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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5567 

To invest in urban universities and create innovation and economic prosperity 

for the United States, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 22, 2010 

Mr. WU introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Financial 

Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, 

Science and Technology, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a 

period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 

consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To invest in urban universities and create innovation and 

economic prosperity for the United States, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Urban University Renaissance Act of the 21st Century’’. 

6 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

7 this Act is as follows: 


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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Findings. 

TITLE I—STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES 

PART A—DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Sec. 101. Community outreach partnership centers. 

Sec. 102. Urban capacity building community engagement grants. 

Sec. 103. Early career grants for researchers. 

Sec. 104. National urban grant university program. 

Sec. 105. University partnerships advisory council. 

Sec. 106. Housing assistance. 

Sec. 107. Definitions. 

PART B—NATIONAL INNOVATION

Sec. 111. Definitions. 

Sec. 112. National innovation council. 

Sec. 113. National innovation council board. 

Sec. 114. Transfer of programs and functions. 

Sec. 115. Cluster information center. 

Sec. 116. CLUSTER grant program. 

PART C—AMENDMENTS TO PUBLIC WORKS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

ACT OF 1965 

Sec. 121. Grants for training, research, and technical assistance. 

Sec. 122. Grants for university centers. 

Sec. 123. Annual report to Congress. 

Sec. 124. Funding for grants for establishing university centers. 

PART D—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Sec. 131. Amendment of the National Environmental Education Act. 

TITLE II—THE EDUCATION PIPELINE 

PART A—ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT

Sec. 201. Teacher effectiveness. 

PART B—HIGHER EDUCATION

Sec. 211. Urban universities. 

TITLE III—DIVERSIFYING THE HEALTH CARE WORKPLACE 

Sec. 301. Amendment to Public Health Service Act. 

1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

2 The Congress finds the following: 

3 (1) United States cities play an important role 

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1 vation and economic growth by employing many 

2 highly skilled workers. 

3 (2) The dropout rate is higher at secondary 

4 schools in urban areas and the elementary and sec5 ondary school students of urban areas typically score 

6 below State and national averages on performance 

7 exams. 

8 (3) Schools in urban areas often have teacher 

9 shortages in high-need subject areas such as mathe10 matics and science. 

11 (4) Certain neighborhoods in urban areas are 

12 stricken with poverty and struggle to attract busi13 nesses and services. 

14 (5) Health disparities are pervasive in urban 

15 settings, and result, in part, from an insufficient and 

16 ethnically imbalanced health workforce. 

17 (6) Investing in research and initiatives to solve 

18 the challenges of urban areas will bolster the eco19 nomic competitiveness of the United States and 

20 make the cities a better place to live. 

21 (7) Urban universities are an essential part of 

22 education for many and enroll a large number of 

23 students from local school districts, often training 

24 these students to be educators in urban areas. 


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1 (8) Urban universities are prominent employers, 

2 real estate developers, and business incubators. 

3 (9) Urban universities are able to produce an 

4 urban health workforce, conduct interdisciplinary re5 search, provide clinical resources, and organize com6 munity and academic partnerships on chronic dis7 eases and health disparities. 

8 (10) The Federal Government should make in9 vestments to encourage urban universities to coordi10 nate, evaluate, and disseminate solutions to urban 

11 problems related to education, community revitaliza12 tion, health, and quality of life. 

13 TITLE I—STRENGTHENING 

14 COMMUNITIES 

15 PART A—DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN 

16 DEVELOPMENT 

17 SEC. 101. COMMUNITY OUTREACH PARTNERSHIP CENTERS. 

18 (a) GRANT PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Housing 

19 and Urban Development may make grants under this sec20 tion in accordance with subsection (b) to institutions of 

21 higher education or consortia of such institutions— 

22 (1) to support new or expand existing activities 

23 in community engagement by institutions of higher 

24 education; 


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1 (2) to encourage institutions of higher edu2 cation to establish partnerships with their local com3 munities; 

4 (3) to align teaching, research, and service by 

5 institutions of higher education with the needs of 

6 their local communities; 

7 (4) to solve urban problems through research, 

8 outreach, and exchange of information; and 

9 (5) to improve the quality of life and economic 

10 opportunity in urban areas. 

11 (b) ACTIVITIES.—Each institution of higher edu12 cation or consortium of institutions of higher education 

13 that receives a grant shall use such amounts— 

14 (1) to establish and maintain community out15 reach partnership centers (in this section referred to 

16 as ‘‘Centers’’) that address the problems of urban 

17 areas through— 

18 (A) conducting research about theoretical 

19 or practical problems in large and small cities; 

20 and 

21 (B) facilitating partnerships and encour22 aging outreach activities between institutions of 

23 higher education, local communities, and local 

24 governments; and 


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1 (2) to expand existing activities in community 

2 engagement that address the problems of urban 

3 areas. 

4 (c) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant 

5 under this section, an institution of higher education or 

6 a consortia of institutions of higher education shall pre7 pare and submit an application to the Secretary at such 

8 time, in such form, and containing such information and 

9 assurances as the Secretary may require. 

10 (d) SELECTION CRITERIA.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall select 

12 recipients of grants under this section on the basis 

13 of the following criteria: 

14 (A) The extent of research and outreach 

15 resources that the applicant demonstrates are 

16 available for carrying out the project and activi17 ties the applicant proposes to carry out under 

18 the grant. 

19 (B) The capability of the applicant to pro20 vide leadership in solving community problems 

21 and in making national contributions to solving 

22 long-term and immediate problems of urban 

23 areas. 

24 (C) The extent of the commitment that the 

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1 porting urban research and outreach programs 

2 by providing matching contributions for any 

3 Federal assistance received. 

4 (D) The extent of the ability of the appli5 cant to disseminate results of research and suc6 cessful strategies developed through outreach 

7 activities to other Centers and communities 

8 served by grants provided under this section. 

9 (E) The need for the projects and activities 

10 that the applicant proposes to carry out under 

11 the grant. 

12 (F) The extent to which the projects and 

13 activities of the applicant will contribute to the 

14 goals of the community partners of the appli15 cant in the urban area of the applicant. 

16 (G) The extent to which the community 

17 partners of the applicant will contribute to the 

18 educational and research goals of the applicant. 

19 (H) The effectiveness of the strategy of the 

20 applicant to provide outreach activities to com21 munities. 

22 (I) The value to the community of the 

23 project and activities the applicant proposes to 

24 carry out under the grant. 


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1 (J) The demonstrated ability of the appli2 cant to communicate, coordinate, and involve 

3 community partners throughout the decision 

4 making process of planning and implementing 

5 projects and activities the applicant proposes to 

6 carry out under the grant. 

7 (K) The proposed schedule for the projects 

8 and activities of the applicant. 

9 (L) The extent of the capability of the ap10 plicant to evaluate the projects and activities 

11 the applicant proposes to carry out under the 

12 grant. 

13 (M) The extent of the ability of the appli14 cant to continue funding the projects and ac15 tivities after the expiration of a grant received 

16 under this section. 

17 (N) Other criteria the Secretary deter18 mines are appropriate. 

19 (2) PRIORITY.—In making grants under this 

20 section, the Secretary shall give priority to any ap21 plicant that— 

22 (A) will undertake research and outreach 

23 activities by bringing together knowledge and 

24 expertise in various social science and technical 

25 disciplines that relate to urban problems; 


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1 (B) demonstrates a record of engagement 

2 with communities located in the urban area in 

3 which the applicant is located; 

4 (C) demonstrates a record of supporting 

5 the economic development of the local commu6 nity of the applicant through their human re7 source, purchasing, and investment policies; and 

8 (D) demonstrates a record of cooperating 

9 and coordinating efforts with community part10 ners and other institutions of higher education. 

11 (e) FEDERAL SHARE.—The amount of a grant under 

12 this section may not exceed, for the duration of the 

13 grant— 

14 (1) 50 percent of the cost of establishing and 

15 operating the research activities of a Center; and 

16 (2) 75 percent of the cost of establishing and 

17 operating the outreach activities of a Center. 

18 (f) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Federal share 

19 of the cost of projects and activities funded under this sec20 tion may include cash, or the value of noncash contribu21 tions, equipment, or other in-kind contributions the Sec22 retary determines are appropriate. 

23 (g) DURATION.—Each grant shall provide funds for 

24 each year of a 5-year period. 


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1 (h) CENTER REQUIREMENTS.—A Center established 

2 with amounts from a grant under this section shall— 

3 (1) employ the research and outreach resources 

4 of the institution of higher education that sponsors 

5 the Center to solve specific urban problems identi6 fied by the communities to be served by the Center; 

7 (2) establish outreach activities in areas identi8 fied in the grant application as the communities to 

9 be served; 

10 (3) establish a community advisory committee 

11 comprised of representatives of local institutions and 

12 residents of the communities to be served to assist 

13 in identifying needs of the local community and ad14 vise on the development and implementation of 

15 strategies to address those needs; 

16 (4) coordinate outreach activities in commu17 nities to be served by the Center; 

18 (5) facilitate public service projects in the com19 munities to be served by the Center; 

20 (6) develop instructional programs, convene 

21 conferences, and provide training for local commu22 nity leaders, where appropriate; and 

23 (7) exchange information with other Centers. 

24 (i) REPORTS.— 


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1 (1) PERIODIC REPORTS.—Grant recipients shall 

2 submit progress reports annually during the 5-year 

3 grant term to the Secretary on the progress of ac4 tivities and projects funded under this section. 

5 (2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 6 months 

6 after the end of the 5-year grant period, each grant 

7 recipient under this section shall submit a final re8 port to the Secretary that describes— 

9 (A) what the grant funds were used for; 

10 (B) the relationship between the institution 

11 of higher education or consortium and the com12 munity partner upon the expiration of a grant 

13 under this section; 

14 (C) the overall impact of the grant on the 

15 local community; 

16 (D) the overall impact of the grant on the 

17 institution of higher education; 

18 (E) the overall impact of the grant on the 

19 urban area served by the center established 

20 with grant funds; 

21 (F) the extent to which the impact of the 

22 grant meets the purposes for which the grant 

23 funds were provided, including— 


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1 (i) how the institution of higher edu2 cation contributed to the goals of its com3 munity partners; and 

4 (ii) how the community partners con5 tributed to the educational and research 

6 goals of the institution of higher education; 

7 and 

8 (G) how and to what extent the institution 

9 of higher education institutionalized the com10 munity engagement activities as a result of the 

11 grant. 

12 SEC. 102. URBAN CAPACITY BUILDING COMMUNITY EN13 GAGEMENT GRANTS. 

14 (a) GRANT PROGRAM.—The Secretary may make 

15 grants under this section in accordance with subsection 

16 (b) to institutions of higher education— 

17 (1) to expand community engagement in aca18 demic and administrative practices and policies of 

19 such institutions; 

20 (2) to establish faculty and administrator sup21 port throughout such institutions for community 

22 outreach; or 

23 (3) to create and sustain a campus-wide culture 

24 for community engagement. 


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1 (b) REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.—Each institution of 

2 higher education that receives a grant under this section 

3 shall use such amounts— 

4 (1) to establish a task force— 

5 (A) to assess the existing capacity and re6 sources of such institution to create and sustain 

7 community engagement and outreach efforts 

8 with the local communities of such institution; 

9 and 

10 (B) to develop a strategic plan to expand 

11 the capacity and resources of such institution to 

12 create and sustain community engagement and 

13 outreach efforts with the local communities of 

14 such institution. 

15 (2) to establish or expand an administrative 

16 unit, center, institute, or other entity of such institu17 tion to centralize, align, coordinate, and monitor 

18 outreach and community engagement on behalf of 

19 such institution; and 

20 (3) to develop funding mechanisms to generate 

21 and sustain internal and external financial support 

22 and resources throughout the institution for various 

23 community partnership initiatives and activities. 

24 (c) ALLOWABLE ACTIVITIES.—In addition to the 

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1 institution of higher education may use grant funds under 

2 this section— 

3 (1) to establish an interdisciplinary research 

4 center on community engagement; 

5 (2) to create, with other outside groups, a sepa6 rate organization to plan, execute, and sustain com7 munity engagement and outreach efforts with the 

8 local communities of such institution; 

9 (3) to create strategies and policies for such in10 stitution to collaborate with and involve local com11 munities in such institution; 

12 (4) to recruit faculty and administration of 

13 such institution to support scholarship, technical ex14 pertise, organization, and management of commu15 nity engagement and outreach efforts with the local 

16 communities of such institution; 

17 (5) to develop academic programs, courses, cur18 riculum, service learning, internships, clinical experi19 ences, and pre-professional workshops for both un20 dergraduate and graduate students on community 

21 engagement; 

22 (6) to establish a technical assistance program, 

23 resource center, or community facility dedicated to 

24 delivering services to the local community; 


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1 (7) to provide incentives and assistance to fac2 ulty to pursue research that seeks to address prob3 lems of the local communities of such institution; 

4 (8) to augment or revise the promotion and ten5 ure system of such institution to reflect a commit6 ment to pursue research that seeks to address prob7 lems of the local communities of such institution; 

8 (9) to provide faculty and student training and 

9 mentoring programs in community engagement; and 

10 (10) to establish scholarships and grants for 

11 student service and internships. 

12 (d) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant 

13 under this section, an institution of higher education shall 

14 prepare and submit an application to the Secretary at 

15 such time, in such form, and containing such information 

16 and assurances as the Secretary may require. 

