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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. PEARCE:H.R. 4973.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.[Page H5769]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Spurring Teacher Education Movement for STEM Act or the STEM for STEM Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that:</p> <ul> <li>the United States should be at the forefront of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education;</li> <li>students in low-income and rural areas have limited access to STEM resources;</li> <li>teachers should have high-quality professional development opportunities in STEM; and</li> <li>teacher professional development should provide strategies for integrating STEM education across all demographics.</li> </ul> <p>Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow local educational agencies to use grant funds under the Rural and Low-Income School program to train teachers to provide STEM education.</p>]]></text>
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