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Calendar No. 648 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3936 

To invest in innovation and education to improve the competitiveness of 

the United States in the global economy. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 26, 2006 

Mr. FRIST (for himself, Mr. REID, Mr. DOMENICI, Mr. BINGAMAN, Mr. STEVENS, Mr. INOUYE, Mr. ENZI, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. ENSIGN, Mr. 

LIEBERMAN, Mr. ALEXANDER, Ms. MIKULSKI, Mrs. HUTCHISON, Mr. 

NELSON of Florida, Mr. BURNS, Mrs. CLINTON, Mr. ALLEN, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. KERRY, Mr. TALENT, Mr. SALAZAR, Mr. CRAIG, 

Ms. LANDRIEU, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. SMITH, Mr. KOHL, 

Mr. VOINOVICH, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. COLEMAN, Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. 

LUGAR, and Mr. ROCKEFELLER) introduced the following bill; which was 

read the first time 

SEPTEMBER 27, 2006 

Read the second time and placed on the calendar 

A BILL 

To invest in innovation and education to improve the 

competitiveness of the United States in the global economy. 

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 Competitive3 ness Investment Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF 

5 CONTENTS. 

6 (a) DIVISIONS.—This Act is organized into 4 divi7 sions as follows: 

8 (1) DIVISION A.—Commerce and Science. 

9 (2) DIVISION B.—Department of Energy. 

10 (3) DIVISION C.—Education. 

11 (4) DIVISION D.—National Science Foundation. 

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

13 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title. 

Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents. 

DIVISION A—COMMERCE AND SCIENCE 

Sec. 1001. Short title. 

TITLE I—OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY; 

GOVERNMENT-WIDE SCIENCE 

Sec. 1101. National Science and Technology Summit. 

Sec. 1102. Study on barriers to innovation. 

Sec. 1103. National Innovation Medal. 

Sec. 1104. Release of scientific research results. 

Sec. 1105. Semiannual Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics 

Days. 

Sec. 1106. Study of service science. 

TITLE II—INNOVATION PROMOTION 

Sec. 1201. President’s Council on Innovation and Competitiveness. 

Sec. 1202. Innovation acceleration research. 

TITLE III—NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE 

ADMINISTRATION 

Sec. 1301. NASA’s contribution to innovation. 

Sec. 1302. Aeronautics Institute for Research. 

Sec. 1303. Basic Research enhancement. 


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Sec. 1304. Aging workforce issues program. 

Sec. 1305. Conforming amendments. 

Sec. 1306. Fiscal year 2007 basic science and research funding. 

TITLE IV—NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND 

TECHNOLOGY 

Sec. 1401. Authorization of appropriations. 

Sec. 1402. Amendments to the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 

1980. 

Sec. 1403. Innovation acceleration. 

Sec. 1404. Manufacturing extension. 

Sec. 1405. Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Technology. 

Sec. 1406. Technical amendments to the National Institute of Standards and 

Technology Act and other technical amendments. 

TITLE V—OCEAN AND ATMOSPHERIC PROGRAMS 

Sec. 1501. Ocean and atmospheric research and development program. 

Sec. 1502. NOAA ocean and atmospheric science education programs. 

DIVISION B—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Sec. 2001. Short title. 

Sec. 2002. Definitions. 

Sec. 2003. Mathematics, science, and engineering education at the Department 

of Energy. 

Sec. 2004. Department of Energy early-career research grants. 

Sec. 2005. Advanced Research Projects Authority-Energy. 

Sec. 2006. Authorization of appropriations for the Department of Energy for 

basic research. 

Sec. 2007. Discovery science and engineering innovation institutes. 

Sec. 2008. Protecting America’s Competitive Edge (PACE) graduate fellowship 

program. 

Sec. 2009. Title IX compliance. 

Sec. 2010. High-risk, high-reward research. 

Sec. 2011. Distinguished scientist program. 

DIVISION C—EDUCATION 

Sec. 3001. Findings. 

Sec. 3002. Definitions. 

TITLE I—TEACHER ASSISTANCE 

Subtitle A—Teachers for a Competitive Tomorrow 

Sec. 3111. Purpose. 

Sec. 3112. Definitions. 

Sec. 3113. Programs for baccalaureate degrees in mathematics, science, engineering, or critical foreign languages, with concurrent teacher 

certification. 

Sec. 3114. Programs for master’s degrees in mathematics, science, or critical 

foreign languages education. 

Sec. 3115. General provisions. 

Sec. 3116. Authorization of appropriations. 

Subtitle B—Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate Programs 


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Sec. 3121. Purpose. 

Sec. 3122. Definitions. 

Sec. 3123. Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate programs. 

TITLE II—MATH NOW 

Sec. 3201. Math Now for elementary school and middle school students program. 

TITLE III—FOREIGN LANGUAGE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM 

Sec. 3301. Findings and purpose. 

Sec. 3302. Definitions. 

Sec. 3303. Program authorized. 

Sec. 3304. Authorization of appropriations. 

TITLE IV—ALIGNMENT OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS 

Sec. 3401. Alignment of secondary school graduation requirements with the demands of 21st century postsecondary endeavors and support 

for P–16 education data systems. 

DIVISION D—NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Sec. 4001. Authorization of appropriations. 

Sec. 4002. Strengthening of education and human resources directorate 

through equitable distribution of new funds. 

Sec. 4003. Graduate fellowships and graduate traineeships. 

Sec. 4004. Professional science master’s degree programs. 

Sec. 4005. Increased support for science education through the National 

Science Foundation. 

Sec. 4006. Meeting critical national science needs. 

Sec. 4007. Reaffirmation of the merit-review process of the National Science 

Foundation. 

Sec. 4008. Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research. 

Sec. 4009. Encouraging participation. 

Sec. 4010. Cyberinfrastructure. 

Sec. 4011. Federal information and communications technology research. 

Sec. 4012. Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program. 

Sec. 4013. Sense of the Senate regarding the mathematics and science partnership programs of the Department of Education and the National Science Foundation. 

Sec. 4014. National Science Foundation teacher institutes for the 21st century. 

