FEMALE MEMBERS OF CERTAIN ARMED FORCES AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IN STEM.

SEC. 564. FEMALE MEMBERS OF CERTAIN ARMED FORCES AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IN STEM. (a) Study on Members and Civilians.—Not later than September 30, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a briefing containing the results of a study on how to increase participation of covered individuals in positions in the covered Armed Forces or Department of Defense and related to STEM. (b) Definitions.—In this section: (1) The term “covered Armed Force” means an Armed Force under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of a military department. (2) The term “covered individual” means a female— (A) member of a covered Armed Force; or (B) civilian employee of the Department of Defense. (3) The term “STEM” means science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.