,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #feba  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bh1          
#bjbb,mrs4 ,hayes 7= h]self & ,mr4      
,mc,kinley7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1   
,space1 & ,te*nology  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
provide = h&s-on le>n+ opportunities 9  
,,/em education4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,support+ ,,/em    
,le>n+ ,opportunities ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s 
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,develop+ 
a robu/1 tal5t$1 & homegr[n work=ce1    
p>ticul>ly 9 ! fields ( ,,/em1 is       
critical to ! success ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
innovation economy4  7#b7 ,! ,unit$     
,/ates educational sy/em is n produc+ a 
suffici5t numb] ( work]s ) ! necess>y   
,,/em exp]tise to meet ! ne$s ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates indu/ry 9 ,,/em fields4  7#c7   
,h&s-on & exp]i5tial le>n+ opportunities
 outside ( ! classroom are critical =   
/ud5t success 9 ,,/em subjects & c>e]s1 
/imulat+ /ud5ts' int]e/1 increas+       
confid5ce1 & creat+ motivation to pursue

 a relat$ c>e]4  7#d7 ,h&s-on &         
exp]i5tial le>n+ opportunities c be     
p>ticul>ly successful 9 inspir+ int]e/ 9
 /ud5ts :o traditionally h be5          
und]repres5t$ 9 ,,/em fields1 includ+   
girls1 /ud5ts ( color1 & /ud5ts f       
disadvantag$ backgr\nds4  7#e7 ,an      
expansion ( h&s-on & exp]i5tial le>n+   
programs across ! ,unit$ ,/ates w\ld    
exp& ! ,,/em work=ce pipel9e1 develop+ &
 tra9+ /ud5ts = c>e]s 9 ,,/em fields4   
#c4 ,h&s-on le>n+ opportunities 9 ,,/em 
education  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is       
section3 7#a7 ,,esea t]ms ,! t]ms       
elem5t>y s*ool1 high s*ool1 second>y    
s*ool1 & ,/ate h ! mean+s giv5 ! t]ms 9 
section #haja ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y 
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ghja74  7#b7 ,eligible nonpr(it program
 ,! t]m eligible nonpr(it program-- 7,a7
 means a nonpr(it program s]v+          
prek9d]g>t51 elem5t>y s*ool1 or second>y
 s*ool /ud5ts2 &  7,b7 includes a       
program describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 t   
cov]s ! cont9uum ( education f          

prek9d]g>t5 ?r\gh high s*ool & is       
available 9 e ,/ate4  7#c7 ,director ,! 
t]m ,director means ! ,director ( !     
,national ,sci5ce ,f\ndation4  7#d7     
,,/em ,! t]m ,,/em means sci5ce1        
te*nology1 eng9e]+1 & ma!matics4  7b7   
,purposes ,! purposes ( ?is section are 
to-- 7#a7 provide effective1 compell+1 &
 engag+ means = tea*+ & re9=c+          
fundam5tal ,,/em concepts & inspir+ !   
y\? ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to pursue c>e]s 9 
,,/em-relat$ fields2  7#b7 exp& ! ,,/em 
work=ce pipel9e by develop+ & tra9+     
/ud5ts = c>e]s 9 ,unit$ ,/ates ,,/em    
fields2 &  7#c7 broad5 p>ticipation 9 ! 
,,/em work=ce by und]repres5t$          
population gr\ps4  7c7 ,program au?oriz$
  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,director %all1      
subject to ! availability (             
appropriations = su* purposes1 provide  
grants to eligible nonpr(it programs =  
support+ h&s-on le>n+ opportunities 9   
,,/em education1 includ+ via aft]-s*ool 
activities & innovative le>n+           
opportunities su* z robotics            

competitions & = ! purposes ( evaluat+ !
 impact ( su* programs on ,,/em le>n+ & 
dissem9at+ ! results ( su* evaluations4 
7#b7 ,priority ,9 aw>d+ grants "u !     
program1 ! ,director %all give priority 
to eligible nonpr(it programs s]v+      
/ud5ts t att5d elem5t>y s*ools or       
second>y s*ools 7includ+ high s*ools7   
t-- 7,a7 are implem5t+ compreh5sive     
support & improvem5t activities or      
t>get$ support & improvem5t activities  
"u p>agraph 7#a7 or 7#b7 ( section      
#aaaa7;d7 ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y     
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#fcaa7;d772 or  7,b7 s]ve high p]c5tages
 ( /ud5ts :o are eligible = a free or   
r$uc$ price lun* "u ! ,ri*>d ,b4        
,russell ,national ,s*ool ,lun* ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agea et seq47 7:i*1 9 ! 
case ( a high s*ool1 may be calculat$   
us+ comp>able data f ! s*ools t fe$ into
 ! high s*ool74  7d7 ,au?orization (    
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section     
#be1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbb   

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