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Union Calendar No. 76

107TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1858

[Report No. 107–134, Part I]

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

JULY 11, 2001

Additional sponsors: Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. SMITH of Michigan, Ms. EDDIE

BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. EHLERS, Mr. GORDON, Mrs.

MORELLA, Mr. BARCIA, Mr. SHAYS, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr.

CALVERT, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr. UDALL of

Colorado, Mr. GUTKNECHT, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. NETHERCUTT, Mr. BACA,

Mrs. BIGGERT, Mr. MATHESON, Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois, Mr. ISRAEL,

Mr. GRUCCI, Mr. HONDA, and Ms. HART

JULY 11, 2001

Reported from the Committee on Science with an amendment

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]

JULY 11, 2001

Referral to the Committee on Education and the Workforce extended for a

period ending not later than July 11, 2001

JULY 11, 2001

The Committee on Education and the Workforce discharged; committed to the

Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered

to be printed
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[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 16, 2001]

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

10 common goals for the improvement of elementary and

11 secondary education.

12 (2) Among the National Education Goals estab13 lished was the goal that by the year 2000 United

14 States students would be first in the world in mathe15 matics and science achievement.

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

17 States showed just average performance in mathe18 matics and science in the Third International Mathe19 matics and Science Study-Repeat and demonstrated
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1 lower relative performance than the cohort of 4th

2 graders 4 years earlier.

3 (4) The United States must redouble its efforts to

4 provide all of its students with a world-class edu5 cation in mathematics, science, engineering, and tech6 nology.

7 (5) The American economy has become the most

8 robust in the world, not through state planning and

9 government intervention, but through the hard work

10 and innovation of its citizens. This success is founded

11 in our Constitutional tradition of respect for indi12 vidual liberty to pursue personal career objectives.

13 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

14 In this Act—

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

16 National Science Foundation;

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

18 has the meaning given such term in section 101 of the

19 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001);

20 (3) the term ‘‘eligible nonprofit organization’’

21 means a nonprofit research institute or a nonprofit

22 professional association with demonstrated experience

23 delivering mathematics or science education as deter24 mined by the Director;
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1 (4) the term ‘‘local educational agency’’ has the

2 meaning given such term in section 1401 of the Ele3 mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20

4 U.S.C. 8801);

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

6 meaning given such term in section 1401 of the Ele7 mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20

8 U.S.C. 8801);

9 (6) the term ‘‘elementary school’’ has the mean10 ing given that term by section 14101(14) of the Ele11 mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20

12 U.S.C. 8801(14)); and

13 (7) the term ‘‘secondary school’’ has the meaning

14 given that term by section 14101(25) of the Elemen15 tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20

16 U.S.C. 8801(25)).

17 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.

18 Any authorization of appropriations in this Act shall

19 be considered to be in addition to amounts otherwise au20 thorized or appropriated for the National Science Founda21 tion.

22 SEC. 5. MATCHING REQUIREMENTS.

23 The Director may establish matching fund require24 ments for any programs authorized by this Act except those

25 established in title IV.
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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 a

8 program to award grants to institutions of higher education

9 or eligible nonprofit organizations (or consortia thereof) to

10 establish mathematics and science education partnership

11 programs to improve the instruction of elementary and sec12 ondary 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 one or more

19 local educational agencies that may also include a State

20 educational 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 sec2 tion shall be used for activities that draw upon the expertise

3 of the partners to improve elementary or secondary edu4 cation, or both, in mathematics or science, or both. Such

5 activities may include—

6 (1) recruiting and preparing students for careers

7 in elementary or secondary mathematics or science

8 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 teach15 ing mathematics and science, including programs

16 that recruit and train undergraduate and graduate

17 students to provide technical support to teachers;

18 (4) developing distance learning programs for

19 teachers or students, including developing courses,

20 curricular materials and other resources for the in21 service professional development of teachers that are

22 made available to teachers through the Internet;

23 (5) offering teacher preparation and certification

24 programs for professional mathematicians, scientists,

25 and engineers who wish to begin a career in teaching;
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1 (6) developing assessment tools to measure stu2 dent mastery of content and cognitive skills;

3 (7) developing or adapting elementary and sec4 ondary school curricular materials, aligned to State

5 standards, that incorporate contemporary research on

6 the science of learning;

7 (8) developing undergraduate mathematics and

8 science courses for education majors;

9 (9) using mathematicians, scientists, and engi10 neers employed by private businesses to help recruit

11 and train mathematics and science teachers;

12 (10) developing a cadre of master teachers who

13 will promote reform and improvement in schools;

14 (11) developing and offering mathematics or

15 science enrichment programs for students, including

16 after-school and summer programs;

17 (12) providing research opportunities in business

18 or academia for students and teachers;

19 (13) bringing mathematicians, scientists and en20 gineers from business and academia into elementary

21 and secondary school classrooms; and

22 (14) any other activities the Director determines

23 will accomplish the goals of this section.

24 (d) SCIENCE ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS FOR GIRLS.—

25 Activities carried out in accordance with subsections (c)(11)
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1 and (12) shall include elementary and secondary school pro2 grams to encourage the ongoing interest of girls in science,

3 mathematics, engineering and technology and to prepare

4 girls to pursue undergraduate and graduate degrees and ca5 reers in science, mathematics, engineering or technology.

6 Funds made available through awards to partnerships for

7 the purposes of this subsection may support programs for—

8 (1) encouraging girls to pursue studies in

9 science, mathematics, engineering and technology and

10 to major in such fields in postsecondary education;

11 (2) tutoring girls in science, mathematics, engi12 neering and technology;

13 (3) providing mentors for girls in person and

14 through the Internet to support such girls in pursuing

15 studies in science, mathematics, engineering and tech16 nology;

17 (4) educating the parents of girls about the dif18 ficulties faced by girls to maintain an interest and

19 desire to achieve in science, mathematics, engineering

20 and technology, and enlisting the help of parents in

21 overcoming these difficulties; and

22 (5) acquainting girls with careers in science,

23 mathematics, engineering and technology and encour24 aging girls to plan for careers in such fields.
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1 (e) RESEARCH IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS.—Activities

2 carried out in accordance with subsection (c)(11) may in3 clude support for research projects performed by students

4 at secondary schools. Uses of funds made available through

5 awards to partnerships for purposes of this subsection may

6 include—

7 (1) training secondary school mathematics and

8 science teachers in the design of research projects for

9 students;

10 (2) establishing a system for students and teach11 ers involved in research projects funded under this

12 section to exchange information about their projects

13 and research results; and

14 (3) assessing the educational value of the student

15 research projects by such means as tracking the aca16 demic performance and choice of academic majors of

17 students conducting research.

