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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1178 

To better integrate engineering education into kindergarten through grade 

12 instruction and curriculum and to support research on engineering 

education. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 18, 2013 

Mrs. GILLIBRAND introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 

referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

A BILL 

To better integrate engineering education into kindergarten 

through grade 12 instruction and curriculum and to support research on engineering education. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Educating Tomorrow’s 

5 Engineers Act’’. 

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1 TITLE I—AMENDMENTS TO THE 

2 ELEMENTARY AND SEC3 ONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 

4 1965 

5 PART A—ENGINEERING STANDARDS AND 

6 ASSESSMENTS 

7 SEC. 111. ACADEMIC STANDARDS, ACADEMIC ASSESS8 MENTS, AND ACCOUNTABILITY. 

9 Section 1111(b) of the Elementary and Secondary 

10 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)) is amended— 

11 (1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the 

12 following: 

13 ‘‘(G) INTEGRATION OF ENGINEERING

14 SKILLS AND PRACTICES INTO SCIENCE STAND15 ARDS.—By not later than the 2016–2017 

16 school year, each State plan shall demonstrate 

17 that the State has incorporated engineering de18 sign skills and practice into the State science 

19 challenging academic content standards and 

20 student academic achievement standards that 

21 are required under this paragraph.’’; and 

22 (2) in paragraph (3)(C)(v)(II), by inserting 

23 ‘‘(including, beginning not later than the 2016–2017 

24 school year, engineering design skills and practices)’’ 

25 after ‘‘science’’. 

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1 SEC. 112. GRANTS FOR STATE ASSESSMENTS AND RELATED 

2 ACTIVITIES. 

3 Section 6111(1) of the Elementary and Secondary 

4 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7301(1)) is amended 

5 by inserting ‘‘, including the integration of engineering 

6 concepts into science assessments,’’ before ‘‘and stand7 ards’’. 

8 PART B—PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND 

9 INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS 

10 SEC. 121. TEACHER AND PRINCIPAL TRAINING AND RE11 CRUITING FUND. 

12 Section 2113 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu13 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6613) is amended— 

14 (1) in subsection (a)— 

15 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘95’’ and 

16 inserting ‘‘85’’; 

17 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

18 after the semicolon; 

19 (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 

20 paragraph (4); and 

21 (D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 

22 following: 

23 ‘‘(3) reserve 10 percent of the funds made 

24 available through the grant to make subgrants in ac25 cordance with subsection (e);’’; 

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1 (2) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as 

2 subsections (f) and (g), respectively; and 

3 (3) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘(e) STEM PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND IN6 STRUCTIONAL MATERIALS GRANTS.—A State educational 

7 agency that receives a grant under this part shall use the 

8 funds described in subsection (a)(3) to award grants, on 

9 a competitive basis, to nonprofit organizations, and other 

10 entities, with expertise and a demonstrated record of suc11 cess in STEM fields to enable such organizations and enti12 ties to develop and provide professional development and 

13 instructional materials for STEM in the State.’’. 

14 SEC. 122. STEM PARTNERSHIPS. 

15 Part B of title II of the Elementary and Secondary 

16 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6661 et seq.) is amend17 ed— 

18 (1) in the part heading, by striking ‘‘MATHE19 MATICS AND SCIENCE PARTNERSHIPS’’ and in20 serting ‘‘STEM PARTNERSHIPS’’; 

21 (2) in section 2201— 

22 (A) by striking ‘‘mathematics and science’’ 

23 each place the term appears and inserting 

24 ‘‘STEM’’; and 

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1 (B) in subsection (a)(4), by striking ‘‘engi2 neering, mathematics, and science’’ and insert3 ing ‘‘STEM’’; and 

4 (3) in section 2202— 

5 (A) in the section heading, by striking 

6 ‘‘MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE’’ and insert7 ing ‘‘STEM’’; 

8 (B) in subsection (b)(2)— 

9 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

10 ‘‘mathematics and science’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘STEM’’; 

12 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

13 ‘‘student academic achievement in mathe14 matics and science’’ and inserting ‘‘student 

15 academic achievement in STEM’’; and 

16 (iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

17 ‘‘mathematics and science’’ and inserting 

18 ‘‘STEM’’; 

19 (C) in subsection (c)— 

20 (i) in each of paragraphs (1) and (2), 

21 by striking ‘‘mathematics and science’’ and 

22 inserting ‘‘STEM’’; 

23 (ii) in paragraph (3), in the matter 

24 preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 

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1 ‘‘mathematics and science’’ each place the 

2 term appears and inserting ‘‘STEM’’; 

3 (iii) in paragraph (4)— 

4 (I) in the matter preceding sub5 paragraph (A), by striking ‘‘mathe6 matics, engineering, and science ma7 jors’’ and inserting ‘‘individuals with a 

8 baccalaureate degree in a STEM 

9 field’’; 

10 (II) in each of subparagraphs (A) 

11 and (C), by striking ‘‘mathematics, 

12 engineering, or science’’ each place 

13 the term appears and inserting ‘‘a 

14 STEM field’’; 

15 (III) in subparagraph (B), by 

16 striking ‘‘mathematics and science’’ 

17 and inserting ‘‘STEM’’; and 

18 (IV) in subparagraph (D), by 

19 striking ‘‘mathematics, engineering, or 

20 science backgrounds’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘backgrounds in STEM fields’’; 