17 (e) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall give priority to 

18 any public institution of higher education that— 

19 (1) is located in an urban area; 

20 (2) has the capacity to conduct applicable re21 search, as demonstrated by enrolling, either individ22 ually or jointly with another institution of higher 

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1 (3) demonstrates a record of effective engage2 ment with the communities in the urban areas of 

3 such institutions that build knowledge, teach stu4 dents, and generate programs that will positively ad5 vance and address the conditions of urban change; 

6 (4) demonstrates a record of supporting the 

7 economic development of the local community of 

8 such institutions through human resource, pur9 chasing, and investment policies of such institutions; 

10 and 

11 (5) demonstrates a record of cooperating and 

12 coordinating efforts with community partners and 

13 other institutions of higher education. 

14 (f) FEDERAL SHARE.—The amount of a grant under 

15 this section may not exceed the non-Federal share pro16 vided by the institution of higher education for the pro17 gram or activity. 

18 (g) NON-FEDERAL SHARES.—The non-Federal share 

19 of the cost of projects and activities under this section may 

20 include cash, or the value of noncash contributions, equip21 ment, or other in-kind contributions the Secretary deter22 mines are appropriate. 

23 (h) DURATION.—Each grant shall provide funds for 

24 each year of a 5-year period. 

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1 (1) PERIODIC REPORTS.—Grant recipients shall 

2 submit progress reports annually during the 5-year 

3 grant term to the Secretary on the progress of ac4 tivities and projects funded under this section. 

5 (2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 6 months 

6 after the grant expires a grant recipient shall submit 

7 to the Secretary a final report on activities and 

8 projects funded under this section as determined by 

9 the Secretary. 

10 SEC. 103. EARLY CAREER GRANTS FOR RESEARCHERS. 

11 (a) GRANT PROGRAM.—The Secretary may make 

12 grants to eligible researchers to conduct research in fields 

13 that focus on problems of urban areas. 

14 (b) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant 

15 under this section, an eligible researcher shall prepare and 

16 submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in 

17 such form, and containing such information and assur18 ances as the Secretary may require. 

19 (c) SELECTION CRITERIA.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall select 

21 recipients of grants under this section through a 

22 competition based on the following criteria: 

23 (A) The extent of the intellectual merit of 

24 the research proposed to be conducted with 

25 grant amounts. 


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1 (B) The extent of the innovative nature of 

2 the proposed research. 

3 (C) The extent of the relevancy of the pro4 posed research to issues impacting the local 

5 community of the institution of higher edu6 cation of the researcher. 

7 (D) The extent of the relevancy of the pro8 posed research to nationwide problems identi9 fied by the Secretary. 

10 (E) The extent to which the application in11 tegrates research, teaching, and service, includ12 ing undergraduate education. 

13 (2) PRIORITY.—In making grants under this 

14 section, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible 

15 researchers that address regional economic develop16 ment issues. 

17 (d) ELIGIBLE RESEARCHER DEFINED.—For pur18 poses of this section, the term ‘‘eligible researcher’’ means 

19 an individual that— 

20 (1) has completed a doctorate or other terminal 

21 degree not more than 10 years before the date on 

22 which the application for a grant is submitted pur23 suant to subsection (b); 

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1 (3) is employed in a tenure-track position as an 

2 assistant professor or equivalent position at an insti3 tution of higher education in the United States. 

4 (e) AMOUNT AND DURATION.— 

5 (1) AMOUNT.—The amount of a grant under 

6 this section shall be not less than $50,000 and not 

7 more than $100,000 each year. 

8 (2) DURATION.—The term of a grant under 

9 this section shall be for a period of not more than 

10 5 years. 

11 SEC. 104. NATIONAL URBAN GRANT UNIVERSITY PROGRAM. 

12 (a) PURPOSE.—The purposes of this section are— 

13 (1) to identify institutional leaders in commu14 nity engagement; 

15 (2) to designate institutions of higher education 

16 as urban grant universities; and 

17 (3) to promote innovative research, education, 

18 training, and service activities in fields related to the 

19 problems of urban areas. 

20 (b) URBAN GRANT UNIVERSITY.— 

21 (1) DESIGNATION.—The Secretary shall des22 ignate public institutions of higher education that 

23 meet the requirements of paragraph (2) as urban 

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1 (2) CRITERIA.—A public institution of higher 

2 education meets the requirements of this subsection 

3 only if the institution— 

4 (A) is located in an urban area; 

5 (B) has the capacity to conduct applicable, 

6 engaged research, as demonstrated by enrolling, 

7 either individually or jointly with another insti8 tution of higher education, at least 10 doctoral 

9 students per academic year; 

10 (C) has an existing broad base of com11 petence in fields related to the problems of 

12 urban areas; 

13 (D) is recognized for excellence in fields re14 lated to the problems of urban areas, as deter15 mined by the Secretary; 

16 (E) demonstrates a record of effective en17 gagement with the communities in the urban 

18 areas of such institution that builds knowledge, 

19 teaches students, and generates programs that 

20 will positively advance and address the condi21 tions of urban change; 

22 (F) demonstrates an institution-wide com23 mitment to community engagement; 

24 (G) demonstrates a record of supporting 

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1 nity through the human resource, purchasing, 

2 and investment policies of such institution; 

3 (H) cooperates and coordinates efforts 

4 with community partners, other urban grant 

5 universities, and other institutions of higher 

6 education to solve the problems of urban areas; 

7 (I) makes a long-term commitment to pro8 mote innovative research, education, training, 

9 and service activities in fields related to prob10 lems of urban areas; and 

11 (J) meets other such qualifications as the 

12 Secretary, in consultation with the University 

13 Partnerships Advisory Council established 

14 under section 105, determines is appropriate. 

15 (3) SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION OF DESIGNA16 TION.—The Secretary may determine on the record 

17 after opportunity for a hearing that a designation 

18 made under paragraph (1) is suspended or termi19 nated. 

20 (4) DUTIES.—Subject to any regulations pre21 scribed or guidelines established by the Secretary, 

22 each urban grant university shall develop and imple23 ment, in consultation with the Secretary and the 

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1 gram that is consistent with the guidelines and pri2 orities established under section 105(b)(3). 

3 (c) GRANTS.— 

4 (1) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may make 

5 grants and enter into contracts with urban grant 

6 universities designated under this section, to assist 

7 such universities in implementing programs or 

8 projects that promote innovative research, education, 

9 training, and service activities in fields related to the 

10 problems of urban areas. 

11 (2) AMOUNT.—Except as provided under para12 graph (3), the total amount paid under any grant or 

13 contract under this section may not be more than 66 

14 percent of the total cost of the program or project 

15 involved. 

16 (3) SPECIAL GRANTS.— 

17 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may 

18 make special grants under this section to urban 

19 grant universities designated under this section 

20 to promote innovative research, education, 

21 training, and service activities in fields related 

22 to the problems of urban areas. 

23 (B) LIMITATION.—A special grant made 

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1 any lesser percent, of the total cost of the pro2 gram or project if the Secretary finds that— 

3 (i) no reasonable means is available 

4 through which the applicant can meet the 

5 matching requirement for a grant under 

6 paragraph (2); 

7 (ii) the probable benefit of such 

8 project outweighs the public interest in 

9 such matching requirement; and 

10 (iii) the same or equivalent benefit 

11 cannot be obtained through a contract or 

12 grant under paragraph (1). 

13 (C) TOTAL AMOUNT.—The total amount 

14 that may be provided for grants under this 

15 paragraph during any fiscal year shall not ex16 ceed an amount equal to 1 percent of the total 

17 funds appropriated for such fiscal year under 

18 this section. 

19 (4) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 

20 (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

21 subparagraph (B), a grant made under this sec22 tion may not be used for— 

23 (i) the purchase or rental of land; or 

24 (ii) the purchase, rental, construction, 

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1 (B) EXCEPTION.—A grant may be used 

2 for the short-term rental of buildings or facili3 ties for meetings that support a program or 

4 project funded with amounts from a grant 

5 under this section. 

6 (d) FELLOWSHIPS.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—To carry out the educational 

8 and training component objectives of this section, 

9 the Secretary may award fellowships to individuals 

10 at urban grant universities designated under this 

11 section who are pursuing a course of study at the 

12 graduate level in fields that focus on the problems 

13 of urban areas. 

14 (2) AMOUNT.—The total amount that may be 

15 provided for grants under this subsection during any 

16 fiscal year shall not exceed an amount equal to 25 

17 percent of the total funds appropriated for such fis18 cal year under this section. 

19 SEC. 105. UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIPS ADVISORY COUNCIL. 

20 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established an inde21 pendent council to be known as the University Partner22 ships Advisory Council (in this section referred to as the 

23 ‘‘Council’’). 

24 (b) DUTIES OF THE COUNCIL.—The Council shall 

25 advise the Secretary and the Deputy Assistant Secretary 


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1 for University Partnerships of the Office of University 

2 Partnerships of the Department of Housing and Urban 

3 Development concerning— 

4 (1) the designation and operation of urban 

5 grant universities under section 104; 

6 (2) long-term strategic priorities for the urban 

7 grant university program; 

8 (3) the formulation and application of guide9 lines related to activities and responsibilities of 

10 urban grant universities; 

11 (4) applications or proposals for grants and 

12 contracts under this part; 

13 (5) evaluation and performance of grants under 

14 this part; 

15 (6) dissemination of the results of research and 

16 activities carried out under this part; and 

17 (7) such other matters as the Secretary and the 

18 Deputy Assistant Secretary refers to the Council for 

19 review and advice. 

20 (c) MEMBERSHIP.— 

21 (1) NUMBER AND APPOINTMENT.—The Council 

22 shall be composed of 19 members appointed by the 

23 Secretary as follows: 


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1 (A) 5 representatives from institutions of 

2 higher education, 2 of whom are from urban 

3 grant universities designated under section 104. 

4 (B) 5 representatives from community or 

5 nonprofit organizations. 

6 (C) 3 representatives from State or local 

7 governments. 

8 (D) 3 representatives from the business 

9 community. 

10 (E) 3 representatives from organizations 

11 that possess significant expertise in urban 

12 issues. 

13 (2) TERMS.— 

14 (A) IN GENERAL.—Each member shall be 

15 appointed for a term of 3 years, except as pro16 vided in subparagraphs (B) and (C). 

17 (B) TERMS OF INITIAL APPOINTEES.—As 

18 designated by the Secretary at the time of ap19 pointment, of the members first appointed— 

20 (i) 7 shall be appointed for a term of 

21 1 year; 

22 (ii) 6 shall be appointed for a term of 

23 2 years; and 

24 (iii) 6 shall be appointed for a term of 

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1 (C) MULTIPLE TERMS.—A member may 

2 not be appointed for more than 3 terms. 

3 (D) VACANCIES.—Any member appointed 

4 to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration 

5 of the term for which the member’s predecessor 

6 was appointed shall be appointed only for the 

7 remainder of that term. A member may serve 

8 after the expiration of that member’s term until 

9 a successor has taken office. A vacancy in the 

10 Council shall be filled in the manner in which 

11 the original appointment was made. 

12 (3) CHAIRPERSON; VICE CHAIRPERSON.— 

13 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall elect 

14 a Chairperson and a Vice Chairperson. 

15 (B) ABSENCE OR INCAPACITY OF CHAIR16 PERSON.—The Vice Chairperson shall act as 

17 the Chairperson in the absence or incapacity of 

18 the Chairperson. 

19 (4) MEETINGS.—The Council shall meet on a 

20 semi-annual basis and, at any other time, at the call 

21 of the Chairperson, the request of a majority of the 

22 members, the Deputy Assistant Secretary, or the 

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1 (5) POWERS OF COUNCIL.—The Council may 

2 exercise such powers as are reasonably necessary in 

3 order to carry out the duties under subsection (b). 

4 (d) INFORMATION, PERSONNEL, AND ADMINISTRA5 TIVE SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall 

6 make available to the Council such information, personnel, 

7 and administrative services and assistance as the Council 

8 may reasonably require to carry out its duties. 

9 SEC. 106. HOUSING ASSISTANCE. 

10 (a) PURPOSE.—The purposes of this section are to— 

11 (1) increase home ownership and real estate 

12 values in local communities; 

13 (2) establish and sustain local businesses; 

14 (3) provide training and educational opportuni15 ties for local residents and development organiza16 tions; and 

17 (4) increase student, faculty, administration, 

18 and institutional involvement in the community. 

19 (b) GRANT PROGRAM.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make 

21 grants to provide technical and financial assistance 

22 to local nonprofit organizations to undertake com23 munity development and affordable housing projects 

24 serving persons of low and moderate income to the 

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1 (A) An institution of higher education. 

2 (B) A partnership that includes— 

3 (i) one institution of higher education; 

4 and 

5 (ii) one of the following: 

6 (I) A local government. 

7 (II) A public housing agency. 

8 (III) A community development 

9 corporation. 

10 (IV) An assisted housing owner. 

11 (V) Other entities, as determined 

12 by the Secretary. 

13 (2) USE OF GRANTS.—Grants under this sec14 tion shall be used— 

15 (A) to provide technical and financial as16 sistance for site acquisition and development, 

17 construction financing, and short- and long18 term financing for housing, community facili19 ties, and economic development primarily bene20 fitting persons of low and moderate income; 

21 (B) to provide technical assistance, train22 ing, support, and advice to develop the manage23 ment, financial, and administrative capabilities 

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1 primarily persons of low and moderate income; 

2 and 

3 (C) to leverage capital from private enti4 ties, including private financial institutions, in5 surance companies, and private philanthropic 

6 organizations to provide assistance under sub7 paragraphs (A) and (B). 

8 (c) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant 

9 under this section, an institution of higher education or 

10 a partnership described in subsection (b)(1)(B) shall pre11 pare and submit an application to the Secretary at such 

12 time, in such form, and containing such information and 

13 assurances as the Secretary may require. 

14 (d) SELECTION CRITERIA.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall select 

16 recipients of grants under this section on the basis 

17 of the following criteria: 

18 (A) The results of a real estate market 

19 study of the area targeted for the proposed use 

20 of funds. 

21 (B) The master real estate plan for the 

22 area targeted for the proposed use of funds. 

23 (C) The capability of the applicant to pro24 vide leadership in solving community problems 

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1 long-term and immediate problems or urban 

2 areas. 

3 (D) The demonstrated commitment of the 

4 applicant to supporting development by pro5 viding matching contributions for any Federal 

6 assistance received. 

7 (E) The ability of the applicant to secure 

8 the best financial deal for the proposed use of 

9 funds. 

10 (F) The extent to which the proposed 

11 projects and activities will contribute to the 

12 goals of the community partners. 

13 (G) The extent to which the community 

14 partners will contribute to the educational and 

15 research goals of the university. 

16 (H) The extent of need in the communities 

17 to be served by the applicant. 

18 (I) The ability of the applicant to commu19 nicate, coordinate, and involve community rep20 resentatives in the policy formulation and deci21 sion-making process. 

22 (J) The reasonableness of the timeline for 

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1 (K) The demonstrated capability of the ap2 plicant to evaluate the proposed projects and 

3 activities. 

4 (L) The ability of the applicant to sustain 

5 funding for projects and activities after the ex6 piration of a grant received under this section. 

7 (M) Other criteria the Secretary deter8 mines is appropriate. 

9 (e) PRIORITY.—In making grants under this section, 

10 the Secretary shall give priority to any public institution 

11 of higher education that— 

12 (1) is located in an urban area; 

13 (2) has the capacity to conduct applicable re14 search, as demonstrated by enrolling, either individ15 ually or jointly with another institution of higher 

16 education, at least 10 doctoral students per aca17 demic year; 

18 (3) demonstrates a record of effective engage19 ment with the communities in the urban areas of 

20 such institutions that build knowledge, teach stu21 dents, and generate programs that will positively ad22 vance and address the conditions of urban change; 

23 (4) demonstrates a record of supporting the 

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1 through the human resource, purchasing, and invest2 ment policies of such institution; and 

3 (5) demonstrates a record of cooperating and 

4 coordinating efforts with community partners and 

5 other institutions of higher education. 

6 (f) FEDERAL SHARE.—The amount of a grant under 

7 this section may not exceed the non-Federal share pro8 vided by the institution of higher education for the pro9 gram or activity. 

10 (g) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Federal share 

11 of the cost of projects and activities under this section may 

12 include cash, or the value of noncash contributions, equip13 ment, or other in-kind contributions the Secretary deter14 mines are appropriate. 

15 (h) DURATION.—Each grant shall provide funds for 

16 each year of a 5-year period. 

17 (i) REPORTS.— 

18 (1) PERIODIC REPORTS.—Grant recipients shall 

19 submit progress reports annually during the 5-year 

20 grant term to the Secretary on the progress of ac21 tivities and projects funded under this section. 

22 (2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 6 months 

23 after the grant expires a grant recipient shall submit 

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1 SEC. 107. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this part: 

3 (1) COMMUNITY PARTNER.—The term ‘‘com4 munity partner’’ includes units of a local govern5 ment, a local business, a community based organiza6 tion, and a local nonprofit organization. 

7 (2) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 

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

9 meaning given that term in section 101 of the High10 er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 

11 (3) PERSONS OF LOW AND MODERATE IN12 COME.—The term ‘‘persons of low and moderate in13 come’’ has the meaning given that term in section 

14 102 of the Housing and Community Development 

15 Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302). 

16 (4) PROBLEMS.—The term ‘‘problems’’ means, 

17 with regard to urban areas, problems associated with 

18 housing, economic development, neighborhood revi19 talization, infrastructure, health care, job training, 

20 education, crime prevention, urban planning, com21 munity organizing, environmental sustainability, 

22 transportation, information technology, child welfare, 

23 and other issues the Secretary determines are appro24 priate. 

25 (5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

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1 (6) URBAN AREA.—The term ‘‘urban area’’ 

2 means a metropolitan statistical area that has a pop3 ulation of 450,000 or more. 

4 PART B—NATIONAL INNOVATION 

5 SEC. 111. DEFINITIONS. 

6 In this part: 

7 (1) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’ has the 

8 meaning given that term in section 551(1) of title 5, 

9 United States Code. 

10 (2) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ means the Na11 tional Innovation Council Board established under 

12 section 113. 

13 (3) CLIC.—The term ‘‘CLIC’’ means the Clus14 ter Information Center established under section 

15 115. 

16 (4) CLUSTER.—The term ‘‘cluster’’ means a ge17 ographic concentration of interconnected businesses, 

18 suppliers, and associated institutions in a particular 

19 field or industry. 

20 (5) CLUSTER INITIATIVE.—The term ‘‘cluster 

21 initiative’’ means a formally organized effort to pro22 mote cluster growth and competitiveness through 

23 collaborative activities among cluster participants. 

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1 for the United States Through its Economic Regions 

2 program established under section 116 to create and 

3 sustain a series of initiatives to promote economic 

4 growth in industry groups. 

5 (7) COUNCIL.—The term ‘‘Council’’ means the 

6 National Innovation Council established under sec7 tion 112(a). 

8 (8) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 

9 the Director of the National Innovation Council es10 tablished under section 112. 

11 (9) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti12 ty’’ means— 

13 (A) a State; 

14 (B) an entity designated by a State or a 

15 group of States, that is— 

16 (i) a city; 

17 (ii) a county; 

18 (iii) another political subdivision of a 

19 State; or 

20 (iv) an economic development organi21 zation located in a major metropolitan 

22 area; or 

23 (C) an entity designated by a State or a 

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1 (i) described in section 501(c)(3) of 

2 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and 

3 (ii) exempt from tax under section 

4 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 

5 1986. 

6 (10) INNOVATION.—The term ‘‘innovation’’ 

7 means the achievement of meaningful increases in 

8 productivity through the introduction or diffusion of 

9 a new or improved product, service, process, source 

10 of supply of materials, business structure, business 

11 practice, business model, or methods of production, 

12 delivery, distribution, financing, marketing, pack13 aging, promoting, or pricing. 

14 (11) PRODUCTIVITY.—The term ‘‘productivity’’ 

15 means the measure of the quality or quantity of eco16 nomic output relative to the input required to 

17 produce that output. 

18 (12) UNITED STATES.—The term ‘‘United 

19 States’’ means States of the United States, the Dis20 trict of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto 

21 Rico, and the territories and possessions of the 

22 United States. 

23 SEC. 112. NATIONAL INNOVATION COUNCIL. 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the 

2 Executive Office of the President a council to be 

3 known as the National Innovation Council which 

4 shall coordinate Federal innovation policy for the 

5 Federal Government and provide financial assistance 

6 for State and local innovation initiatives. 

7 (2) DIRECTOR.—The Council shall have a Di8 rector, who shall be appointed by the President, by 

9 and with the advice and consent of the Senate. 

10 (3) STAFF.— 

11 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the rules 

12 prescribed by the Council, the Director may ap13 point and fix the pay of personnel as the Direc14 tor considers appropriate to enable the Council 

15 to perform its duties under this part. 

16 (B) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.—The 

17 Director may procure temporary and intermit18 tent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, 

19 United States Code, for such professional or 

20 technical staff as the Director determines is 

21 necessary to carry out specific functions under 

22 this part. 

23 (b) POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES.— 

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1 cate for the innovation policy of the Federal Govern2 ment by— 

3 (A) providing assistance to other agencies 

4 with respect to innovation, upon request; 

5 (B) assisting and providing funding to the 

6 Bureau of the Census, the Bureau of Economic 

7 Analysis, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, other 

8 statistical agencies, and the National Science 

9 Foundation in developing operational measures 

10 of innovation that can be included in new or ex11 isting economic data sources; 

12 (C) providing agencies and companies with 

13 the necessary information to promote innova14 tion and productivity; and 

15 (D) assisting companies with innovation 

16 activities, including the following: 

17 (i) Joint industry-university research 

18 partnerships. 

19 (ii) Technology transfer from labora20 tories to businesses. 

21 (iii) Technology-based entrepreneur22 ship. 

23 (iv) Industrial modernization through 

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1 (v) Incumbent worker training. 

2 (2) INNOVATION MEASUREMENT, RESEARCH

3 PROGRAM, AND ADVOCACY.—The Council shall— 

4 (A) develop methods of measuring innova5 tion and productivity in the United States; 

6 (B) carry out a program of research on in7 novation and productivity; and 

8 (C) recommend specific measures to im9 prove innovation and productivity in the United 

10 States. 

11 (c) COLLABORATION.—The Council shall collaborate 

12 with and provide funding to the Bureau of the Census, 

13 the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the Bureau of Labor 

14 Statistics, other statistical agencies, and the National 

15 Science Foundation to develop— 

16 (1) measures of productivity in the service sec17 tor; 

18 (2) measures of total factor productivity, re19 flecting capital, materials, energy, purchased serv20 ices, labor, and other relevant factors as productive 

21 inputs for all industries; 

22 (3) measures of gross product and productivity 

23 for counties and metropolitan areas; and 

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1 (d) DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS.—The Council 

2 shall— 

3 (1) collect and analyze data necessary to evalu4 ate the impact on productivity resulting from the ac5 tivities of the Council; and 

6 (2) require recipients of funding or other assist7 ance from the Council to provide information nec8 essary to measure improvements in productivity re9 sulting from such funding or other assistance. 

10 (e) ANNUAL REPORT.—Beginning not later than one 

11 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Council 

12 shall submit to Congress a report each year on the fol13 lowing: 

14 (1) The current and foreseeable trends in inno15 vation and productivity in the United States. 

16 (2) A review and analysis of recent domestic 

17 and international developments affecting innovation 

18 and productivity in the United States. 

19 (3) Goals for improved innovation and produc20 tivity in the United States. 

21 (4) A description of the activities designed to 

22 improve innovation and productivity in the United 

23 States. 

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1 SEC. 113. NATIONAL INNOVATION COUNCIL BOARD. 

2 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Council shall be under 

3 the direction of the National Innovation Council Board. 

4 The Board shall be composed of 11 members as follows: 

5 (1) The Secretary of Commerce. 

6 (2) The Secretary of Labor. 

7 (3) Nine members appointed by the President. 

8 (b) APPOINTMENT CRITERIA.— 

9 (1) QUALIFICATIONS.—Each member of the 

10 Board shall— 

11 (A) be in the field of business, economic 

12 development, health care, applied sciences, engi13 neering, education, or public affairs; 

14 (B) have a record of distinguished service 

15 in the field of the member; and 

16 (C) have demonstrated knowledge and ap17 preciation of the value of innovation. 

18 (2) REPRESENTATION.—In making appoint19 ments under this section, the President shall— 

20 (A) give due regard to equitable represen21 tation of members who are women or who rep22 resent minority groups; 

23 (B) provide representation of the views of 

24 leaders in economic development and innovation 

25 in all areas of the United States; and 

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1 (i) one member with a background in 

2 manufacturing; 

3 (ii) one member with a background in 

4 the service industry; 

5 (iii) one member from a university in 

6 a major metropolitan area; 

7 (iv) one member from a State or local 

8 government; 

9 (v) one member from organized labor; 

10 (vi) one member from the nonprofit 

11 sector; 

12 (vii) one member from an economic 

13 development organization; 

14 (viii) one member from a professional 

15 business or industry association; and 

16 (ix) one member who is a recognized 

17 expert in innovation. 

18 (3) TERMS.—Each member of the Board shall 

19 be appointed for a term of 4 years. 

20 SEC. 114. COORDINATION OF PROGRAMS AND FUNCTIONS. 

21 The Council shall monitor, align, guide, and assess 

22 the integration and performance of the functions, per23 sonnel, assets, and liabilities of the following to better ad24 dress science, technology, and economic opportunities and 

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1 (1) The Manufacturing Extension Partnership 

2 program of the National Institute of Standards and 

3 Technology. 

4 (2) The Technology Innovation Program of the 

5 National Institute of Standards and Technology. 

6 (3) The Office of Technology Partnerships of 

7 the National Institute of Standards and Technology. 

8 (4) The Partnerships for Innovation program of 

9 the National Science Foundation. 

10 (5) The Industry/University Cooperative Re11 search Center Program of the National Science 

12 Foundation. 

13 (6) The Engineering Research Centers program 

14 of the National Science Foundation. 

15 (7) The Workforce Innovation in Regional Eco16 nomic Development of the Department of Labor. 

17 SEC. 115. CLUSTER INFORMATION CENTER. 

18 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established under 

19 the direction of the Council the Cluster Information Cen20 ter. 

21 (b) PURPOSES.—The purpose of the CLIC is to pro22 mote the collection, development, and dissemination of 

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1 (c) DATABASES.—The Director of the Council shall 

2 compile databases for the CLIC from Federal data sets 

3 available from the following: 

4 (1) The Bureau of the Census. 

5 (2) The Bureau of Economic Analysis. 

6 (3) The Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

7 (4) The International Trade Administration. 

8 (5) The Statistics of Income program of the In9 ternal Revenue Service. 

10 (6) The Office of Patent Resource Administra11 tion in the United States Patent and Trademark Of12 fice. 

13 (7) The National Science Foundation. 

14 (8) Other agencies. 

15 (9) Non-Federal sources, including private 

16 databases, as appropriate. 

17 (d) FUNCTIONS.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—The CLIC shall— 

19 (A) support and disseminate research on 

20 the formation and evolution of clusters, cluster 

21 initiatives, and CLUSTER programs under sec22 tion 116; 

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1 TER programs in the United States and in 

2 other countries, specifically determining how 

3 productivity, innovation, and competitive advan4 tage can be maximized through clusters, cluster 

5 initiatives, and CLUSTER programs; 

6 (C) develop technical assistance guides for 

7 regional cluster analysis and cluster initiative 

8 and initiative program development and oper9 ations; and 

10 (D) bring together representatives of clus11 ters, cluster initiatives, and CLUSTER pro12 grams, experts, and scholars to disseminate de13 velopments in cluster initiatives and programs. 