1 DIVISION A—COMMERCE AND 

2 SCIENCE 

3 SEC. 1001. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This division may be cited as the ‘‘American Innova5 tion and Competitiveness Act of 2006’’. 


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1 TITLE I—OFFICE OF SCIENCE 

2 AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY; 

3 GOVERNMENT-WIDE SCIENCE 

4 SEC. 1101. NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SUMMIT. 

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

6 date of enactment of this Act, the President shall convene 

7 a National Science and Technology Summit to examine 

8 the health and direction of the United States’ science and 

9 technology enterprises. The Summit shall include rep10 resentatives of industry, small business, labor, academia, 

11 State government, Federal research and development 

12 agencies, non-profit environmental and energy policy 

13 groups concerned with science and technology issues, and 

14 other nongovernmental organizations. 

15 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 

16 of the conclusion of the Summit, the President shall issue 

17 a report on the results of the Summit. The report shall 

18 identify key research and technology challenges and rec19 ommendations for areas of investment for Federal re20 search and technology programs to be carried out during 

21 the 5-year period beginning on the date the report is 

22 issued. 

23 (c) ANNUAL EVALUATION.—Beginning in 2007, the 

24 Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy 

25 shall publish and submit to Congress an annual report 


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1 that contains recommendations for areas of investment for 

2 Federal research and technology programs, including a 

3 justification for each area identified in the report. Each 

4 report submitted during the 5-year period beginning on 

5 the date of the conclusion of the Summit shall take into 

6 account any recommendations made by the Summit. 

7 SEC. 1102. STUDY ON BARRIERS TO INNOVATION. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 

9 date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office 

10 of Science and Technology Policy shall enter into a con11 tract with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct 

12 and complete a study to identify, and to review methods 

13 to mitigate, new forms of risk for businesses beyond con14 ventional operational and financial risk that affect the 

15 ability to innovate, including studying and reviewing— 

16 (1) incentive and compensation structures that 

17 could effectively encourage long-term value creation 

18 and innovation; 

19 (2) methods of voluntary and supplemental dis20 closure by industry of intellectual capital, innovation 

21 performance, and indicators of future valuation; 

22 (3) means by which government could work 

23 with industry to enhance the legal and regulatory 

24 framework to encourage the disclosures described in 

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1 (4) practices that may be significant deterrents 

2 to United States businesses engaging in innovation 

3 risk-taking compared to foreign competitors; 

4 (5) costs faced by United States businesses en5 gaging in innovation compared to foreign competi6 tors, including the burden placed on businesses by 

7 high and rising health care costs; 

8 (6) means by which industry, trade associa9 tions, and universities could collaborate to support 

10 research on management practices and methodolo11 gies for assessing the value and risks of longer term 

12 innovation strategies; 

13 (7) means to encourage new, open, and collabo14 rative dialogue between industry associations, regu15 latory authorities, management, shareholders, labor, 

16 and other concerned interests to encourage appro17 priate approaches to innovation risk-taking; 

18 (8) incentives to encourage participation among 

19 institutions of higher education, especially those in 

20 rural and underserved areas, to engage in innova21 tion; 

22 (9) relevant Federal regulations that may dis23 courage or encourage innovation; 

24 (10) the extent to which Federal funding pro25 motes or hinders innovation; and 


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1 (11) the extent to which individuals are being 

2 equipped with the knowledge and skills necessary for 

3 success in the 21st century workforce, as measured 

4 by— 

5 (A) elementary school and secondary 

6 school student academic achievement on the 

7 State academic assessments required under sec8 tion 1111(b)(3) of the Elementary and Sec9 ondary Education Act of 1965, especially in 

10 mathematics, science, and reading; 

11 (B) the rate of student entrance into insti12 tutions of higher education by type of institu13 tion, and barriers to access to institutions of 

14 higher education; 

15 (C) the rates of— 

16 (i) students successfully completing 

17 postsecondary education programs; and 

18 (ii) certificates, associate degrees, and 

19 baccalaureate degrees awarded in the fields 

20 of science, technology, engineering, and 

21 mathematics; and 

22 (D) access to, and availability of, high 

23 quality job training programs. 

24 (b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 year after 

25 entering into the contract required by subsection (a) and 


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1 4 years after entering into the contract required by sub2 section (a), the National Academy of Sciences shall submit 

3 to Congress a report on the study conducted under such 

4 subsection. 

5 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

6 are authorized to be appropriated to the National Acad7 emy of Sciences $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2007 for the 

8 purpose of carrying out the study required under this sec9 tion. 

10 SEC. 1103. NATIONAL INNOVATION MEDAL. 

11 Section 16 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Inno12 vation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3711) is amended— 

13 (1) by striking the section heading and insert14 ing ‘‘SEC. 16. NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND IN15 NOVATION MEDAL.’’; and 

16 (2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Technology 

17 Medal’’ and inserting ‘‘Technology and Innovation 

18 Medal’’. 

19 SEC. 1104. RELEASE OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH RESULTS. 

20 (a) PRINCIPLES.—Not later than 90 days after the 

21 date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office 

22 of Science and Technology Policy, in consultation with the 

23 Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the 

24 heads of all Federal civilian agencies that conduct sci25 entific research, shall develop and issue an overarching set 


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1 of principles to ensure the communication and open ex2 change of data and results to other agencies, policy3 makers, and the public of research conducted by a sci4 entist employed by a Federal civilian agency and to pre5 vent the intentional or unintentional suppression or distor6 tion of such research findings. The principles shall encour7 age the open exchange of data and results of research un8 dertaken by a scientist employed by such an agency and 

9 shall be consistent with existing Federal laws, including 

10 chapter 18 of title 35, United States Code (commonly 

11 known as the ‘‘Bayh-Dole Act’’). 

