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[H.R. 4254 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 351
115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4254

                          [Report No. 115-472]

 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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 6, 2017

Mr. Knight (for himself, Ms. Esty of Connecticut, Ms. Kaptur, and Mrs. 
  Comstock) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

                           December 18, 2017

Additional sponsors: Mr. Smith of Texas, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Perlmutter, and 
                               Mr. Foster

                           December 18, 2017

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
    [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on 
                           November 6, 2017]


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                                 A BILL


 
 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.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 351

115th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 4254

                          [Report No. 115-472]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 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.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           December 18, 2017

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed