IV 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 944 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 22, 2023 Ms. Slotkin submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services RESOLUTION Directing the Secretary of Defense to provide a briefing to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives on plans to implement certain STEM education and outreach efforts.

Whereas the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives is encouraged by recent Department of Defense efforts to consider new science, technology, engineering, and mathematics ( STEM ) ecosystem efforts, such as supporting the 2022 Systems Engineering Research Center Workshop on the Department of Defense-Defense Industry Collaboration in STEM Education and Workforce Development; Whereas the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives strongly supports efforts to build on the recommendations from this report and promote deeper collaboration among the Department of Defense and the Defense Industrial Base to build better primary and secondary education and outreach efforts for creating diverse pathways into the national security ecosystem; Whereas, as the Department of Defense carries out these activities, it should ensure a focus on programmatic and curricular innovation such as the development of innovative STEM curriculum related to emerging technology priorities, new education technologies or adaption of technologies for use in Defense-related education efforts, and enhancing teacher preparation efforts in geographies with military-connected families; and Whereas the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives also encourages the Department of Defense to consider partnering with the National Science Foundation as it pursues this effort: Now, therefore, be it