,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #gcg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #aa1 #bjai,ms4    
,ros5 7= h]self1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 ,mr4    
,s*atz1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,ms4 ,cortez  
,ma/o1 & ,mrs4 ,fis*]7 introduc$ !      
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & 
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !
 ,national ,sci5ce ,f\ndation to support
 ,,/em education rese>* focus$ on e>ly  
*ildhood4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,build+ ,blocks ( ,,/em    
,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !      
foll[+3  7#a7 ,! ,national ,sci5ce      
,f\ndation is a l>ge inve/or 9 ,,/em    
education & plays a key role 9 sett+    
rese>* & policy ag5das4  7#b7 ,:ile     
/udies h f\nd t *ildr5 :o engage 9      
sci5tific activities f an e>ly age      
develop positive attitudes t[>d sci5ce &
 are m likely to pursue ,,/em exp]tise &
 c>e]s lat] on1 ! majority ( curr5t     
rese>* focuses on increas+ ,,/em        
opportunities = middle-s*ool-ag$ *ildr5 

& old]4  7#c7 ,wom5 rema9 widely        
und]repres5t$ 9 ! ,,/em work=ce1 & ?is  
g5d] disp>ity ext5ds d[n ?r\gh all      
levels ( education4  #c4 ,support+ e>ly 
*ildhood ,,/em education rese>* ,9 aw>d+
 grants "u ! ,discov]y ,rese>*          
,pre,k-#ab program1 ! ,director ( !     
,national ,sci5ce ,f\ndation %all       
consid] ! age di/ribution ( a ,,/em     
education rese>* & developm5t project to
 improve ! focus ( rese>* & developm5t  
on e>ly *ildhood education4  #d4        
,support+ female /ud5ts 9 prek9d]g>t5   
?r\gh elem5t>y s*ool 9 ,,/em education  
,section #cje7;d7 ( ! ,am]ican          
,innovation & ,competitiv5ess ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #ahfbs-#e7;d77 is am5d$ by    
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#c7 ,rese>* ,z
 a compon5t ( improv+ p>ticipation (    
wom5 9 ,,/em fields1 rese>* fund$ by a  
grant "u ?is subsection may include     
rese>* on--  7,a7 ! role ( tea*] tra9+ &
 pr(essional developm5t1 includ+        
effective inc5tive /ructures to enc\rage
 tea*]s to p>ticipate 9 su* tra9+ &     

pr(essional developm5t1 9 enc\rag+ or   
disc\rag+ female /ud5ts 9 prek9d]g>t5   
?r\gh elem5t>y s*ool f p>ticipat+ 9     
,,/em activities2  7,b7 ! role ( tea*]s 
9 %ap+ p]ceptions ( ,,/em 9 female      
/ud5ts 9 prek9d]g>t5 ?r\gh elem5t>y     
s*ool & disc\rag+ su* /ud5ts f          
p>ticipat+ 9 ,,/em activities2  7,c7 !  
role ( o!r facets ( ! le>n+ environm5t  
on ! will+ness ( female /ud5ts 9        
prek9d]g>t5 ?r\gh elem5t>y s*ool to     
p>ticipate 9 ,,/em activities1 includ+  
le>n+ mat]ials & textbooks1 classroom   
decorations1 seat+ arrangem5ts1 use (   
m$ia & te*nology1 classroom culture1 &  
g5d] composition ( /ud5ts dur+ gr\p "w2 
7,d7 ! role ( p>5ts & o!r c>egiv]s 9    
enc\rag+ or disc\rag+ female /ud5ts 9   
prek9d]g>t5 ?r\gh elem5t>y s*ool f      
p>ticipat+ 9 ,,/em activities2  7,e7 !  
types ( ,,/em activities t enc\rage     
great] p>ticipation by female /ud5ts 9  
prek9d]g>t5 ?r\gh elem5t>y s*ool2  7,f7 
! role ( m5tor%ip & be/ practices 9 f9d+
 & utiliz+ m5tors2  7,g7 ! role ( in=mal

 & out-(-s*ool ,,/em le>n+ opportunities
 on ! p]ception ( & p>ticipation 9 ,,/em
 activities ( female /ud5ts 9           
prek9d]g>t5 ?r\gh elem5t>y s*ool2 &     
7,h7 any o!r area ! ,director det]m9es w
 c>ry out ! goal describ$ 9 p>agraph    
7#a74  4  #e4 ,support+ female /ud5ts 9 
prek9d]g>t5 ?r\gh elem5t>y s*ool 9      
comput] sci5ce education ,section       
#caj7;b7 ( ! ,am]ican ,innovation &     
,competitiv5ess ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#ahfbs-#g7;b77 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+3  7#c7 ,uses ( funds ,! tools 
& models describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b77;,c7  
may include-- 7,a7 (f]+ tra9+ &         
pr(essional developm5t programs1 includ+
 summ] or academic ye> in/itutes or     
work%ops1 design$ to /r5g!n !           
capabilities ( prek9d]g>t5 & elem5t>y   
s*ool tea*]s & to famili>ize su* tea*]s 
) ! role ( g5d] bias 9 ! classroom2     
7,b7 (f]+ innovative pre-s]vice &       
9-s]vice programs t in/ruct tea*]s on   
g5d]-inclusive practices = tea*+ comput+
 concepts2  7,c7 develop+ di/ance le>n+ 

programs = tea*]s or /ud5ts1 includ+    
develop+ curricul> mat]ials1 play-bas$  
comput+ activities1 & o!r res\rces = !  
9-s]vice pr(essional developm5t ( tea*]s
 t are made available to tea*]s ?r\gh ! 
,int]net2  7,d7 develop+ or adapt+      
prek9d]g>t5 & elem5t>y s*ool comput]    
sci5ce curricul> mat]ials t incorporate 
contempor>y rese>* on ! sci5ce ( le>n+1 
p>ticul>ly ) respect to g5d] inclusion2 
7,e7 develop+ & (f]+ g5d]-inclusive     
comput] sci5ce enri*m5t programs =      
/ud5ts1 includ+ aft]-s*ool & summ]      
programs2  7,f7 provid+ m5tors = female 
/ud5ts 9 prek9d]g>t5 ?r\gh elem5t>y     
s*ool 9 p]son & ?r\gh ! ,int]net to     
support su* /ud5ts 9 p>ticipat+ 9       
comput] sci5ce activities2  7,g7 engag+ 
female /ud5ts 9 prek9d]g>t5 ?r\gh       
elem5t>y s*ool & _! gu>dians ab\t !     
difficulties fac$ by su* /ud5ts to      
ma9ta9 an int]e/ 9 p>ticipat+ 9 comput] 
sci5ce activities2  7,h7 acqua9t+ female
 /ud5ts 9 prek9d]g>t5 ?r\gh elem5t>y    
s*ool ) c>e]s 9 comput] sci5ce &        

enc\rag+ su* /ud5ts to consid] c>e]s 9  
su* field2  7,i7 develop+ tools to      
evaluate activities conduct$ "u ?is     
subsection2 &  7,j7 any o!r tools or    
models ! ,director det]m9es w accompli% 
! aim describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b77;,c74  4