---
kind: "section"
citation: "10 U.S.C. § 2192b"
title: "10"
title_heading: "Armed Forces"
number: "2192b"
heading: "Program on enhancement of preparation of dependents of members of armed forces for careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/10/2192b"
units:
  - "Subtitle A — General Military Law"
  - "Part III — Training and Education"
  - "Chapter 111 — Support of Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Education"
---

# §2192b. Program on enhancement of preparation of dependents of members of armed forces for careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics

- (a) **Program Required.—** The [Secretary](/usc/10/4951.md?p=3) of Defense shall carry out a [program](/usc/10/2101.md?p=1) to—
  - (1) enhance the preparation of students at covered schools for careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; and
  - (2) provide assistance to teachers at covered schools to enhance preparation described in [paragraph (1)](#a-1).
- (b) **Coordination.—** In carrying out the [program](/usc/10/2101.md?p=1), the [Secretary](/usc/10/4951.md?p=3) shall coordinate with the following:
  - (1) The [Secretaries](/usc/10/4951.md?p=3) of the [military departments](/usc/10/101.md?p=a-8).
  - (2) The [Secretary](/usc/10/4951.md?p=3) of Education.
  - (3) The National Science Foundation.
  - (4) Other organizations as the [Secretary](/usc/10/4951.md?p=3) of Defense considers appropriate.
- (c) **Activities.—** Activities under the [program](/usc/10/2101.md?p=1) may include the following:
  - (1) Establishment of targeted internships and cooperative research opportunities at [defense laboratories](/usc/10/2199.md?p=1) and other technical centers for students and teachers at covered schools.
  - (2) Establishment of scholarships and fellowships for students at covered schools.
  - (3) Efforts and activities that improve the quality of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics educational and [training](/usc/10/301.md?p=9) opportunities for students and teachers at covered schools, including with respect to improving the development of curricula at covered schools.
  - (4) Development of travel opportunities, demonstrations, mentoring [programs](/usc/10/2101.md?p=1), and informal science education for students and teachers at covered schools.
- (d) **Metrics.—** The [Secretary](/usc/10/4951.md?p=3) shall establish outcome-based metrics and internal and external assessments to evaluate the merits and benefits of activities conducted under the [program](/usc/10/2101.md?p=1) with respect to the needs of the [Department](/usc/10/101.md?p=a-6) of Defense.
- (e) **Covered Schools Defined.—** In this section, the term “covered schools” means elementary or secondary schools at which the [Secretary](/usc/10/4951.md?p=3) determines a significant number of [dependents](/usc/10/1072.md?p=2) of members of the [armed forces](/usc/10/101.md?p=a-4) are enrolled.

## Source credit

(Added Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title II, § 211(a), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1254.)