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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3900 

To direct the Secretary of Defense to carry out a grant program to support 

science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education in the Junior 

Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 4, 2020 

Ms. ROSEN (for herself, Mr. ROUNDS, Mrs. BLACKBURN, and Mr. PETERS) 

introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 

Committee on Armed Services 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Defense to carry out a grant 

program to support science, technology, engineering, and 

mathematics education in the Junior Reserve Officers’ 

Training Corps, and for other purposes. 

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; FINDINGS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Providing Resources and Organization to Maximize Op6 portunities for Training and Education in STEM Act of 

7 2020’’ or the ‘‘PROMOTES Act of 2020’’. 

8 (b) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 


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1 (1) Section 2031(b)(3) of title 10, United 

2 States Code, as amended by section 512 of the Na3 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

4 2020 (Public Law 116–92), authorizes the inclusion 

5 of STEM education in the Junior Reserve Officers’ 

6 Training Corps program. 

7 (2) Consequently, it is necessary to provide re8 sources for the implementation of STEM education 

9 within the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. 

10 SEC. 2. GRANTS TO SUPPORT STEM EDUCATION IN THE 

11 JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS’ TRAINING 

12 CORPS. 

13 (a) PROGRAM REQUIRED.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 102 of title 10, 

15 United States Code, is amended by adding at the 

16 end the following new section: 

17 ‘‘§ 2036. Grants to support science, technology, engi18 neering, and mathematics education 

19 ‘‘(a) PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Secretary, in con20 sultation with the Secretary of Education, may carry out 

21 a program to make grants to eligible entities to assist such 

22 entities in providing education in covered subjects to stu23 dents in the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. 


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1 ‘‘(b) COORDINATION.—In carrying out the program 

2 under subsection (a), the Secretary may coordinate with 

3 the following: 

4 ‘‘(1) The Secretaries of the military depart5 ments. 

6 ‘‘(2) The Secretary of Education. 

7 ‘‘(3) The Director of the National Science 

8 Foundation. 

9 ‘‘(4) The Administrator of the National Aero10 nautics and Space Administration. 

11 ‘‘(5) The heads of such other Federal, State, 

12 and local government entities the Secretary of De13 fense determines to be appropriate. 

14 ‘‘(6) Private sector organizations as the Sec15 retary of Defense determines appropriate. 

16 ‘‘(c) ACTIVITIES.—Activities funded with grants 

17 under this section may include the following: 

18 ‘‘(1) Training and other support for instructors 

19 to teach courses in covered subjects to students. 

20 ‘‘(2) The acquisition of materials, hardware, 

21 and software necessary for the instruction of covered 

22 subjects. 

23 ‘‘(3) Activities that improve the quality of edu24 cational materials, training opportunities, and curVerDate Sep 11 2014 17:48 Jun 20, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S3900.IS S3900

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1 ricula available to students and instructors in cov2 ered subjects. 

3 ‘‘(4) Development of travel opportunities, dem4 onstrations, mentoring programs, and informal edu5 cation in covered subjects for students and instruc6 tors. 

7 ‘‘(5) Students’ pursuit of certifications in cov8 ered subjects. 

9 ‘‘(d) PREFERENCE.—In making grants under this 

10 section, the Secretary shall give preference to eligible enti11 ties that are eligible for assistance under part A of title 

12 I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 

13 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.). 

14 ‘‘(e) EVALUATIONS.—The Secretary shall establish 

15 outcome-based metrics and internal and external assess16 ments to evaluate the merits and benefits of the activities 

17 funded with grants under this section with respect to the 

18 needs of the Department of Defense. 

19 ‘‘(f) AUTHORITIES.—In carrying out the program 

20 under this section, the Secretary shall, to the extent prac21 ticable, make use of the authorities under chapter 111 and 

22 sections 2601 and 2605 of this title, and other authorities 

23 the Secretary determines appropriate. 

24 ‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 


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1 ‘‘(1) The term ‘eligible entity’ means a local 

2 education agency that hosts a unit of the Junior Re3 serve Officers’ Training Corps. 

4 ‘‘(2) The term ‘covered subjects’ means— 

5 ‘‘(A) science; 

6 ‘‘(B) technology; 

7 ‘‘(C) engineering; 

8 ‘‘(D) mathematics; 

9 ‘‘(E) computer science; 

10 ‘‘(F) computational thinking; 

11 ‘‘(G) artificial intelligence; 

12 ‘‘(H) machine learning; 

13 ‘‘(I) data science; 

14 ‘‘(J) cybersecurity; 

15 ‘‘(K) robotics; and 

16 ‘‘(L) other subjects determined by the Sec17 retary of Defense to be related to science, tech18 nology, engineering, and mathematics.’’. 

19 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec20 tions at the beginning of chapter 102 of such title 

21 is amended by adding at the end the following new 

22 item: 

‘‘2036. Grants to support science, technology, engineering, and mathematics 

education.’’. 

23 (b) REPORT.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than two years 

2 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec3 retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 

4 defense committees a report on the activities carried 

5 out under section 2036 of title 10, United States 

6 Code (as added by subsection (a)). 

7 (2) CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES

8 DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘congres9 sional defense committees’’ has the meaning given 

10 that term in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United 

11 States Code. 

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