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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 elemen-
tary 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 Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined 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 Edu-
cation, to establish programs for the purpose of improv-
ing the mathematics and scientific knowledge and skills 
of elementary and secondary school students and faculty 
members, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Coast Guard Youth 
STEM Programs Expansion Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SUPPORT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDU-
CATION IN SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS, AND 
TECHNOLOGY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 7 of title 14, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 719. Support of elementary and secondary edu-
cation in science, mathematics, and tech-
nology 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the department 
in which the Coast Guard is operating, in coordination 
with the Secretary of Education, may establish programs 
for the purpose of improving the mathematics and sci-
entific knowledge and skills of elementary and secondary 
school students and faculty members. 
‘‘(b) COOPERATION WITH DEPARTMENT
OF DE-
FENSE.—The Secretary of the department in which the 
Coast Guard is operating may cooperate and coordinate 
with the Secretary of Defense for the purpose of improving 
the mathematics and scientific knowledge and skills of ele-
mentary school students and faculty members, including 
participating in the Department of Defense STARBASE 
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Program under section 2193b of title 10, United States 
Code. 
‘‘(c) AREAS OF FOCUS.—In addition to general math-
ematics and scientific knowledge, any program or activity 
carried out under subsection (a) or (b) may also focus on 
areas of specific Coast Guard expertise, including lim-
nology, marine science, and oceanography.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis at the be-
ginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end 
the following new item: 
‘‘719. Support of elementary and secondary education in science, mathematics, 
and technology.’’. 
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