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107TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1693

To improve science, mathematics, and technology education in elementary

and secondary schools, advance knowledge on the effective uses of information technologies in education, increase participation in science, mathematics, and engineering careers by groups underrepresented in those

fields, provide for more effective coordination of public and private sector

efforts to improve science, mathematics, and technology education, and

for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MAY 3, 2001

Mr. HALL of Texas (for himself, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Ms.

WOOLSEY, Mr. BARCIA, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Mr.

LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. GORDON, Mr. COSTELLO, Ms. RIVERS, Ms.

JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. BACA, Mr. LAMPSON, Mr. MATHESON, Mr.

HOEFFEL, and Mr. ISRAEL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, and in addition to the Committee

on Education and the Workforce, 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 improve science, mathematics, and technology education

in elementary and secondary schools, advance knowledge

on the effective uses of information technologies in education, increase participation in science, mathematics,

and engineering careers by groups underrepresented in

those fields, provide for more effective coordination of

public and private sector efforts to improve science,
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mathematics, and technology education, and for other

purposes.

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Science Education for

5 the 21st Century Act’’.

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND OBJECTIVES.

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

8 (1) The quality of education in science, mathe9 matics, and engineering is the foundation of the Na10 tion’s future security and prosperity.

11 (2) The achievement of scientific and mathe12 matical literacy by all people in the United States is

13 an essential goal of all efforts to strengthen the Na14 tion’s competitiveness in the global marketplace.

15 (3) Elementary and secondary students in the

16 United States have demonstrated relatively poor per17 formance in science and mathematics in inter18 national comparison studies.

19 (4) Women and minorities, who constitute a

20 growing percentage of the Nation’s workforce, are

21 significantly underrepresented in many fields of

22 science, mathematics, and engineering.

23 (5) The presence of highly qualified teachers in

24 the classroom is a key factor in attaining satisfac-
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1 tory student achievement in science and mathe2 matics, but the National Center for Education Sta3 tistics reports that 34 percent of public school math4 ematics teachers and nearly 40 percent of science

5 teachers lack even an academic minor in their pri6 mary teaching fields.

7 (6) The Department of Education has esti8 mated that more than 240,000 new science and

9 mathematics elementary and secondary school teach10 ers will be needed during the next decade.

11 (7) Improved undergraduate education for new

12 teachers could be achieved through closer collabora13 tion among education faculty and science, mathe14 matics, and engineering faculty of institutions of

15 higher education to design and implement better

16 curricular materials and more effective courses of in17 struction.

18 (8) Rigorous professional development activities

19 for in-service teachers are needed to improve both

20 content knowledge and pedagogical skills for science,

21 mathematics, and technology teachers.

22 (9) Research and large-scale demonstration

23 projects are needed to identify and quantify best

24 practices and the most effective applications of edu25 cational technologies in the classroom.
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1 (10) Greater effort is needed to cultivate the in2 terest of women and minorities in studying science

3 and mathematics and in encouraging and adequately

4 preparing individuals from underrepresented groups

5 to pursue careers in science, mathematics, and engi6 neering.

7 (11) Federal science and mathematics edu8 cation programs should be closely coordinated to

9 have the maximum effectiveness in assisting State

10 and local school systems to improve student per11 formance in science and mathematics.

12 (b) NATIONAL OBJECTIVES.—Congress declares that

13 the following shall be national objectives:

14 (1) To improve the quality of science and math15 ematics education available to all people in the

16 United States.

17 (2) To encourage students in the United States

18 to pursue postsecondary studies in science, mathe19 matics, and engineering.

20 (3) To substantially increase the numbers of

21 women and minorities pursuing careers in mathe22 matics, science, and engineering.

23 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

24 In this Act:
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1 (1) The term ‘‘science teacher’’ means a

2 science, mathematics, or technology teacher at the

3 elementary or secondary school level.

4 (2) The term ‘‘Director’’ means the Director of

5 the National Science Foundation.

6 (3) The term ‘‘institution of higher education’’

7 has the meaning given that term in section 101 of

8 the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.

9 1001).

10 (4) The term ‘‘local educational agency’’ has

11 the meaning given that term in section 14101 of the

12 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965

13 (20 U.S.C. 8801), except that in the case of Hawaii,

14 the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of

15 Puerto Rico, the term ‘‘local educational agency’’

16 shall be deemed to mean the State educational agen17 cy.

18 (5) The term ‘‘State educational agency’’ has

19 the meaning given that term in section 14101 of the

20 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965

21 (20 U.S.C. 8801).
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1 TITLE I—PRESERVICE TRAINING

2 AND PROFESSIONAL DEVEL3 OPMENT FOR SCIENCE

4 TEACHERS

5 SEC. 101. SCIENCE TEACHER SCHOLARSHIPS FOR SCI6 ENTISTS AND ENGINEERS.

7 (a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Director is au8 thorized to make awards to institutions of higher edu9 cation to provide scholarships to assist graduates of bacca10 laureate degree programs in science, mathematics, or engi11 neering, or individuals pursuing degrees in those fields,

12 to fulfill the academic requirements necessary to become

13 certified as science teachers. Such awards shall be made

14 through competitive, merit-based procedures.

15 (b) SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNT AND DURATION.—Each

16 scholarship provided pursuant to subsection (a) shall be

17 in the amount of $7,500 and shall cover a period of 1

18 year.

19 (c) REQUIREMENTS.—

20 (1) ELIGIBILITY.—Institutions of higher edu21 cation offering baccalaureate degrees in science,

22 mathematics, and engineering and coursework to23 ward teacher certification are eligible to apply for

24 awards under the program established by subsection
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1 (a). Such institutions may provide scholarships using

2 such awards to individuals who are—

3 (A) undergraduate students majoring in

4 science, mathematics, or engineering, who are

5 within 1 academic year of completion of degree

6 requirements; or

7 (B) graduates of baccalaureate or ad8 vanced degree programs in science, mathe9 matics, or engineering.

10 (2) GUIDELINES, PROCEDURES, AND CRI11 TERIA.—The Director shall establish and publish ap12 plication and selection guidelines, procedures, and

13 criteria for the program established by subsection

14 (a).

