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15 U.S.C. § 3723 — STEM apprenticeship programs
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**(a) In general** The Secretary of Commerce may carry out a grant program to identify the need for skilled science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (referred to in this section as “STEM”) workers and to expand STEM apprenticeship programs.
**(b) Eligible recipient defined** In this section, the term “eligible recipient” means—
(1) a State;
(2) an Indian tribe;
(3) a city or other political subdivision of a State;
(4) an entity that—
(A) is a nonprofit organization, an institution of higher education, a public-private partnership, a science or research park, a Federal laboratory, or an economic development organization or similar entity; and
(B) has an application that is supported by a State, a political subdivision of a State, or a native organization; or
(5) a consortium of any of the entities described in paragraphs (1) through (5).
**(c) Needs assessment grants** The Secretary of Commerce may provide a grant to an eligible recipient to conduct a needs assessment to identify—
(1) the unmet need of a region’s employer base for skilled STEM workers;
(2) the potential of STEM apprenticeships to address the unmet need described in paragraph (1); and
(3) any barriers to addressing the unmet need described in paragraph (1).
**(d) Apprenticeship expansion grants** The Secretary of Commerce may provide a grant to an eligible recipient that has conducted a needs assessment as described in subsection (c)(1) to develop infrastructure to expand STEM apprenticeship programs.
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**(a) In general** The Secretary of Commerce may carry out a grant program to identify the need for skilled science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (referred to in this section as “STEM”) workers and to expand STEM apprenticeship programs.
**(b) Eligible recipient defined** In this section, the term “eligible recipient” means—
(1) a State;
(2) an Indian tribe;
(3) a city or other political subdivision of a State;
(4) an entity that—
(A) is a nonprofit organization, an institution of higher education, a public-private partnership, a science or research park, a Federal laboratory, or an economic development organization or similar entity; and
(B) has an application that is supported by a State, a political subdivision of a State, or a native organization; or
(5) a consortium of any of the entities described in paragraphs (1) through (5).
**(c) Needs assessment grants** The Secretary of Commerce may provide a grant to an eligible recipient to conduct a needs assessment to identify—
(1) the unmet need of a region’s employer base for skilled STEM workers;
(2) the potential of STEM apprenticeships to address the unmet need described in paragraph (1); and
(3) any barriers to addressing the unmet need described in paragraph (1).
**(d) Apprenticeship expansion grants** The Secretary of Commerce may provide a grant to an eligible recipient that has conducted a needs assessment as described in subsection (c)(1) to develop infrastructure to expand STEM apprenticeship programs.
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**(a) Sense of Congress** It is the sense of Congress that—
(1) sustained, predictable Federal funding of basic research is essential to United States leadership in science and technology;
(2) the Foundation’s intellectual merit and broader impacts criteria are appropriate for evaluating grant proposals, as concluded by the 2011 National Science Board Task Force on Merit Review;
(3) evaluating proposals on the basis of the Foundation’s intellectual merit and broader impacts criteria should be used to assure that the Foundation’s activities are in the national interest as these reviews can affirm that—
(A) the proposals funded by the Foundation are of high quality and advance scientific knowledge; and
(B) the Foundation’s grants address societal needs through basic research findings or through related activities; and
(4) as evidenced by the Foundation’s contributions to scientific advancement, economic growth, human health, and national security, its peer review and merit review processes have identified and funded scientifically and societally relevant basic research and should be preserved.
**(b) Merit review criteria** The Foundation shall maintain the intellectual merit and broader impacts criteria, among other specific criteria as appropriate, as the basis for evaluating grant proposals in the merit review process.
**(c) Updates** If after January 6, 2017, a change is made to the merit-review process, the Director shall submit a report to the appropriate committees of Congress not later than 30 days after the date of the change.
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Appropriate committees of Congress** — The term “appropriate committees of Congress” means—
(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee on Environment and Public Works, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
(2) **Cooperative extension services** — The term “cooperative extension services” has the meaning given the term in [section 3103 of title 7](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section3103&num=0&edition=prelim).
(3) **Site connectivity infrastructure** — The term “site connectivity infrastructure” means localized driveways and access roads to a facility as well as hookups to the new facility for drinking water, waste water, broadband, and other basic infrastructure services already present in the area.
(4) **Venture development organization** — The term “venture development organization” has the meaning given such term in [section 3722(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section3722/a&num=0&edition=prelim).11 See References in Text note below.
(5) **Community development financial institution** — The term “community development financial institution” has the meaning given in [section 4702 of title 12](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section4702&num=0&edition=prelim).
(6) **Minority depository institution** — The term “minority depository institution” means an entity that is—
(A) a minority depository institution, as defined in section 308 of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 ([12 U.S.C.
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**(a) Continuing support for EPSCoR**
(1) **Sense of Congress** — It is the sense of Congress that—
(A) because maintaining the Nation’s scientific and economic leadership requires the participation of talented individuals nationwide, EPSCoR investments into State research and education capacities are in the Federal interest and should be sustained;
(B) EPSCoR should maintain its experimental component by supporting innovative methods for improving research capacity and competitiveness; and
(C) the Director should carry out this subsection while maintaining or increasing proposal success rates at emerging research institutions throughout the United States and without precluding access to awards for such institutions.
(2) **Omitted**
(3) **Geographic diversity and inclusion**
(A) *In general* — To the maximum extent practicable, not less than—
(i) 15.5 percent in fiscal year 2023,
(ii) 16 percent in fiscal year 2024,
(iii) 16.5 percent in fiscal year 2025,
(iv) 17 percent in fiscal year 2026,
(v) 18 percent in fiscal year 2027,
(vi) 19 percent in fiscal year 2028, and
(vii) 20 percent in fiscal year 2029,
of the amounts appropriated to the Foundation for research and related activities, and science, mathematics, and engineering education and human resources programs and activities, excluding those amounts made available for polar research and operations support (and operations and maintenance of research facilities), shall be awarded to EPSCoR institutions.
(B) *Scholarships* — To the maximum extent practicable, not less than—
(i) 16 percent in fiscal year 2023,
(ii) 18 percent in fiscal year 2024, and
(iii) 20 percent in each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029,
of the amounts appropriated to the
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TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE
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(6) Recompete plan
The term ‘‘recompete plan’’ means a com-
prehensive multiyear economic development
plan that—
(A) includes—
(i) proposed programs and activities to
be carried out with a grant awarded under
subsection (c) to address the economic
challenges of the eligible area in a com-
prehensive manner that promotes long-
term, sustained economic growth, lasting
job creation, per capita wage increases,
and reduction in the prime-age employ-
ment gap of the eligible area;
(ii) projected costs and annual expendi-
tures and proposed disbursement schedule;
(iii) the roles and responsibilities of
specified entities that may receive grant
funds awarded under subsection (c); and
(iv) other information as the Secretary
determines appropriate;
(B) is submitted to the Secretary for ap-
proval for an eligible recipient to be consid-
ered for a grant described in subsection (c);
and
(C) may be modified over the term of the
grant by the eligible recipient, subject to
the approval of the Secretary or at the di-
rection of the Secretary, if the Secretary de-
termines benchmarking requirements are re-
peatedly not met or if other circumstances
necessitate a modification.
(7) Specified entity
The term ‘‘specified entity’’ means—
(A) a unit of local government;
(B) the District of Columbia;
(C) a territory of the United States;
(D) a Tribal government;
(E) political subdivision of a State or other
entity, including a special-purpose entity
engaged in economic development activities;
(F) a public entity or nonprofit organiza-
tion, acting in cooperation with the officials
of a political subdivision of a State or other
entity described in subparagraph (E
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