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

19 may be used to provide stipends for teachers or students

20 participating in training or research activities that would

21 not be part of their typical classroom activities.

22 SEC. 102. SELECTION PROCESS.

23 (a) APPLICATION.—An institution of higher education

24 or an eligible nonprofit organization (or a consortium

25 thereof) seeking funding under section 101 shall submit an
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1 application to the Director at such time, in such manner,

2 and containing such information as the Director may re3 quire. The application shall include, at a minimum—

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

5 that each member will play in implementing the pro6 posal;

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

8 carried out, including—

9 (A) how such activities will be aligned with

10 State and local standards and with other activi11 ties that promote student achievement in mathe12 matics and science; and

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

14 review of relevant research, how such activities

15 will encourage the interest of women and mi16 norities in science, mathematics, engineering and

17 technology and will help prepare women and mi18 norities to pursue postsecondary studies in these

19 fields, and why such activities are expected to

20 improve student performance and strengthen the

21 quality of mathematics and science instruction;

22 (3) a description of the number, size and nature

23 of any stipends that will be provided to students or

24 teachers and the reasons such stipends are needed;
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1 (4) how the partnership will serve as a catalyst

2 for reform of mathematics and science education pro3 grams; and

4 (5) how the partnership will assess its success.

5 (b) REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS.—In evaluating the ap6 plications submitted under subsection (a), the Director shall

7 consider, at a minimum—

8 (1) the ability of the partnership to effectively

9 carry out the proposed programs;

10 (2) the extent to which the members of the part11 nership are committed to making the partnership a

12 central organizational focus;

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

14 the partnership are based on relevant research and

15 likely to result in increased student achievement;

16 (4) the degree to which such activities are

17 aligned with State or local standards; and

18 (5) the likelihood that the partnership will dem19 onstrate activities that can be widely implemented as

20 part of larger scale reform efforts.

21 (c) AWARDS.—(1) The Director shall ensure, to the ex22 tent practicable, that partnership grants be awarded under

23 section 101 in a wide range of geographic areas and that

24 the partnership program include rural, suburban, and

25 urban local educational agencies.
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1 (2) Not less than 50 percent of the partnerships funded

2 under section 101 shall include businesses.

3 (3) The Director shall award grants under this subtitle

4 for a period not to exceed 5 years.

5 SEC. 103. ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISSEMINATION.

6 (a) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—The Director shall

7 evaluate the partnerships program established under section

8 101. At a minimum, such evaluations shall—

9 (1) use a common set of benchmarks and assess10 ment tools to identify best practices and materials de11 veloped and demonstrated by the partnerships; and

12 (2) to the extent practicable, compare the effec13 tiveness of practices and materials developed and

14 demonstrated by the partnerships authorized under

15 this subtitle with those of partnerships funded by

16 other State or Federal agencies.

17 (b) DISSEMINATION OF RESULTS.—(1) The results of

18 the evaluations required under subsection (a) shall be made

19 available to the public, including through the National

20 Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology Edu21 cation Digital Library, and shall be provided to the Com22 mittee on Science of the House of Representatives and the

23 Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and

24 the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

25 of the Senate.
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1 (2) Materials developed under the program established

2 under section 101 that are demonstrated to be effective shall

3 be made available through the National Science, Mathe4 matics, Engineering, and Technology Education Digital

5 Library.

6 (c) ANNUAL MEETING.—The Director shall convene an

7 annual meeting of the partnerships participating under

8 this subtitle to foster greater national collaboration.

9 SEC. 104. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

10 There are authorized to be appropriated to the Na11 tional Science Foundation to carry out this subtitle

12 $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2006.

13 Subtitle B—Teacher Research

14 Scholarship Program

15 SEC. 111. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

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

17 program to award grants to institutions of higher education

18 or eligible nonprofit organizations (or consortia thereof) to

19 provide research opportunities in mathematics, science, and

20 engineering for elementary or secondary school teachers of

21 mathematics or science. Such institutions of higher edu22 cation or eligible nonprofit organizations may include one

23 or more businesses or Federal or State laboratories as part24 ners under the program.
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1 (2) Grants shall be awarded under this section on a

2 merit-reviewed competitive basis.

3 (b) PROGRAM COMPONENTS.—Grant recipients under

4 this section—

5 (1) shall recruit and select teachers and provide

6 such teachers with opportunities to conduct research

7 in academic, business, or government laboratories;

8 (2) shall ensure that the teachers have mentors

9 and other programming support to ensure that their

10 research experience will contribute to their under11 standing of mathematics, science, and engineering

12 and improve their performance in the classroom;

13 (3) shall provide teachers with a scholarship sti14 pend; and

15 (4) may provide room and board for residential

16 programs.

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

18 of the funds provided under a grant under this section may

19 be used for programming support for teachers.

20 (2) The Director shall issue guidelines specifying the

21 minimum and maximum amounts of stipends recipients

22 may provide to teachers under this section.

23 (d) DURATION.—A teacher may participate in re24 search under the program under this section for up to 1

25 calendar year or 2 sequential summers.
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1 SEC. 112. SELECTION PROCESS.

2 (a) APPLICATION.—An institution of higher education

3 or an eligible nonprofit organization (or a consortium

4 thereof) seeking funding under section 111 shall submit an

5 application to the Director at such time, in such manner,

6 and containing such information as the Director may re7 quire. The application shall include, at a minimum—

8 (1) a description of the research opportunities

9 that will be made available to elementary or sec10 ondary school teachers, or both, by the applicant;

11 (2) a description of how the applicant will re12 cruit teachers to participate in the program and the

13 criteria that will be used to select the participants;

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

15 amounts of the scholarships that the applicant in16 tends to offer to participating teachers; and

17 (4) a description of the programming support

18 that will be provided to participating teachers.

