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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5165 

To establish a grant program in the Department of Education to promote 

the involvement of female students in science, technology, engineering, 

and mathematics and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 22, 2014 

Mr. RIGELL (for himself, Ms. FUDGE, and Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of 

New York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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 establish a grant program in the Department of Education to promote the involvement of female students 

in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics 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 ‘‘Advancing Girls in 

5 STEM Act of 2014’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

2 Congress finds the following: 

3 (1) According to a September 2013 report by 

4 the United States Census Bureau, only 26 percent 

5 of employees in STEM fields were women, while 74 

6 percent were men. 

7 (2) A Department of Commerce report states 

8 that employees in STEM fields earn 26 percent 

9 more than their non-STEM counterparts. 

10 (3) Women in STEM jobs earn 33 percent 

11 more than comparable women in non-STEM jobs. 

12 (4) The United States ranks 25th in mathe13 matics and 17th in science among industrialized na14 tions. 

15 (5) According to the Department of Labor, only 

16 15 percent of the world’s scientists reside in the 

17 United States and only 5 percent of United States 

18 workers are employed in fields related to science and 

19 engineering. 

20 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

21 For purposes of this Act, the following definitions 

22 shall apply: 

23 (1) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each 

24 State of the United States and the District of Co25 lumbia. 


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1 (2) STEM.—The term ‘‘STEM’’ means science, 

2 technology, engineering, and mathematics. 

3 (3) ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘elemen4 tary school’’ has the meaning given such term by 

5 section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu6 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 

7 (4) SECONDARY SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘sec8 ondary school’’ has the meaning given such term by 

9 section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu10 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 

11 (5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

12 the Secretary of the United States Department of 

13 Education. 

14 SEC. 4. GRANT PROGRAM. 

15 (a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary shall 

16 award grants to States to carry out the programs de17 scribed in subsection (b). 

18 (b) USE OF FUNDS.—A State that receives a grant 

19 under this section shall use the grant to carry out pro20 grams that promote the involvement of female students 

21 at the elementary school and secondary school levels in 

22 STEM fields. 

23 (c) AWARD ALLOCATION AND AMOUNT.—The Sec24 retary shall award grants to States, on a competitive basis, 

25 in accordance with the following criteria: 


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1 (1) GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION.—The Secretary 

2 shall award 1 grant to each of 2 States in each of 

3 the following geographic regions: 

4 (A) SOUTH.—Alabama, Florida, Georgia, 

5 Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Caro6 lina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and 

7 Virginia. 

8 (B) MIDWEST.—Arkansas, Illinois, Indi9 ana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Mis10 souri, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Da11 kota, and Wisconsin. 

12 (C) NORTHEAST.—Connecticut, Delaware, 

13 the District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, 

14 Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, 

15 New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, 

16 Vermont, and West Virginia. 

17 (D) WEST.—Alaska, Arizona, California, 

18 Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, 

19 New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, Utah, 

20 Washington, and Wyoming. 

21 (2) AMOUNT.—The amount of each grant shall 

22 be $2,500,000. 

23 (3) DEADLINE FOR DISTRIBUTION.—The Sec24 retary shall distribute grant funds in accordance 


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1 with this section not later than the date that is 1 

2 year after the date of enactment of this Act. 

3 (d) APPLICATION.—To be eligible for a grant under 

4 this Act, a State shall submit an application to the Sec5 retary at such time, in such manner, and containing such 

6 information as the Secretary may reasonably require. 

7 (e) REPORTS.— 

8 (1) STATES.—As a condition of receiving a 

9 grant under this Act, a State shall agree to submit 

10 a report to the Secretary, on an annual basis, identi11 fying how the grant funds were used and the num12 ber of students who participated in the programs 

13 carried out with the grant funds. 

14 (2) SECRETARY.—The Secretary shall, on an 

15 annual basis, and using the reports received under 

16 paragraph (1), report to Congress on the overall im17 pact and effectiveness of the grant program under 

18 this Act. 

19 SEC. 5. TRANSFER OF FUNDS FOR GRANT PROGRAM. 

20 Of amounts made available to the Office of Nuclear 

21 Warhead Protection in the National Nuclear Security Ad22 ministration not obligated as of the date of enactment of 

23 this Act, there is transferred $20,000,000 to the Depart24 ment of Education to carry out this Act. 

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