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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4323 

To promote veteran involvement in STEM education, computer science, and 

scientific research, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 9, 2017 

Mr. DUNN (for himself, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. LOUDERMILK, 

Mr. BABIN, Mr. KNIGHT, Mr. MARSHALL, and Mr. BANKS of Indiana) 

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

Science, Space, and Technology 

A BILL 

To promote veteran involvement in STEM education, computer science, and scientific research, 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 ‘‘Supporting Veterans 

5 in STEM Careers Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 

9 the Director of the National Science Foundation. 


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1 (2) FOUNDATION.—The term ‘‘Foundation’’ 

2 means the National Science Foundation. 

3 (3) STEM.—The term ‘‘STEM’’ has the mean4 ing given the term in section 2 of the America COM5 PETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 

6 6621 note). 

7 (4) VETERAN.—The term ‘‘veteran’’ has the 

8 meaning given the term in section 101 of title 38, 

9 United States Code. 

10 SEC. 3. SUPPORTING VETERANS IN STEM EDUCATION AND 

11 COMPUTER SCIENCE. 

12 (a) SUPPORTING VETERAN INVOLVEMENT IN SCI13 ENTIFIC RESEARCH AND STEM EDUCATION.—The Di14 rector shall, through the research and education activities 

15 of the Foundation, encourage veterans to study and pur16 sue careers in STEM and computer science, in coordina17 tion with other Federal agencies that serve veterans. 

18 (b) VETERAN OUTREACH PLAN.—Not later than 90 

19 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director 

20 shall submit to the Committee on Science, Space, and 

21 Technology of the House of Representatives and the Com22 mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 

23 Senate a plan for how the Foundation can enhance its out24 reach efforts to veterans. Such plan shall— 


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1 (1) report on the Foundation’s existing out2 reach activities; 

3 (2) identify the best method for the Foundation 

4 to leverage existing authorities and programs to fa5 cilitate and support veterans in STEM careers and 

6 studies, including teaching programs; and 

7 (3) identify a method for the Foundation to 

8 track veteran participation in research and edu9 cation programs of the Foundation, and describe 

10 any barriers to collecting such information. 

11 (c) NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD INDICATORS RE12 PORT.—The National Science Board shall provide in its 

13 annual report on indicators of the state of science and en14 gineering in the United States any available and relevant 

15 data on veterans in science and engineering careers or 

16 education programs. 

17 (d) ROBERT NOYCE TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP PRO18 GRAM UPDATE.—Section 10 of the National Science 

19 Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n– 

20 1) is amended— 

21 (1) in subsection (a)(5)— 

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

23 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

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

25 period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 


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

2 ‘‘(C) higher education programs that serve 

3 or support veterans.’’; 

4 (2) in subsection (b)(2)(F)— 

5 (A) by striking ‘‘and students’’ and insert6 ing ‘‘, students’’; and 

7 (B) by inserting ‘‘, and veterans’’ before 

8 the period at the end; 

9 (3) in subsection (c)(2), by inserting ‘‘and vet10 erans’’ before the period at the end; and 

11 (4) in subsection (d)(2), by inserting ‘‘and vet12 erans’’ before the period at the end. 

13 (e) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION TEACHING

14 FELLOWSHIPS AND MASTER TEACHING FELLOWSHIPS

15 UPDATE.—Section 10A(d) of the National Science Foun16 dation Authorization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n– 

17 1a(d)) is amended— 

18 (1) in paragraph (3)(F)— 

19 (A) by striking ‘‘and individuals’’ and in20 serting ‘‘, individuals’’; and 

21 (B) by inserting ‘‘, and veterans’’ before 

22 the period at the end; and 

23 (2) in paragraph (4)(B), by inserting ‘‘and vet24 erans’’ before the period at the end. 


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1 (f) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION COMPUTER

2 AND NETWORK SECURITY CAPACITY BUILDING GRANTS

3 UPDATE.—Section 5(a) of the Cyber Security Research 

4 and Development Act of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 7404(a)) is 

5 amended— 

6 (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and stu7 dents who are veterans’’ after ‘‘these fields’’; and 

8 (2) in paragraph (3)— 

9 (A) in subparagraph (I), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

10 at the end; 

11 (B) by redesignating subparagraph (J) as 

12 subparagraph (K); and 

13 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the 

14 following: 

15 ‘‘(J) creating opportunities for veterans to 

16 transition to careers in computer and network 

17 security; and’’. 

18 (g) GRADUATE TRAINEESHIPS IN COMPUTER AND

19 NETWORK SECURITY RESEARCH UPDATE.—Section 

20 5(c)(6)(C) of the Cyber Security Research and Develop21 ment Act of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 7404(c)(6)(C)) is amended 

22 by inserting ‘‘or veterans,’’ after ‘‘disciplines’’. 

23 (h) VETERANS AND MILITARY FAMILIES STEM 

24 EDUCATION INTERAGENCY SUBCOMMITTEE.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Office of 

2 Science and Technology Policy shall establish a sub3 committee under the Committee on STEM Edu4 cation of the National Science and Technology 

5 Council (established under section 101 of the Amer6 ica COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010) to 

7 coordinate Federal programs and policies for 

8 transitioning and training veterans and military 

9 spouses for STEM careers. 

10 (2) DUTIES OF SUBCOMMITTEE.—The sub11 committee established under paragraph (1) shall— 

12 (A) coordinate Federal agency STEM out13 reach activities and programs for veterans and 

14 military spouses; and 

15 (B) develop and facilitate the implementa16 tion by participating agencies of a strategic 

17 plan, which shall— 

18 (i) specify and prioritize short- and 

19 long-term objectives; 

20 (ii) specify the common metrics that 

21 will be used by Federal agencies to assess 

22 progress toward achieving such objectives; 

23 (iii) identify barriers veterans face in 

24 reentering the workforce, including a lack 

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1 ance, and the process of transferring mili2 tary credits and skills to college credits; 

3 (iv) identify barriers military spouses 

4 face in establishing careers in STEM 

5 fields; 

6 (v) describe the approaches that each 

7 participating agency will take to address 

8 administratively the barriers described in 

9 clauses (iii) and (iv); and 

10 (vi) identify any barriers that require 

11 Federal or State legislative or regulatory 

12 changes in order to be addressed. 

13 (3) DUTIES OF OSTP.—The Director of the Of14 fice of Science and Technology Policy shall encour15 age and monitor the efforts of the Federal agencies 

16 participating in the subcommittee to ensure that the 

17 strategic plan required under paragraph (2)(B) is 

18 developed and executed effectively and that the ob19 jectives of such strategic plan are met. 

20 (4) REPORT.—The Director of the Office of 

21 Science and Technology Policy shall— 

22 (A) not later than 1 year after the date of 

23 enactment of this Act, submit to Congress the 

24 strategic plan required under paragraph (2)(B); 

25 and 


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1 (B) include in the annual report required 

2 by section 101(d) of the America COMPETES 

3 Reauthorization Act a description of any 

4 progress made in carrying out the activities de5 scribed in paragraph (2)(B) of this subsection. 

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