,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #afi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #d1 #bjai ,ms4   
,lee ( ,cali=nia 7= h]self1 ,mr4        
,butt]field1 ,ms4 ,judy ,*u ( ,cali=nia1
 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mr4     
,ri*mond1 ,mr4 ,ca/ro ( ,texas1 & ,ms4  
,bass7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education 
& ,labor  ,,resolution  ,express+ ! s5se
 ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives reg>d+ !   
ne$ = increas$ div]sity & inclusion 9 ! 
te* sector1 & increas$ access to        
opportunity 9 sci5ce1 te*nology1        
eng9e]+1 arts1 & ma!matics 7,,/eam7     
education4  ,:]eas !re w be #a1djj1jjj  
new te* jobs by #bjbj1 h[ev]1 #gj p]c5t 
( ^? jobs w be unfulfill$ at ! rate     
,unit$ ,/ates univ]sities are curr5tly  
produc+ qualifi$ graduates2 ,:]eas      
communities ( color 7,african ,am]icans1
 ,lat9os1 ,native ,am]icans1 ,asian     
,am]icans1 & ,pacific ,isl&]s7 are      
woefully und]repres5t$ 9 corporate      
lead]%ip roles1 includ+ ! te*nology     

sector2 ,:]eas ,african ,am]icans1      
,lat9os1 ,native ,am]icans1 & ,pacific  
,isl&]s are disproportionately          
und]repres5t$ 9 ! te*nology sector2     
,:]eas ,black & ,hispanic work]s 9 !    
sci5ce & eng9e]+ work=ce cont9ue to be  
und]repres5t$1 ,black employees repres5t
 #aa p]c5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates work=ce b  
only #i p]c5t ( ! sci5ce & eng9e]+      
work=ce1 & ,hispanic employees repres5t 
#af p]c5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates work=ce b   
only #g p]c5t ( ! sci5ce & eng9e]+      
work=ce2 ,:]eas ! %>e ( wom5 work+ 9    
sci5ce & eng9e]+ jobs has held /eady    
ar\nd #ej p]c5t s9ce #aiij1 b ! %>e (   
wom5 9 specific fields has v>i$ f #dg   
p]c5t 9 life sci5ces to only #be p]c5t 9
 comput] sci5ce2 ,:]eas wom5 ( color    
repres5t less ?an #aj p]c5t ( all       
comput] sci5ce pr(essionals 7,african   
,am]ican3 #e4g p]c5t2 ,hispanic3 #f4d   
p]c5t2 ,am]ican ,indian or ,alaska      
,native3 #j4a p]c5t2 & ,asian3 #bb4i    
p]c5t72 ,:]eas #ej to #gj p]c5t (       
employees 9 te* companies "w 9 non-te*  

positions1 = :i* an exi/+ pipel9e (     
qualifi$ ,african ,am]icans & ,lat9os   
curr5tly exi/s2 ,:]eas a pipel9e (      
qualifi$ te*nical c&idates is critical z
 ! te* indu/ry improves its recruit+1   
hir+1 & reta9+ ( c&idates & employees ( 
color2 ,:]eas und]repres5t$ m9ority     
/ud5ts ov]all face an opportunity gap 9 
,,/eam education2 ,:]eas wom5 ( color   
p>ticul>ly face an a*ievem5t gap 9      
sci5ce & eng9e]+ education2 ,:]eas1 9   
#bjae1 wom5 7 conf]r$ ne>ly a ?ird ( all
 sci5ce & eng9e]+ degrees2 ,:]eas1 9    
#bjae1 wom5 ( color receiv$ only #ac    
p]c5t ( all sci5ce & eng9e]+ degrees    
7,black3 #c4b p]c5t2 ,hispanic3 #c4i    
p]c5t2 ,native ,am]ican or ,alaskan     
,native3 #j4b p]c5t2 ,asian or ,pacific 
,isl&]3 #d4e p]c5t2 & multi-racial3 #a4b
 p]c5t72 ,:]eas wom5 ov]all face a l>ge 
opportunity gap 9 comput] sci5ce2 ,:]eas
 only #ah ( all ba*elor's degrees       
conf]r$ 9 comput] sci5ce w5t to wom5 9  
#bjae2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjae1 wom5 ( color    
receiv$ only #i p]c5t ( degrees conf]r$ 

9 comput] sci5ce 7,black3 #c p]c5t2     
,hispanic3 #b p]c5t2 ,native ,am]ican or
 ,alaska ,native3 #j4h p]c5t2 & ,asian  
or ,pacific ,isl&]3 #c p]c5t72 ,:]eas ! 
opportunity & a*ievem5t gap betwe5 boys 
& girls />ts e>ly2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjag1 #bb 
p]c5t ( high s*ools (f]$ ! ,advanc$     
,placem5t 7,,ap7 ,comput] ,sci5ce c\rse1
 & only #ce p]c5t ( high s*ools tea*    
comput] sci5ce2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjah1 #bh    
p]c5t ( ,,ap ,comput] ,sci5ce te/ tak]s 
7 girls1 & #ba p]c5t 7 ,african ,am]ican
 or ,lat9o2 & ,:]eas !re is a de>? (    
disaggregat$ data to %[ academic        
atta9m5t across diff]5t ,asian-,am]ican 
& ,pacific ,isl&] communities3 ,n[1     
!re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives
 supports ef=ts to--  7#a7 increase     
div]sity & inclusion 9 ! te*nology      
sector1 includ+ robu/ plans to ensure   
recruitm5t1 tra9+1 & ret5tion (         
und]repres5t$ m9orities at all levels1 f
 ! bo>droom to ! s5ior executive level1 
to rank & file employees1 z well z      
v5dors2  7#b7 elim9ate b>ri]s fac$ by p 

( color1 & o!r und]repres5t$ gr\ps :5   
break+ into ! te*nology sector2  7#c7   
ensure all /ud5ts h access to sci5ce1   
te*nology1 eng9e]+1 arts1 & ma!matics   
7,,/eam7 education = a #ba/ c5tury      
economy1 includ+ comput] sci5ce         
education 9 p>ticul>2  7#d7 /r5g!n      
inve/m5ts 91 & collaborations )         
educational in/itutions includ+         
community colleges1 ,hi/orically ,black 
,colleges & ,univ]sities1 ,hispanic-s]v+
 in/itutions1 ,asian-,am]ican1 ,native  
,am]ican1 & ,pacific ,isl&]-s]v+        
in/itutions1 ,am]ican ,indian ,tribally 
controll$ colleges & univ]sities1       
,alaska ,native & ,native ,hawaiian-s]v+
 in/itutions1 pr$om9antly ,black        
in/itutions1 ,native ,am]ican-s]v+1     
non-,tribal in/itutions1 & o!r          
m9ority-s]v+ in/itutions to su/a9 a     
pipel9e ( div]se ,,/eam graduates ready 
to ent] ! te*nology sector2 &  7#e7     
improve data collection1 disaggregation1
 & dissem9ation ( in=mation = great]    
und]/&+ & transp>5cy ( div]sity 9 ,,/eam

 education & across ! work=ce4