    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 132, 115th Congress, 2nd Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    Public Law 115-303
    115th Congress

    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 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

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    internships and fellowships at NASA with relevance to the aerospace
    sector and related fields.

    Approved December 11, 2018.

    LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 4254:
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    HOUSE REPORTS: No. 115-472 (Comm. on Science, Space, and Technology).
    CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:
    Vol. 163 (2017):
    Dec. 18, 19, considered and passed
    House.
    Vol. 164 (2018):
    Sept. 27, considered and passed
    Senate, amended.
    Nov. 27, House concurred in Senate
    amendment.