[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 96 (Monday, June 11, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S3704]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2718. Ms. HIRONO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2282 submitted by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr. McCain) 
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle C of title II, add the following:

     SEC. ___. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON STEM WORKFORCE AND SCIENCE 
                   COMPETITIONS.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics 
     (STEM) workforce and science competitions are critical to 
     meeting the Department of Defense's current and future 
     national security requirements;
       (2) the Department's organized science competitions such as 
     in robotics to advance its science, technology, engineering, 
     and mathematics priorities are important;
       (3) inspiring and developing the next generation of 
     scientists, engineers, and mathematicians is important;
       (4) technology prize competitions should be carried out 
     under 2374a of title 10, United States Code, to stimulate 
     research and innovation; and
       (5) such competitions should be continued and supported to 
     help meet the challenges faced by the Department to recruit 
     and retain the most qualified scientists, engineers, and 
     mathematicians.
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