An act to amend the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 to strengthen the aerospace workforce pipeline by the promotion of Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program and National Aeronautics and Space Administration internship and fellowship opportunities to women, and for other purposes
PL 115-303 (H.R.4254), enacted 12/11/2018

132 STAT. 4399 
PUBLIC LAW 115–303—DEC. 11, 2018 
Public Law 115–303 
115th Congress 
An Act 
To amend the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 to strengthen 
the aerospace workforce pipeline by the promotion of Robert Noyce Teacher Schol-
arship Program and National Aeronautics and Space Administration internship 
and fellowship opportunities to women, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Women in Aerospace Education 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ROBERT NOYCE TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FELLOW-
SHIP OPPORTUNITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The National Science Foundation Authoriza-
tion Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–368; 42 U.S.C. 1862n et seq.) 
is amended— 
(1) in section 10(a)(3)(A)(iv), by inserting ‘‘, including 
research experiences at national laboratories and NASA cen-
ters’’ before the semicolon; and 
(2) in section 10A(c)(4)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) providing internship opportunities for fellows, 
including research experiences at national laboratories and 
NASA Centers.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by subsection 
(a) shall apply with respect to grants awarded on or after October 
1, 2018. 
SEC. 3. NASA INTERNSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. 
Not later than October 1, 2018, the Administrator of the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (in this section 
referred to as ‘‘NASA’’) shall institute a process to encourage the 
recruitment of qualified candidates who are women or individuals 
who are underrepresented in the fields of science, technology, 
engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and computer science for 
Deadline. 
51 USC note 
prec. 40901. 
42 USC 1862n–1 
note. 
42 USC 
1862n–1a. 
42 USC 1862n–1. 
42 USC 1861 
note. 
Women in 
Aerospace 
Education Act. 
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132 STAT. 4400 
PUBLIC LAW 115–303—DEC. 11, 2018 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 4254: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 115–472 (Comm. on Science, Space, and Technology). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: 
Vol. 163 (2017): Dec. 18, 19, considered and passed House. 
Vol. 164 (2018): Sept. 27, considered and passed Senate, amended. 
Nov. 27, House concurred in Senate amendment. 
internships and fellowships at NASA with relevance to the aero-
space sector and related fields. 
Approved December 11, 2018. 
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