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This bill proposes three changes to federal STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) education initiatives:

First, it would officially include computer sciences in the definition of “STEM education\" — ensuring that federal grants and programs related to STEM will also go to funding computer science education.
Secondly, the bill would authorize STEM agencies to fund research that advances outside-the-classroom STEM education.
Third, the bill would expand the National Science Foundation's Noyce Scholarship to include applicants with bachelor's degrees — not just master's degrees.

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