,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eghd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #f1        
#bjbj,ms4 ,fudge 7for herself and ,mr4  
,turner7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,education and ,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,higher ,education ,act of    
#aife to improve programs for minority  
students in ,,stem fields1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,supporting         
,minority ,,stem ,student to ,career    
,act4  #b4 ,minority science and        
engineering improvement program  7a7    
,required criteria ,section #ceb7;c7 of 
the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife    
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajfg;b7c77 is amended-- 
7#a7 in paragraph 7#i71 by striking and2
  7#b7 in paragraph 7#aj71 by striking  
the period and inserting 2 and2 and     
7#c7 by adding the following at the end3
  7#aa7 the amount of non-,federal funds
 a grant recipient will use to support  
the activities to be funded by the      

grant4  4  7b7 ,authorized use of funds 
,section #cec7;b7 of the ,higher        
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajfg;c7b77 is amended-- 7#a7 in        
paragraph 7#a7--  7,a7 in subparagraph  
7,a71 by striking or2  7,b7 in          
subparagraph 7,b71 by striking the      
period and inserting a semicolon2 and   
7,c7 by adding the following at the end3
  7,c7 providing direct financial       
assistance to students who are          
underrepresented in ,,stem2 or  7,d7    
improving institutional capacity to     
provide-- 7i7 guidance counseling and   
academic advising2  7ii7 work-study     
opportunities that are aligned to a     
student's chosen field of study2  7iii7 
faculty1 peer1 and near-peer mentorship2
  7iv7 summer bridge programs2  7v7     
undergraduate research opportunities2   
7vi7 work-based learning opportunities  
aligned with a student's chosen field of
 study2 or  7vii7 individualized        
academic support and tutoring4  2 and   
7#b7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 in        

subparagraph 7,c71 by striking or2  7,b7
 in subparagraph 7,d71 by striking the  
period and inserting 2 or2 and  7,c7 by 
adding the following at the end3  7,e7  
any of the activities described in      
subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,d7 of      
paragraph 7#a74  4  7c7 ,cross program  
and cross agency cooperation ,section   
#cfc of the ,higher ,education ,act of  
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajfg;i7 is amended
 to read as follows3  #cfc4 ,cross      
program and cross agency cooperation    
7a7 ,in general ,the ,minority ,science 
and ,engineering ,improvement ,programs 
shall cooperate and consult with other  
programs within the ,department and     
within ,federal1 ,state1 and private    
agencies which carry out programs to    
improve the quality of science1         
mathematics1 and engineering education4 
7b7 ,report ,not later than #abj days   
after the date of enactment of the      
,supporting ,minority ,,stem ,student to
 ,career ,act1 the ,secretary shall1 in 
consultation with all ,federal agencies 

that have ,,stem education activities1  
prepare and submit to the authorizing   
committees a coordination strategy      
report on expanding access and          
opportunity for postsecondary students  
who are underrepresented in science and 
engineering that--  7#a7 outlines       
efforts to coordinate ,federal grant    
programs for these populations to more  
effectively achieve the ,federal        
,government's objective to diversify the
 ,,stem fields2 and  7#b7 outlines      
strategies to align ,federal ,government
 research opportunities1 internships1   
and deferred hiring programs from       
minority institutions receiving a grant 
under this part for students who are    
underrepresented in science and         
engineering4  4  7d7 ,definitions       
,section #cfe of the ,higher ,education 
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajfgk7 is 
amended-- 7#a7 by striking paragraphs   
7#c7 and 7#d72 and  7#b7 by adding at   
the end the following3  7#aj7           
,institution of higher education ,the   

term institution of higher education has
 the meaning given such term in section 
#aja4  7#aa7 ,minority institution ,the 
term minority institution means an      
institution described in section        
#cga7;a74  7#ab7 ,,stem ,the term ,,stem
 means the fields of science1           
technology1 engineering1 and mathematics
 as described in section #cef7;a74  4