II 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3483 

To improve national competitiveness through enhanced education initiatives. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 8, 2006 

Mr. ENSIGN (for himself and Mr. LIEBERMAN) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

A BILL 

To improve national competitiveness through enhanced 

education initiatives. 

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 ‘‘National Innovation 

5 Education Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

Sec. 1. Short title. 

Sec. 2. Table of contents. 

TITLE I—IMPROVING PREKINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE 16 

EDUCATION 

Sec. 101. Short title. 


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Sec. 102. Purposes. 

Sec. 103. Definitions. 

Sec. 104. P–16 education stewardship system grants. 

Sec. 105. State application and plan. 

Sec. 106. P–16 education stewardship commission. 

Sec. 107. P–16 education data system. 

Sec. 108. Reports; technical assistance. 

Sec. 109. Authorization of appropriations. 

TITLE II—NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION MAGNET SCHOOLS 

AND INNOVATION-BASED LEARNING 

Sec. 201. General definitions. 

Sec. 202. Magnet schools. 

Sec. 203. Innovation-based experiential learning. 

TITLE III—TEACHER TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL 

DEVELOPMENT 

Sec. 301 Baccalaureate degrees in mathematics and science with teacher certification. 

Sec. 302. Teachers professional development institutes. 

TITLE IV—STEM EDUCATION AND RESEARCH 

Sec. 401. Definitions. 

Sec. 402. Graduate fellowships and graduate traineeships. 

Sec. 403. Professional science master’s degree programs. 

Sec. 404. Increased support for science education through the National Science 

Foundation. 

Sec. 405. A national commitment to basic research. 

Sec. 406. Study on service science. 

1 TITLE I—IMPROVING PRE2 KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 

3 GRADE 16 EDUCATION 

4 SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 

5 This title may be cited as the ‘‘College Pathway Act 

6 of 2006’’. 

7 SEC. 102. PURPOSES. 

8 The purposes of this title are the following: 

9 (1) To broaden the focus of Federal, State, and 

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1 larly with respect to mathematics, science, engineer2 ing, and technology. 

3 (2) To increase the percentage of low-income 

4 and minority students who are academically pre5 pared to enter and successfully complete postsec6 ondary-level general education coursework. 

7 (3) To decrease the percentage of students re8 quiring developmental coursework through grants 

9 that enable States to coordinate the public pre10 kindergarten through grade 12 education system 

11 and the postsecondary education system— 

12 (A) to ensure that covered institutions ar13 ticulate and publicize the prerequisite skills and 

14 knowledge expected of incoming postsecondary 

15 students attending covered institutions, in order 

16 to provide students and other interested parties 

17 with accurate information pertaining to the stu18 dents’ necessary preparations for postsecondary 

19 education; 

20 (B) to establish and implement middle 

21 school and secondary school course enrollment 

22 guidelines while ensuring rigorous content 

23 standards— 

24 (i) to ensure that public secondary 

25 school students, in all major racial and 


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1 ethnic groups, and income levels, complete 

2 academic courses linked with academic suc3 cess in mathematics, science, engineering, 

4 and technology at the postsecondary level; 

5 and 

6 (ii) to increase the percentage of stu7 dents in each major racial group, ethnic 

8 group, and income level who graduate from 

9 secondary school and enter postsecondary 

10 education with the academic preparation 

11 necessary to successfully complete postsec12 ondary-level general education coursework, 

13 particularly with respect to mathematics, 

14 science, engineering, and technology; 

15 (C) to implement programs and policies 

16 that increase secondary school graduation rates 

17 while ensuring rigorous content standards; and 

18 (D) to collect and analyze disaggregated 

19 longitudinal student data throughout P–16 edu20 cation in order to— 

21 (i) understand and improve students’ 

22 progress throughout P–16 education; 

23 (ii) understand problems and needs 

24 throughout P–16 education; and 


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1 (iii) align prekindergarten through 

2 grade 12 academic standards and higher 

3 education standards so that more students 

4 are prepared to successfully complete post5 secondary-level general education 

6 coursework. 

7 SEC. 103. DEFINITIONS. 

8 In this title: 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—The terms ‘‘local educational 

10 agency’’, ‘‘parent’’, ‘‘secondary school’’, and ‘‘State’’ 

11 have the meanings given the terms in section 9101 

12 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 

13 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 

14 (2) ACADEMIC ASSESSMENTS.—The term ‘‘aca15 demic assessments’’ means the academic assess16 ments implemented by a State educational agency 

17 pursuant to section 1111(b)(3) of the Elementary 

18 and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

19 6311(b)(3)). 

20 (3) ACADEMIC STANDARDS.—The term ‘‘aca21 demic standards’’ means the challenging academic 

22 content standards and challenging student academic 

23 achievement standards adopted by a State pursuant 

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1 ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

2 6311(b)(1)). 

3 (4) COVERED INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘cov4 ered institution’’ means an institution of higher edu5 cation that participates in a program under title IV 

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

7 1070 et seq.). 

8 (5) DEVELOPMENTAL COURSEWORK.—The 

9 term ‘‘developmental coursework’’ means coursework 

10 that a student is required to complete in order to at11 tain prerequisite knowledge or skills necessary for 

12 entrance into a postsecondary degree or certification 

13 program. 

14 (6) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 

15 term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 

16 meaning given the term in section 102 of the Higher 

17 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002). 

18 (7) P–16 EDUCATION.—The term ‘‘P–16 edu19 cation’’ means the educational system from pre20 kindergarten through the conferring of a bacca21 laureate degree. 

22 (8) P–16 EDUCATOR.—The term ‘‘P–16 educa23 tor’’ means an individual teaching in P–16 edu24 cation. 


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

2 the Secretary of Education. 

3 (10) STUDENT.—The term ‘‘student’’ means 

4 any student enrolled in a public school. 

5 SEC. 104. P–16 EDUCATION STEWARDSHIP SYSTEM GRANTS. 

6 (a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—From amounts appro7 priated under section 109 for a fiscal year, and subject 

8 to subsection (b), the Secretary shall award grants, on a 

9 competitive basis, to States to enable the States— 

10 (1) to establish— 

11 (A) P–16 education stewardship commis12 sions in accordance with section 106; or 

13 (B) P–16 education stewardship systems 

14 consisting of— 

15 (i) a P–16 education stewardship 

16 commission in accordance with section 

17 106; and 

18 (ii) a P–16 education data system in 

19 accordance with section 107; and 

20 (2) to carry out the activities and programs de21 scribed in the State application and plan submitted 

22 under section 105. 

