,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hjee  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #ad1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,sablan 7for himself1 ,mrs4   
,radewagen1 and ,mr4 ,san ,nicolas7     
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,science1
 ,space1 and ,technology  ,a ,,bill  ,to
 amend the ,national ,science           
,foundation ,authorization ,act of #aihh
 to direct the award of ,presidential   
awards for excellence in teaching of    
mathematics and science to more teachers
 from the territories1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,,stem ,educator    
,awards ,equity ,act4  #b4 ,presidential
 ,awards for ,excellence in ,mathematics
 and ,science ,teaching  7a7 ,in general
 ,section #aag7;a7 of the ,national     
,science ,foundation ,authorization ,act
 of #aihh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahha;b7a77 is 
amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,b7--   
7,a7 by striking #ajh and inserting     
#aaj2  7,b7 by striking clause 7iv72    

7,c7 in clause 7v71 by striking the     
period at the end and inserting 2 and2  
7,d7 by redesignating clauses 7i71 7ii71
 7iii71 and 7v7 as subclauses 7,i71     
7,,ii71 7,,iii71 and 7,,iv71            
respectively1 and moving the margins of 
such subclauses 7as so redesignated7 two
 ems to the right2 and  7,e7 by striking
 ,in selecting teachers and all that    
follows through two teachers-- and      
inserting the following3  7,c7 ,in      
selecting teachers for an award         
authorized by this subsection1 the      
,president shall select-- 7i7 at least  
two teachers--  2 and  7#b7 in          
subparagraph 7,c71 as designated by     
paragraph 7#a77;,d71 by adding at the   
end the following3  7ii7 at least one   
teacher-- 7,i7 from the ,commonwealth of
 the ,northern ,mariana ,islands2       
7,,ii7 from ,american ,samoa2  7,,iii7  
from the ,virgin ,islands of the ,united
 ,states2 and  7,,iv7 from ,guam4  4    
7b7 ,effective date ,the amendments made
 by subsection 7a7 shall apply with     

respect to awards made on or after the  
date of the enactment of this ,act4