19 (b) REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS.—In evaluating the ap20 plications submitted under subsection (a), the Director shall

21 consider, at a minimum—

22 (1) the ability of the applicant to effectively

23 carry out the proposed program;

24 (2) the extent to which the applicant is com25 mitted to making the program a central organiza26 tional focus; and
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1 (3) the likelihood that the research experiences

2 and programming to be offered by the applicant will

3 improve elementary and secondary education.

4 (c) AWARDS.—(1) The Director shall ensure, to the ex5 tent practicable, that grants be awarded under this subtitle

6 in a wide range of geographic areas and to assist teachers

7 from rural, suburban, and urban local educational agencies.

8 (2) The Director shall award grants under this subtitle

9 for a period not to exceed 5 years.

10 SEC. 113. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

11 There are authorized to be appropriated for the Na12 tional Science Foundation to carry out this subtitle

13 $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2006.

14 TITLE II—NATIONAL SCIENCE,

15 MATHEMATICS, ENGINEER16 ING, AND TECHNOLOGY EDU17 CATION DIGITAL LIBRARY

18 SEC. 201. IN GENERAL.

19 The Director shall establish a program to expand the

20 National Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Tech21 nology Education Digital Library (hereinafter in this Act

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

23 timely and continuous dissemination of elementary and sec24 ondary science, math, engineering, and technology edu25 cational resources, materials, practices, and policies
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1 through the Internet and other digital technologies. The ex2 panded Digital Library shall—

3 (1) contain an Internet-based repository of cur4 ricular materials, practices, and teaching modules;

5 (2) contain, to the extent practicable, an Inter6 net-based repository of information about national

7 and regional conferences related to the improvement

8 of elementary and secondary mathematics, science,

9 engineering and technology education, including, if

10 appropriate, links to materials generated by those

11 conferences.

12 (3) provide users of the Digital Library with ac13 cess to all materials in the Digital Library through

14 a single entry point;

15 (4) contain only materials that have been peer16 reviewed and tested to ensure factual accuracy and ef17 fectiveness and that are aligned with recognized State

18 and national mathematics and science standards;

19 (5) present materials in a format that is con20 sistent, facilitates ease of comparison and use by

21 classroom teachers, and contains appropriate links to

22 other Federal educational clearinghouses; and

23 (6) provide materials related to mathematics and

24 science partnership programs, including—
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1 (A) links to all of the programs developed

2 through the mathematics and science partner3 ships established under subtitle A of title I;

4 (B) data related to assessment and evalua5 tion and final program reports developed under

6 subtitle A of title I, including both positive and

7 negative outcomes of the program;

8 (C) materials developed by the partnerships

9 under subtitle A of title I that have been dem10 onstrated to be effective; and

11 (D) a mechanism for users to make com12 ments or suggestions regarding the use and effec13 tiveness of posted materials.

14 SEC. 202. GRANTS AND CONTRACT.

15 (a) GRANTS.—The Director may award grants to in16 stitutions of higher education or other qualified entities—

17 (1) to design all or parts of the Digital Library;

18 (2) to provide assistance to schools in the selec19 tion and adaptation of curricular materials, practices

20 and teaching methods made available through the

21 Digital Library; or

22 (3) to carry out the activities described in both

23 paragraphs (1) and (2).
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1 Grants awarded under this subsection may cover the costs

2 of acquiring and reviewing educational materials for dis3 semination through the Digital Library.

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

5 operation and management of the Digital Library.

6 (c) COMPETITIVE AWARDS.—Grants and contracts

7 shall be awarded under this section on a competitive basis.

8 SEC. 203. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

9 There are authorized to be appropriated for the Na10 tional Science Foundation to carry out this title

11 $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2006.

12 TITLE III—STRATEGIC EDU13 CATION RESEARCH PROGRAM

14 Subtitle A—Centers

15 SEC. 301. ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTERS FOR RESEARCH ON

16 LEARNING AND EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT.

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

18 grants to institutions of higher education (or consortia

19 thereof) to establish 4 multidisciplinary Centers for Re20 search on Learning and Education Improvement.

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

22 a merit-reviewed competitive basis.

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

24 conduct and evaluate research in cognitive science, edu25 cation and related fields and to develop ways in which the
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1 results of such research can be applied in elementary and

2 secondary classrooms to improve the teaching of mathe3 matics and science.

4 (c) FOCUS.—(1) Each Center shall be focused on a dif5 ferent challenge faced by elementary or secondary school

6 teachers of mathematics and science. In determining the re7 search focus of the Centers, the Director shall consult with

8 the National Academy of Sciences and take into account

9 the extent to which other Federal programs support research

10 on similar questions.

11 (2) The proposal solicitation issued by the Director

12 shall state the focus of each Center and applicants shall

13 apply for designation as a specific Center.

14 SEC. 302. SELECTION PROCESS.

15 (a) APPLICATION.—An institution of higher education

16 (or a consortium thereof) seeking funding under this title

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

18 in such manner, and containing such information as the

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

20 minimum a description of—

21 (1) the initial research projects that will be un22 dertaken by the Center and the process by which new

23 projects will be identified;
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1 (2) how the Center will work with other research

2 institutions and schools to broaden the national re3 search agenda on learning and teaching;

4 (3) how the Center will promote active collabora5 tion among physical, biological, and social science re6 searchers;

7 (4) how the Center will promote active partici8 pation by elementary and secondary mathematics

9 and science teachers and administrators; and

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

11 research to educational practice and assess the success

12 of new practices.

