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107TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1858

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

JULY 31, 2001

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education,

Labor, and Pensions

AN ACT

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,
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

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

3 and Science Partnerships Act’’.

4 SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

5 The Congress finds the following:

6 (1) 12 years ago the President of the United

7 States convened the Nation’s Governors to establish

8 common goals for the improvement of elementary

9 and secondary education.

10 (2) Among the National Education Goals estab11 lished was the goal that by the year 2000 United

12 States students would be first in the world in mathe13 matics and science achievement.

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

15 United States showed just average performance in

16 mathematics and science in the Third International

17 Mathematics and Science Study-Repeat and dem18 onstrated lower relative performance than the cohort

19 of 4th graders 4 years earlier.

20 (4) The United States must redouble its efforts

21 to provide all of its students with a world-class edu22 cation in mathematics, science, engineering, and

23 technology.

24 (5) The American economy has become the

25 most robust in the world, not through state planning

26 and government intervention, but through the hard
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1 work and innovation of its citizens. This success is

2 founded in our constitutional tradition of respect for

3 individual liberty to pursue personal career objec4 tives.

5 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

6 In this Act—

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

8 the National Science Foundation;

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

10 has the meaning given such term by section 101 of

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

12 1001);

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

14 means a nonprofit research institute or a nonprofit

15 professional association with demonstrated experi16 ence delivering mathematics or science education as

17 determined by the Director;

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

19 meaning given such term by section 14101(19) of

20 the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of

21 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801(19));

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

23 the meaning given such term by section 14101(29)

24 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of

25 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801(29));
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1 (6) the term ‘‘elementary school’’ has the mean2 ing given that term by section 14101(14) of the Ele3 mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20

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

5 (7) the term ‘‘secondary school’’ has the mean6 ing given that term by section 14101(26) of the Ele7 mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20

8 U.S.C. 8801(26)).

9 SEC. 4. DUPLICATION OF PROGRAMS.

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the National

11 Science Foundation shall review the education programs

12 of the National Science Foundation that are in operation

13 as of the date of enactment of this Act to determine

14 whether any of such programs duplicate the programs au15 thorized in this Act.

16 (b) IMPLEMENTATION.—(1) As programs authorized

17 in this Act are implemented, the Director shall terminate

18 any existing duplicative program or merge the duplicative

19 program into a program authorized in this Act.

20 (2) The Director shall not establish any new program

21 that duplicates a program that has been implemented pur22 suant to this Act.

23 (c) REPORT.—(1) The Director of the Office of

24 Science and Technology Policy shall review the education
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1 programs of the National Science Foundation to ensure

2 compliance with the provisions of this section.

3 (2) Not later than one year after the date of the en4 actment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Science

5 and Technology Policy shall complete a report on the re6 view carried out under this subsection and shall submit

7 the report to the Committee on Science, the Committee

8 on Education and the Workforce, and the Committee on

9 Appropriations of the House of Representatives.

10 (3) Beginning one year after the date of enactment

11 of this Act, the Director of the Office of Science and Tech12 nology Policy, shall, as part of the annual budget submis13 sion to Congress, submit an updated version of the report

14 required by paragraph (2).

15 SEC. 5. MATCHING REQUIREMENTS.

16 The Director may establish matching fund require17 ments for any programs authorized by this Act except

18 those established in title IV.

19 SEC. 6. COORDINATION.

20 In carrying out the activities authorized by this Act,

21 the Director of the National Science Foundation shall con22 sult and coordinate with the Secretary of Education to en23 sure close cooperation with programs authorized under the

24 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (Public

25 Law 89–10).
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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 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

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, including pro16 grams that recruit and train undergraduate and

17 graduate students to provide technical support to

18 teachers;

19 (4) developing distance learning programs for

20 teachers or students, including developing courses,

21 curricular materials and other resources for the in22 service professional development of teachers that are

23 made available to teachers through the Internet;

24 (5) offering teacher preparation and certifi25 cation programs for professional mathematicians,
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1 scientists, and engineers who wish to begin a career

2 in teaching;

3 (6) developing assessment tools to measure stu4 dent mastery of content and cognitive skills;

5 (7) developing or adapting elementary and sec6 ondary school curricular materials, aligned to State

7 standards, that incorporate contemporary research

8 on the science of learning;

9 (8) developing undergraduate mathematics and

10 science courses for education majors;

11 (9) using mathematicians, scientists, and engi12 neers employed by private businesses to help recruit

13 and train mathematics and science teachers;

14 (10) developing a cadre of master teachers who

15 will promote reform and improvement in schools;

16 (11) developing and offering mathematics or

17 science enrichment programs for students, including

18 after-school and summer programs;

19 (12) providing research opportunities in busi20 ness or academia for students and teachers;

21 (13) bringing mathematicians, scientists, and

22 engineers from business and academia into elemen23 tary and secondary school classrooms; and

24 (14) any other activities the Director deter25 mines will accomplish the goals of this section.
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1 (d) SCIENCE ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS FOR GIRLS.—

