I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6195 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide 
grants to eligible local educational agencies to encourage female students 
to pursue studies and careers in science, mathematics, engineering, and 
technology. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 11, 2020 
Mr. MCNERNEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 to provide grants to eligible local educational 
agencies to encourage female students to pursue studies 
and careers in science, mathematics, engineering, and 
technology. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Getting Involved in 
Researching, Learning, and Studying of Science, Tech-
nology, Engineering, and Mathematics Act’’ or the 
‘‘GIRLS STEM Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. GRANTS TO PREPARE FEMALES FOR THE 21ST CEN-
TURY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title IV of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7101 et 
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘PART G—PREPARING FEMALE STUDENTS FOR 
THE 21ST CENTURY 
‘‘SEC. 4701. PROGRAM AUTHORITY. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—From funds provided under sec-
tion 4702, the Secretary may provide grants to eligible 
local educational agencies to enable elementary schools 
and secondary schools served by the agencies to establish 
and implement a program to— 
‘‘(1) encourage the ongoing interest of female 
students in careers requiring skills in science, math-
ematics, engineering, or technology at all levels of 
the career pathway, including at the technician level; 
and 
‘‘(2) prepare female students to pursue indus-
try-recognized credentials, such as certificates, li-
censes, undergraduate, and graduate degrees, needed 
to pursue a career in the science, mathematics, engi-
neering, or technology field. 
‘‘(b) GRANT AWARDS.—A grant awarded under this 
part shall be awarded in four school year increments. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant, or enter into a contract or cooperative agree-
ment, under this part an eligible local educational 
agency shall submit an application to the Secretary 
at such time and in such manner as the Secretary 
may require. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The application shall con-
tain, at a minimum, the following: 
‘‘(A) A program description, including the 
content of the program and the research and 
models used to design the program. 
‘‘(B) A description of the collaboration be-
tween elementary schools and secondary schools 
to fulfill goals of the program and how the eligi-
ble local educational agency will ensure that 
there is a comprehensive plan to improve 
science, mathematics, engineering, and tech-
nology education for female students in kinder-
garten through grade 12. 
‘‘(C) A description of the process for re-
cruitment and selection of participants. 
‘‘(D) A description of the planned instruc-
tional and motivational activities. 
‘‘(E) A description of any collaboration 
among local, regional, or national institutions 
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and organizations that will be necessary to ful-
fill the goals of the program. 
‘‘(3) CONSIDERATION.—In selecting an eligible 
local educational agency to receive a grant under 
this part, the Secretary shall consider the applica-
tion of each eligible local educational agency that 
demonstrates that the agency will use the grant 
funds to carry out the activities described in sub-
section (d). 
‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible local educational 
agency shall use a grant received under this section to 
carry out the following: 
‘‘(1) Acquainting female students with careers 
requiring skills in science, mathematics, engineering, 
and technology, and preparing such students for 
pursuing careers in such areas, including careers in 
such areas at the technician level. 
‘‘(2) Educating the parents of female students 
about the opportunities and advantages of science, 
mathematics, engineering, and technology careers. 
‘‘(3) Providing tutoring and mentoring pro-
grams for female students in science, mathematics, 
engineering, and technology. 
‘‘(4) Establishing partnerships and other oppor-
tunities that expose female students to role models, 
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in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and 
mathematics. 
‘‘(9) Facilitating internships in science, mathe-
matics, engineering, or technology for female stu-
dents. 
‘‘(10) Providing professional development for 
teachers and other school personnel that includes— 
‘‘(A) topics on how to eliminate gender 
bias in the classroom; 
‘‘(B) topics on how to engage students in 
the face of gender-based peer pressure and pa-
rental expectations; and 
‘‘(C) increased instructional strategies and 
content knowledge of science, mathematics, en-
gineering, and technology. 
‘‘(e) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—The Secretary 
shall require each eligible local educational agency receiv-
ing a grant under this part to supplement, and not to sup-
plant, any other assistance or funds made available from 
non-Federal sources for the activities assisted under this 
part. 
‘‘(f) EVALUATIONS.—Each eligible local educational 
agency that receives a grant under this part shall provide 
the Secretary, at the conclusion of every school year dur-
ing which the funds are received, with an evaluation as-
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sessing the improvements made in the areas described in 
subsection (a), in a form prescribed by the Secretary. 
‘‘(g) ELIGIBLE LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY DE-
FINED.—For purposes of this part, the term ‘eligible local 
educational agency’ means a local educational agency that 
serves underrepresented or low-income students. 
‘‘SEC. 4702. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this part $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2022 through 
2026.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents for such Act (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end of the items relating to title IV the 
following: 
‘‘PART G—PREPARING FEMALES FOR THE 21ST CENTURY 
‘‘Sec. 4701. Program authority. 
‘‘Sec. 4702. Authorization of appropriations.’’. 
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