Sec. 2. Findings
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Congress finds the following: Maker communities can be found in both rural and urban communities throughout the Nation. Making has been shown to engage and motivate children and adults in STEM disciplines. Informal education and makerspaces promote skills that employers desire, such as technical skills, problem-solving skills, teamwork, and analytical skills. Studies have shown that underrepresented populations often have better successes in informal and out-of-school STEM than in formal STEM programs. Some studies have shown that makerspaces help to build not only technical hard skills but also collaboration and other soft skills that employers desire.