Sec. 338. STARBASE program
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Congress makes the following findings: The budget of the President for fiscal year 2017 requested no funding for the Department of Defense STARBASE program. The purpose of the STARBASE program is to improve the knowledge and skills of students in kindergarten through 12th grade in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
(STEM)subjects, to connect them to the military, and to motivate them to explore science, technology, engineering, and mathematics and possible military careers as they continue their education. The STARBASE program currently operates at 76 locations in 40 States and the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, primarily on military installations. To date, nearly 750,000 students have participated in the STARBASE program. The STARBASE program is a highly effective program run by dedicated members of the Armed Forces and strengthens the relationships between the military, communities, and local school districts. The budget of the President for fiscal year 2017 seeks to eliminate funding for the STARBASE program for that fiscal year due to a reorganization of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics programs throughout the Federal Government. It is the sense of Congress that the STARBASE program should continue to be funded by the Department of Defense.