2 Activities carried out in accordance with subsections

3 (c)(11) and (12) shall include elementary and secondary

4 school programs to encourage the ongoing interest of girls

5 in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology and

6 to prepare girls to pursue undergraduate and graduate de7 grees and careers in science, mathematics, engineering, or

8 technology. Funds made available through awards to part9 nerships for the purposes of this subsection may support

10 programs for—

11 (1) encouraging girls to pursue studies in

12 science, mathematics, engineering, and technology

13 and to major in such fields in postsecondary edu14 cation;

15 (2) tutoring girls in science, mathematics, engi16 neering, and technology;

17 (3) providing mentors for girls in person and

18 through the Internet to support such girls in pur19 suing studies in science, mathematics, engineering,

20 and technology;

21 (4) educating the parents of girls about the dif22 ficulties faced by girls to maintain an interest and

23 desire to achieve in science, mathematics, engineer24 ing, and technology, and enlisting the help of par25 ents in overcoming these difficulties; and
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1 (5) acquainting girls with careers in science,

2 mathematics, engineering, and technology and en3 couraging girls to plan for careers in such fields.

4 (e) RESEARCH IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS.—Activities

5 carried out in accordance with subsection (c)(11) may in6 clude support for research projects performed by students

7 at secondary schools. Uses of funds made available

8 through awards to partnerships for purposes of this sub9 section may include—

10 (1) training secondary school mathematics and

11 science teachers in the design of research projects

12 for students;

13 (2) establishing a system for students and

14 teachers involved in research projects funded under

15 this section to exchange information about their

16 projects and research results; and

17 (3) assessing the educational value of the stu18 dent research projects by such means as tracking

19 the academic performance and choice of academic

20 majors of students conducting research.

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

22 may be used to provide stipends for teachers or students

23 participating in training or research activities that would

24 not be part of their typical classroom activities.
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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;

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

19 review of relevant research;

20 (C) why such activities are expected to im21 prove student performance and strengthen the

22 quality of mathematics and science instruction;

23 and

24 (D) in the case of activities carried out in

25 accordance with section 101(d), how such ac26 tivities will encourage the interest of women
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1 and minorities in mathematics, science, engi2 neering, and technology and will help prepare

3 women and minorities to pursue postsecondary

4 studies in these fields;

5 (3) a description of the number, size, and na6 ture of any stipends that will be provided to students

7 or teachers and the reasons such stipends are need8 ed;

9 (4) how the partnership will serve as a catalyst

10 for reform of mathematics and science education

11 programs; and

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

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

14 applications submitted under subsection (a), the Director

15 shall consider, at a minimum—

16 (1) the ability of the partnership to effectively

17 carry out the proposed programs;

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

19 partnership are committed to making the partner20 ship a central organizational focus;

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

22 the partnership are based on relevant research and

23 are likely to result in increased student achievement;

24 (4) the degree to which such activities are

25 aligned with State or local standards; and
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1 (5) the likelihood that the partnership will dem2 onstrate activities that can be widely implemented as

3 part of larger scale reform efforts.

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

5 extent practicable, that partnership grants be awarded

6 under section 101 in a wide range of geographic areas and

7 that the partnership program include rural, suburban, and

8 urban local educational agencies.

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

10 funded under section 101 shall include businesses.

11 (3) The Director shall award grants under this sub12 title for a period not to exceed 5 years.

13 SEC. 103. ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISSEMINATION.

14 (a) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—The Director shall

15 evaluate the partnerships program established under sec16 tion 101. At a minimum, such evaluations shall—

17 (1) use a common set of benchmarks and as18 sessment tools to identify best practices and mate19 rials developed and demonstrated by the partner20 ships; and

21 (2) to the extent practicable, compare the effec22 tiveness of practices and materials developed and

23 demonstrated by the partnerships authorized under

24 this subtitle with those of partnerships funded by

25 other State or Federal agencies.
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1 (b) DISSEMINATION OF RESULTS.—(1) The results

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

3 made available to the public, including through the Na4 tional Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology

5 Education Digital Library, and shall be provided to the

6 Committee on Science of the House of Representatives

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

8 Pensions and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and

9 Transportation of the Senate.

10 (2) Materials developed under the program estab11 lished under section 101 that are demonstrated to be ef12 fective shall be made available through the National

13 Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology Edu14 cation Digital Library.

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

16 an annual meeting of the partnerships participating under

17 this subtitle to foster greater national collaboration.

18 SEC. 104. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

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

21 $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2006.
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1 Subtitle B—Teacher Research

2 Scholarship Program

3 SEC. 111. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

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

5 a program to award grants to institutions of higher edu6 cation or eligible nonprofit organizations (or consortia

7 thereof) to provide research opportunities in mathematics,

8 science, and engineering for elementary or secondary

9 school teachers of mathematics or science. Such institu10 tions of higher education or eligible nonprofit organiza11 tions may include one or more businesses or Federal or

12 State laboratories as partners under the program.

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

14 merit-reviewed competitive basis.

