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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7156 

To amend title 10, United States Code, to establish a program to enhance 

the participation of Department of Defense contractors in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics activities. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 11, 2020 

Mr. BROWN of Maryland (for himself, Ms. ESCOBAR, and Mrs. HARTZLER) 

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 

Armed Services 

A BILL 

To amend title 10, United States Code, to establish a program to enhance the participation of Department of Defense contractors in science, technology, engineering, and 

mathematics activities. 

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 ‘‘STEM Education and 

5 Recruitment by Valuing Increased Community Engage6 ment Act of 2020’’ or the ‘‘SERVICE Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. ENHANCED PARTICIPATION OF DEPARTMENT OF 

2 DEFENSE CONTRACTORS IN SCIENCE, TECH3 NOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS 

4 ACTIVITIES. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.— 

6 (1) PROGRAM REQUIRED.—Chapter 111 of title 

7 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting 

8 after section 2192b the following new section: 

9 ‘‘§ 2192c. Program to enhance contractor participa10 tion in science, technology, engineering, 

11 and mathematics activities 

12 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

13 carry out a program under which the Secretary shall seek 

14 to enter into partnerships with Department of Defense 

15 contractors to promote interest in careers in STEM dis16 ciplines. 

17 ‘‘(b) OBJECTIVES.—The objectives of the program 

18 under subsection (a) are— 

19 ‘‘(1) to maximize strategic partnerships between 

20 institutions of higher education and private sector 

21 organizations to build and strengthen communities 

22 involved in STEM disciplines; 

23 ‘‘(2) to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion 

24 by providing access to career paths in STEM in his25 torically underserved and underrepresented commu26 nities; and 


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1 ‘‘(3) to encourage employers in STEM dis2 ciplines to establish work-based learning experiences 

3 such as internships and apprenticeships. 

4 ‘‘(c) ACTIVITIES.—As part of the program under sub5 section (a), the Secretary of Defense shall seek to encour6 age and provide support to Department of Defense con7 tractors to enable such contractors to carry out activities 

8 to promote interest in careers in STEM disciplines. Such 

9 activities may include— 

10 ‘‘(1) aiding in the development of educational 

11 programs and curriculum in STEM disciplines for 

12 students of elementary schools and secondary 

13 schools; 

14 ‘‘(2) establishing volunteer programs in elemen15 tary schools and secondary schools receiving assist16 ance under part A of title I of the Elementary and 

17 Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 

18 et seq.) to enhance education in STEM disciplines. 

19 ‘‘(3) enhancing education in STEM disciplines 

20 at institutions of higher education by— 

21 ‘‘(A) making personnel available to advise 

22 and assist faculty at such institutions in the 

23 performance of research and instruction in 

24 STEM disciplines that are determined to be 


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1 critical to the functions of the Department of 

2 Defense; 

3 ‘‘(B) awarding scholarships and fellowships 

4 to students pursuing courses of study in STEM 

5 disciplines; or 

6 ‘‘(C) establishing cooperative work-edu7 cation programs in STEM disciplines for stu8 dents; or 

9 ‘‘(4) enhancing education in STEM disciplines 

10 at minority institutions by— 

11 ‘‘(A) establishing partnerships between 

12 offerors and such institutions for the purpose of 

13 training students in STEM disciplines; 

14 ‘‘(B) conducting recruitment activities at 

15 such institutions; or 

16 ‘‘(C) making internships or apprenticeships 

17 available to students of such institutions. 

18 ‘‘(d) ALLOWABILITY OF COSTS.—Activities described 

19 in subsection (c) shall be considered as allowable commu20 nity service activities for the purposes of determining al21 lowability of cost on a government contract. 

22 ‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

23 ‘‘(1) The terms ‘elementary school’ and ‘sec24 ondary school’ have the meanings given those terms 


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1 in section 8101 of the Higher Education Act of 

2 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 

3 ‘‘(2) The term ‘institution of higher education’ 

4 has the meaning given that term in section 101 of 

5 the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

6 1001). 

7 ‘‘(3) The term ‘minority institution’ means— 

8 ‘‘(A) a part B institution (as that term is 

9 defined in section 322(2) of the Higher Edu10 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061(2)); or 

11 ‘‘(B) any other institution of higher edu12 cation (as that term is defined in section 101 

13 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1001)) at which not less 

14 than 50 percent of the total student enrollment 

15 consists of students from ethnic groups that are 

16 underrepresented in the fields of science and 

17 engineering. 

18 ‘‘(4) The term ‘STEM disciplines’ means dis19 ciplines relating to science, technology, engineering 

20 and mathematics, including disciplines that are crit21 ical to the national security functions of the Depart22 ment of Defense and that are needed in the Depart23 ment of Defense workforce (as determined by the 

24 Secretary of Defense under section 2192a(a)).’’. 


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1 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec2 tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 

3 by inserting after the item relating to section 2192b 

4 the following new item: 

‘‘2192c. Program to enhance contractor participation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics activities.’’. 

5 (b) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 862 of the Na6 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 

7 (Public Law 112–81; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 2191) is re8 pealed. 

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