15 (3) REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHOLARSHIP APPLI16 CATIONS.—Each application for a scholarship under

17 this section shall include a plan specifying the course

18 of study that will allow the applicant to fulfill the

19 academic requirements for obtaining a teaching cer20 tificate during the scholarship period.

21 (4) WORK REQUIREMENT.—As a condition of

22 acceptance of a scholarship under this section, a re23 cipient shall agree to work as a science teacher for

24 a minimum of 2 years following certification as such
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1 a teacher or to repay the amount of the scholarship

2 to the National Science Foundation.

3 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There

4 are authorized to be appropriated to the National Science

5 Foundation to carry out this section $20,000,000 for each

6 of fiscal years 2002 through 2004.

7 SEC. 102. COLLABORATIONS FOR IMPROVING SCIENCE

8 TEACHER EDUCATION.

9 (a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Director is au10 thorized to establish a program to improve the under11 graduate education and in-service professional develop12 ment of science teachers. Under the program, competitive

13 awards shall be made on the basis of merit to institutions

14 of higher education that offer baccalaureate degrees in

15 education, science, and mathematics.

16 (b) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—

17 (1) USES OF FUNDS.—Awards made under sub18 section (a) shall be used for developing—

19 (A) courses and curricular materials for—

20 (i) the preparation of undergraduate

21 students pursuing education degrees who

22 intend to serve as science teachers; or

23 (ii) the in-service professional develop24 ment of science teachers; and
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1 (B) educational materials and instructional

2 techniques incorporating innovative uses of in3 formation technology.

4 (2) GUIDELINES, PROCEDURES, AND CRI5 TERIA.—The Director shall establish and publish ap6 plication and selection guidelines, procedures, and

7 criteria for the program established by subsection

8 (a).

9 (3) PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS.—Each proposal

10 for an award under the program shall—

11 (A) involve a collaboration among edu12 cation, mathematics, and science faculty and

13 shall include a plan for maintaining the collabo14 ration beyond the period of the award; and

15 (B) include a description of the in-service

16 professional development activities for science

17 teachers that will be offered by the awardee.

18 (4) SPECIAL PROPOSAL EVALUATION CRI19 TERIA.—In making awards under this section, the

20 Director shall consider—

21 (A) the degree to which courses and mate22 rials proposed to be developed in accordance

23 with paragraph (1) combine content knowledge

24 and pedagogical techniques that are consistent

25 with hands-on, inquiry-based teaching, are
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1 aligned with established national science or

2 mathematics standards, and are based on vali3 dated education research findings; and

4 (B) evidence of a strong commitment by

5 the administrative heads of the schools and de6 partments of the institutions of higher edu7 cation whose faculty are involved in preparing a

8 proposal to the program to provide appropriate

9 rewards and incentives to encourage continued

10 faculty participation in the collaborative activ11 ity.

12 (c) INTERNET-BASED TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DE13 VELOPMENT.—Awards made under subsection (a) may in14 clude support for the development of courses, curricular

15 materials, and other resources for in-service professional

16 development of science teachers that are—

17 (1) made available to science teachers through

18 the Internet; and

19 (2) developed in collaboration with schools or

20 school systems with demonstrated experience in com21 puter-based and networked teacher professional de22 velopment activities.

23 (d) COORDINATION.—The Director shall ensure that

24 coordination and exchange of information occur on a con25 tinuing basis between awardees under this section and the
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1 National Science Foundation’s Centers for Learning and

2 Teaching.

3 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There

4 are authorized to be appropriated to the National Science

5 Foundation to carry out this section $25,000,000 for each

6 of fiscal years 2002 through 2004.

7 SEC. 103. MASTER SCIENCE TEACHERS.

8 (a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Director is au9 thorized to make competitive, merit-based awards to State

10 or local educational agencies for the purposes of imple11 menting a plan for the development and use of master

12 science teachers for kindergarten through grade 8, as de13 scribed in subsection (b).

14 (b) PLAN.—In order to be eligible to receive a grant

15 under this section, a State or local educational agency

16 shall submit to the Director a plan providing for the devel17 opment and use of such master teachers. The plan shall

18 include—

19 (1) a description of the relationship master

20 teachers will have to other administrative and mana21 gerial staff and the State and local educational

22 agency, the ratio of master teachers to other teach23 ers, and the requirements for a master teacher of

24 the State or local educational agency, including a de25 scription of certification requirements;
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1 (2) a plan for ongoing professional develop2 ment; and

3 (3) a description of job responsibilities of the

4 master teachers, including a discussion of the re5 sponsibilities master teachers will have for—

6 (A) development or implementation of

7 science, mathematics, engineering, or tech8 nology curriculums;

9 (B) in-classroom assistance;

10 (C) authority over hands-on inquiry mate11 rials, equipment, and supplies;

12 (D) mentoring other teachers or fulfilling

13 any leadership role; and

14 (E) professional development, including

15 training of other master teachers or other

16 teachers, or developing or implementing profes17 sional development programs.

18 (c) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds provided by the program

19 established under subsection (a) shall be available—

20 (1) to support professional development activi21 ties for master teachers, including reimbursement

22 for travel and expenses and stipends for summer

23 programs;

24 (2) to support participation of master teachers

25 during the summer in research programs conducted
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1 at private entities or government facilities, including

2 salaries for the period of participation in the re3 search and reimbursement of expenses;

4 (3) to provide educational materials and equip5 ment; and

6 (4) to provide computer equipment and network

7 connectivity necessary to enable master teachers to

8 collaborate with other master teachers, to access

9 educational materials available online and to commu10 nicate with scientists or other mentors at remote lo11 cations.

12 (d) PRIORITY.—The Director shall give special pri13 ority in making awards under this section to eligible enti14 ties having a low proportion of certified science teachers

15 among teachers assigned to science, mathematics, or tech16 nology classroom instruction.

17 (e) ASSESSMENT OF EFFECTIVENESS.—The Director

18 shall put in place mechanisms to assess the effectiveness

19 of activities carried out under this section, including the

20 means to obtain quantitative evidence of trends in student

21 performance in mathematics and science at the schools

22 having master teachers.

23 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There

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

2 of fiscal years 2002 through 2004.

