[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4254 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4254


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           December 20, 2017

    Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 
                      Science, and Transportation

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                                 AN ACT


 
 To amend the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 to 
strengthen the aerospace workforce pipeline by the promotion of Robert 
 Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program and National Aeronautics and Space 
 Administration internship and fellowship opportunities to women, 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 ``Women in Aerospace Education Act''.

SEC. 2. ROBERT NOYCE TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FELLOWSHIP 
              OPPORTUNITIES.

    (a) In General.--The National Science Foundation Authorization Act 
of 2002 (Public Law 107-368; 42 U.S.C. 1862n et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 10(a)(3)(A)(iv), by inserting ``, including 
        research experiences at national laboratories and NASA 
        centers'' before the semicolon; and
            (2) in section 10A(c)(4)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) providing internship opportunities for 
                fellows, including research experiences at national 
                laboratories and NASA Centers.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to grants awarded on or after October 1, 2018.

SEC. 3. NASA INTERNSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES.

    Not later than October 1, 2018, the Administrator of the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration (in this section referred to as 
``NASA'') shall institute a process to prioritize the recruitment of 
qualified candidates who are women or individuals who are historically 
underrepresented in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and 
mathematics (STEM) and computer science for internships and fellowships 
at NASA with relevance to the aerospace sector and related fields.

            Passed the House of Representatives December 19, 2017.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.