,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #chbh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #aa1 #bjba,mr4  
,kildee 7= himself & ,mr4 ,meij]7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 &     
,te*nology  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !       
,sci5tific & ,advanc$-,te*nology ,act ( 
#aiib to exp& support = advanc$         
te*nological manufactur+1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,advanc$ ,te*nological     
,manufactur+ ,act4  #b4 ,advanc$        
,te*nological ,manufactur+ ,act  7a7    
,f9d+s & purpose ,section #b ( !        
,sci5tific & ,advanc$-,te*nology ,act ( 
#aiib 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahfb;h7 is am5d$--
 7#a7 9 subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph
 7#c71 by /rik+ sci5ce1 ma!matics1 &    
te*nology & ins]t+ sci5ce1 te*nology1   
eng9e]+1 & ma!matics or ,,/em2  7,b7 9  
p>agraph 7#d71 by ins]t+ educat$ & be=e 
tra9$2 &  7,c7 9 p>agraph 7#e71 by /rik+
 sci5tific & te*nical education & tra9+ 
& ins]t+ ,,/em education & tra9+2 &     

7#b7 9 subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 
7#b71 by /rik+ ma!matics & sci5ce &     
ins]t+ ,,/em fields2 &  7,b7 9 p>agraph 
7#d71 by /rik+ ma!matics & sci5ce       
in/ruction & ins]t+ ,,/em in/ruction4   
7b7 ,mod]niz+ ref]5ces to ,,/em ,section
 #c ( ! ,sci5tific & ,advanc$-,te*nology
 ,act ( #aiib 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahfb;i7 is
 am5d$-- 7#a7 9 ! section head+1 by     
/rik+ sci5tific & te*nical education &  
ins]t+ /em education2  7#b7 9 subsection
 7a7-- 7,a7 9 ! subsection head+1 by    
/rik+ ,sci5tific & te*nical education & 
ins]t+ ,,/em education2  7,b7 9 ! matt] 
prec$+ p>agraph 7#a7-- 7i7 by ins]t+ &  
education to prep>e ! skill$ te*nical   
work=ce to meet work=ce dem&s be=e 1 &  
to improve2  7ii7 by /rik+ core         
education c\rses 9 sci5ce & ma!matics & 
ins]t+ core education c\rses 9 ,,/em    
fields2  7iii7 by ins]t+ vet]ans &      
individuals engag$ 9 be=e "w 9 ! home2 &
  7iv7 by ins]t+ & on build+ a pa?way f 
second>y s*ools1 to                     
associate-degree-grant+ in/itutions1 to 

c>e]s t require te*nical tra9+ be=e 1 & 
%all be design$2  7,c7 9 p>agraph 7#a7--
 7i7 by ins]t+ & /udy aft] developm5t2 &
  7ii7 by /rik+ core sci5ce & ma!matics 
c\rses & ins]t+ core ,,/em c\rses2  7,d7
 9 p>agraph 7#b71 by /rik+ sci5ce1      
ma!matics1 & advanc$-te*nology fields & 
ins]t+ ,,/em & advanc$-te*nology fields2
  7,e7 9 p>agraph 7#c77;,a71 by ins]t+  
to support ! advanc$-te*nology indu/ries
 t drive ! competitiv5ess ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates 9 ! global economy be=e !        
semicolon at ! end2  7,f7 9 p>agraph    
7#d71 by /rik+ sci5tific &              
advanc$-te*nology fields & ins]t+ ,,/em 
& advanc$-te*nology fields2 &  7,g7 9   
p>agraph 7#e71 by /rik+ advanc$         
sci5tific & te*nical education & ins]t+ 
advanc$ ,,/em & advanc$-te*nology2  7#c7
 9 subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 by /rik+ !     
subsection head+ & ins]t+ ! foll[+3     
,c5t]s ( sci5tific & te*nical           
education4--2  7,b7 9 ! matt] prec$+    
p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ n to exce$ #ab 9
 numb] & ins]t+ 9 advanc$-te*nology     

fields2  7,c7 9 p>agraph 7#b71 by /rik+ 
education 9 ma!matics & sci5ce & ins]t+ 
,,/em education2 &  7,d7 9 ! flu% matt] 
foll[+ p>agraph 7#b71 by /rik+ 9 !      
geographic region s]v$ by ! c5t]2  7#d7 
9 subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph      
7#a7-- 7i7 9 subp>agraph 7,a7-- 7,i7 9 !
 matt] prec$+ clause 7i71 by /rik+ to   
enc\rage & all t foll[s ?r\gh su* means 
z-- & ins]t+ to enc\rage ! developm5t ( 
c>e] & educational pa?ways ) multiple   
entry & exit po9ts lead+ to cr$5tials & 
degrees1 & to assi/ /ud5ts pursu+       
pa?ways 9 ,,/em fields to transition f  
associate-degree-grant+ colleges to     
ba*elor-degree-grant+ in/itutions1 ?r\gh
 su* means z--2  7,,ii7 9 clause 7i71 by
 /rik+ to ensure & ins]t+ to develop    
articulation agreem5ts t ensure2 &      
7,,iii7 9 clause 7ii71 by /rik+ c\rses  
at ! ba*elor-degree-grant+ in/itution & 
ins]t+ ! c>e] & educational pa?ways     
support$ by ! articulation agreem5ts2   
7ii7 9 subp>agraph 7,b7-- 7,i7 9 clause 
7i71 by ins]t+ vet]ans & individuals    