3 SEC. 104. ASSESSMENT OF IN-SERVICE TEACHER PROFES4 SIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.

5 (a) ASSESSMENT.—The Director shall review all pro6 grams sponsored by the National Science Foundation that

7 support in-service teacher professional development for

8 science teachers to determine—

9 (1) the level of resources and degree of empha10 sis placed on training teachers in the effective use of

11 information technology in the classroom; and

12 (2) the allocation of resources between summer

13 activities and follow-on reinforcement training and

14 support to participating teachers during the school

15 year.

16 (b) SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS.—On the basis of the

17 assessment under subsection (a), the Director shall take

18 such action as necessary to—

19 (1) ensure that the type of activities described

20 under subsection (a)(1) constitute a major compo21 nent of the future in-service teacher professional de22 velopment efforts of the National Science Founda23 tion; and

24 (2) provide adequate resources for school- and

25 district-level professional development activities that
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1 will provide continuing opportunities during the

2 school year for science teachers to improve their sub3 ject knowledge and pedagogical skills.

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

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

6 this Act, a report that—

7 (1) describes the results of the review and as8 sessment conducted under subsection (a);

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

12 levels for such activities; and

13 (3) describes any proposed changes, including

14 new funding allocations, to strengthen the in-service

15 teacher professional development programs of the

16 National Science Foundation and to address the re17 quirements of subsection (b).

18 TITLE II—EDUCATIONAL

19 TECHNOLOGY

20 SEC. 201. RESEARCH ON EFFECTIVE EDUCATIONAL TECH21 NOLOGIES.

22 (a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director and the Sec24 retary of Education are authorized to establish a re25 search program to determine the most effective edu-
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1 cational uses of information technologies in elemen2 tary and secondary school classrooms. The program

3 shall be carried out through competitive, merit-based

4 awards to consortia of institutions of higher edu5 cation and elementary and secondary schools or

6 school systems.

7 (2) GUIDELINES, PROCEDURES, AND CRI8 TERIA.—The Director and the Secretary shall estab9 lish and publish application and selection guidelines,

10 procedures, and criteria for the program established

11 by paragraph (1).

12 (b) IDENTIFICATION OF TECHNOLOGY-BASED AP13 PROACHES.—The program established under subsection

14 (a) shall identify educational approaches and techniques

15 that are based on the use of information technology and

16 that have the potential for being effective in classroom in17 struction in elementary or secondary schools. Criteria for

18 determining the potential educational effectiveness of the

19 approaches and techniques identified shall include—

20 (1) the consistency of the approaches and tech21 niques with the current state of knowledge on

22 human cognition and learning;

23 (2) evidence of the approaches and techniques

24 having been developed through collaborations involv-
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1 ing content specialists, experts in information tech2 nology, and educational practitioners; and

3 (3) evidence of the capability of the approaches

4 and techniques to be adapted to different edu5 cational settings.

6 (c) EXPERIMENTS.—

7 (1) EXPERIMENTS REQUIRED.—The program

8 established under subsection (a) shall include the de9 sign and conduct of experiments in elementary and

10 secondary school classrooms to evaluate the effec11 tiveness of the approaches and techniques identified

12 under subsection (b). The experiments shall be de13 signed to determine—

14 (A) the educational effectiveness of the ap15 proaches and techniques studied in terms of

16 student performance as described under sub17 section (d);

18 (B) the key variables that influence edu19 cational effectiveness; and

20 (C) the conditions necessary to implement

21 successfully an approach or technique deter22 mined to be educationally effective for a par23 ticular educational setting.

24 (2) REQUIREMENTS FOR EXPERIMENTS.—The

25 experiments under paragraph (1) shall involve a sub-
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1 stantial number of students and be conducted in a

2 wide range of educational settings to ensure vari3 ation in—

4 (A) grade level;

5 (B) geographic location of the participating

6 schools;

7 (C) socioeconomic characteristics of the

8 communities in which participating schools are

9 located;

10 (D) level of student ability; and

11 (E) qualifications and experience of par12 ticipating teachers.

13 (3) MOST EFFECTIVE APPROACHES AND TECH14 NIQUES.—Educational approaches and techniques

15 found to be most effective and to have the most

16 promise for being replicated successfully shall be

17 highlighted in the documentation required in accord18 ance with subsection (e).

19 (d) EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENTS.—The program es20 tablished under subsection (a) shall include development

21 of metrics and assessment procedures, including proce22 dures based on the application of information technology,

23 for determining the academic performance of students in24 volved in the experiments under subsection (c). The as25 sessment procedures shall be incorporated in the design
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1 of the experiments and shall be used to determine student

2 performance over a multiyear period.

3 (e) DOCUMENTATION AND DISSEMINATION OF RE4 SULTS.—

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—The results of the experi6 ments conducted in accordance with subsection (c)

7 shall be documented and widely disseminated, in8 cluding through publication in peer-reviewed schol9 arly journals.

10 (2) WORKSHOPS, CONFERENCES, AND WEB

11 SITES.—The Director and the Secretary are author12 ized to sponsor and support workshops, conferences,

13 and dedicated web sites to disseminate information

14 about the program established under subsection (a)

15 and about results obtained by the program.

16 (3) DEPOSIT IN LIBRARY.—Information about

17 effective approaches and techniques, including infor18 mation and materials necessary for their implemen19 tation, as determined by the experiments under sub20 section (c), shall be deposited in the National

21 Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology

22 Education Digital Library.

23 (f) SPECIAL CONSIDERATION REQUIRED FOR CER24 TAIN PROPOSALS.—In making awards under the program

25 established by subsection (a), the Director and the Sec-
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1 retary shall give special consideration to proposals that are

2 judged to be likely to attract and adequately support grad3 uate students to pursue research on the use of information

4 technology in education and research at the intersection

5 of educational practice and basic research on human cog6 nition and learning.

7 (g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There

8 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section

9 $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, $75,000,000 for fiscal

10 year 2003, and $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.

11 SEC. 202. EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY UTILIZATION EX12 TENSION ASSISTANCE.

13 (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to im14 prove the utilization of educational technologies in elemen15 tary and secondary education by creating an educational

16 technology extension service based at intermediate school

17 districts, regional education service agencies, or under18 graduate institutions of higher education.

