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Calendar No. 557 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4254 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 20, 2017 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 

and Transportation 

AUGUST 16, 2018 

Reported by Mr. THUNE, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

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. 

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 ‘‘Women in Aerospace 

5 Education Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. ROBERT NOYCE TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 

2 FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The National Science Foundation 

4 Authorization Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–368; 42 

5 U.S.C. 1862n et seq.) is amended— 

6 (1) in section 10(a)(3)(A)(iv), by inserting ‘‘, 

7 including research experiences at national labora8 tories and NASA centers’’ before the semicolon; and 

9 (2) in section 10A(c)(4)— 

10 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

11 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

12 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 

13 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

14 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

15 ‘‘(C) providing internship opportunities for 

16 fellows, including research experiences at na17 tional laboratories and NASA Centers.’’. 

18 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

19 subsection (a) shall apply with respect to grants awarded 

20 on or after October 1, 2018. 

21 SEC. 3. NASA INTERNSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNI22 TIES. 

23 Not later than October 1, 2018, the Administrator 

24 of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (in 

25 this section referred to as ‘‘NASA’’) shall institute a proc26 ess to prioritize the recruitment of qualified candidates 


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1 who are women or individuals who are historically under2 represented in the fields of science, technology, engineer3 ing, and mathematics (STEM) and computer science for 

4 internships and fellowships at NASA with relevance to the 

5 aerospace sector and related fields. 

6 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

7 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Women in Aerospace 

8 Education Act’’. 

9 SEC. 2. ROBERT NOYCE TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 

10 FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—The National Science Foundation 

12 Authorization Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–368; 42 U.S.C. 

13 1862n et seq.) is amended— 

14 (1) in section 10(a)(3)(A)(iv), by inserting ‘‘, in15 cluding research experiences at national laboratories 

16 and NASA centers’’ before the semicolon; and 

17 (2) in section 10A(c)(4)— 

18 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

19 at the end; 

20 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 

21 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

22 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

23 ‘‘(C) providing internship opportunities for 

24 fellows, including research experiences at na25 tional laboratories and NASA Centers.’’. 


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1 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub2 section (a) shall apply with respect to grants awarded on 

3 or after October 1, 2018. 

4 SEC. 3. NASA INTERNSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNI5 TIES. 

6 Not later than October 1, 2018, the Administrator of 

7 the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (in 

8 this section referred to as ‘‘NASA’’) shall institute a process 

9 to encourage the recruitment of qualified candidates who 

10 are women or individuals who are underrepresented in the 

11 fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics 

12 (STEM) and computer science for internships and fellow13 ships at NASA with relevance to the aerospace sector and 

14 related fields. 


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Calendar No. 557 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4254 

AN ACT 

To amend the National Science Foundation Auwomen, and for other purposes. internship and fellowship opportunities to National Aeronautics and Space Administration Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program and space workforce pipeline by the promotion of thorization Act of 2002 to strengthen the aeroAUGUST 16, 2018 

Reported with an amendment 


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