(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) identify a method for the Foundation to 
track veteran participation in research and edu-
cation 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 and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
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(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. 
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(f) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION COMPUTER 
AND NETWORK SECURITY CAPACITY BUILDING GRANTS 
UPDATE.—Section 5(a) of the Cyber Security Research 
and Development Act of 2002 (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 of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 7404(c)(6)(C)) is amended 
by inserting ‘‘or veterans,’’ after ‘‘disciplines’’. 
(h) VETERANS
AND MILITARY FAMILIES STEM 
EDUCATION INTERAGENCY SUBCOMMITTEE.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Office of 
Science and Technology Policy shall establish a sub-
committee under the Committee on STEM Edu-
cation of the National Science and Technology 
Council (established under section 101 of the Amer-
ica COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010) to 
coordinate Federal programs and policies for 
transitioning and training veterans and military 
spouses for STEM careers. 
(2) DUTIES
OF
SUBCOMMITTEE.—The sub-
committee established under paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) coordinate Federal agency STEM out-
reach 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-
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ance, and the process of transferring mili-
tary credits and skills to college credits; 
(iv) identify barriers military spouses 
face in establishing careers in STEM 
fields; 
(v) describe the approaches that each 
participating agency will take to address 
administratively the barriers described in 
clauses (iii) and (iv); and 
(vi) identify any barriers that require 
Federal or State legislative or regulatory 
changes in order to be addressed. 
(3) DUTIES OF OSTP.—The Director of the Of-
fice of Science and Technology Policy shall encour-
age and monitor the efforts of the Federal agencies 
participating in the subcommittee to ensure that the 
strategic plan required under paragraph (2)(B) is 
developed and executed effectively and that the ob-
jectives of such strategic plan are met. 
(4) REPORT.—The Director of the Office of 
Science and Technology Policy shall— 
(A) not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, submit to Congress the 
strategic plan required under paragraph (2)(B); 
and 
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(B) include in the annual report required 
by section 101(d) of the America COMPETES 
Reauthorization Act a description of any 
progress made in carrying out the activities de-
scribed in paragraph (2)(B) of this subsection. 
Æ 
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