23 (b) AWARD BASIS.—In determining the approval and 

24 amount of a grant under subsection (a), the Secretary 

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1 sires the grant to establish a P–16 education stewardship 

2 system described in subsection (a)(1)(B). 

3 (c) PERIOD OF GRANTS.— 

4 (1) STATES ESTABLISHING P–16 EDUCATION

5 STEWARDSHIP SYSTEMS.—Each grant made under 

6 this section to a State to establish a P–16 education 

7 stewardship system described in subsection (a)(1)(B) 

8 shall be awarded for a period of 5 years. 

9 (2) STATES ESTABLISHING P–16 EDUCATION

10 STEWARDSHIP COMMISSIONS.—Each grant made 

11 under this section to a State to establish a P–16 

12 education stewardship commission described in sub13 section (a)(1)(A) shall be awarded for a period of 3 

14 years. 

15 SEC. 105. STATE APPLICATION AND PLAN. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—A State desiring a grant under 

17 section 104 shall submit an application to the Secretary 

18 at such time, in such manner, and containing such infor19 mation as the Secretary may reasonably require. 

20 (b) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted under 

21 this section shall include, at a minimum, the following: 

22 (1) A demonstration that the State, not later 

23 than 5 months after receiving grant funds under this 

24 title, will establish a P–16 education stewardship 

25 commission described in section 106. 


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1 (2) For a state applying for a grant under sec2 tion 104(a)(1)(B), a demonstration that the State, 

3 not later than 2 years after receiving grant funds 

4 under this title, will implement, expand, or improve 

5 a P–16 education data system described in section 

6 107. 

7 (3) A demonstration that the State will work 

8 with the State P–16 education stewardship commis9 sion and others as necessary to examine the relation10 ship among the content of postsecondary education 

11 admission and placement exams, the prerequisite 

12 skills and knowledge required to successfully take 

13 postsecondary-level general education coursework, 

14 the prekindergarten through grade 12 courses and 

15 academic factors associated with academic success at 

16 the postsecondary level, particularly with respect to 

17 mathematics, science, engineering, and technology, 

18 and existing academic standards and aligned aca19 demic assessments. 

20 (4) A description of how the State will, using 

21 the information from the State P–16 education 

22 stewardship commission, increase the percentage of 

23 students taking courses that have the highest cor24 relation of academic success at the postsecondary 

25 level, for each of the following groups of students: 


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1 (A) Economically disadvantaged students. 

2 (B) Students from each major racial and 

3 ethnic group. 

4 (C) Students with disabilities. 

5 (D) Students with limited English pro6 ficiency. 

7 (5) A description of how the State will dis8 tribute the information in the P–16 education stew9 ardship commission’s report under section 106(c)(4) 

10 to the public in the State, including public secondary 

11 schools, local educational agencies, school counselors, 

12 P–16 educators, institutions of higher education, 

13 students, and parents. 

14 (6) An assurance that the State will continue to 

15 pursue effective P–16 education alignment strategies 

16 after the end of the grant period. 

17 SEC. 106. P–16 EDUCATION STEWARDSHIP COMMISSION. 

18 (a) P–16 EDUCATION STEWARDSHIP COMMISSION.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each State receiving a grant 

20 under section 104 shall establish a P–16 education 

21 stewardship commission that has the policymaking 

22 ability to meet the requirements of this section. 

23 (2) EXISTING COMMISSION.—The State may 

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1 mission for purposes of this title, if the body or com2 mission meets, or is amended to meet, the basic re3 quirements of this section. 

4 (b) MEMBERSHIP.— 

5 (1) COMPOSITION.—Each P–16 education stew6 ardship commission shall be composed of the Gov7 ernor of the State, or the designee of the Governor, 

8 and the stakeholders of the statewide education com9 munity, as determined by the Governor or the des10 ignee of the Governor, such as— 

11 (A) the chief State official responsible for 

12 administering prekindergarten through grade 

13 12 education in the State; 

14 (B) the chief State official of the entity 

15 primarily responsible for the supervision of in16 stitutions of higher education in the State; 

17 (C) bipartisan representation from the 

18 State legislative committee with jurisdiction 

19 over prekindergarten through grade 12 edu20 cation and higher education; 

21 (D) representatives of 2- and 4-year insti22 tutions of higher education in the State; 

23 (E) representatives of the business commu24 nity; and 


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1 (F) at the discretion of the Governor, or 

2 the designee of the Governor, representatives 

3 from prekindergarten through grade 12 and 

4 higher education governing boards and other 

5 organizations. 

6 (2) CHAIRPERSON; MEETINGS.—The Governor 

7 of the State, or the designee of the Governor, shall 

8 serve as chairperson of the P–16 education steward9 ship commission and shall convene regular meetings 

10 of the commission. 

11 (c) DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.— 

12 (1) MEETINGS OF COVERED INSTITUTIONS.— 

13 (A) IN GENERAL.—Each State P–16 edu14 cation stewardship commission shall convene 

15 regular meetings of the covered institutions in 

16 the State for the purpose of assessing and 

17 reaching consensus regarding— 

18 (i) the prerequisite skills and knowl19 edge expected of incoming freshmen to suc20 cessfully engage in and complete postsec21 ondary-level general education coursework 

22 without the prior need to enroll in develop23 mental coursework; and 

24 (ii) patterns of coursework and other 

25 academic factors that demonstrate the 


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1 highest correlation with success in com2 pleting postsecondary-level general edu3 cation coursework and degree or certifi4 cation programs, particularly with respect 

5 to mathematics, science, engineering, and 

6 technology. 

7 (B) FINDINGS OF COVERED INSTITU8 TIONS.—The covered institutions shall commu9 nicate to the P–16 education stewardship com10 mission the findings of the covered institutions, 

11 which— 

12 (i) shall include the consensus on the 

13 prerequisite skills and knowledge, patterns 

14 of coursework, and other academic factors 

15 described in subparagraph (A); 

16 (ii) shall address, at minimum, the 

17 subjects of reading or language arts, his18 tory, mathematics, science, technology, and 

19 engineering, and may cover additional aca20 demic content areas; 

21 (iii) shall be descriptive of content and 

22 purpose, and shall not be limited to a sim23 ple listing of secondary course names; and 

24 (iv) may be different for 2- and 4-year 

25 institutions of higher education. 


