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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3703 

To establish a program to provide student fellowships in fields of science, 

technology, engineering, and mathematics, with preference given to the 

study of technological development encompassing the fields of energy, 

environment, and economy. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 16, 2011 

Mr. INSLEE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Science, Space, and Technology 

A BILL 

To establish a program to provide student fellowships in 

fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, with preference given to the study of technological development encompassing the fields of energy, 

environment, and economy. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fellowships for Under5 graduate Training and Useful Research in Energy-related 

6 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics fields 

7 Act’’ or ‘‘FUTURE STEM Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act: 

3 (1) STEM.—The term ‘‘STEM’’ has the mean4 ing given to that term in section 2 of the America 

5 COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010. 

6 (2) E3.—The term ‘‘E3’’ means the academic 

7 and professional area of technological development 

8 encompassing the fields of energy, environment, and 

9 economy. 

10 SEC. 3. FELLOWSHIPS FOR STEM PROJECTS WITH PREF11 ERENCE TO E3. 

12 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Energy 

13 shall establish an undergraduate student fellowships pilot 

14 program to award competitive grants to partner institu15 tions to provide work experience in STEM fields that will 

16 overall improve education and training in support of 

17 STEM fields. Grants under this section may be used for— 

18 (1) employing eligible students for 10-week re19 search fellowships with partner institutions; 

20 (2) approved travel and housing expenses for 

21 student fellows; 

22 (3) purchasing, renting, or leasing of equip23 ment, instrumentation, and other educational and 

24 training materials needed to satisfy the student re25 search fellowships; 


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1 (4) supporting outreach efforts to recruit stu2 dents; 

3 (5) encouraging collaboration between govern4 ment, industry, and academic partners; and 

5 (6) assessing the activities funded under this 

6 Act. 

7 (b) PARTNERS.—Grants awarded under subsection 

8 (a) shall be to a partner institution that— 

9 (1) is a 2-year degree granting institution of 

10 higher education offering an associate degree in a 

11 STEM field; 

12 (2) is a 4-year degree granting institution of 

13 higher education; 

14 (3) is a business, nonprofit organization, or 

15 labor organization; or 

16 (4) is a State educational agency, other public 

17 agency, or National Laboratory. 

18 (c) PREFERENCE.—The Secretary of Energy shall 

19 give preference to awarding grants under this section to 

20 partner institutions— 

21 (1) whose proposal incorporates E3 concepts; 

22 (2) whose proposal includes student work expe23 rience with emphasis on research; 


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1 (3) who demonstrate that they will employ stu2 dents from groups that have been historically under3 represented in STEM fields; and 

4 (4) who can demonstrate the likely long-term 

5 stability of the program without continued Federal 

6 funding. 

7 (d) ELIGIBILITY.—A student is eligible for employ8 ment under subsection (a) if the student— 

9 (1) is at least 18 years of age on the date of 

10 submission of the grant application and— 

11 (A) is a high school student who has been 

12 officially accepted to begin undergraduate stud13 ies at least half-time within 6 months of high 

14 school graduation; or 

15 (B) is enrolled as an undergraduate stu16 dent at least half-time at a degree granting in17 stitution; 

18 (2) in the case of a student described in para19 graph (1)(B), has achieved at a minimum a 3.0 un20 dergraduate cumulative grade point average; and 

21 (3) is a citizen or permanent resident of the 

22 United States. 

23 (e) STUDENT ALLOWANCES.—An eligible under24 graduate student employed using grant funds awarded 

25 under subsection (a) shall receive— 


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1 (1) $4,500 direct salary stipend; and 

2 (2) reimbursement up to $2,000 for approved 

3 housing and travel expenses. 

4 (f) DIVERSITY OF SUBJECT MATTER.—The Sec5 retary of Energy shall ensure that, to the extent possible, 

6 grants are provided under this Act for projects rep7 resenting a wide diversity of STEM fields. 

8 (g) LIMITATION.—No single grant under subsection 

9 (a) may be made in an amount greater than $10,000 per 

10 year. 

11 (h) PUBLIC INFORMATION.—The Secretary of En12 ergy shall make publicly available all planning documents 

13 and other materials related to a project supported by a 

14 grant made under this Act. 

15 (i) PROJECT REPORTS.—The Secretary of Energy 

16 shall require grant recipients under subsection (a) to sub17 mit a report to the Secretary, not later than 1 year after 

18 receiving the grant, on the results of the project supported 

19 by the grant. Each such report shall include an assessment 

20 of which elements of the project supported with the grant 

21 were successful and which were not, along with an identi22 fication and analysis of improvements that could have 

23 made the project more successful. The Secretary shall 

24 make all reports submitted under this subsection available 

25 to the public. 


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1 SEC. 4. REPORT. 

2 The Secretary of Energy shall evaluate the effective3 ness of activities carried out under this Act. A report docu4 menting the results of that evaluation shall be submitted 

5 to the Committee on Education and the Workforce and 

6 the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House 

7 of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and 

8 Natural Resources and the Committee on Health, Edu9 cation, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate not later than 

10 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act. The report 

11 shall identify best practices and materials developed and 

12 demonstrated by partners awarded a grant. 

13 SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

14 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

15 this Act— 

16 (1) $250,000 for fiscal year 2012; 

17 (2) $250,000 for fiscal year 2013; 

18 (3) $250,000 for fiscal year 2014; and 

19 (4) $250,000 for fiscal year 2015. 

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