II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1270 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 25, 2017 Mr. Schumer (for Ms. Hirono (for herself, Mr. Blumenthal , and Mr. Merkley )) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To direct the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to carry out programs and activities to ensure that Federal science agencies and institutions of higher education receiving Federal research and development funding are fully engaging their entire talent pool, and for other purposes.