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

20 (1) Extension services such as the Manufac21 turing Extension Partnership and the Agricultural

22 Extension Service have proven to be effective public23 private partnerships to integrate new technologies

24 and to improve utilization of existing technologies by
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1 small to medium sized manufacturers and the

2 United States agricultural community.

3 (2) Undergraduate institutions of higher edu4 cation working with nonprofit organizations and

5 State and Federal agencies can tailor educational

6 technology extension programs to meet specific local

7 and regional requirements.

8 (3) Undergraduate institutions of higher edu9 cation, often with the assistance of the National

10 Science Foundation, have during the past 20 years

11 been integrating educational technologies into their

12 curriculums, and as such can draw upon their own

13 experiences to advise elementary and secondary

14 school educators on ways to integrate a variety of

15 educational technologies into the educational proc16 ess.

17 (4) Many elementary and secondary school sys18 tems, particularly in rural and traditionally under19 served areas, lack general information on the most

20 effective methods to integrate their existing tech21 nology infrastructure, as well as new educational

22 technology, into the educational process and cur23 riculum.

24 (5) Most Federal and State educational tech25 nology programs have focused on acquiring edu-
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1 cational technologies with less emphasis on the utili2 zation of those technologies in the classroom and the

3 training and infrastructural requirements needed to

4 efficiently support those types of technologies. As a

5 result, in many instances, the full potential of edu6 cational technology has not been realized.

7 (6) Our global economy is increasingly reliant

8 on a workforce not only comfortable with technology,

9 but also able to integrate rapid technological

10 changes into the production process. As such, in

11 order to remain competitive in a global economy, it

12 is imperative that we maintain a work-ready labor

13 force.

14 (7) According to ‘‘Teacher Quality: A Report on

15 the Preparation and Qualifications of Public School

16 Teachers’’, prepared by the Department of Edu17 cation, only 1 in 5 teachers felt well prepared to

18 work in a modern classroom.

19 (8) The most common form of professional de20 velopment for teachers continues to be workshops

21 that typically last no more than 1 day and have little

22 relevance to teachers’ work in the classroom.

23 (9) A 1998 national survey completed by the

24 Department of Education found that only 19 per25 cent of teachers had been formally mentored by an-
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1 other teacher, and that 70 percent of these teachers

2 felt that this collaboration was very helpful to their

3 teaching.

4 (c) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—

5 (1) GENERAL AUTHORITY—The Director, in co6 operation with the Secretary of Education and the

7 Director of the National Institute of Standards and

8 Technology, is authorized to provide assistance for

9 the creation and support of regional centers for the

10 utilization of educational technologies (hereinafter in

11 this section referred to as ‘‘ETU Centers’’).

12 (2) FUNCTIONS OF CENTERS—

13 (A) ESTABLISHMENT.—ETU Centers may

14 be established at any intermediate school dis15 trict, regional education service agency, institu16 tion of higher education, or consortium of such

17 entities, but such Centers may include the par18 ticipation of nonprofit entities.

19 (B) OBJECTIVES OF CENTERS.—The objec20 tive of ETU Centers is to enhance the utiliza21 tion of educational technologies in elementary

22 and secondary education through—

23 (i) advising elementary and secondary

24 school administrators, school boards, and

25 teachers on the adoption and utilization of
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1 new educational technologies and the util2 ity of local schools’ existing educational

3 technology assets and infrastructure;

4 (ii) participation of individuals from

5 the private sector, universities, State and

6 local governments, and other Federal agen7 cies;

8 (iii) active dissemination of technical

9 and management information about the

10 use of educational technologies; and

11 (iv) utilization, if appropriate, of the

12 expertise and capabilities that exist in Fed13 eral laboratories and Federal agencies.

14 (C) ACTIVITIES OF CENTERS.—The activi15 ties of ETU Centers shall include the following:

16 (i) The active transfer and dissemina17 tion of research findings and ETU Center

18 expertise to local school authorities, includ19 ing school administrators, school boards,

20 and teachers.

21 (ii) The training of teachers in the in22 tegration of local schools’ existing edu23 cational technology infrastructure into

24 their instructional design.
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1 (iii) The training and advising of

2 teachers, administrators, and school board

3 members in the acquisition, utilization, and

4 support of educational technologies.

5 (iv) Support services to teachers, ad6 ministrators, and school board members as

7 agreed upon by ETU Center representa8 tives and local school authorities.

9 (v) The advising of teachers, adminis10 trators, and school board members on cur11 rent skill set standards employed by pri12 vate industry.

13 (3) PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION.—

14 (A) PROPOSED RULES.—The Director,

15 after consultation with the Secretary of Edu16 cation and the Director of the National Insti17 tute of Standards and Technology, shall publish

18 in the Federal Register, not later than 90 days

19 after the date of the enactment of this Act, pro20 posed rules for the program for establishing

21 ETU Centers, including—

22 (i) a description of the program;

23 (ii) the procedures to be followed by

24 applicants;
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1 (iii) the criteria for determining quali2 fied applicants; and

3 (iv) the criteria, including those listed

4 in this section, for choosing recipients of fi5 nancial assistance under this section from

6 among qualified applicants.

7 (B) FINAL RULES.—The Director shall

8 publish final rules for the program under this

9 section after the expiration of a 30-day com10 ment period on such proposed rules.

11 (4) ELIGIBILITY AND SELECTION.—

12 (A) APPLICATIONS REQUIRED.—Any inter13 mediate school district, regional education serv14 ice agency, undergraduate institution of higher

15 education, or consortium of any of those enti16 ties may submit an application for financial

17 support under this section in accordance with

18 the procedures established under this section.

19 In order to receive assistance under this sec20 tion, an applicant shall provide adequate assur21 ances that the applicant will contribute 50 per22 cent or more of the proposed ETU Center’s

23 capital and annual operating and maintenance

24 costs.
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1 (B) SELECTION.—The Director, in con2 junction with the Secretary of Education and

3 the Director of the National Institute of Stand4 ards and Technology, shall subject each applica5 tion to competitive, merit-based review. In mak6 ing a decision whether to approve such applica7 tion and provide financial support under this

8 section, the Director of the National Science

9 Foundation shall consider, at a minimum—

10 (i) the merits of the application, par11 ticularly those portions of the application

12 regarding the adaptation of training and

13 educational technologies to the needs of

14 particular regions;

15 (ii) the quality of service to be pro16 vided;

17 (iii) the geographical diversity and ex18 tent of service area, with particular empha19 sis on rural and traditionally under20 developed areas; and

21 (iv) the percentage of funding and

22 amount of in-kind commitment from other

23 sources.

