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107TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1858

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

purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MAY 16, 2001

Mr. BOEHLERT 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 make improvements in mathematics and science

education, and for other purposes.

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Mathematics

5 and Science Partnerships Act’’.

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

7 The Congress finds the following:

8 (1) 12 years ago the President of the United

9 States convened the Nation’s Governors to establish
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1 common goals for the improvement of elementary

2 and secondary education.

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

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

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

8 United States showed just average performance in

9 mathematics and science in the Third International

10 Mathematics and Science Study-Repeat and dem11 onstrated lower relative performance than the cohort

12 of 4th graders 4 years earlier.

13 (4) The United States must redouble its efforts

14 to provide all of its students with a world-class edu15 cation in mathematics, science, engineering, and

16 technology.

17 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

18 In this Act—

19 (1) the term ‘‘Director’’ means the Director of

20 the National Science Foundation;

21 (2) the term ‘‘institution of higher education’’

22 has the meaning given such term in section 101 of

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

24 1001);
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1 (3) the term ‘‘eligible nonprofit organization’’

2 means a nonprofit research institute or a nonprofit

3 professional association with demonstrated experi4 ence delivering mathematics or science education as

5 determined by the Director;

6 (4) the term ‘‘local educational agency’’ has the

7 meaning given such term in section 1401 of the Ele8 mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20

9 U.S.C. 8801); and

10 (5) the term ‘‘State educational agency’’ has

11 the meaning given such term in section 1401 of the

12 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965

13 (20 U.S.C. 8801).

14 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.

15 Any authorization of appropriations in this Act shall

16 be considered to be in addition to amounts otherwise au17 thorized or appropriated for the National Science Founda18 tion.
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1 TITLE I—MATHEMATICS AND

2 SCIENCE EDUCATION PART3 NERSHIPS

4 Subtitle A—Mathematics and

5 Science Education Partnerships

6 SEC. 101. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—(1) The Director shall establish

8 a program to award grants to institutions of higher edu9 cation or eligible nonprofit organizations (or consortia

10 thereof) to establish mathematics and science education

11 partnership programs to improve the instruction of ele12 mentary and secondary science education.

13 (2) Grants shall be awarded under this section on a

14 merit-reviewed competitive basis.

15 (b) PARTNERSHIPS.—(1) In order to be eligible to re16 ceive a grant under this section, an institution of higher

17 education or eligible nonprofit organization (or consortium

18 thereof) shall enter into a partnership with a local edu19 cational agency that may also include a State educational

20 agency or one or more businesses, or both.

21 (2) A participating institution of higher education

22 shall include mathematics, science, or engineering depart23 ments in the programs carried out through a partnership

24 under this subsection.
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1 (c) USES OF FUNDS.—Grants awarded under this

2 section shall be used for activities that draw upon the ex3 pertise of the partners to improve elementary or secondary

4 education, or both, in mathematics or science, or both.

5 Such activities may include—

6 (1) recruiting and preparing students for ca7 reers in elementary or secondary mathematics or

8 science education;

9 (2) offering professional development programs,

10 including summer or academic year institutes or

11 workshops, designed to strengthen the capabilities of

12 existing mathematics and science teachers;

13 (3) offering innovative programs that instruct

14 teachers on using technology more effectively in

15 teaching mathematics and science;

16 (4) developing distance learning programs for

17 teachers or students;

18 (5) offering teacher preparation and certifi19 cation programs for professional mathematicians,

20 scientists, and engineers who wish to begin a career

21 in teaching;

22 (6) developing assessment tools to measure stu23 dent mastery of content and cognitive skills;

24 (7) developing or adapting elementary and sec25 ondary school curricular materials, aligned to State
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1 standards, that incorporate contemporary research

2 on the science of learning;

3 (8) developing undergraduate mathematics and

4 science courses for education majors;

5 (9) using mathematicians, scientists, and engi6 neers employed by private businesses to help recruit

7 and train mathematics and science teachers;

8 (10) developing a cadre of master teachers who

9 will promote reform and improvement in schools;

10 (11) developing and offering mathematics or

11 science enrichment programs for students;

12 (12) providing research opportunities in busi13 ness or academia for students and teachers;

14 (13) bringing mathematicians, scientists and

15 engineers from business and academia into elemen16 tary and secondary school classrooms; and

17 (14) any other activities the Director deter18 mines will accomplish the goals of this section.

