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107TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 1262

To make improvements in mathematics and science education, and for other

purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

JULY 27, 2001

Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mr. ROBERTS, and Mr. KENNEDY) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

A BILL

To make improvements in mathematics and science

education, 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 ‘‘National Mathematics

5 and Science Partnerships Act’’.

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

7 Congress finds the following:

8 (1) In 1989, the President of the United States

9 convened the Nation’s Governors to establish com-
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1 mon goals for the improvement of elementary and

2 secondary education.

3 (2) Among the National Education Goals estab4 lished was the goal that by the year 2000, United

5 States students would be first in the world in mathe6 matics and science achievement.

7 (3) Despite these goals, 8th graders in the

8 United States showed just average performance in

9 mathematics and science in the Third International

10 Mathematics and Science Study.

11 (4) The United States must redouble its efforts

12 to provide all of its students with a world-class edu13 cation in mathematics, science, engineering, and

14 technology.

15 (5) The United States economy has become the

16 most robust in the world, not through State plan17 ning and government intervention, but through the

18 hard work and innovation of United States citizens.

19 This success is founded in our Nation’s constitu20 tional tradition of respect for individual liberty to

21 pursue personal career objectives.

22 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

23 In this Act:

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

25 the Director of the National Science Foundation.
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1 (2) ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘elemen2 tary school’’ has the meaning given such term in

3 section 14101 of the Elementary and Secondary

4 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801).

5 (3) ELIGIBLE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.—The

6 term ‘‘eligible nonprofit organization’’ means a non7 profit research institute or a nonprofit professional

8 association with demonstrated experience delivering

9 mathematics or science education as determined by

10 the Director.

11 (4) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The

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

13 meaning given such term in section 101 of the High14 er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001).

15 (5) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The term

16 ‘‘local educational agency’’ has the meaning given

17 such term in section 14101 of the Elementary and

18 Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801).

19 (6) SECONDARY SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘sec20 ondary school’’ has the meaning given such term in

21 section 14101 of the Elementary and Secondary

22 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801).

23 (7) STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The term

24 ‘‘State educational agency’’ has the meaning given
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1 such term in section 14101 of the Elementary and

2 Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801).

3 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATION RULE.

4 Any authorization of appropriations in this Act shall

5 be considered to be in addition to amounts otherwise au6 thorized or appropriated for the National Science Founda7 tion.

8 SEC. 5. MATCHING REQUIREMENTS.

9 The Director may establish matching fund require10 ments for any programs authorized by this Act other than

11 programs authorized under title IV.

12 TITLE I—MATHEMATICS AND

13 SCIENCE EDUCATION PART14 NERSHIPS

15 PART A—MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE

16 EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS

17 SEC. 111. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

18 (a) GRANTS.—

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts appropriated

20 under section 114, the Director shall establish a pro21 gram to award grants to eligible partnerships to es22 tablish mathematics and science education programs

23 to improve the instruction of elementary and sec24 ondary mathematics or science education.
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1 (2) COMPETITIVE BASIS.—Grants shall be

2 awarded under this section on a competitive basis

3 using the criteria described in section 112(b).

4 (b) ELIGIBLE PARTNERSHIPS.—

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a

6 grant under this section, a partnership—

7 (A) shall consist of an institution of higher

8 education or eligible nonprofit organization (in9 cluding a consortium thereof) and a local edu10 cational agency; and

11 (B) may include a State educational agen12 cy or 1 or more businesses.

13 (2) REQUIREMENT.—Each institution of higher

14 education participating in a partnership under this

15 part shall include a mathematics, science, or engi16 neering department in the program carried out by

17 the partnership under this subsection.

18 (c) USES OF FUNDS.—Grant funds awarded under

19 this section shall be used for activities that draw upon the

20 expertise of the partners to improve elementary or sec21 ondary education in mathematics or science. Such activi22 ties may include—

23 (1) recruiting and preparing students for ca24 reers in elementary and secondary mathematics and

25 science education;
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1 (2) offering professional development programs,

2 including summer and academic year institutes and

3 workshops, designed to strengthen the capabilities of

4 existing mathematics and science teachers;

5 (3) offering innovative programs that instruct

6 teachers on using technology more effectively in

7 teaching mathematics and science, including pro8 grams that recruit and train undergraduate and

9 graduate students to provide technical support to

10 teachers;

11 (4) developing distance learning programs for

12 teachers and students;

13 (5) offering teacher preparation and certifi14 cation programs for professional mathematicians,

15 scientists, and engineers who wish to begin a career

16 in teaching;

17 (6) developing assessment tools to measure stu18 dent mastery of content and cognitive skills;

19 (7) developing and adapting elementary school

20 and secondary school curricular materials, aligned to

21 State standards, that incorporate contemporary re22 search on the science of learning;

23 (8) developing undergraduate mathematics and

24 science courses for education majors;
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1 (9) using mathematicians, scientists, and engi2 neers employed by private businesses to help recruit

3 and train mathematics and science teachers;

4 (10) developing a cadre of master teachers who

5 will promote reform and improvement in schools;

6 (11) developing and offering mathematics and

7 science enrichment programs for students;

8 (12) providing research opportunities in busi9 ness or academia for students and teachers;

10 (13) bringing mathematicians, scientists, and

11 engineers from business and academia into elemen12 tary school and secondary school classrooms; and

13 (14) any other activities the Director deter14 mines will accomplish the goals of this section.

15 (d) SCIENCE ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS FOR GIRLS.—

16 Activities carried out in accordance with paragraphs (11)

17 and (12) of subsection (c) shall include elementary school

18 and secondary school programs to encourage the ongoing

19 interest of girls in science, mathematics, engineering or

20 technology and to prepare girls to pursue undergraduate

21 and graduate degrees and careers in science, mathematics,

22 engineering or technology. Grant funds made available to

23 partnerships for the purposes of this subsection may sup24 port programs for—
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1 (1) encouraging girls to pursue studies in

2 science, mathematics, engineering, or technology and

3 to major in such fields in postsecondary education;

4 (2) tutoring girls in science, mathematics, engi5 neering, or technology;

6 (3) providing mentors for girls in person and

7 through the Internet to support such girls in pur8 suing studies in science, mathematics, engineering,

9 or technology;

10 (4) educating the parents of girls about the dif11 ficulties faced by girls in maintaining an interest

12 and a desire to achieve in science, mathematics, en13 gineering, or technology, and enlisting the help of

14 parents in overcoming these difficulties; and

15 (5) acquainting girls with careers in science,

16 mathematics, engineering, or technology and encour17 aging girls to plan for careers in such fields.

18 (e) RESEARCH IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS.—Activities

19 carried out in accordance with subsection (c)(11) may in20 clude support for research projects performed by students

21 at secondary schools. Such support may include—

22 (1) training secondary school mathematics or

23 science teachers in the design of research projects

24 for students;
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1 (2) establishing a system for students and

2 teachers involved in research projects funded under

3 this section to exchange information about their

4 projects and research results; and

5 (3) assessing the educational value of the stu6 dent research projects by such means as tracking

7 the academic performance and choice of academic

8 majors of students conducting research.

9 (f) STIPENDS.—Grants awarded under this section

10 may be used to provide stipends for teachers or students

11 participating in training or research activities that would

12 not be part of their typical classroom activities.

13 SEC. 112. SELECTION PROCESS.

14 (a) APPLICATION.—A partnership that desires to re15 ceive a grant under section 111 shall submit an applica16 tion to the Director at such time, in such manner, and

17 containing such information as the Director may require.

18 The application shall include, at a minimum—

19 (1) a description of the partnership and the role

20 that each partner will play in implementing the pro21 gram;

22 (2) a description of each of the activities to be

23 carried out using grant funds, including—

24 (A) how such activities will be aligned with

25 State and local standards and with other activi-
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1 ties that promote student achievement in math2 ematics and science; and

3 (B) how such activities will be based on a

4 review of relevant research, and why such ac5 tivities are expected to improve student per6 formance and strengthen the quality of mathe7 matics and science instruction;

8 (3) a description of the number, size, and na9 ture of any stipends that will be provided to students

10 or teachers and the reasons such stipends are need11 ed;

12 (4) a description of how the partnership will

13 serve as a catalyst for reform of mathematics and

14 science education programs;

15 (5) a description of how the partnership will as16 sess its success; and

17 (6) an assurance that the partnership will make

18 available to the Secretary materials developed with

19 grant funds provided under this part.

20 (b) REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS.—In evaluating the

21 applications submitted under subsection (a), the Director

22 shall consider, at a minimum—

23 (1) the ability of the partnership to effectively

24 carry out the proposed program;
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1 (2) the extent to which the members of the

2 partnership are committed to making the partner3 ship a central organizational focus;

4 (3) the degree to which activities proposed to be

5 carried out by the partnership are based on relevant

6 research and likely to result in increased student

7 achievement;

8 (4) the degree to which such activities are

9 aligned with State and local standards; and

10 (5) the likelihood that the partnership will dem11 onstrate activities that can be widely implemented as

12 part of larger scale reform efforts.

13 (c) AWARDS.—

14 (1) RANGE.—The Director shall ensure, to the

15 extent practicable, that grants are awarded under

16 section 111 in a wide range of geographic areas and

17 that the program include rural, suburban, and urban

18 local educational agencies.