14 (2) DATA COLLECTION.—The CLIC shall col15 lect and make available data on cluster activity 

16 showing the following: 

17 (A) BREADTH.—A geographically specific 

18 picture of the array of clusters in each key in19 dustry, as determined by the Council, through20 out the United States, with data on size, spe21 cialization, and competitiveness of the clusters 

22 in each State, region, and major metropolitan 

23 area. 

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1 tribution, total jobs and earnings by key occu2 pations, job openings and skill sets needed, es3 tablishment size, nature of specialization, pat4 ents, Federal research and development spend5 ing, citation patterns, and trade. 

6 (C) FLOW.—Estimates of supply chain 

7 product and service flows within and between 

8 clusters. 

9 (3) REPORT.—The CLIC shall— 

10 (A) monitor the extent to which the avail11 able data is sufficient for proper analysis of 

12 cluster activity; and 

13 (B) not later than one year after the date 

14 of enactment of this Act, submit a report to 

15 Congress that includes recommendations re16 garding further authorization for data collec17 tion, as necessary. 

18 (4) DISSEMINATION OF ANALYSES.—Data and 

19 analysis compiled by the CLIC shall be made avail20 able to other agencies, State and local governments, 

21 and nonprofit and for-profit entities, to guide invest22 ments in cluster activities that will lead to increased 

23 productivity, innovation, and competitive advantage, 

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1 (B) economic development; 

2 (C) workforce development; 

3 (D) research and development; 

4 (E) business site locations; 

5 (F) analysis of United States competitive6 ness, by industry, cluster, and geography; and 

7 (G) other appropriate activities as deter8 mined by the Council. 

9 (e) CLUSTER INITIATIVE AND CLUSTER PROGRAM

10 REGISTRY.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—The CLIC shall maintain a 

12 publicly available registry of cluster initiatives that 

13 meet the requirements of paragraph (2) and CLUS14 TER programs under section 116 that contain use15 ful information to the study and analysis of Cluster 

16 initiatives and CLUSTER programs, including— 

17 (A) organizational structure; 

18 (B) membership; 

19 (C) activities; 

20 (D) funding; and 

21 (E) perceived impacts of registered cluster 

22 initiatives and CLUSTER programs. 

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1 sufficient information to demonstrate that the clus2 ter initiative— 

3 (A) is an industry-led effort with not less 

4 than five companies and one lead organizing en5 tity; 

6 (B) involves not less than three cluster 

7 support organizations, such as workforce 

8 boards, community colleges, universities, and 

9 industry associations; and 

10 (C) has a strategy to enhance the competi11 tive position of the cluster. 

12 (3) PRIORITY FUNDING.—Registered cluster 

13 initiatives and CLUSTER programs under section 

14 116 shall receive priority for funding from the Coun15 cil and the CLIC. 

16 (4) USE OF INFORMATION.—Information con17 tained in the cluster initiative and CLUSTER pro18 gram registry shall be made available to other agen19 cies, State and local governments, and nonprofit and 

20 for-profit entities. 

21 (f) OUTSIDE CONTRACTS.—The Director of the 

22 Council may enter into contracts with an external organi23 zation such as another agency, a university, a nonprofit 

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1 SEC. 116. CLUSTER GRANT PROGRAM. 

2 (a) CLUSTER GRANT PROGRAM.— 

3 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Council may make 

4 grants to eligible entities to operate a CLUSTER 

5 grant program for the purpose of awarding grants to 

6 cluster initiatives in accordance with the require7 ments under this subsection. 

8 (2) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a 

9 grant under this section, an eligible entity shall pre10 pare and submit to the Director an application at 

11 such time, in such form, and containing such infor12 mation and assurances as the Director may require. 

13 (3) USE OF FUNDS.—Each grantee that re14 ceives grant funds under this subsection shall en15 sure, as determined by the Council, that cluster ini16 tiatives supported by such funds— 

17 (A) are operated in a manner consistent 

18 with the ‘‘best practices’’ established by the 

19 CLUSTER program; 

20 (B) are industry led; 

21 (C) are inclusive, seeking organizations 

22 that might benefit from participation, including 

23 startups, firms not locally owned, and firms 

24 rival to existing members; 

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1 (E) involve key State and local government 

2 actors; and 

3 (F) participate in the CLIC registry and 

4 research activities described in section section 

5 115(e). 

6 (4) GRANT TYPES.— 

7 (A) FEASIBILITY STUDY GRANTS.—A 

8 grant in an amount not to exceed $250,000 

9 may be awarded to not less than one eligible 

10 grantee in each State, on a one-time basis, with 

11 no matching funds required, for CLUSTER 

12 program feasibility studies, planning, and oper13 ations. 

14 (B) STARTUP AND ANNUAL GRANTS.— 

15 (i) STARTUP GRANT.—A 1-year grant 

16 in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 

17 may be awarded to not less than one new 

18 CLUSTER program in each State to sup19 port planning studies, provide technical as20 sistance, and fund startup activities. 

21 (ii) ANNUAL GRANT.—An annual 

22 grant shall be awarded to not less than one 

23 early-stage CLUSTER program in each 

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1 (iii) RENEWAL.—Grants awarded 

2 under clause (ii) may be renewed for up to 

3 five additional 1-year periods. 

4 (iv) MATCHING FUNDS REQUIRE5 MENT.— 

6 (I) INITIAL PERIOD.—During the 

7 first 2 years in which an eligible enti8 ty receives grant funding under this 

9 subparagraph, the eligible entity shall 

10 provide matching funds in an amount 

11 equal to the amount of funds received 

12 under this subparagraph. 

13 (II) SUBSEQUENT PERIOD.—If 

14 the Council determines, in accordance 

15 with criteria established by the 

16 CLUSTER program, that an eligible 

17 grantee has demonstrated greater ef18 fectiveness than other grant recipients 

19 during the period described in sub20 clause (I), the non-Federal matching 

21 requirement for such eligible grantee 

22 in future years may be reduced. 

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1 (i) IN GENERAL.—A grant in an 

2 amount between $1,000,000 and 

3 $15,000,000 may be awarded, on a com4 petitive basis, to CLUSTER programs, as 

5 determined by the Council, to support clus6 ter initiatives. 

7 (ii) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—An 

8 eligible entity receiving a grant under this 

9 subparagraph shall provide matching funds 

10 in an amount equal to the amount of grant 

11 funds received under this subparagraph. 

12 (iii) SELECTION CRITERIA.—In select13 ing grant recipients under this subpara14 graph, the Council shall consider— 

15 (I) the probable impact of the 

16 proposed effort on the competitiveness 

17 of the area’s traded sector; 

18 (II) if the proposed effort fits 

19 within a broader achievable economic 

20 development strategy; 

21 (III) the capacity and commit22 ment of the sponsoring organization; 

23 (IV) the degree of support and 

24 involvement from relevant State and 

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1 velopment organizations, other public 

2 purpose institutions (such as univer3 sities, community colleges, and work4 force boards), and the private sector, 

5 including industry associations; 

6 (V) the eligible grantee’s ex7 pected ability to access additional 

8 funds from Federal, State, and local 

9 sources; 

10 (VI) the eligible grantee’s capac11 ity to sustain activities once grant 

12 funds have been expended; and 

13 (VII) the extent to which eco14 nomic diversity across regions of the 

15 United States would be increased 

16 through the grant. 

17 (5) APPLICATION PROCESS.—The application 

18 process for grants awarded under this subsection 

19 shall be on a rolling basis. 

20 (b) NATIONAL SECTOR RESEARCH GRANTS.— 

21 (1) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Council shall 

22 award competitive grants to eligible companies and 

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1 located in major metropolitan areas in the United 

2 States and industry research alliances. 

3 (2) ELIGIBILITY.—Each company and joint 

4 venture desiring a grant under this subsection 

5 shall— 

6 (A) submit an application to the Council 

7 containing such information and assurances as 

8 the Council may reasonably require; 

9 (B) form an industry-led research consor10 tium consisting of at least five companies; and 

11 (C) agree to develop a 3- to 10-year tech12 nology roadmap that charts out generic science 

13 and technology needs that the companies share. 

14 (3) FEDERAL COST SHARE.—The Federal share 

15 of a project funded by a grant under this subsection 

16 may not exceed 50 percent of the total project cost. 

17 (c) PRODUCTIVITY ENHANCEMENT RESEARCH

18 GRANTS.—The Council shall award grants to academic in19 stitutions located in major metropolitan areas in the 

20 United States and to joint ventures comprised of academic 

21 institutions located in major metropolitan areas and pri22 vate companies to support early-stage research into meth23 ods of increasing productivity and innovation, with broad 

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1 (1) automated manufacturing or service proc2 esses; 

3 (2) technology-enabled remote service delivery; 

4 (3) quality improvement; and 

5 (4) other methods of improving productivity 

6 and innovation. 

7 (d) STATE INNOVATION-BASED ECONOMIC DEVEL8 OPMENT PARTNERSHIP GRANTS.— 

9 (1) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Council shall 

10 award innovation-based economic development part11 nership grants to State economic development enti12 ties designated by each State. 

13 (2) GRANT TYPES.— 

14 (A) FEASIBILITY STUDY GRANTS.— 

15 (i) IN GENERAL.—A grant in an 

16 amount not to exceed $250,000 each shall 

17 be awarded to States, to be determined by 

18 the Council, for feasibility studies, plan19 ning, and operations. 

20 (ii) CONDITIONS.—A feasibility study 

21 grant shall be awarded to not less than one 

22 eligible grantee in each State on a one-time 

23 basis, with no matching funds required. 

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1 (i) STARTUP GRANT.—A 1-year grant 

2 in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000 

3 each shall be awarded to States to support 

4 planning studies, provide technical assist5 ance, and fund startup activities. 

6 (ii) ANNUAL GRANTS.—In addition to 

7 the grants authorized under clause (i), an8 nual grants may be awarded to States to 

9 provide technical assistance and fund oper10 ating activities. Grants awarded under this 

11 clause may be renewed indefinitely. 

12 (iii) MINIMUM GRANTS.—Each State 

13 shall be awarded not less than one grant 

14 under this subparagraph. 

15 (iv) MATCHING FUNDS REQUIRE16 MENT.—A State receiving a startup grant 

17 under clause (i) shall provide— 

18 (I) for the first $1,000,000 in 

19 grant funds, a match of $1 for every 

20 $2 received in grant funds; and 

21 (II) for any additional amount in 

22 grant funds, a match of $2 for every 

23 $1 received in grant funds. 

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1 (A) INITIAL PLANS.—Each State desiring 

2 a grant under this subsection shall submit to 

3 the Council an initial innovation-based economic 

4 development plan (referred to in this paragraph 

5 as the ‘‘IBED plan’’) that describes— 

6 (i) how grant funds would be used to 

7 support the creation of alliances for the 

8 dissemination of innovation among local 

9 governments, businesses, educational insti10 tutions, and other institutions; 

11 (ii) how companies within the State 

12 would benefit from the activities funded 

13 through a grant under this subsection; and 

14 (iii) how innovation would be dissemi15 nated through the activities described in 

16 paragraph (4) to companies within the 

17 State. 

18 (B) REVIEW.—The Council and an outside 

19 panel of experts shall— 

20 (i) review the initial IBED plans sub21 mitted under subparagraph (A); and 

22 (ii) notify the States of any suggested 

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1 (C) RESUBMISSION OF PLANS.—States 

2 may submit modified IBED plans to the Coun3 cil. 

4 (D) USE OF PLANS.—The Council shall as5 sign a score to an IBED plan submitted under 

6 this section and award competitive grants to 

7 States under this subsection, to the extent 

8 available, on the basis of such score. In scoring 

9 plans under this subparagraph, the Council 

10 shall award additional points for multistate and 

11 regional innovation-based economic development 

12 efforts. 

13 (4) USE OF FUNDS.—Grant funds received 

14 under this subsection may be used to establish— 

15 (A) technology commercialization centers; 

16 (B) industry-university research centers; 

17 (C) regional cluster development programs; 

18 (D) regional skills alliances; 

19 (E) entrepreneurial support programs; 

20 (F) science parks; and 

21 (G) related activities to spur innovation or 

22 productivity. 

23 (5) FEDERAL COST SHARE.—The Federal share 

24 of a project funded by a grant under this subsection 

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1 (6) NONCOMPETITIVE GRANTS.—The Council 

2 shall award noncompetitive planning and technical 

3 assistance grants to States that do not receive a 

4 competitive grant under this subsection, which shall 

5 be used to improve the quality of the States’ pro6 posals for subsequent grants under this section. 

7 (e) TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION GRANTS.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall award 

9 grants to Regional Centers for the Transfer of Man10 ufacturing Technology established under section 25 

11 of the National Institute of Standards and Tech12 nology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k) (in this section referred 

13 to as ‘‘regional centers’’) in each State to promote 

14 the diffusion of existing technological innovations to 

15 companies in which such innovations are underuti16 lized. 

17 (2) GRANT ACTIVITIES.—Notwithstanding any 

18 other provision of law, regional centers may use 

19 grant funds awarded under this subsection for ac20 tivities in the service sector that comply with the re21 quirements under this subsection. 

22 (3) GRANT TYPES.— 

23 (A) FEASIBILITY STUDY GRANTS.— 

24 (i) IN GENERAL.—A grant in an 

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1 be awarded to regional centers for feasi2 bility studies, planning, and operations. 

