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Union Calendar No. 351 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4254 

[Report No. 115–472] 

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 6, 2017 

Mr. KNIGHT (for himself, Ms. ESTY of Connecticut, Ms. KAPTUR, and Mrs. 

COMSTOCK) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 

DECEMBER 18, 2017 

Additional sponsors: Mr. SMITH of Texas, Ms. ROSEN, Mr. PERLMUTTER, and 

Mr. FOSTER

DECEMBER 18, 2017 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

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

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on November 6, 2017] 


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A BILL 

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. 


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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’’. 

6 SEC. 2. ROBERT NOYCE TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 

7 FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. 

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

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

10 1862n et seq.) is amended— 

11 (1) in section 10(a)(3)(A)(iv), by inserting ‘‘, in12 cluding research experiences at national laboratories 

13 and NASA centers’’ before the semicolon; and 

14 (2) in section 10A(c)(4)— 

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

16 at the end; 

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

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

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

20 ‘‘(C) providing internship opportunities for 

21 fellows, including research experiences at na22 tional laboratories and NASA Centers.’’. 

23 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub24 section (a) shall apply with respect to grants awarded on 

25 or after October 1, 2018. 


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1 SEC. 3. NASA INTERNSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNI2 TIES. 

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

4 the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (in 

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

6 to prioritize the recruitment of qualified candidates who are 

7 women or individuals who are historically underrepresented 

8 in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathe9 matics (STEM) and computer science for internships and 

10 fellowships at NASA with relevance to the aerospace sector 

11 and related fields. 


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Union Calendar No. 351 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4254 

[Report No. 115–472] 

A BILL 

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 aeroDECEMBER 18, 2017 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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