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1 (2) COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not 

2 later than 18 months after a State receives a grant 

3 under section 104, and annually thereafter for each 

4 year in the grant period, the State P–16 education 

5 stewardship commission shall— 

6 (A) develop recommendations regarding 

7 the prerequisite skills and knowledge, patterns 

8 of coursework, and other academic factors de9 scribed in paragraph (1)(A); and 

10 (B) develop recommendations and enact 

11 policies to increase the success rate of students 

12 in the students’ transition from secondary 

13 school to postsecondary education, including 

14 policies to increase success rates for— 

15 (i) students of economic disadvantage; 

16 (ii) students of racial and ethnic mi17 norities; 

18 (iii) students with disabilities; and 

19 (iv) students with limited English pro20 ficiency. 

21 (3) COMMISSION FINDINGS.—Not later than 3 

22 years after a State receives a grant under section 

23 104(a)(1)(B), the State P–16 education stewardship 

24 commission shall— 


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1 (A) compile and interpret the findings 

2 from the P–16 education data system; and 

3 (B) include the compilation and interpreta4 tion of the findings in the report described in 

5 paragraph (4)(A). 

6 (4) REPORTS.— 

7 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 

8 months after a State receives a grant under 

9 section 104, and annually thereafter for each 

10 year in the grant period, the State P–16 edu11 cation stewardship commission shall prepare 

12 and submit to the Secretary a clear and concise 

13 report that shall include the recommendations 

14 described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 

15 paragraph (2). 

16 (B) DISTRIBUTION TO THE PUBLIC.—Not 

17 later than 60 days after the submission of a re18 port under subparagraph (A), each State P–16 

19 education stewardship commission shall publish 

20 and widely distribute the information in the re21 port to the public in the State, including— 

22 (i) all public secondary schools and 

23 local educational agencies; 

24 (ii) school counselors; 

25 (iii) P–16 educators; 


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1 (iv) institutions of higher education; 

2 and 

3 (v) students and parents, especially 

4 students and parents of students listed in 

5 clauses (i) through (iv) of paragraph 

6 (2)(B) and those entering grade 9 in the 

7 next academic year, to assist students and 

8 parents in making informed and strategic 

9 course enrollment decisions. 

10 SEC. 107. P–16 EDUCATION DATA SYSTEM. 

11 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 2 years after 

12 a State receives a grant under section 104(a)(1)(B), the 

13 State shall establish a Statewide longitudinal data system 

14 that provides each student, upon enrollment in a public 

15 school or in a covered institution in the State, with a 

16 unique identifier that is retained throughout the student’s 

17 enrollment in P–16 education in the State. 

18 (b) VALID DATA AND COMPLIANCE WITH FERPA.— 

19 The State, through the implementation of the data system 

20 described in subsection (a), shall— 

21 (1) ensure the implementation and use of valid 

22 and reliable secondary school dropout data; and 

23 (2) ensure that the data system is compliant 

24 with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act 

25 of 1974 (20 U.S.C. 1232g). 


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1 (c) REQUIRED ELEMENTS OF A STATEWIDE DATA

2 SYSTEM.—The State shall ensure that the data system de3 scribed in subsection (a) includes the following elements: 

4 (1) A unique statewide student identifier. 

5 (2) Student-level enrollment, demographic, and 

6 program participation information. 

7 (3) Individual students’ yearly test records. 

8 (4) Information on students not tested by grade 

9 and subject. 

10 (5) A teacher identifier system with the ability 

11 to match teachers to students. 

12 (6) Student-level transcript information, includ13 ing information on courses completed and grades 

14 earned. 

15 (7) Student-level college readiness test scores. 

16 (8) Student-level information about the points 

17 at which students exit, transfer in, transfer out, 

18 drop out, or graduate P–16 education. 

19 (9) The capacity to communicate with higher 

20 education data systems. 

21 (10) A State data audit system assessing data 

22 quality, validity, and reliability. 

23 (d) FUNCTIONS OF THE STATEWIDE DATA SYS24 TEM.—In implementing the data system described in sub25 section (a), the State shall— 


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1 (1) identify factors that correlate to students’ 

2 ability to successfully engage in and complete post3 secondary-level general education coursework with4 out the need for prior developmental coursework; 

5 (2) identify factors to increase the percentage 

6 of low-income and minority students who are aca7 demically prepared to enter and successfully com8 plete postsecondary-level general education 

9 coursework; and 

10 (3) use data to otherwise inform education pol11 icy and practice. 

12 (e) EXISTING DATA SYSTEMS.—A State may employ, 

13 coordinate, or revise an existing data system for purposes 

14 of this section if such data system produces valid and reli15 able information that satisfies the requirements of sub16 sections (b) through (d). 

17 SEC. 108. REPORTS; TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 

18 (a) STATE REPORTS.— 

19 (1) ANNUAL REPORT.—Each State that re20 ceives a grant under section 104 shall submit an an21 nual report to the Secretary for each year of the 

22 grant period that shall include a description of the 

23 activities undertaken under the grant to improve 

24 academic readiness for postsecondary-level general 

25 education coursework and course completion. 


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1 (2) DISSEMINATION.—Each State shall prepare 

2 and widely disseminate the report described in para3 graph (1) to the public in the State, including sec4 ondary schools, local educational agencies, school 

5 counselors, P–16 educators, institutions of higher 

6 education, students, and parents. 

7 (b) SECRETARY REPORTS.— 

8 (1) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary shall 

9 submit an annual report to Congress that includes— 

10 (A) findings from the State reports sub11 mitted under subsection (a)(1); 

12 (B) a description of the actions taken by 

13 the Department of Education to assist States 

14 with creating P–16 education stewardship com15 missions and P–16 education data systems; 

16 (C) a description of the actions and incen17 tives planned by the States’ P–16 education 

18 stewardship commissions— 

19 (i) to help States align academic 

20 standards, courses, and academic assess21 ments with postsecondary academic expec22 tations, courses, and assessments; 

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1 dents prepared to enter and succeed at the 

2 postsecondary level; and 

3 (iii) to decrease postsecondary devel4 opmental coursework enrollment rates of 

5 minority and low-income students; 

6 (D) a description of the actions and incen7 tives planned to help States reduce postsec8 ondary developmental coursework enrollment 

9 rates; 

10 (E) an assessment of the effectiveness of 

11 P–16 education stewardship commissions in im12 proving college readiness and eliminating the 

13 need for developmental coursework; and 

14 (F) recommendations regarding how to 

15 make the P–16 education stewardship commis16 sions more effective, and whether the establish17 ment of such commissions should be encouraged 

18 throughout the United States. 

19 (2) AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall make 

20 the annual report described in paragraph (1) avail21 able to the public and to each State and institution 

22 of higher education. 