13 (b) REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS.—In evaluating the ap14 plications submitted under subsection (a), the Director shall

15 consider, at a minimum—

16 (1) the ability of the applicant to effectively

17 carry out the research program and reduce its results

18 to effective educational practice;

19 (2) the experience of the applicant in conducting

20 research on the science of teaching and learning and

21 the capacity of the applicant to foster new multidisci22 plinary collaborations;

23 (3) the capacity of the applicant to attract

24 precollege educators from a diverse array of schools
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1 and professional experiences for participation in Cen2 ter activities; and

3 (4) the capacity of the applicant to attract and

4 provide adequate support for graduate students to

5 pursue research at the intersection of educational

6 practice and basic research on human cognition and

7 learning.

8 (c) AWARDS.—The Director shall ensure, to the extent

9 practicable, that the Centers funded under this section con10 duct research and develop educational practices designed to

11 improve the educational performance of a broad range of

12 students, including those from groups underrepresented in

13 mathematics, science and engineering.

14 SEC. 303. ANNUAL CONFERENCE.

15 The Director shall convene an annual meeting of the

16 Centers to foster collaboration among the Centers and to

17 further disseminate the results of the Centers’ activities.

18 SEC. 304. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

19 There are authorized to be appropriated for the Na20 tional Science Foundation to carry out this title

21 $12,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2006.

22 Subtitle B—Fellowships

23 SEC. 311. EDUCATION RESEARCH TEACHER FELLOWSHIPS.

24 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—(1) The Director shall establish

25 a program to award grants to institutions of higher edu-
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1 cation or eligible nonprofit entities (or consortia thereof)

2 to provide research opportunities related to the science of

3 learning to elementary and secondary school teachers of

4 science and mathematics.

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

6 merit-reviewed competitive basis.

7 (b) PROGRAM COMPONENTS.—Grant recipients under

8 this section—

9 (1) shall recruit and select teachers and provide

10 such teachers with opportunities to conduct research

11 in the fields of—

12 (A) brain research as a foundation for re13 search on human learning;

14 (B) behavioral, cognitive, affective, and so15 cial aspects of human learning;

16 (C) science and mathematics learning in

17 formal and informal educational settings; or

18 (D) learning in complex educational sys19 tems;

20 (2) shall ensure that participating teachers have

21 mentors and other programming support to ensure

22 that their research experience will contribute to their

23 understanding of the science of learning;

24 (3) shall provide programming, guidance, and

25 support to ensure that participating teachers dissemi-
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1 nate information about the current state of education

2 research and its implications on classroom practice to

3 other elementary and secondary educators and can

4 use that information to improve their performance in

5 the classroom;

6 (4) shall provide participating teachers with a

7 scholarship stipend; and

8 (5) may provide room and board for residential

9 programs.

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

11 of the funds provided under a grant under this section may

12 be used for programming support for participating teach13 ers.

14 (2) The Director shall issue guidelines specifying the

15 minimum or maximum amounts of stipends grant recipi16 ents may provide to teachers under this section.

17 (d) DURATION.—A teacher may participate in re18 search under the program under this section for up to 1

19 calendar year or 2 sequential summers.

20 (e) APPLICATION.—An institution of higher education

21 or eligible nonprofit entity (or a consortium thereof) seeking

22 funding under this section shall submit an application to

23 the Director at such time, in such manner, and containing

24 such information as the Director may require. The applica25 tion shall include, at a minimum—
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1 (1) a description of the research opportunities

2 that will be made available to elementary or sec3 ondary school teachers, or both, by the applicant;

4 (2) a description of how the applicant will re5 cruit teachers to participate in the program, and the

6 criteria that will be used to select the participants;

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

8 amounts of the scholarships that the applicant in9 tends to offer to participating teachers; and

10 (4) a description of the programming support

11 that will be provided to participating teachers to en12 hance their research experience and to enable them to

13 educate their peers about the value, findings, and im14 plications of education research.

15 (f) REVIEW OF APPLICANTS.—In evaluating the appli16 cations submitted under subsection (e), the Director shall

17 consider, at a minimum—

18 (1) the ability of the applicant to effectively

19 carry out the proposed program;

20 (2) the extent to which the applicant is com21 mitted to making the program a central organiza22 tional focus; and

23 (3) the likelihood that the research experiences

24 and programming to be offered by the applicant will

25 improve elementary and secondary education.
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1 (g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are

2 authorized to be appropriated to the National Science

3 Foundation for carrying out this section $5,000,000 for

4 each of fiscal years 2002 through 2004.

5 TITLE IV—ROBERT NOYCE

6 SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

7 SEC. 401. DEFINITIONS.

8 In this title—

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

10 means a mathematics, science, or technology teacher

11 at the elementary or secondary school level;

12 (2) the term ‘‘mathematics, science, or engineer13 ing professional’’ means a person who holds a bacca14 laureate, masters, or doctoral degree in science, math15 ematics, or engineering and is working in that field

16 or a related area;

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

18 under section 405; and

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

20 student receiving a scholarship;

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

22 section 406;

23 (6) the term ‘‘stipend recipient’’ means a science,

24 mathematics or engineering professional receiving a

25 stipend; and
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1 (7) the term ‘‘cost of attendance’’ has the mean2 ing given such term in section 472 of the Higher Edu3 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087ll).

4 SEC. 402. SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.

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

6 program to award grants to institutions of higher education

7 (or consortia thereof) to provide scholarships and program8 ming designed to recruit and train mathematics and science

9 teachers. Such program shall be known as the ‘‘Robert

10 Noyce Scholarship Program’’.

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

12 merit-reviewed competitive basis.

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

14 shall be used by institutions of higher education—

15 (1) to develop and implement a program to en16 courage top college juniors and seniors majoring in

17 mathematics, science, and engineering at the grantee’s

18 institution to become mathematics and science teach19 ers, through—

20 (A) administering scholarships in accord21 ance with section 405;

22 (B) offering programs to help scholarship

23 recipients to teach in elementary and secondary

24 schools, including programs that will result in

25 teacher certification; and
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1 (C) offering programs to scholarship recipi2 ents, both before and after they receive their bac3 calaureate degree, to enable the recipients to be4 come better mathematics and science teachers,

5 and to exchange ideas with others in their fields;

6 or

7 (2) to develop and implement a program to en8 courage science, mathematics, or engineering profes9 sionals to become mathematics and science teachers,

10 through—

11 (A) administering stipends in accordance

12 with section 406;

13 (B) offering programs to help stipend re14 cipients obtain teacher certification; and

15 (C) offering programs to stipend recipients,

16 both during and after matriculation, to enable

17 recipients to become better mathematics and

18 science teachers and exchange ideas with others

19 in their fields; or

20 (3) for both of the purposes described in para21 graphs (1) and (2).