19 (2) BUSINESSES.—Not less than 50 percent of

20 the partnerships funded under section 111 shall in21 clude businesses.

22 (3) PERIOD.—The Director shall award grants

23 under this part for periods not to exceed 5 years.
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1 SEC. 113. ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISSEMINATION.

2 (a) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—The Director shall

3 evaluate the program established under section 111. At

4 a minimum, such evaluations shall—

5 (1) use a common set of benchmarks and as6 sessment tools to identify best practices and mate7 rials developed and demonstrated by the partner8 ships; and

9 (2) to the extent practicable, compare the effec10 tiveness of practices and materials developed and

11 demonstrated by the partnerships with those of part12 nerships using similar practices and materials fund13 ed by other State or Federal agencies.

14 (b) DISSEMINATION OF RESULTS.—

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall make

16 available the results of the evaluations required

17 under subsection (a)—

18 (A) to the public, including through the

19 National Science, Mathematics, Engineering,

20 and Technology Education Digital Library; and

21 (B) to the Committee on Science of the

22 House of Representatives and the Committee

23 on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and

24 the Committee on Commerce, Science, and

25 Transportation of the Senate.
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1 (2) MATERIALS.—The Secretary shall make

2 available through the National Science, Mathe3 matics, Engineering, and Technology Education

4 Digital Library materials that are demonstrated to

5 be effective and are developed by the partnerships

6 under the programs established under section 111.

7 (c) ANNUAL MEETING.—The Director shall convene

8 an annual meeting of the partnerships assisted under this

9 part to foster greater national collaboration.

10 SEC. 114. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

11 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Na12 tional Science Foundation to carry out this part

13 $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2006.

14 PART B—TEACHER RESEARCH STIPEND

15 PROGRAM

16 SEC. 121. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

17 (a) GRANTS.—

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts appropriated

19 under section 123, the Director shall establish a pro20 gram to award grants to institutions of higher edu21 cation or eligible nonprofit organizations (including

22 consortia thereof), to enable such institutions, eligi23 ble nonprofit entities, and consortia to provide re24 search opportunities in mathematics, science, and

25 engineering for elementary school or secondary
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1 school teachers of mathematics or science. Such in2 stitutions of higher education, eligible nonprofit or3 ganizations, or consortia may collaborate with 1 or

4 more businesses or Federal or State laboratories.

5 (2) COMPETITIVE BASIS.—Grants shall be

6 awarded under this section on a competitive basis

7 using the criteria described in section 122(b).

8 (b) PROGRAM COMPONENTS.—Grant recipients

9 under this section—

10 (1) shall recruit and select teachers to partici11 pate in the program, and shall provide such teachers

12 with opportunities to conduct research in academic,

13 business, or government laboratories;

14 (2) shall ensure that participating teachers have

15 mentors and other programming support to ensure

16 that such teachers’ research experience will con17 tribute to the teachers’ understanding of mathe18 matics, science, or engineering and will improve

19 their performance in the classroom;

20 (3) shall provide each participating teacher with

21 a stipend; and

22 (4) may provide the costs of room and board to

23 participating teachers for residential programs.

24 (c) USE OF FUNDS.—
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1 (1) PROGRAMMING SUPPORT.—Not more than

2 25 percent of the funds provided through a grant

3 under this section may be used for programming

4 support for participating teachers.

5 (2) STIPEND AMOUNTS.—The Director shall

6 issue guidelines specifying the minimum and max7 imum amounts of stipends that grant recipients may

8 provide to teachers under this section.

9 (d) DURATION.—A teacher may participate in re10 search under a program assisted under this section for not

11 more than 1 calendar year or 2 sequential summers.

12 SEC. 122. SELECTION PROCESS.

13 (a) APPLICATION.—An institution of higher edu14 cation or an eligible nonprofit organization (including a

15 consortium thereof) that desires to receive a grant under

16 section 121 shall submit an application to the Director

17 at such time, in such manner, and containing such infor18 mation as the Director may require. The application shall

19 include, at a minimum—

20 (1) a description of the research opportunities

21 that will be made available to elementary school or

22 secondary school teachers by the institution, organi23 zation, or consortium;

24 (2) a description of how the institution, organi25 zation, or consortium will recruit teachers to partici-
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1 pate in the program and the criteria that will be

2 used to select the participating teachers;

3 (3) a description of the number, types, and

4 amounts of the stipends that the institution, organi5 zation, or consortium intends to offer to partici6 pating teachers; and

7 (4) a description of the programming support

8 that will be provided to participating teachers.

9 (b) REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS.—In evaluating the

10 applications submitted under subsection (a), the Director

11 shall consider, at a minimum—

12 (1) the ability of the institution, organization,

13 or consortium to effectively carry out the proposed

14 program;

15 (2) the extent to which the institution, organi16 zation, or consortium is committed to making the

17 program a central organizational focus; and

18 (3) the likelihood that the research experiences

19 and programming proposed to be offered by the in20 stitution, organization, or consortium will improve

21 elementary and secondary education.

22 (c) AWARDS.—

23 (1) RANGE.—The Director shall ensure, to the

24 extent practicable, that grants are awarded under

25 this part in a wide range of geographic areas and to
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1 assist teachers from rural, suburban, and urban

2 local educational agencies.

3 (2) PERIOD.—The Director shall award grants

4 under this part for periods not to exceed 5 years.

5 SEC. 123. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

6 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Na7 tional Science Foundation to carry out this part

8 $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2006.

9 TITLE II—NATIONAL SCIENCE,

10 MATHEMATICS, ENGINEER11 ING, AND TECHNOLOGY EDU12 CATION DIGITAL LIBRARY

13 SEC. 211. EXPANSION OF THE DIGITAL LIBRARY.

14 The Director shall establish a program to expand the

15 National Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Tech16 nology Education Digital Library (hereinafter in this Act

17 referred to as the ‘‘Digital Library’’) program to enable

18 timely and continuous dissemination of elementary and

19 secondary science, mathematics, engineering, and tech20 nology educational resources, materials, practices, and

21 policies through the Internet and other digital tech22 nologies. The Digital Library shall—

23 (1) contain an Internet-based repository of cur24 ricular materials, practices, and teaching modules;
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1 (2) contain, to the extent practicable, an Inter2 net-based repository of information about national

3 and regional conferences related to the improvement

4 of elementary and secondary mathematics, science,

5 engineering, and technology education, including, if

6 appropriate, links to materials generated by those

7 conferences;

8 (3) provide users of the Digital Library with ac9 cess to all materials in the Digital Library through

10 a single entry point;

11 (4) contain only materials that have been peer12 reviewed and tested to ensure factual accuracy and

13 effectiveness and that are aligned with recognized

14 State and national mathematics and science stand15 ards;

16 (5) present materials in a format that is con17 sistent, facilitates ease of comparison and use by

18 classroom teachers, and contains appropriate links

19 to other Federal educational clearinghouses; and

20 (6) provide materials related to mathematics

21 and science partnership programs, including—

22 (A) links to all of the programs developed

23 through the mathematics and science partner24 ships established under part A of title I;
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1 (B) data related to assessment and evalua2 tion and final program reports developed under

3 part A of title I, including both positive and

4 negative outcomes of the program;

5 (C) materials developed by the partner6 ships under part A of title I that have been

7 demonstrated to be effective; and

8 (D) a mechanism for users to make com9 ments or suggestions regarding the use and ef10 fectiveness of posted materials.

11 SEC. 212. GRANTS AND CONTRACT.

12 (a) GRANTS FOR DESIGN OF LIBRARY.—

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director may award

14 grants to institutions of higher education or other

15 qualified entities—

16 (A) to design all or parts of the Digital Li17 brary; or

18 (B) to provide assistance to schools in the

19 selection and adaptation of curricular materials,

20 practices, and teaching methods made available

21 through the Digital Library.

22 (2) DISSEMINATION.—Grants awarded under

23 this section may be used to pay the costs of acquir24 ing and reviewing educational materials for dissemi25 nation through the Digital Library.
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1 (3) COMPETITIVE BASIS.—Grants under this

2 section shall be awarded on a competitive basis.

3 (b) CONTRACT.—The Director may enter into a con4 tract for the operation and management of the Digital Li5 brary.

6 SEC. 213. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

7 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Na8 tional Science Foundation to carry out this title

9 $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2006.

10 TITLE III—STRATEGIC EDU11 CATION RESEARCH PROGRAM

12 PART A—CENTERS

13 SEC. 311. ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTERS FOR RESEARCH

14 ON LEARNING AND EDUCATION IMPROVE15 MENT.

16 (a) GRANTS.—

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts appropriated

18 under section 314, the Director shall award grants

19 to institutions of higher education (including con20 sortia thereof) to establish 4 multidisciplinary Cen21 ters for Research on Learning and Education Im22 provement (hereafter in this Act referred to as

23 ‘‘Centers’’).
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1 (2) COMPETITIVE BASIS.—Grants shall be

2 awarded under this section on a competitive basis

3 using the criteria described in section 312(b).

4 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Centers shall be

5 to conduct and evaluate research in cognitive science, edu6 cation and related fields and to develop ways in which the

7 results of such research can be applied in elementary and

8 secondary classrooms to improve the teaching of mathe9 matics and science.

