,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cijj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #d1      
#bjbj,ms4 ,rosen 7for herself1 ,mr4     
,rounds1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 and ,mr4     
,peters7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a     
,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of    
,defense to carry out a grant program to
 support science1 technology1           
engineering1 and mathematics education  
in the ,junior ,reserve ,officers'      
,training ,corps1 and for other         
purposes4  #a4 ,short title2 findings   
7a7 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,providing ,resources and       
,organization to ,maximize              
,opportunities for ,training and        
,education in ,,stem ,act of #bjbj or   
the ,,promotes ,act of #bjbj4  7b7      
,findings ,congress finds the following3
 7#a7 ,section #bjca7;b77#c7 of title   
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 as amended  
by section #eab of the ,national        

,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal
 ,year #bjbj 7,public ,law #aaf-ib71    
authorizes the inclusion of ,,stem      
education in the ,junior ,reserve       
,officers' ,training ,corps program4    
7#b7 ,consequently1 it is necessary to  
provide resources for the implementation
 of ,,stem education within the ,junior 
,reserve ,officers' ,training ,corps4   
#b4 ,grants to support ,,stem education 
in the ,junior ,reserve ,officers'      
,training ,corps  7a7 ,program required 
7#a7 ,in general ,chapter #ajb of title 
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by adding at the end the following new  
section3  #bjcf4 ,grants to support     
science1 technology1 engineering1 and   
mathematics education  7a7 ,program     
required ,the ,secretary1 in            
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,education1 may carry out a program to  
make grants to eligible entities to     
assist such entities in providing       
education in covered subjects to        
students in the ,junior ,reserve        

,officers' ,training ,corps4  7b7       
,coordination ,in carrying out the      
program under subsection 7a71 the       
,secretary may coordinate with the      
following3 7#a7 ,the ,secretaries of the
 military departments4  7#b7 ,the       
,secretary of ,education4  7#c7 ,the    
,director of the ,national ,science     
,foundation4  7#d7 ,the ,administrator  
of the ,national ,aeronautics and ,space
 ,administration4  7#e7 ,the heads of   
such other ,federal1 ,state1 and local  
government entities the ,secretary of   
,defense determines to be appropriate4  
7#f7 ,private sector organizations as   
the ,secretary of ,defense determines   
appropriate4  7c7 ,activities           
,activities funded with grants under    
this section may include the following3 
7#a7 ,training and other support for    
instructors to teach courses in covered 
subjects to students4  7#b7 ,the        
acquisition of materials1 hardware1 and 
software necessary for the instruction  
of covered subjects4  7#c7 ,activities  

that improve the quality of educational 
materials1 training opportunities1 and  
curricula available to students and     
instructors in covered subjects4  7#d7  
,development of travel opportunities1   
demonstrations1 mentoring programs1 and 
informal education in covered subjects  
for students and instructors4  7#e7     
,students' pursuit of certifications in 
covered subjects4  7d7 ,preference ,in  
making grants under this section1 the   
,secretary shall give preference to     
eligible entities that are eligible for 
assistance under part ,a of title ,i of 
the ,elementary and ,secondary          
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#fcaa et seq474  7e7 ,evaluations ,the  
,secretary shall establish outcome-based
 metrics and internal and external      
assessments to evaluate the merits and  
benefits of the activities funded with  
grants under this section with respect  
to the needs of the ,department of      
,defense4  7f7 ,authorities ,in carrying
 out the program under this section1 the

 ,secretary shall1 to the extent        
practicable1 make use of the authorities
 under chapter #aaa and sections #bfja  
and #bfje of this title1 and other      
authorities the ,secretary determines   
appropriate4  7g7 ,definitions ,in this 
section3 7#a7 ,the term eligible entity 
means a local education agency that     
hosts a unit of the ,junior ,reserve    
,officers' ,training ,corps4  7#b7 ,the 
term covered subjects means-- 7,a7      
science2  7,b7 technology2  7,c7        
engineering2  7,d7 mathematics2  7,e7   
computer science2  7,f7 computational   
thinking2  7,g7 artificial intelligence2
  7,h7 machine learning2  7,i7 data     
science2  7,j7 cybersecurity2  7,k7     
robotics2 and  7,l7 other subjects      
determined by the ,secretary of ,defense
 to be related to science1 technology1  
engineering1 and mathematics4  4  7#b7  
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
sections at the beginning of chapter    
#ajb of such title is amended by adding 
at the end the following new item3      

#bjcf4 ,grants to support science1      
technology1 engineering1 and mathematics
 education4  4  7b7 ,report  7#a7 ,in   
general ,not later than two years after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary of ,defense shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees 
a report on the activities carried out  
under section #bjcf of title #aj1       
,united ,states ,code 7as added by      
subsection 7a774  7#b7 ,congressional   
defense committees defined ,in this     
subsection1 the term congressional      
defense committees has the meaning given
 that term in section #aja7;a77#af7 of  
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4