15 (b) PROGRAM COMPONENTS.—Grant recipients

16 under this section—

17 (1) shall recruit and select teachers and provide

18 such teachers with opportunities to conduct research

19 in academic, business, or government laboratories;

20 (2) shall ensure that the teachers have mentors

21 and other programming support to ensure that their

22 research experience will contribute to their under23 standing of mathematics, science, and engineering

24 and improve their performance in the classroom;
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1 (3) shall provide teachers with a scholarship sti2 pend; and

3 (4) may provide room and board for residential

4 programs.

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

6 of the funds provided under a grant under this section

7 may be used for programming support for teachers.

8 (2) The Director shall issue guidelines specifying the

9 minimum and maximum amounts of stipends recipients

10 may provide to teachers under this section.

11 (d) DURATION.—A teacher may participate in re12 search under the program under this section for up to 1

13 calendar year or 2 sequential summers.

14 SEC. 112. SELECTION PROCESS.

15 (a) APPLICATION.—An institution of higher edu16 cation or an eligible nonprofit organization (or a consor17 tium thereof) seeking funding under section 111 shall sub18 mit an application to the Director at such time, in such

19 manner, and containing such information as the Director

20 may require. The application shall include, at a

21 minimum—

22 (1) a description of the research opportunities

23 that will be made available to elementary or sec24 ondary school teachers, or both, by the applicant;
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1 (2) a description of how the applicant will re2 cruit teachers to participate in the program and the

3 criteria that will be used to select the participants;

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

5 amounts of the scholarships that the applicant in6 tends to offer to participating teachers; and

7 (4) a description of the programming support

8 that will be provided to participating teachers.

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

10 applications submitted under subsection (a), the Director

11 shall consider, at a minimum—

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; and

17 (3) the likelihood that the research experiences

18 and programming to be offered by the applicant will

19 improve elementary and secondary education.

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

21 extent practicable, that grants be awarded under this sub22 title in a wide range of geographic areas and to assist

23 teachers from rural, suburban, and urban local edu24 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, mathematics, engineering, and tech18 nology educational resources, materials, practices, and

19 policies through the Internet and other digital tech20 nologies. The expanded Digital Library shall—

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

23 (2) contain, to the extent practicable, an Inter24 net-based repository of information about national

25 and regional conferences related to the improvement
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1 of elementary and secondary mathematics, science,

2 engineering, and technology education, including, if

3 appropriate, links to materials generated by those

4 conferences;

5 (3) provide users of the Digital Library with ac6 cess to all materials in the Digital Library through

7 a single entry point;

8 (4) contain only materials that have been peer9 reviewed and tested to ensure factual accuracy and

10 effectiveness and that are aligned with recognized

11 State and other widely recognized professional and

12 technical mathematics and science standards;

13 (5) present materials in a format that is con14 sistent, facilitates ease of comparison and use by

15 classroom teachers, and contains appropriate links

16 to other Federal educational clearinghouses; and

17 (6) provide materials related to mathematics

18 and science partnership programs, including—

19 (A) links to all of the programs developed

20 through the mathematics and science partner21 ships established under subtitle A of title I;

22 (B) data related to assessment and evalua23 tion and final program reports developed under

24 subtitle A of title I, including both positive and

25 negative outcomes of the program;
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1 (C) materials developed by the partner2 ships under subtitle A of title I that have been

3 demonstrated to be effective; and

4 (D) a mechanism for users to make com5 ments or suggestions regarding the use and ef6 fectiveness of posted materials.

7 SEC. 202. GRANTS AND CONTRACT.

8 (a) GRANTS.—The Director may award grants to in9 stitutions of higher education or other qualified entities—

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

11 (2) to provide assistance to schools in the selec12 tion and adaptation of curricular materials, prac13 tices, and teaching methods made available through

14 the Digital Library; or

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

16 paragraphs (1) and (2).

17 Grants awarded under this subsection may cover the costs

18 of acquiring and reviewing educational materials for dis19 semination through the Digital Library.

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

21 operation and management of the Digital Library.

22 (c) COMPETITIVE AWARDS.—Grants and contracts

23 shall be awarded under this section on a competitive basis.
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1 SEC. 203. CONSTRUCTION.

2 Nothing in this Act shall affect the rights, remedies,

3 limitations, or defenses under title 17, United States

4 Code.

5 SEC. 204. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

6 There are authorized to be appropriated for the Na7 tional Science Foundation to carry out this title

8 $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2006.

9 TITLE III—STRATEGIC EDU10 CATION RESEARCH PROGRAM

11 Subtitle A—Centers

12 SEC. 301. ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTERS FOR RESEARCH

13 ON LEARNING AND EDUCATION IMPROVE14 MENT.

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

16 grants to institutions of higher education (or consortia

17 thereof) to establish 4 multidisciplinary Centers for Re18 search on Learning and Education Improvement.

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

20 a merit-reviewed competitive basis.

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

22 to conduct and evaluate research in cognitive science, edu23 cation and related fields and to develop ways in which the

24 results of such research can be applied in elementary and

25 secondary classrooms to improve the teaching of mathe26 matics and science.
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1 (c) FOCUS.—(1) Each Center shall be focused on a

2 different challenge faced by elementary or secondary

3 school teachers of mathematics and science. In deter4 mining the research focus of the Centers, the Director

5 shall consult with the National Academy of Sciences and

6 take into account the extent to which other Federal pro7 grams support research on similar questions.

