I 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4755 

To inspire women to enter the aerospace field, including science, technology, 

engineering, and mathematics, through mentorship and outreach. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 16, 2016 

Mrs. COMSTOCK (for herself, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. 

SMITH of Texas, and Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and 

Technology 

A BILL 

To inspire women to enter the aerospace field, including 

science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, 

through mentorship and outreach. 

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 ‘‘Inspiring the Next 

5 Space Pioneers, Innovators, Researchers, and Explorers 

6 (INSPIRE) Women Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

8 The Congress finds that— 


SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with BILLS
2 

•HR 4755 IH

1 (1) NASA GIRLS and NASA BOYS are virtual 

2 mentoring programs using commercially available 

3 video chat programs to pair National Aeronautics 

4 and Space Administration mentors with young stu5 dents anywhere in the country. NASA GIRLS and 

6 NASA BOYS give young students the opportunity to 

7 interact and learn from real engineers, scientists, 

8 and technologists. 

9 (2) The Aspire to Inspire (A2I) program en10 gages young girls to present science, technology, en11 gineering, and mathematics (STEM) career opportu12 nities through the real lives and jobs of early career 

13 women at NASA. 

14 (3) The Summer Institute in Science, Tech15 nology, Engineering, and Research (SISTER) pro16 gram at the Goddard Space Flight Center is de17 signed to increase awareness of, and provide an op18 portunity for, female middle school students to be 

19 exposed to and explore nontraditional career fields 

20 with Goddard Space Flight Center women engineers, 

21 mathematicians, scientists, technicians, and re22 searchers. 


SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with BILLS
3 

•HR 4755 IH

1 SEC. 3. SUPPORTING WOMEN’S INVOLVEMENT IN THE 

2 FIELDS OF AEROSPACE AND SPACE EXPLO3 RATION. 

4 The Administrator of the National Aeronautics and 

5 Space Administration shall encourage women and girls to 

6 study science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, 

7 pursue careers in aerospace, and further advance the Na8 tion’s space science and exploration efforts through sup9 port of the following initiatives: 

10 (1) NASA GIRLS and NASA BOYS. 

11 (2) Aspire to Inspire. 

12 (3) Summer Institute in Science, Technology, 

13 Engineering, and Research. 

14 SEC. 4. PLAN. 

15 Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 

16 of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the Com17 mittee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House 

18 of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 

19 Science, and Transportation of the Senate a plan for how 

20 NASA can best facilitate and support both current and 

21 retired astronauts, scientists, engineers, and innovators, 

22 including early career female astronauts, scientists, engi23 neers, and innovators, to engage with K–12 female STEM 

24 students and inspire the next generation of women to con25 sider participating in the fields of science, technology, enVerDate Sep 11 2014 03:48 Mar 17, 2016 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4755.IH H4755

SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with BILLS
4 

•HR 4755 IH

1 gineering, and mathematics and to pursue careers in aero2 space. This plan shall— 

3 (1) report on existing activities with current 

4 and retired NASA astronauts, scientists, engineers, 

5 and innovators; 

6 (2) identify how NASA could best leverage ex7 isting authorities to facilitate and support current 

8 and retired astronaut, scientist, engineer, and inno9 vator participation in NASA outreach efforts; 

10 (3) propose and describe a program specific to 

11 retired astronauts, scientists, engineers, and 

12 innovators; and 

13 (4) identify any additional authorities necessary 

14 to institute such a program. 

Æ 


SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with BILLS