12 (b) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 180 days 

13 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of 

14 the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall ensure 

15 that all civilian Federal agencies that conduct scientific 

16 research develop specific policies and procedures regarding 

17 the public release of data and results of research con18 ducted by a scientist employed by such an agency con19 sistent with the principles established under subsection 

20 (a). Such polices and procedures shall— 

21 (1) specifically address what is and what is not 

22 permitted or recommended under such policies and 

23 procedures; 

24 (2) be specifically designed for each such agen25 cy; 


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1 (3) be applied uniformly throughout each such 

2 agency; and 

3 (4) be widely communicated and readily acces4 sible to all employees of each such agency and the 

5 public. 

6 SEC. 1105. SEMIANNUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGI7 NEERING, AND MATHEMATICS DAYS. 

8 It is the sense of Congress that the Director of the 

9 Office of Science and Technology Policy should— 

10 (1) encourage all elementary and middle schools 

11 to observe a Science, Technology, Engineering, and 

12 Mathematics Day twice in every school year for the 

13 purpose of bringing in science, technology, engineer14 ing, and mathematics mentors to provide hands-on 

15 lessons to excite and inspire students to pursue the 

16 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics 

17 fields (including continuing education and career 

18 paths); 

19 (2) initiate a program, in consultation with 

20 Federal agencies and departments, to provide sup21 port systems, tools (from existing outreach offices), 

22 and mechanisms to allow and encourage Federal em23 ployees with scientific, technological, engineering, or 

24 mathematical responsibilities to reach out to local 

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1 ing, and Mathematics Days to instruct and inspire 

2 school children, focusing on real life science, tech3 nology, engineering, and mathematics-related appli4 cable experiences along with hands-on demonstra5 tions in order to demonstrate the advantages and di6 rect applications of studying the science, technology, 

7 engineering, and mathematics fields; and 

8 (3) promote Science, Technology, Engineering, 

9 and Mathematics Days involvement by private sector 

10 and institutions of higher education employees in a 

11 manner similar to the Federal employee involvement 

12 described in paragraph (2). 

13 SEC. 1106. STUDY OF SERVICE SCIENCE. 

14 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con15 gress that, in order to strengthen the competitiveness of 

16 United States enterprises and institutions and to prepare 

17 the people of the United States for high-wage, high-skill 

18 employment, the Federal Government should better under19 stand and respond strategically to the emerging manage20 ment and learning discipline known as service science. 

21 (b) STUDY.—Not later than 270 days after the date 

22 of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of 

23 Science and Technology Policy, through the National 

24 Academy of Sciences, shall conduct a study and report to 

25 Congress regarding how the Federal Government should 


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1 support, through research, education, and training, the 

2 emerging management and learning discipline known as 

3 service science. 

4 (c) OUTSIDE RESOURCES.—In conducting the study 

5 under subsection (b), the National Academy of Sciences 

6 shall consult with leaders from 2- and 4-year institutions 

7 of higher education, as defined in section 101(a) of the 

8 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)), lead9 ers from corporations, and other relevant parties. 

10 (d) SERVICE SCIENCE DEFINED.—In this section, 

11 the term ‘‘service science’’ means curricula, training, and 

12 research programs that are designed to teach individuals 

13 to apply scientific, engineering, and management dis14 ciplines that integrate elements of computer science, oper15 ations research, industrial engineering, business strategy, 

16 management sciences, and social and legal sciences, in 

17 order to encourage innovation in how organizations create 

18 value for customers and shareholders that could not be 

19 achieved through such disciplines working in isolation. 

20 TITLE II—INNOVATION 

21 PROMOTION 

22 SEC. 1201. PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL ON INNOVATION AND 

23 COMPETITIVENESS. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall establish a 

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1 (b) DUTIES.—The Council’s duties shall include— 

2 (1) monitoring implementation of public laws 

3 and initiatives for promoting innovation, including 

4 policies related to research funding, taxation, immi5 gration, trade, and education that are proposed in 

6 this Act or in any other Act; 

7 (2) providing advice to the President with re8 spect to global trends in competitiveness and innova9 tion and allocation of Federal resources in edu10 cation, job training, and technology research and de11 velopment considering such global trends in competi12 tiveness and innovation; 

13 (3) in consultation with the Director of the Of14 fice of Management and Budget, developing a proc15 ess for using metrics to assess the impact of existing 

16 and proposed policies and rules that affect innova17 tion capabilities in the United States; 

18 (4) identifying opportunities and making rec19 ommendations for the heads of executive agencies to 

20 improve innovation, monitoring, and reporting on 

21 the implementation of such recommendations; 

22 (5) developing metrics for measuring the 

23 progress of the Federal Government with respect to 

24 improving conditions for innovation, including 


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1 through talent development, investment, and infra2 structure improvements; and 

3 (6) submitting to the President and Congress 

4 an annual report on such progress. 

5 (c) MEMBERSHIP AND COORDINATION.— 

6 (1) MEMBERSHIP.—The Council shall be com7 posed of the Secretary or head of each of the fol8 lowing: 

9 (A) The Department of Commerce. 

10 (B) The Department of Defense. 

11 (C) The Department of Education. 

12 (D) The Department of Energy. 

13 (E) The Department of Health and 

14 Human Services. 

15 (F) The Department of Homeland Secu16 rity. 

17 (G) The Department of Labor. 

18 (H) The Department of the Treasury. 

19 (I) The National Aeronautics and Space 

20 Administration. 

21 (J) The Securities and Exchange Commis22 sion. 

23 (K) The National Science Foundation. 

24 (L) The Office of the United States Trade 

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1 (M) The Office of Management and Budg2 et. 

3 (N) The Office of Science and Technology 

4 Policy. 

5 (O) The Environmental Protection Agency. 

6 (P) Any other department or agency des7 ignated by the President. 

8 (2) CHAIRPERSON.—The Secretary of Com9 merce shall serve as Chairperson of the Council. 

10 (3) COORDINATION.—The Chairperson of the 

11 Council shall ensure appropriate coordination be12 tween the Council and the National Economic Coun13 cil, the National Security Council, and the National 

14 Science and Technology Council. 

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

16 semi-annual basis at the call of the Chairperson and 

17 the initial meeting of the Council shall occur not 

18 later than 6 months after the date of enactment of 

19 this Act. 