8 (2) The proposal solicitation issued by the Director

9 shall state the focus of each Center and applicants shall

10 apply for designation as a specific Center.

11 SEC. 302. SELECTION PROCESS.

12 (a) APPLICATION.—An institution of higher edu13 cation (or a consortium of such institutions) seeking fund14 ing under this title shall submit an application to the Di15 rector at such time, in such manner, and containing such

16 information as the Director may require. The application

17 shall include, at a minimum, a description of—

18 (1) the initial research projects that will be un19 dertaken by the Center and the process by which

20 new projects will be identified;

21 (2) how the Center will work with other re22 search institutions and schools to broaden the na23 tional research agenda on learning and teaching;
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1 (3) how the Center will promote active collabo2 ration among physical, biological, and social science

3 researchers;

4 (4) how the Center will promote active partici5 pation by elementary and secondary mathematics

6 and science teachers and administrators; and

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

8 research to educational practice and assess the suc9 cess of new practices.

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

11 applications submitted under subsection (a), the Director

12 shall consider, at a minimum—

13 (1) the ability of the applicant to effectively

14 carry out the research program and reduce its re15 sults to effective educational practice;

16 (2) the experience of the applicant in con17 ducting research on the science of teaching and

18 learning and the capacity of the applicant to foster

19 new multidisciplinary collaborations;

20 (3) the capacity of the applicant to attract

21 precollege educators from a diverse array of schools

22 and professional experiences for participation in

23 Center activities; and

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

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1 pursue research at the intersection of educational

2 practice and basic research on human cognition and

3 learning.

4 (c) AWARDS.—The Director shall ensure, to the ex5 tent practicable, that the Centers funded under this sec6 tion conduct research and develop educational practices

7 designed to improve the educational performance of a

8 broad range of students, including those from groups

9 underrepresented in mathematics, science, and engineer10 ing.

11 SEC. 303. ANNUAL CONFERENCE.

12 The Director shall convene an annual meeting of the

13 Centers to foster collaboration among the Centers and to

14 further disseminate the results of the Centers’ activities.

15 SEC. 304. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

16 There are authorized to be appropriated for the Na17 tional Science Foundation to carry out this title

18 $12,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2006.

19 Subtitle B—Fellowships

20 SEC. 311. EDUCATION RESEARCH TEACHER FELLOWSHIPS.

21 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—(1) The Director shall estab22 lish a program to award grants to institutions of higher

23 education or eligible nonprofit entities (or consortia there24 of) to provide research opportunities related to the science
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1 of learning to elementary and secondary school teachers

2 of science and mathematics.

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

4 merit-reviewed competitive basis.

5 (b) PROGRAM COMPONENTS.—Grant recipients

6 under this section—

7 (1) shall recruit and select teachers and provide

8 such teachers with opportunities to conduct research

9 in the fields of—

10 (A) brain research as a foundation for re11 search on human learning;

12 (B) behavioral, cognitive, affective, and so13 cial aspects of human learning;

14 (C) science and mathematics learning in

15 formal and informal educational settings; or

16 (D) learning in complex educational sys17 tems;

18 (2) shall ensure that participating teachers have

19 mentors and other programming support to ensure

20 that their research experience will contribute to their

21 understanding of the science of learning;

22 (3) shall provide programming, guidance, and

23 support to ensure that participating teachers dis24 seminate information about the current state of edu25 cation research and its implications for classroom
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1 practice to other elementary and secondary edu2 cators and can use that information to improve their

3 performance in the classroom;

4 (4) shall provide participating teachers with a

5 scholarship stipend; and

6 (5) may provide room and board for residential

7 programs.

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

9 of the funds provided under a grant under this section

10 may be used for programming support for participating

11 teachers.

12 (2) The Director shall issue guidelines specifying the

13 minimum or maximum amounts of stipends grant recipi14 ents may provide to teachers under this section.

15 (d) DURATION.—A teacher may participate in re16 search under the program under this section for up to 1

17 calendar year or 2 sequential summers.

18 (e) APPLICATION.—An institution of higher edu19 cation or eligible nonprofit entity (or a consortium thereof)

20 seeking funding under this section shall submit an applica21 tion to the Director at such time, in such manner, and

22 containing such information as the Director may require.

23 The application 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

13 to educate their peers about the value, findings, and

14 implications of education research.

15 (f) REVIEW OF APPLICANTS.—In evaluating the ap16 plications submitted under subsection (e), the Director

17 shall 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

2 are 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 engi13 neering professional’’ means a person who holds a

14 baccalaureate, masters, or doctoral degree in science,

15 mathematics, or engineering and is working in that

16 field 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

24 science, mathematics, or engineering professional re25 ceiving a stipend; and
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1 (7) the term ‘‘cost of attendance’’ has the

2 meaning given such term in section 472 of the High3 er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087ll).

