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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3205 

To amend title 14, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of the 

department in which the Coast Guard is operating, in coordination with 

the Secretary of Education, to establish programs for the purpose of 

improving the mathematics and scientific knowledge and skills of elementary and secondary school students and faculty members, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 11, 2019 

Ms. KAPTUR (for herself, Mr. YOUNG, Ms. BARRAGA ́N, Ms. JACKSON LEE, 

Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Ms. TLAIB, and Mr. 

CISNEROS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 

as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To amend title 14, United States Code, to authorize the 

Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard 

is operating, in coordination with the Secretary of Education, to establish programs for the purpose of improving the mathematics and scientific knowledge and skills 

of elementary and secondary school students and faculty 

members, 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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Coast Guard Youth 

3 STEM Programs Expansion Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. SUPPORT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDU5 CATION IN SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS, AND 

6 TECHNOLOGY. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 7 of title 14, United 

8 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol9 lowing: 

10 ‘‘§ 719. Support of elementary and secondary edu11 cation in science, mathematics, and tech12 nology 

13 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the department 

14 in which the Coast Guard is operating, in coordination 

15 with the Secretary of Education, may establish programs 

16 for the purpose of improving the mathematics and sci17 entific knowledge and skills of elementary and secondary 

18 school students and faculty members. 

19 ‘‘(b) COOPERATION WITH DEPARTMENT OF DE20 FENSE.—The Secretary of the department in which the 

21 Coast Guard is operating may cooperate and coordinate 

22 with the Secretary of Defense for the purpose of improving 

23 the mathematics and scientific knowledge and skills of ele24 mentary school students and faculty members, including 

25 participating in the Department of Defense STARBASE 


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1 Program under section 2193b of title 10, United States 

2 Code. 

3 ‘‘(c) AREAS OF FOCUS.—In addition to general math4 ematics and scientific knowledge, any program or activity 

5 carried out under subsection (a) or (b) may also focus on 

6 areas of specific Coast Guard expertise, including lim7 nology, marine science, and oceanography.’’. 

8 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis at the be9 ginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end 

10 the following new item: 

‘‘719. Support of elementary and secondary education in science, mathematics, 

and technology.’’. 

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