19 (d) MATCHING FUNDS REQUIRED.—The Director

20 shall establish a minimum level of matching funds that

21 partnerships must provide to receive grants under this sec22 tion. The requirement shall specify the extent to which any

23 match may be provided in kind.
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1 SEC. 102. SELECTION PROCESS.

2 (a) APPLICATION.—An institution of higher edu3 cation or an eligible nonprofit organization (or a consor4 tium thereof) seeking funding under section 101 shall sub5 mit an application to the Director at such time, in such

6 manner, and containing such information as the Director

7 may require. The application shall include, at a

8 minimum—

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

10 that each member will play in implementing the pro11 posal;

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

13 carried out, including—

14 (A) how such activities will be aligned with

15 State and local standards and with other activi16 ties that promote student achievement in math17 ematics and science; and

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

19 review of relevant research, and why such ac20 tivities are expected to improve student per21 formance and strengthen the quality of mathe22 matics and science instruction;

23 (3) how the partnership will serve as a catalyst

24 for reform of mathematics and science education

25 programs;

26 (4) how the partnership will assess its success;
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1 (5) how the partnership will provide non-Fed2 eral matching funds; and

3 (6) policies and procedures to ensure that Fed4 eral funds will be used to supplement and not sup5 plant funds being spent on improving science and

6 mathematics education.

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

8 applications submitted under subsection (a), the Director

9 shall consider—

10 (1) the ability of the partnership to effectively

11 carry out the proposed programs;

12 (2) the extent to which the members of the

13 partnership are committed to making the partner14 ship a central organizational focus;

15 (3) the degree to which activities carried out by

16 the partnership are based on relevant research and

17 likely to result in increased student achievement;

18 (4) the degree to which such activities are

19 aligned with State or local standards;

20 (5) the likelihood that the partnership will dem21 onstrate activities that can be widely implemented as

22 part of larger scale reform efforts; and

23 (6) the amount of non-Federal matching funds.

24 (c) AWARDS.—(1) The Director shall ensure, to the

25 extent practicable, that partnership grants be awarded
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1 under section 101 in a wide range of geographic areas and

2 that the partnership program include rural, suburban, and

3 urban local educational agencies.

4 (2) Not less than 50 percent of the partnerships

5 funded under section 101 shall include businesses.

6 (3) The Director shall award grants under this sub7 title for a period not to exceed 5 years.

8 SEC. 103. ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISSEMINATION.

9 (a) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—The Director shall

10 evaluate the partnerships program established under sec11 tion 101. At a minimum, such evaluations shall—

12 (1) use a common set of benchmarks and as13 sessment tools to identify best practices and mate14 rials developed and demonstrated by the partner15 ships; and

16 (2) to the extent practicable, compare the effec17 tiveness of practices and materials developed and

18 demonstrated by the partnerships authorized under

19 this subtitle with those of partnerships funded by

20 other State or Federal agencies.

21 (b) DISSEMINATION OF RESULTS.—(1) The results

22 of the evaluations required under subsection (a) shall be

23 made available to the public, including through the Na24 tional Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology

25 Education Digital Library, and shall be provided to the
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1 Committee on Science of the House of Representatives

2 and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and

3 Pensions and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and

4 Transportation of the Senate.

5 (2) Materials developed under the program estab6 lished under section 101 that are demonstrated to be ef7 fective shall be made available through the National

8 Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology Edu9 cation Digital Library.

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

11 an annual meeting of the partnerships participating under

12 this subtitle to foster greater national collaboration.

13 SEC. 104. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

14 There are authorized to be appropriated to the Na15 tional Science Foundation to carry out this subtitle

16 $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2006.

