{"database": "openregs", "table": "congressional_record", "rows": [["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgE2237-5", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "AMERICA COMPETES REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2010", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "ALLOTHER", "E2237", "E2238", "[{\"name\": \"Danny K. Davis\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", "[{\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"5116\"}]", "156 Cong. Rec. E2237", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Pages E2237-E2238]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n              AMERICA COMPETES REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2010\n\n                                 ______\n\n                               speech of\n\n                          HON. DANNY K. DAVIS\n\n                              of illinois\n\n                    in the house of representatives\n\n                       Tuesday, December 21, 2010\n\n  Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 5116,\nthe America COMPETES Act. To maintain economic growth and a high\nstandard of living, our nation must remain competitive in a global\neconomy. To be competitive, U.S. companies must engage in trade,\npreserve market shares, and provide sustainable products, processes,\nand services. Scientific and technological advances serve as critical\ncomponents of economic growth because they contribute to the creation\nof new goods, services, jobs, and increased productivity. Our country\nis in need of innovative concepts and ideas to strengthen our economy\nboth domestically and internationally. The America COMPETES Act will\nincrease the nation's investment in science, technology, engineering,\nand mathematics, STEM. Further, COMPETES provides critical federal\ninvestment in science through research and education. I am pleased that\nthe 111th Congress will reauthorize this law, and I am pleased that it\ncontains some important elements to broaden the participation of groups\nof Americans who are underrepresented in STEM fields, such as women and\nracial or ethnic minorities.\n  According to the Census Bureau, 39 percent of the population under\nthe age of 18 is a racial or ethnic minority. Yet, in 2003, only 4.4\npercent of U.S. science and engineering jobs were held by African\nAmericans and only 3.4 percent by Hispanics. In 2008, the American\nCommunity Survey reported that 10.3 percent of the total U.S.\npopulation were in the Professional, Scientific, Management and\nAdministrative Services industry; however, only 7.7 percent of\nCambodians, 6.8 percent of Hmongs, and 5.2 percent of Laotians actually\nheld these types of jobs. Further, women represent only a little more\nthan one quarter of our science and technology workforce. Many experts\nmaintain that the ability of the U.S. to produce enough scientists will\nfall far short unless we take strong action to develop the potential of\nwomen and minorities. Thus, broadening participation efforts are\ncritical to meeting the growing demand for U.S. workers with STEM\nskills and to improving American competitiveness globally.\n  Although minorities have increased their share of degrees awarded in\nthe sciences, poor preparation in science and mathematics is a major\nfactor limiting the access of these citizens to careers in the STEM\nfields. H.R. 5116 helps improve secondary STEM education by requiring\nfederal agencies to report how they are disseminating federally funded\nSTEM education resources to practitioners, including to teachers and\nadministrators at high-needs schools. Further, it requires the\nestablishment of an inventory of federally sponsored STEM education\nprograms that must include an assessment of the effectiveness of the\nprograms and the rates of participation of underrepresented minorities\nin such programs. An increased investment in STEM-based programs will\noffer more high-level science and mathematics courses in high school,\nenhance undergraduate and graduate degrees in science and engineering,\nand solidify employment in science and engineering positions in this\nglobal economy. The National Science\n\n[[Page E2238]]\n\nFoundation will receive substantial funds to develop and implement a\npolicy for the broader impacts review criterion that will result in\nimproving the effectiveness and impact of activities to broaden\nparticipation within STEM. Such a policy is long overdue. We spend\nbillions of federal dollars for science advancements but have limited\nrequirements for the institutions receiving these dollars to give back\nto the nation in terms of helping institutions or students beyond their\nwalls improve their access to quality science.\n  I support the bill because it advances our nation in the STEM areas;\nhowever, I am disappointed that many of the provisions to broaden\nparticipation that were included in the House-passed version were\nabsent from the final version. I promise to continue to work to ensure\nthat all Americans have access to high quality STEM education and\ncareers. I support H.R. 5116, the America COMPETES Act of 2010; this\nbill will enhance our present practices in science and our economic\nstrength in the global marketplace.\n\n                          ____________________"]], "columns": ["granule_id", "date", "congress", "session", "volume", "issue", "title", "chamber", "granule_class", "sub_granule_class", "page_start", "page_end", "speakers", "bills", "citation", "full_text"], "primary_keys": ["granule_id"], "primary_key_values": ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgE2237-5"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.064279979094863, "source": "Federal Register API & Regulations.gov API", "source_url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/developers/api/v1", "license": "Public Domain (U.S. Government data)", "license_url": "https://www.regulations.gov/faq"}