1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Computer Science for All Act of 2017 . 2. Findings Congress finds that: (1) Computer science is transforming industry, creating new fields of commerce, driving innovation, and bolstering productivity. (2) There are more than 520,000 computing jobs unfilled in the United States as of January 2017. It is projected that there will be 1,400,000 new jobs in the technology sector by 2020; however, 70 percent of those jobs will be unfulfilled at the rate American universities are producing qualified graduates. (3) Knowledge of computer science and use of technology is increasingly essential for all individuals, not just those working or planning to work in the technology sector. (4) Providing students with computer science education in elementary school and secondary school is critical for student success, and strengthening the workforce of a 21st century economy. (5) While an estimated 90 percent of parents want computer science taught in their children’s schools, just 25 percent of all elementary schools and secondary schools offer high-quality computer science instruction that includes programming and coding. (6) African-Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, and Pacific Islanders are disproportionately underrepresented in the technology sector. About 9 percent of graduates from the Nation’s top computer science programs are from underrepresented minority groups. However, only 5 percent of employees at large tech firms belong to an underrepresented minority group (7) While underrepresented minority students overall face an opportunity gap in STEAM education, women of color particularly face an achievement gap in science and engineering education. In 2012, while women received 48.8 percent of all bachelor’s degrees in science and engineering majors, women of color received only 15.7 percent (Black: 5.3 percent; Latino: 5.5 percent