17 Subtitle B—Teacher Research

18 Scholarship Program

19 SEC. 111. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—(1) The Director shall establish

21 a program to award grants to institutions of higher edu22 cation or eligible nonprofit organizations (or consortia

23 thereof) to provide research opportunities in mathematics,

24 science, and engineering for elementary or secondary

25 school teachers of mathematics or science. Such institu-
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1 tions of higher education or eligible nonprofit organiza2 tions may include one or more businesses or Federal or

3 State laboratories as partners under the program.

4 (2) Grants shall be awarded under this section on a

5 merit-reviewed competitive basis.

6 (b) PROGRAM COMPONENTS.—Grant recipients

7 under this section—

8 (1) shall recruit and select teachers and provide

9 such teachers with opportunities to conduct research

10 in academic, business, or government laboratories;

11 (2) shall ensure that the teachers have mentors

12 and other programming support to ensure that their

13 research experience will contribute to their under14 standing of mathematics, science, and engineering

15 and improve their performance in the classroom;

16 (3) shall provide teachers with a scholarship sti17 pend; and

18 (4) may provide room and board for residential

19 programs.

20 (c) USE OF FUNDS.—(1) Not more than 25 percent

21 of the funds provided under a grant under this section

22 may be used for programming support for teachers.

23 (2) The Director shall issue guidelines specifying the

24 minimum or maximum amounts of stipends recipients may

25 provide to teachers under this section.
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1 (d) DURATION.—A teacher may participate in re2 search under the program under this section for up to 1

3 calendar year or 2 sequential summers.

4 (e) MATCHING FUNDS REQUIRED.—The Director

5 shall establish a minimum level of matching funds that

6 grantees must provide to receive grants under this section.

7 The requirement shall specify the extent to which any

8 match may be provided in kind.

9 SEC. 112. SELECTION PROCESS.

10 (a) APPLICATION.—An institution of higher edu11 cation or an eligible nonprofit organization (or a consor12 tium thereof) seeking funding under section 111 shall sub13 mit an application to the Director at such time, in such

14 manner, and containing such information as the Director

15 may require. The application shall include, at a

16 minimum—

17 (1) a description of the research opportunities

18 that will be made available to elementary or sec19 ondary school teachers, or both, by the applicant;

20 (2) a description of how the applicant will re21 cruit teachers to participate in the program and the

22 criteria that will be used to select the participants;

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

24 amounts of the scholarships that the applicant in25 tends to offer to participating teachers;
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1 (4) a description of the programming support

2 that will be provided to participating teachers;

3 (5) a description of how the applicant will pro4 vide non-Federal matching funds; and

5 (6) policies and procedures to ensure that Fed6 eral funds will be used to supplement and not sup7 plant funds for improving science and mathematics

8 education.

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

10 applications submitted under subsection (a), the Director

11 shall consider—

12 (1) the ability of the applicant to effectively

13 carry out the proposed program;

14 (2) the extent to which the applicant is com15 mitted to making the program a central organiza16 tional focus;

17 (3) the likelihood that the research experiences

18 and programming to be offered by the applicant will

19 improve elementary and secondary education; and

20 (4) the amount of non-Federal matching funds.

21 (c) AWARDS.—(1) The Director shall ensure, to the

22 extent practicable, that grants be awarded under this sub23 title in a wide range of geographic areas and to assist

24 teachers from rural, suburban, and urban local edu25 cational agencies.
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1 (2) The Director shall award grants under this sub2 title for a period not to exceed 5 years.

3 SEC. 113. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

4 There are authorized to be appropriated for the Na5 tional Science Foundation to carry out this subtitle

6 $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2006.