23 (c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall 

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1 States and institutions of higher education seeking tech2 nical assistance under this title. 

3 SEC. 109. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

4 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

5 this title $55,000,000 for fiscal year 2007 and such sums 

6 as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2008 through 

7 2011. 

8 TITLE II—NATIONAL SCIENCE 

9 FOUNDATION MAGNET 

10 SCHOOLS AND INNOVATION11 BASED LEARNING 

12 SEC. 201. GENERAL DEFINITIONS. 

13 Except as otherwise provided, the terms used in this 

14 title have the meanings given the terms in section 9101 

15 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 

16 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 

17 SEC. 202. MAGNET SCHOOLS. 

18 (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to as19 sist in the promotion of innovation and competitiveness 

20 by providing financial assistance to eligible local edu21 cational agencies for— 

22 (1) the development and implementation of 

23 magnet school programs that will assist eligible local 

24 educational agencies in achieving systemic reforms 

25 and providing all students the opportunity to meet 


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1 challenging State academic content standards and 

2 student academic achievement standards; 

3 (2) the development and design of innovative 

4 educational methods, practices, and curriculum that 

5 promote student achievement in science, mathe6 matics, and technology courses; 

7 (3) improving the capacity of eligible local edu8 cational agencies, including through professional de9 velopment, to continue operating magnet schools 

10 after Federal funding for the magnet schools is ter11 minated; and 

12 (4) ensuring that students enrolled in such 

13 schools have access to a high quality education that 

14 will enable such students to succeed academically 

15 and enroll in postsecondary education at a high 

16 level. 

17 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

18 (1) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 

19 the Director of the National Science Foundation. 

20 (2) ELIGIBLE LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.— 

21 The term ‘‘eligible local educational agency’’ means 

22 a local educational agency described in section 5304 

23 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 

24 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7231c). 


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1 (3) MAGNET SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘magnet 

2 school’’ means a public elementary school or public 

3 secondary school that— 

4 (A) offers a curriculum focused on science, 

5 mathematics, and technology; and 

6 (B) attracts a substantial number of stu7 dents from different racial backgrounds. 

8 (c) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Director, in ac9 cordance with this section, is authorized to award grants 

10 to eligible local educational agencies, and consortia of such 

11 agencies where appropriate, to carry out the purpose of 

12 this section for magnet schools. 

13 (d) APPLICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS.— 

14 (1) APPLICATIONS.—An eligible local edu15 cational agency, or consortium of such agencies, de16 siring to receive a grant under this section shall sub17 mit an application to the Director at such time, in 

18 such manner, and containing such information and 

19 assurances as the Director may reasonably require. 

20 (2) INFORMATION AND ASSURANCES.—Each 

21 application submitted under paragraph (1) shall in22 clude— 

23 (A) a description of— 


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1 (i) how a grant awarded under this 

2 section will be used to promote instruction 

3 in science, mathematics, and technology; 

4 (ii) the manner and extent to which 

5 the magnet school program will increase 

6 student academic achievement in the in7 structional areas offered by the school; 

8 (iii) how the applicant will continue 

9 the magnet school program after assist10 ance under this section is no longer avail11 able; 

12 (iv) how grant funds under this sec13 tion will be used— 

14 (I) to improve student academic 

15 achievement for all students attending 

16 the magnet school programs; and 

17 (II) to implement services and 

18 activities that are consistent with pro19 grams under part A of title I of the 

20 Elementary and Secondary Education 

21 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.); 

22 and 

23 (v) the criteria to be used in selecting 

24 students to attend the proposed magnet 

25 school program; and 


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1 (B) assurances that the applicant will— 

2 (i) use grant funds under this section 

3 for the purpose specified in subsection (a); 

4 (ii) employ highly qualified teachers in 

5 the courses of instruction assisted under 

6 this section; and 

7 (iii) carry out a high-quality education 

8 program that will encourage greater paren9 tal involvement in decision making. 

10 (e) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this sec11 tion, the Director shall give priority to applicants that pro12 pose to carry out new magnet school programs or signifi13 cantly revise existing magnet school programs. 

14 (f) USE OF FUNDS.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Grant funds made available 

16 under this section may be used by an eligible local 

17 educational agency or consortium of such agencies— 

18 (A) for planning and promotional activities 

19 directly related to the development, expansion, 

20 continuation, or enhancement of academic pro21 grams and services offered at magnet schools; 

22 (B) for the acquisition of books, materials, 

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1 ment, and computers, necessary to conduct pro2 grams in magnet schools; 

3 (C) for the compensation, or subsidization 

4 of the compensation, of elementary school and 

5 secondary school teachers who are highly quali6 fied, and instructional staff where applicable, 

7 who are necessary to conduct programs in mag8 net schools; 

9 (D) for activities, which may include pro10 fessional development, that will build the capac11 ity of the eligible local educational agency, or 

12 consortium of such agencies, to operate magnet 

13 school programs once the grant period has 

14 ended; 

15 (E) to enable the eligible local educational 

16 agency, or consortium of such agencies, to have 

17 more flexibility in the administration of a mag18 net school program in order to serve students 

19 attending a school who are not enrolled in a 

20 magnet school program; and 

21 (F) to enable the eligible local educational 

22 agency, or consortium of such agencies, to have 

23 flexibility in designing magnet schools for stu24 dents in all elementary school and secondary 

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1 (2) SPECIAL RULE.—Grant funds under this 

2 section may be used for activities described in para3 graphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a) only if the ac4 tivities are directly related to improving— 

5 (A) student academic achievement based 

6 on the State’s challenging academic content 

7 standards and student academic achievement 

8 standards; or 

9 (B) student skills in or knowledge of math10 ematics, science, and technology as well as 

11 other core academic subjects. 

12 (g) PROHIBITION.—Grants under this section may 

13 not be used for transportation or any activity that does 

14 not augment academic improvement. 

15 (h) LIMITATION.— 

16 (1) DURATION OF AWARDS.—A grant under 

17 this section shall be awarded for a period that shall 

18 not exceed 3 fiscal years. 

19 (2) LIMITATION ON PLANNING FUNDS.—An eli20 gible local educational agency, or consortium of 

21 agencies, may expend for planning (professional de22 velopment shall not be considered to be planning for 

23 the purposes of this subsection) not more than 50 

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1 than 15 percent of such funds for each of the second 

2 and third such years. 

3 (3) AMOUNT.—No eligible local educational 

4 agency, or consortium of such agencies, awarded a 

5 grant under this section shall receive more than 

6 $4,000,000 under this section for any one fiscal 

7 year. 