20 (d) DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATION AGENDA.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall develop a 

22 comprehensive agenda for strengthening the innova23 tion and competitiveness capabilities of the Federal 

24 Government, State governments, academia, and the 

25 private sector in the United States. 


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1 (2) CONTENTS.—The comprehensive agenda re2 quired by paragraph (1) shall include the following: 

3 (A) An assessment of current strengths 

4 and weaknesses of the United States investment 

5 in research and development. 

6 (B) Recommendations for addressing 

7 weaknesses and maintaining the United States 

8 as a world leader in research and development 

9 and technological innovation. 

10 (C) Recommendations for strengthening 

11 the innovation and competitiveness capabilities 

12 of the Federal government, State governments, 

13 academia, and the private sector in the United 

14 States. 

15 (3) ADVISORS.— 

16 (A) RECOMMENDATION.—Not later than 

17 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 

18 the National Academy of Sciences, in consulta19 tion with the National Academy of Engineering, 

20 the Institute of Medicine, and the National Re21 search Council, shall develop and submit to the 

22 President a list of 50 individuals that are rec23 ommended to serve as advisors to the Council 

24 during the development of the comprehensive 

25 agenda required by paragraph (1). The list of 


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1 advisors shall include appropriate representa2 tives from the following: 

3 (i) The private sector of the economy. 

4 (ii) Labor. 

5 (iii) Various fields including informa6 tion technology, energy, engineering, high7 technology manufacturing, health care, and 

8 education. 

9 (iv) Scientific organizations. 

10 (v) Academic organizations and other 

11 nongovernmental organizations working in 

12 the area of science or technology. 

13 (B) DESIGNATION.—Not later than 30 

14 days after the date that the National Academy 

15 of Sciences submits the list of recommended in16 dividuals to serve as advisors, the President 

17 shall designate 50 individuals to serve as advi18 sors to the Council. 

19 (C) REQUIREMENT TO CONSULT.—The 

20 Council shall develop the comprehensive agenda 

21 required by paragraph (1) in consultation with 

22 the advisors. 

23 (4) INITIAL SUBMISSION AND UPDATES.— 

24 (A) INITIAL SUBMISSION.—Not later than 

25 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, 


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1 the Council shall submit to Congress and the 

2 President the comprehensive agenda required 

3 by paragraph (1). 

4 (B) UPDATES.—At least once every 2 

5 years, the Council shall update the comprehen6 sive agenda required by paragraph (1) and sub7 mit each such update to Congress and the 

8 President. 

9 (e) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 101(b) of the 

10 High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 

11 5511(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘an’’ in the first sentence 

12 and inserting ‘‘a distinct’’. 

13 (f) OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT.—Notwithstanding sub14 section (a) and paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (c), 

15 the President may designate an existing council to carry 

16 out the requirements of this section. 

17 SEC. 1202. INNOVATION ACCELERATION RESEARCH. 

18 (a) PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.—The President, 

19 through the head of each Federal research agency, shall 

20 establish a program, to be known as the Innovation Accel21 eration Research Program, to support and promote inno22 vation in the United States through research projects that 

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1 view process. Priority in the awarding of grants under this 

2 program shall be given to research projects that— 

3 (1) meet fundamental technology or scientific 

4 challenges; 

5 (2) involve multidisciplinary work; and 

6 (3) involve a high degree of novelty. 

7 (b) DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES.— 

8 (1) FUNDING GOALS.—The President shall en9 sure that it is the goal of each Executive agency (as 

10 defined in section 105 of title 5, United States 

11 Code) that finances research in science, mathe12 matics, engineering, and technology to allocate ap13 proximately 8 percent of the agency’s total annual 

14 research and development budget to funding re15 search, including grants, under the Innovation Accel16 eration Research Program. 

17 (2) ADMINISTRATION.— 

18 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 

19 after the date of enactment of this Act, the 

20 head of each Executive agency participating in 

21 the Innovation Acceleration Research Program 

22 under paragraph (1) shall submit to the Direc23 tor of the Office of Science and Technology Pol24 icy and the Director of the Office of Manage25 ment and Budget a plan for implementing the 


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1 research program within such Executive agency. 

2 An implementation plan may incorporate exist3 ing initiatives of the Executive agencies that 

4 promote research in innovation as described in 

5 subsection (a). 

6 (B) REQUIRED METRICS.— 

7 (i) IN GENERAL.—The head of each 

8 Executive agency submitting an implemen9 tation plan pursuant to subparagraph (A) 

10 shall include metrics upon which grant 

11 funding decisions will be made and metrics 

12 for assessing the success of the grants 

13 awarded. 

14 (ii) METRICS FOR BASIC RESEARCH.— 

15 The metrics developed under clause (i) to 

16 assess basic research programs shall assess 

17 management of the programs and shall not 

18 assess specific scientific outcomes of the 

19 research conducted by the programs. 

20 (C) GRANT DURATION AND RENEWALS.— 

21 (i) IN GENERAL.—Any grants issued 

22 by an Executive agency under this section 

23 shall be for a period not to exceed 3 years. 

24 (ii) EVALUATION.—Not later than 90 

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1 issued under this section, the Executive 

2 agency that approved the grant shall com3 plete an evaluation of the effectiveness of 

4 the grant based on the metrics established 

5 pursuant to subparagraph (B). In its eval6 uation, the Executive agency shall consider 

7 the extent to which the program funded by 

8 the grant met the goals of quality improve9 ment and job creation. 

10 (iii) PUBLICATION OF REVIEW.—The 

11 Executive agency shall publish and make 

12 available to the public the review of each 

13 grant approved pursuant to this section. 

14 (iv) FAILURE TO MEET METRICS.— 

15 Any grant that the Executive agency 

16 awarding the grant determines has failed 

17 to satisfy any of the metrics developed pur18 suant to subparagraph (B), shall not be el19 igible for a renewal. 

