Supporting Veterans in Stem Careers Act

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Mr. DUNN. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of S. 153, the Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers Act, which is about helping to expand veterans' job and education opportunities in the sciences. I was the proud sponsor of the House version of this bill.

The bill directs the National Science Foundation to develop a veterans' outreach plan and publish data on veterans' participation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields in its annual ``Indicators'' report.

The bill also updates the NSF Noyce Teacher Scholarship program, fellowship programs, and cyber grant programs to include outreach to veterans.

I thank Senator Rubio and Senator Klobuchar, for their bipartisan, bicameral support, and Congressman Lamb, a member of the Science Committee, and a Marine Corps veteran himself, for his work on this legislation. And I salute my fellow veterans in the Congress who have joined me in introducing this bill.

This is an excellent opportunity for us all to come together and support a meritorious piece of legislation. The very nearly identical piece of legislation passed this body by voice vote 1 year ago.

I urge all of my colleagues to support the bill and send it to the President's desk.

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