3 (ii) CONDITIONS.—A feasibility study 

4 grant shall be awarded under clause (i) to 

5 not less than one eligible grantee in each 

6 State on a one-time basis, with no match7 ing funds required. 

8 (B) STARTUP AND ANNUAL GRANTS.— 

9 (i) STARTUP GRANT.—A 1-year grant 

10 in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000 

11 shall be awarded to a regional center in 

12 each State to support planning studies, 

13 provide technical assistance, and fund 

14 startup activities. 

15 (ii) ANNUAL GRANTS.—In addition to 

16 the grants authorized under clause (i), an17 nual grants shall be awarded to regional 

18 centers in each State to provide technical 

19 assistance and fund operating activities. 

20 Grants awarded under this clause may be 

21 renewed indefinitely. 

22 (iii) MATCHING FUNDS REQUIRE23 MENT.—A regional center receiving a 

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1 (I) for the first $1,000,000 in 

2 grant funds, a match of $1 for every 

3 $2 received in grant funds; and 

4 (II) for any additional amount in 

5 grant funds, a match of $2 for every 

6 $1 received in grant funds. 

7 (4) USE OF FUNDS.—Grants funds received 

8 under this subsection may be used to— 

9 (A) establish other regional centers in each 

10 State to provide— 

11 (i) support for manufacturing and 

12 services; and 

13 (ii) innovation awards; and 

14 (B) support the diffusion of innovation in 

15 any sector of the economy, including the service 

16 sector. 

17 (5) EVALUATION PROCESS.—In evaluating pro18 posals for grants under this subsection, the Council 

19 shall— 

20 (A) determine the degree to which measur21 able productivity gains are expected to be 

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1 (B) follow the process established under 

2 subsection (d)(3) for grants to carry out the ac3 tivities described in paragraph (4)(A); and 

4 (C) require regional centers to submit a 

5 plan to carry out the activities described in 

6 paragraph (4)(B). 

7 (f) USE OF GRANTS.—Grant funds received under 

8 this section shall be used to— 

9 (1) perform Council-supported grant work in 

10 the United States; and 

11 (2) promote the production of any resulting 

12 goods or services in the United States. 

13 (g) AWARD CRITERIA.—In evaluating proposals for 

14 grants under this section, the Council— 

15 (1) shall determine, as one award factor, the ex16 tent to which a grant to each State or regional cen17 ter is expected to increase production, wages, or em18 ployment in the United States; 

19 (2) may not award any grant which the Council 

20 believes could result in a decrease in production, 

21 wages, or employment in the United States; and 

22 (3) shall consult with technology-specific boards 

23 staffed with experts in fields appropriate to the pro24 posals for grants being evaluated. 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—For each of the grant pro2 grams established under subsections (a), (d), and (e) 

3 not less than one grant shall be awarded to a grant4 ee in each State. 

5 (2) POPULATION-BASED ALLOCATIONS.—In 

6 each State, the total amount of grant funds awarded 

7 to grantees in such State under subsections (a), (d), 

8 and (e) shall be not less than 50 percent of the 

9 product of— 

10 (A) the percentage of the population of the 

11 United States who are residents of such State, 

12 according to the most recent decennial census; 

13 and 

14 (B) the total amount of grant funds 

15 awarded under subsections (a) through (e). 

16 (i) COORDINATION OF FUNDS.—Recipients of grants 

17 under this section may use, as matching funds, amounts 

18 received from the agencies listed in section 114, to the 

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1 PART C—AMENDMENTS TO PUBLIC WORKS AND 

2 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1965 

3 SEC. 121. GRANTS FOR TRAINING, RESEARCH, AND TECH4 NICAL ASSISTANCE. 

5 Section 207(a)(2) of the Public Works and Economic 

6 Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3147(a)(2)) is 

7 amended— 

8 (1) by striking subparagraph (D); and 

9 (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) 

10 through (I) as subparagraphs (D) through (H), re11 spectively. 

12 SEC. 122. GRANTS FOR UNIVERSITY CENTERS. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Public Works and Economic 

14 Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3121 et seq.) is 

15 amended by inserting after section 207 the following: 

16 ‘‘SEC. 208. GRANTS FOR UNIVERSITY CENTERS. 

17 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—On the application of an eligible 

18 recipient, the Secretary may make grants for the estab19 lishment of university centers for the purpose of assisting 

20 such centers in conducting applied research, providing 

21 technical assistance to public and private sector organiza22 tions, and conducting other activities to enhance regional 

23 economic development by promoting a favorable business 

24 environment that attracts private capital investment and 

25 higher-skill, higher-wage jobs. 

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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A grant made under sub2 section (a) shall be in an amount that is not less 

3 than $200,000 for each year in which grant amounts 

4 are received. 

5 ‘‘(2) DETERMINATIONS.—In determining the 

6 amount of a grant made under subsection (a), the 

7 Secretary shall consider the size of the population 

8 and area to be served by the applicable university 

9 center. 

10 ‘‘(c) PRIORITY.—In making grants under subsection 

11 (a), the Secretary shall give priority to eligible recipients 

12 that, as determined by the Secretary— 

13 ‘‘(1) demonstrate that a substantial portion of 

14 their activities will benefit distressed areas; 

15 ‘‘(2) demonstrate a history of working in dis16 tressed communities; and 

17 ‘‘(3) demonstrate that activities assisted by a 

18 grant will take place in major metropolitan areas.’’. 

19 (b) DEFINITION OF UNIVERSITY CENTER.—Section 

20 3(12) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 3122(12)) is amended by 

21 striking ‘‘under section 207(a)(2)(D)’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘under section 208’’. 

23 (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

24 in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by inserting after 

25 the item relating to section 207 the following: 

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1 SEC. 123. ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS. 

2 Section 603(b) of the Public Works and Economic 

3 Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3213(b)) is amend4 ed— 

5 (1) in paragraph (2) by striking the ‘‘and’’ at 

6 the end; 

7 (2) in paragraph (3) by striking the period at 

8 the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

9 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘(4) include a description of activities carried 

11 out pursuant to this Act, including the portion of ac12 tivities benefitting distressed areas; and 

13 ‘‘(5) include a description of the short-term and 

14 long-term outcomes of activities carried out pursuant 

15 to this Act, including with respect to the overall le16 verage of resources.’’. 

17 SEC. 124. FUNDING FOR GRANTS FOR ESTABLISHING UNI18 VERSITY CENTERS. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title VII of the Public Works and 

20 Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3231 et 

21 seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘SEC. 705. FUNDING FOR GRANTS FOR UNIVERSITY CEN23 TERS. 

24 ‘‘Of the amounts made available under section 701 

25 for each fiscal year, not less than $20,000,000 shall be 

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1 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

2 in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by adding after 

3 the item relating to section 704 the following: 

‘‘Sec. 705. Funding for grants for university centers.’’. 

4 PART D—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

5 AGENCY 

6 SEC. 131. AMENDMENT OF THE NATIONAL ENVIRON7 MENTAL EDUCATION ACT. 

8 (a) AMENDMENT.—The National Environmental 

9 Education Act (20 U.S.C. 5501 et seq.) is amended— 

10 (1) by redesignating section 11 as section 12; 

11 and 

12 (2) by inserting after section 10 the following 

13 new section: 

14 ‘‘SEC. 11. ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNITY OUTREACH PART15 NERSHIP CENTERS. 

16 ‘‘(a) GRANT PROGRAM.—The Administrator may 

17 make grants under this section in accordance with sub18 sections (b) and (c) to institutions of higher education or 

19 consortia of such institutions— 

20 ‘‘(1) to support new or expand existing activi21 ties and approaches in community engagement by 

22 institutions of higher education; 

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1 ‘‘(3) to align teaching, research, and service by 

2 institutions of higher education with the needs and 

3 expectations of their local communities; 

4 ‘‘(4) to solve problems in local communities 

5 with a high concentration of environmental problems 

6 through research, outreach, and exchange of infor7 mation; or 

8 ‘‘(5) to improve the quality of life and economic 

9 opportunity in such local communities. 

10 ‘‘(b) GRANT USES.—Each institution of higher edu11 cation or consortium of institutions of higher education 

12 that receives a grant under this section shall use such 

13 amounts— 

14 ‘‘(1) to establish and maintain community out15 reach partnership centers (in this section referred to 

16 as ‘Centers’) that address problems in local commu17 nities with a high concentration of environmental 

18 problems, as determined by the Administrator, 

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1 ernments to address environmental problems in such 

2 local communities. 

3 ‘‘(c) ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS.—Research and 

4 outreach activities assisted under this Act shall focus on 

5 environmental problems associated with air quality, car6 bon emissions, clean water, toxins, pesticides, human 

7 health, ecosystems, land protection and restoration, and 

8 other areas the Administrator determines are appropriate. 

9 ‘‘(d) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant 

10 under this section, an institution of higher education or 

11 a consortium of institutions of higher education shall pre12 pare and submit an application to the Administrator at 

13 such time, in such form, and containing such information 

14 and assurances as the Administrator may require. 

15 ‘‘(e) SELECTION CRITERIA.— 

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall se17 lect recipients of grants under this section on the 

18 basis of the following criteria: 

19 ‘‘(A) The demonstrated research and out20 reach resources available to the applicant for 

21 carrying out the purposes of this section. 

22 ‘‘(B) The capability of the applicant to 

23 provide leadership in solving local community 

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1 to solving long-term and immediate environ2 mental problems. 

3 ‘‘(C) The demonstrated commitment of the 

4 applicant to supporting environmental research 

5 and outreach programs by providing matching 

6 contributions for any Federal assistance re7 ceived. 

8 ‘‘(D) The demonstrated ability of the ap9 plicant to disseminate results of research and 

10 successful strategies developed through out11 reach activities to other Centers and commu12 nities served by grants under this section. 

13 ‘‘(E) The projects and activities that the 

14 applicant proposes to carry out under the grant. 

15 ‘‘(F) The extent to which the projects and 

16 activities of the applicant will contribute to the 

17 goals of its community partners in the region. 

18 ‘‘(G) The extent to which the community 

19 partners will contribute to the educational and 

20 research goals of the applicant. 

21 ‘‘(H) The effectiveness of the strategy of 

22 the applicant to provide environmental outreach 

23 activities to communities. 

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1 ‘‘(J) The demonstrated ability of the appli2 cant to communicate, coordinate, and involve 

3 community representatives and other key part4 ners in the policy formulation and decision 

5 making process. 

6 ‘‘(K) The proposed time line for the activi7 ties and projects of the applicant. 

8 ‘‘(L) The demonstrated capability of the 

9 applicant to evaluate the proposed activities and 

10 projects. 

11 ‘‘(M) The ability of the applicant to con12 tinue funding the activities and projects after 

13 the expiration of a grant received under this 

14 section. 

15 ‘‘(N) Other criteria that the Administrator 

16 determines are appropriate. 

17 ‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—In making grants under this 

18 section, the Administrator shall give priority to ap19 plicants that— 

20 ‘‘(A) undertake research and outreach ac21 tivities that address environmental problems 

22 that are linked to or caused by the emission of 

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1 ‘‘(B) undertake research and outreach ac2 tivities that are a key component of what stu3 dents are learning inside and outside of the 

4 classroom; and 

5 ‘‘(C) demonstrate a record of engagement 

6 with local communities, that have a high con7 centration of environmental problems, in ways 

8 that build knowledge, teach students, and gen9 erate programs that will address environmental 

10 problems. 

11 ‘‘(f) FEDERAL SHARE.—The amount of a grant 

12 under this section may not exceed, for the duration of the 

13 grant award— 

14 ‘‘(1) 50 percent of the cost of establishing and 

15 operating the research activities of a Center de16 scribed in subsection (b)(2); and 

17 ‘‘(2) 75 percent of the cost of facilitating part18 nerships and establishing and operating the outreach 

19 activities of a Center described in subsection (b)(3). 

20 ‘‘(g) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Federal share 

21 of the cost of projects and activities funded under this sec22 tion may include cash, or the value of noncash contribu23 tions, equipment, or other in-kind contributions that the 

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1 ‘‘(h) DURATION.—The term of a grant under this 

2 section may not exceed a period of 5 years. 

3 ‘‘(i) CENTER REQUIREMENTS.—A Center established 

4 under this section shall— 

5 ‘‘(1) use the research and outreach resources of 

6 the institution of higher education or consortium of 

7 institutions of higher education that sponsors the 

8 Center to solve specific environmental problems iden9 tified by local communities served by the Center; 

10 ‘‘(2) establish and coordinate outreach activities 

11 in local communities identified in the grant applica12 tion as the local communities to be served by the 

13 Center; 

14 ‘‘(3) establish a community advisory committee 

15 comprised of representatives of local institutions and 

16 residents of each community to be served to assist 

17 in identifying local needs of the local community and 

18 advise on the development and implementation of 

19 strategies to address those needs; 

20 ‘‘(4) facilitate public service projects in the 

21 communities to be served by the Center; 

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1 ‘‘(6) develop instructional programs, hold con2 ferences, and provide training for local community 

3 leaders, when appropriate; and 

4 ‘‘(7) exchange information with other Centers. 

5 ‘‘(j) REPORTS.— 

6 ‘‘(1) PERIODIC REPORTS.—Grant recipients 

7 shall submit annual progress reports to the Adminis8 trator on the progress of activities and projects 

9 funded under this section, beginning on the date 

10 that is one year after the grant money is received by 

11 the grant recipient. 

12 ‘‘(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 6 months 

13 after the grant expires a grant recipient shall submit 

14 to the Administrator a final report that describes— 

15 ‘‘(A) the relationship between the institu16 tion of higher education and the local commu17 nity partners upon the expiration of a grant 

18 under this section; 

19 ‘‘(B) the overall impact of the grant on 

20 each local community served; 

21 ‘‘(C) the overall impact of the grant on the 

22 institution of higher education or consortium of 

23 institutions of higher education; 

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1 ‘‘(i) how the institution of higher edu2 cation contributed to the goals of its com3 munity partners; and 

4 ‘‘(ii) how the community partners con5 tributed to the educational and research 

6 goals of the institution of higher education; 

7 and 

8 ‘‘(E) how and to what extent the institu9 tion of higher education was able to expand and 

10 sustain engagement activities throughout the 

11 institution as a result of a grant. 