7 TITLE II—NATIONAL SCIENCE,

8 MATHEMATICS, ENGINEER9 ING, AND TECHNOLOGY EDU10 CATION DIGITAL LIBRARY

11 SEC. 201. IN GENERAL.

12 The Director shall establish a program to expand the

13 National Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Tech14 nology Education Digital Library (hereinafter in this Act

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

16 timely and continuous dissemination of elementary and

17 secondary science, math, engineering, and technology edu18 cational resources, materials, practices, and policies

19 through the Internet and other digital technologies. The

20 expanded Digital Library shall—

21 (1) contain an Internet-based repository of cur22 ricular materials, practices, and teaching modules;

23 (2) provide users of the Digital Library with ac24 cess to all materials in the Digital Library through

25 a single entry point;
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1 (3) contain only materials that have been peer2 reviewed and tested to ensure factual accuracy and

3 effectiveness and that are aligned with recognized

4 State and national mathematics and science stand5 ards;

6 (4) present materials in a format that is con7 sistent, facilitates ease of comparison and use by

8 classroom teachers, and contains appropriate links

9 to other Federal educational clearinghouses; and

10 (5) provide materials related to mathematics

11 and science partnership programs, including—

12 (A) links to all of the programs developed

13 through the mathematics and science partner14 ships established under subtitle A of title I;

15 (B) data related to assessment and evalua16 tion and final program reports developed under

17 subtitle A of title I, including both positive and

18 negative outcomes of the program;

19 (C) materials developed by the partner20 ships under subtitle A of title I that have been

21 demonstrated to be effective; and

22 (D) a mechanism for users to make com23 ments or suggestions regarding the use and ef24 fectiveness of posted materials.
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1 SEC. 202. GRANTS AND CONTRACT.

2 (a) DESIGN OF LIBRARY.—(1) The Director may

3 award grants to institutions of higher education or other

4 qualified entities to design all or parts of the Digital Li5 brary. The grants may cover the costs of acquiring and

6 reviewing educational materials for dissemination through

7 the Digital Library.

8 (2) Grants shall be awarded under this subsection on

9 a merit-reviewed competitive basis.

10 (b) OPERATION.—The Director may contract out the

11 operation and management of the Digital Library.

12 SEC. 203. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

13 There are authorized to be appropriated for the Na14 tional Science Foundation to carry out this title

15 $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2006.

16 TITLE III—STRATEGIC EDU17 CATION RESEARCH PROGRAM

18 SEC. 301. ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTERS FOR RESEARCH

19 ON LEARNING AND EDUCATION IMPROVE20 MENT.

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—(1) The Director shall award

22 grants to institutions of higher education (or consortia

23 thereof) to establish 4 multidisciplinary Centers for Re24 search on Learning and Education Improvement.

25 (2) Grants shall be awarded under this subsection on

26 a merit-reviewed competitive basis.
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1 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Centers shall be

2 to conduct and evaluate research in cognitive science, edu3 cation and related fields and to develop ways in which the

4 results of such research can be applied in elementary and

5 secondary classrooms to improve the teaching of mathe6 matics and science.

7 (c) FOCUS.—(1) Each Center shall be focused on a

8 different challenge faced by elementary or secondary

9 school teachers of mathematics and science. In deter10 mining the research focus of the Centers, the Director

11 shall consult with the National Academy of Sciences and

12 take into account the extent to which other Federal pro13 grams support research on similar questions.

14 (2) The proposal solicitation issued by the Director

15 shall state the focus of each Center and applicants shall

16 apply for designation as a specific Center.

17 (d) MATCHING FUNDS REQUIRED.—The Director

18 shall establish a minimum level of matching funds that

19 grantees must provide to receive grants under this section.

20 The requirement shall specify the extent to which any

21 match may be provided in kind.

22 SEC. 302. SELECTION PROCESS.

23 (a) APPLICATION.—An institution of higher edu24 cation (or a consortium thereof) seeking funding under

25 this title shall submit an application to the Director at
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1 such time, in such manner, and containing such informa2 tion as the Director may require. The application shall in3 clude, at a minimum a description of—

4 (1) the initial research projects that will be un5 dertaken by the Center and the process by which

6 new projects will be identified;

7 (2) how the Center will work with other re8 search institutions and schools to broaden the na9 tional research agenda on learning and teaching;

10 (3) how the Center will promote active collabo11 ration among physical, biological, and social science

12 researchers;

13 (4) how the Center will promote active partici14 pation by elementary and secondary mathematics

15 and science teachers and administrators;

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

17 research to educational practice and assess the suc18 cess of new practices;

