Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Accounting STEM Pursuit Act of 2025”.
Accounting STEM Pursuit Act of 2025
A BILL
To amend the Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grant program to promote career awareness in accounting as part of a well-rounded STEM educational experience.
Sec. 2 Accounting as part of a well-rounded educational experience
Subpart 1 of part A of title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7111 et seq.) is amended—
in section 4104(b)(3)(A)(i)—
in subclause (VI), by striking “or” at the end;
by redesignating subclause (VII) as subclause (VIII); and
by inserting after subclause (VI) the following new subclause:
“(VII) accounting education, including accounting career awareness; or”
in section 4107(a)(3)—
in subparagraph (I), by striking “or” at the end;
by redesignating subparagraph (J) as subparagraph (K); and
by inserting after subparagraph (I) the following new subparagraph:
“(J) activities to promote the development, implementation, and strengthening of programs to teach accounting, including increasing access to high-quality accounting courses for students through grade 12 who are members of groups underrepresented in accounting careers; or”