20 (v) RENEWAL.—A grant issued under 

21 this section that satisfies all of the metrics 

22 developed pursuant to subparagraph (B), 

23 may be renewed once for a period of not 

24 more than 3 years. Additional renewals 

25 may be considered only if the head of the 


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1 Executive agency makes a specific finding 

2 that the program being funded involves a 

3 significant technology or scientific advance 

4 that requires a longer time frame to com5 plete critical research, and the research 

6 satisfies all the metrics developed pursuant 

7 to subparagraph (B). 

8 (vi) WAIVER.—The head of the Exec9 utive agency may authorize a waiver of the 

10 requirement of clauses (iv) and (v) related 

11 to satisfying metric requirements if he or 

12 she determines that the grant failed to 

13 meet a small number of metrics and the 

14 failure was not significant for the overall 

15 performance of the grant. 

16 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

17 (1) FEDERAL RESEARCH AGENCY.—The term 

18 ‘‘Federal research agency’’ means a major organiza19 tional component of a department or agency of the 

20 Federal Government, or other establishment of the 

21 Federal Government operating with appropriated 

22 funds, that has as its primary purpose the perform23 ance of scientific research. 

24 (2) MAJOR ORGANIZATIONAL COMPONENT.— 

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1 respect to a department, agency, or other establish2 ment of the Federal Government, means a compo3 nent of the department, agency, or other establish4 ment that is administered by an individual whose 

5 rate of basic pay is not less than the rate of basic 

6 pay payable under level V of the Executive Schedule 

7 under section 5316 of title 5, United States Code. 

8 TITLE III—NATIONAL AERO9 NAUTICS AND SPACE ADMIN10 ISTRATION 

11 SEC. 1301. NASA’S CONTRIBUTION TO INNOVATION. 

12 (a) PARTICIPATION IN INTERAGENCY ACTIVITIES.— 

13 The National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall 

14 be a full participant in any interagency effort to promote 

15 innovation and economic competitiveness through near16 term and long-term basic scientific research and develop17 ment and the promotion of science, technology, engineer18 ing, and mathematics education. 

19 (b) HISTORIC FOUNDATION.—In order to carry out 

20 the participation described in subsection (a), the Adminis21 trator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administra22 tion shall build on the historic role of the National Aero23 nautics and Space Administration in stimulating excel24 lence in the advancement of physical science and engineer25 ing disciplines and in providing opportunities and incenVerDate Aug 31 2005 02:13 Sep 28, 2006 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S3936.PCS S3936

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1 tives for the pursuit of academic studies in science, tech2 nology, engineering, and mathematics. 

3 (c) BALANCED SCIENCE PROGRAM AND ROBUST AU4 THORIZATION LEVELS.—The balanced science program 

5 authorized by section 101(d) of the National Aeronautics 

6 and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2005 

7 (Public Law 109–155; 42 U.S.C. 16611) shall be an ele8 ment of the contribution by the National Aeronautics and 

9 Space Administration to such interagency programs. It is 

10 the sense of Congress that a robust National Aeronautics 

11 and Space Administration, funded at the levels authorized 

12 for fiscal years 2007 and 2008 under sections 202 and 

13 203 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 16631 and 16632) and at 

14 appropriate levels in subsequent fiscal years would enable 

15 a fair balance among science, aeronautics, education, ex16 ploration, and human space flight programs and allow full 

17 participation in any interagency efforts to promote innova18 tion and economic competitiveness. 

19 (d) ANNUAL REPORT.— 

20 (1) REQUIREMENT.—The Administrator shall 

21 submit to Congress and the President an annual re22 port describing the activities conducted pursuant to 

23 this section, including a description of the goals and 

24 the objective metrics upon which funding decisions 

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1 (2) CONTENT.—Each report submitted pursu2 ant to paragraph (1) shall include, with regard to 

3 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics 

4 education programs, at a minimum, the following: 

5 (A) A description of each program. 

6 (B) The amount spent on each program. 

7 (C) The number of students or teachers 

8 served by each program. 

9 (D) Measurement of how each program 

10 improved student achievement, including with 

11 regard to challenging State achievement stand12 ards. 

13 SEC. 1302. AERONAUTICS INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH. 

14 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the 

16 National Aeronautics and Space Administration 

17 shall establish within the Administration an Aero18 nautics Institute for Research for the purpose of 

19 managing the aeronautics research carried out by 

20 the Administration. 

21 (2) DIRECTOR.—The Institute shall be headed 

22 by a Director with appropriate experience in aero23 nautics research and development. 

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1 nautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 

2 2005 (Public Law 109–155; 42 U.S.C. 16701 et seq.). 

3 (c) COOPERATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Institute shall operate 

5 in conjunction with relevant programs in the De6 partment of Transportation, the Department of De7 fense, the Department of Commerce, and the De8 partment of Homeland Security, including the activi9 ties of the Joint Planning and Development Office 

10 established under the Vision 100—Century of Avia11 tion Reauthorization Act (Public Law 108–176; 117 

12 Stat. 2490). 

13 (2) RESOURCES.—The Director of the Institute 

14 may accept assistance, staff, and funding from those 

15 Departments and other Federal agencies. Any such 

16 funding shall be in addition to funds authorized for 

17 aeronautics under the National Aeronautics and 

18 Space Administration Authorization Act of 2005 

19 (Public Law 109–155; 119 Stat. 2895). 

20 (3) OTHER COORDINATION.—The Director of 

21 the Institute may utilize the Next Generation Air 

22 Transportation Senior Policy Committee established 

23 under section 710 of the Vision 100—Century of 

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1 49 U.S.C. 40101 note) to coordinate its programs 

2 with other Departments and agencies. 

3 (d) PARTNERSHIPS.—In developing and carrying out 

4 its plans, the Institute shall consult with the public and 

5 ensure the participation of experts from the private sector 

6 including representatives of commercial aviation, general 

7 aviation, aviation labor groups, aviation research and de8 velopment entities, aircraft and air traffic control sup9 pliers, and the space industry. 

