[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3137 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3137

To amend the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 
    to increase the participation of women in science, technology, 
               engineering, and mathematics occupations.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 29, 2017

Mr. Kildee (for himself, Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. Ted Lieu of California) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                      Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 
    to increase the participation of women in science, technology, 
               engineering, and mathematics occupations.

    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 ``Promoting Women in STEM Act''.

SEC. 2. SUPPORT FOR PROGRAMS THAT INCREASE THE PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN 
              IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS 
              OCCUPATIONS.

    Section 124(b) of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical 
Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2344(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (8), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(10) supporting programs that increase the participation 
        of women in career and technical education programs leading to 
        occupations in science, technology, engineering, and 
        mathematics.''.
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