[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 160 (Thursday, September 27, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6364-S6365]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    WOMEN IN AEROSPACE EDUCATION ACT

  Mr. PERDUE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 557, H.R. 4254.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (H.R. 4254) 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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  On page S6364, September 27, 2018, in the third column, the 
following appears: A bill (H.R. 557) 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.
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: A bill (H.R. 4254) 
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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  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill, 
which had been reported from the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation, with an amendment to strike all after the enacting 
clause and insert in lieu thereof the following:

     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 
     encourage the recruitment of qualified candidates who are 
     women or individuals who are 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.

  Mr. PERDUE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
committee-reported amendment be agreed to, the bill, as amended, be 
considered read a third time and passed, and that

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the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The committee-reported amendment in the nature of a substitute was 
agreed to.
  The amendment was ordered to be engrossed and the bill to be read a 
third time.
  The bill was read the third time.
  The bill (H.R. 4254), as amended, was passed.

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