[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 117 (Thursday, June 25, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3544-S3545]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2108. Ms. ROSEN (for herself, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Peters, and Mr. 
Jones) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the 
bill S. 4049, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 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 E of title V, add the following:

     SEC. ___. GRANTS TO SUPPORT STEM EDUCATION IN THE JUNIOR 
                   RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS.

       (a) Program Required.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 102 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 2036. Grants to support science, technology, 
       engineering, and mathematics education

       ``(a) Program Required.--The Secretary, in consultation 
     with the Secretary of Education, may carry out a program to 
     make grants to eligible entities to assist such entities in 
     providing education in covered subjects to students in the 
     Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps.
       ``(b) Coordination.--In carrying out the program under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary may coordinate with the 
     following:
       ``(1) The Secretaries of the military departments.
       ``(2) The Secretary of Education.
       ``(3) The Director of the National Science Foundation.
       ``(4) The Administrator of the National Aeronautics and 
     Space Administration.
       ``(5) The heads of such other Federal, State, and local 
     government entities the Secretary of Defense determines to be 
     appropriate.
       ``(6) Private sector organizations as the Secretary of 
     Defense determines appropriate.
       ``(c) Activities.--Activities funded with grants under this 
     section may include the following:
       ``(1) Training and other support for instructors to teach 
     courses in covered subjects to students.
       ``(2) The acquisition of materials, hardware, and software 
     necessary for the instruction of covered subjects.
       ``(3) Activities that improve the quality of educational 
     materials, training opportunities, and curricula available to 
     students and instructors in covered subjects.
       ``(4) Development of travel opportunities, demonstrations, 
     mentoring programs, and informal education in covered 
     subjects for students and instructors.

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       ``(5) Students' pursuit of certifications in covered 
     subjects.
       ``(d) Preference.--In making grants under this section, the 
     Secretary shall give preference to eligible entities that are 
     eligible for assistance under part A of title I of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     6311 et seq.).
       ``(e) Evaluations.--The Secretary shall establish outcome-
     based metrics and internal and external assessments to 
     evaluate the merits and benefits of the activities funded 
     with grants under this section with respect to the needs of 
     the Department of Defense.
       ``(f) Authorities.--In carrying out the program under this 
     section, the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, make 
     use of the authorities under chapter 111 and sections 2601 
     and 2605 of this title, and other authorities the Secretary 
     determines appropriate.
       ``(g) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `eligible entity' means a local education 
     agency that hosts a unit of the Junior Reserve Officers' 
     Training Corps.
       ``(2) The term `covered subjects' means--
       ``(A) science;
       ``(B) technology;
       ``(C) engineering;
       ``(D) mathematics;
       ``(E) computer science;
       ``(F) computational thinking;
       ``(G) artificial intelligence;
       ``(H) machine learning;
       ``(I) data science;
       ``(J) cybersecurity;
       ``(K) robotics; and
       ``(L) other subjects determined by the Secretary of Defense 
     to be related to science, technology, engineering, and 
     mathematics.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 102 of such title is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new item:

``2036. Grants to support science, technology, engineering, and 
              mathematics education.''.
       (b) Report.--Not later than two years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to the congressional defense committees a report on the 
     activities carried out under section 2036 of title 10, United 
     States Code (as added by subsection (a)).
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