Whereas there will be 1,400,000 new tech jobs by 2020, however, 70 percent of those jobs will be unfulfilled at the rate United States universities are currently producing qualified graduates; Whereas in 2013, the United States slipped to 10th place among Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) nations in overall research and development as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP); Whereas communities of color (African-Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, Asian Americans, and Pacific Islanders) are woefully underrepresented in corporate leadership roles, including the technology sector; Whereas African-Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, and Pacific Islanders are disproportionately underrepresented in the technology sector; Whereas African-Americans and Latinos make up 27 percent of the United States workforce, but make up only 13.8 percent of the science and engineering workforce, and only 11 percent of computer science professionals; Whereas women make up 57.7 percent of the United States workforce, but make up only 46.0 percent of the science and engineering workforce, and only 24 percent of computer science professionals; Whereas women of color represent less than 10 percent of all computer science professionals (African-American: 2.6 percent; Hispanic: 1.3 percent; American Indian or Alaska Native: less than 0.02 percent; and Asian: 6 percent); Whereas 50 to 70 percent of employees in tech companies work in non-tech positions, for which an existing pipeline of qualified African-American and Latinos currently exists; Whereas a pipeline of qualified technical candidates is critical as the tech industry improves its recruiting, hiring, and retaining candidates and employees of color; Whereas underrepresented minority students overall face an opportunity gap in STEAM education; Whereas women of color particularly face an achievement gap in science and engineering education; Whereas in 2012, women received 48.8 percent of all bachelor’s degrees in science and engineering majors