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4	4	STSESSION H. R. 2104
5	5	To establish a National STEM Week to promote American innovation and
6	6	enhance STEM education pathways for all students, including those
7	7	in rural, urban, and underserved communities.
8	8	IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
9	9	MARCH14, 2025
10	10	Mr. C
11	11	AREY(for himself and Mrs. BEATTY) introduced the following bill; which
12	12	was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce
13	13	A BILL
14	14	To establish a National STEM Week to promote American
15	15	innovation and enhance STEM education pathways for
16	16	all students, including those in rural, urban, and under-
17	17	served communities.
18	18	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
19	19	tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
20	20	SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
21	21	This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National STEM Week 4
22	22	Act’’. 5
23	23	SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 6
24	24	Congress finds the following: 7
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28	28	(1) Science, technology, engineering, and math-1
29	29	ematics (STEM) fields are crucial to the economic 2
30	30	competitiveness and innovative capacity of the 3
31	31	United States. 4
32	32	(2) There exists a need to enhance access to 5
33	33	quality STEM education across all demographics 6
34	34	and regions to address disparities in STEM partici-7
35	35	pation and to ensure a diverse and capable future 8
36	36	workforce. 9
37	37	(3) Informal and formal learning environments, 10
38	38	including afterschool programs and at-home activi-11
39	39	ties, play significant roles in stimulating interest and 12
40	40	proficiency in STEM subjects. 13
41	41	(4) Collaborations between educational institu-14
42	42	tions, industry partners, and communities can effec-15
43	43	tively inspire and prepare students for careers in 16
44	44	STEM. 17
45	45	SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL STEM WEEK. 18
46	46	The National Science and Technology Foundation 19
47	47	Committee on Science, Technology, Engineering, and 20
48	48	Mathematics (CoSTEM) education, in consultation with 21
49	49	other relevant stakeholders, shall designate a week each 22
50	50	calendar year as ‘‘National STEM Week’’. 23
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54	54	SEC. 4. PURPOSES OF NATIONAL STEM WEEK. 1
55	55	(a) P
56	56	URPOSES.—The purposes of National STEM 2
57	57	Week are, through the programs and activities described 3
58	58	subsection (b), to— 4
59	59	(1) highlight the importance of STEM edu-5
60	60	cation in educational institutions across the country; 6
61	61	(2) showcase diverse career pathways within 7
62	62	STEM fields in both classroom settings and informal 8
63	63	learning environments; 9
64	64	(3) encourage family engagement with STEM 10
65	65	activities at home to foster a conducive learning en-11
66	66	vironment; 12
67	67	(4) facilitate partnerships between educational 13
68	68	institutions and industry leaders to provide students 14
69	69	with real-world applications and mentorship opportu-15
70	70	nities in STEM fields; and 16
71	71	(5) support States and local communities in de-17
72	72	veloping and promoting their own STEM Week ac-18
73	73	tivities and resources, tailored to their unique edu-19
74	74	cational and industrial landscapes. 20
75	75	(b) P
76	76	ROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES.—During National 21
77	77	STEM Week, the National Science and Technology Foun-22
78	78	dation Committee on Science, Technology, Engineering, 23
79	79	and Mathematics (CoSTEM) shall carry out the following: 24
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83	83	(1) EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES .—Encourage 1
84	84	educational institutions to participate in National 2
85	85	STEM Week. 3
86	86	(2) C
87	87	OMMUNITY AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT .— 4
88	88	Encourage families of students attending the edu-5
89	89	cational institutions participating in National STEM 6
90	90	Week to participate in STEM activities. 7
91	91	(3) I
92	92	NDUSTRY INVOLVEMENT .—Encourage 8
93	93	STEM industries to— 9
94	94	(A) engage with students enrolled in edu-10
95	95	cational institutions by providing mentorship 11
96	96	programs, site visits, and guest lectures; and 12
97	97	(B) support STEM education initiatives at 13
98	98	such educational institutions through funding, 14
99	99	resources, and expertise. 15
100	100	SEC. 5. REPORTING AND EVALUATION. 16
101	101	Not later than one year after the date of enactment 17
102	102	of this Act, and on an annual basis thereafter, the Na-18
103	103	tional Science and Technology Foundation Committee on 19
104	104	Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics 20
105	105	(CoSTEM) shall submit to Congress a report detailing the 21
106	106	activities conducted under National STEM Week, includ-22
107	107	ing— 23
108	108	(1) a summary of nationwide participation and 24
109	109	activities; 25
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113	113	(2) an analysis of the impact of these activities 1
114	114	on improving STEM education and closing edu-2
115	115	cational gaps; and 3
116	116	(3) recommendations for improving future 4
117	117	STEM Weeks based on feedback from participants 5
118	118	and stakeholders. 6
119	119	SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS. 7
120	120	In this Act: 8
121	121	(1) E
122	122	DUCATIONAL INSTITUTION .—The term 9
123	123	‘‘educational institution’’ means any elementary 10
124	124	school, secondary school, and institution of higher 11
125	125	education. 12
126	126	(2) E
127	127	LEMENTARY SCHOOL ; SECONDARY 13
128	128	SCHOOL.—The terms ‘‘elementary school’’ and ‘‘sec-14
129	129	ondary school’’ have the meanings given the terms 15
130	130	in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary 16
131	131	Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 17
132	132	(3) I
133	133	NDUSTRY LEADER .—The term ‘‘industry 18
134	134	leader’’ means an individual in a leadership position 19
135	135	within an industry partner who has the authority to 20
136	136	make strategic decisions and allocate resources to 21
137	137	support the purposes of National STEM Week. 22
138	138	(4) I
139	139	NDUSTRY PARTNER .—The term ‘‘industry 23
140	140	partner’’ means a for-profit or nonprofit entity seek-24
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144	144	ing to support the purposes of National STEM 1
145	145	Week. 2
146	146	(5) I
147	147	NSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION .—The 3
148	148	term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 4
149	149	meaning given the term in section 102 of the Higher 5
150	150	Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002). 6
151	151	(6) STEM.—The term ‘‘STEM’’ means science, 7
152	152	technology, engineering, and mathematics. 8
153	153	(7) S
154	154	TATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 9
155	155	the 50 States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 10
156	156	the District of Columbia, Guam, American Samoa, 11
157	157	the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Is-12
158	158	lands, and the United States Virgin Islands. 13
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