[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6661 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6661
To direct the Secretary of Defense to carry out a grant program to
support science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education in
the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 1, 2020
Mr. Brown of Maryland (for himself, Mr. Waltz, Mr. Thompson of
Mississippi, Ms. Spanberger, and Ms. Slotkin) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services
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A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Defense to carry out a grant program to
support science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education in
the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps, 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; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Providing
Resources and Organization to Maximize Opportunities for Training and
Education in STEM Act of 2020'' or the ``PROMOTES Act of 2020''.
(b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Section 2031(b)(3) of title 10, United States Code, as
amended by section 512 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92), authorizes the
inclusion of STEM education in the Junior Reserve Officers'
Training Corps program.
(2) Consequently, it is necessary to provide resources for
the implementation of STEM education within the Junior Reserve
Officers' Training Corps.
SEC. 2. GRANTS TO SUPPORT STEM EDUCATION IN THE JUNIOR RESERVE
OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS.
(a) Program Required.--
(1) In general.--Chapter 102 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:
``Sec. 2036. Grants to support science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics education
``(a) Program Required.--The Secretary, in consultation with the
Secretary of Education, may carry out a program to make grants to
eligible entities to assist such entities in providing education in
covered subjects to students in the Junior Reserve Officers' Training
Corps.
``(b) Coordination.--In carrying out the program under subsection
(a), the Secretary may coordinate with the following:
``(1) The Secretaries of the military departments.
``(2) The Secretary of Education.
``(3) The Director of the National Science Foundation.
``(4) The Administrator of the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration.
``(5) The heads of such other Federal, State, and local
government entities the Secretary of Defense determines to be
appropriate.
``(6) Private sector organizations as the Secretary of
Defense determines appropriate.
``(c) Activities.--Activities funded with grants under this section
may include the following:
``(1) Training and other support for instructors to teach
courses in covered subjects to students.
``(2) The acquisition of materials, hardware, and software
necessary for the instruction of covered subjects.
``(3) Activities that improve the quality of educational
materials, training opportunities, and curricula available to
students and instructors in covered subjects.
``(4) Development of travel opportunities, demonstrations,
mentoring programs, and informal education in covered subjects
for students and instructors.
``(5) Students' pursuit of certifications in covered
subjects.
``(d) Preference.--In making grants under this section, the
Secretary shall give preference to eligible entities that are eligible
for assistance under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.).
``(e) Evaluations.--The Secretary shall establish outcome-based
metrics and internal and external assessments to evaluate the merits
and benefits of the activities funded with grants under this section
with respect to the needs of the Department of Defense.
``(f) Authorities.--In carrying out the program under this section,
the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, make use of the
authorities under chapter 111 and sections 2601 and 2605 of this title,
and other authorities the Secretary determines appropriate.
``(g) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `eligible entity' means a local education
agency that hosts a unit of the Junior Reserve Officers'
Training Corps.
``(2) The term `covered subjects' means--
``(A) science;
``(B) technology;
``(C) engineering;
``(D) mathematics;
``(E) computer science;
``(F) computational thinking;
``(G) artificial intelligence;
``(H) machine learning;
``(I) data science;
``(J) cybersecurity;
``(K) robotics; and
``(L) other subjects determined by the Secretary of
Defense to be related to science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics.''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of chapter 102 of such title is amended by adding at
the end the following new item:
``2036. Grants to support science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics education.''.
(b) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than two years after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the
activities carried out under section 2036 of title 10, United
States Code (as added by subsection (a)).
(2) Congressional defense committees defined.--In this
subsection, the term ``congressional defense committees'' has
the meaning given that term in section 101(a)(16) of title 10,
United States Code.
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