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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1709 

To establish a committee under the National Science and Technology Council 

with the responsibility to coordinate science, technology, engineering, 

and mathematics education activities and programs of all Federal agencies, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 25, 2009 

Mr. GORDON of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. LIPINSKI, 

and Mr. EHLERS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Science and Technology, and in addition to the Committee 

on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by 

the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To establish a committee under the National Science and 

Technology Council with the responsibility to coordinate 

science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education activities and programs of all Federal agencies, 

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 ‘‘STEM Education Co5 ordination Act of 2009’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DEFINITION. 

2 In this Act, the term ‘‘STEM’’ means science, tech3 nology, engineering, and mathematics. 

4 SEC. 3. COORDINATION OF FEDERAL STEM EDUCATION. 

5 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director of the Office of 

6 Science and Technology Policy shall establish a committee 

7 under the National Science and Technology Council with 

8 the responsibility to coordinate Federal programs and ac9 tivities in support of STEM education, including at the 

10 National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy, 

11 the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the 

12 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the 

13 Department of Education, and all other Federal agencies 

14 that have programs and activities in support of STEM 

15 education. 

16 (b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The committee established 

17 under subsection (a) shall— 

18 (1) coordinate the STEM education activities 

19 and programs of the Federal agencies; 

20 (2) develop, implement through the partici21 pating agencies, and update once every 5 years a 5- 

22 year STEM education strategic plan, which shall— 

23 (A) specify and prioritize annual and long24 term objectives; 


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1 (B) specify the metrics which will be used 

2 to assess progress toward achieving the objec3 tives; 

4 (C) describe the approaches that will be 

5 taken by each participating agency to assess the 

6 effectiveness of its STEM education programs 

7 and activities; and 

8 (D) with respect to subparagraph (A), de9 scribe the role of each agency in supporting 

10 programs and activities designed to achieve the 

11 objectives; and 

12 (3) establish, periodically update, and maintain 

13 an inventory of federally sponsored STEM education 

14 programs and activities, including documentation of 

15 assessments of the effectiveness of such programs 

16 and activities. 

17 (c) REPORT.—The Director of the Office of Science 

18 and Technology Policy shall transmit a report annually to 

19 Congress at the time of the President’s budget request de20 scribing the plan required under subsection (b)(2). The 

21 annual report shall include— 

22 (1) a description of the STEM education pro23 grams and activities for the previous and current fis24 cal years, and the proposed programs and activities 


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1 under the President’s budget request, of each par2 ticipating Federal agency; 

3 (2) the levels of funding for each participating 

4 Federal agency for the programs and activities de5 scribed under paragraph (1) for the previous fiscal 

6 year and under the President’s budget request; and 

7 (3) except for the initial annual report, a de8 scription of the progress made in carrying out the 

9 implementation plan and any changes made to that 

10 plan since the previous annual report. 

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