That the House of Representatives supports efforts to—
increase diversity and inclusion in the technology sector, including robust plans to ensure recruitment, training, and retention of underrepresented minorities at all levels, from the boardroom to the senior executive level, to rank and file employees, as well as vendors;
eliminate barriers faced by people of color, and other underrepresented groups when breaking into the technology sector;
ensure all students have access to science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) education for a 21st century economy, including computer science education in particular;
strengthen investments in, and collaborations with educational institutions including community colleges, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, Asian-American, Native American, and Pacific Islander-serving institutions, American Indian Tribally controlled colleges and universities, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions, predominantly Black institutions, Native American-serving, non-Tribal institutions, and other minority-serving institutions to sustain a pipeline of diverse STEAM graduates ready to enter the technology sector; and
improve data collection, disaggregation, and dissemination of information for greater understanding and transparency of diversity in STEAM education and across the workforce.