SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Supporting Veterans 
in STEM Careers Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Director of the National Science Foundation. 
(2) FOUNDATION.—The term ‘‘Foundation’’ 
means the National Science Foundation. 
(3) STEM.—The term ‘‘STEM’’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 2 of the America COM-
PETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 
6621 note). 
(4) VETERAN.—The term ‘‘veteran’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 101 of title 38, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 3. SUPPORTING VETERANS IN STEM EDUCATION AND 
COMPUTER SCIENCE. 
(a) SUPPORTING VETERAN INVOLVEMENT IN SCI-
ENTIFIC RESEARCH AND STEM EDUCATION.—The Di-
rector shall, through the research and education activities 
of the Foundation, encourage veterans to study and pur-
sue careers in STEM and computer science, in coordina-
tion with other Federal agencies that serve veterans. 
(b) VETERAN OUTREACH PLAN.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director
shall submit to the Committee on Science, Space, and 
Technology of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate a plan for how the Foundation can enhance its out-
reach efforts to veterans. Such plan shall— 
(1) report on the Foundation’s existing out-
reach activities; 
(2) identify the best method for the Foundation 
to leverage existing authorities and programs to fa-
cilitate and support veterans in STEM careers and 
studies, including teaching programs; and 
(3) include options for how the Foundation 
could track veteran participation in research and 
education programs of the Foundation, and describe 
any barriers to collecting such information. 
(c) NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD INDICATORS RE-
PORT.—The National Science Board shall provide in its 
annual report on indicators of the state of science and en-
gineering in the United States any available and relevant 
data on veterans in science and engineering careers or 
education programs. 
(d) ROBERT NOYCE TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP PRO-
GRAM UPDATE.—Section 10 of the National Science 
Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n– 
1) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(5)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) higher education programs that serve 
or support veterans.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(2)(F)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and students’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘, students’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, and veterans’’ before 
the period at the end; 
(3) in subsection (c)(2), by inserting ‘‘and vet-
erans’’ before the period at the end; and 
(4) in subsection (d)(2), by inserting ‘‘and vet-
erans’’ before the period at the end. 
(e) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION TEACHING 
FELLOWSHIPS
AND MASTER TEACHING FELLOWSHIPS 
UPDATE.—Section 10A(d) of the National Science Foun-
dation Authorization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n– 
1a(d)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3)(F)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and individuals’’ and in-
serting ‘‘, individuals’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘, and veterans’’ before 
the period at the end; and 
(2) in paragraph (4)(B), by inserting ‘‘and vet-
erans’’ before the period at the end. 
(f) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION COMPUTER 
AND NETWORK SECURITY CAPACITY BUILDING GRANTS 
UPDATE.—Section 5(a) of the Cyber Security Research 
and Development Act (15 U.S.C. 7404(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and stu-
dents who are veterans’’ after ‘‘these fields’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (I), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (J) as 
subparagraph (K); and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the 
following: 
‘‘(J) creating opportunities for veterans to 
transition to careers in computer and network 
security; and’’. 
(g) GRADUATE TRAINEESHIPS IN COMPUTER AND 
NETWORK
SECURITY
RESEARCH
UPDATE.—Section 
5(c)(6)(C) of the Cyber Security Research and Develop-
ment Act (15 U.S.C. 7404(c)(6)(C)) is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘or veterans’’ after ‘‘disciplines’’.
(h) VETERANS
AND MILITARY FAMILIES STEM 
EDUCATION INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Office of 
Science and Technology Policy shall establish an 
interagency working group to coordinate Federal 
programs and policies for transitioning and training 
veterans and military spouses for STEM careers. 
(2) 
DUTIES
OF
INTERAGENCY
WORKING 
GROUP.—The interagency working group established 
under paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) coordinate any Federal agency STEM 
outreach activities and programs for veterans 
and military spouses; and 
(B) develop and facilitate the implementa-
tion by participating agencies of a strategic 
plan, which shall— 
(i) specify and prioritize short- and 
long-term objectives; 
(ii) specify the common metrics that 
will be used by Federal agencies to assess 
progress toward achieving such objectives; 
(iii) identify barriers veterans face in 
reentering the workforce, including a lack 
of formal STEM education, career guid-