8 (4) TIMING.—To the extent practicable, the 

9 Secretary shall award grants for any fiscal year 

10 under this section not later than July 1 of the appli11 cable fiscal year. 

12 (i) EVALUATIONS.— 

13 (1) RESERVATION.—The Director may reserve 

14 not more than 2 percent of the funds appropriated 

15 to carry out this section for any fiscal year to carry 

16 out evaluations, provide technical assistance, and 

17 carry out dissemination projects with respect to 

18 magnet school programs assisted under this section. 

19 (2) CONTENTS.—Each evaluation described in 

20 paragraph (1) at a minimum shall address— 

21 (A) how and the extent to which magnet 

22 school programs lead to educational quality and 

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1 (B) the extent to which magnet school pro2 grams enhance student access to high quality 

3 education; and 

4 (C) the extent to which magnet school pro5 grams differ from other school programs in 

6 terms of the organizational characteristics and 

7 resource allocation of such magnet school pro8 grams. 

9 SEC. 203. INNOVATION-BASED EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING. 

10 (a) PILOT PROGRAM.— 

11 (1) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Director of 

12 the National Science Foundation shall award grants 

13 to local educational agencies to enable the local edu14 cational agencies to implement innovation-based ex15 periential learning in a total of 500 elementary 

16 schools or middle schools in the United States. 

17 (2) APPLICATION.—A local educational agency 

18 desiring a grant under this section shall submit an 

19 application at such time, in such manner, and ac20 companied by such information as the Director of 

21 the National Science Foundation may require. 

22 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

23 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

24 $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2007 and $20,000,000 for 

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1 TITLE III—TEACHER TRAINING 

2 AND PROFESSIONAL DEVEL3 OPMENT 

4 SEC. 301. BACCALAUREATE DEGREES IN MATHEMATICS 

5 AND SCIENCE WITH TEACHER CERTIFI6 CATION. 

7 (a) DEFINITIONS.—Unless otherwise specified in this 

8 section, the terms used in this section have the meanings 

9 given the terms in section 9101 of the Elementary and 

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

11 (b) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—From the amounts au12 thorized under subsection (h), the Secretary shall award 

13 grants to eligible recipients to enable the eligible recipients 

14 to provide integrated courses of study in mathematics, 

15 science, or engineering and teacher education, that lead 

16 to a baccalaureate degree in mathematics, science, or engi17 neering with concurrent teacher certification. 

18 (c) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE RECIPIENT.—In this 

19 section, the term ‘‘eligible recipient’’ means any depart20 ment of mathematics, science, or engineering of an institu21 tion of higher education. 

22 (d) AWARD AND DURATION.— 

23 (1) AWARD.—The Secretary shall award a 

24 grant under this section to each eligible recipient 

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1 at an institution of higher education to develop un2 dergraduate degrees in mathematics, science, or en3 gineering with pedagogy education and teacher cer4 tification. 

5 (2) DURATION.—The Secretary shall award a 

6 grant under this section to each eligible recipient in 

7 an amount that is not more than $1,000,000 per 

8 year for a period of 5 years. 

9 (e) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—Each eligible recipi10 ent receiving a grant under this section shall provide, from 

11 non-Federal sources (provided in cash or in kind), to carry 

12 out the activities supported by the grant, an amount that 

13 is not less than 25 percent of the amount of the grant 

14 for the first year of the grant, not less than 35 percent 

15 of the amount of the grant for the second year of the 

16 grant, and not less than 50 percent of the amount of the 

17 grant for each succeeding fiscal year of the grant. 

18 (f) APPLICATION.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible recipient desir20 ing a grant under this section shall submit an appli21 cation to the Secretary at such time, in such man22 ner, and accompanied by such information as the 

23 Secretary may require. 

24 (2) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted 

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1 (A) a description of how the eligible recipi2 ent will use grant funds to develop and admin3 ister undergraduate degrees in mathematics, 

4 science, or engineering with pedagogy education 

5 and teacher certification, including a descrip6 tion of proposed high-quality research and lab7 oratory experiences that will be available to stu8 dents; 

9 (B) a description of how the mathematics, 

10 science, or engineering departments will coordi11 nate with a teacher preparation program to 

12 carry out the activities authorized under this 

13 section; 

14 (C) a resource assessment that describes 

15 the resources available to the eligible recipient, 

16 the intended use of the grant funds, and the 

17 commitment of the resources of the eligible re18 cipient to the activities assisted under this sec19 tion, including financial support, faculty partici20 pation, time commitments, and continuation of 

21 the activities assisted under the grant when the 

22 grant period ends; 

23 (D) an evaluation plan, including measur24 able objectives and benchmarks for— 

25 (i) improving student retention; 


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1 (ii) increasing the percentage of high2 ly qualified mathematics and science teach3 ers; and 

4 (iii) improving kindergarten through 

5 grade 12 student academic performance in 

6 mathematics and science; 

7 (E) a description of the activities the eligi8 ble recipient will conduct to ensure graduates of 

9 the program keep informed of the latest devel10 opments in the respective fields; 

11 (F) a description of how the eligible recipi12 ent will work with local educational agencies in 

13 the area in which the eligible recipient is lo14 cated and, to the extent practicable, with local 

15 educational agencies where graduates of the 

16 program authorized under this section are em17 ployed, to ensure that the activities required 

18 under subsection (g)(3) are carried out; and 

19 (G) a description of efforts to encourage 

20 applications to the program from underrep21 resented groups, including women and minority 

22 groups. 

23 (g) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—An eligible recipient 

24 shall use the funds received under this section— 


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1 (1) to develop and administer teacher education 

2 and certification programs with in-depth content 

3 education and subject-specific education in peda4 gogy, leading to baccalaureate degrees in mathe5 matics, science, or engineering with concurrent 

6 teacher certification; 

7 (2) to offer high-quality research experiences 

8 and training in the use of educational technology; 

9 and 

10 (3) to work with local educational agencies in 

11 the area in which the eligible recipient is located 

12 and, to the extent practicable, with local educational 

13 agencies where graduates of the program authorized 

14 under this section are employed, to support the new 

15 teachers during the initial years of teaching, which 

16 may include— 

17 (A) promoting effective teaching skills; 

18 (B) development of skills in educational 

19 interventions based on scientifically-based re20 search; 

21 (C) providing opportunities for high-quality 

22 teacher mentoring; 

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1 (E) interdisciplinary collaboration among 

2 exemplary teachers, faculty, researchers, and 

3 other staff who prepare new teachers; and 

4 (F) allowing time for joint lesson planning 

5 and other constructive collaborative activities. 