4 SEC. 402. SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.

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

6 a program to award grants to institutions of higher edu7 cation (or consortia of such institutions) to provide schol8 arships and programming designed to recruit and train

9 mathematics and science teachers. Such program shall be

10 known as the ‘‘Robert 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

14 title 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 grant18 ee’s institution to become mathematics and science

19 teachers, 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

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1 (C) offering programs to scholarship re2 cipients, both before and after they receive their

3 baccalaureate degree, to enable the recipients to

4 become better mathematics and science teach5 ers, and to exchange ideas with others in their

6 fields; 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 recipi16 ents, both during and after matriculation, to

17 enable recipients to become better mathematics

18 and science teachers and exchange ideas with

19 others 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 edu24 cation (or a consortium of such institutions) seeking fund25 ing under this title shall submit an application to the Di-
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1 rector at such time, in such manner, and containing such

2 information as the Director may require. The application

3 shall include, at a 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 capa11 bility to administer the scholarship or stipend pro12 gram in accordance with the provisions of this title;

13 and

14 (3) a description of the programming that will

15 be offered to scholarship or stipend recipients during

16 and after their matriculation.

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

18 applications submitted under subsection (a), the Director

19 shall consider, at a minimum—

20 (1) the ability of the applicant to effectively

21 carry out the program;

22 (2) the extent to which the applicant is com23 mitted to making the program a central organiza24 tional focus;
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1 (3) the ability of the proposed programming to

2 enable scholarship or stipend recipients to become

3 successful 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 in11 stitutions awarded grants under this title as ‘‘National

12 Teacher Scholarship Centers’’.

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

14 the extent practicable, that grants be awarded under this

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

16 students for jobs in rural, suburban, and urban local edu17 cational agencies.

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

19 shall 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

5 merit, with consideration given to financial need and to

6 the goal of promoting the participation of minorities,

7 women, and people with disabilities.

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

9 in the amount of $7,500 per year, or the cost of attend10 ance, whichever is less. Individuals may receive a max11 imum of 2 years of scholarship support.

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

13 a scholarship, that individual shall be required to com14 plete, within 6 years after graduation from the bacca15 laureate degree program for which the scholarship was

16 awarded, 2 years of service as a mathematics or science

17 teacher for each year a scholarship was received. Service

18 required under this subsection shall be performed at a

19 school receiving assistance under chapter 1 of title I of

20 the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965

21 (Public Law 89–10).

22 SEC. 406. STIPENDS.

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

24 available only to mathematics, science, and engineering
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1 professionals who, while receiving the stipend, are enrolled

2 in a program to receive certification to teach.

3 (b) SELECTION.—Individuals shall be selected to re4 ceive stipends under this title primarily on the basis of

5 academic merit, with consideration given to financial need

6 and to the goal of promoting the participation of minori7 ties, women, and people with disabilities.

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

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

10 than the cost of attendance. Individuals may receive a

11 maximum of 1 year of stipend support.

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

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

14 to complete, within 6 years after graduation from the pro15 gram for which the stipend was awarded, 2 years of serv16 ice as a mathematics or science teacher for each year a

17 stipend was received. Service required under this sub18 section shall be performed at a school receiving assistance

19 under chapter 1 of title I of the Elementary and Sec20 ondary Education Act of 1965 (Public Law 89–10).

21 SEC. 407. CONDITIONS OF SUPPORT.

22 As a condition of acceptance of a scholarship or sti23 pend under this title, a recipient shall enter into an agree24 ment with the institution of higher education—
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1 (1) accepting the terms of the scholarship or

2 stipend pursuant to sections 405 and 409 or section

3 406;

4 (2) agreeing to provide the awarding institution

5 of higher education with annual certification of em6 ployment and current contact information and to

7 participate in surveys provided by the institution of

8 higher education as part of an ongoing assessment

9 program; and

10 (3) establishing that any scholarship recipient

11 shall be liable to the United States for any amount

12 that is required to be repaid in accordance with the

13 provisions of section 409.

14 SEC. 408. COLLECTION FOR NONCOMPLIANCE.

15 (a) MONITORING COMPLIANCE.—An institution of

16 higher education (or consortium thereof) receiving a grant

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

18 the program, enter into an agreement with the Director

19 to monitor the compliance of scholarship and stipend re20 cipients with their respective service requirements.

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

22 that a scholarship recipient is required to repay the schol23 arship under section 409, the institution shall be respon24 sible for collecting the repayment amounts.
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1 (2) Except as provided in paragraph (3), any repay2 ment shall be returned to the Treasury of the United

3 States.

4 (3) A grantee may retain a percentage of any repay5 ment it collects to defray administrative costs associated

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

7 fixed percentage that will apply to all grantees.