10 SEC. 1303. BASIC RESEARCH ENHANCEMENT. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Na12 tional Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Director 

13 of the National Science Foundation, the Secretary of En14 ergy, the Secretary of Defense, and Secretary of Com15 merce shall, to the extent practicable, coordinate basic and 

16 fundamental research activities related to physical 

17 sciences, technology, engineering and mathematics. 

18 (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF BASIC RESEARCH EXECU19 TIVE COUNCIL.—In order to ensure effective application 

20 of resources to basic science activity and to facilitate coop21 erative basic and fundamental research activities with 

22 other governmental organizations, the Administrator of 

23 the National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall 

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1 ment of programs and resources engaged in support of 

2 basic research activity. 

3 (c) MEMBERSHIP.—The membership of the Basic Re4 search Executive Council shall consist of the most senior 

5 agency official representing each of the following areas of 

6 research: 

7 (1) Space Science. 

8 (2) Earth Science. 

9 (3) Life and Microgravity Sciences. 

10 (4) Aeronautical Research. 

11 (d) LEADERSHIP.—The Basic Research Executive 

12 Council shall be chaired by an individual appointed for 

13 that purpose who shall have, as a minimum, a appropriate 

14 graduate degree in a recognizable discipline in the physical 

15 sciences, and appropriate experience in the conduct and 

16 management of basic research activity. The Chairman of 

17 the Council shall report directly to the Administrator of 

18 the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 

19 (e) SUPPORTING RESOURCES AND PERSONNEL.— 

20 The Chairman of the Basic Research Executive Council 

21 shall be provided with adequate administrative staff sup22 port to conduct the activity and functions of the Council. 

23 (f) DUTIES.—The Basic Research Executive Council 

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1 (1) To establish criteria for the identification of 

2 research activity as basic in nature. 

3 (2) To establish, in consultation with the Office 

4 of Science and Technology Policy, the National 

5 Science Foundation, the National Academy of 

6 Sciences, the National Institutes of Health, and 

7 other appropriate external organizations, a 

8 prioritization of fundamental research activity to be 

9 conducted by the National Aeronautics and Space 

10 Administration, to be reviewed and updated on an 

11 annual basis, taking into consideration evolving na12 tional research priorities. 

13 (3) To monitor, review, and evaluate all basic 

14 research activity of the National Aeronautics and 

15 Space Administration for compliance with basic re16 search priorities established under paragraph (2). 

17 (4) To make recommendations to the Adminis18 trator of the National Aeronautics and Space Ad19 ministration regarding adjustments in the basic re20 search activities of the Administration to ensure con21 sistency with the research priorities established 

22 under this section. 

23 (5) To provide an annual report to the Com24 mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 

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1 House of Representatives outlining the activities of 

2 the Council during the preceding year and the status 

3 of basic research activity within the Administration. 

4 The initial such report, to serve as a baseline docu5 ment, shall be provided within 90 days after the es6 tablishment and initial operations of the Council. 

7 SEC. 1304. AGING WORKFORCE ISSUES PROGRAM. 

8 It is the sense of Congress that the Administrator 

9 of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 

10 should implement a program to address aging work force 

11 issues in aerospace that— 

12 (1) documents technical and management expe13 riences before senior people leave the Administra14 tion, including— 

15 (A) documenting lessons learned; 

16 (B) briefing organizations; 

17 (C) providing opportunities for archiving 

18 lessons in a database; and 

19 (D) providing opportunities for near-term 

20 retirees to transition out early from their pri21 mary assignment in order to document their ca22 reer lessons learned and brief new employees 

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1 (2) provides incentives for retirees to return 

2 and teach new employees about their career lessons 

3 and experiences; and 

4 (3) provides for the development of an award to 

5 recognize and reward outstanding senior employees 

6 for their contributions to knowledge sharing. 

7 SEC. 1305. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 

8 Section 101(d) of the National Aeronautics and 

9 Space Administration Authorization Act of 2005 (Public 

10 Law 109–155; 42 U.S.C. 16611(d)) is amended— 

11 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon in 

12 paragraph (2)(B); 

13 (2) by striking ‘‘Act.’’ in paragraph (2)(C) and 

14 inserting ‘‘Act; and’’; 

15 (3) by adding at the end of paragraph (2) the 

16 following: 

17 ‘‘(D) the number and content of science 

18 activities which are undertaken in support of 

19 science missions described in subparagraph (A), 

20 and the number and content of science activi21 ties which may be considered as fundamental, 

22 or basic research, whether incorporated within 

23 specific missions or conducted independently of 

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1 (4) by adding at the end of paragraph (3) the 

2 following: 

3 ‘‘(H) How NASA science activities can 

4 best be structured to ensure that basic and fun5 damental research can be effectively maintained 

6 and coordinated in response to national goals in 

7 competitiveness and innovation, and in contrib8 uting to national scientific, technology, engi9 neering and mathematics leadership.’’. 

10 SEC. 1306. FISCAL YEAR 2007 BASIC SCIENCE AND RE11 SEARCH FUNDING. 

12 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Ad13 ministrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Admin14 istration shall increase funding for basic science and re15 search, including for the Explorer Program, for fiscal year 

16 2007 by $160,000,000 by transferring such amount for 

17 such purpose from accounts of the National Aeronautics 

18 and Space Administration. The transfer shall be contin19 gent upon the availability of unobligated balances to the 

20 National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 


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1 TITLE IV—NATIONAL INSTITUTE 

2 OF STANDARDS AND TECH3 NOLOGY 

4 SEC. 1401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

5 There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec6 retary of Commerce for the use of the National Institute 

7 of Standards and Technology— 

8 (1) for fiscal year 2007, $639,646,000, of 

9 which $110,000,000 shall be used for the Hollings 

10 Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program; 

11 (2) for fiscal year 2008, $703,611,000, of 

12 which $115,000,000 shall be used for the Hollings 

13 Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program; 

14 (3) for fiscal year 2009, $773,972,000, of 

15 which $120,000,000 shall be used for the Hollings 

16 Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program; 

17 (4) for fiscal year 2010, $851,369,000, of 

18 which $125,000,000 shall be used for the Hollings 

19 Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program; and 

20 (5) for fiscal year 2011, $936,506,000, of 

21 which $130,000,000 shall be used for the Hollings 

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1 SEC. 1402. AMENDMENTS TO THE STEVENSON-WYDLER 

2 TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ACT OF 1980. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5 of the Stevenson4 Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 

5 3704) is repealed. 

