; Whereas the National Science Board’s Science and Engineering Indicators 2010 and 2012 shows that while the number of students obtaining engineering degrees in the United States has reached an all-time high, the rates for women do not reflect our national demographics, with only 19 percent of Bachelor’s degrees in engineering being earned by women; Whereas the National Science Board’s Science and Engineering Indicators 2016 shows that historically underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, particularly Blacks and Hispanics, continue to display lower S&E participation rates relative to their presence in the U.S. population comprising about 10 percent of workers in S&E occupations; Whereas the National Science Foundation’s National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics report on Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering 2017 shows that women, are closing the gap with men in S&E educational attainment but are still underrepresented in S&E occupations; Whereas only 4 percent of the Nation’s workforce is composed of scientists and engineers, this group disproportionately creates jobs for the other 96 percent; Whereas DiscoverE has grown into a formal coalition of more than 100 professional societies, major corporations, and government agencies that serves as a hub of engineering outreach dedicated to ensuring a diverse and well-educated engineering workforce, promoting literacy in science, technology, engineering, and math, and raising public awareness and appreciation of the contributions of engineers to society; and Whereas February 19, 2017, to February 25, 2017, has been designated as Engineers Week by DiscoverE and the theme is, Engineers Dream Big , spotlighting the important contributions of the engineering community to our quality of life now and in the future, especially in the areas of energy, water, and food sustainability: Now, therefore, be it