24 (C) EVALUATION.—Each ETU Center that

25 receives financial assistance under this section
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1 shall be evaluated during its third year of oper2 ation by an evaluation panel appointed by the

3 Director. Each evaluation panel shall measure

4 the involved ETU Center’s performance against

5 the objectives specified in this section. Funding

6 for an ETU Center shall not be renewed unless

7 the evaluation is positive.

8 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There

9 are authorized to be appropriated to the National Science

10 Foundation to carry out this section $7,000,000 for fiscal

11 year 2002, $8,500,000 for fiscal year 2003, and

12 $9,500,000 for fiscal year 2004.

13 SEC. 203. NATIONAL SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS, ENGINEER14 ING, AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION DIGITAL

15 LIBRARY.

16 In addition to any amounts otherwise authorized,

17 there are authorized to be appropriated to the National

18 Science Foundation for the National Science, Mathe19 matics, Engineering, and Technology Education Digital

20 Library $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, $15,000,000 for

21 fiscal year 2003, and $17,500,00 for fiscal year 2004.

22 Such additional amounts shall be used primarily for activi23 ties focused on development of precollege education collec24 tions and support services for science teachers and school

25 administrators, and uses of the amounts may include—
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1 (1) production of educational materials de2 signed to take maximum advantage of the Library’s

3 architecture and services;

4 (2) evaluation of materials to determine wheth5 er such materials are aligned with established na6 tionally recognized science and mathematics stand7 ards for knowledge of students at different grade

8 levels; and

9 (3) assistance to schools or school systems in

10 the selection of curricular materials.

11 SEC. 204. STUDY OF BROADBAND NETWORK ACCESS FOR

12 SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES.

13 (a) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Director shall con14 duct a study of the issues described in subsection (c), and

15 not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of

16 this Act, transmit to Congress a report including rec17 ommendations to address those issues. Such report shall

18 be updated annually for 6 additional years.

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

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

21 Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Insti22 tute of Standards and Technology, and such other Federal

23 agencies and educational entities as the Director considers

24 appropriate.

25 (c) ISSUES.—The reports shall—
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1 (1) identify the current status of high-speed,

2 large bandwidth capacity access to all public elemen3 tary and secondary schools and libraries in the

4 United States;

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

6 large bandwidth capacity access to the Internet to

7 such schools and libraries can be effectively utilized

8 within each school and library;

9 (3) consider the effect that specific or regional

10 circumstances may have on the ability of such insti11 tutions to acquire high-speed, large bandwidth ca12 pacity access to achieve universal connectivity as an

13 effective tool in the education process; and

14 (4) include options and recommendations for

15 the various entities responsible for elementary and

16 secondary education to address the challenges and

17 issues identified in the reports.

18 SEC. 205. BROADBAND DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.

19 (a) PROJECTS AUTHORIZED.—As part of the Next

20 Generation Internet activities authorized under section

21 103(a)(3) of the High-Performance Computing Act of

22 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5513(a)(3)), the agencies participating

23 in the Next Generation Internet program are authorized

24 to provide such broadband Internet connections to schools

25 as necessary to conduct demonstration projects to deter-
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1 mine the uses and effectiveness of broadband connections

2 in science, mathematics, and technology education in ele3 mentary and secondary schools. The projects shall be car4 ried out in coordination with the experiments authorized

5 under section 201.

6 (b) ASSESSMENTS.—The agencies sponsoring

7 projects under subsection (a) shall identify metrics to as8 sess the educational effectiveness of the projects, put in

9 place procedures to make such an assessment for each

10 project supported, and document and disseminate the

11 findings of the assessments. Descriptions of the projects

12 and the findings of the assessments of projects shall be

13 included in the reports required under section 204(a).

14 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There

15 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section

16 $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2004.

17 TITLE III—INCREASING PARTICI18 PATION BY UNDERREP19 RESENTED GROUPS IN

20 SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

21 SEC. 301. MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE PROFICIENCY

22 PARTNERSHIPS.

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

24 (1) Proficiency in mathematics, science, and in25 formation technology is necessary to prepare all stu-
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1 dents in the United States for participation in the

2 21st Century and to guarantee that the United

3 States economy remains vibrant and competitive.

4 (2) In order to achieve such results, it is impor5 tant that the Federal Government shows interest in

6 economically disadvantaged students who have not

7 been provided with opportunities that will improve

8 their knowledge of mathematics, science, and tech9 nology.

10 (3) Many economically disadvantaged students

11 in urban and rural America share a common need

12 to receive a quality education, but often the schools

13 of such students lack the needed resources to lift

14 those students into the information age.

15 (4) The schools and businesses serving urban

16 and rural communities are strategically positioned to

17 form a unique partnership with students that will in18 crease their mathematics, science, and technology

19 proficiency and encourage and support their under20 graduate study in those fields for the benefit of the

21 Nation.

22 (b) AUTHORITY.—

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—

24 (A) GRANT PROGRAM.—The Director shall

25 establish a demonstration project under which
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1 the Director awards grants in accordance with

2 this section to eligible local educational agen3 cies.

4 (B) USES OF FUNDS.—A local educational

5 agency that receives a grant under this section

6 may use such grant funds to develop a program

7 that builds or expands mathematics, science,

8 and information technology curricula, to pur9 chase equipment necessary to establish such

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

12 (2) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—A program de13 scribed in paragraph (1) shall—

14 (A) provide teacher professional develop15 ment specifically in information technology,

16 mathematics, and science; and

17 (B) provide students with a rich standards18 based course of study in mathematics, science,

19 and information technology.