6 (h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

7 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

8 $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2007 and such sums as may 

9 be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 

10 2013. 

11 SEC. 302. TEACHERS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSTI12 TUTES. 

13 Title II of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

14 U.S.C. 1021 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 

15 the following: 

16 ‘‘PART C—TEACHERS PROFESSIONAL 

17 DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTES 

18 ‘‘SEC. 241. SHORT TITLE. 

19 ‘‘This part may be cited as the ‘Teachers Professional 

20 Development Institutes Act’. 

21 ‘‘SEC. 242. PURPOSE. 

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1 cational agencies that serve significant low-income popu2 lations in States throughout the Nation— 

3 ‘‘(1) to promote innovative and effective ap4 proaches to improving teacher quality through the 

5 use of the Teacher Institute Model that encourages 

6 collaboration between urban school teachers and uni7 versity faculty; 

8 ‘‘(2) to improve student learning; and 

9 ‘‘(3) to enhance the quality of teaching by 

10 strengthening the subject matter mastery and peda11 gogical skills of current teachers through continuing 

12 teacher preparation, particularly with respect to 

13 mathematics, science, technology, and engineering. 

14 ‘‘SEC. 243. DEFINITIONS. 

15 ‘‘In this part: 

16 ‘‘(1) POVERTY LINE.—The term ‘poverty line’ 

17 means the poverty line (as defined by the Office of 

18 Management and Budget, and revised annually in 

19 accordance with section 673(2) of the Community 

20 Services Block Grant Act) applicable to a family of 

21 the size involved. 

22 ‘‘(2) SIGNIFICANT LOW-INCOME POPULATION.— 

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1 cent are from families with incomes below the pov2 erty line. 

3 ‘‘(3) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means each of 

4 the several States of the United States, the District 

5 of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 

6 ‘‘(4) TEACHERS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

7 INSTITUTE.—The term ‘Teachers Professional De8 velopment Institute’ means a partnership or joint 

9 venture between or among 1 or more institutions of 

10 higher education, and 1 or more local educational 

11 agencies serving a significant low-income population, 

12 which partnership or joint venture— 

13 ‘‘(A) is entered into for the purpose of im14 proving the quality of teaching and learning 

15 through collaborative seminars designed to en16 hance both the subject matter and the peda17 gogical resources of the seminar participants, 

18 particularly with respect to mathematics, 

19 science, technology, and engineering; and 

20 ‘‘(B) works in collaboration to determine 

21 the direction and content of the collaborative 

22 seminars. 

23 ‘‘SEC. 244. GRANT AUTHORITY. 

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1 ‘‘(1) to award grants to Teachers Professional 

2 Development Institutes to encourage the establish3 ment and operation of Teachers Professional Devel4 opment Institutes where not less than 50 percent of 

5 collaborative seminars are targeted to the fields of 

6 mathematics, science, technology, and engineering; 

7 and 

8 ‘‘(2) to provide technical assistance, either di9 rectly or through existing Teachers Professional De10 velopment Institutes, to assist local educational 

11 agencies and institutions of higher education in pre12 paring to establish and in operating Teachers Pro13 fessional Development Institutes. 

14 ‘‘(b) SELECTION CRITERIA.—In selecting a Teachers 

15 Professional Development Institute for a grant under this 

16 part, the Secretary shall consider— 

17 ‘‘(1) the extent to which the proposed Teachers 

18 Professional Development Institute will serve a com19 munity with a significant low-income population; 

20 ‘‘(2) the extent to which the proposed Teachers 

21 Professional Development Institute will follow the 

22 Understandings and Necessary Procedures that have 

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1 ‘‘(3) the extent to which the local educational 

2 agency participating in the proposed Teachers Pro3 fessional Development Institute has a high percent4 age of teachers who are unprepared or under pre5 pared to teach the core academic subjects the teach6 ers are assigned to teach, particularly in the areas 

7 of mathematics, science, technology, and engineer8 ing; and 

9 ‘‘(4) the extent to which the proposed Teachers 

10 Professional Development Institute will receive a 

11 level of support from the community and other 

12 sources that will ensure the requisite long-term com13 mitment for the success of a Teachers Professional 

14 Development Institute. 

15 ‘‘(c) CONSULTATION.— 

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In evaluating applications 

17 under subsection (b), the Secretary may request the 

18 advice and assistance of existing Teachers Profes19 sional Development Institutes. 

20 ‘‘(2) STATE AGENCIES.—If the Secretary re21 ceives 2 or more applications for new Teachers Pro22 fessional Development Institutes that propose serv23 ing the same State, the Secretary shall consult with 

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1 ‘‘(d) FISCAL AGENT.—For the purpose of this part, 

2 an institution of higher education participating in a 

3 Teachers Professional Development Institute shall serve 

4 as the fiscal agent for the receipt of grant funds under 

5 this part. 

6 ‘‘(e) LIMITATIONS.—A grant under this part— 

7 ‘‘(1) shall be awarded for a period not to exceed 

8 5 years; and 

9 ‘‘(2) shall not exceed 50 percent of the total 

10 costs of the eligible activities, as determined by the 

11 Secretary. 

12 ‘‘SEC. 245. ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES. 

13 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A Teachers Professional Devel14 opment Institute that receives a grant under this part may 

15 use the grant funds— 

16 ‘‘(1) for the planning and development of appli17 cations for the establishment of Teachers Profes18 sional Development Institutes; 

19 ‘‘(2) to provide assistance to existing Teachers 

20 Professional Development Institutes established dur21 ing the National Demonstration Project to enable 

22 the Teachers Professional Development Institutes— 

23 ‘‘(A) to further develop existing Teachers 

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1 ‘‘(B) to support the planning and develop2 ment of applications for new Teachers Profes3 sional Development Institutes; 

4 ‘‘(3) for the salary and necessary expenses of a 

5 full-time director to plan and manage such Teachers 

6 Professional Development Institute and to act as li7 aison between the participating local educational 

8 agency and institution of higher education; 

9 ‘‘(4) to provide staff, equipment, and supplies, 

10 and to pay other operating expenses for the develop11 ment and maintenance of Teachers Professional De12 velopment Institutes; 

13 ‘‘(5) to provide stipends for teachers partici14 pating in collaborative seminars in the sciences and 

15 humanities, and to provide remuneration for those 

16 members of the higher education faculty who lead 

17 the seminars; and 

18 ‘‘(6) to provide for the dissemination through 

19 print and electronic means of curriculum units pre20 pared in conjunction with Teachers Professional De21 velopment Institutes seminars. 

