,i #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #djdh ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #ag1 #bjbe,ms4 ,rivas 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,fields1 ,ms4 ,sewell1 ,mr4 ,thanedar1 ,ms4 ,lee of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,sorensen1 and ,ms4 ,mc,bride7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and ,technology1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,education and ,workforce1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to require the ,director of the ,national ,science ,foundation to establish a program to award grants for certain ,,stem apprenticeship programs1 require an interagency task force to submit a report regarding certain programs of the ,federal ,government focused primarily on career development and training in ,,stem1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,,stem ,pathways for the ,future ,act4 #b4 ,grant program to establish certain ,,stem apprenticeship programs2 ,interagency ,task ,force 7a7 ,grant program ,to establish certain ,,stem apprenticeship programs ,the ,national ,science ,foundation ,authorization ,act of #bjjb 7,public ,law #ajg-cfh7 is amended by inserting after section #h the following new section3 #h;,a4 ,grant program to establish certain ,,stem apprenticeship programs 7a7 ,in general ,not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this section1 the ,director shall establish a program to award grants on a competitive basis to eligible recipients to establish ,,stem apprenticeship programs that are not carried out by four-year institutions of higher education 7in this section referred to as the ,program74 7b7 ,application ,an eligible recipient that seeks a grant under the ,program shall submit to the ,director an application at such time1 in such manner1 and containing such information as the ,director may require4 7c7 ,awards ,in awarding grants under the ,program1 the ,director shall give preference to priority recipients over eligible recipients that are not priority recipients4 7d7 ,permissible use of funds ,as determined appropriate by the ,director1 a recipient of a grant awarded under the ,program may obligate or expend grants funds for the following activities3 7#a7 ,recruiting participants to a ,,stem apprenticeship program established under the ,program4 7#b7 ,planning and technical assistance to improve such apprenticeship program4 7#c7 ,incorporating emerging technology into such apprenticeship program4 7#d7 ,entering such apprenticeship program into a consortium with1 or establishing an advisory board for such apprenticeship program that is composed of1 one or more private sector entities in ,,stem4 7#e7 ,any other activity as the ,director may determine4 7e7 ,impermissible use of funds ,a recipient of a grant awarded under the ,program may not obligate or expend grant funds for recruitment1 inducement1 or associated financial or tangible incentives that might be offered to relocate an existing business from a geographic area to another geographic area4 7f7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,eligible recipient ,the term eligible recipient means any of the following3 7,a7 ,a ,state4 7,b7 ,an ,indian ,tribe 7as such term is defined in section #d of the ,indian ,self-,determination and ,education ,assistance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd774 7,c7 ,a city or other political subdivision of such ,state or ,indian ,tribe4 7,d7 ,a public-private partnership focused primarily on career development and training in ,,stem4 7,e7 ,a priority recipient4 7,f7 ,a consortium of any of the entities described in subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,e74 7#b7 ,priority recipient ,the term priority recipient means any of the following3 7,a7 ,an entity that carries out an apprenticeship program registered under the ,act of ,august #af1 #aicg 7commonly known as the ,national ,apprenticeship ,act2 #ej ,stat4 #ffd1 chapter #ffc2 #bi ,u4,s4,c4 #ej et seq47 7,b7 ,a community college4 7,c7 ,a minority-serving institution 7as such term is defined in section #ajjjb of the ,research and ,development1 ,competition1 and ,innovation ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahija774 7,d7 ,any other entity as the ,director may determine4 7,e7 ,a consortium that includes an entity described in subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,d74 7#c7 ,,stem ,the term ,,stem means the study or practice of science1 technology1 engineering1 or mathematics4 4 7b7 ,interagency ,task ,force 7#a7 ,composition ,there is established an interagency task force 7in this subsection referred to as the ,task ,force7 composed of eight members as follows3 7,a7 ,the ,administrator of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency4 7,b7 ,the ,director of the ,national ,science ,foundation4 7,c7 ,the ,director of the ,office of ,science and ,technology ,policy4 7,d7 ,the ,secretary of ,commerce4 7,e7 ,the ,secretary of ,education4 7,f7 ,the ,secretary of ,energy4 7,g7 ,the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services4 7,h7 ,the ,secretary of ,labor4 7#b7 ,report ,not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this section1 the ,task ,force shall submit to ,congress a report that includes information relating to an identification of each program of the ,federal ,government that satisfies the following requirements3 7,a7 ,is focused primarily on career development and training in ,,stem4 7,b7 ,is carried out through any of the following3 7i7 ,an apprenticeship program registered under the ,act of ,august #af1 #aicg 7commonly known as the ,national ,apprenticeship ,act2 #ej ,stat4 #ffd1 chapter #ffc2 #bi ,u4,s4,c4 #ej et seq474 7ii7 ,a community college 7as such term is defined in section #d of the ,national ,science ,foundation ,authorization ,act of #bjjb 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahfbn note774 7iii7 ,a minority-serving institution 7as such term is defined in section #ajjjb of the ,research and ,development1 ,competition1 and ,innovation ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahija774 7#c7 ,termination ,the ,task ,force shall terminate upon submission of the report under paragraph 7#b74