,,ii #aagth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #gce ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #aa1 #bjba,mr4 ,wicker 7for himself and ,ms4 ,cantwell7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,scientific and ,advanced-,technology ,act of #aiib to further support advanced technological manufacturing1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,advanced ,technological ,manufacturing ,act4 #b4 ,harnessing our ,nation's research potential 7a7 ,establishment ,the ,director of the ,national ,science ,foundation shall conduct multiple pilot programs within the ,foundation to expand the number of institutions of higher education 7including such institutions that are community colleges71 and other eligible entities that the ,director determines appropriate1 that are able to successfully compete for ,national ,science ,foundation grants4 7b7 ,components ,each pilot program described in subsection 7a7 shall include at least #a of the following elements3 7#a7 ,a mentorship program4 7#b7 ,grant writing technical assistance4 7#c7 ,targeted outreach4 7#d7 ,programmatic support or solutions for institutions or entities that do not have an experienced grant management office4 7#e7 ,an increase in the number of grant reviewers from institutions of higher education that have not traditionally received funds from the ,national ,science ,foundation4 7#f7 ,an increase of the term and funding1 for a period of #c years or less1 as appropriate1 to a principal investigator that is a first-time grant awardee1 when paired with regular mentoring on the administrative aspects of grant management4 7c7 ,limitation ,as appropriate1 each pilot program described in subsection 7a7 shall work to reduce administrative burdens4 7d7 ,agency-,wide programs ,not later than #e years after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of the ,national ,science ,foundation shall-- 7#a7 review the results of the pilot programs described in subsection 7a72 and 7#b7 develop agency-wide best practices from the pilot programs for implementation across the ,foundation1 in order to fulfill the requirement under section #c7;e7 of the ,national ,science ,foundation ,act of #aiej 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahfb7;e774 7e7 ,institution of higher education ,in this section1 the term institution of higher education has the meaning given the term in section #aja of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja74 #c4 ,advanced scientific and technical manufacturing 7a7 ,findings and purpose ,section #b of the ,scientific and ,advanced-,technology ,act of #aiib 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahfb;h7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#c71 by striking science1 mathematics1 and technology and inserting science1 technology1 engineering1 and mathematics or ,,stem2 7,b7 in paragraph 7#d71 by inserting educated and before trained2 and 7,c7 in paragraph 7#e71 by striking scientific and technical education and training and inserting ,,stem education and training2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking mathematics and science and inserting ,,stem fields2 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#d71 by striking mathematics and science instruction and inserting ,,stem instruction4 7b7 ,modernizing references to ,,stem ,section #c of the ,scientific and ,advanced-,technology ,act of #aiib 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahfb;i7 is amended-- 7#a7 in the section heading1 by striking ,scientific and technical education and inserting ,,stem education2 7#b7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in the subsection heading1 by striking scientific and technical education and inserting ,,stem education2 7,b7 in the matter preceding paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 by inserting and education to prepare the skilled technical workforce to meet workforce demands before 1 and to improve2 7ii7 by striking core education courses in science and mathematics and inserting core education courses in ,,stem fields2 7iii7 by inserting veterans and individuals engaged in before work in the home2 and 7iv7 by inserting and on building a pathway from secondary schools1 to associate-degree-granting institutions1 to careers that require technical training before 1 and shall be designed2 7,c7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 by inserting and study after development2 and 7ii7 by striking core science and mathematics courses and inserting core ,,stem courses2 7,d7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking science1 mathematics1 and advanced-technology fields and inserting ,,stem and advanced-technology fields2 7,e7 in paragraph 7#c77;,a71 by inserting to support the advanced-technology industries that drive the competitiveness of the ,united ,states in the global economy before the semicolon at the end2 7,f7 in paragraph 7#d71 by striking scientific and advanced-technology fields and inserting ,,stem and advanced-technology fields2 and 7,g7 in paragraph 7#e71 by striking advanced scientific and technical education and inserting advanced ,,stem and advanced-technology2 7#c7 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 by striking the subsection heading and inserting the following3 ,centers of scientific and technical education4--2 7,b7 in the matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by