12 ‘‘(k) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION DE13 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘institution of higher 

14 education’ has the meaning given that term in section 101 

15 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001).’’. 

16 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

17 in section 1(b) of the National Environmental Education 

18 Act (20 U.S.C. 5501 et seq.) is amended by striking the 

19 item relating to section 11 and inserting after the item 

20 relating to section 10 the following new items: 

‘‘Sec. 11. Environmental Community Outreach Partnership Centers. 

‘‘Sec. 12. Authorization.’’. 


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1 TITLE II—THE EDUCATION 

2 PIPELINE 

3 PART A—ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY 

4 EDUCATION ACT 

5 SEC. 201. TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS. 

6 (a) TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS.— 

7 (1) STATE USE OF FUNDS.—Section 2113 of 

8 the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 

9 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6613) is amended— 

10 (A) by striking subsection (b); and 

11 (B) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), 

12 (e), and (f), as subsections (b), (c), (d) and (e), 

13 respectively. 

14 (2) DEFINITIONS.—Section 2131(1)(B) of the 

15 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 

16 (20 U.S.C. 6631(1)(B)) is amended to read as fol17 lows: 

18 ‘‘(B) may include another local educational 

19 agency, a public charter school, an elementary 

20 school or secondary school, an educational serv21 ice agency, a nonprofit educational organiza22 tion, another institution of higher education (in23 cluding an urban university in a case in which 

24 the eligible partnership includes a high-need 

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1 and sciences within such an institution, the di2 vision of such an institution that prepares 

3 teachers and principals; a nonprofit cultural or4 ganization, an entity carrying out a prekinder5 garten program, a teacher organization, a prin6 cipal organization, or a business.’’. 

7 (3) APPLICATIONS.—Section 2133 of the Ele8 mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 

9 U.S.C. 6633) is amended— 

10 (A) by striking ‘‘To be eligible’’ and insert11 ing the following: 

12 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible’’; and 

13 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(b) PRIORITY.—The State agency for higher edu15 cation, in awarding such grants, shall give priority to eligi16 ble partnerships that address— 

17 ‘‘(1) teacher shortage areas in high-need sub18 ject areas (such as science, technology, engineering, 

19 and mathematics, English for limited English pro20 ficient students, and special education); and 

21 ‘‘(2) teacher turnover and shortages in urban 

22 and rural areas.’’. 

23 (4) NATIONAL ACTIVITIES OF DEMONSTRATED

24 EFFECTIVENESS.—Section 2151(f) of the Elemen25 tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 


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1 U.S.C. 6651(f)) is amended by adding at the end 

2 the following new subsection: 

3 ‘‘(g) URBAN PARTNERSHIPS TO INCREASE TEACHER

4 EFFECTIVENESS IN URBAN SCHOOLS.— 

5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall estab6 lish and carry out an urban pilot partnership pro7 gram between high-need urban local educational 

8 agencies and urban universities to improve teacher 

9 effectiveness in urban schools. The program shall 

10 support the development and implementation of 

11 model programs and shall facilitate the dissemina12 tion of best practices to high-need urban local edu13 cational agencies and urban universities throughout 

14 the United States. 

15 ‘‘(2) GRANTS.—The Secretary shall carry out 

16 paragraph (1) by making grants to eligible partner17 ships to develop and implement innovative partner18 ships to improve teacher effectiveness in urban 

19 schools, including activities such as— 

20 ‘‘(A) designing and implementing distinc21 tively urban teacher preparation programs that 

22 provide pedagogical training and clinical experi23 ence specifically designed for teachers to be ef24 fective in urban schools and communities; 


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1 ‘‘(B) establishing transition programs for 

2 new urban teachers, such as residency pro3 grams, induction programs, and peer mentors; 

4 ‘‘(C) creating opportunities for ongoing 

5 professional development that focuses on peda6 gogical skills to enhance teaching in urban envi7 ronments; 

8 ‘‘(D) conducting scientifically based re9 search and employing empirically based practice 

10 to update curriculum taught in pre-service and 

11 in-service courses for urban teachers; 

12 ‘‘(E) creating financial incentives to recruit 

13 and retain highly qualified teachers in urban 

14 schools, including tuition scholarships, stipends, 

15 loan forgiveness, and differential and bonus 

16 pay; and 

17 ‘‘(F) establishing local data systems that 

18 enable both local educational agencies and the 

19 universities to track teacher mobility and attri20 tion. 

21 ‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE PARTNERSHIP.—In this sub22 section, the term ‘eligible partnership’— 

23 ‘‘(A) shall include— 

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1 ‘‘(ii) an urban university; and 

2 ‘‘(B) may also include one or more non3 profit or community-based organizations or 

4 businesses. 

5 ‘‘(4) REPORT.— 

6 ‘‘(A) The Secretary shall require grant re7 cipients to submit a report to the Secretary on 

8 the partnership’s ability to— 

9 ‘‘(i) increase the number of highly 

10 qualified teachers placed in schools located 

11 in the high-need urban local educational 

12 agency; 

13 ‘‘(ii) increase the retention rate of 

14 teachers in the high-need urban local edu15 cational agency; 

16 ‘‘(iii) improve student achievement on 

17 State academic; and 

18 ‘‘(iv) increase college enrollment rates. 

19 ‘‘(B) The Secretary shall evaluate the ef20 fectiveness of activities carried out under the 

21 grant program and identify model programs, 

22 best practices, and materials developed by 

23 grantees. A report documenting the results of 

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1 Representatives and the Committee on Health, 

2 Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate 

3 not later than 5 years after the date of enact4 ment of this Act. The report shall also be wide5 ly disseminated to high-need urban local edu6 cational agencies and urban universities 

7 throughout the United States. 

8 ‘‘(5) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

9 ‘‘(A) URBAN AREA.—The term ‘urban 

10 area’ means a metropolitan statistical area hav11 ing a population of not less than 450,000. 

12 ‘‘(B) URBAN UNIVERSITY.—The term 

13 ‘urban university’ means an institution of high14 er education that— 

15 ‘‘(i) has the meaning given the term 

16 ‘institution of higher education’ in section 

17 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

18 (20 U.S.C. 1001); 

19 ‘‘(ii) is located in an urban area; 

20 ‘‘(iii) has a school of education; 

21 ‘‘(iv) has the capacity to conduct ap22 plicable research, as demonstrated by en23 rolling, either individually or jointly with 

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1 least 10 doctoral students per academic 

2 year; 

3 ‘‘(v) draws a substantial portion of its 

4 students from the urban area in which 

5 such institution is located; and 

6 ‘‘(vi) has demonstrated and sustained 

7 a sense of responsibility to such urban area 

8 and the people of such area. 

9 ‘‘(C) HIGH-NEED URBAN LOCAL EDU10 CATIONAL AGENCY.—The term ‘high-need 

11 urban local educational agency’ means a local 

12 educational agency— 

13 ‘‘(i) in which— 

14 ‘‘(I) not fewer than 10,000 chil15 dren served by the agency are from 

16 families with incomes below the pov17 erty line; or 

18 ‘‘(II) not less than 20 percent of 

19 the children served by the agency are 

20 from families with incomes below the 

21 poverty line; and 

22 ‘‘(ii) for which there is a high percent23 age— 

24 ‘‘(I) of teachers not teaching in 

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1 that the teachers were trained to 

2 teach; or 

3 ‘‘(II) of teachers with emergency, 

4 provisional, or temporary certification 

5 or licensing; and 

6 ‘‘(iii) that is located in an urban area. 

7 ‘‘(h) NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE FOR URBAN

8 TEACHING.— 

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall con10 tract with a not-for-profit organization to establish 

11 a clearinghouse to identify and disseminate strate12 gies to improve teacher effectiveness in high-need 

13 urban local educational agencies. 

14 ‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES.—The not-for-profit organiza15 tion shall— 

16 ‘‘(A) examine and synthesize scientific evi17 dence pertaining to teaching in an urban set18 ting; 

19 ‘‘(B) identify promising practices in the ef20 fective teaching and learning of students in 

21 high-need urban local educational agencies; 

22 ‘‘(C) identify promising training and pro23 fessional development techniques designed to 

24 prepare, assist, and retain teachers placed in 

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1 ‘‘(D) ascertain areas in which existing data 

2 about promising practices is insufficient. 

3 ‘‘(3) DISSEMINATION.—The not-for-profit orga4 nization shall work in collaboration with the Sec5 retary to publicly disseminate and share its findings 

6 though such avenues as a website, national and re7 gional publications, and national and regional sum8 mits. 

9 ‘‘(4) REPORTING.—The not-for-profit organiza10 tion shall produce an annual report for the Secretary 

11 to help inform the grant making process for sub12 section (g).’’. 

13 (5) MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE PARTNER14 SHIPS.—Section 2201(b)(1)(B)(i) of such Act (20 

15 U.S.C. 6661(b)(1)(B)(i)) is amended to read as fol16 lows: 

17 ‘‘(i) another science, technology, engi18 neering, or mathematics department, or a 

19 teacher training department of an institu20 tion of higher education or in a case in 

21 which the eligible partnership includes a 

22 high-need urban local educational agency 

23 another science, technology, engineering, or 

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1 training department of an urban univer2 sity;’’. 

3 (b) STATE AND LOCAL ALIGNMENT PROGRAMS.— 

4 Title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 

5 of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7201 et seq.) is amended by adding 

6 at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘Subpart 22—State and Local Alignment Programs 

8 ‘‘SEC. 5621. STATE ALIGNMENT PROGRAMS. 

9 ‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section— 

10 ‘‘(1) to promote more accountability with re11 spect to preparation for higher education, the 21st 

12 century workforce, and the Armed Forces, by align13 ing— 

14 ‘‘(A) student knowledge, student skills, 

15 State academic content standards and assess16 ments, and curricula, in elementary and sec17 ondary education, especially with respect to 

18 mathematics, science, reading, and, where ap19 plicable, engineering and technology; with 

20 ‘‘(B) the demands of higher education, the 

21 21st century workforce, and the Armed Forces; 

22 ‘‘(2) to support the establishment or improve23 ment of statewide P-16 education data systems 

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1 ‘‘(A) assist States in improving the rigor 

2 and quality of State academic content stand3 ards and assessments; 

4 ‘‘(B) ensure students are prepared to suc5 ceed in— 

6 ‘‘(i) academic credit-bearing 

7 coursework in higher education without the 

8 need for remediation; 

9 ‘‘(ii) the 21st century workforce; or 

10 ‘‘(iii) the Armed Forces; and 

11 ‘‘(3) enable States to have valid and reliable in12 formation to inform education policy and practice. 

13 ‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

14 ‘‘(1) P-16 EDUCATION.—The term ‘P-16 edu15 cation’ means the educational system from preschool 

16 through the conferring of a baccalaureate degree. 

17 ‘‘(2) STATEWIDE PARTNERSHIP.—The term 

18 ‘statewide partnership’ means a partnership that— 

19 ‘‘(A) shall include— 

20 ‘‘(i) the Governor of the State or the 

21 designee of the Governor; 

22 ‘‘(ii) the heads of the State systems 

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1 resentative of a public degree-granting in2 stitution of higher education; 

3 ‘‘(iii) a representative of the agencies 

4 in the State that administer Federal or 

5 State-funded early childhood education 

6 programs; 

7 ‘‘(iv) not less than 1 representative of 

8 a public community college; 

9 ‘‘(v) not less than 1 representative of 

10 a technical school; 

11 ‘‘(vi) not less than 1 representative of 

12 a public secondary school; 

13 ‘‘(vii) the chief State school officer; 

14 ‘‘(viii) the chief executive officer of the 

15 State higher education coordinating board; 

16 ‘‘(ix) not less than 1 public elemen17 tary school teacher employed in the State; 

18 ‘‘(x) not less than 1 early childhood 

19 educator in the State; 

20 ‘‘(xi) not less than 1 public secondary 

21 school teacher employed in the State; 

22 ‘‘(xii) not less than 1 representative of 

23 the business community in the State; and 

24 ‘‘(xiii) not less than 1 member of the 

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1 ‘‘(B) may include other individuals or rep2 resentatives of other organizations, such as a 

3 school administrator, a faculty member at an 

4 institution of higher education, a member of a 

5 civic or community organization, a representa6 tive from a private institution of higher edu7 cation, a dean or similar representative of a 

8 school of education at an institution of higher 

9 education or a similar teacher certification or li10 censure program, or the State official respon11 sible for economic development. 

12 ‘‘(c) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary is au13 thorized to award grants, on a competitive basis, to States 

14 to enable each such State to work with a statewide part15 nership— 

16 ‘‘(1) to promote better alignment of content 

17 knowledge requirements for secondary school grad18 uation with the knowledge and skills needed to suc19 ceed in postsecondary education, the 21st century 

20 workforce, or the Armed Forces; or 

21 ‘‘(2) to establish or improve a statewide P-16 

22 education data system. 

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1 ‘‘(1) GRANT PERIOD.—The Secretary shall 

2 award a grant under this section for a period of not 

3 more than 3 years. 

4 ‘‘(2) NON-RENEWABILITY.—The Secretary shall 

5 not award a State more than 1 grant under this sec6 tion. 