10 (c) FOCUS.—

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each Center shall be fo12 cused on a different challenge faced by elementary

13 school or secondary school teachers of mathematics

14 or science.

15 (2) DETERMINATION.—In determining the re16 search focus of the Centers, the Director shall con17 sult with the National Academy of Sciences and

18 shall take into account the extent to which other

19 Federal programs support research on similar ques20 tions.

21 (3) SOLICITATION OF PROPOSAL.—The solicita22 tion of proposal issued by the Director for grants

23 under this section—

24 (A) shall state the focus of each Center;

25 and
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1 (B) shall require institutions or consortia

2 to apply to operate as a specific Center.

3 SEC. 312. SELECTION PROCESS.

4 (a) APPLICATION.—An institution of higher edu5 cation (including a consortium thereof) that desires to re6 ceive a grant under this title shall submit an application

7 to the Director at such time, in such manner, and con8 taining such information as the Director may require. The

9 application shall include, at a minimum, a description of—

10 (1) the initial research projects that will be un11 dertaken by the Center and the process by which

12 new projects will be identified;

13 (2) how the Center will work with other re14 search institutions and schools to broaden the na15 tional research agenda on learning and teaching;

16 (3) how the Center will promote active collabo17 ration among physical, biological, and social science

18 researchers;

19 (4) how the Center will promote active partici20 pation by elementary and secondary mathematics

21 and science teachers and administrators; and

22 (5) how the Center will reduce the results of its

23 research to educational practice and assess the suc24 cess of new practices.
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1 (b) REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS.—In evaluating the

2 applications submitted under subsection (a), the Director

3 shall consider, at a minimum—

4 (1) the ability of the institution or consortium

5 to effectively carry out the research program and re6 duce the program’s results to effective educational

7 practice;

8 (2) the experience of the institution or consor9 tium in conducting research on the science of teach10 ing and learning, and the capacity of the institution

11 or consortium to foster new multidisciplinary col12 laborations;

13 (3) the capacity of the institution or consortium

14 to attract precollege educators from a diverse array

15 of schools and professional experiences for participa16 tion in Center activities; and

17 (4) the amount of non-Federal matching funds

18 proposed to be provided by the institution or consor19 tium.

20 (c) AWARDS.—The Director shall ensure, to the ex21 tent practicable, that the Centers funded under this sec22 tion conduct research and develop educational practices

23 designed to improve the educational performance of a

24 broad range of students, including students from groups
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1 underrepresented in mathematics, science, and engineer2 ing.

3 SEC. 313. ANNUAL CONFERENCE.

4 The Director shall convene an annual meeting of the

5 Centers to foster collaboration among the Centers and to

6 further disseminate the results of the Centers’ activities.

7 SEC. 314. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

8 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Na9 tional Science Foundation to carry out this title

10 $12,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2006.

11 PART B—FELLOWSHIPS

12 SEC. 321. EDUCATION RESEARCH TEACHER FELLOWSHIPS.

13 (a) GRANTS.—

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts appropriated

15 under subsection (g), the Director shall establish a

16 program to award grants to institutions of higher

17 education or eligible nonprofit entities (including

18 consortia thereof) to provide research opportunities

19 related to the science of learning, to elementary

20 school and secondary school teachers of science and

21 mathematics.

22 (2) COMPETITIVE BASIS.—Grants shall be

23 awarded under this section on a competitive basis

24 using the criteria described in subsection (f).
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1 (b) PROGRAM COMPONENTS.—Grant recipients

2 under this section—

3 (1) shall recruit and select teachers to partici4 pate in the program assisted under this part and

5 provide such teachers with opportunities to conduct

6 research in the fields of—

7 (A) brain research as a foundation for re8 search on human learning;

9 (B) behavioral, cognitive, affective, and so10 cial aspects of human learning;

11 (C) science and mathematics learning in

12 formal and informal educational settings; or

13 (D) learning in complex educational sys14 tems;

15 (2) shall ensure that participating teachers have

16 mentors and other programming support to ensure

17 that such teachers’ research experience will con18 tribute to the teachers’ understanding of the science

19 of learning;

20 (3) shall provide programming, guidance, and

21 support to ensure that participating teachers dis22 seminate information about the current state of edu23 cation research and its implications on classroom

24 practice to other elementary and secondary edu25 cators and that participating teachers can use that
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1 information to improve the teachers’ performance in

2 the classroom;

3 (4) shall provide each participating teacher with

4 a fellowship; and

5 (5) may provide room and board to partici6 pating teachers for residential programs.

7 (c) USE OF FUNDS.—

8 (1) PROGRAMMING SUPPORT.—Not more than

9 25 percent of the funds provided through a grant

10 under this section may be used for programming

11 support for participating teachers.

12 (2) FELLOWSHIP AMOUNTS.—The Director

13 shall issue guidelines specifying the minimum or

14 maximum amounts of fellowships grant recipients

15 may provide to teachers under this section.

16 (d) DURATION.—A teacher may participate in re17 search under the program under this section for not more

18 than 1 calendar year or 2 sequential summers.

19 (e) APPLICATION.—An institution of higher edu20 cation or eligible nonprofit entity (including a consortium

21 thereof) that desires to receive a grant under this section

22 shall submit an application to the Director at such time,

23 in such manner, and containing such information as the

24 Director may require. The application shall include, at a

25 minimum—
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1 (1) a description of the research opportunities

2 that will be made available to elementary school or

3 secondary school teachers by the institution, non4 profit entity, or consortium;

5 (2) a description of how the institution, non6 profit entity, or consortium will recruit teachers to

7 participate in the program, and the criteria that will

8 be used to select the participating teachers;

9 (3) a description of the number, types, and

10 amounts of the fellowships that the institution, non11 profit entity, or consortium intends to offer to par12 ticipating teachers; and

13 (4) a description of the programming support

14 that will be provided to participating teachers to en15 hance such teachers’ research experience and to en16 able the teachers to educate their peers about the

17 value, findings, and implications of education re18 search.

19 (f) REVIEW OF APPLICANTS.—In evaluating the ap20 plications submitted under subsection (e), the Director

21 shall consider, at a minimum—

22 (1) the ability of the institution, nonprofit enti23 ty, or consortium to effectively carry out the pro24 posed program;
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1 (2) the extent to which the institution, non2 profit entity, or consortium is committed to making

3 the program a central organizational focus; and

4 (3) the likelihood that the research experiences

5 and programming to be offered by the institution,

6 nonprofit entity, or consortium will improve elemen7 tary and secondary education.

8 (g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

9 authorized to be appropriated to the National Science

10 Foundation to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each

11 of fiscal years 2002 through 2004.

12 TITLE IV—ROBERT NOYCE

13 SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

14 SEC. 411. DEFINITIONS.

15 In this title:

16 (1) COST OF ATTENDANCE.—The term ‘‘cost of

17 attendance’’ has the meaning given such term in sec18 tion 472 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20

19 U.S.C. 1087ll).

20 (2) MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE TEACHER.—

21 The term ‘‘mathematics and science teacher’’ means

22 a mathematics, science, or technology teacher at the

23 elementary school or secondary school level.

24 (3) MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, OR ENGINEERING

25 PROFESSIONAL.—The term ‘‘mathematics, science,
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1 or engineering professional’’ means a person who

2 holds a baccalaureate, masters, or doctoral degree in

3 science, mathematics, or engineering and is working

4 in that field or a related area.

5 (4) SCHOLARSHIP.—The term ‘‘scholarship’’

6 means an award under section 415.

7 (5) SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT.—The term

8 ‘‘scholarship recipient’’ means a student receiving a

9 scholarship.

10 (6) STIPEND.—The term ‘‘stipend’’ means an

11 award under section 416.

12 (7) STIPEND RECIPIENT.—The term ‘‘stipend

13 recipient’’ means a science, mathematics or engi14 neering professional receiving a stipend.

15 SEC. 412. SCHOLARSHIP AND STIPEND PROGRAM.

16 (a) GRANTS.—

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts appropriated

18 under section 421, the Director shall establish a pro19 gram to award grants to institutions of higher edu20 cation (including consortia thereof) to enable the in21 stitutions or consortia to provide scholarships, sti22 pends, and programming designed to recruit and

23 train mathematics and science teachers at the ele24 mentary and secondary level. Such program shall be

25 known as the ‘‘Robert Noyce Scholarship Program’’.
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1 (2) COMPETITIVE BASIS.—

2 (A) IN GENERAL.—Grants shall be pro3 vided under this section on a competitive basis

4 using the criteria described in section 413(b).

5 (B) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under

6 this section, the Director shall give priority to

7 institutions of higher education that have his8 torically specialized in teacher training.

9 (b) USE OF GRANTS.—Grants provided under this

10 section shall be used by institutions of higher education—

11 (1) to develop and implement programs to en12 courage top college juniors and seniors majoring in

13 mathematics, science, and engineering at the grant

14 recipient’s institution to become elementary and sec15 ondary mathematics and science teachers, through—

16 (A) administering scholarships in accord17 ance with section 415;

18 (B) offering programs to help scholarship

19 recipients teach in elementary schools and sec20 ondary schools, including programs that will re21 sult in teacher certification; and

22 (C) offering programs to scholarship re23 cipients, before and after such recipients receive

24 their baccalaureate degree, to enable the recipi25 ents to become better mathematics and science
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1 teachers, and to exchange ideas with others in

2 their fields; or

3 (2) to develop and implement programs to en4 courage science, mathematics, or engineering profes5 sionals to become elementary and secondary mathe6 matics and science teachers, through—

7 (A) administering stipends in accordance

8 with section 416;

9 (B) offering programs to help stipend re10 cipients obtain teacher certification; and

11 (C) offering programs to stipend recipi12 ents, during and after matriculation, to enable

13 stipend recipients to become better mathematics

14 and science teachers and exchange ideas with

15 others in their fields.