20 (c) ELIGIBLE LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.—

21 For purposes of this section, a local educational agency

22 is eligible to receive a grant under this section if the

23 agency—

24 (1) provides assurances that it has executed

25 conditional agreements with representatives of the
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1 private sector to provide services and funds de2 scribed in subsection (d); and

3 (2) agrees to enter into an agreement with the

4 Director to comply with the requirements of this sec5 tion.

6 (d) PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION.—The condi7 tional agreements referred to in subsection (c)(1) shall de8 scribe participation by the private sector, including—

9 (1) the donation of computer hardware, soft10 ware, and other technology tools;

11 (2) the establishment of internship and men12 toring opportunities for students who participate in

13 the mathematics, science, and information tech14 nology program; and

15 (3) the donation of higher education scholarship

16 funds for eligible students to continue their study of

17 mathematics, science, and information technology.

18 (e) APPLICATION.—

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—To apply for a grant under

20 this section, each eligible local educational agency

21 shall submit an application to the Director in ac22 cordance with guidelines established by the Director

23 pursuant to paragraph (2).

24 (2) GUIDELINES.—
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1 (A) REQUIREMENTS.—The guidelines re2 ferred to in paragraph (1) shall require, at a

3 minimum, that the application include—

4 (i) a description of proposed activities

5 consistent with the uses of funds and pro6 gram requirements under paragraphs

7 (1)(B) and (2) of subsection (b);

8 (ii) a description of the higher edu9 cation scholarship program, including cri10 teria for selection, duration of scholarship,

11 number of scholarships to be awarded each

12 year, and funding levels for scholarships;

13 and

14 (iii) evidence of private sector partici15 pation and financial support to establish

16 an internship, mentoring, and scholarship

17 program.

18 (B) GUIDELINE PUBLICATION.—The Di19 rector shall issue and publish such guidelines

20 not later than 6 months after the date of the

21 enactment of this Act.

22 (3) SELECTION.—The Director shall select a

23 local educational agency to receive an award under

24 this section on the basis of merit to be determined

25 after conducting a comprehensive review.
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1 (f) PRIORITY.—The Director shall give special pri2 ority in awarding grants under this section to eligible local

3 educational agencies that—

4 (1) demonstrate the greatest ability to obtain

5 commitments from representatives of the private sec6 tor to provide services and funds described under

7 subsection (d); and

8 (2) demonstrate the greatest economic need.

9 (g) ASSESSMENT.—The Director shall assess the ef10 fectiveness of activities carried out under this section.

11 (h) STUDY AND REPORT.—The Director—

12 (1) shall initiate an evaluative study of the ef13 fectiveness of the activities carried out under this

14 section in improving student performance in mathe15 matics, science, and information technology at the

16 precollege level and in stimulating student interest

17 in pursuing undergraduate studies in those fields;

18 and

19 (2) shall report the findings of the study to

20 Congress not later than 4 years after the award of

21 the first scholarship.

22 Such report shall include the number of students grad23 uating from an institution of higher education with a

24 major in mathematics, science, or information technology
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1 and the number of students who find employment in such

2 fields.

3 (i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:

4 (1) The term ‘‘conditional agreement’’ means

5 an arrangement between representatives of the pri6 vate sector and local educational agencies to provide

7 certain services and funds, such as, but not limited

8 to, the donation of computer hardware and software,

9 the establishment of internship and mentoring op10 portunities for students who participate in mathe11 matics, science, and information technology pro12 grams, and the donation of scholarship funds for use

13 at institutions of higher education by eligible stu14 dents who have participated in the mathematics,

15 science, and information technology programs.

16 (2) The term ‘‘eligible student’’ means a stu17 dent enrolled in the 12th grade who—

18 (A) has participated in a mathematics,

19 science, and an information technology program

20 established pursuant to this section;

21 (B) has demonstrated a commitment to

22 pursue a career in information technology,

23 mathematics, science, or engineering; and

24 (C) has attained high academic standing

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

2 beginning of the 10th grade through the time

3 of application for a scholarship.

4 (j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There

5 are authorized to be appropriated to the National Science

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

7 of fiscal years 2002 through 2004.

8 (k) MAXIMUM GRANT AWARD.—An award made to

9 an eligible local educational agency under this section may

10 not exceed $300,000.

11 SEC. 302. GO GIRL GRANTS.

12 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the

13 ‘‘Getting Our Girls Ready for the 21st Century Act (Go

14 Girl Act)’’.

15 (b) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following:

16 (1) Women have historically been underrep17 resented in science, mathematics, engineering, and

18 technology occupations.

19 (2) Female students take fewer high-level math20 ematics and science courses in high school than male

21 students.

22 (3) Female students take far fewer advanced

23 computer classes and tend to take only the basic

24 data entry and word processing classes compared to

25 courses that male students take.
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1 (4) Female students earn fewer bachelors, mas2 ters, and doctoral degrees in science, mathematics,

3 engineering, and technology than male students.

4 (5) Early career exploration is key to choosing

5 a career.

6 (6) Teachers’ attitudes, methods of teaching,

7 and classroom atmosphere affect females’ interest in

8 nontraditional fields.

9 (7) Stereotypes about appropriate careers for

10 females, a lack of female role models, and a lack of

11 basic career information significantly deter girls’ in12 terest in science, mathematics, engineering, and

13 technology careers.

14 (8) Females consistently rate themselves signifi15 cantly lower than males in computer ability.

16 (9) Limited access is a hurdle faced by females

17 seeking jobs in science, mathematics, engineering,

18 and technology.

19 (10) Common recruitment and hiring practices

20 make extensive use of traditional networks that

21 often overlook females.

22 (c) PROGRAM AUTHORITY.—

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director is authorized

24 to provide grants to and enter into contracts or co25 operative agreements with local educational agencies
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1 and institutions of higher education to encourage the

2 ongoing interest of girls in science, mathematics, en3 gineering, and technology and to prepare girls to

4 pursue undergraduate and graduate degrees and ca5 reers in science, mathematics, engineering, or tech6 nology.

7 (2) APPLICATION.—

8 (A) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive

9 a grant under this section, a local educational

10 agency or institution of higher education shall

11 submit an application to the Director at such

12 time, in such form, and containing such infor13 mation as the Director may reasonably require.

14 (B) CONTENTS.—The application referred

15 to in subparagraph (A) shall contain, at a min16 imum, the following:

17 (i) A specific program description, in18 cluding the content of the program and the

19 research and models used to design the

20 program.

