; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (C) to increase the capacity of rural communities to provide quality STEM education and STEM workforce development programming to students, and teachers; and . 509. Computing Enclave Pilot Program (a) In general The Director in consultation with the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Secretary of Energy, shall award grants to establish a pilot program to ensure the security of federally supported research data and to assist regional institutions of higher education and their researchers in compliance with regulations regarding the safeguarding of sensitive information and other relevant regulations and Federal guidelines. (b) Structure In carrying out the pilot program established pursuant to subsection (a), the Director shall select three institutions of higher education from among institutions classified under the Indiana University Center for Postsecondary Research Carnegie Classification as a doctorate-granting university with a very high level of research activity, and with a history of working with secure information for the development, installation, maintenance, or sustainment of secure computing enclaves. (c) Regionalization (1) In selecting universities pursuant to subsection (b), the Director shall give preference to institutions of higher education with the capability of serving other regional universities. (2) The enclaves should be geographically dispersed to better meet the needs of regional interests. (d) Program elements The Director shall work with Institutions of Higher Education selected pursuant to subsection (b) to— (1) develop an approved design blueprint for compliance with Federal data protection protocols; (2) develop a comprehensive and confidential list, or a bill of materials, of each binary component of the software, firmware, or product that is required to deploy additional secure computing enclaves