6 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

7 (1) TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE.—Section 

8 5314 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 

9 striking ‘‘Under Secretary of Commerce for Tech10 nology.’’. 

11 (2) DEFINITIONS.—Section 4 of the Stevenson12 Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 

13 U.S.C. 3703) is amended— 

14 (A) by striking paragraphs (1) and (3); 

15 and 

16 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) 

17 through (13) as paragraphs (1) through (11), 

18 respectively. 

19 (3) REPEAL OF AUTHORIZATION.—Section 

20 21(a) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innova21 tion Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3713(a)) is amended— 

22 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘sections 

23 5, 11(g), and 16’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 11(g) 

24 and 16’’; and 

25 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking 

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1 carrying out the requirements of the Japanese 

2 technical literature program established under 

3 section 5(d) of this Act;’’. 

4 (4) HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING ACT OF

5 1991.—Section 208 of the High-Performance Com6 puting Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5528) is amended by 

7 striking subsection (c) and redesignating subsection 

8 (d) as subsection (c). 

9 (5) ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY ACT OF 1998.— 

10 Section 6(b)(4)(B)(v) of the Assistive Technology 

11 Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 3005(b)(4)(B)(v)) is amend12 ed by striking ‘‘the Technology Administration of 

13 the Department of Commerce,’’ and inserting ‘‘the 

14 National Institute of Standards and Technology,’’. 

15 SEC. 1403. INNOVATION ACCELERATION. 

16 (a) PROGRAM.—In order to implement section 1202 

17 of this Act, the Director of the National Institute of 

18 Standards and Technology shall— 

19 (1) establish a program linked to the goals and 

20 objectives of the measurement laboratories, to be 

21 known as the ‘‘Standards and Technology Accelera22 tion Research Program’’, to support and promote in23 novation in the United States through high-risk, 

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1 (2) set aside, from funds available to the meas2 urement laboratories, an amount equal to not less 

3 than 8 percent of the funds available to the Institute 

4 each fiscal year for such Program. 

5 (b) EXTERNAL FUNDING.—The Director shall ensure 

6 that at least 80 percent of the funds available for such 

7 Program shall be used to award competitive, merit-re8 viewed grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts to 

9 public or private entities, including businesses and univer10 sities. In selecting entities to receive such assistance, the 

11 Director shall ensure that the project proposed by an enti12 ty has scientific and technical merit and that any resulting 

13 intellectual property shall vest in a United States entity 

14 that can commercialize the technology in a timely manner. 

15 Each external project shall involve at least one small or 

16 medium-sized business and the Director shall give priority 

17 to joint ventures between small or medium-sized busi18 nesses and educational institutions. Any grant shall be for 

19 a period not to exceed 3 years. 

20 (c) COMPETITIONS.—The Director shall solicit pro21 posals annually to address areas of national need for high22 risk, high-reward research, as identified by the Director. 

23 (d) ANNUAL REPORT.—Each year the Director shall 

24 issue an annual report describing the program’s activities, 

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1 grant funding decisions were made in the previous fiscal 

2 year, any proposed changes to those metrics, metrics for 

3 evaluating the success of ongoing and completed grants, 

4 and an evaluation of ongoing and completed grants. The 

5 first annual report shall include best practices for manage6 ment of programs to stimulate high-risk, high-reward re7 search. 

8 (e) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—No more than 5 

9 percent of the finding available to the program may be 

10 used for administrative expenses. 

11 (f) HIGH-RISK, HIGH-REWARD RESEARCH DE12 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘high-risk, high-reward 

13 research’’ means research that— 

14 (1) has the potential for yielding results with 

15 far-ranging or wide-ranging implications; 

16 (2) addresses critical national needs related to 

17 measurement standards and technology; and 

18 (3) is too novel or spans too diverse a range of 

19 disciplines to fare well in the traditional peer review 

20 process. 

21 SEC. 1404. MANUFACTURING EXTENSION. 

22 (a) MANUFACTURING CENTER EVALUATION.—Sec23 tion 25(c)(5) of the National Institute of Standards and 

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1 tion by the evaluation panel shall be notified by the panel 

2 of the deficiencies in its performance and shall be placed 

3 on probation for one year, after which time the panel shall 

4 reevaluate the Center. If the Center has not addressed the 

5 deficiencies identified by the panel, or shown a significant 

6 improvement in its performance, the Director shall con7 duct a new competition to select an operator for the Cen8 ter or may close the Center.’’ after ‘‘at declining levels.’’. 

9 (b) FEDERAL SHARE.—Strike section 25(d) of the 

10 National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 

11 U.S.C. 278k(d)) and insert the following: 

12 ‘‘(d) ACCEPTANCE OF FUNDS.—In addition to such 

13 sums as may be appropriated to the Secretary and Direc14 tor to operate the Centers program, the Secretary and Di15 rector also may accept funds from other Federal depart16 ments and agencies and under section 2(c)(7) from the 

17 private sector for the purpose of strengthening United 

18 States manufacturing. Such funds from the private sector, 

19 if allocated to a Center or Centers, shall not be considered 

20 in the calculation of the Federal share of capital and an21 nual operating and maintenance costs under subsection 

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1 SEC. 1405. EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM TO STIMULATE COM2 PETITIVE TECHNOLOGY. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the National In4 stitutes of Standards and Technology shall re-establish the 

5 Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Tech6 nology. The purpose of the program shall be to strengthen 

7 the technological competitiveness of those States that have 

8 historically received less Federal research and development 

9 funds than a majority of the States have received. 

10 (b) ARRANGEMENTS.—In carrying out the program, 

11 the Director shall cooperate with State, regional, or local 

12 science and technology-based economic development orga13 nization and with representatives of small business firms 

14 and other appropriate technology-based businesses. 

