3.0.0 2784 2023-01-11T13:31:26Z 2023-01-11T13:31:26Z Senate S 2016-04-12 114 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2016-04-12T21:43:14Z 2016-04-12 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1913-1915) IntroReferral 2016-04-12 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. N P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2016-04-12 True M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2016-04-12 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2016-04-12 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2016-04-12 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2016-04-12 True C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2016-04-12 True B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2016-04-12 True S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI 2016-04-12 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2016-04-12 True M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2016-04-12 True Science, Technology, Communications Congressional oversight Disability and paralysis Education of the disadvantaged Education programs funding Government studies and investigations Higher education Minority education Minority employment National Science Foundation Research administration and funding Science and engineering education Scientific communication Teaching, teachers, curricula Women's education Women's employment Science, Technology, Communications 00 2016-04-12 Introduced in Senate 2016-05-04T15:54:17Z STEM Opportunities Act of 2016

This bill directs the Office of Science and Technology Policy to establish a STEM Inclusion Interagency Working Group which shall focus on the creation of a more diverse and inclusive STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) workforce.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) shall strengthen the goals and activities of the ADVANCE (Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers) program to focus on increasing the recruitment, retention, and success of all women in STEM, including minorities and persons with disabilities.

The NSF shall:

  • award a grant for the establishment of at least one Center for Excellence for Inclusion in STEM;
  • collect institution-level data on the demographics of STEM faculty at different types of institutions of higher education;
  • award grants to institutions of higher education (or their consortia) to implement or expand evidence-based reforms for recruiting, retaining, and advancing students, fellows, trainees, and faculty from underrepresented groups in STEM; and
  • administer three specified Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring to recognize annually outstanding mentoring in STEM fields in primary, secondary, and higher education.
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