Indigenous STEM Professional Development Act

Bill: 116-hr-4222
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-08-30
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Alaska Natives and Hawaiians

Education programs funding

Higher education

Indian social and development programs

Minority education

Science and engineering education
Latest action: action_date: 2019-08-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-08-30
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Indigenous STEM Professional Development Act</b></p> <p>This bill expands the grant program for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs that benefit Native American students. Under current law, this program only applies to programs that benefit Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians. The bill expands grant eligibility to include programs that benefit American Indians and other Native American Pacific Islanders.</p> <p>Additionally, the bill authorizes grants under the program for the creation of new programs for the development of Native American STEM professionals.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4222 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 30, 2019 Mr. Sablan (for himself and Mr. Case ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To amend the STEM education program for American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian students under the Higher Education Act of 1965.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Indigenous STEM Professional Development Act . 2. Improving science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education with a focus on American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian students Section 819 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1161j ) is amended— (1) in the section heading, by striking ALASKA NATIVE AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN and inserting NATIVE AMERICAN ; (2) in subsection (a)(2), by striking Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians and inserting American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians and other Native American Pacific Islanders to enable them to succeed in these fields ; (3) in subsection (b)— (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4), as paragraphs (2), (4), (5), and (6), respectively; (B) by inserting before paragraph (2), as redesignated by subparagraph (A), the following: (1) Native American The term Native American includes Alaska Natives, American Indians, Native Hawaiians and Native American Pacific Islanders. ; and (C) by inserting after paragraph (2), as redesignated by subparagraph (A), the following: (3) American Indian The term American Indian has the meaning given the term Indian in section 202 of the Indian Land Consolidation Act ( 25 U.S.C. 2201 ). ; (4) in subsection (c)— (A) by inserting create or after to enable the eligible partnership to ; (B) by inserting Native American after the development of ; and (C) by striking , including existing programs for Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian students ; (5) in subsection (d)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian students and inserting programs that serve Native American students ; (B) in paragraph (2), by striking Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian students and inserting programs that serve Native American students ; and (C) in paragraph (3), by striking Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian students and inserting Native American students ; (6) in subsection (f), by striking 30 percent or more of the program participants are Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian and inserting 30 percent or more of the program participants are Native American ; and (7) in subsection (i), by striking to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2009 and each of the five succeeding fiscal years and inserting $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2020 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years .