engag$ 9 be=e "w 9 ! home2  7,,ii7 9    
clause 7iii7-- 7aa7 by /rik+            
ba*elor's-degree-grant+ in/itutions &   
ins]t+ in/itutions or "w sites2 &  7bb7 
by ins]t+ or indu/ry int]n%ips aft]     
summ] programs2 &  7,,iii7 by /rik+ !   
flu% text foll[+ clause 7iv72 &  7iii7  
by /rik+ subp>agraph 7,c72  7,b7 9      
p>agraph 7#b7-- 7i7 by /rik+ ma!matics &
 sci5ce programs & ins]t+ ,,/em         
programs2  7ii7 by ins]t+ &1 z          
appropriate1 elem5t>y s*ools1 aft] )    
second>y s*ools2  7iii7 by /rik+        
ma!matics & sci5ce education & ins]t+   
,,/em education2  7iv7 by /rik+ second>y
 s*ool /ud5ts & ins]t+ /ud5ts at ^!     
s*ools2  7v7 by /rik+ sci5ce &          
advanc$-te*nology fields & ins]t+ ,,/em 
& advanc$-te*nology fields2 &  7vi7 by  
/rik+ agreem5ts ) local educational     
ag5cies & ins]t+ articulation agreem5ts 
or dual cr$it c\rses ) local second>y   
s*ools1 or o!r means z ! ,director      
det]m9es appropriate12 &  7,c7 9        
p>agraph 7#c7-- 7i7 by /rik+ subp>agraph

 7,b72  7ii7 by /rik+ %all--& all t     
foll[s ?r\gh e/abli% a & ins]t+ %all    
e/abli% a2  7iii7 by /rik+ ! fields (   
sci5ce1 te*nology1 eng9e]+1 & ma!matics 
& ins]t+ ,,/em fields2 &  7iv7 by /rik+ 
2 & & ins]t+ 1 includ+ jobs at ,f$]al & 
academic laboratories42  7#e7 9         
subsection 7d77#b7-- 7,a7 9 subp>agraph 
7,d71 by /rik+ & aft] ! semicolon2  7,b7
 9 subp>agraph 7,e71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at
 ! end & ins]t+ a semicolon2 &  7,c7 by 
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,f7 z         
appropriate1 applications t apply ! be/ 
practices = ,,/em education & te*nical  
skills education ?r\gh di/ance le>n+ or 
9 a simulat$ "w environm5t1 z det]m9$ by
 rese>* describ$ 9 subsection 7f72 &  2 
7#f7 9 subsection 7g71 by /rik+ ! second
 s5t5ce2  7#g7 9 subsection 7h77#a7--   
7,a7 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+ #bjbb 
& ins]t+ #bjbf2  7,b7 9 subp>agraph     
7,b71 by /rik+ #bjbb & ins]t+ #bjbf2 &  
7,c7 9 subp>agraph 7,c7-- 7i7 by /rik+  
up to #b1ejj1jjj & ins]t+ n less ?an    
#c1jjj1jjj2 &  7ii7 by /rik+ #bjbb &    

ins]t+ #bjbf2  7#h7 9 subsection 7i7--  
7,a7 by /rik+ p>agraph 7#c72 &  7,b7 by 
r$esignat+ p>agraphs 7#d7 & 7#e7 z      
p>agraphs 7#c7 & 7#d71 respectively2 &  
7#i7 9 subsection 7j7-- 7,a7 by /rik+   
p>agraph 7#a7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#a7 !
 t]m advanc$-te*nology includes         
te*nological fields su* z advanc$       
manufactur+1 agricultural-1 biological- 
& *emical-te*nologies1 en]gy &          
environm5tal te*nologies1 eng9e]+       
te*nologies1 in=mation te*nologies1     
micro & nano-te*nologies1 cyb]security  
te*nologies1 geospatial te*nologies1 &  
new1 em]g+ te*nology areas2  2  7,b7 9  
p>agraph 7#d71 by /rik+ sep>ate         
ba*elor-degree-grant+ in/itutions &     
ins]t+ o!r entities2  7,c7 by /rik+     
p>agraph 7#g72  7,d7 by r$esignat+      
p>agraphs 7#h7 & 7#i7 z p>agraphs 7#g7 &
 7#h71 respectively2  7,e7 9 p>agraph   
7#g71 z r$esignat$ by subp>agraph 7,d71 
by /rik+ & aft] ! semicolon2  7,f7 9    
p>agraph 7#h71 z r$esignat$ by          
subp>agraph 7,d7-- 7i7 by /rik+         

ma!matics1 sci5ce1 eng9e]+1 or te*nology
 & ins]t+ sci5ce1 te*nology1 eng9e]+1 or
 ma!matics2 &  7ii7 by /rik+ ! p]iod at 
! end & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7,g7 by add+ at !
 end ! foll[+3  7#i7 ! t]m skill$       
te*nical work=ce means work]s-- 7,a7 9  
occupations t use significant levels (  
sci5ce & eng9e]+ exp]tise & te*nical k2 
&  7,b7 ^: level ( educational atta9m5t 
is less ?an a ba*elor degree4  4  7c7   
,au?orization ( appropriations ,section 
#e ( ! ,sci5tific & ,advanc$-,te*nology 
,act ( #aiib 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahfb;j7 is 
am5d$ to read z foll[s3  #e4            
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !         
,director = c>ry+ out sections #b ?r\gh 
#d1 #aej1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye>s #bjbb    
?r\gh #bjbf4  4