22 SEC. 403. SELECTION PROCESS.

23 (a) APPLICATION.—An institution of higher education

24 (or a consortium thereof) seeking funding under this title

25 shall submit an application to the Director at such time,
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1 in such manner, and containing such information as the

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

3 minimum—

4 (1) a description of the scholarship or stipend

5 program, or both, that the applicant intends to oper6 ate, including the number of scholarships or the size

7 and number of stipends the applicant intends to

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

9 awarding the scholarships or stipends;

10 (2) evidence that the applicant has the capability

11 to administer the scholarship or stipend program in

12 accordance with the provisions of this title; and

13 (3) a description of the programming that will

14 be offered to scholarship or stipend recipients during

15 and after their matriculation.

16 (b) REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS.—In evaluating the ap17 plications submitted under subsection (a), the Director shall

18 consider, at a minimum—

19 (1) the ability of the applicant to effectively

20 carry out the program;

21 (2) the extent to which the applicant is com22 mitted to making the program a central organiza23 tional focus;
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1 (3) the ability of the proposed programming to

2 enable scholarship or stipend recipients to become suc3 cessful mathematics and science teachers;

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

5 will be served by the program; and

6 (5) the ability of the applicant to recruit stu7 dents who would otherwise not pursue a career in

8 teaching.

9 SEC. 404. AWARDS.

10 (a) DESIGNATION.—The Director shall designate insti11 tutions awarded grants under this title as ‘‘National Teach12 er Scholarship Centers’’.

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

14 extent practicable, that grants be awarded under this title

15 in a wide range of geographic areas and to prepare students

16 for jobs in rural, suburban, and urban local educational

17 agencies.

18 (c) DURATION.—Grants awarded under this title shall

19 be for a period of 10 years.

20 SEC. 405. SCHOLARSHIP REQUIREMENTS.

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

22 be available only to students who are—

23 (1) majoring in science, mathematics, or engi24 neering; and
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1 (2) in the last 2 years of a baccalaureate degree

2 program.

3 (b) SELECTION.—Individuals shall be selected to re4 ceive scholarships primarily on the basis of academic merit,

5 with consideration given to financial need and to the goal

6 of promoting the participation of minorities, women, and

7 people with disabilities.

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

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

10 whichever is less. Individuals may receive a maximum of

11 2 years of scholarship support.

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

13 a scholarship, that individual shall be required to complete,

14 within 6 years after graduation from the baccalaureate de15 gree program for which the scholarship was awarded, 2

16 years of service as a mathematics or science teacher for each

17 year a scholarship was received. Service required under this

18 subsection shall be performed at a school receiving assist19 ance under chapter 1 of title I of the Elementary and Sec20 ondary Education Act of 1965 (Public Law 89–10).

21 SEC. 406. STIPENDS.

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

23 available only to mathematics, science, and engineering

24 professionals who, while receiving the stipend, are enrolled

25 in a program to receive certification to teach.
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1 (b) SELECTION.—Individuals shall be selected to re2 ceive stipends under this title primarily on the basis of aca3 demic merit, with consideration given to financial need and

4 to the goal of promoting the participation of minorities,

5 women, and people with disabilities.

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

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

8 than the cost of attendance. Individuals may receive a max9 imum of 1 year of stipend support.

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

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

12 to complete, within 6 years after graduation from the pro13 gram for which the stipend was awarded, 2 years of service

14 as a mathematics or science teacher for each year a stipend

15 was received. Service required under this subsection shall

16 be performed at a school receiving assistance under chapter

17 1 of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education

18 Act of 1965 (Public Law 89–10).

19 SEC. 407. CONDITIONS OF SUPPORT.

20 As a condition of acceptance of a scholarship or sti21 pend under this title, a recipient shall enter into an agree22 ment with the institution of higher education—

23 (1) accepting the terms of the scholarship or sti24 pend pursuant to sections 405 and 409 or section 406;
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1 (2) agreeing to provide the awarding institution

2 of higher education with annual certification of em3 ployment and current contact information and to

4 participate in surveys provided by the institution of

5 higher education as part of an ongoing assessment

6 program; and

7 (3) establishing that any scholarship recipient

8 shall be liable to the United States for any amount

9 that is required to be repaid in accordance with the

10 provisions of section 409.

11 SEC. 408. COLLECTION FOR NONCOMPLIANCE.

12 (a) MONITORING COMPLIANCE.—An institution of

13 higher education (or consortium thereof) receiving a grant

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

15 the program, enter into an agreement with the Director to

16 monitor the compliance of scholarship and stipend recipi17 ents with their respective service requirements.

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

19 that a scholarship recipient is required to repay the scholar20 ship under section 409, the institution shall be responsible

21 for collecting the repayment amounts.

22 (2) Except as provided in paragraph (3), any repay23 ment shall be returned to the Treasury of the United States.

24 (3) A grantee may retain a percentage of any repay25 ment it collects to defray administrative costs associated
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1 with the collection. The Director shall establish a single,

2 fixed percentage that will apply to all grantees.

3 SEC. 409. FAILURE TO COMPLETE SERVICE OBLIGATION.

4 (a) GENERAL RULE.—If an individual who has receive

5 a scholarship under this title—

6 (1) fails to maintain an acceptable level of aca7 demic standing in the educational institution in

8 which the individual is enrolled, as determined by the

9 National Science Foundation;

10 (2) is dismissed from such educational institu11 tion for disciplinary reasons;

12 (3) withdraws from the baccalaureate degree pro13 gram for which the award was made before the com14 pletion of such program;

15 (4) declares that the individual does not intend

16 to fulfill his service obligation under this title; or

17 (5) fails to fulfill the service obligation of the in18 dividual under this title,

19 such individual shall be liable to the United States as pro20 vided in subsection (b).