16 SEC. 413. SELECTION PROCESS.

17 (a) APPLICATION.—An institution of higher edu18 cation or consortium desiring to receive a grant under this

19 title shall submit an application to the Director at such

20 time, in such manner, and containing such information as

21 the Director may require. The application shall include,

22 at a minimum—

23 (1) a description of the scholarship or stipend

24 program that the institution or consortium intends

25 to operate, including the number of scholarships and
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1 the size and number of stipends the institution or

2 consortium intends to award, and the selection proc3 ess that will be used in awarding the scholarships or

4 stipends;

5 (2) evidence that the institution or consortium

6 has the capability to administer the scholarship or

7 stipend program in accordance with the provisions of

8 this title; and

9 (3) a description of the programming that will

10 be offered to scholarship recipients or stipend recipi11 ents during and after their matriculation.

12 (b) REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS.—In evaluating the

13 applications submitted under subsection (a), the Director

14 shall consider, at a minimum—

15 (1) the ability of the institution or consortium

16 to effectively carry out the program;

17 (2) the extent to which the institution or con18 sortium is committed to making the program a cen19 tral organizational focus;

20 (3) the ability of the proposed programming to

21 enable scholarship recipients or stipend recipients to

22 become successful mathematics and science teachers;

23 (4) the number and quality of the students that

24 will be served by the program; and
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1 (5) the ability of the institution or consortium

2 to recruit students who otherwise would not pursue

3 a career in teaching.

4 SEC. 414. AWARDS.

5 (a) DESIGNATION.—The Director shall designate in6 stitutions or consortia that are awarded grants under this

7 title as ‘‘National Teacher Scholarship Centers’’.

8 (b) DISTRIBUTION.—The Director shall ensure, to

9 the extent practicable, that grants are awarded under this

10 title in a wide range of geographic areas and to prepare

11 students for jobs in rural, suburban, and urban local edu12 cational agencies.

13 (c) PERIOD.—Grants under this title shall be award14 ed for periods of 10 years.

15 SEC. 415. SCHOLARSHIP REQUIREMENTS.

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Scholarships under this title shall

17 be available only to individuals who are—

18 (1) majoring in science, mathematics, or engi19 neering; and

20 (2) in the last 2 years of a baccalaureate degree

21 program.

22 (b) SELECTION.—Individuals shall be selected to re23 ceive scholarships primarily on the basis of academic

24 merit, with consideration given to financial need and to
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1 the goal of promoting the participation of minorities,

2 women, and individuals with disabilities.

3 (c) AMOUNT.—Scholarships under this title shall be

4 awarded in the amount of $7,500 per year, or the cost

5 of attendance at the institution of higher education, which6 ever is less. Individuals may receive a maximum of 2 years

7 of scholarship support.

8 (d) SERVICE OBLIGATION.—

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—An individual receiving a

10 scholarship under this title shall be required to com11 plete, not later than 6 years after graduation from

12 the baccalaureate degree program for which the

13 award was made, 2 years of service as a mathe14 matics or science teacher in an elementary school or

15 secondary school for each year a scholarship was re16 ceived.

17 (2) SCHOOL.—Service required under this sub18 section shall be performed at a school receiving as19 sistance under part A of title I of the Elementary

20 and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

21 SEC. 416. STIPENDS.

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—Stipends under this title shall be

23 available only to mathematics, science, or engineering pro24 fessionals who, while receiving the stipend, are enrolled in
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1 a program to receive certification to teach in an elemen2 tary school or secondary school.

3 (b) SELECTION.—Individuals shall be selected to re4 ceive stipends under this title primarily on the basis of

5 academic merit, with consideration given to financial need

6 and to the goal of promoting the participation of minori7 ties, women, and individuals with disabilities.

8 (c) AMOUNT.—A stipend under this title shall be

9 awarded in the amount of $7,500 per year, or the cost

10 of tuition at the institution of higher education, whichever

11 is less. Individuals may receive a maximum of 1 year of

12 stipend support.

13 (d) SERVICE OBLIGATION.—

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—An individual receiving a sti15 pend under this title shall be required to complete,

16 not later than 6 years after completion of the pro17 gram for which the stipend award was made, 2 years

18 of service as a mathematics or science teacher.

19 (2) REQUIREMENT.—Service required under

20 this subsection shall be performed at a school receiv21 ing assistance under part A of title I of the Elemen22 tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

23 SEC. 417. CONDITIONS OF SUPPORT.

24 As a condition of acceptance of a scholarship or sti25 pend under this title, a scholarship recipient or stipend
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1 recipient shall enter into an agreement with the applicable

2 institution of higher education or consortium under which

3 the recipient agrees to—

4 (1) the terms of the scholarship or stipend pur5 suant to section 415 or 416, as appropriate, and sec6 tion 419;

7 (2) provide the awarding institution of higher

8 education or consortium with annual certification of

9 employment and current contact information, and to

10 participate in surveys provided by the institution or

11 consortium as part of an ongoing assessment pro12 gram; and

13 (3) repay the United States any amount that is

14 required to be repaid in accordance with the provi15 sions of section 419.

16 SEC. 418. COLLECTION FOR NONCOMPLIANCE.

17 (a) MONITORING COMPLIANCE.—An institution of

18 higher education or consortium receiving a grant under

19 this title, as a condition of participating in the program,

20 shall enter into an agreement with the Director to monitor

21 the compliance of scholarship recipients and stipend re22 cipients with their respective service requirements.

23 (b) COLLECTION OF REPAYMENT.—

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—In the event that a scholar25 ship recipient or stipend recipient is required to
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1 repay the scholarship or stipend under section 419,

2 the institution of higher education or consortium

3 that awarded the scholarship or stipend shall be re4 sponsible for collecting the repayment amounts.

5 (2) TREASURY.—Except as provided in para6 graph (3), any repayment shall be deposited into the

7 Treasury of the United States.

8 (3) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—An institution or

9 consortium may retain a percentage of any repay10 ment it collects to defray administrative costs associ11 ated with the collection. The Director shall establish

12 a single, fixed percentage that will apply to all insti13 tutions and consortia.

14 SEC. 419. FAILURE TO COMPLETE SERVICE OBLIGATION.

15 (a) GENERAL RULE.—An individual who receives a

16 scholarship under this title shall repay to the United

17 States the amount described in subsection (b) if that

18 individual—

19 (1) fails to maintain an acceptable level of aca20 demic standing in the educational institution in

21 which the individual is enrolled, as determined by

22 the Director;

23 (2) is dismissed from such educational institu24 tion for disciplinary reasons;
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1 (3) withdraws from the baccalaureate degree

2 program for which the award was made before the

3 completion of such program;

4 (4) declares that the individual does not intend

5 to fulfill the individual’s service obligation under this

6 title; or

7 (5) fails to fulfill the service obligation of the

8 individual under this title.

9 (b) AMOUNT OF REPAYMENT.—

10 (1) BEFORE COMPLETION OF 1 YEAR OF SERV11 ICE.—If a circumstance described in subsection (a)

12 occurs before the completion of 1 year of a service

13 obligation under this title, then the United States

14 shall be entitled to repayment from the individual,

15 not later than 1 year after the date of the occur16 rence, an amount equal to 2 times the sum of—

17 (A) the total amount of awards received by

18 such individual under this title; plus

19 (B) the interest on such amounts that

20 would be payable if at the time the amounts

21 were received they were loans bearing interest

22 at the underpayment rate determined under

23 section 6621(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue

24 Code of 1986.
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1 (2) AFTER COMPLETION OF 1 YEAR OF SERV2 ICE.—If a circumstance described in subsection (a)

3 (4) or (5) occurs after the completion of 1 year of

4 a service obligation under this title, then the United

5 States shall be entitled to repayment from the indi6 vidual, not later than 1 year after the date of the

7 occurrence, an amount equal to the sum of—

8 (A) the total amount of awards received by

9 such individual under this title minus $3,750

10 for each full year of service completed; plus

11 (B) the interest on such amounts that

12 would be payable if at the time the amounts

13 were received they were loans bearing interest

14 at the underpayment rate determined under

15 section 6621(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue

16 Code of 1986.

17 (c) EXCEPTIONS.—

18 (1) WAIVER OR SUSPENSION.—The Director

19 may provide for the partial or total waiver or sus20 pension of any service obligation or repayment by an

21 individual under this title whenever compliance by

22 the individual is impossible or would involve extreme

23 hardship to the individual, or if enforcement of such

24 obligation with respect to the individual would be

25 unconscionable.
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1 (2) BANKRUPTCY.—Any obligation of an indi2 vidual under this title for repayment under sub3 section (b) may be released by a discharge in bank4 ruptcy under title 11, United States Code, only if

5 such discharge is granted after the expiration of the

6 5-year period beginning on the first date that such

7 repayment is required.