7 ‘‘(e) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.— 

8 ‘‘(1) GRANTS FOR P-16 ALIGNMENT.—Each 

9 State receiving a grant under subsection (c)(1)— 

10 ‘‘(A) shall use the grant funds for— 

11 ‘‘(i) identifying and describing the 

12 content knowledge and skills students who 

13 enter institutions of higher education, the 

14 workforce, and the Armed Forces need to 

15 have in order to succeed without any reme16 diation based on detailed requirements ob17 tained from institutions of higher edu18 cation, employers, and the Armed Forces; 

19 ‘‘(ii) identifying and making changes 

20 that need to be made to a State’s sec21 ondary school graduation requirements, 

22 academic content standards, academic 

23 achievement standards, and assessments 

24 preceding graduation from secondary 

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1 standards, and assessments with the 

2 knowledge and skills necessary for success 

3 in academic credit-bearing coursework in 

4 postsecondary education, in the 21st cen5 tury workforce, and in the Armed Forces 

6 without the need for remediation; 

7 ‘‘(iii) convening stakeholders within 

8 the State and creating a forum for identi9 fying and deliberating on education issues 

10 that— 

11 ‘‘(I) involve preschool through 

12 grade 12 education, postsecondary 

13 education, the 21st century workforce, 

14 and the Armed Forces; and 

15 ‘‘(II) transcend any single system 

16 of education’s ability to address; and 

17 ‘‘(iv) implementing activities designed 

18 to ensure the enrollment of all elementary 

19 school and secondary school students in 

20 rigorous coursework, which may include— 

21 ‘‘(I) specifying the courses and 

22 performance levels necessary for ac23 ceptance into institutions of higher 

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1 ‘‘(II) developing or providing 

2 guidance to local educational agencies 

3 within the State on the adoption of 

4 curricula and assessments aligned 

5 with State academic content stand6 ards, which assessments may be used 

7 as measures of student academic 

8 achievement in secondary school as 

9 well as for entrance or placement at 

10 institutions of higher education, in11 cluding through collaboration with in12 stitutions of higher education in, or 

13 State educational agencies serving, 

14 other States; and 

15 ‘‘(B) may use the grant funds for— 

16 ‘‘(i) developing and making available 

17 specific opportunities for extensive profes18 sional development for teachers, para19 professionals, principals, and school admin20 istrators, including collection and dissemi21 nation of effective teaching practices to im22 prove instruction and instructional support 

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1 ment standards, and assessments for stu2 dents in grades preceding secondary school 

3 in order to ensure such standards and as4 sessments are appropriately aligned and 

5 adequately reflect the content needed to 

6 prepare students to enter secondary school; 

7 ‘‘(iii) developing a plan to provide re8 mediation and additional learning opportu9 nities for students who are performing 

10 below grade level to ensure that all stu11 dents will have the opportunity to meet 

12 secondary school graduation requirements; 

13 ‘‘(iv) identifying and addressing teach14 er certification needs; or 

15 ‘‘(v) incorporating 21st century learn16 ing skills into the State plan, which skills 

17 shall include critical thinking, problem 

18 solving, communication, collaboration, 

19 global awareness, and business and finan20 cial literacy. 

21 ‘‘(2) GRANTS FOR STATEWIDE P-16 EDUCATION

22 DATA SYSTEMS.— 

23 ‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT OF SYSTEM.—Each 

24 State that receives a grant under subsection 


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1 (c)(2) shall establish a statewide P-16 edu2 cation longitudinal data system that— 

3 ‘‘(i) provides each student, upon en4 rollment in a public elementary school or 

5 secondary school in the State, with a 

6 unique identifier, such as a bar code, 

7 that— 

8 ‘‘(I) does not permit a student to 

9 be individually identified by users of 

10 the system; and 

11 ‘‘(II) is retained throughout the 

12 student’s enrollment in P-16 edu13 cation in the State; and 

14 ‘‘(ii) meets the requirements of sub15 paragraphs (B) through (E). 

16 ‘‘(B) IMPROVEMENT OF EXISTING SYS17 TEM.—Each State that receives a grant under 

18 subsection (c)(2) may employ, coordinate, or re19 vise an existing statewide data system to estab20 lish a statewide longitudinal P-16 education 

21 data system that meets the requirements of 

22 such subparagraph, if the statewide longitudinal 

23 P-16 education data system produces valid and 

24 reliable data. 

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1 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Each State that 

2 receives a grant under subsection (c)(2) 

3 shall implement measures to— 

4 ‘‘(I) ensure that the statewide P5 16 education data system meets the 

6 requirements of section 444 of the 

7 General Education Provisions Act (20 

8 U.S.C. 1232g) (commonly known as 

9 the Family Educational Rights and 

10 Privacy Act of 1974); 

11 ‘‘(II) limit the use of information 

12 in the statewide P-16 education data 

13 system by institutions of higher edu14 cation and State or local educational 

15 agencies or institutions to the activi16 ties set forth in paragraph (1) or 

17 State law regarding education, con18 sistent with the purposes of this sub19 title; 

20 ‘‘(III) prohibit the disclosure of 

21 personally identifiable information ex22 cept as permitted under section 444 

23 of the General Education Provisions 

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1 ‘‘(IV) keep an accurate account2 ing of the date, nature, and purpose 

3 of each disclosure of personally identi4 fiable information in the statewide P5 16 education data system, a descrip6 tion of the information disclosed, and 

7 the name and address of the person, 

8 agency, institution, or entity to whom 

9 the disclosure is made, which account10 ing shall be made available on request 

11 to parents of any student whose infor12 mation has been disclosed; 

13 ‘‘(V) notwithstanding section 444 

14 of the General Education Provisions 

15 Act, require any non-governmental 

16 party obtaining personally identifiable 

17 information to sign a data use agree18 ment prior to disclosure that— 

19 ‘‘(aa) prohibits the party 

20 from further disclosing the infor21 mation; 

22 ‘‘(bb) prohibits the party 

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1 pose specified in the agreement; 

2 and 

3 ‘‘(cc) requires the party to 

4 destroy the information when the 

5 purpose for which the disclosure 

6 was made is accomplished; 

7 ‘‘(VI) maintain adequate security 

8 measures to ensure the confidentiality 

9 and integrity of the statewide P-16 

10 education data system, such as pro11 tecting a student record from identi12 fication by a unique identifier; 

13 ‘‘(VII) where rights are provided 

14 to parents under this clause, provide 

15 those rights to the student instead of 

16 the parent if the student has reached 

17 the age of 18 or is enrolled in a post18 secondary educational institution; and 

19 ‘‘(VIII) ensure adequate enforce20 ment of the requirements of this 

21 clause. 

22 ‘‘(ii) USE OF UNIQUE IDENTIFIERS.— 

23 ‘‘(I) GOVERNMENTAL USE OF

24 UNIQUE IDENTIFIERS.—It shall be 

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1 local governmental agency to use the 

2 unique identifiers employed in the 

3 statewide P-16 education data sys4 tems for any purpose other than as 

5 authorized by Federal or State law re6 garding education, or to deny any in7 dividual any right, benefit, or privilege 

8 provided by law because of such indi9 vidual’s refusal to disclose the individ10 ual’s unique identifier. 

11 ‘‘(II) REGULATIONS.—Not later 

12 than 180 days after the date of enact13 ment of this section, the Secretary 

14 shall promulgate regulations gov15 erning the use by governmental and 

16 non-governmental entities of the 

17 unique identifiers employed in state18 wide P-16 education data systems, in19 cluding, where necessary, regulations 

20 requiring States desiring grants for 

21 statewide P-16 education data sys22 tems under this section to implement 

23 specified measures, with the goal of 

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1 sistent with the uses of the informa2 tion authorized in this Act or other 

3 Federal or State law regarding edu4 cation. 

5 ‘‘(D) REQUIRED ELEMENTS OF A STATE6 WIDE P-16 EDUCATION DATA SYSTEM.—The 

7 State shall ensure that the statewide P-16 edu8 cation data system includes the following ele9 ments: 

10 ‘‘(i) PRESCHOOL THROUGH GRADE 12

11 EDUCATION AND POSTSECONDARY EDU12 CATION.—With respect to preschool 

13 through grade 12 education and postsec14 ondary education— 

15 ‘‘(I) a unique statewide student 

16 identifier that does not permit a stu17 dent to be individually identified by 

18 users of the system; 

19 ‘‘(II) student-level enrollment, 

20 demographic, and program participa21 tion information; 

22 ‘‘(III) student-level information 

23 about the points at which students 

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1 out, or complete P-16 education pro2 grams; 

3 ‘‘(IV) the capacity to commu4 nicate with higher education data sys5 tems; and 

6 ‘‘(V) a State data audit system 

7 assessing data quality, validity, and 

8 reliability. 

9 ‘‘(ii) PRESCHOOL THROUGH GRADE 12

10 EDUCATION.—With respect to preschool 

11 through grade 12 education— 

12 ‘‘(I) yearly test records of indi13 vidual students with respect to assess14 ments under section 1111(b); 

15 ‘‘(II) information on students not 

16 tested by grade and subject; 

17 ‘‘(III) a teacher identifier system 

18 with the ability to match teachers to 

19 students; 

20 ‘‘(IV) student-level transcript in21 formation, including information on 

22 courses completed and grades earned; 

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1 ‘‘(iii) POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION.— 

2 With respect to postsecondary education, 

3 data that provide— 

4 ‘‘(I) information regarding the 

5 extent to which students transition 

6 successfully from secondary school to 

7 postsecondary education, including 

8 whether students enroll in remedial 

9 coursework; and 

10 ‘‘(II) other information deter11 mined necessary to address alignment 

12 and adequate preparation for success 

13 in postsecondary education. 

14 ‘‘(E) FUNCTIONS OF THE STATEWIDE P-16

15 EDUCATION DATA SYSTEM.—In implementing 

16 the statewide P-16 education data system, the 

17 State shall— 

18 ‘‘(i) identify factors that correlate to 

19 students’ ability to successfully engage in 

20 and complete postsecondary-level general 

21 education coursework without the need for 

22 prior developmental coursework; 

23 ‘‘(ii) identify factors to increase the 

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1 enter and successfully complete postsec2 ondary-level general education coursework; 

3 and 

4 ‘‘(iii) use the data in the system to 

5 otherwise inform education policy and 

6 practice in order to better align State aca7 demic content standards, and curricula, 

8 with the demands of postsecondary edu9 cation, the 21st century workforce, and the 

10 Armed Forces. 

11 ‘‘(f) APPLICATION.— 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State desiring a 

13 grant under this section shall submit an application 

14 to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and 

15 containing such information as the Secretary may 

16 reasonably require. 

17 ‘‘(2) APPLICATION CONTENTS.—Each applica18 tion submitted under this section shall specify 

19 whether the State application is for the conduct of 

20 P-16 education alignment activities, or the establish21 ment or improvement of a statewide P-16 education 

22 data system. The application shall include, at a min23 imum, the following: 

24 ‘‘(A) A description of the activities and 

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1 and a comprehensive plan for carrying out the 

2 activities. 

3 ‘‘(B) A description of how the concerns 

4 and interests of the larger education commu5 nity, including parents, students, teachers, 

6 teacher educators, principals, and preschool ad7 ministrators will be represented in carrying out 

8 the authorized activities described in subsection 

9 (e). 

10 ‘‘(C) In the case of a State applying for 

11 funding for P-16 education alignment, a de12 scription of how the State will provide assist13 ance to local educational agencies in imple14 menting rigorous State academic content stand15 ards, substantive curricula, remediation, and 

16 acceleration opportunities for students, as well 

17 as other changes determined necessary by the 

18 State. 

19 ‘‘(D) In the case of a State applying for 

20 funding to establish or improve a statewide P21 16 education data system— 

22 ‘‘(i) a description of the privacy pro23 tection and enforcement measures that the 

24 State has implemented or will implement 

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1 surances that these measures will be in 

2 place prior to the establishment or im3 provement of the statewide P-16 education 

4 data system; and 

5 ‘‘(ii) an assurance that the State will 

6 continue to fund the statewide P-16 edu7 cation data system after the end of the 

8 grant period. 

9 ‘‘(g) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Grant funds 

10 provided under this section shall be used to supplement, 

11 not supplant, other Federal, State, and local funds avail12 able to carry out the authorized activities described in sub13 section (e). 

14 ‘‘(h) RESERVATION OF FUNDS FOR LOCAL ALIGN15 MENT PROGRAMS.—Each State receiving a grant under 

16 this section shall reserve not less than 25 percent of its 

17 funds to award subgrants to eligible partnerships under 

18 section 5622. 

19 ‘‘(i) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—Each State that re20 ceives a grant under this section shall provide, from non21 Federal sources, an amount equal to 100 percent of the 

22 amount of the grant, in cash or in kind, to carry out the 

23 activities supported by the grant. 

24 ‘‘(j) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.— 


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1 ‘‘(1) NO RAW DATA REQUIREMENT.—Nothing 

2 in this section shall be construed to require States 

3 to provide raw data to the Secretary. 

4 ‘‘(2) PRIVATE OR HOME SCHOOLS.—Nothing in 

5 this section shall be construed to affect any private 

6 school that does not receive funds or services under 

7 this Act or any home school, whether or not the 

8 home school is treated as a home school or a private 

9 school under State law, including imposing new re10 quirements for students educated through a home 

11 school seeking admission to institutions of higher 

12 education. 

13 ‘‘SEC. 5622. LOCAL ALIGNMENT PROGRAMS. 

14 ‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section— 

15 ‘‘(1) to provide a framework for public dis16 course amongst key stakeholders in the local com17 munity; 

18 ‘‘(2) to collectively assess and establish edu19 cational goals and expectations for the local commu20 nity; 

21 ‘‘(3) to coordinate educational strategies 

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1 ance of students, high school graduation rates, work2 force and postsecondary readiness, and college en3 rollment and persistence (including adequate finan4 cial assistance) in the local community. 

5 ‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

6 ‘‘(1) P-16 EDUCATION.—The term ‘P-16 edu7 cation’ means the educational system from preschool 

8 through the conferring of a baccalaureate degree. 