19 (6) how non-Federal matching funds will be

20 provided; and

21 (7) policies and procedures to ensure that Fed22 eral funds will be used to supplement and not sup23 plant funds that would otherwise be made available

24 for purposes of this title.
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1 (b) REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS.—In evaluating the

2 applications submitted under subsection (a), the Director

3 shall consider—

4 (1) the ability of the applicant to effectively

5 carry out the research program and reduce its re6 sults to effective educational practice;

7 (2) the experience of the applicant in con8 ducting research on the science of teaching and

9 learning and the capacity of the applicant to foster

10 new multidisciplinary collaborations;

11 (3) the capacity of the applicant to attract

12 precollege educators from a diverse array of schools

13 and professional experiences for participation in

14 Center activities; and

15 (4) the amount of non-Federal matching funds.

16 SEC. 303. ANNUAL CONFERENCE.

17 The Director shall convene an annual meeting of the

18 Centers to foster collaboration among the Centers and to

19 further disseminate the results of the Centers’ activities.

20 SEC. 304. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

21 There are authorized to be appropriated for the Na22 tional Science Foundation to carry out this title

23 $12,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2006.
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1 TITLE IV—ROBERT NOYCE

2 SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

3 SEC. 401. DEFINITIONS.

4 In this title—

5 (1) the term ‘‘mathematics and science teacher’’

6 means a mathematics, science, or technology teacher

7 at the elementary or secondary school level;

8 (2) the term ‘‘mathematics, science, or engi9 neering professional’’ means a person who holds a

10 baccalaureate, masters, or doctoral degree in science,

11 mathematics, or engineering and is working in that

12 field or a related area;

13 (3) the term ‘‘scholarship’’ means an award

14 under section 405; and

15 (4) the term ‘‘scholarship recipient’’ means a

16 student receiving a scholarship;

17 (5) the term ‘‘stipend’’ means an award under

18 section 406;

19 (6) the term ‘‘stipend recipient’’ means a

20 science, mathematics or engineering professional re21 ceiving a stipend; and

22 (7) the term ‘‘cost of attendance’’ has the

23 meaning given such term in section 472 of the High24 er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087ll).
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1 SEC. 402. SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—(1) The Director shall establish

3 a program to award grants to institutions of higher edu4 cation (or consortia thereof) to provide scholarships and

5 programming designed to recruit and train mathematics

6 and science teachers. Such program shall be known as the

7 ‘‘Robert Noyce Scholarship Program’’.

8 (2) Grants shall be provided under this section on a

9 merit-reviewed competitive basis.

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

11 title shall be used by institutions of higher education—

12 (1) to develop and implement a program to en13 courage top college juniors and seniors majoring in

14 mathematics, science, and engineering at the grant15 ee’s institution to become mathematics and science

16 teachers, through—

17 (A) administering scholarships in accord18 ance with section 405;

19 (B) offering programs to help scholarship

20 recipients to teach in elementary and secondary

21 schools, including programs that will result in

22 teacher certification; and

23 (C) offering programs to scholarship re24 cipients, both before and after they receive their

25 baccalaureate degree, to enable the recipients to

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1 ers, and to exchange ideas with others in their

2 fields; or

3 (2) to develop and implement a program to en4 courage science, mathematics, or engineering profes5 sionals to become mathematics and science teachers,

6 through—

7 (A) administering stipends in accordance

8 with section 406;

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

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

13 enable recipients to become better mathematics

14 and science teachers and exchange ideas with

15 others in their fields; or

16 (3) for both of the purposes described in para17 graphs (1) and (2).

18 (c) MATCHING FUNDS REQUIRED.—The Director

19 shall establish a minimum level of matching funds that

20 grantees must provide to receive grants under this section.

21 The requirement shall specify the extent to which any

22 match may be provided in kind. Grant recipients shall not

23 be required to contribute toward the cost of scholarships.
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1 SEC. 403. SELECTION PROCESS.

