II 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2423 

To improve science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 15, 2006 

Mr. SANTORUM introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 

referred to the Committee on Finance 

A BILL 

To improve science, technology, engineering, and 

mathematics education. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Securing Excellence 

5 in Education for Our Kids in Math and Science Act of 

6 2006’’ or the ‘‘SEEK Math and Science Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

8 The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title. 

Sec. 2. Table of contents. 

TITLE I—EDUCATION 

Sec. 101. Definitions. 


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Sec. 102. Master’s degrees. 

Sec. 103. Government Accountability Office Report. 

Sec. 104. Undergraduate scholarships. 

Sec. 105. Signing and retention bonuses. 

Sec. 106. Advanced placement. 

Sec. 107. Grants for performance incentive compensation systems. 

Sec. 108. Employee training and teaching in mathematics, science, and technology. 

Sec. 109. Public awareness campaign. 

TITLE II—STUDENT LOAN INTEREST PAYMENTS 

Sec. 201. Establishment of program. 

Sec. 202. Definitions. 

Sec. 203. Authorization of appropriations. 

1 TITLE I—EDUCATION 

2 SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS. 

3 The terms used in this title have the same meanings 

4 given the terms in section 9101 of the Elementary and 

5 Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 

6 SEC. 102. MASTER’S DEGREES. 

7 (a) GRANTS TO INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDU8 CATION.—The Secretary of Education is authorized to 

9 award grants to institutions of higher education to enable 

10 the institutions of higher education— 

11 (1) to develop, for middle and secondary school 

12 teachers of science or mathematics, a master’s de13 gree program in science or mathematics, that can be 

14 completed on a part-time basis in not more than 2 

15 academic years; and 

16 (2) to use such grant funds to pay the Federal 

17 share of the cost of awarding scholarships to the 

18 teachers to complete the master’s degree program. 


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1 (b) FEDERAL SHARE; NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The 

2 Federal share shall be 50 percent. The non-Federal share 

3 of the cost of tuition, fees, and books required to complete 

4 the master’s degree program shall be provided from non5 Federal sources. 

6 (c) SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNT.—An institution of higher 

7 education that receives a grant under this section shall 

8 award a scholarship under subsection (a)(2) in an amount 

9 equal to the cost of tuition, fees, and books required to 

10 complete the master’s degree program. 

11 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

12 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

13 $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2007 and each of the 4 suc14 ceeding fiscal years. 

15 SEC. 103. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE RE16 PORT. 

17 The Comptroller General shall report to Congress, 

18 not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of 

19 this Act, on the effectiveness of Federal programs de20 signed to achieve each of the following purposes: 

21 (1) To increase the number of students study22 ing science, technology, engineering, or mathematics. 

23 (2) To increase the number of students grad24 uating from college with a degree in science, tech25 nology, engineering, or mathematics. 


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1 (3) To improve educational programs in 

2 science, engineering, or mathematics. 

3 SEC. 104. UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS. 

4 (a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of Edu5 cation is authorized to award grants to States, on a com6 petitive basis, to enable the States to award scholarships 

7 to eligible students to enable the eligible students to obtain 

8 an undergraduate degree in the physical or life sciences, 

9 technology, engineering, or mathematics concurrently with 

10 certification to teach elementary school or secondary 

11 school science or mathematics. 

12 (b) TEACHING REQUIREMENT.—In order to receive 

13 a scholarship under this section an individual shall enter 

14 into an agreement with the Secretary under which— 

15 (1) the individual agrees to teach science or 

16 mathematics in a public elementary school or sec17 ondary school for a period of 5 years after receiving 

18 the degree for which the scholarship is awarded; and 

19 (2) the individual agrees to repay all scholar20 ship payments received under this section if the indi21 vidual fails to complete the 5-year teaching require22 ment described in paragraph (1). 

23 (c) STUDENT ELIGIBILITY.—A student is eligible for 

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1 time undergraduate student who has completed a rigorous 

2 secondary school curriculum in science and mathematics. 

3 (d) RIGOROUS CURRICULUM.—Each participating 

4 State shall determine the requirements for a rigorous sec5 ondary school curriculum in science and mathematics de6 scribed in subsection (c). Such curriculum shall not serve 

7 to exclude, explicitly or implicitly, students in private or 

8 home school settings. 

9 (e) DEFINITION OF STATE.—In this section the term 

10 ‘‘State’’ means each of the several States of the United 

11 States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth 

12 of Puerto Rico. 