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

22 described in subsection (a) occurs before the completion of

23 one year of a service obligation under this title, the United

24 States shall be entitled to recover from the individual, with-
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1 in one year after the date of the occurrence of such cir2 cumstance, an amount equal to—

3 (A) the total amount of awards received by such

4 individual under this title; plus

5 (B) the interest on such amounts which would be

6 payable if at the time the amounts were received they

7 were loans bearing interest at the maximum legal

8 prevailing rate, as determined by the Treasurer of the

9 United States,

10 multiplied by 2.

11 (2) If a circumstance described in subsection (a)(4) or

12 (a)(5) occurs after the completion of one year of a service

13 obligation under this title, the United States shall be enti14 tled to recover from the individual, within one year after

15 the date of the occurrence of such circumstance, an amount

16 equal to—

17 (A) the total amount of awards received by such

18 individual under this title minus $3,750 for each full

19 year of service completed; plus

20 (B) the interest on such amounts which would be

21 payable if at the time the amounts were received they

22 were loans bearing interest at the maximum legal

23 prevailing rate, as determined by the Treasurer of the

24 United States.
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1 (c) EXCEPTIONS.—(1) The National Science Founda2 tion may provide for the partial or total waiver or suspen3 sion of any service obligation or payment by an individual

4 under this title whenever compliance by the individual is

5 impossible or would involve extreme hardship to the indi6 vidual, or if enforcement of such obligation with respect to

7 the individual would be unconscionable.

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

9 for payment under subsection (b) may be released by a dis10 charge in bankruptcy under title 11, United States Code,

11 only if such discharge is granted after the expiration of the

12 5-year period beginning on the first date that such payment

13 is required.

14 SEC. 410. REPORT.

15 (a) DATA COLLECTION.—Institutions receiving grants

16 under this title shall supply to the Director any relevant

17 statistical and demographic data on scholarship recipients

18 and stipend recipients the Director may request, including

19 information on employment required by section 407.

20 (b) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 7 years after the

21 date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit

22 to Congress a report assessing the impact of the implemen23 tation of this title on drawing into teaching top mathe24 matics and science students, including students from groups

25 underrepresented in mathematics, science and engineering.
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1 SEC. 411. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro3 priated to the National Science Foundation to carry out

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

5 2005.

6 (b) SPECIFIC APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized

7 to be appropriated to the National Science Foundation to

8 support the activities described in subsections (b)(1)(A) and

9 (C) and (b)(2)(A) and (C) of section 402, such sums as may

10 be necessary for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2011.

11 TITLE V—REQUIREMENTS FOR

12 RESEARCH CENTERS

13 SEC. 501. REQUIREMENTS FOR RESEARCH CENTERS.

14 The Director shall ensure that any National Science

15 Foundation program that awards grants for the establish16 ment of research centers at institutions of higher education

17 after the date of the enactment of this Act—

18 (1) requires that every center offer programs for

19 elementary and secondary mathematics and science

20 teachers and students to increase their understanding

21 of the field in which the center specializes; and

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

23 precollege education programs as a criterion in deter24 mining grant awards.
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1 TITLE VI—EDUCATIONAL

2 TECHNOLOGIES RESEARCH

3 SEC. 601. EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH CEN4 TERS.

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

6 program to award grants to institutions of higher education

7 (or consortia thereof) to establish centers to evaluate and

8 improve the effectiveness of information technologies in ele9 mentary and secondary mathematics and science education.

10 (2) Grants shall be awarded under this title on a

11 merit-reviewed competitive basis.

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

13 shall, at a minimum—

14 (1) identify educational approaches and tech15 niques that are based on the use of information tech16 nology and that have the potential for being effective

17 in classroom settings;

18 (2) develop methods to measure the effectiveness

19 of various applications of information technology in

20 mathematics and science education, including meth21 ods to measure student performance;

22 (3) evaluate the effectiveness of the use of tech23 nology in elementary and secondary mathematics and

24 science education in a variety of classroom settings;

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1 (4) identify the key variables that influence edu2 cational effectiveness and the conditions necessary to

3 implement successfully an approach or technique de4 termined to be educationally effective for a particular

5 educational setting;

6 (5) ensure that the results of such evaluations are

7 widely disseminated; and

8 (6) develop a program to work with local edu9 cational agencies to help them apply the results of the

10 research conducted under this section.

11 SEC. 602. SELECTION PROCESS.

12 (a) APPLICATION.—An institution of higher education

13 (or a consortium thereof) seeking funding under this title

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

15 in such manner, and containing such information as the

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

17 minimum, a description of—

18 (1) the approaches to the use of information tech19 nology that the center will initially evaluate, how it

20 chose those approaches, how it will seek out any addi21 tional approaches, and how assessment procedures

22 would be developed and applied;

23 (2) how the center will work with local education

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1 (3) how the center will disseminate the results of

2 its work; and

3 (4) how the center will develop an outreach pro4 gram to work with local educational agencies to help

5 them apply the results of its research.

6 (b) REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS.—In evaluating the ap7 plications submitted under subsection (a), the Director shall

8 consider, at a minimum, the ability of the applicant to ef9 fectively evaluate information technology approaches and to

10 help local education agencies apply the results of those eval11 uations.

12 (c) AWARDS.—The Director shall ensure, to the extent

13 practicable, that the program established under this title

14 evaluates information technology—

15 (1) in a wide range of grade levels and geo16 graphic areas;

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

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

19 race, ethnicity, and income.

20 SEC. 603. DOCUMENTATION AND DISSEMINATION OF RE21 SULTS.

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—The results of the research and eval23 uations conducted in accordance with section 601 shall be

24 documented and widely disseminated, including through

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1 (b) WORKSHOPS, CONFERENCE, AND WEB SITES.—

2 The Director is authorized to sponsor and support work3 shops, conferences, and dedicated web sites to disseminate

4 information about the activities of the educational tech5 nology research centers established under section 601.