8 SEC. 420. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro10 priated to the National Science Foundation to carry out

11 this title $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002

12 through 2005.

13 (b) SPECIFIC APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized

14 to be appropriated to the National Science Foundation to

15 carry out the activities described in subsections (b)(1) (A)

16 and (C) and (b)(2) (A) and (C) of section 412, such sums

17 as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2006 through

18 2011.

19 TITLE V—REQUIREMENTS FOR

20 RESEARCH CENTERS

21 SEC. 511. REQUIREMENTS FOR RESEARCH CENTERS.

22 The Director shall ensure that any National Science

23 Foundation program that awards grants for the establish24 ment of research centers at institutions of higher edu25 cation after the date of enactment of this Act—
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1 (1) requires that each research center offer pro2 grams for elementary and secondary mathematics

3 and science teachers and students to increase their

4 understanding of the field in which the center spe5 cializes; and

6 (2) uses the quality of a center’s proposed

7 precollege education programs as a criterion in de8 termining grant awards.

9 TITLE VI—EDUCATIONAL

10 TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH

11 SEC. 611. EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH CEN12 TERS.

13 (a) GRANTS.—

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts appropriated

15 under section 614, the Director shall establish a pro16 gram to award grants to institutions of higher edu17 cation (including consortia thereof) to establish cen18 ters to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of in19 formation technologies in elementary and secondary

20 mathematics and science education.

21 (2) COMPETITIVE BASIS.—Grants under this

22 title shall be awarded on a competitive basis using

23 the criteria described in section 612(b).

24 (b) ACTIVITIES.—Centers established under this title

25 shall, at a minimum—
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1 (1) identify educational approaches and tech2 niques that are based on the use of information

3 technology and that have the potential for being ef4 fective in classroom settings;

5 (2) develop methods to measure the effective6 ness of various applications of information tech7 nology in mathematics and science education, includ8 ing methods to measure student performance;

9 (3) evaluate the effectiveness of the use of tech10 nology in elementary and secondary mathematics

11 and science education in a variety of classroom set12 tings;

13 (4) identify the key variables that influence

14 educational effectiveness and the conditions nec15 essary to implement successfully an approach or

16 technique determined to be educationally effective

17 for a particular educational setting;

18 (5) ensure that the results of such evaluations

19 are widely disseminated; and

20 (6) develop a program to work with local edu21 cational agencies to help the agencies apply the re22 sults of the research conducted under this section.

23 SEC. 612. SELECTION PROCESS.

24 (a) APPLICATION.—An institution of higher edu25 cation (or a consortium thereof) desiring a grant under
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1 this title shall submit an application to the Director at

2 such time, in such manner, and containing such informa3 tion as the Director may require. The application shall in4 clude, at a minimum, a description of—

5 (1) the approaches to the use of information

6 technology that the center will initially evaluate, how

7 the center chose those approaches, how the center

8 will seek any additional approaches, and how assess9 ment procedures will be developed and applied;

10 (2) how the center will work with local edu11 cation agencies to evaluate the approaches in class12 rooms;

13 (3) how the center will disseminate the results

14 of the center’s work; and

15 (4) how the center will develop an outreach pro16 gram to work with local educational agencies to help

17 the agencies apply the results of the center’s re18 search.

19 (b) REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS.—In evaluating the

20 applications submitted under subsection (a), the Director

21 shall consider, at a minimum, the ability of the institution

22 of higher education or consortium to effectively evaluate

23 information technology approaches and to help local edu24 cational agencies apply the results of those evaluations.
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1 (c) AWARDS.—The Director shall ensure, to the ex2 tent practicable, that the program established under this

3 title evaluates information technology—

4 (1) in a wide range of grade levels and geo5 graphic areas;

6 (2) in rural, suburban, and urban schools; and

7 (3) with a wide variety of students in terms of

8 race, ethnicity, and income.

9 SEC. 613. DOCUMENTATION AND DISSEMINATION OF RE10 SULTS.

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—The results of the research and

12 evaluations conducted in accordance with section 611 shall

13 be documented and widely disseminated, including

14 through publication in peer-reviewed scholarly journals.

15 (b) WORKSHOPS, CONFERENCES, AND WEB SITES.—

16 The Director is authorized to sponsor and support work17 shops, conferences, and dedicated web sites to disseminate

18 information about the activities of the educational tech19 nology research centers established under section 611.

20 (c) DEPOSIT IN LIBRARY.—Information about effec21 tive approaches and techniques, including information and

22 materials necessary for their implementation, shall be de23 posited in the Digital Library described in Title II.
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1 SEC. 614. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

2 There are authorized to be appropriated to the Na3 tional Science Foundation to carry out section 611—

4 (1) $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002

5 through 2004; and

6 (2) $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005

7 and 2006.

8 TITLE VII—SCIENCE EDUCATION

9 SEC. 711. SHORT TITLE.

10 This title may be cited as the ‘‘National Science Edu11 cation Act’’.

12 SEC. 712. FINDINGS.

13 Congress finds the following:

14 (1) As concluded in the report of the Com15 mittee on Science of the House of Representatives

16 entitled ‘‘Unlocking Our Future Toward a New Na17 tional Science Policy’’, the United States must main18 tain and improve its preeminent position in science

19 and technology in order to advance human under20 standing of the universe and all it contains, and to

21 improve the lives, health, and freedoms of all people.

22 (2) It is estimated that more than half of the

23 economic growth of the United States in 2001 re24 sults directly from research and development in

25 science and technology. The most fundamental re26 search is responsible for investigating our perceived
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1 universe, to extend our observations to the outer lim2 its of what our minds and methods can achieve, and

3 to seek answers to questions that have never been

4 asked before. Applied research continues the process

5 by applying the answers from basic science to the

6 problems faced by individuals, organizations, and

7 governments in the everyday activities that make our

8 lives more livable. The scientific-technological sector

9 of our economy, which has driven our recent eco10 nomic boom and led the United States to the longest

11 period of prosperity in history, is fueled by the work

12 and discoveries of the scientific community.

13 (3) The effectiveness of the United States in

14 maintaining this economic growth will be largely de15 termined by the intellectual capital of the United

16 States. Education is critical to developing this re17 source.

18 (4) The education program of the United States

19 needs to provide for 3 different kinds of intellectual

20 capital. First, it needs scientists, mathematicians,

21 and engineers to continue the research and develop22 ment that are central to the economic growth of the

23 United States. Second, it needs technologically pro24 ficient workers who are comfortable and capable

25 dealing with the demands of a science-based, high-
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1 technology workplace. Last, it needs scientifically lit2 erate voters and consumers to make intelligent deci3 sions about public policy.

4 (5) Student performance on the recent Third

5 International Mathematics and Science Study high6 lights the shortcomings of current kindergarten

7 through grade 12 science and mathematics edu8 cation in the United States, particularly when com9 pared to other countries. We must expect more from

10 our Nation’s educators and students if we are to

11 build on the accomplishments of previous genera12 tions. New methods of teaching science, mathe13 matics, engineering, and technology are required, as

14 well as better curricula and improved training of

15 teachers.

16 (6) Science is more than a collection of facts,

17 theories, and results. It is a process of inquiry built

18 upon observations and data that leads to a way of

19 knowing and explaining in logically derived concepts

20 and theories. Mathematics is more than procedures

21 to be memorized. It is a field that requires rea22 soning, understanding, and making connections in

23 order to solve problems. Engineering is more than

24 just designing and building. It is the process of mak25 ing compromises to optimize design and assessing
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1 risks so that designs and products best solve a given

2 problem. Technology is more than using computer

3 applications, the Internet, and programming. Tech4 nology is the innovation, change, or modification of

5 the natural environment, based on scientific, mathe6 matical, and engineering principles.

7 (7) Students should learn science primarily by

8 doing science. Science education ought to reflect the

9 scientific process and be object-oriented, experiment10 centered, and concept-based. Students should learn

11 mathematics with an understanding that numeric

12 systems have intrinsic properties that can represent

13 objects and systems in real life, and can be applied

14 in solving problems. Engineering education should

15 reflect the realities of real world design, and should

16 involve hands-on projects and require students to

17 make trade-offs based upon evidence. Students

18 should learn technology as both a tool to solve other

19 problems and as a process by which people adapt the

20 natural world to suit their own purposes. Computers

21 represent a particularly useful form of technology,

22 enabling students and teachers to acquire data,

23 model systems, visualize phenomena, communicate

24 and organize information, and collaborate with oth25 ers in powerful new ways. A background in the ba-
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1 sics of information technology is essential for success

2 in the modern workplace and the modern world.

3 (8) Children are naturally curious and inquisi4 tive. To successfully tap into these innate qualities,

5 education in science, mathematics, engineering, and

6 technology must begin at an early age and continue

7 throughout the entire school experience.

8 (9) Teachers provide the essential connection

9 between students and the content they are learning.

10 Prospective teachers need to be identified and re11 cruited by presenting to them a career that is re12 spected by their peers, is financially and intellectu13 ally rewarding, contains sufficient opportunities for

14 advancement, and has continuing access to profes15 sional development.