22 ‘‘(b) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may 

23 use not more than 25 percent of the funds appropriated 

24 to carry out this part to provide technical assistance to 

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1 Professional Development Institutes. For the purpose of 

2 this subsection, the Secretary may contract with existing 

3 Teachers Professional Development Institutes to provide 

4 all or a part of the technical assistance under this sub5 section. 

6 ‘‘SEC. 246. APPLICATION, APPROVAL, AND AGREEMENT. 

7 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—To receive a grant under this 

8 part, a Teachers Professional Development Institute shall 

9 submit an application to the Secretary that— 

10 ‘‘(1) meets the requirement of this part and any 

11 regulations under this part; 

12 ‘‘(2) includes a description of how the Teachers 

13 Professional Development Institute intends to use 

14 funds provided under the grant; 

15 ‘‘(3) includes such information as the Secretary 

16 may require to apply the criteria described in section 

17 244(b); 

18 ‘‘(4) includes measurable objectives for the use 

19 of the funds provided under the grant; and 

20 ‘‘(5) contains such other information and assur21 ances as the Secretary may require. 

22 ‘‘(b) APPROVAL.—The Secretary shall— 

23 ‘‘(1) promptly evaluate an application received 

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1 ‘‘(2) notify the applicant within 90 days of the 

2 receipt of a completed application of the Secretary’s 

3 approval or disapproval of the application. 

4 ‘‘(c) AGREEMENT.—Upon approval of an application, 

5 the Secretary and the Teachers Professional Development 

6 Institute shall enter into a comprehensive agreement cov7 ering the entire period of the grant. 

8 ‘‘SEC. 247. REPORTS AND EVALUATIONS. 

9 ‘‘(a) REPORT.—Each Teachers Professional Develop10 ment Institute receiving a grant under this part shall re11 port annually on the progress of the Teachers Professional 

12 Development Institute in achieving the purpose of this 

13 part and the purposes of the grant. 

14 ‘‘(b) EVALUATION AND DISSEMINATION.— 

15 ‘‘(1) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall evalu16 ate the activities funded under this part and submit 

17 an annual report regarding the activities to the 

18 Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen19 sions of the Senate and the Committee on Education 

20 and the Workforce of the House of Representatives. 

21 ‘‘(2) DISSEMINATION.—The Secretary shall 

22 broadly disseminate successful practices developed 

23 by Teachers Professional Development Institutes. 

24 ‘‘(c) REVOCATION.—If the Secretary determines that 

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1 making substantial progress in achieving the purpose of 

2 this part and the purposes of the grant by the end of the 

3 second year of the grant under this part, the Secretary 

4 may take appropriate action, including revocation of fur5 ther payments under the grant, to ensure that the funds 

6 available under this part are used in the most effective 

7 manner. 

8 ‘‘SEC. 248. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

9 ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

10 this part— 

11 ‘‘(1) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; 

12 ‘‘(2) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; 

13 ‘‘(3) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; 

14 ‘‘(4) $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; and 

15 ‘‘(5) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2011.’’. 

16 TITLE IV—STEM EDUCATION 

17 AND RESEARCH 

18 SEC. 401. DEFINITIONS. 

19 In this title: 

20 (1) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 

21 term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 

22 meaning given the term in section 101(a) of the 

23 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)). 

24 (2) PROFESSIONAL SCIENCE MASTER’S DEGREE

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1 degree program’’ means a graduate degree program 

2 in science and mathematics that extends science 

3 training to strategic planning and business manage4 ment and focuses on multidisciplinary specialties 

5 such as business and information technology (IT), 

6 biology and IT (bioinformatics), and computational 

7 chemistry. 

8 (3) SERVICE SCIENCE.—The term ‘‘service 

9 science’’ means curriculums, research programs, and 

10 training regimens, including service sciences, man11 agement, and engineering (SSME) programs, that 

12 exist or that are being developed to teach individuals 

13 to apply technology, organizational process manage14 ment, and industry-specific knowledge to solve com15 plex problems. 

16 (4) SSME.—The term ‘‘SSME’’ means the dis17 cipline known as service sciences, management, and 

18 engineering that— 

19 (A) applies scientific, engineering, and 

20 management disciplines to tasks that one orga21 nization performs beneficially for others, gen22 erally as part of the services sector of the econ23 omy; and 

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1 egy, management sciences, and social and legal 

2 sciences, in order to encourage innovation in 

3 how organizations create value for customers 

4 and shareholders that could not be achieved 

5 through such disciplines working in isolation. 

6 SEC. 402. GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS AND GRADUATE 

7 TRAINEESHIPS. 

8 (a) GRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PRO9 GRAM.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—During the 5-year period be11 ginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

12 Director of the National Science Foundation shall 

13 expand the Graduate Research Fellowship Program 

14 of the Foundation so that an additional 1250 fellow15 ships are awarded to United States citizens under 

16 such Program during such period. 

17 (2) EXTENSION OF FELLOWSHIP PERIOD.—The 

18 Director of the National Science Foundation is au19 thorized to award fellowships under the Graduate 

20 Research Fellowship Program for a period of 5 

21 years, subject to funds being made available for such 

22 purpose. 

23 (3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In 

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1 $51,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2007 

2 through 2011 to provide an additional 250 fellow3 ships under the Graduate Research Fellowship Pro4 gram during each such fiscal year. 

5 (b) INTEGRATIVE GRADUATE EDUCATION AND RE6 SEARCH TRAINEESHIP PROGRAM.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—During the 5-year period be8 ginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

9 Director of the National Science Foundation shall 

10 expand the Integrative Graduate Education and Re11 search Traineeship program of the Foundation so 

12 that an additional 1,250 United States citizens are 

13 awarded grants under such program during such pe14 riod. 

15 (2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In 

16 addition to any other amounts authorized to be ap17 propriated, there are authorized to be appropriated 

18 $51,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2007 

19 through 2011 to provide grants to an additional 250 

20 individuals under the Integrative Graduate Edu21 cation and Research Traineeship program during 

22 each such fiscal year. 

23 SEC. 403. PROFESSIONAL SCIENCE MASTER’S DEGREE PRO24 GRAMS. 

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1 (1) DEVELOPMENT.—From amounts appro2 priated under subsection (c), the Director of the Na3 tional Science Foundation shall establish a clearing4 house, in collaboration with 4-year institutions of 

5 higher education, industries, and Federal agencies 

6 that employ science-trained personnel, to share pro7 gram elements used in successful professional 

8 science master’s degree programs. 