6 (c) DEPOSIT IN LIBRARY.—Information about effective

7 approaches and techniques, including information and ma8 terials necessary for their implementation, shall be depos9 ited in the Digital Library.

10 SEC. 604. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

11 There are authorized to be appropriated to the Na12 tional Science Foundation to carry out the program estab13 lished under section 601—

14 (1) $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002

15 through 2004; and

16 (2) $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 and

17 2006.

18 TITLE VII—MISCELLANEOUS

19 PROVISIONS

20 SEC. 701. MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE PROFICIENCY PART21 NERSHIPS.

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

23 (1) Proficiency in mathematics, science, and in24 formation technology is necessary to prepare all stu25 dents in the United States for participation in the
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1 21st Century and to guarantee that the United States

2 economy remains vibrant and competitive.

3 (2) In order to achieve such results, it is impor4 tant that the Federal Government shows interest in

5 economically disadvantaged students who have not

6 been provided with opportunities that will improve

7 their knowledge of mathematics, science, and tech8 nology.

9 (3) Many economically disadvantaged students

10 in urban and rural America share a common need to

11 receive a quality education, but often the schools of

12 such students lack the needed resources to lift those

13 students into the information age.

14 (4) The schools and businesses serving urban and

15 rural communities are strategically positioned to

16 form a unique partnership with students that will in17 crease their mathematics, science, and technology pro18 ficiency and encourage and support their under19 graduate study in those fields for the benefit of the

20 Nation.

21 (b) AUTHORITY.—(1)(A) The Director shall establish

22 a demonstration project under which the Director awards

23 grants in accordance with this section to eligible local edu24 cational agencies.
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1 (B) A local educational agency that receives a grant

2 under this section may use such grant funds to develop a

3 program that builds or expands mathematics, science, and

4 information technology curricula, to purchase equipment

5 necessary to establish such program, and to provide profes6 sional development to enhance teacher quality in those

7 fields.

8 (2) A program described in paragraph (1) shall—

9 (A) provide teacher professional development spe10 cifically in information technology, mathematics, and

11 science; and

12 (B) provide students with a rich standards-based

13 course of study in mathematics, science, and informa14 tion technology.

15 (c) ELIGIBLE LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.—For

16 purposes of this section, a local educational agency is eligi17 ble to receive a grant under this section if the agency—

18 (1) provides assurances that it has executed con19 ditional agreements with representatives of the pri20 vate sector to provide services and funds described in

21 subsection (d); and

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

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1 (d) PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION.—The condi2 tional agreements referred to in subsection (c)(1) shall de3 scribe participation by the private sector, including—

4 (1) the donation of computer hardware, software,

5 and other technology tools;

6 (2) the establishment of internship and men7 toring opportunities for students who participate in

8 the mathematics, science, and information technology

9 program; and

10 (3) the donation of higher education scholarship

11 funds for eligible students to continue their study of

12 mathematics, science, and information technology.

13 (e) APPLICATION.—(1) To apply for a grant under this

14 section, each eligible local educational agency shall submit

15 an application to the Director in accordance with guide16 lines established by the Director pursuant to paragraph (2).

17 (2)(A) The guidelines referred to in paragraph (1)

18 shall require, at a minimum, that the application include—

19 (i) a description of proposed activities consistent

20 with the uses of funds and program requirements

21 under paragraphs (1)(B) and (2) of subsection (b);

22 (ii) a description of the higher education scholar23 ship program, including criteria for selection, dura24 tion of scholarship, number of scholarships to be
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1 awarded each year, and funding levels for scholar2 ships; and

3 (iii) evidence of private sector participation and

4 financial support to establish an internship, men5 toring, and scholarship program.

6 (B) The Director shall issue and publish such guide7 lines not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment

8 of this Act.

9 (3) The Director shall select a local educational agency

10 to receive an award under this section on the basis of merit

11 to be determined after conducting a comprehensive review.

12 (f) PRIORITY.—The Director shall give special priority

13 in awarding grants under this section to eligible local edu14 cational agencies that—

15 (1) demonstrate the greatest ability to obtain

16 commitments from representatives of the private sec17 tor to provide services and funds described under sub18 section (d); and

19 (2) demonstrate the greatest economic need.

20 (g) ASSESSMENT.—The Director shall assess the effec21 tiveness of activities carried out under this section.

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

23 (1) shall initiate an evaluative study of the effec24 tiveness of the activities carried out under this section

25 in improving student performance in mathematics,
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1 science, and information technology at the precollege

2 level and in stimulating student interest in pursuing

3 undergraduate studies in those fields; and

4 (2) shall report the findings of the study to Con5 gress not later than 4 years after the award of the

6 first scholarship.

7 Such report shall include the number of students graduating

8 from an institution of higher education with a major in

9 mathematics, science, or information technology and the

10 number of students who find employment in such fields.

11 (i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:

12 (1) The term ‘‘conditional agreement’’ means an

13 arrangement between representatives of the private

14 sector and local educational agencies to provide cer15 tain services and funds, such as, but not limited to,

16 the donation of computer hardware and software, the

17 establishment of internship and mentoring opportuni18 ties for students who participate in mathematics,

19 science, and information technology programs, and

20 the donation of scholarship funds for use at institu21 tions of higher education by eligible students who

22 have participated in the mathematics, science, and

23 information technology programs.

24 (2) The term ‘‘eligible student’’ means a student

25 enrolled in the 12th grade who—
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1 (A) has participated in a mathematics,

2 science, and an information technology program

3 established pursuant to this section;

4 (B) has demonstrated a commitment to pur5 sue a career in information technology, mathe6 matics, science, or engineering; and

7 (C) has attained high academic standing

8 and maintains a grade point average of not less

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

10 beginning of the 10th grade through the time of

11 application for a scholarship.

12 (j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are

13 authorized to be appropriated to the National Science

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

15 of fiscal years 2002 through 2004.

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

17 eligible local educational agency under this section may not

18 exceed $300,000.