16 (10) Teachers need to have incentives to remain

17 in the classroom and improve their practice, and

18 training of teachers is essential if the results are to

19 be good. Teachers need to be knowledgeable of their

20 content area, of their curriculum, of up-to-date re21 search in teaching and learning, and of techniques

22 that can be used to connect that information to their

23 students in their classroom.

24 SEC. 713. MASTER TEACHER GRANT PROGRAM.

25 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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1 (1) MASTER TEACHER.—The term ‘‘master

2 teacher’’ means a mathematics or science teacher

3 who works to improve the instruction of mathe4 matics or science in kindergarten through 9th grade

5 through—

6 (A) participating in the development or re7 vision of science, mathematics, engineering, or

8 technology curricula;

9 (B) serving as a mentor to mathematics or

10 science teachers at the sponsoring school or

11 other schools;

12 (C) coordinating and assisting teachers in

13 the use of hands-on inquiry materials, equip14 ment, and supplies, and when appropriate, su15 pervising acquisition and repair of such mate16 rials;

17 (D) providing in-classroom teaching assist18 ance to mathematics or science teachers; and

19 (E) providing professional development, in20 cluding for the purposes of training other mas21 ter teachers, to mathematics and science teach22 ers.

23 (2) MATHEMATICS OR SCIENCE TEACHER.—The

24 term ‘‘mathematics or science teacher’’ means a

25 teacher of mathematics, science, engineering, or
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1 technology in an elementary school or secondary

2 school.

3 (3) NONCLASSROOM TIME.—The term ‘‘non4 classroom time’’ means time during regular school

5 hours that is not utilized by a master teacher for in6 structing elementary school or secondary school chil7 dren in the classroom.

8 (4) SPONSORING SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘spon9 soring school’’ means an elementary school or sec10 ondary school that employs a teacher who is partici11 pating in a program funded in accordance with this

12 section.

13 (b) GRANTS.—

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts made avail15 able under subsection (f), the Director of the Na16 tional Science Foundation (hereafter in this section

17 referred to as the ‘‘Director’’) shall establish a pro18 gram to award grants to institutions of higher edu19 cation (or consortia thereof) to enable such institu20 tions or consortia to train master teachers and assist

21 elementary schools and secondary schools to design

22 and implement master teacher programs.

23 (2) COMPETITIVE BASIS.—Grants shall be

24 awarded under this section on a competitive basis

25 using the criteria described in subsection (c)(2).
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1 (3) REQUIREMENTS.—An institution of higher

2 education or consortium receiving a grant under this

3 section shall offer a program to train master teach4 ers. As part of such program, an institution or con5 sortium shall—

6 (A) recruit and select teachers to receive

7 training;

8 (B) ensure that training covers both con9 tent and pedagogy;

10 (C) ensure that participating teachers have

11 mentors; and

12 (D) assist participating teachers with the

13 development and implementation of master

14 teacher programs at their sponsoring schools.

15 (4) ACTIVITIES.—An institution of higher edu16 cation or consortium may use grant funds received

17 under this section to—

18 (A) develop and implement professional de19 velopment programs to train elementary school

20 or secondary school teachers to become master

21 teachers or to train existing master teachers;

22 (B) provide stipends and reimbursement

23 for travel to allow teachers to participate in

24 professional development programs in the sum25 mer and throughout the year;
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1 (C) provide guidance to sponsoring schools

2 to enable schools to develop and implement a

3 plan for the use of master teachers;

4 (D) support teachers who participate dur5 ing the summer in research programs con6 ducted at institutions of higher education, pri7 vate entities, or government facilities;

8 (E) provide educational materials and

9 equipment to master teachers;

10 (F) provide computer equipment and net11 work connectivity necessary to enable master

12 teachers to collaborate with other master teach13 ers, to access educational materials available

14 online, and to communicate with scientists or

15 other mentors at remote locations; and

16 (G) carry out any other activities the Di17 rector determines will accomplish the goals of

18 this section.

19 (c) SELECTION PROCESS.—

20 (1) APPLICATION.—An institution of higher

21 education or consortium desiring a grant under this

22 section shall submit an application to the Director at

23 such time, in such manner, and containing such in24 formation as the Director may require. The applica25 tion shall include, at a minimum—
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1 (A) a description of which classroom sub2 jects and grade levels the training will address;

3 (B) a description of the activities to be car4 ried out, including—

5 (i) how such activities will be aligned

6 with State and local standards and with

7 other activities that promote student

8 achievement in mathematics and science;

9 and

10 (ii) how such activities will be based

11 on a review of relevant research and why

12 such activities are expected to strengthen

13 the quality of mathematics and science in14 struction;

15 (C) a description of how the institution or

16 consortium will ensure the active participation

17 of its mathematics, science, or engineering de18 partments in the development and implementa19 tion of the program;

20 (D) an explanation of how the institution

21 or consortium will ensure that teachers partici22 pating in the program are given instruction in

23 both content and pedagogy;

24 (E) a description of how the institution or

25 consortium will recruit teachers to participate
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1 in the program and the criteria that will be

2 used to select the participating teachers;

3 (F) a description of the type and amount

4 of any financial assistance that will be provided

5 to teachers to enable teachers to participate;

6 and

7 (G) a description of how the institution or

8 consortium will work with schools to ensure the

9 success of the participating teachers.

10 (2) REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS.—In evaluating

11 the applications submitted under this subsection, the

12 Director shall consider, at a minimum—

13 (A) the ability of the institution or consor14 tium to effectively carry out the proposed pro15 gram;

16 (B) the experience of the institution or

17 consortium in developing and implementing

18 high-quality professional development programs

19 for mathematics or science teachers; and

20 (C) the extent to which the institution or

21 consortium is committed to making the pro22 gram a central organizational focus.

23 (3) PRIORITY.—In evaluating the applications

24 submitted under this subsection, the Director shall

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1 the greatest participation of mathematics, science, or

2 engineering departments.

3 (d) TEACHER ELIGIBILITY.—

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to participate

5 in a program carried out by an institution or consor6 tium under this section, a mathematics or science

7 teacher shall submit to the Director, at such time

8 and in such manner as the Director may require, an

9 assurance executed by the sponsoring school, that,

10 after completing the program, the mathematics or

11 science teacher will be provided sufficient non-class12 room time at the sponsoring school to enable the

13 mathematics or science teacher to serve as a master

14 teacher. The mathematics or science teacher shall

15 submit a copy of this assurance to the institution of

16 higher education or consortium as part of the appli17 cation process for participation in the master teach18 er program.

19 (2) LIMITATION.—Funds authorized by this

20 section may not be used to train any teacher who

21 has failed to meet the requirements of paragraph

22 (1).

23 (e) ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISSEMINATION.—

24 (1) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—The Director

25 shall evaluate the activities carried out under this
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1 section. At a minimum such evaluations shall use a

2 common set of benchmarks and assessment tools to

3 identify best practices and materials developed and

4 demonstrated with funds provided under this sec5 tion.

6 (2) DISSEMINATION OF RESULTS.—The Direc7 tor shall make available the results of the evaluation

8 required under paragraph (1)—

9 (A) to the public, including through the

10 National Science, Mathematics, Engineering,

11 and Technology Education Digital Library; and

12 (B) to the Committee on Science and the

13 Committee on Education and the Workforce of

14 the House of Representatives and the Com15 mittee on Health, Education, Labor and Pen16 sions and the Committee on Commerce,

17 Science, and Transportation of the Senate.

18 (3) MATERIALS.—The Secretary shall make

19 available through the National Science, Mathe20 matics, Engineering, and Technology Education

21 Digital Library materials that are demonstrated to

22 be effective and are developed by institutions of

23 higher education or consortia under subsection

24 (b)(4).
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1 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

2 authorized to be appropriated to the National Science

3 Foundation to carry out this section $50,000,000 for each

4 of fiscal years 2002 through 2004.

5 SEC. 714. DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION ON REQUIRED

6 COURSE OF STUDY FOR CAREERS IN

7 SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS, ENGINEERING, AND

8 TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION.

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—From amounts made available

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

11 Foundation, jointly with the Secretary of Education, shall

12 compile and disseminate information (including through

13 outreach, school counselor education, and visiting speak14 ers) regarding—

15 (1) standard prerequisites for middle school and

16 secondary school students who seek to enter a course

17 of study at an institution of higher education in

18 science, mathematics, engineering, or technology

19 education for purposes of teaching in an elementary

20 school or secondary school; and

21 (2) the licensing requirements in each State for

22 science, mathematics, engineering, or technology ele23 mentary school or secondary school teachers.

24 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

25 authorized to be appropriated to the National Science
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1 Foundation to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each

2 of fiscal years 2002 through 2004.

3 SEC. 715. REQUIREMENT TO CONDUCT STUDY EVALUA4 TION.

5 (a) STUDY REQUIRED.—

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the National

7 Science Foundation shall enter into an agreement

8 with the President of the National Academy of

9 Sciences and the President of the National Academy

10 of Engineering under which the academies shall—

11 (A) review existing studies on the effective12 ness of technology in the classroom on learning

13 and student performance, using various meas14 ures of learning and teaching outcome, includ15 ing standardized tests of student achievement;

16 and

17 (B) explore the feasibility of 1 or more

18 methodological frameworks being used to evalu19 ate technologies that—

20 (i) have different purposes; and

21 (ii) are used by schools and school

22 systems with diverse educational goals.

