[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 89 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 89

     To amend the Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities Act.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 4, 1995

  Mr. Inouye introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
         referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend the Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities Act.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. AMENDMENT TO THE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES 
              ACT.

    (a) Opportunities for Students.--Section 32 of the Science and 
Engineering Equal Opportunities Act (42 U.S.C. 1885) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c)(1) The Congress finds that Native Hawaiian students, students 
who are Pacific Islanders, and Native American students are 
underrepresented in science, computer science, and engineering. Such 
students face both cultural barriers to the study of science and 
geographical isolation.
    ``(2) The Director is authorized to make awards to institutions of 
higher education, including community colleges, and local educational 
agencies to work in partnership with community organizations to develop 
and implement science, computer science, technology, and mathematics 
curricula that--
            ``(A) are in accord with the traditional cultural values of 
        the students described in paragraph (1);
            ``(B) emphasize the scientific achievements of the native 
        cultures of such students; and
            ``(C) encourage enrollment of such students in higher 
        education.''.
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