I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2304 
To establish a grant program to promote the development of career education 
programs in computer science in secondary and postsecondary education. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 3, 2017 
Mr. CA´RDENAS (for himself, Mr. COSTELLO of Pennsylvania, Mr. CART-
WRIGHT, Ms. DELBENE, Ms. SLAUGHTER, and Mr. KILMER) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
the Workforce 
A BILL 
To establish a grant program to promote the development 
of career education programs in computer science in 
secondary and postsecondary education. 
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 ‘‘Computer Science Ca-
reer Education Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ELIGIBLE PARTNERSHIP.—The term ‘‘eligi-
ble partnership’’ means a consortium between or 
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among at least one local educational agency, at least 
one institution of higher education, and representa-
tives of the community, including nonprofit organi-
zations, local or regional employers (including State 
agencies) with a documented workforce need in the 
computer science sector, workforce investment 
boards or other entities providing employment serv-
ices, regional economic development organizations, 
industry associations, representatives of labor orga-
nizations, or central labor coalitions, where appro-
priate, and parents and students. 
(2) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ means— 
(A) an institution of higher education as 
defined in section 101 of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001); or 
(B) a postsecondary vocational institution 
as defined in section 102(c) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002(c)). 
(3) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The term 
‘‘local educational agency’’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Education. 
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(5) STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The term 
‘‘State educational agency’’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appropriated 
to carry out this section, the Secretary shall award grants, 
on a competitive basis, to eligible partnerships to enable 
such partnerships to develop and operate a 4- or 6-year 
computer science career education program. 
(b) APPLICATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Each eligible partnership 
that desires to receive a grant under this Act shall 
submit an application to the Secretary at such time, 
in such manner, and containing such information as 
the Secretary may require. 
(2) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted 
under paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) describe the eligible partners and part-
nership, the roles and responsibilities of each 
partner, and a demonstration of each partner’s 
ability to support the proposed program; 
(B) describe how the eligible partnership 
will implement a computer science career edu-
cation program, as described in subsection (c); 
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(C) ensure funding under the grant pro-
gram is spent in a coordinated manner with 
other local resources; 
(D) describe the State or local workforce 
shortages, as determined by the relevant State 
agency in charge of workforce data, in the com-
puter science sector; 
(E) make information, including career 
guidance and advisement resources, available 
about the program; 
(F) ensure nonduplication of the partner-
ship’s development of computer science career 
education programs; 
(G) ensure equitable access to the pro-
gram; and 
(H) demonstrate alignment of the partner-
ship’s computer science career education pro-
gram to the State, regional, or local computer 
science sector. 
(c) CONTENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE CAREER EDU-
CATION PROGRAM.—An eligible partnership that receives 
a grant under this Act shall use the grant funds to develop 
and operate a 4- or 6-year computer science career edu-
cation program that— 
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