I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4833 
To increase the participation of historically underrepresented demographic 
groups in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education 
and industry. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 10, 2014 
Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself and Ms. JACKSON LEE) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Science, Space, and Technology 
A BILL 
To increase the participation of historically underrepresented 
demographic groups in science, technology, engineering, 
and mathematics education and industry. 
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 ‘‘Women and Minorities 
in STEM Booster Act of 2014’’. 
SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM TO INCREASE THE PARTICIPA-
TION OF WOMEN AND UNDERREPRESENTED 
MINORITIES IN STEM FIELDS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
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(1) One of the core missions of the National 
Science Foundation is ‘‘to achieve excellence in U.S. 
science, technology, engineering and mathematics 
(STEM) education’’. 
(2) According to the National Academy of 
Sciences, STEM education at the undergraduate 
level is vital to developing a workforce that will allow 
the United States to remain the leader in the 21st 
century global economy. 
(3) According to the National Academy of 
Sciences, in order to maintain scientific and engi-
neering leadership amid increasing economic and 
educational globalization, the United States must 
aggressively pursue the innovative capacity of all 
people in the United States—women and men. 
(4) According to the August 2011 report 
‘‘Women in STEM: A Gender Gap to Innovation’’, 
the Department of Commerce found the following: 
(A) ‘‘According to the Census Bureau’s 
2009 American Community Survey (ACS), 
women comprise 48 percent of the U.S. work-
force but just 24 percent of STEM workers.’’. 
(B) ‘‘[B]etween 2000 and 2009, women’s 
share of the STEM workforce remained con-
stant at 24 percent, while their share of all col-
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lege-educated workers increased from 46 to 49 
percent’’. 
(C) ‘‘The ACS data on undergraduate 
fields of study show that women account for 
nearly half of employed college graduates age 
25 and over, but only about 25 percent of em-
ployed STEM degree holders and an even 
smaller share—just about 20 percent—of 
STEM degree holders working in STEM jobs.’’. 
(5) In 2007, underrepresented minority groups 
comprised 33.2 percent of the college-age population 
of the United States, but only 17.7 percent of un-
dergraduate students earning a baccalaureate degree 
in a STEM field. 
(6) The Higher Education Research Institute at 
the University of California, Los Angeles, found 
that, while freshmen from underrepresented minority 
groups express an interest in pursuing a STEM un-
dergraduate degree at the same rate as all other 
freshmen, only 22.1 percent of Latino students, 18.4 
percent of African-American students, and 18.8 per-
cent of Native American students studying in STEM 
fields complete their degree within 5 years, com-
pared to an approximate 33 percent and 42 percent 
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5-year completion rate for White and Asian stu-
dents, respectively. 
(7) According to the National Action Council 
for Minorities in Engineering, Inc., no one race or 
ethnic category will be a majority by 2050, and as 
the United States works to remain competitive in 
the world of technological innovation, the United 
States should address the need to increase the num-
ber of individuals from underrepresented minority 
segments of the population who work in engineering. 
(b) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Director of the 
National Science Foundation, acting through the Edu-
cation and Human Resources Directorate and not less 
than 1 research directorate of the National Science Foun-
dation, shall award grants to eligible entities, on a com-
petitive basis, to enable such eligible entities to carry out 
the activities described in subsection (e), in order to in-
crease the participation of women and underrepresented 
minorities in the fields of science, technology, engineering, 
and mathematics. 
(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this section, the term ‘‘el-
igible entity’’ means— 
(1) a department of science, technology, engi-
neering, or mathematics at an institution of higher 
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education, as defined under section 101 of the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001); 
(2) a consortium of departments described in 
paragraph (1); 
(3) a department or consortium described in 
this subsection, in partnership with a department, 
college, or school of education at such institution of 
higher education; or 
(4) a nonprofit organization, which may in-
clude— 
(A) a nonprofit scientific or professional 
society or organization that represents 1 or 
more science or engineering disciplines; or 
(B) a nonprofit organization that has the 
primary mission of advancing the participation 
of underrepresented segments of the population 
in science and engineering. 
(d) APPLICATION.—Each eligible entity that desires 
to receive a grant under this section shall submit an appli-
cation to the Director of the National Science Foundation 
at such time, in such manner, and containing such infor-
mation as the Director of the National Science Founda-
tion may reasonably require. 
(e) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—An eligible entity that 
receives a grant under this section shall use such grant 
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funds to carry out the following activities designed to in-
crease the participation of women and underrepresented 
minorities in the fields of science, technology, engineering, 
and mathematics: 
(1) Online workshops. 
(2) Mentoring programs that partner science, 
technology, engineering, or mathematics profes-
sionals with students. 
(3) Internships for undergraduate and graduate 
students in the fields of science, technology, engi-
neering, and mathematics. 
(4) Conducting outreach programs that provide 
elementary school and secondary school students 
with opportunities to increase their exposure to the 
fields of science, technology, engineering, or mathe-
matics. 
(5) Such additional programs as the Director of 
the National Science Foundation may determine. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015, 2016, and 
2017. 
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