13 (f) DURATION.—Each State that receives a grant 

14 under this section shall award a scholarship under this 

15 section for not more than 4 years of undergraduate study. 

16 (g) AMOUNT.—Each State that receives a grant 

17 under this section shall award a scholarship under this 

18 section to an eligible student in an amount that is equal 

19 to the lesser of— 

20 (1) the amount necessary to cover, for such stu21 dent, the cost of tuition, fees, and books required to 

22 complete the undergraduate degree; or 

23 (2) $10,000 per academic year to complete the 

24 undergraduate degree. 


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1 (h) NUMBER OF SCHOLARSHIPS.—The Secretary 

2 shall ensure that the aggregate number of scholarships 

3 awarded under this section by all the States equals— 

4 (1) 5,000 for fiscal year 2007; 

5 (2) 10,000 for fiscal year 2008; and 

6 (3) 25,000 for each of the fiscal years 2009, 

7 2010, 2011. 

8 (i) RELATION TO OTHER ASSISTANCE.—A scholar9 ship provided under this section shall not be considered 

10 for purposes of awarding Federal grant assistance, except 

11 that in no case shall the total amount of Federal student 

12 assistance awarded to a scholarship recipient under this 

13 section exceed the student’s total cost of attendance as 

14 determined under section 472 of the Higher Education 

15 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087ll). 

16 (j) ADMINISTRATION AND IMPLEMENTATION LIMITA17 TION.—The Secretary shall use not more than a total of 

18 1 percent of the amounts appropriated under subsection 

19 (k) for each fiscal year for administrative expenses and 

20 the costs of implementing this section. 

21 (k) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

22 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this sec23 tion— 

24 (1) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; 

25 (2) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; 


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1 (3) $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; 

2 (4) $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; and 

3 (5) $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2011. 

4 SEC. 105. SIGNING AND RETENTION BONUSES. 

5 (a) SIGNING BONUSES.— 

6 (1) SIGNING BONUSES AUTHORIZED.—The Sec7 retary of Education is authorized to award signing 

8 bonuses, in the amount of $5,000, to individuals who 

9 have an undergraduate or graduate degree in science 

10 or mathematics and who, after the date of enact11 ment of this Act— 

12 (A) first teach such subjects in a public el13 ementary school or secondary school with the 

14 greatest need for teachers of such subjects, as 

15 determined by the Secretary; and 

16 (B) enter into an agreement with the Sec17 retary under which— 

18 (i) the teacher agrees to teach science 

19 or mathematics in a public elementary 

20 school or secondary school with the great21 est need for teachers of such subjects, as 

22 determined by the Secretary, for a period 

23 of 5 consecutive academic years following 

24 receipt of the signing bonus; and 


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1 (ii) the teacher agrees to repay to the 

2 Secretary a pro rata portion of the signing 

3 bonus received under this subsection if the 

4 teacher fails to comply with the teaching 

5 requirement described in clause (i). 

6 (2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

7 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

8 this section such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 

9 year 2007 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years. 

10 (b) RETENTION BONUSES.— 

11 (1) RETENTION BONUSES AUTHORIZED.—The 

12 Secretary of Education is authorized to award reten13 tion bonuses, in the amount of $10,000, to elemen14 tary school or secondary school teachers who— 

15 (A) have an undergraduate or graduate de16 gree in science or mathematics; 

17 (B) have taught science or mathematics 

18 for a period of 5 school years in a public ele19 mentary school or secondary school with the 

20 greatest need for teachers of such subjects, as 

21 determined by the Secretary; and 

22 (C) enter into an agreement with the Sec23 retary under which— 

24 (i) the teacher agrees to teach science 

25 or mathematics in a public elementary 


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1 school or secondary school for an addi2 tional period of 5 consecutive academic 

3 years following receipt of the retention 

4 bonus; and 

5 (ii) the teacher agrees to repay to the 

6 Secretary a pro rata portion of the reten7 tion bonus received under this subsection if 

8 the teacher fails to comply with the teach9 ing requirement described in clause (i). 

10 (2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

11 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

12 this section such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 

13 year 2007 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years. 

