Sec. 147. Analysis of defense industrial base and STEM fellowships, scholarships, internships, traineeships, and apprenticeships
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The Secretary of Defense shall conduct an analysis of— the financial status of the defense industrial base and develop predictive modeling capabilities to enable the Secretary to understand what sectors and suppliers in the defense industrial base are under stress and need financial support, including as a result of the COVID–19 pandemic; and the readiness of the domestic workforce to ensure a resilient defense industrial base, including coordination with labor organizations and education and training providers to assess gaps in training and education availability to achieve such readiness.
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as may be necessary to carry out this subsection. The Secretary may establish such fellowships, scholarships for service, internships, traineeships, and apprenticeships in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics as the Secretary considers appropriate to support United States competition with the People’s Republic of China. For any programs established in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall develop priorities for use of such programs to improve diversity and inclusion within the workforce in support of the defense industrial base, including expanding career pathways for socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, formerly incarcerated individuals, women, veterans, and other underrepresented populations.
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as may be necessary to carry out this subsection.