2 (a) APPLICATION.—An institution of higher edu3 cation (or a consortium thereof) seeking funding under

4 this title shall submit an application to the Director at

5 such time, in such manner, and containing such informa6 tion as the Director may require. The application shall in7 clude, at a minimum—

8 (1) a description of the scholarship or stipend

9 program, or both, that the applicant intends to oper10 ate, including the number of scholarships or the size

11 and number of stipends the applicant intends to

12 award, and the selection process that will be used in

13 awarding the scholarships or stipends;

14 (2) evidence that the applicant has the capa15 bility to administer the scholarship or stipend pro16 gram in accordance with the provisions of this title;

17 (3) a description of the programming that will

18 be offered to scholarship or stipend recipients during

19 and after their matriculation;

20 (4) a description of how the non-Federal match21 ing funds will be provided; and

22 (5) a description of policies and procedures to

23 ensure that Federal funds will be used to supple24 ment and not supplant funds that would otherwise

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

2 applications submitted under subsection (a), the Director

3 shall consider—

4 (1) the ability of the applicant to effectively

5 carry out the program;

6 (2) the extent to which the applicant is com7 mitted to making the program a central organiza8 tional focus;

9 (3) the ability of the proposed programming to

10 enable scholarship or stipend recipients to become

11 successful mathematics and science teachers;

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

13 will be served by the program;

14 (5) the ability of the applicant to recruit stu15 dents who would otherwise not pursue a career in

16 teaching; and

17 (6) the amount of non-Federal matching funds.

18 SEC. 404. AWARDS.

19 (a) DESIGNATION.—The Director shall designate in20 stitutions awarded grants under this title as ‘‘National

21 Teacher Scholarship Centers’’.

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

23 the extent practicable, that grants be awarded under this

24 title in a wide range of geographic areas and to prepare
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1 students for jobs in rural, suburban, and urban local edu2 cational agencies.

3 (c) DURATION.—Grants awarded under this title

4 shall be for a period of 10 years.

5 SEC. 405. SCHOLARSHIP REQUIREMENTS.

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

7 be available only to students who are—

8 (1) majoring in science, mathematics, or engi9 neering; and

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

11 program.

12 (b) SELECTION.—Individuals shall be selected to re13 ceive scholarships primarily on the basis of academic

14 merit, with consideration given to financial need and to

15 the goal of promoting the participation of minorities,

16 women, and people with disabilities.

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

18 in the amount of $7,500 per year, or the cost of attend19 ance, whichever is less. Individuals may receive a max20 imum of 2 years of scholarship support.

21 (d) SERVICE OBLIGATION.—If an individual receives

22 a scholarship, that individual shall be required to com23 plete, within 6 years after graduation from the bacca24 laureate degree program for which the award was made,

25 2 years of service as a mathematics or science teacher for
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1 each year an award was received. Service required under

2 this subsection shall be performed at a school receiving

3 assistance under chapter 1 of title I of the Elementary

4 and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (Public Law 89–

5 10).

6 SEC. 406. STIPENDS.

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

8 available only to mathematics, science, and engineering

9 professionals who, while receiving the stipend, are enrolled

10 in a program to receive certification to teach.

11 (b) SELECTION.—Individuals shall be selected to re12 ceive stipends under this title primarily on the basis of

13 academic merit, with consideration given to financial need

14 and to the goal of promoting the participation of minori15 ties, women, and people with disabilities.

16 (c) AMOUNT.—Stipends under this title shall be for

17 an amount of up to $7,500 per year, but in no event more

18 than the cost of tuition. Individuals may receive a max19 imum of 1 year of stipend support.

20 (d) SERVICE OBLIGATION.—If an individual receives

21 a stipend under this title, that individual shall be required

22 to complete, within 6 years after graduation from the pro23 gram for which the award was made, 2 years of service

24 as a mathematics or science teacher for each award re25 ceived. Service required under this subsection shall be per-
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1 formed at a school receiving assistance under chapter 1

2 of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act

3 of 1965 (Public Law 89–10).