striking not to exceed #aj in number and inserting in advanced-technology fields2 7,c7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking education in mathematics and science and inserting ,,stem education2 and 7,d7 in the flush matter following paragraph 7#b71 by striking in the geographic region served by the center2 7#d7 in subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,a7-- 7,i7 in the matter preceding clause 7i71 by striking to encourage and all that follows through such means as-- and inserting to encourage the development of career and educational pathways with multiple entry and exit points leading to credentials and degrees1 and to assist students pursuing pathways in ,,stem fields to transition from associate-degree-granting colleges to bachelor-degree-granting institutions1 through such means as--2 7,,ii7 in clause 7i71 by striking to ensure and inserting to develop articulation agreements that ensure2 and 7,,iii7 in clause 7ii71 by striking courses at the bachelor-degree-granting institution and inserting the career and educational pathways supported by the articulation agreements2 7ii7 in subparagraph 7,b7-- 7,i7 in clause 7i71 by inserting veterans and individuals engaged in before work in the home2 7,,ii7 in clause 7iii7-- 7aa7 by striking bachelor's-degree-granting institutions and inserting institutions or work sites2 and 7bb7 by inserting or industry internships after summer programs2 and 7,,iii7 by striking the flush text following clause 7iv72 and 7iii7 by striking subparagraph 7,c72 7,b7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7 by striking mathematics and science programs and inserting ,,stem programs2 7ii7 by inserting and1 as appropriate1 elementary schools1 after with secondary schools2 7iii7 by striking mathematics and science education and inserting ,,stem education2 7iv7 by striking secondary school students and inserting students at these schools2 7v7 by striking science and advanced-technology fields and inserting ,,stem and advanced-technology fields2 and 7vi7 by striking agreements with local educational agencies and inserting articulation agreements or dual credit courses with local secondary schools1 or other means as the ,director determines appropriate12 and 7,c7 in paragraph 7#c7-- 7i7 by striking subparagraph 7,b72 7ii7 by striking shall-- and all that follows through establish a and inserting shall establish a2 7iii7 by striking the fields of science1 technology1 engineering1 and mathematics and inserting ,,stem fields2 and 7iv7 by striking 2 and and inserting 1 including jobs at ,federal and academic laboratories42 7#e7 in subsection 7d77#b7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,d71 by striking and after the semicolon2 7,b7 in subparagraph 7,e71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following3 7,f7 as appropriate1 applications that apply the best practices for ,,stem education and technical skills education through distance learning or in a simulated work environment1 as determined by research described in subsection 7f74 2 7#f7 in subsection 7g71 by striking the second sentence2 7#g7 in subsection 7h77#a7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking #bjbb and inserting #bjbf2 7,b7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking #bjbb and inserting #bjbf2 and 7,c7 in subparagraph 7,c7-- 7i7 by striking up to #b1ejj1jjj and inserting not less than #c1jjj1jjj2 and 7ii7 by striking #bjbb and inserting #bjbf2 and 7#h7 in subsection 7j7-- 7,a7 by striking paragraph 7#a7 and inserting the following3 7#a7 the term advanced-technology includes technological fields such as advanced manufacturing1 agricultural-1 biological- and chemical-technologies1 energy and environmental technologies1 engineering technologies1 information technologies1 micro and nano-technologies1 cybersecurity technologies1 geospatial technologies1 and new1 emerging technology areas2 2 7,b7 by striking paragraph 7#b7 and inserting the following3 7#b7 the term associate-degree-granting college means an institution of higher education 7as defined in section #ajb of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajjb77 that offers a #b-year associate-degree program or #b-year certificate program2 2 7,c7 in paragraph 7#c71 by striking as determined under section #aja of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife and inserting as defined in section #ajb of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajjb72 7,d7 in paragraph 7#d71 by striking separate bachelor-degree-granting institutions and inserting other entities2 7,e7 by striking paragraph 7#g72 7,f7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#h7 and 7#i7 as paragraphs 7#g7 and 7#h71 respectively2 7,g7 in paragraph 7#g71 as redesignated by subparagraph 7,f71 by striking and after the semicolon2 7,h7 in paragraph 7#h71 as redesignated by subparagraph 7,f7-- 7i7 by striking mathematics1 science1 engineering1 or technology and inserting science1 technology1 engineering1 or mathematics2 and 7ii7 by striking computer science4 and inserting computer science and cybersecurity2 and2 and 7,i7 by adding at the end the following3 7#i7 the term skilled technical workforce means workers-- 7,a7 in occupations that use significant levels of science and engineering expertise and technical knowledge2 and 7,b7 whose level of educational attainment is less than a bachelor degree4 4