,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cabd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #cj1 #bjbe,ms4 
,/rickl& 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,br[n1 ,mr4    
,case1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,jackson (    
,ill9ois1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,mr4 ,coh51    
,mrs4 ,mc,iver1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mr4     
,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,:itesides1 & 
,ms4 ,/ansbury7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on        
,sci5ce1 ,space1 & ,te*nology  ,a ,,bill
  ,to increase ! p>ticipation (         
hi/orically und]repres5t$ demographic   
gr\ps 9 sci5ce1 te*nology1 eng9e]+1 &   
ma!matics education & indu/ry4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,wom5 & ,und]repres5t$ ,m9orities 9     
,,/em ,boo/] ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4 ,grant  
program to increase ! p>ticipation (    
wom5 & und]repres5t$ m9orities 9 ,,/em  
fields  7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !     
foll[+3  7#a7 ,accord+ to ! ,national   
,academies ( ,sci5ces1 ,eng9e]+1 &      
,m$ic9e 7,,nasem71 sci5ce1 te*nology1   
eng9e]+1 & ma? 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is ,act z  

,,/em7 education is critical to ensur+ !
 ,unit$ ,/ates ma9ta9s a div]se &       
competitive work=ce4  7#b7 ,accord+ to  
,,nasem & ! ,national ,in/itutes (      
,heal? 7,,nih71 div]se teams ( ,,/em    
pr(essionals innovate at high] rates ?an
 teams compos$ ( individuals ) simil>   
id5tities or backgr\nds4  7#c7 ,accord+ 
to ! ,national ,sci5ce ,f\ndation       
7,,nsf71 9 #bjbj1 wom5 e>n$ only #dc    
p]c5t ( ba*elor's degrees 9 physical &  
e>? sci5ces1 #bf p]c5t 9 ma!matical &   
comput] sci5ces1 & #bd p]c5t 9 eng9e]+4 
,by contra/1 wom5 e>n$ #ff p]c5t (      
ba*elor's degrees 9 social & behavioral 
sci5ces & #fd p]c5t 9 agricultural &    
biological sci5ces4  7#d7 ,accord+ to ! 
,,nsf1 ,,/em degree programs t are      
curr5tly und]repres5t$ by wom5 also     
receive great] ,f$]al f9ancial support =
 education & liv+ exp5ses1 comp>$ )     
degree programs ) disproportionately    
high female enrollm5t4 ,?us1 male       
graduate /ud5ts receive m ,f$]al        
f9ancial support ?an wom54  7#e7        

,accord+ to ! ,,nsf1 :ile ,black or     
,african ,am]icans made up #ad p]c5t ( !
 population ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 7ages     
#ah-cd ye>s7 9 #bjba1 only #i p]c5t (   
ba*elor's degree recipi5ts 9 sci5ce &   
eng9e]+ 7 aw>d$ to t same racial gr\p4  
,moreov]1 :ile #bb p]c5t ( ! population 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 7ages #ah-cd7 7       
,hispanic or ,lat9o1 !y compris$ only   
#ag p]c5t ( sci5ce & eng9e]+ ba*elor's  
degrees aw>d$ t ye>4  7#f7 ,accord+ to !
 ,national ,c5t] = ,education ,/ati/ics 
7,,nces71 only #j4c p]c5t ( ba*elors'   
degrees & less ?an #j4b p]c5t ( ma/]s & 
doctoral degrees 9 ,,/em 7 aw>d$ to     
,am]ican ,indian & ,alaska ,native      
/ud5ts f #bjbj ?r\gh #bjba1 less ?an    
half _! repres5tation ( ! total         
population ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 #bjba4   
7#g7 ,! ,u4,s4 ,c5sus ,bureau e/imates t
 9 #bjbc1 only #e p]c5t ( wom5 :o work$ 
full "t 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 7 employ$ 9   
comput]1 eng9e]+1 or sci5ce occupations 
:ile ne>ly #ab p]c5t ( m5 :o work$ full 
"t 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 7 employ$ 9        

comput]1 eng9e]+1 or sci5ce occupations4
 ,less ?an #e p]c5t ( ,black or ,african
 ,am]icans :o work$ full "t 9 ! ,unit$  
,/ates 7 employ$ 9 comput]1 eng9e]+1 or 
sci5ce occupations & only #d p]c5t (    
,hispanic or ,lat9o ,am]icans :o work$  
full "t 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 7 employ$ 9   
comput]1 eng9e]+1 or sci5ce occupations1
 :ile ! national av]age ( ! full-"t     
work=ce 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates :o 7 employ$ 9
 comput]1 eng9e]+1 or sci5ce occupations
 0 #i p]c5t4  7#h7 ,accord+ to ! ,u4,s4 
,c5sus ,bureau1 f #bjag ?r\gh #bjba1    
only #e p]c5t ( ,am]ican ,indian &      
,alaska ,natives :o work$ full "t 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates 7 employ$ 9 comput]1      
eng9e]+1 or sci5ce occupations4  7#i7   
,accord+ to ! ,national ,c5t] = ,sci5ce 
& ,eng9e]+ ,/ati/ics 7,,ncses71 wom5    
leave ,,/em fields at mu* high] rates   
?an m54 ,9 #bjba1 :ile #gi p]c5t ( wom5 
aw>d$ ,,/em degrees 9 #bjbj 7 employ$ 9 
a ,,/em occupation1 only #ec p]c5t (    
wom5 rema9$ 9 ,,/em )9 #e ye>s ( e>n+ _!
 highe/ degree1 & only #dd p]c5t rema9$ 