21 (ii) A description of how an eligible

22 entity will provide for collaboration be23 tween elementary and secondary school

24 programs to fulfill goals of the grant pro25 gram.
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1 (iii) An explanation regarding the re2 cruitment and selection of participants.

3 (iv) A description of the instructional

4 and motivational activities planned to be

5 used.

6 (v) An evaluation plan.

7 (d) USES OF FUNDS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

8 PROGRAM.—Under grants awarded pursuant to sub9 section (c), funds may be used for the following:

10 (1) Encouraging girls in grades 4 through 8 to

11 enjoy and pursue studies in science, mathematics,

12 engineering, and technology.

13 (2) Acquainting such girls with careers in

14 science, mathematics, engineering, and technology.

15 (3) Educating the parents of such girls about

16 the difficulties faced by girls to maintain an interest

17 and desire to achieve in science, mathematics, engi18 neering, and technology, and enlisting the help of

19 the parents in overcoming these difficulties.

20 (4) Tutoring of such girls in reading, science,

21 mathematics, engineering, and technology.

22 (5) Mentoring relationships for such girls, both

23 in person and through the Internet.
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1 (6) Paying the costs for such girls of attending

2 events and academic programs in science, mathe3 matics, engineering, and technology.

4 (7) After-school activities designed to encourage

5 the interest of such girls in science, mathematics,

6 engineering, and technology.

7 (8) Summer programs for such girls designed

8 to encourage interest in, and develop skills in,

9 science, mathematics, engineering, and technology.

10 (9) Purchasing software designed for such girls,

11 or designed to encourage such girls’ interest in

12 science, mathematics, engineering, and technology.

13 (10) Field trips for such girls to locations that

14 educate and encourage such girls’ interest in science,

15 mathematics, engineering, and technology.

16 (11) Field trips to locations that acquaint such

17 girls with careers in science, mathematics, engineer18 ing and technology.

19 (12) Purchasing and disseminating information

20 to parents of such girls that will help parents to en21 courage their daughters’ interest in science, mathe22 matics, engineering, and technology.

23 (e) USES OF FUNDS FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL PRO24 GRAM.—Under grants awarded pursuant to subsection (c),

25 funds may be used for the following:
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1 (1) Encouraging girls in grades 9 and higher to

2 major in science, mathematics, engineering, and

3 technology in a postsecondary institution.

4 (2) Providing academic advice and assistance in

5 high school course selection for such girls.

6 (3) Encouraging such girls to plan for careers

7 in science, mathematics, engineering, and tech8 nology.

9 (4) Educating the parents of such girls about

10 the difficulties faced by girls to maintain an interest

11 and desire to achieve in science, mathematics, engi12 neering, and technology, and enlisting the help of

13 the parents in overcoming these difficulties.

14 (5) Tutoring for such girls in science, mathe15 matics, engineering, and technology.

16 (6) Mentoring relationships for such girls, both

17 in person and through the Internet.

18 (7) Paying the costs for such girls of attending

19 events and academic programs in science, mathe20 matics, engineering, and technology.

21 (8) Paying 50 percent of the cost of internships

22 for such girls in science, mathematics, engineering,

23 or technology.

24 (9) After-school activities designed to encourage

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1 engineering, and technology, including the cost of

2 that portion of a staff salary to supervise these ac3 tivities.

4 (10) Summer programs for such girls designed

5 to encourage interest in and develop skills in science,

6 mathematics, engineering, and technology.

7 (11) Purchasing software designed for such

8 girls, or designed to encourage such girls’ interest in

9 science, mathematics, engineering, and technology.

10 (12) Field trips for such girls to locations that

11 educate and encourage such girls’ interest in science,

12 mathematics, engineering, and technology.

13 (13) Field trips to locations that acquaint such

14 girls with careers in science, mathematics, engineer15 ing, and technology.

16 (14) Visits to institutions of higher education to

17 acquaint such girls with college-level programs in

18 science, mathematics, engineering, or technology,

19 and to meet with educators and female college stu20 dents who will encourage them to pursue degrees in

21 science, mathematics, engineering, and technology.

22 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There

23 are authorized to be appropriated to the National Science

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

25 of fiscal years 2002 through 2004.
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1 SEC. 303. ARTICULATION PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN COM2 MUNITY COLLEGES AND SECONDARY

3 SCHOOLS.

4 (a) OUTREACH GRANTS.—In making awards for out5 reach grants authorized under section 3(c)(2) of the Sci6 entific and Advanced-Technology Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C.

7 1862i(c)(2)), the Director shall give priority to proposals

8 that involve secondary schools with a majority of students

9 from groups that are underrepresented in the science,

10 mathematics and engineering workforce. Awards in such

11 cases shall not be subject to the requirement under section

12 3(f)(3) of such Act for a matching contribution.

13 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There

14 are authorized to be appropriated to the National Science

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

16 of fiscal years 2002 through 2004.

17 TITLE IV—COORDINATION OF

18 SCIENCE EDUCATION PRO19 GRAMS

20 SEC. 401. INTERAGENCY COORDINATION COMMITTEE.

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

22 Science and Technology Policy shall establish an inter23 agency committee to coordinate Federal programs in sup24 port of science and mathematics education at the elemen25 tary and secondary level.
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1 (b) MEMBERSHIP.—The membership of the com2 mittee shall consist of the heads, or designees, of the Na3 tional Science Foundation, the Department of Energy, the

4 National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the De5 partment of Education, and other Federal agencies that

6 have programs directed toward support of elementary and

7 secondary science and mathematics education.