4 SEC. 407. CONDITIONS OF SUPPORT.

5 As a condition of acceptance of a scholarship or sti6 pend under this title, a recipient shall enter into an agree7 ment with the institution of higher education—

8 (1) accepting the terms of the scholarship or

9 stipend pursuant to section 405 or 406 and section

10 409;

11 (2) agreeing to provide the awarding institution

12 of higher education with annual certification of em13 ployment and current contact information and to

14 participate in surveys provided by the institution of

15 higher education as part of an ongoing assessment

16 program; and

17 (3) establishing that the scholarship or stipend

18 recipient shall be liable to the United States for any

19 amount that is required to be repaid in accordance

20 with the provisions of section 409.

21 SEC. 408. COLLECTION FOR NONCOMPLIANCE.

22 (a) MONITORING COMPLIANCE.—An institution of

23 higher education (or consortium thereof) receiving a grant

24 under this title shall, as a condition of participating in

25 the program, enter into an agreement with the Director
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1 to monitor the compliance of scholarship and stipend re2 cipients with their respective service requirements.

3 (b) COLLECTION OF REPAYMENT.—(1) In the event

4 that a scholarship or stipend recipient is required to repay

5 the scholarship or stipend under section 409, the institu6 tion shall be responsible for collecting the repayment

7 amounts.

8 (2) Except as provided in paragraph (3), any repay9 ment shall be returned to the Treasury of the United

10 States.

11 (3) A grantee may retain a percentage of any repay12 ment it collects to defray administrative costs associated

13 with the collection. The Director shall establish a single,

14 fixed percentage that will apply to all grantees.

15 SEC. 409. FAILURE TO COMPLETE SERVICE OBLIGATION.

16 (a) GENERAL RULE.—If an individual who has re17 ceived an award under this title—

18 (1) fails to maintain an acceptable level of aca19 demic standing in the educational institution in

20 which the individual is enrolled, as determined by

21 the National Science Foundation;

22 (2) is dismissed from such educational institu23 tion for disciplinary reasons;
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1 (3) withdraws from the baccalaureate degree

2 program for which the award was made before the

3 completion of such program;

4 (4) declares that the individual does not intend

5 to fulfill his service obligation under this title; or

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

7 individual under this title,

8 such individual shall be liable to the United States as pro9 vided in subsection (b).

10 (b) AMOUNT OF REPAYMENT.—(1) If a circumstance

11 described in subsection (a)(1), (2), (3), or (4) occurs be12 fore the completion of one year of a service obligation

13 under this title, the United States shall be entitled to re14 cover from the individual, within one year after the date

15 of the occurrence of such circumstance, an amount equal

16 to—

17 (A) the total amount of awards received by

18 such individual under this title; plus

19 (B) the interest on such amounts which would

20 be payable if at the time the amounts were received

21 they were loans bearing interest at the maximum

22 legal prevailing rate, as determined by the Treasurer

23 of the United States,

24 multiplied by 3.
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1 (2) If a circumstance described in subsection (a)(1),

2 (2), (3), or (4) occurs after the completion of one year

3 of a service obligation under this title, but before the com4 pletion of the second year of such service obligation, the

5 United States shall be entitled to recover from the indi6 vidual, within one year after the date of the occurrence

7 of such circumstance, an amount equal to—

8 (A) the total amount of awards received by

9 such individual under this title minus $3,750; plus

10 (B) the interest on such amounts which would

11 be payable if at the time the amounts were received

12 they were loans bearing interest at the maximum

13 legal prevailing rate, as determined by the Treasurer

14 of the United States,

15 multiplied by 3.

16 (3) If a circumstance described in subsection (a)(1),

17 (2), (3), or (4) occurs after the completion of two years

18 of a service obligation under this title, but before the com19 pletion of the third year of such service obligation, the

20 United States shall be entitled to recover from the indi21 vidual, within one year after the date of the occurrence

22 of such circumstance, an amount equal to—

23 (A) the total amount of awards received by

24 such individual under this title minus $7,500; plus
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1 (B) the interest on such amounts which would

2 be payable if at the time the amounts were received

3 they were loans bearing interest at the maximum

4 legal prevailing rate, as determined by the Treasurer

5 of the United States,

6 multiplied by 3.