19 SEC. 702. ARTICULATION PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN COM20 MUNITY COLLEGES AND SECONDARY

21 SCHOOLS.

22 (a) OUTREACH GRANTS.—In making awards for out23 reach grants authorized under section 3(c)(2) of the Sci24 entific and Advanced-Technology Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C.

25 1862i(c)(2)), the Director shall give priority to proposals
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1 that involve secondary schools with a majority of students

2 from groups that are underrepresented in the science, math3 ematics and engineering workforce. Awards in such cases

4 shall not be subject to the requirement under section 3(f)(3)

5 of such Act for a matching contribution.

6 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are

7 authorized to be appropriated to the National Science

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

9 of fiscal years 2002 through 2004.

10 SEC. 703. ASSESSMENT OF IN-SERVICE TEACHER PROFES11 SIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.

12 (a) ASSESSMENT.—The Director shall review all pro13 grams sponsored by the National Science Foundation that

14 support in-service teacher professional development for

15 science teachers to determine—

16 (1) the level of resources and degree of emphasis

17 placed on training teachers in the effective use of in18 formation technology in the classroom; and

19 (2) the allocation of resources between summer

20 activities and follow-on reinforcement training and

21 support to participating teachers during the school

22 year.

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

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

25 Act, a report that—
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1 (1) describes the results of the review and assess2 ment conducted under subsection (a);

3 (2) summarizes the major categories of in-service

4 teacher professional development activities supported

5 at the time of the review, and the funding levels for

6 such activities; and

7 (3) describes any proposed changes, including

8 new funding allocations, to strengthen the in-service

9 teacher professional development programs of the Na10 tional Science Foundation that support activities de11 scribed in paragraphs (a)(1) and (2).

12 SEC. 704. INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS.

13 The Director may award competitive, merit-reviewed

14 grants for the development of educational materials on en15 ergy production and use, energy conservation, and renew16 able energy for use in elementary and secondary schools.

17 SEC. 705. STUDY OF BROADBAND NETWORK ACCESS FOR

18 SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES.

19 (a) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Director shall con20 duct a study of the issues described in subsection (c), and

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

22 Act, transmit to Congress a report including recommenda23 tions to address those issues. Such report shall be updated

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

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

3 Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Insti4 tute of Standards and Technology, and such other Federal

5 agencies and educational entities as the Director considers

6 appropriate.

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

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

9 large bandwidth capacity access to all public elemen10 tary and secondary schools and libraries in the

11 United States;

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

13 large bandwidth capacity access to the Internet to

14 such schools and libraries can be effectively utilized

15 within each school and library;

16 (3) consider the effect that specific or regional

17 circumstances may have on the ability of such insti18 tutions to acquire high-speed, large bandwidth capac19 ity access to achieve universal connectivity as an ef20 fective tool in the education process; and

21 (4) include options and recommendations to ad22 dress the challenges and issues identified in the re23 ports.
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1 SEC. 706. EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE;

2 LEARNING COMMUNITY CONSORTIUM.

3 Section 3 of the Scientific and Advanced Technology

4 Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–476; 42 U.S.C. 1862i) is

5 amended by redesignating subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g)

6 as subsections (f), (g), (h), and (i), respectively, and by in7 serting after subsection (c) the following new subsections:

8 ‘‘(d) EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE.—

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director is authorized to

10 make awards on a competitive, merit-reviewed basis

11 to associate-degree granting colleges, bachelor-degree

12 granting institutions, or education service agencies

13 (or consortia thereof) to establish centers to assist ele14 mentary and secondary schools in the use of informa15 tion technology for mathematics, science, or tech16 nology instruction.

17 ‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES.—Activities of centers funded

18 under this subsection may include—

19 ‘‘(A) helping schools evaluate their need for

20 information technology;

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

22 information technology in instruction; and

23 ‘‘(C) providing other information and

24 training to help schools and teachers ensure that

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1 nologies and are using them to maximum advan2 tage.

3 ‘‘(3) APPLICATION.—An application to receive

4 funds under this subsection shall include, at a

5 minimum—

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

7 be provided to schools and teachers;

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

9 served;

10 ‘‘(C) a description of how the applicant will

11 draw on the expertise of its faculty and students

12 to assist schools and teachers; and

13 ‘‘(D) a description of how the applicant will

14 operate the program after funding made avail15 able by this subsection has expired.

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

17 submitted under paragraph (3), the Director shall

18 consider, at a minimum—

19 ‘‘(A) the ability of the applicant to effec20 tively carry out the program;

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

22 who would be served and the their need for as23 sistance;

24 ‘‘(C) the extent to which the applicant has

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1 priority problems would be addressed by the as2 sistance provided under this subsection; and

3 ‘‘(D) the ability of the applicant to continue

4 to provide assistance after funding under this

5 subsection has expired.

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

7 the extent practicable, that the program established by

8 this subsection assists schools in rural, suburban, and

9 urban areas.

10 ‘‘(B) No institution shall receive funds under

11 this subsection for more than three years.

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

13 Director shall provide a report to Congress assessing

14 the success of the program funded under this sub15 section and the need of schools for continued assist16 ance, and, based on the experience with the program,

17 recommending ways information technology assist18 ance to schools could be made more broadly available.

19 ‘‘(7) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—

20 There are authorized to be appropriated to the Na21 tional Science Foundation to carry out this subsection

22 $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2002 through

23 2004.

24 ‘‘(e) LEARNING COMMUNITY CONSORTIUM.—The Di25 rector is authorized to provide to a consortium composed
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1 of associate-degree granting colleges a grant in the amount

2 of $10,000,000 for the purpose of carrying out a pilot

3 project to encourage women, minorities and persons with

4 disabilities to enter and complete programs in mathematics,

5 science, engineering and technology.’’.

Union Calendar No. 76

107TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1858

[Report No. 107–134, Part I]

A BILL

To make improvements in mathematics and science

education, and for other purposes.

JULY 11, 2001

Reported from the Committee on Science with an

amendment

JULY 11, 2001

Referral to the Committee on Education and the Workforce extended for a period ending not later than July

11, 2001

JULY 11, 2001

The Committee on Education and the Workforce discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole

House on the State of the Union and ordered to beprinted