I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6661 
To direct the Secretary of Defense to carry out a grant program to support 
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education in the Junior 
Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 1, 2020 
Mr. BROWN of Maryland (for himself, Mr. WALTZ, Mr. THOMPSON of Mis-
sissippi, Ms. SPANBERGER, and Ms. SLOTKIN) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Defense to carry out a grant 
program to support science, technology, engineering, and 
mathematics education in the Junior Reserve Officers’ 
Training Corps, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Providing Resources and Organization to Maximize Op-
portunities for Training and Education in STEM Act of 
2020’’ or the ‘‘PROMOTES Act of 2020’’. 
(b) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
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(1) Section 2031(b)(3) of title 10, United 
States Code, as amended by section 512 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2020 (Public Law 116–92), authorizes the inclusion 
of STEM education in the Junior Reserve Officers’ 
Training Corps program. 
(2) Consequently, it is necessary to provide re-
sources for the implementation of STEM education 
within the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. 
SEC. 2. GRANTS TO SUPPORT STEM EDUCATION IN THE 
JUNIOR 
RESERVE 
OFFICERS’ 
TRAINING 
CORPS. 
(a) PROGRAM REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 102 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2036. Grants to support science, technology, engi-
neering, and mathematics education 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Secretary, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Education, may carry out 
a program to make grants to eligible entities to assist such 
entities in providing education in covered subjects to stu-
dents in the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. 
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‘‘(b) COORDINATION.—In carrying out the program 
under subsection (a), the Secretary may coordinate with 
the following: 
‘‘(1) The Secretaries of the military depart-
ments. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of Education. 
‘‘(3) The Director of the National Science 
Foundation. 
‘‘(4) The Administrator of the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration. 
‘‘(5) The heads of such other Federal, State, 
and local government entities the Secretary of De-
fense determines to be appropriate. 
‘‘(6) Private sector organizations as the Sec-
retary of Defense determines appropriate. 
‘‘(c) ACTIVITIES.—Activities funded with grants 
under this section may include the following: 
‘‘(1) Training and other support for instructors 
to teach courses in covered subjects to students. 
‘‘(2) The acquisition of materials, hardware, 
and software necessary for the instruction of covered 
subjects. 
‘‘(3) Activities that improve the quality of edu-
cational materials, training opportunities, and cur-
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ricula available to students and instructors in cov-
ered subjects. 
‘‘(4) Development of travel opportunities, dem-
onstrations, mentoring programs, and informal edu-
cation in covered subjects for students and instruc-
tors. 
‘‘(5) Students’ pursuit of certifications in cov-
ered subjects. 
‘‘(d) PREFERENCE.—In making grants under this 
section, the Secretary shall give preference to eligible enti-
ties that are eligible for assistance under part A of title 
I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.). 
‘‘(e) EVALUATIONS.—The Secretary shall establish 
outcome-based metrics and internal and external assess-
ments to evaluate the merits and benefits of the activities 
funded with grants under this section with respect to the 
needs of the Department of Defense. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORITIES.—In carrying out the program 
under this section, the Secretary shall, to the extent prac-
ticable, make use of the authorities under chapter 111 and 
sections 2601 and 2605 of this title, and other authorities 
the Secretary determines appropriate. 
‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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‘‘(1) The term ‘eligible entity’ means a local 
education agency that hosts a unit of the Junior Re-
serve Officers’ Training Corps. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘covered subjects’ means— 
‘‘(A) science; 
‘‘(B) technology; 
‘‘(C) engineering; 
‘‘(D) mathematics; 
‘‘(E) computer science; 
‘‘(F) computational thinking; 
‘‘(G) artificial intelligence; 
‘‘(H) machine learning; 
‘‘(I) data science; 
‘‘(J) cybersecurity; 
‘‘(K) robotics; and 
‘‘(L) other subjects determined by the Sec-
retary of Defense to be related to science, tech-
nology, engineering, and mathematics.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 102 of such title 
is amended by adding at the end the following new 
item: 
‘‘2036. Grants to support science, technology, engineering, and mathematics 
education.’’. 
(b) REPORT.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than two years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report on the activities carried 
out under section 2036 of title 10, United States 
Code (as added by subsection (a)). 
(2) CONGRESSIONAL
DEFENSE
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘congres-
sional defense committees’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United 
States Code. 
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