9 ‘‘(2) LOCAL PARTNERSHIP.—The term ‘local 

10 partnership’ means a partnership in a city or region 

11 that— 

12 ‘‘(A) shall include— 

13 ‘‘(i) a mayor or a designee of a 

14 mayor; 

15 ‘‘(ii) a superintendent of a local edu16 cational agency; 

17 ‘‘(iii) not less than 1 representative of 

18 a school board; 

19 ‘‘(iv) not less than 1 president of a 

20 two-year institution of higher education; 

21 ‘‘(v) not less than 1 president of a 

22 four-year institution of higher education; 

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1 ‘‘(vii) not less than 1 representative of 

2 an early childhood education program; 

3 ‘‘(viii) not less than 1 public elemen4 tary school teacher; 

5 ‘‘(ix) not less than 1 public secondary 

6 education school teacher; 

7 ‘‘(x) not less than 1 representative 

8 from a foundation; 

9 ‘‘(xi) not less than 1 representative of 

10 the business community; and 

11 ‘‘(xii) not less than 1 member of the 

12 Armed Forces; and 

13 ‘‘(B) may include other individuals or rep14 resentatives identified by the local partnership 

15 as critical to carrying out the mission and ac16 tivities of such partnership. 

17 ‘‘(c) SUBGRANTS TO LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS.—A 

18 State that receives a grant under section 5621, shall use 

19 the funds reserved under section 5621(h) to make sub20 grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible local partner21 ships to enable such partnerships to carry out the activi22 ties described in subsection (e). 

23 ‘‘(d) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a 

24 subgrant under this section, an eligible local partnership 

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1 such manner, and containing such information as the 

2 State may require. 

3 ‘‘(e) USES OF FUNDS.—An eligible local partnership 

4 that receives a subgrant under this section shall use the 

5 subgrant funds for— 

6 ‘‘(1) conducting a community-wide assessment 

7 of local community needs as it pertains to P-16 edu8 cation; 

9 ‘‘(2) setting developmental and identifiable P10 16 educational milestones for students based on 

11 such assessment; 

12 ‘‘(3) collecting, analyzing, and reporting on 

13 data that measures such milestones; 

14 ‘‘(4) identifying strategies, programs, and 

15 projects to improve student outcomes across the 

16 local P-16 education system; and 

17 ‘‘(5) organizing efforts of various stakeholders 

18 who provide support services to improving student 

19 outcomes across the local P-16 education system. 

20 ‘‘(f) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—Each local partner21 ship that receives a grant under this section shall provide, 

22 from non-Federal sources, an amount equal to 100 percent 

23 of the amount of the grant, in cash or in kind, to carry 

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1 ‘‘(g) SPECIAL RULE.—Each local partnership that 

2 receives a grant must comply with aligning their standards 

3 and data systems to those coordinated by the State under 

4 section 5621.’’. 

5 (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

6 in section 2 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 

7 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) is amended by in8 serting after the item relating to section 5618, the fol9 lowing: 

‘‘SUBPART 22—STATE AND LOCAL ALIGNMENT PROGRAMS

‘‘Sec. 5621. State alignment programs. 

‘‘Sec. 5622. Local alignment programs.’’. 

10 PART B—HIGHER EDUCATION 

11 SEC. 211. URBAN UNIVERSITIES. 

12 Title VII of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

13 U.S.C. 1133 et seq.) is amended by inserting after part 

14 B the following: 

15 ‘‘PART C—URBAN UNIVERSITIES 

16 ‘‘SEC. 751. PURPOSE; PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 

17 ‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this part to pro18 vide incentives to urban universities to enable such univer19 sities to expand research knowledge and develop and im20 plement initiatives in partnership with community-based 

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1 ernment for urban areas, foster innovation and oppor2 tunity, and solve urban challenges. 

3 ‘‘(b) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—From the amounts 

4 appropriated under section 755, the Secretary shall award 

5 grants to urban universities to enable such universities to 

6 carry out the activities described in section 753 in accord7 ance with this part. 

8 ‘‘SEC. 752. APPLICATION FOR URBAN UNIVERSITY GRANTS. 

9 ‘‘(a) APPLICATION.—An urban university seeking as10 sistance under this part shall submit to the Secretary an 

11 application at such time, in such manner, and containing 

12 such information as the Secretary may reasonably require. 

13 ‘‘(b) PRIORITY IN SELECTION OF APPLICATIONS.— 

14 The Secretary shall give priority to urban universities— 

15 ‘‘(1) that propose to carry out the activities de16 scribed in section 753 with the support of other Fed17 eral programs, or State or local programs; or 

18 ‘‘(2) with a demonstrated record of working 

19 with local partners (as such term is defined by the 

20 Secretary) in the urban area in which such univer21 sities are located to carry out the activities described 

22 in section 753. 

23 ‘‘SEC. 753. REQUIRED ACTIVITIES. 

24 ‘‘An urban university shall use funds awarded under 

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1 to the development, implementation, and ongoing evalua2 tion of— 

3 ‘‘(1) systemic initiatives carried out by the uni4 versity in partnership with elementary and sec5 ondary schools and other educational organizations 

6 designed to— 

7 ‘‘(A) improve elementary and secondary 

8 school teacher quality and retention; or 

9 ‘‘(B) develop strategies to improve postsec10 ondary and workplace readiness of elementary 

11 and secondary school students, particularly in 

12 fields related to science, technology, engineer13 ing, and mathematics; 

14 ‘‘(2) efforts carried out by the university in 

15 partnership with community-based organizations and 

16 other public, nonprofit, or private entities to improve 

17 the economic health of the unit of general local gov18 ernment for the urban area in which the university 

19 is located, including through efforts involving the de20 velopment of mixed use and retail or commercial 

21 properties, affordable housing, or community facili22 ties; or 

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1 ried out by the university in partnership with com2 munity-based organizations and other public or non3 profit private entities. 

4 ‘‘SEC. 754. DEFINITIONS. 

5 ‘‘In this part: 

6 ‘‘(1) UNIT OF GENERAL LOCAL GOVERN7 MENT.—The term ‘unit of general local government’ 

8 means any city, county, town, township, parish, vil9 lage, or other general purpose political subdivision of 

10 a State. 

11 ‘‘(2) URBAN AREA.—The term ‘urban area’ 

12 means a metropolitan statistical area having a popu13 lation of not less than 450,000. 

14 ‘‘(3) URBAN UNIVERSITY.—The term ‘urban 

15 university’ means an institution of higher education 

16 that— 

17 ‘‘(A) has the meaning given the term ‘in18 stitution of higher education’ in section 101; 

19 ‘‘(B) is located in an urban area; 

20 ‘‘(C) has the capacity to conduct research 

21 applicable to the activities carried out under 

22 section 753, as demonstrated by enrolling, ei23 ther individually or jointly with another institu24 tion of higher education, at least 10 doctoral 

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1 ciplines relevant to the activities described in 

2 section 753; and 

3 ‘‘(D) draws a substantial portion of its stu4 dents from the urban area in which such insti5 tution is located.’’. 

6 TITLE III—DIVERSIFYING THE 

7 HEALTH CARE WORKPLACE 

8 SEC. 301. AMENDMENT TO PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT. 

9 The Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et 

10 seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘TITLE XXXIII—DIVERSIFYING 

12 THE HEALTH CARE WORKPLACE 

13 ‘‘SEC. 3301. REPORT ON WORKFORCE DIVERSITY. 

14 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than July 1, 2011, and 

15 biannually thereafter, the Secretary, acting through the 

16 head of each entity within the Department of Health and 

17 Human Services, shall prepare and submit to the Com18 mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the 

19 Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of 

20 the House of Representatives a report on health workforce 

21 diversity. 

22 ‘‘(b) REQUIREMENT.—The report under subsection 

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1 ‘‘(1) A description of any grant support that is 

2 provided by each such entity for workforce diversity 

3 initiatives with the following information— 

4 ‘‘(A) the number of grants made; 

5 ‘‘(B) the purpose of the grants; 

6 ‘‘(C) the populations served through the 

7 grants, including specification of urban and 

8 rural populations; 

9 ‘‘(D) the organizations and institutions re10 ceiving the grants, including specification of the 

11 number of Hispanic health professions schools 

12 and minority-serving institutions; and 

13 ‘‘(E) the tracking efforts that were used to 

14 follow the progress of participants. 

15 ‘‘(2) A description of the entity’s plan to 

16 achieve workforce diversity goals that includes, to 

17 the extent relevant to such entity— 

18 ‘‘(A) the number of underrepresented mi19 nority health professionals that will be needed 

20 in various disciplines over the next 10 years to 

21 achieve population parity, including specifica22 tion to geographic areas and urban and rural 

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1 ‘‘(B) the level of funding needed to fully 

2 expand and adequately support health profes3 sions pipeline programs; 

4 ‘‘(C) the impact such programs have had 

5 on the admissions practices and policies of 

6 health professions schools; 

7 ‘‘(D) the management strategy necessary 

8 to effectively administer and institutionalize 

9 health profession pipeline programs, including 

10 those targeted at urban and rural areas; 

11 ‘‘(E) the impact that the Government Per12 formance and Results Act (GPRA) has had on 

13 evaluating the performance of grantees and 

14 whether the GPRA is the best assessment tool 

15 for programs under titles VII and VIII; and 

16 ‘‘(F) an examination of the role and sup17 port for minority-serving institutions and His18 panic health professions schools in training mi19 nority health professionals and in increasing 

20 their representation at all levels in the Depart21 ment of Health and Human Services. 

22 ‘‘(3) A description of measurable objectives of 

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1 ‘‘(c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The report under sub2 section (a) shall be made available for public review and 

3 comment. 

4 ‘‘SEC. 3302. TECHNICAL CLEARINGHOUSE FOR HEALTH 

5 WORKFORCE DIVERSITY. 

6 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 

7 the Office of Minority Health, and in collaboration with 

8 the Bureau of Health Professions within the Health Re9 sources and Services Administration, shall establish a 

10 technical clearinghouse on health workforce diversity with11 in the Office of Minority Health and coordinate current 

12 and future clearinghouses. 

13 ‘‘(b) INFORMATION AND SERVICES.—The clearing14 house established under subsection (a) shall offer the fol15 lowing information and services: 

16 ‘‘(1) Information on the importance of health 

17 workforce diversity. 

18 ‘‘(2) Statistical information relating to under19 represented minority representation in health and al20 lied health professions and occupations, including 

21 specification to urban and rural areas. 

22 ‘‘(3) Model health workforce diversity practices 

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1 ‘‘(4) Admissions policies that promote health 

2 workforce diversity and are in compliance with Fed3 eral and State laws. 

4 ‘‘(5) Lists of scholarship, loan repayment, and 

5 loan cancellation grants as well as fellowship infor6 mation for underserved populations for health pro7 fessions schools. 

8 ‘‘(6) Foundation and other large organizational 

9 initiatives relating to health workforce diversity. 

10 ‘‘(c) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out this section, 

11 the Secretary shall consult with non-Federal entities, 

12 which shall include minority health professional associa13 tions to help ensure thoroughness and accuracy of infor14 mation. 

15 ‘‘SEC. 3303. EVALUATION OF WORKFORCE DIVERSITY INI16 TIATIVES. 

17 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 

18 the Bureau of Health Professions within the Health Re19 sources and Services Administration, shall award grants 

20 to eligible entities for the conduct of an evaluation of cur21 rent health workforce diversity initiatives funded by the 

22 Department of Health and Human Services. 

23 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant 

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1 ‘‘(1) be a city, county, Indian tribe, State, terri2 tory, community-based nonprofit organization, 

3 health center, university, college, or other entity de4 termined appropriate by the Secretary; 

5 ‘‘(2) with respect to an entity that is not an 

6 academic medical center, university, or private re7 search institution, carry out activities under the 

8 grant in partnership with an academic medical cen9 ter, university, or private research institution; and 

10 ‘‘(3) submit to the Secretary an application at 

11 such time, in such manner, and containing such in12 formation as the Secretary may require. 

13 ‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts awarded under a 

14 grant under subsection (a) shall be used to support the 

15 following evaluation activities: 

16 ‘‘(1) Determinations of measures of health 

17 workforce diversity success, including placement in 

18 urban and rural settings. 

19 ‘‘(2) Assessments of the effects of health work20 force diversity on quality, including— 

21 ‘‘(A) language access; 

22 ‘‘(B) cultural competence; 

23 ‘‘(C) patient satisfaction; 

24 ‘‘(D) timeliness of care; 

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1 ‘‘(F) effectiveness of care; 

2 ‘‘(G) efficiency of care; 

3 ‘‘(H) patient outcomes; 

4 ‘‘(I) community engagement; 

5 ‘‘(J) resource allocation; 

6 ‘‘(K) organizational structure; and 

7 ‘‘(L) other topics determined appropriate 

8 by the Secretary. 

9 ‘‘(3) The short- and long-term tracking of par10 ticipants in health workforce diversity pipeline pro11 grams funded by the Department of Health and 

12 Human Services, including those targeted at urban 

13 and rural areas. 

14 ‘‘(4) Assessments of partnerships formed 

15 through activities to increase health workforce diver16 sity. 

17 ‘‘(5) Assessments of barriers to health work18 force diversity. 

19 ‘‘(6) Assessments of policy changes at the Fed20 eral, State, and local levels. 

21 ‘‘(7) Assessments of coordination within and be22 tween Federal agencies and other institutions. 

23 ‘‘(8) Other activities determined appropriate by 

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1 ‘‘(d) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

2 of enactment of this title, the Bureau of Health Profes3 sions within the Health Resources and Services Adminis4 tration shall prepare and make available for public com5 ment a report that summarizes the findings made by enti6 ties under grants under this section.’’. 

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