\ndation4  #e4 ,grant program = rese>*
 & capacity build+ ( mak]spaces  7a7    
,e/abli%m5t ,! ,director ( ! ,national  
,sci5ce ,f\ndation %all aw>d grants on a
 competitive basis to in/itutions (     
high] education1 or consortia ( su*     
in/itutions1 to support ! rese>* &      
developm5t ( mak]spaces to assi/ 9 !    
=mation ( a ,,/em-capable work=ce4  7b7 
,use ( funds ,a grant aw>d$ "u ?is      
section may be us$ =-- 7#a7 rese>* on ! 
effectiv5ess ( mak]spaces 9 engag+      
/ud5ts & ! community 9 ,,/em skills & 9 
tea*+ & le>n+1 & ! developm5t1          
compilation1 & dissem9ation ( be/       
practices on ! use ( mak]spaces = ,,/em 
le>n+ & work=ce prep>$ness2  7#b7       
equipm5t to a*ieve ! purpose "u p>agraph
 7#a72 &  7#c7 any o!r activities !     
,director consid]s appropriate4  7c7    
,priority ,9 select+ grant recipi5ts "u 
?is section1 ! ,director %all give      

priority to applicants t--  7#a7 apply 9
 p>tn]%ip ) #a or m entities t are--    
7,a7 a work=ce developm5t compon5t2     
7,b7 a high-ne$ local education ag5cy z 
describ$ 9 section #i7;b77#c7 ( !       
,national ,sci5ce ,f\ndation            
,au?orization ,act ( #bjjb 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #ahfbn7b77#c772 or  7,c7 an   
indep5d5t nonpr(it or academic          
mak]space2  7#b7 consi/ ( #a or m       
entities t are--  7,a7 a community      
college2 or  7,b7 a hi/orically ,black  
college or univ]sity or o!r m9ority-s]v+
 in/itution ( high] education2 or  7#c7 
apply 9 p>tn]%ip ) or consi/ ( an entity
 t is-- 7,a7 describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 or
 7#b72 &  7,b7 op]ates )9 a rural       
community4  7d7 ,limitation ,funds      
provid$ ?r\gh a grant "u ?is section may
 n be us$ = ! con/ruction ( a physical  
build+ or facility to hold a mak]space  
unless ! ,director det]m9es t su*       
con/ruction is necess>y = reasons (     
safety or ! use ( relevant equipm5t4    
7e7 ,te*nical assi/ance ,! ,director may

 provide to entities receiv+ a grant or 
entities seek+ su* a grant "u ?is       
section ) te*nical assi/ance4