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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2153 

To recognize and enhance the contributions of the National Aeronautics 

and Space Administration to the Nation’s competitiveness in the 21st 

Century, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 3, 2007 

Mr. GORDON of Tennessee introduced the following bill; which was referred 

to the Committee on Science and Technology 

A BILL 

To recognize and enhance the contributions of the National 

Aeronautics and Space Administration to the Nation’s 

competitiveness in the 21st Century, and for other purposes. 

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 ‘‘21st Century Competi5 tiveness Act of 2007’’. 

6 SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

7 It is the sense of Congress that a robust National 

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1 els authorized for fiscal years 2007 and 2008 under sec2 tions 202 and 203 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 16631 and 

3 16632) and at appropriate levels in subsequent fiscal 

4 years, would enable a robust and balanced set of programs 

5 in science, aeronautics, education, and human space flight 

6 and exploration, and allow full participation in any inter7 agency efforts to promote innovation and economic com8 petitiveness. 

9 SEC. 3. NASA’S CONTRIBUTION TO INNOVATION. 

10 (a) PARTICIPATION IN INTERAGENCY ACTIVITIES.— 

11 The National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall 

12 be a full participant in any interagency effort to promote 

13 innovation and economic competitiveness through near14 term and long-term basic scientific research and develop15 ment and the promotion of science, technology, engineer16 ing, and mathematics education, consistent with the agen17 cy mission, including authorized activities. 

18 (b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In order to carry out the par19 ticipation described in subsection (a), the Administrator 

20 of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 

21 shall build on the historic role of the National Aeronautics 

22 and Space Administration in stimulating excellence in the 

23 advancement of physical science and engineering dis24 ciplines and in providing opportunities and incentives for 


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1 the pursuit of academic studies in science, technology, en2 gineering, and mathematics. 

3 (c) ANNUAL REPORT.— 

4 (1) REQUIREMENT.—The Administrator shall 

5 submit to Congress and the President an annual re6 port describing the activities conducted pursuant to 

7 this Act, including a description of the goals and the 

8 objective metrics upon which funding decisions were 

9 made. 

10 (2) CONTENT.—Each report submitted pursu11 ant to paragraph (1) shall include, with regard to 

12 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics 

13 education programs, at a minimum, the following: 

14 (A) A description of each program. 

15 (B) The amount spent on each program. 

16 (C) The number of students or teachers 

17 served by each program. 

18 (D) Measurement of how each program 

19 improved student achievement, including with 

20 regard to challenging State achievement stand21 ards. 

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