8 SEC. 409. FAILURE TO COMPLETE SERVICE OBLIGATION.

9 (a) GENERAL RULE.—If an individual who has re10 ceived a scholarship under this title—

11 (1) fails to maintain an acceptable level of aca12 demic standing in the educational institution in

13 which the individual is enrolled, as determined by

14 the National Science Foundation;

15 (2) is dismissed from such educational institu16 tion for disciplinary reasons;

17 (3) withdraws from the baccalaureate degree

18 program for which the award was made before the

19 completion of such program;

20 (4) declares that the individual does not intend

21 to fulfill his service obligation under this title; or

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

23 individual under this title,

24 such individual shall be liable to the United States as pro25 vided in subsection (b).
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1 (b) AMOUNT OF REPAYMENT.—(1) If a circumstance

2 described in subsection (a) occurs before the completion

3 of one year of a service obligation under this title, the

4 United States shall be entitled to recover from the indi5 vidual, within one year after the date of the occurrence

6 of such circumstance, an amount equal to—

7 (A) the total amount of awards received by

8 such individual under this title; plus

9 (B) the interest on such amounts which would

10 be payable if at the time the amounts were received

11 they were loans bearing interest at the maximum

12 legal prevailing rate, as determined by the Treasurer

13 of the United States,

14 multiplied by 2.

15 (2) If a circumstance described in subsection (a)(4)

16 or (a)(5) occurs after the completion of one year of a serv17 ice obligation under this title, the United States shall be

18 entitled to recover from the individual, within one year

19 after the date of the occurrence of such circumstance, an

20 amount equal to—

21 (A) the total amount of awards received by

22 such individual under this title minus $3,750 for

23 each full year of service completed; plus

24 (B) the interest on such amounts which would

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1 they were loans bearing interest at the maximum

2 legal prevailing rate, as determined by the Treasurer

3 of the United States.

4 (c) EXCEPTIONS.—(1) The National Science Founda5 tion may provide for the partial or total waiver or suspen6 sion of any service obligation or payment by an individual

7 under this title whenever compliance by the individual is

8 impossible or would involve extreme hardship to the indi9 vidual, or if enforcement of such obligation with respect

10 to the individual would be unconscionable.

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

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

13 discharge in bankruptcy under title 11, United States

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

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

16 payment is required.

17 SEC. 410. REPORT.

18 (a) DATA COLLECTION.—Institutions receiving

19 grants under this title shall supply to the Director any

20 relevant statistical and demographic data on scholarship

21 recipients and stipend recipients the Director may request,

22 including information on employment required by section

23 407.

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

25 date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall sub-
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1 mit to Congress a report assessing the impact of the im2 plementation of this title on drawing into teaching top

3 mathematics and science students, including students

4 from groups underrepresented in mathematics, science,

5 and engineering.

6 SEC. 411. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro8 priated to the National Science Foundation to carry out

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

10 through 2005.

11 (b) SPECIFIC APPROPRIATIONS.—There are author12 ized to be appropriated to the National Science Founda13 tion to support the activities described in subsections

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

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

16 2006 through 2011.

17 TITLE V—REQUIREMENTS FOR

18 RESEARCH CENTERS

19 SEC. 501. REQUIREMENTS FOR RESEARCH CENTERS.

20 The Director shall ensure that any National Science

21 Foundation program that awards grants for the establish22 ment of research centers at institutions of higher edu23 cation after the date of the enactment of this Act—

24 (1) requires that every center offer programs

25 for elementary and secondary mathematics and
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1 science teachers and students to increase their un2 derstanding of the field in which the center special3 izes; and

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

5 precollege education programs as a criterion in de6 termining grant awards.

7 TITLE VI—EDUCATIONAL

8 TECHNOLOGIES

9 Subtitle A—Research Centers

10 SEC. 601. EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH CEN11 TERS.

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

13 a program to award grants to institutions of higher edu14 cation (or consortia thereof) to establish centers to evalu15 ate and improve the effectiveness of information tech16 nologies in elementary and secondary mathematics and

17 science education.

18 (2) Grants shall be awarded under this subtitle on

19 a merit-reviewed competitive basis.

20 (b) ACTIVITIES.—Centers established under this sub21 title shall, at a minimum—

22 (1) identify educational approaches and tech23 niques that are based on the use of information

24 technology and that have the potential for being ef25 fective in classroom settings;
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1 (2) develop methods to measure the effective2 ness of various applications of information tech3 nology in mathematics and science education, includ4 ing methods to measure student performance;

5 (3) evaluate the effectiveness of the use of tech6 nology in elementary and secondary mathematics

7 and science education in a variety of classroom set8 tings;

9 (4) identify the key variables that influence

10 educational effectiveness and the conditions nec11 essary to implement successfully an approach or

12 technique determined to be educationally effective

13 for a particular educational setting;

14 (5) ensure that the results of such evaluations

15 are widely disseminated; and

16 (6) develop a program to work with local edu17 cational agencies to help them apply the results of

18 the research conducted under this section.

19 SEC. 602. SELECTION PROCESS.

20 (a) APPLICATION.—An institution of higher edu21 cation (or a consortium of such institutions) seeking fund22 ing under this subtitle shall submit an application to the

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

24 such information as the Director may require. The appli25 cation shall include, at a minimum, a description of—
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1 (1) the approaches to the use of information

2 technology that the center will initially evaluate, how

3 it chose those approaches, how it will seek out any

4 additional approaches, and how assessment proce5 dures would be developed and applied;

6 (2) how the center will work with local edu7 cational agencies to evaluate the approaches in class8 rooms;

9 (3) how the center will disseminate the results

10 of its work; and

11 (4) how the center will develop an outreach pro12 gram to work with local educational agencies to help

13 them apply the results of its research.