aft] #aj ye>s4 ,by contra/1 #hf p]c5t ( 
m5 :o _h e>n$ ,,/em degrees 9 #bjbj 7   
employ$ 9 ,,/em occupations1 #gc p]c5t (
 m5 rema9$ 9 ,,/em )9 #e ye>s ( e>n+ _! 
degree1 & #gj p]c5t ( m5 rema9$ 9 ,,/em 
aft] #aj ye>s4  7#aj7 ,accord+ to       
,,ncses1 ,,/em ret5tion is ev5 l[] =    
wom5 ( color4 ,9 #bjba1 only #ej p]c5t (
 ,black wom5 & #dd p]c5t ( ,hispanic    
wom5 :o receiv$ ,,/em degrees 9 #bjbj 7 
employ$ 9 a ,,/em occupation1 comp>$ )  
#hb p]c5t ( :ite1 non-,hispanic wom54   
,less ?an #cj p]c5t ( ,black or         
,hispanic wom5 rema9$ 9 ,,/em aft] #aj  
ye>s1 comp>$ ) #eb p]c5t ( :ite1        
non-,hispanic wom54  7#aa7 ,accord+ to  
,,ncses1 ,,/em ret5tion rates = ,black  
or ,hispanic m5 are high] ?an = wom5 (  
any race b l[] ?an :ite1 non-,hispanic  
m54 ,9 #bjba1 #hg p]c5t ( ,black or     
,hispanic m5 :o receiv$ ,,/em degrees 9 
#bjbj 7 employ$ 9 a ,,/em occupation1   
comp>$ ) #ic p]c5t ( :ite1 non-,hispanic
 m54 ,only #ea p]c5t ( ,black & #fa     
p]c5t ( ,hispanic m5 rema9$ 9 ,,/em aft]

 #aj ye>s1 comp>$ ) #gd p]c5t ( :ite1   
non-,hispanic m54  7#ab7 ,data f !      
,u4,s4 ,c5sus ,bureau indicate t c]ta9  
,asian-,am]ican subgr\ps are /ill       
und]repres5t$ 9 ,,/em4 ,f #bjag ?r\gh   
#bjba1 :ile #h p]c5t ( work]s 9 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates 7 employ$ 9 comput+1 eng9e]+1 & 
sci5ce occupations1 less ?an #h p]c5t ( 
,cambodian1 ,filip9o1 ,hmong1 & ,laotian
 work]s 7 employ$ 9 ^! occupations4 ,^! 
subgr\ps are ev5 less repres5t$ :5      
comp>$ to all work]s ( ,asian desc5t4 ,9
 #bjbc1 ne>ly #bj p]c5t ( all work]s (  
,asian desc5t :o 7 employ$ full "t 9 !  
,unit$ ,/ates 7 employ$ 9 comput]1      
eng9e]+1 & sci5ce occupations4  7#ac7 ,!
 ,u4,s4 ,c5sus ,bureau e/imates t 9     
#bjbc1 only #e p]c5t ( ,native          
,hawai#8ian & o!r ,pacific ,isl&]       
7,,nhpi7 work]s 7 employ$ 9 comput+1    
eng9e]+1 & sci5ce occupations4  7#ad7   
,also1 accord+ to ,,nces1 ,native       
,hawai#8ian & o!r ,pacific ,isl&]       
7,,nhpi7 ,,/em degree recipi5ts are     
und]repres5t$ comp>$ ) _! ov]all        

population 7#j4b p]c5t ( all ,unit$     
,/ates individuals74 ,,nhpi /ud5ts      
receiv$ less ?an #j4b p]c5t ( all       
ba*elor's degrees1 & less ?an #j4a p]c5t
 ( ma/]'s & doctoral degrees1 aw>d$ 9   
,,/em f #bjbj ?r\gh #bjba4  7#ae7       
,accord+ to rese>* publi%$ by ! ,am]ican
 ,association = ! ,advancem5t ( ,sci5ce 
7,,aaas71 und]graduate /ud5ts id5tify+ z
 lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1 or que]        
7,,lgbq7 7 #g p]c5t less likely to be   
reta9$ 9 ,,/em programs comp>$ ) _!     
het]osexual c\nt]p>ts1 despite ! fact t 
,,lgbq /ud5ts are #aj p]c5t m likely to 
p>ticipate 9 und]graduate rese>*        
exp]i5ces1 :i* is a significant         
contributor to ,,/em ret5tion abs5t o!r 
factors su* z sexual or g5d] id5tity1   
?an _! het]osexual c\nt]p>ts4  7#af7    
,accord+ to rese>* publi%$ by ! ,am]ican
 ,society = ,cell ,biology1 transg5d] & 
g5d] noncon=m+ und]graduate /ud5ts1 :o  
repres5t #a 9 #ad adults 9 ! ,unit$     
,/ates ag$ #ah-bd1 are #aj p]c5t less   
likely to rema9 9 ,,/em majors ?an _!   