8 (c) FUNCTIONS.—The committee shall—

9 (1) prepare a catalog of Federal research, de10 velopment, demonstration, and other programs de11 signed to improve elementary and secondary science

12 or mathematics education, including for each pro13 gram a summary of goals and the kinds of activities

14 supported, a summary of accomplishments (includ15 ing evidence of effectiveness in improving student

16 learning), the funding level, and, for grant pro17 grams, the eligibility requirements and the selection

18 process for awards;

19 (2) review the programs identified under para20 graph (1) in order to—

21 (A) determine the relative funding levels

22 for—

23 (i) teacher professional development;

24 (ii) curricular materials;
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1 (iii) improved classroom teaching

2 practices;

3 (iv) applications of computers and re4 lated information technologies; and

5 (v) other major categories of activi6 ties;

7 (B) assess whether the balance among

8 funding of activities as determined under sub9 paragraph (A) is appropriate and whether un10 necessary duplication or overlap among pro11 grams exists;

12 (C) assess the degree to which the pro13 grams assist the efforts of State and local

14 school systems to implement standards-based

15 reform of science and mathematics education,

16 and group the programs in categories of high,

17 moderate, and low relevance for assisting stand18 ards-based reform;

19 (D) for grant programs, identify ways to

20 simplify application procedures and require21 ments and to achieve greater conformity among

22 the procedures and requirements of the applica23 ble agencies; and

24 (E) evaluate the adequacy of the assess25 ment procedures used by the agencies to deter-
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1 mine whether the goals and objectives of pro2 grams are being achieved, and identify the best

3 practices identified from the evaluation for as4 sessment of program effectiveness; and

5 (3) monitor the implementation of the plan de6 veloped under section 403 and provide to the Direc7 tor of the Office of Science and Technology Policy

8 its findings and recommendations for modifications

9 to that plan.

10 SEC. 402. EXTERNAL REVIEW.

11 The Director shall enter into an agreement with the

12 National Research Council to conduct an independent re13 view of programs as described in section 401(c)(2) and

14 to develop findings and recommendations. The findings

15 and recommendations from the National Research Council

16 review of programs shall be reported to the Director of

17 the Office of Science and Technology Policy and to Con18 gress.

19 SEC. 403. EDUCATION PLAN.

20 (a) PLAN CONTENTS.—On the basis of the findings

21 of the review carried out in accordance with section

22 401(c)(2) and taking into consideration the findings and

23 recommendations of the National Research Council in ac24 cordance with section 402, the Director of the Office of

25 Science and Technology Policy shall prepare a plan for
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1 Federal elementary and secondary science and mathe2 matics education programs which shall include—

3 (1) a strategy to increase the effectiveness of

4 Federal programs to assist the efforts of State and

5 local school systems to implement standards-based

6 reform of elementary and secondary science and

7 mathematics education;

8 (2) a coordinated approach for identifying best

9 practices for the use of computers and related infor10 mation technologies in classroom instruction;

11 (3) the recommended balance for Federal re12 source allocation among the major types of activities

13 supported, including projected funding allocations

14 for each major activity broken out by department

15 and agency;

16 (4) identification of effective Federal programs

17 that have made measurable contributions to achiev18 ing standards-based science and mathematics edu19 cation reform;

20 (5) recommendations to departments and agen21 cies for actions needed to increase uniformity across

22 the Federal Government for application procedures

23 and requirements for grant awards for support of el24 ementary and secondary science and mathematics

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1 (6) dissemination procedures for replicating re2 sults from effective programs, particularly best prac3 tices for classroom instruction.

4 (b) CONSULTATION.—The Director shall consult with

5 academic, State, industry, and other appropriate entities

6 engaged in efforts to reform science and mathematics edu7 cation as necessary and appropriate for preparing the plan

8 under subsection (a).

9 SEC. 404. SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS, ENGINEERING, AND

10 TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS EDUCATION CON11 FERENCE.

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

13 date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall con14 vene the first of an annual 3- to 5-day conference for kin15 dergarten through the 12th grade science, mathematics,

16 engineering, and technology education stakeholders,

17 including—

18 (1) representatives from Federal, State, and

19 local governments, private industries, private busi20 nesses, and professional organizations;

21 (2) educators;

22 (3) science, mathematics, engineering, and tech23 nology educational resource providers;

24 (4) students; and
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1 (5) any other stakeholders the Director deter2 mines would provide useful participation in the con3 ference.

4 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the conference con5 vened under subsection (a) shall be to—

6 (1) identify and gather information on existing

7 science, mathematics, engineering, and technology

8 education programs and resource providers, includ9 ing information on distribution, partners, cost as10 sessment, and derivation;

11 (2) determine the extent of any existing coordi12 nation between providers of curricular activities, ini13 tiatives, and units; and

14 (3) identify the common goals and differences

15 among the participants at the conference.

16 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There

17 are authorized to be appropriated for the National Science

18 Foundation to carry out this section—

19 (1) $300,000 for fiscal year 2002; and

20 (2) $200,000 for each of fiscal years 2003 and

21 2004.

22 SEC. 405. REPORTS.

23 (a) INITIAL COORDINATION REPORT.—The Director

24 of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall sub-
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1 mit to Congress, not later than 1 year after the date of

2 the enactment of this Act, a report which—

3 (1) includes the plan described in section

4 403(a);

5 (2) in accordance with section 403(a)(3), de6 scribes, for each agency represented on the com7 mittee established under section 401(a), appropriate

8 levels of Federal funding;

9 (3) includes the catalog prepared under section

10 401(c)(1);

11 (4) includes the findings from the review re12 quired under section 401(c)(2);

13 (5) includes the findings and recommendations

14 of the National Research Council developed under

15 section 402; and

16 (6) describes the procedures used by each agen17 cy represented on the committee to assess the effec18 tiveness of its education programs.

19 (b) ANNUAL UPDATES.—The Director of the Office

20 of Science and Technology Policy shall submit to Congress

21 an annual update, at the time of the submission of the

22 President’s annual budget request, of the report submitted

23 under subsection (a), which shall include, for each agency

24 represented on the committee, appropriate levels of Fed25 eral funding for the fiscal year during which the report
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1 is submitted and the levels proposed for the fiscal year

2 for which the budget submission applies.

3 (c) CONFERENCE REPORT AND PUBLICATION.—At

4 the conclusion of the conference required under section

5 404, the Director shall—

6 (1) transmit to the Committee on Science of the

7 House of Representatives and to the Committee on

8 Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Sen9 ate a report on the outcome and conclusions of the

10 conference, including an inventory of curricular ac11 tivities, initiatives, and units, the content of the con12 ference, and strategies developed that will support

13 partnerships and leverage resources; and

14 (2) ensure that a similar report is published

15 and distributed as widely as possible to stakeholders

16 in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology

17 education.

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