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

15 applications submitted under subsection (a), the Director

16 shall consider, at a minimum, the ability of the applicant

17 to effectively evaluate information technology approaches

18 and to help local educational agencies apply the results

19 of those evaluations.

20 (c) AWARDS.—The Director shall ensure, to the ex21 tent practicable, that the program established under this

22 subtitle evaluates information technology—

23 (1) in a wide range of grade levels and geo24 graphic areas;

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

2 race, ethnicity, and income.

3 SEC. 603. DOCUMENTATION AND DISSEMINATION OF RE4 SULTS.

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The results of the research and

6 evaluations conducted in accordance with section 601 shall

7 be documented and widely disseminated, including

8 through publication in peer-reviewed scholarly journals.

9 (b) WORKSHOPS, CONFERENCES, AND WEB SITES.—

10 The Director is authorized to sponsor and support work11 shops, conferences, and dedicated web sites to disseminate

12 information about the activities of the educational tech13 nology research centers established under section 601.

14 (c) DEPOSIT IN LIBRARY.—Information about effec15 tive approaches and techniques, including information and

16 materials necessary for their implementation, shall be de17 posited in the Digital Library.

18 SEC. 604. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

19 There are authorized to be appropriated to the Na20 tional Science Foundation to carry out the program estab21 lished under section 601—

22 (1) $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002

23 through 2004; and

24 (2) $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005

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1 Subtitle B—Assistance

2 SEC. 611. EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE.

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 (e), (f), (g), and (h), respectively, and by

7 inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection:

8 ‘‘(d) EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE.—

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director may make

10 awards on a competitive, merit-reviewed basis to as11 sociate-degree granting colleges, bachelor-degree

12 granting institutions, or education service agencies

13 (or consortia thereof) to establish centers to assist

14 elementary and secondary schools in the use of in15 formation technology for mathematics, science, or

16 technology instruction.

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

18 under this subsection may include—

19 ‘‘(A) helping schools evaluate their need

20 for 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

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1 tion technologies and are using them to max2 imum advantage.

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 stu12 dents to assist schools and teachers; and

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

14 will operate the program after funding made

15 available 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 con4 tinue to provide assistance after funding under

5 this subsection has expired.

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

7 to the extent practicable, that the program estab8 lished by this subsection assists schools in rural,

9 suburban, and urban areas.

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

11 this subsection for more than three years.

12 ‘‘(C) An institution receiving a grant under

13 subtitle A of title VI of the National Mathematics

14 and Science Partnerships Act may participate in the

15 program created by this section.

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

17 the Director shall provide a report to Congress as18 sessing the success of the program funded under

19 this subsection and the need of schools for continued

20 assistance, and, based on the experience with the

21 program, recommending ways information tech22 nology assistance to schools could be made more

23 broadly available.

24 ‘‘(7) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—

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1 tional Science Foundation to carry out this sub2 section $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2002

3 through 2004.’’.

4 TITLE VII—MISCELLANEOUS

5 PROVISIONS

6 SEC. 701. MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE PROFICIENCY

7 SCHOLARSHIPS.

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

9 (1) Proficiency in mathematics, science, and in10 formation technology is necessary to prepare all stu11 dents in the United States for participation in the

12 21st century and to guarantee that the United

13 States economy remains vibrant and competitive.

14 (2) In order to achieve such results, it is impor15 tant that the Federal Government shows interest in

16 economically disadvantaged students who have not

17 been provided with opportunities that will improve

18 their knowledge of mathematics, science, and tech19 nology.

20 (3) Many economically disadvantaged students

21 in urban and rural America share a common need

22 to receive a quality education, but often the schools

23 of such students lack the needed resources to lift

24 those students into the information age.
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1 (4) The schools and businesses serving urban

2 and rural communities are strategically positioned to

3 form a unique partnership with students that will in4 crease their mathematics, science, and technology

5 proficiency and encourage and support their under6 graduate study in those fields for the benefit of the

7 Nation.

8 (b) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall establish a

9 demonstration project to encourage businesses to offer

10 scholarships to eligible students (to enable them to attend

11 institutions of higher education) by providing grants to

12 improve mathematics, science, or technology education in

13 the schools attended by the eligible students.

14 (c) USE OF FUNDS.—(1) The Director shall provide

15 grants under this section to local educational agencies on

16 a merit-reviewed, competitive basis.

17 (2) Funds awarded under this subsection may be

18 used to—

19 (A) provide teacher professional development in

20 mathematics, science, or technology;

21 (B) develop or implement mathematics, science,

22 or technology curriculums, and to purchase related

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1 (C) to carry out other activities the Director de2 termines would improve mathematics, science, or

3 technology education.