14 SEC. 106. ADVANCED PLACEMENT. 

15 (a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of Edu16 cation is authorized to award grants, on a competitive 

17 basis, to local educational agencies and State educational 

18 agencies to enable the agencies— 

19 (1) to increase the enrollment of secondary 

20 school students in Advanced Placement (AP) science 

21 and mathematics courses at their secondary schools, 

22 or if Advanced Placement courses in science or 

23 mathematics are not offered at their secondary 

24 schools, at an institution of higher education; and 


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1 (2) to facilitate distance learning for secondary 

2 school students in rural school districts in order to 

3 increase such students’ access to Advanced Place4 ment (AP) science and mathematics courses. 

5 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

6 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

7 such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2007 and 

8 each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years. 

9 SEC. 107. GRANTS FOR PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE COM10 PENSATION SYSTEMS. 

11 (a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of Edu12 cation is authorized to award grants, on an competitive 

13 basis, to not less than 5 local educational agencies and 

14 not more than 10 different States, to enable the local edu15 cational agencies and States to carry out pilot programs 

16 that develop and implement a fair, differentiated com17 pensation system for middle and secondary school teachers 

18 of science and mathematics that is based primarily on 

19 measures of improvement in student academic achieve20 ment. 

21 (b) DEFINITION OF STATE.—In this section the term 

22 ‘‘State’’ means each of the several States of the United 

23 States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth 

24 of Puerto Rico. 


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1 (c) IMPLEMENTATION LIMITATION.—The Secretary 

2 shall not use more than 5 percent of the total amount ap3 propriated to carry out this section during the period be4 ginning on October 1, 2006, and ending on September 30, 

5 2011, for the administration of the programs described in 

6 subsection (a). 

7 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

8 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

9 $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2007 and each of the 4 suc10 ceeding fiscal years. 

11 SEC. 108. EMPLOYEE TRAINING AND TEACHING IN MATHE12 MATICS, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart D of part IV of sub14 chapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 

15 1986 (relating to business related credits) is amended by 

16 adding at the end the following new section: 

17 ‘‘SEC. 45N. CREDIT FOR EMPLOYEE TRAINING AND TEACH18 ING IN MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, AND TECH19 NOLOGY. 

20 ‘‘(a) AMOUNT OF CREDIT.—For purposes of section 

21 38, the employee training and teaching credit determined 

22 under this section with respect to any employer for any 

23 taxable year is equal to the sum of— 

24 ‘‘(1) 25 percent of the qualified employee train25 ing costs paid or incurred by the employer during 


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1 the calendar year ending with or within such taxable 

2 year, and 

3 ‘‘(2) 50 percent of the qualified employee teach4 ing costs paid or incurred by the employer during 

5 such calendar year. 

6 ‘‘(b) LIMITATION.—The credit allowable under sub7 section (a) for any taxable year shall not exceed the lesser 

8 of— 

9 ‘‘(1) 5 percent of the net income of the tax10 payer for such taxable year, or 

11 ‘‘(2) $10,000. 

12 ‘‘(c) QUALIFIED EMPLOYEE TRAINING COSTS.—For 

13 purposes of this section, the term ‘qualified employee 

14 training costs’ means costs paid or incurred by an em15 ployer for post-secondary education or training to main16 tain or improve knowledge or skills in mathematics, 

17 science, or technology of any employee whose specific posi18 tion requires greater knowledge or skills in mathematics, 

19 science, or technology. 

20 ‘‘(d) QUALIFIED EMPLOYEE TEACHING COSTS.—For 

21 purposes of this section, the term ‘qualified employee 

22 teaching costs’ means costs (including wages) paid or in23 curred by an employer to allow any employee, who is a 

24 highly qualified (as defined in section 9101 of the Elemen25 tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965) teacher, to 


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1 teach 1 or more courses of instruction in the core aca2 demic subjects of mathematics or science. 

3 ‘‘(e) APPLICABLE RULES.—For purposes of this sec4 tion, rules similar to the rules under section 45F(e) shall 

5 apply. 

6 ‘‘(f) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary may prescribe 

7 such regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to 

8 carry out the purposes of this section consistent with regu9 lations established by the Department of Education re10 garding post-secondary education and training and teach11 ing of the core academic subjects of mathematics and 

12 science.’’. 

13 (b) CREDIT ALLOWED AGAINST THE ALTERNATIVE

14 MINIMUM TAX.—Section 38(c)(4)(B) of the Internal Rev15 enue Code of 1986 (defining specified credits) is amended 

16 by striking the period at the end of clause (ii)(II) and in17 serting ‘‘, and’’, and by adding at the end the following 

18 new clause: 

19 ‘‘(iii) the credit determined under sec20 tion 45N.’’. 