23 (2) CONTENTS.—The study evaluation shall in24 clude, to the extent available, information on—
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1 (A) the type of technology used in class2 rooms;

3 (B) the reason that such technology works;

4 and

5 (C) the teacher training that is conducted

6 in conjunction with the technology.

7 (b) DATE.—The study evaluation required by sub8 section (a) shall be completed not later than 1 year after

9 the date of enactment of this title.

10 (c) DEFINITION OF TECHNOLOGY.—In this section,

11 the term ‘‘technology’’ has the meaning given that term

12 in section 3113(11) of the Elementary and Secondary

13 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6813(11)).

14 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be

16 appropriated to the National Science Foundation to

17 carry out this section, $600,000 for fiscal year 2002.

18 (2) AVAILABILITY.—Any amounts appropriated

19 under the authority of paragraph (1) shall remain

20 available until expended.

21 SEC. 716. SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS, ENGINEERING, AND

22 TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS EDUCATION CON23 FERENCE.

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the

25 date of enactment of this title, the Director of the Na-
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1 tional Science Foundation (hereafter in this section re2 ferred to as the ‘‘Director’’) shall convene the first of an

3 annual 3- to 5-day conference for kindergarten through

4 12th grade science, mathematics, engineering, and tech5 nology education stakeholders, including—

6 (1) representatives from Federal, State, and

7 local governments, private industries, private busi8 nesses, and professional organizations;

9 (2) educators;

10 (3) science, mathematics, engineering, and tech11 nology educational resource providers;

12 (4) students; and

13 (5) any other stakeholders the Director deter14 mines will provide useful participation in the con15 ference.

16 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the conference con17 vened under subsection (a) are to—

18 (1) identify and gather information on existing

19 science, mathematics, engineering, and technology

20 education programs and resource providers, includ21 ing information on distribution, partners, cost as22 sessment, and derivation;

23 (2) determine the extent of any existing coordi24 nation between providers of curricular activities, ini25 tiatives, and units; and
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1 (3) identify the common goals and differences

2 among the participants at the conference.

3 (c) REPORT AND PUBLICATION.—At the conclusion

4 of the conference, the Director shall—

5 (1) transmit to the Committee on Science and

6 the Committee on Education and the Workforce of

7 the House of Representatives and to the Committee

8 on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the

9 Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pen10 sions of the Senate a report on the outcome and

11 conclusions of the conference, including an inventory

12 of curricular activities, initiatives, and units, the

13 content of the conference, and strategies developed

14 that will support partnerships and leverage re15 sources; and

16 (2) ensure that a similar report is published

17 and distributed as widely as possible to stakeholders

18 in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology

19 education.

20 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There

21 are authorized to be appropriated to the National Science

22 Foundation to carry out this section—

23 (1) $300,000 for fiscal year 2002; and

24 (2) $200,000 for each of fiscal years 2003 and

25 2004.
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1 SEC. 717. DISTANCE LEARNING GRANTS.

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—From amounts made available

3 under subsection (d), the Director of the National Science

4 Foundation (hereafter in this section referred to as the

5 ‘‘Director’’) shall establish a program to award grants, on

6 a competitive basis, to institutions of higher education to

7 enable such institutions to provide distance learning op8 portunities in mathematics or science to elementary school

9 or secondary school students.

10 (b) USE OF FUNDS.—Institutions of higher education

11 shall use grants awarded under this section to establish

12 programs under which elementary school or secondary

13 school students can participate in research activities in

14 mathematics or science occurring at such institutions via

15 the Internet.

16 (c) SELECTION PROCESS.—

17 (1) APPLICATION.—An institution of higher

18 education desiring a grant under this section shall

19 submit an application to the Director at such time,

20 in such manner, and containing such information as

21 the Director may require. The application shall in22 clude, at a minimum—

23 (A) a description of the research opportu24 nities that will be offered by the institution;
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1 (B) a description of how the institution

2 will publicize these research opportunities for

3 schools and teachers;

4 (C) a description of how the institution will

5 involve teachers of participating students in the

6 program;

7 (D) a description of how students will be

8 selected to participate in the program;

9 (E) a description of how the institution

10 will ensure that the research carried out under

11 this section will enhance the education of the

12 participating students and will make it more

13 likely that such students will continue to study

14 mathematics or science; and

15 (F) a description of how the grant funds

16 will be spent.

17 (2) REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS.—In evaluating

18 the applications submitted under this subsection, the

19 Director shall consider, at a minimum—

20 (A) the ability of the institution to effec21 tively carry out the proposed program;

22 (B) the extent to which the proposed pro23 gram will enhance the education of the partici24 pating students and will encourage such stu-
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1 dents to continue the study of mathematics or

2 science; and

3 (C) the extent to which the proposed pro4 gram will provide opportunities that would not

5 otherwise be available to students.

6 (3) RANGE.—The Director shall ensure, to the

7 extent practicable, that grants are awarded under

8 this section in a wide range of geographic areas and

9 to assist students in rural, suburban, and urban

10 schools.

11 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

12 authorized to be appropriated to the National Science

13 Foundation to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each

14 of fiscal years 2002 through 2004.

15 TITLE VIII—MISCELLANEOUS

16 PROVISIONS

17 SEC. 811. MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE PROFICIENCY

18 PARTNERSHIPS.

19 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following:

20 (1) Proficiency in mathematics, science, and in21 formation technology is necessary to prepare all stu22 dents in the United States for participation in the

23 21st Century and to guarantee that the United

24 States economy remains vibrant and competitive.
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1 (2) In order to achieve such results, it is impor2 tant that the Federal Government shows interest in

3 economically disadvantaged students who have not

4 been provided with opportunities that will improve

5 their knowledge of mathematics, science, and tech6 nology.

7 (3) Many economically disadvantaged students

8 in urban and rural America share a common need

9 to receive a quality education, but often the schools

10 of such students lack the needed resources to lift

11 those students into the information age.

12 (4) The schools and businesses serving urban

13 and rural communities are strategically positioned to

14 form a unique partnership with students that will in15 crease their mathematics, science, and technology

16 proficiency and encourage and support their under17 graduate study in those fields for the benefit of the

18 Nation.

19 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:

20 (1) CONDITIONAL AGREEMENT.—The term

21 ‘‘conditional agreement’’ means an arrangement be22 tween representatives of the private sector and local

23 educational agencies to provide certain services and

24 funds, such as the donation of computer hardware

25 and software, the establishment of internship and
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1 mentoring opportunities for students who participate

2 in mathematics, science, or information technology

3 programs, and the donation of scholarship funds for

4 use at institutions of higher education by eligible

5 students who have participated in the mathematics,

6 science, or information technology programs.

7 (2) ELIGIBLE STUDENT.—The term ‘‘eligible

8 student’’ means a student enrolled in the 12th grade

9 who—

10 (A) has participated in a mathematics,

11 science, or information technology program es12 tablished pursuant to this section;

13 (B) has demonstrated a commitment to

14 pursue a career in information technology,

15 mathematics, science, or engineering; and

16 (C) has attained high academic standing

17 and maintains a grade point average of not less

18 than 2.7 on a 4.0 scale for the period from the

19 beginning of the 10th grade through the time

20 of application for a scholarship.

21 (c) DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.—

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts made avail23 able under subsection (d), the Director shall award

24 grants, under a demonstration project, to eligible
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1 local educational agencies to allow such agencies to

2 carry out the activities described in paragraph (2).

3 (2) LOCAL USE OF FUNDS.—

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—An eligible local edu5 cational agency that receives a grant under this

6 section may use such grant funds to develop a

7 program that builds or expands mathematics,

8 science, or information technology curricula, to

9 purchase equipment necessary to establish such

10 program, and to provide professional develop11 ment to enhance teacher quality in those fields.

12 (B) REQUIREMENTS.—A program de13 scribed in subparagraph (A) shall—

14 (i) provide teachers with professional

15 development specifically in information

16 technology, mathematics, or science; and

17 (ii) provide students with a rich

18 standards-based course of study in mathe19 matics, science, or information technology.

20 (3) ELIGIBLE LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGEN21 CIES.—A local educational agency is eligible to re22 ceive a grant under this section if the agency—

23 (A) provides assurances that the agency

24 has executed conditional agreements with rep25 resentatives of the private sector to provide
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1 services and funds described in paragraph (4);

2 and

3 (B) agrees to enter into an agreement with

4 the Director to comply with the requirements of

5 this section.

6 (4) PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION.—The

7 conditional agreements referred to in paragraph

8 (3)(A) shall describe participation by the private sec9 tor, including—

10 (A) the donation of computer hardware,

11 software, and other technology tools;

12 (B) the establishment of internship and

13 mentoring opportunities for students who par14 ticipate in the mathematics, science, or infor15 mation technology program; and

16 (C) the donation of higher education schol17 arship funds for eligible students to continue

18 their study of mathematics, science, or informa19 tion technology.

20 (5) APPLICATION.—

21 (A) IN GENERAL.— Each eligible local

22 educational agency desiring to receive a grant

23 under this section shall submit an application to

24 the Director in accordance with guidelines es-
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1 tablished by the Director pursuant to subpara2 graph (B).