22 (iv) in paragraph (5), by striking 

23 ‘‘mathematics and science curricula’’ each 

24 place the term appears and inserting 

25 ‘‘STEM curricula’’; 

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1 (v) in paragraph (6), by striking 

2 ‘‘mathematics and science’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘STEM’’; 

4 (vi) in paragraph (7), by striking 

5 ‘‘mathematics or science’’ each place the 

6 term appears and inserting ‘‘STEM’’; 

7 (vii) in paragraph (8)— 

8 (I) by striking ‘‘mathematics and 

9 science’’ and inserting ‘‘STEM’’; 

10 (II) by striking ‘‘and engineers’’ 

11 and inserting ‘‘engineers, and other 

12 professionals in STEM fields’’; and 

13 (III) by striking ‘‘science and 

14 mathematics’’ and inserting ‘‘STEM’’; 

15 (viii) in paragraph (9), by striking 

16 ‘‘mathematics and science’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘STEM’’; and 

18 (ix) in paragraph (10)— 

19 (I) by striking ‘‘mathematics and 

20 science teachers’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘STEM teachers’’; and 

22 (II) by striking ‘‘mathematics 

23 and science careers (including engi24 neering and technology)’’ and insert25 ing ‘‘careers in STEM fields’’; 

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1 (D) in subsection (d)(2), by striking 

2 ‘‘mathematics and science teaching’’ and insert3 ing ‘‘STEM teaching’’; and 

4 (E) in subsection (e)(2)— 

5 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

6 ‘‘mathematics and science’’ and inserting 

7 ‘‘STEM’’; 

8 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 

9 ‘‘and a strategy for integrating engineering 

10 into the science assessments in accordance 

11 with section 1111(b)(3)’’ before the semi12 colon at the end; and 

13 (iii) in subparagraph (C)— 

14 (I) in clause (i), by striking 

15 ‘‘mathematics and science’’ and in16 serting ‘‘STEM’’; 

17 (II) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘in 

18 mathematics, engineering, or the 

19 sciences’’ and inserting ‘‘in a STEM 

20 field’’; and 

21 (III) in clause (iii)— 

22 (aa) by striking ‘‘mathe23 matics and science’’ and inserting 

24 ‘‘STEM subjects’’; and 

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1 (bb) by striking ‘‘mathe2 matics, engineering, and science’’ 

3 and inserting ‘‘a STEM field’’. 

4 PART C—AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS 

5 SEC. 131. 21ST CENTURY LEARNING CENTERS. 

6 Section 4205(a)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary 

7 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7175(a)(2)) is amended 

8 by striking ‘‘mathematics and science’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘STEM’’. 

10 PART D—RURAL EDUCATION 

11 SEC. 141. RURAL AND LOW-INCOME SCHOOL PROGRAM. 

12 Section 6222(a)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary 

13 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6351a(a)(2)) is amend14 ed by inserting ‘‘and professional development in the area 

15 of engineering education’’ before the period at the end. 

16 PART E—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

17 SEC. 151. DEFINITIONS. 

18 Section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu19 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801) is amended— 

20 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (37) through 

21 (43) as paragraphs (38) through (44), respectively; 

22 and 

23 (2) by inserting after paragraph (37) the fol24 lowing: 

25 ‘‘(38) STEM.—The term ‘STEM’ means— 

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1 ‘‘(A) science, technology, engineering, and 

2 mathematics; and 

3 ‘‘(B) other academic subjects that build on 

4 the subjects described in subparagraph (A), 

5 such as computer science.’’. 

6 TITLE II—AMENDMENTS TO THE 

7 EDUCATION SCIENCE RE8 FORM ACT OF 2002 

9 SEC. 201. NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION RESEARCH. 

10 The Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (20 

11 U.S.C. 9501 et seq.) is amended— 

12 (1) in section 131(b)(1)(C) (20 U.S.C. 

13 9531(b)(1)(C)), by striking ‘‘mathematics, science,’’ 

14 and inserting ‘‘STEM (as defined in section 9101 of 

15 the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 

16 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)),’’; and 

17 (2) in section 133(a)(11) (20 U.S.C. 

18 9533(a)(11)) by striking ‘‘mathematics and science’’ 

19 and inserting ‘‘STEM (as defined in section 9101 of 

20 the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 

21 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801))’’. 

22 SEC. 202. RESEARCH ON ENGINEERING EDUCATION. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Education, act24 ing through the Director of the Institute of Education 

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1 tracts, research on engineering education, including stud2 ies and evaluations that— 

3 (1) identify and assess how science inquiry and 

4 mathematical reasoning can be connected to engi5 neering design in kindergarten through grade 12 

6 curricula and teacher professional development; 

7 (2) identify best practices and promising inno8 vations in the field of kindergarten through grade 12 

9 engineering education; and 

10 (3) include any other information or assess11 ments the Secretary of Education may require. 

12 (b) DISSEMINATION.—The Secretary of Education 

13 shall, based on the results of the research described in sub14 section (a), disseminate information and analysis to the 

15 public, and provide technical assistance to State edu16 cational agencies, on best practices and promising innova17 tions in the field of kindergarten through grade 12 engi18 neering education. 

19 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

20 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

21 such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 

22 2014 through 2018. 

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