[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5165 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5165

To establish a grant program in the Department of Education to promote 
the involvement of female students in science, technology, engineering, 
                and mathematics and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 22, 2014

Mr. Rigell (for himself, Ms. Fudge, and Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New 
    York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
   Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the 
Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined 
 by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
        fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To establish a grant program in the Department of Education to promote 
the involvement of female students in science, technology, engineering, 
                and mathematics and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Advancing Girls in STEM Act of 
2014''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) According to a September 2013 report by the United 
        States Census Bureau, only 26 percent of employees in STEM 
        fields were women, while 74 percent were men.
            (2) A Department of Commerce report states that employees 
        in STEM fields earn 26 percent more than their non-STEM 
        counterparts.
            (3) Women in STEM jobs earn 33 percent more than comparable 
        women in non-STEM jobs.
            (4) The United States ranks 25th in mathematics and 17th in 
        science among industrialized nations.
            (5) According to the Department of Labor, only 15 percent 
        of the world's scientists reside in the United States and only 
        5 percent of United States workers are employed in fields 
        related to science and engineering.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act, the following definitions shall apply:
            (1) State.--The term ``State'' means each State of the 
        United States and the District of Columbia.
            (2) STEM.--The term ``STEM'' means science, technology, 
        engineering, and mathematics.
            (3) Elementary school.--The term ``elementary school'' has 
        the meaning given such term by section 9101 of the Elementary 
        and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
            (4) Secondary school.--The term ``secondary school'' has 
        the meaning given such term by section 9101 of the Elementary 
        and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
            (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the United States Department of Education.

SEC. 4. GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) Grants Authorized.--The Secretary shall award grants to States 
to carry out the programs described in subsection (b).
    (b) Use of Funds.--A State that receives a grant under this section 
shall use the grant to carry out programs that promote the involvement 
of female students at the elementary school and secondary school levels 
in STEM fields.
    (c) Award Allocation and Amount.--The Secretary shall award grants 
to States, on a competitive basis, in accordance with the following 
criteria:
            (1) Geographic allocation.--The Secretary shall award 1 
        grant to each of 2 States in each of the following geographic 
        regions:
                    (A) South.--Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, 
                Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, 
                Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
                    (B) Midwest.--Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, 
                Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, 
                Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
                    (C) Northeast.--Connecticut, Delaware, the District 
                of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New 
                Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode 
                Island, Vermont, and West Virginia.
                    (D) West.--Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, 
                Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North 
                Dakota, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
            (2) Amount.--The amount of each grant shall be $2,500,000.
            (3) Deadline for distribution.--The Secretary shall 
        distribute grant funds in accordance with this section not 
        later than the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment 
        of this Act.
    (d) Application.--To be eligible for a grant under this Act, a 
State shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in 
such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may 
reasonably require.
    (e) Reports.--
            (1) States.--As a condition of receiving a grant under this 
        Act, a State shall agree to submit a report to the Secretary, 
        on an annual basis, identifying how the grant funds were used 
        and the number of students who participated in the programs 
        carried out with the grant funds.
            (2) Secretary.--The Secretary shall, on an annual basis, 
        and using the reports received under paragraph (1), report to 
        Congress on the overall impact and effectiveness of the grant 
        program under this Act.

SEC. 5. TRANSFER OF FUNDS FOR GRANT PROGRAM.

    Of amounts made available to the Office of Nuclear Warhead 
Protection in the National Nuclear Security Administration not 
obligated as of the date of enactment of this Act, there is transferred 
$20,000,000 to the Department of Education to carry out this Act.
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