3 (B) GUIDELINES.—

4 (i) IN GENERAL.—The guidelines re5 ferred to in subparagraph (A) shall re6 quire, at a minimum, that the application

7 include—

8 (I) a description of proposed ac9 tivities consistent with the uses of

10 funds and program requirements

11 under paragraphs (2), (3), and (4);

12 (II) a description of the higher

13 education scholarship program, in14 cluding criteria for selection, duration

15 of scholarship, number of scholarships

16 to be awarded each year, and funding

17 levels for scholarships; and

18 (III) evidence of private sector

19 participation and financial support to

20 establish an internship, mentoring,

21 and scholarship program.

22 (ii) PUBLICATION.—The Director

23 shall issue and publish such guidelines not

24 later than 6 months after the date of en25 actment of this title.
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1 (6) SELECTION.—

2 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall

3 award grants to eligible local educational agen4 cies on the basis of merit to be determined after

5 conducting a comprehensive review of applica6 tions submitted under paragraph (5).

7 (B) PRIORITY.—The Director shall give

8 special priority in awarding grants under this

9 section to eligible local educational agencies

10 that—

11 (i) demonstrate the greatest ability to

12 obtain commitments from representatives

13 of the private sector to provide services

14 and funds described under paragraph (4);

15 and

16 (ii) demonstrate the greatest economic

17 need for assistance under this section.

18 (7) MAXIMUM GRANT AMOUNT.—Any grant

19 made to an eligible local educational agency under

20 this section may not exceed $300,000.

21 (8) ASSESSMENT.—The Director shall assess

22 the effectiveness of activities carried out under this

23 section.

24 (9) STUDY AND REPORT.—
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1 (A) STUDY.—The Director shall initiate an

2 evaluative study of the effectiveness of the ac3 tivities carried out under this section in improv4 ing student performance in mathematics,

5 science, and information technology at the

6 precollege level and in stimulating student in7 terest in pursuing undergraduate studies in

8 those fields.

9 (B) REPORT.—

10 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall

11 report the findings of the study to Con12 gress not later than 4 years after the

13 award of the first scholarship under this

14 section.

15 (ii) CONTENTS.—Such report shall in16 clude the number of students graduating

17 from an institution of higher education

18 with a major in mathematics, science, or

19 information technology and the number of

20 students who find employment in such

21 fields.

22 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

23 authorized to be appropriated to the National Science

24 Foundation to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each

25 of fiscal years 2002 through 2004.
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1 SEC. 812. ARTICULATION PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN COM2 MUNITY COLLEGES AND SECONDARY

3 SCHOOLS.

4 (a) AMENDMENT.—Section 3(c)(2) of the Scientific

5 and Advanced-Technology Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C.

6 1862i(c)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the fol7 lowing: ‘‘The Director shall give priority to proposals that

8 involve secondary schools with a majority of students from

9 groups that are underrepresented in the science, mathe10 matics, or engineering workforce. Grants in such cases

11 shall not be subject to the requirement under subsection

12 (f)(3) for a matching contribution.’’.

13 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

14 authorized to be appropriated to the National Science

15 Foundation to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each

16 of fiscal years 2002 through 2004.

17 SEC. 813. ASSESSMENT OF IN-SERVICE TEACHER PROFES18 SIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.

19 (a) ASSESSMENT.—The Director shall review all pro20 grams sponsored by the National Science Foundation that

21 support in-service teacher professional development for

22 science teachers to determine—

23 (1) the level of resources and degree of empha24 sis placed on training teachers in the effective use of

25 information technology in the classroom; and
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1 (2) the allocation of resources between summer

2 activities and follow-up reinforcement training and

3 support for such participants during the school year.

4 (b) REPORT.—The Director shall submit to Congress,

5 not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this

6 Act, a report that—

7 (1) describes the results of the review conducted

8 under subsection (a);

9 (2) summarizes the major categories of in-serv10 ice teacher professional development activities sup11 ported at the time of the review, and the funding

12 levels for such activities; and

13 (3) describes any proposed changes, including

14 new funding allocations, to strengthen the in-service

15 teacher professional development programs of the

16 National Science Foundation that support activities

17 described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection

18 (a).

19 SEC. 814. INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS.

20 The Director may award grants, on a competitive

21 basis, for the development of educational materials on en22 ergy production and use, energy conservation, and renew23 able energy for use in elementary schools and secondary

24 schools.
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1 SEC. 815. STUDY OF BROADBAND NETWORK ACCESS FOR

2 SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES.

3 (a) STUDY AND REPORT.—

4 (1) STUDY.—The Director shall conduct a

5 study of the issues described in subsection (c).

6 (2) REPORT.—

7 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year

8 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Di9 rector shall submit to Congress a report that

10 includes recommendations to address the issues

11 studied under paragraph (1).

12 (B) UPDATES.—The Director shall update

13 the report described in subparagraph (A) and

14 shall submit to Congress the updated report

15 each year for the 6 years after the year in

16 which report is submitted under subparagraph

17 (A).

18 (b) CONSULTATION.—In preparing the reports under

19 subsection (a), the Director shall consult with the National

20 Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Insti21 tute of Standards and Technology, and such other Federal

22 agencies and educational entities as the Director considers

23 appropriate.

24 (c) ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED.—The reports shall—

25 (1) identify the current status of high-speed,

26 large bandwidth capacity access to all public elemen-
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1 tary schools and secondary schools and libraries in

2 the United States;

3 (2) identify how the provision of high-speed,

4 large bandwidth capacity access to the Internet to

5 such schools and libraries can be effectively utilized

6 within each school and library;

7 (3) consider the effect that specific or regional

8 circumstances may have on the ability of such

9 schools and libraries to acquire high-speed, large

10 bandwidth capacity access to achieve universal

11 connectivity as an effective tool in the education

12 process; and

13 (4) include options and recommendations to ad14 dress the challenges and issues identified in the re15 ports.

16 SEC. 816. EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE;

17 LEARNING COMMUNITY CONSORTIUM.

18 Section 3 of the Scientific and Advanced Technology

19 Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 1862i) is amended by redesig20 nating subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g) as subsections (f),

21 (g), (h), and (i), respectively, and by inserting after sub22 section (c) the following:

23 ‘‘(d) EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE.—

24 ‘‘(1) GRANTS.—
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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director is au2 thorized to award grants on a competitive basis,

3 using the criteria described in paragraph (4), to

4 eligible entities to enable such eligible entities to

5 establish centers to assist elementary schools

6 and secondary schools in the use of information

7 technology for mathematics, science, or tech8 nology instruction.

9 ‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible

10 to receive a grant under subparagraph (A), an

11 entity shall be an associate-degree-granting col12 lege, a bachelor-degree-granting institution, or

13 an education service agency (including a con14 sortia thereof).

15 ‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES.—Activities carried out by cen16 ters funded under this subsection may include—

17 ‘‘(A) helping schools evaluate their need

18 for information technology;

19 ‘‘(B) training teachers on how to best use

20 information technology in instruction; and

21 ‘‘(C) providing other information and

22 training to help schools and teachers ensure

23 that schools and teachers have access to appro24 priate information technologies and are using

25 the technologies to maximum advantage.
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1 ‘‘(3) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity that de2 sires to receive a grant under this subsection shall

3 submit an application to the Director at such time,

4 in such manner, and containing such information as

5 the Director may require including, at a minimum—

6 ‘‘(A) a description of the services that will

7 be provided to schools and teachers;

8 ‘‘(B) a list of the schools expected to be

9 served;

10 ‘‘(C) a description of how the eligible enti11 ty will draw on the expertise of the entity’s fac12 ulty and students to assist schools and teachers;

13 and

14 ‘‘(D) a description of how the eligible enti15 ty will operate the program after funding made

16 available by this subsection has expired.

17 ‘‘(4) SELECTION.—In evaluating applications

18 submitted under paragraph (3), the Director shall

19 consider, at a minimum—

20 ‘‘(A) the ability of the eligible entity to ef21 fectively carry out the program;

22 ‘‘(B) the number of schools and students

23 that will be served and their need for assist24 ance;
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1 ‘‘(C) the extent to which the eligible entity

2 has worked with participating schools to ensure

3 that priority problems will be addressed by the

4 assistance provided under this subsection; and

5 ‘‘(D) the ability of the eligible entity to

6 continue to provide assistance after funding

7 under this subsection has expired.

8 ‘‘(5) AWARDS.—(A) The Director shall ensure,

9 to the extent practicable, that the program estab10 lished by this subsection assists schools in rural,

11 suburban, and urban areas.

12 ‘‘(B) No eligible entity shall receive grant funds

13 under this subsection for more than three years.

14 ‘‘(6) REPORT.—Not later than April 1, 2005,

15 the Director shall provide a report to Congress that

16 assesses the success of the program under this sub17 section and the need of schools for continued assist18 ance and that recommends, based on experience with

19 the program, ways that information technology as20 sistance can be made more broadly available to

21 schools.

22 ‘‘(7) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—

23 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Na24 tional Science Foundation to carry out this sub-
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1 section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002

2 through 2004.

3 ‘‘(e) LEARNING COMMUNITY CONSORTIUM.—The Di4 rector is authorized to award a grant in the amount of

5 $10,000,000 to a consortium composed of associate-degree

6 granting colleges to enable such consortium to carry out

7 a pilot project to encourage women, minorities, and indi8 viduals with disabilities to enter and complete programs

9 in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology.’’.

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