9 (2) AVAILABILITY.—The Director of the Na10 tional Science Foundation shall make the clearing11 house of program elements developed under para12 graph (1) available to institutions of higher edu13 cation that are developing professional science mas14 ter’s degree programs. 

15 (b) PILOT PROGRAMS.— 

16 (1) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—From amounts 

17 appropriated under subsection (c), the Director of 

18 the National Science Foundation shall award grants 

19 for pilot programs to 4-year institutions of higher 

20 education to facilitate the institutions’ creation or 

21 improvement of professional science master’s degree 

22 programs. 

23 (2) APPLICATION.—A 4-year institution of 

24 higher education desiring a grant under this section 

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1 manner, and accompanied by such information as 

2 the Director of the National Science Foundation 

3 may require. The application shall include— 

4 (A) a description of the professional 

5 science master’s degree program that the insti6 tution of higher education will implement; 

7 (B) the amount of funding from non-Fed8 eral sources, including from private industries, 

9 that the institution of higher education shall 

10 use to support the professional science master’s 

11 degree program; and 

12 (C) an assurance that the institution of 

13 higher education shall encourage students in 

14 the professional science master’s degree pro15 gram to apply for all forms of Federal assist16 ance available to such students, including appli17 cable graduate fellowships and student financial 

18 assistance under title IV of the Higher Edu19 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.). 

20 (3) PREFERENCE FOR ALTERNATIVE FUNDING

21 SOURCES.—The Director of the National Science 

22 Foundation shall give preference in making awards 

23 to 4-year institutions of higher education seeking 

24 Federal funding to support pilot professional science 

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secure more than 2 1 ⁄3 of the funding for such profes2 sional science master’s degree programs from 

3 sources other than the Federal Government. 

4 (4) NUMBER OF GRANTS; TIME PERIOD OF

5 GRANTS.— 

6 (A) NUMBER OF GRANTS.—Subject to the 

7 availability of appropriated funds, the Director 

8 of the National Science Foundation shall award 

9 grants under paragraph (1) to a maximum of 

10 200 4-year institutions of higher education. 

11 (B) TIME PERIOD OF GRANTS.—Grants 

12 awarded under this section shall be for one 3- 

13 year term. Grants may be renewed only once 

14 for a maximum of 2 additional years. 

15 (5) EVALUATION AND REPORTS.— 

16 (A) DEVELOPMENT OF PERFORMANCE

17 BENCHMARKS.—Prior to the start of the grant 

18 program, the National Science Foundation, in 

19 collaboration with 4-year institutions of higher 

20 education, shall develop performance bench21 marks to evaluate the pilot programs assisted 

22 by grants under this section. 

23 (B) EVALUATION.—For each year of the 

24 grant period, the Director of the National 

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1 institutions of higher education, industry, and 

2 Federal agencies that employ science-trained 

3 personnel, shall complete an evaluation of each 

4 pilot program assisted by grants under this sec5 tion. Any pilot program that fails to satisfy the 

6 performance benchmarks developed under sub7 paragraph (A) shall not be eligible for further 

8 funding. 

9 (C) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 

10 after the completion of an evaluation described 

11 in subparagraph (B), the Director of the Na12 tional Science Foundation, in consultation with 

13 industries and Federal agencies that employ 

14 science-trained personnel, shall submit a report 

15 to Congress that includes— 

16 (i) the results of the evaluation de17 scribed in subparagraph (B); and 

18 (ii) recommendations for administra19 tive and legislative action that could opti20 mize the effectiveness of the pilot pro21 grams, as the Director determines to be 

22 appropriate. 

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1 $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2007 and such sums as may 

2 be necessary for each succeeding fiscal year. 

3 SEC. 404. INCREASED SUPPORT FOR SCIENCE EDUCATION 

4 THROUGH THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDA5 TION. 

6 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

7 the science, mathematics, engineering, and technology tal8 ent expansion program under section 8(7) of the National 

9 Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (Public 

10 Law 107–368, 116 Stat. 3042) the following amounts: 

11 (1) For fiscal year 2007, $35,000,000. 

12 (2) For fiscal year 2008, $50,000,000. 

13 (3) For fiscal year 2009, $100,000,000. 

14 (4) For fiscal year 2010, $150,000,000. 

15 SEC. 405. A NATIONAL COMMITMENT TO BASIC RESEARCH. 

16 (a) PLAN FOR INCREASED RESEARCH.—Not later 

17 than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

18 the Director of the National Science Foundation shall sub19 mit to Congress a comprehensive, multiyear plan that de20 scribes how the funds authorized in subsection (b) shall 

21 be used. Such plan shall be developed with a focus on uti22 lizing basic research in physical science and engineering 

23 to optimize the United States economy as a global compet24 itor and leader in productive innovation. 


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1 (b) INCREASED FUNDING FOR NATIONAL SCIENCE

2 FOUNDATION.—There are authorized to be appropriated 

3 to the National Science Foundation for the purpose of 

4 doubling research funding the following amounts: 

5 (1) $6,440,000,000 for fiscal year 2007. 

6 (2) $7,280,000,000 for fiscal year 2008. 

7 (3) $8,120,000,000 for fiscal year 2009. 

8 (4) $8,960,000,000 for fiscal year 2010. 

9 (5) $9,800,000,000 for fiscal year 2011. 

10 (c) RECOMMENDATIONS FOR RESEARCH AND DEVEL11 OPMENT FUNDING.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

12 of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office 

13 of Science and Technology Policy shall evaluate and, as 

14 appropriate, submit to Congress recommendations for an 

15 increase in funding for research and development in phys16 ical sciences and engineering in consultation with agencies 

17 and departments of the United States with significant re18 search and development budgets. 

19 SEC. 406. STUDY ON SERVICE SCIENCE. 

20 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con21 gress that, in order to strengthen the competitiveness of 

22 United States enterprises and institutions and to prepare 

23 the people of the United States for high-wage, high-skill 

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1 stand and respond strategically to the emerging vocation 

2 and learning discipline known as service science. 

3 (b) STUDY.—Not later than 270 days after the date 

4 of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the National 

5 Science Foundation shall conduct a study and report to 

6 Congress regarding how the Federal Government should 

7 support, through research, education, and training, the 

8 new discipline of service science. 

9 (c) OUTSIDE RESOURCES.—In conducting the study 

10 under subsection (b), the Director of the National Science 

11 Foundation shall consult with leaders from 2- and 4-year 

12 institutions of higher education, leaders from corporations, 

13 and other relevant parties. 

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