4 (d) ELIGIBLE LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.—

5 For purposes of this section, a local educational agency

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

7 agency—

8 (1) provides assurances that it has executed

9 conditional agreements with representatives of the

10 private sector to provide services and funds de11 scribed in subsection (e); and

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

13 Director to comply with the requirements of this sec14 tion.

15 (e) PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION.—The condi16 tional agreements referred to in subsection (d)(1) shall de17 scribe participation by the private sector, including—

18 (1) the donation of computer hardware, soft19 ware, and other technology tools;

20 (2) the establishment of internship and men21 toring opportunities for students who participate in

22 the mathematics, science, and information tech23 nology program; and
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1 (3) the donation of higher education scholarship

2 funds for eligible students to continue their study of

3 mathematics, science, and information technology.

4 (f) APPLICATION.—(1) To apply for a grant under

5 this section, each eligible local educational agency shall

6 submit an application to the Director in accordance with

7 guidelines established by the Director pursuant to para8 graph (2).

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

10 shall require, at a minimum, that the application

11 include—

12 (i) a description of proposed activities con13 sistent with the uses of funds and program require14 ments under subsection (c);

15 (ii) a description of the higher education schol16 arship program, including criteria for selection, du17 ration of scholarship, number of scholarships to be

18 awarded each year, and funding levels for scholar19 ships; and

20 (iii) evidence of private sector participation and

21 financial support to establish an internship, men22 toring, and scholarship program.

23 (B) The Director shall issue and publish such guide24 lines not later than 6 months after the date of the enact25 ment of this Act.
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1 (g) PRIORITY.—The Director shall give special pri2 ority in awarding grants under this section to eligible local

3 educational agencies that—

4 (1) demonstrate the greatest ability to obtain

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

7 subsection (e); and

8 (2) demonstrate the greatest economic need.

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

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

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

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

16 precollege level and in stimulating student interest

17 in pursuing undergraduate studies in those fields;

18 and

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

20 Congress not later than 4 years after the award of

21 the first scholarship.

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

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1 and the number of students who find employment in such

2 fields.

3 (j) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:

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

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

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

8 to, the donation of computer hardware and software,

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

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

15 science, and information technology programs.

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

18 (A) has participated in a mathematics,

19 science, and an information technology program

20 established pursuant to this section;

21 (B) has demonstrated a commitment to

22 pursue a career in information technology,

23 mathematics, science, or engineering; and

24 (C) has attained high academic standing

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

2 beginning of the 10th grade through the time

3 of application for a scholarship.

4 (k) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There

5 are authorized to be appropriated to the National Science

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

7 of fiscal years 2002 through 2004.

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

9 eligible local educational agency under this section may

10 not exceed $300,000.

11 SEC. 702. ARTICULATION PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN COM12 MUNITY COLLEGES AND SECONDARY

13 SCHOOLS.

14 (a) OUTREACH GRANTS.—In making awards for out15 reach grants authorized under section 3(c)(2) of the Sci16 entific and Advanced-Technology Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C.

17 1862i(c)(2)), the Director shall give priority to proposals

18 that involve secondary schools with a majority of students

19 from groups that are underrepresented in the science,

20 mathematics, and engineering workforce. Awards in such

21 cases shall not be subject to the requirement under section

22 3(f)(3) of such Act for a matching contribution.

23 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There

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

2 of fiscal years 2002 through 2004.

3 SEC. 703. ASSESSMENT OF IN-SERVICE TEACHER PROFES4 SIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.

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

7 support in-service teacher professional development for

8 science teachers to determine—

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

11 information technology in the classroom; and

12 (2) the allocation of resources between summer

13 activities and follow-on reinforcement training and

14 support to participating teachers during the school

15 year.

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

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

18 this Act, a report that—

19 (1) describes the results of the review and as20 sessment conducted under subsection (a);

21 (2) summarizes the major categories of in-serv22 ice teacher professional development activities sup23 ported at the time of the review, and the funding

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1 (3) describes any proposed changes, including

2 new funding allocations, to strengthen the in-service

3 teacher professional development programs of the

4 National Science Foundation that support activities

5 described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection

6 (a).

7 SEC. 704. STUDY OF BROADBAND NETWORK ACCESS FOR

8 SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES.

9 (a) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Director shall con10 duct a study of the issues described in subsection (c), and

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

12 this Act, transmit to Congress a report including rec13 ommendations to address those issues. Such report shall

14 be updated annually for 6 additional years.

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

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

17 Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Insti18 tute of Standards and Technology, and such other Federal

19 agencies and educational entities as the Director considers

20 appropriate.

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

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

23 large bandwidth capacity access to all public elemen24 tary and secondary schools and libraries in the

25 United States;
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1 (2) identify how the provision of high-speed,

2 large bandwidth capacity access to the Internet to

3 such schools and libraries can be effectively utilized

4 within each school and library;

5 (3) consider the effect that specific or regional

6 circumstances may have on the ability of such insti7 tutions to acquire high-speed, large bandwidth ca8 pacity access to achieve universal connectivity as an

9 effective tool in the education process; and

10 (4) include options and recommendations to ad11 dress the challenges and issues identified in the re12 ports.

Passed the House of Representatives July 30, 2001.

Attest: JEFF TRANDAHL,

Clerk.