Coast Guard Youth STEM Programs Expansion Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 3205 To amend title 14, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, in coordination with the Secretary of Education, to establish programs for the purpose of improving the mathematics and scientific knowledge and skills of elemen- tary and secondary school students and faculty members, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JUNE 11, 2019 Ms. KAPTUR (for herself, Mr. YOUNG, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Ms. TLAIB, and Mr. CISNEROS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com- mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Com- mittee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently deter- mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend title 14, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, in coordination with the Secretary of Edu- cation, to establish programs for the purpose of improv- ing the mathematics and scientific knowledge and skills of elementary and secondary school students and faculty members, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:26 Jun 14, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3205.IH H3205 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 3205 IH SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 1 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Coast Guard Youth 2 STEM Programs Expansion Act’’. 3 SEC. 2. SUPPORT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDU- 4 CATION IN SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS, AND 5 TECHNOLOGY. 6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 7 of title 14, United 7 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol- 8 lowing: 9 ‘‘§ 719. Support of elementary and secondary edu- 10 cation in science, mathematics, and tech- 11 nology 12 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the department 13 in which the Coast Guard is operating, in coordination 14 with the Secretary of Education, may establish programs 15 for the purpose of improving the mathematics and sci- 16 entific knowledge and skills of elementary and secondary 17 school students and faculty members. 18 ‘‘(b) COOPERATION WITH DEPARTMENT OF DE- 19 FENSE.—The Secretary of the department in which the 20 Coast Guard is operating may cooperate and coordinate 21 with the Secretary of Defense for the purpose of improving 22 the mathematics and scientific knowledge and skills of ele- 23 mentary school students and faculty members, including 24 participating in the Department of Defense STARBASE 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:26 Jun 14, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3205.IH H3205 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 3 •HR 3205 IH Program under section 2193b of title 10, United States 1 Code. 2 ‘‘(c) AREAS OF FOCUS.—In addition to general math- 3 ematics and scientific knowledge, any program or activity 4 carried out under subsection (a) or (b) may also focus on 5 areas of specific Coast Guard expertise, including lim- 6 nology, marine science, and oceanography.’’. 7 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis at the be- 8 ginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end 9 the following new item: 10 ‘‘719. Support of elementary and secondary education in science, mathematics, and technology.’’. Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:26 Jun 14, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H3205.IH H3205 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS