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H.R.255

One Hundred Fifteenth Congress

of the

United States of America

AT THE FIRST SESSION

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, the third day of January, two thousand and seventeen

An Act

programs for women.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the

This Act may be cited as the ``Promoting Women in Entrepreneurship Act''.

(1) women make up almost 50 percent of the workforce, but less than 25 percent of the workforce in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professions; (2) women are less likely to focus on the STEM disciplines in undergraduate and graduate study; (3) only 26 percent of women who do attain degrees in STEM fields work in STEM jobs; (4) there is an increasing demand for individuals with STEM degrees to extend their focus beyond the laboratory so they can be leaders in discovery commercialization; (5) studies have shown that technology and commercialization ventures are successful when women are in top management positions; and (6) the National Science Foundation's mission includes supporting women in STEM disciplines. 

Section 33 of the Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities Act

(1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (10); (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (11) and inserting ``; and''; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.