7 (4) If a circumstance described in subsection (a)(1),

8 (2), (3), or (4) occurs after the completion of three years

9 of a service obligation under this title, but before the com10 pletion of the fourth year of such service obligation, the

11 United States shall be entitled to recover from the indi12 vidual, within one year after the date of the occurrence

13 of such circumstance, an amount equal to—

14 (A) the total amount of awards received by

15 such individual under this title minus $11,250; plus

16 (B) the interest on such amounts which would

17 be payable if at the time the amounts were received

18 they were loans bearing interest at the maximum

19 legal prevailing rate, as determined by the Treasurer

20 of the United States,

21 multiplied by 3.

22 (c) EXCEPTIONS.—(1) The National Science Founda23 tion may provide for the partial or total waiver or suspen24 sion of any service obligation or payment by an individual

25 under this title whenever compliance by the individual is
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1 impossible or would involve extreme hardship to the indi2 vidual, or if enforcement of such obligation with respect

3 to the individual would be unconscionable.

4 (2) Any obligation of an individual under this title

5 for payment under subsection (b) may be released by a

6 discharge in bankruptcy under title 11, United States

7 Code, only if such discharge is granted after the expiration

8 of the 5-year period beginning on the first date that such

9 payment is required.

10 SEC. 410. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro12 priated to the National Science Foundation to carry out

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

14 through 2005.

15 (b) SPECIFIC APPROPRIATIONS.—There are author16 ized to be appropriated to the National Science Founda17 tion to support the activities described in subsections

18 (b)(1)(A) and (C) and (b)(2)(A) and (C) of section 402,

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

20 2006 through 2011.
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1 TITLE V—SCIENCE, MATHE2 MATICS, ENGINEERING, AND

3 TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS EDU4 CATION CONFERENCE

5 SEC. 501. REQUIREMENT TO CONVENE CONFERENCE.

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the

7 date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Of8 fice of Science and Technology Policy shall convene a con9 ference on improving kindergarten through 12th grade

10 science, mathematics, and technology education.

11 (b) PARTICIPANTS.—The Director of the Office of

12 Science and Technology Policy shall ensure that partici13 pants in the conference include, at a minimum—

14 (1) representatives of private industry;

15 (2) representatives from Federal, State, and

16 local governments;

17 (3) elementary and secondary mathematics,

18 science, and technology teachers;

19 (4) administrators from local educational agen20 cies;

21 (5) publishers of science, mathematics, engi22 neering, and technology textbooks and software;

23 (6) professional scientists, mathematicians, and

24 engineers;

25 (7) students; and
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1 (8) any other stakeholders the Director of the

2 Office of Science and Technology Policy determines

3 would provide useful participation in the conference.

4 (c) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the conference shall

5 be to—

6 (1) share information on successful science,

7 mathematics, engineering, and technology education

8 programs; and

9 (2) identify strategies for expanding the partici10 pation of the private sector in elementary and sec11 ondary mathematics and science education reform.

12 (d) REPORT AND PUBLICATION.—At the conclusion

13 of the conference the Director of the Office of Science and

14 Technology Policy shall—

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

16 House of Representatives and to the Committee on

17 Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Sen18 ate a report on the outcome and conclusions of the

19 conference, including recommendations for any legis20 lation that could promote improvement in elemen21 tary and secondary science, mathematics, and tech22 nology education; and

23 (2) ensure that a similar report is published

24 and distributed as widely as possible to people inter-
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1 ested in science, mathematics, engineering, and tech2 nology education.

3 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There

4 are authorized to be appropriated for the Office of Science

5 and Technology Policy to carry out this title $300,000 for

6 fiscal year 2002.

7 TITLE VI—REQUIREMENTS FOR

8 RESEARCH CENTERS

9 SEC. 601. REQUIREMENTS FOR RESEARCH CENTERS.

10 The Director shall ensure that any National Science

11 Foundation program that awards grants for the establish12 ment of research centers at institutions of higher edu13 cation after the date of the enactment of this Act—

14 (1) requires that every center offer programs

15 for elementary and secondary mathematics and

16 science teachers and students to increase their un17 derstanding of the field in which the center special18 izes; and

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

20 precollege education programs as a criterion in de21 termining grant awards.

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