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S. 3395 115th Congress Senate

Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers Act

Official title: A bill to promote veteran involvement in STEM education, computer science, and scientific research, and for other purposes.

Introduced: August 28, 2018 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Aug 28, 2018
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 Latest action August 28, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers Act

This bill directs the National Science Foundation (NSF) to: (1) encourage veterans to study and pursue careers in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) and computer science in coordination with other federal agencies that serve veterans, and (2) submit a plan to Congress for enhancing veterans outreach.

The National Science Board shall provide in its annual report on the state of science and engineering in the United States relevant data on veterans in science and engineering careers or education programs.

The bill provides for veterans' participation and outreach in: (1) the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship program to recruit and train mathematics and science teachers, (2) NSF fellowships and masters fellowships for mathematics and science teachers, (3) computer and network security capacity building grants, and (4) traineeship grants leading to a doctorate degree in computer and network security research.

The Office of Science and Technology Policy shall establish an interagency working group to coordinate federal programs and policies for transitioning and training veterans and military spouses for STEM careers.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4323 Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3395: Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3395/
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