cisg5d] c\nt]p>ts4  7#ag7 ,rese>*       
publi%$ by ! ,,aaas also indicates t #bb
 p]c5t ( ,,lgbtq pr(essionals _h ?\ght  
ab\t leav+ _! ,,/em job1 comp>$ ) #ae   
p]c5t ( non-,,lgbtq ,,/em pr(essionals4 
,moreov]1 #ab p]c5t ( ,,lgbtq           
pr(essionals plann$ to leave _! ,,/em   
pr(ession )9 ! next #e ye>s1 comp>$ ) #h
 p]c5t ( non-,,lgbtq pr(essionals4      
7#ah7 ,f9ally1 accord+ to ! ,,nsf1      
p]sons ) a disability are und]repres5t$ 
9 ! g5]al work=ce 7#d p]c5t7 comp>$ ) _!
 repres5tation 9 ! g5]al ,unit$ ,/ates  
population 7#i p]c5t71 & ev5 less       
repres5t$ 9 ! ,,/em work=ce 7#c p]c5t74 
7b7 ,program au?oriz$ ,! ,director ( !  
,national ,sci5ce ,f\ndation %all aw>d  
grants to eligible entities1 on a       
competitive basis1 to enable su*        
eligible entities to c>ry out !         
activities describ$ 9 subsection 7d71 9 
ord] to increase ! p>ticipation ( wom51 
p]sons und]repres5t$ 9 sci5ce & eng9e]+1
 & p]sons ) disabilities 9 ! fields (   
sci5ce1 te*nology1 eng9e]+1 & ma!matics4

  7c7 ,application ,ea* eligible entity 
t desires to receive a grant "u ?is     
section %all submit an application to ! 
,national ,sci5ce ,f\ndation at su* "t1 
9 su* mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z !
 ,director ( ! ,national ,sci5ce        
,f\ndation may reasonably require4  7d7 
,au?oriz$ activities ,an eligible entity
 t receives a grant "u ?is section %all 
use su* grant funds to c>ry out #a or m 
( ! foll[+ activities design$ to        
increase ! p>ticipation ( wom51 p]sons  
und]repres5t$ 9 sci5ce & eng9e]+1 or    
p]sons ) disabilities1 or #b or m ( su* 
gr\ps1 9 ! fields ( sci5ce1 te*nology1  
eng9e]+1 & ma!matics3 7#a7 ,onl9e       
work%ops4  7#b7 ,m5tor+ programs t p>tn]
 sci5ce1 te*nology1 eng9e]+1 or         
ma!matics pr(essionals ) /ud5ts4  7#c7  
,int]n%ips = und]graduate & graduate    
/ud5ts 9 ! fields ( sci5ce1 te*nology1  
eng9e]+1 & ma!matics4  7#d7 ,conduct+   
outrea* programs t provide elem5t>y     
s*ool & second>y s*ool /ud5ts )         
opportunities to increase _! exposure to

 ! fields ( sci5ce1 te*nology1 eng9e]+1 
or ma!matics4  7#e7 ,programs to        
increase ! recruitm5t & ret5tion (      
und]repres5t$ faculty4  7#f7 ,su*       
additional programs z ! ,director ( !   
,national ,sci5ce ,f\ndation may        
det]m9e4  7e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3  
7#a7  ,m9ority  ,! t]m m9ority means    
,am]ican ,indian1 ,alaskan ,native1     
,black 7n ( ,hispanic orig971 ,hispanic 
7includ+ p]sons ( ,mexican1 ,pu]to      
,rican1 ,cuban1 & ,c5tral or ,s\?       
,am]ican orig971 ,asian 7includ+        
und]repres5t$ subgr\ps71 ,native        
,hawai#8ian1 ,pacific ,isl&] orig9      
subgr\p1 or o!r e?nic gr\p und]repres5t$
 9 sci5ce & eng9e]+1 or lesbian1 gay1   
bisexual1 transg5d]1 or que] 7,,lgbtq71 
or g5d]-noncon=m+4  7#b7 ,p]son ) a     
disability ,! t]m p]son ) a disability  
means an individual ) #a or m disability
 types z def9$ by ! ,u4,s4 ,c5sus       
,bureau's ,curr5t ,population ,survey   
7,,cps74  7#c7 ,und]repres5t$ 9 sci5ce &
 eng9e]+ ,! t]m und]repres5t$ 9 sci5ce &

 eng9e]+ means a m9ority gr\p ^: numb] (
 sci5ti/s & eng9e]s p] #aj1jjj          
population ( t gr\p is sub/antially bel[
 ! comp>able figure = sci5ti/s & eng9e]s
 :o are ,:ite & n ( ,hispanic orig94    
7f7 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re 
are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry  
out ?is section #ae1jjj1jjj = ea* (     
fiscal ye>s #bjbf1 #bjbg1 #bjbh1 #bjbi1 
& #bjcj4