21 (c) CREDIT MADE PART OF GENERAL BUSINESS

22 CREDIT.—Section 38(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 

23 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para24 graph (29), by striking the period at the end of paragraph 


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1 (30) and inserting ‘‘, plus’’, and by adding at the end the 

2 following new paragraph: 

3 ‘‘(31) the employee training and teaching credit 

4 determined under section 45N(a).’’. 

5 (d) DENIAL OF DOUBLE BENEFIT.—Section 280C of 

6 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding 

7 at the end the following new subsection: 

8 ‘‘(e) EMPLOYEE TRAINING AND TEACHING CRED9 IT.—No deduction shall be allowed for that portion of the 

10 expenses otherwise allowable as a deduction for the taxable 

11 year which is equal to the amount of the credit determined 

12 under section 45N(a).’’. 

13 (e) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

14 for subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 

15 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by add16 ing at the end the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 45N. Employee training and teaching credit.’’. 

17 (f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

18 this section shall apply to costs paid or incurred in taxable 

19 years beginning after December 31, 2006. 

20 SEC. 109. PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Education, in 

22 consultation with the Secretary of Energy and the Direc23 tor of the National Science Foundation, is authorized to 

24 develop and carry out a public awareness campaign in 

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1 courage the students attending such schools to pursue ca2 reers in science, technology, engineering, and mathe3 matics. 

4 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

5 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

6 $500,000 for fiscal year 2007 and each of the 4 suc7 ceeding fiscal years. 

8 TITLE II—STUDENT LOAN 

9 INTEREST PAYMENTS 

10 SEC. 201. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM. 

11 (a) PROGRAM.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry 

13 out a program of assuming the obligation to pay, 

14 pursuant to the provisions of this title, the interest 

15 on a loan made, insured, or guaranteed under part 

16 B or D of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 

17 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1071 et seq., 1087a et seq.). 

18 (2) ELIGIBILITY.—The Secretary may assume 

19 interest payments under paragraph (1) only for a 

20 borrower who— 

21 (A) has submitted an application in com22 pliance with subsection (d); 

23 (B) obtained 1 or more loans described in 

24 paragraph (1) as an undergraduate student; 


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1 (C) is a new borrower (within the meaning 

2 of section 103(7) of the Higher Education Act 

3 of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1003(7)) on or after the 

4 date of enactment of this Act; 

5 (D) is a teacher of science or mathematics 

6 at an elementary school or secondary school, or 

7 is a mathematics, science, or engineering pro8 fessional; 

9 (E) maintains eligibility as described in 

10 paragraph (5); and 

11 (F) enters into an agreement with the Sec12 retary to complete 5 consecutive years of service 

13 in a position described in subparagraph (D), 

14 starting on the date of the agreement. 

15 (3) PRIOR INTEREST LIMITATIONS.—The Sec16 retary shall not make any payments for interest 

17 that— 

18 (A) accrues prior to the beginning of the 

19 repayment period on a loan in the case of a 

20 loan made under section 428H of the Higher 

21 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078–8) or 

22 a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan; 

23 or 

24 (B) has accrued prior to the signing of an 

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1 (4) INITIAL SELECTION.—In selecting partici2 pants for the program under this title, the Sec3 retary— 

4 (A) shall choose among eligible applicants 

5 on the basis of— 

6 (i) the areas of national need des7 ignated pursuant to section 712 of the 

8 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

9 1135a), especially those designated areas 

10 of national need related to math and 

11 science; and 

12 (ii) the academic record or job per13 formance of the applicant; and 

14 (B) may choose among eligible applicants 

15 on the basis of— 

16 (i) the likelihood of the applicant to 

17 complete the 5-year service obligation; 

18 (ii) the likelihood of the applicant to 

19 remain in science, mathematics, or engi20 neering after the completion of the service 

21 requirement; or 

22 (iii) other relevant criteria determined 

23 by the Secretary. 

24 (5) MAINTAINING ELIGIBILITY.—To remain eli25 gible to receive loan interest payments under this 


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1 title, a borrower shall maintain academic progress in 

2 the same manner as a student receiving an award 

3 under section 714 of the Higher Education Act of 

4 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1135c) shall maintain academic 

5 progress under subsection (d)(1) of such Act. 

