2017-02-16 Introduced in House Declares that Congress supports efforts to:

• increase diversity and inclusion in the technology sector;
• eliminate barriers faced by people of color and other underrepresented groups when breaking into the technology sector;
• ensure all students have access to science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) education for a 21st century economy;
• strengthen investments in and collaborations with minority-serving educational institutions to sustain a pipeline of diverse STEAM graduates ready to enter the technology sector; and
• improve data collection, disaggregation, and dissemination of information for greater understanding and transparency of diversity in STEAM education and across the workforce.

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