S.Amdt. 872

SA 872. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of part I of subtitle F of title V, add the
following:

SEC. 574. BRIEFING ON SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND
MATHEMATICS EDUCATION FOR DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS
OF THE ARMED FORCES IN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
EDUCATION ACTIVITY SCHOOLS.

(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
brief the appropriate committees of Congress on the current
status of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
(STEM) education for dependents of members of the Armed
Forces (in this section referred to as ``military-dependent
children'') in schools under the jurisdiction of the
Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA).
(b) Elements.--The briefing required by subsection (a)
shall address the following:
(1) An analysis and assessment of all science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics programs, and all schools with a
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics focus,
under the Department of Defense Education Activity, including
quality and access for military-dependent children.
(2) An analysis and assessment of the benefits for
military-dependent children of participating in programs
described in paragraph (1), or in attending schools described
in that paragraph, whether on military installations or in
surrounding communities
(3) A description and assessment of the science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics education grants
awarded by the Department of Defense in 2018.
(4) Plans to encourage further science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics education for military-dependent
children, including through proven and innovative approaches.
(c) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress''
means--
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Education and Labor, and the Committee on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives.
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