6 (6) AVAILABILITY SUBJECT TO APPROPRIA7 TIONS.—Loan interest payments under this title 

8 shall be subject to the availability of appropriations. 

9 If the amount appropriated for any fiscal year is not 

10 sufficient to provide interest payments on behalf of 

11 all qualified applicants, the Secretary shall give pri12 ority to those individuals on whose behalf interest 

13 payments were made during the preceding fiscal 

14 year. 

15 (7) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary is author16 ized to prescribe such regulations as may be nec17 essary to carry out the provisions of this section. 

18 (b) DURATION AND AMOUNT OF INTEREST PAY19 MENTS.—The period during which the Secretary shall pay 

20 interest on behalf of a student borrower who is selected 

21 under subsection (a) is the period that begins on the effec22 tive date of the agreement under subsection (a)(2)(F), 

23 continues after successful completion of the service obliga24 tion, and ends on the earlier of— 


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1 (1) the completion of the repayment period of 

2 the loan; 

3 (2) payment by the Secretary of a total of 

4 $10,000 on behalf of the borrower; 

5 (3) if the borrower ceases to fulfill the service 

6 obligation under such agreement prior to the end of 

7 the 5-year period, as soon as the borrower is deter8 mined to have ceased to fulfill such obligation in ac9 cordance with regulations of the Secretary; or 

10 (4) 6 months after the end of any calendar year 

11 in which the borrower’s gross income equals or ex12 ceeds 4 times the national per capita disposable per13 sonal income (current dollars) for such calendar 

14 year, as determined on the basis of the National In15 come and Product Accounts Tables of the Bureau of 

16 Economic Analysis of the Department of Commerce, 

17 as determined in accordance with regulations pre18 scribed by the Secretary. 

19 (c) REPAYMENT TO ELIGIBLE LENDERS.—Subject to 

20 the regulations prescribed by the Secretary pursuant to 

21 subsection (a)(7), the Secretary shall pay to each eligible 

22 lender or holder for each payment period the amount of 

23 the interest that accrues on a loan of a student borrower 

24 who is selected under subsection (a) under the same terms 

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1 (d) APPLICATION FOR REPAYMENT.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible individual de3 siring loan interest payment under this section shall 

4 submit a complete and accurate application to the 

5 Secretary at such time, in such manner, and con6 taining such information as the Secretary may re7 quire. 

8 (2) FAILURE TO COMPLETE SERVICE AGREE9 MENT.—Such application shall contain an agreement 

10 by the individual that, if the individual fails to com11 plete the 5 consecutive years of service required by 

12 subsection (a)(2)(F), the individual agrees to repay 

13 the Secretary the amount of any interest paid by the 

14 Secretary on behalf of the individual. 

15 (e) TREATMENT OF CONSOLIDATION LOANS.—A con16 solidation loan made under section 428C of the Higher 

17 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078–3), or a Federal 

18 Direct Consolidation Loan made under part D of title IV 

19 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1087a et seq.), may be a loan for 

20 which interest is paid pursuant to this section only to the 

21 extent that such loan amount was used by a borrower who 

22 otherwise meets the requirements of this section to 

23 repay— 

24 (1) a loan made under section 428 or 428H of 

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1 (2) a Federal Direct Stafford Loan, or a Fed2 eral Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan, made under 

3 part D of title IV of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1087a et 

4 seq.). 

5 (f) PREVENTION OF DOUBLE BENEFITS.—No bor6 rower may, for the same service, receive a benefit under 

7 both this section and— 

8 (1) any loan forgiveness program under title IV 

9 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

10 1070 et seq.); or 

11 (2) subtitle D of title I of the National and 

12 Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12601 

13 et seq.). 

14 SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS. 

15 As used in this title: 

16 (1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

17 the Secretary of Education. 

18 (2) MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, OR ENGINEERING

19 PROFESSIONAL.—the term ‘‘mathematics, science, or 

20 engineering professional’’ means a person who— 

21 (A) holds a baccalaureate, masters, or doc22 toral degree (or a combination thereof) in 

23 science, mathematics, or engineering; and 

24 (B) works in a field the Secretary deter25 mines is closely related to that degree, which 


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1 shall include working as a professor at a 2- or 

2 4-year institution of higher education. 

3 SEC. 203. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

4 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

5 this title such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 

6 2007 and for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years. 

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