15 (c) GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—In 

16 carrying out the program, the Director may make grants 

17 or enter into cooperative agreements to provide for— 

18 (1) technology research and development; 

19 (2) technology transfer from university re20 search; 

21 (3) technology deployment and diffusion; and 

22 (4) the strengthening of technological and inno23 vation capabilities through consortia comprised of— 

24 (A) technology-based small business firms; 

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1 (C) institutions of higher education includ2 ing community colleges; and 

3 (D) State and local development agencies 

4 and entities. 

5 (d) REQUIREMENTS FOR MAKING AWARDS.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—In making awards under 

7 this section, the Director shall ensure that the 

8 awards are awarded on a competitive basis that in9 cludes a review of the merits of the activities that 

10 are the subject of the award, giving special emphasis 

11 to those projects which will increase the participa12 tion of women, Native Americans (including Native 

13 Hawaiians and Alaska Natives), and underrep14 resented groups in science and technology. 

15 (2) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—The non-Fed16 eral share of the activities (other than planning ac17 tivities) carried out under an award under this sub18 section shall be not less than 50 percent of the cost 

19 of those activities. 

20 (e) CRITERIA FOR STATES.—The Director shall es21 tablish criteria for achievement by each State that partici22 pates in the program. Upon the achievement of all such 

23 criteria, a State shall cease to be eligible to participate 

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1 (f) COORDINATION.—To the extent practicable, in 

2 carrying out this subsection, the Director shall coordinate 

3 the program with other programs of the Department of 

4 Commerce. 

5 (g) REPORT.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 

7 the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall 

8 prepare and submit to the Committee on Commerce, 

9 Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the 

10 Committee on Science of the House of Representa11 tives a report that meets the requirements of this 

12 subsection. 

13 (2) REQUIREMENTS FOR REPORT.—The report 

14 required by this subsection shall contain— 

15 (A) a description of the structure and pro16 cedures of the program; 

17 (B) a management plan for the program; 

18 (C) a description of the merit-based review 

19 process to be used in the program; 

20 (D) milestones for the evaluation of activi21 ties to be assisted under the program in fiscal 

22 year 2008; 

23 (E) an assessment of the eligibility of each 

24 State that participates in the Experimental 

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1 the National Science Foundation to participate 

2 in the program under this subsection; and 

3 (F) the evaluation criteria with respect to 

4 which the overall management and effectiveness 

5 of the program will be evaluated. 

6 SEC. 1406. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE NATIONAL IN7 STITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY 

8 ACT AND OTHER TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 

9 (a) RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS.—Section 18 of the 

10 National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 

11 U.S.C. 278g–1) is amended by striking ‘‘up to 1 per cen12 tum of the’’ in the first sentence. 

13 (b) FINANCIAL AGREEMENTS.— 

14 (1) CLARIFICATION.—Section 2(b)(4) of the 

15 National Institute of Standards and Technology Act 

16 (15 U.S.C. 272(b)(4)) is amended by inserting ‘‘and 

17 grants and cooperative agreements,’’ after ‘‘arrange18 ments,’’. 

19 (2) MEMBERSHIPS.—Section 2(c) of the Na20 tional Institute of Standards and Technology Act 

21 (15 U.S.C. 272(c)) is amended— 

22 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon 

23 in paragraph (21); 

24 (B) by redesignating paragraph (22) as 

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1 (C) by inserting after paragraph (21) the 

2 following: 

3 ‘‘(22) notwithstanding subsection (b)(4) of this 

4 section, the Grants and Cooperative Agreements Act 

5 (31 U.S.C. 6301–6308), the Competition in Con6 tracting Act (31 U.S.C. 3551–3556), and the Fed7 eral Acquisition Regulations set forth in title 48, 

8 Code of Federal Regulations, to expend appropriated 

9 funds for National Institute of Standards and Tech10 nology memberships in scientific organizations, reg11 istration fees for attendance at conferences, and 

12 sponsorship of conferences in furtherance of tech13 nology transfer; and’’. 

14 (c) WORKING CAPITAL FUND.—Section 12 of the 

15 National Institute of Standards and Development Act (15 

16 U.S.C. 278b) is amended by adding at the end the fol17 lowing: 

18 ‘‘(g) AMOUNT AND SOURCE OF TRANSFERS.—Not to 

19 exceed one-quarter per centum of the amounts appro20 priated to the Institute for any fiscal year may be trans21 ferred to the fund, in addition to any other transfer au22 thority. In addition, funds provided to the Institute from 

23 other Federal agencies for the purpose of production of 

24 Standard Reference Materials may be transferred to the 

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1 (d) OUTDATED SPECIFICATIONS.— 

2 (1) REDEFINITION OF METRIC SYSTEM.—Sec3 tion 2 of the Act of July 28, 1866, entitled ‘‘An Act 

4 to authorize the Use of the Metric System of 

5 Weights and Measures’’ (15 U.S.C. 205; 14 Stat. 

6 339, 340) is amended to read as follows: 

7 ‘‘SEC. 2. METRIC SYSTEM DEFINED. 

8 ‘‘The metric system of measurement shall be defined 

9 as the International System of Units as established in 

10 1960, and subsequently maintained, by the General Con11 ference of Weights and Measures, and as interpreted or 

12 modified for the United States by the Secretary of Com13 merce.’’. 

14 (2) REPEAL OF REDUNDANT AND OBSOLETE

15 AUTHORITY.—The Act of July 21, 1950, entitled, 

16 ‘‘An Act To redefine the units and establish the 

17 standards of electrical and photometric measure18 ments of 1950’’ (15 U.S.C. 223, 224) is hereby re19 pealed. 

20 (3) IDAHO TIME ZONE.—Section 3 of the Act of 

21 March 19, 1918, (15 U.S.C. 264; commonly known 

22 as the Calder Act) is amended— 

23 (A) in the section heading, by striking 

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1 (B) by striking ‘‘third zone’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘fourth zone’’. 

3 (4) STANDARD TIME.—The first section of the 

4 Act of March 19, 1918, (15 U.S.C. 261; commonly 

5 known as the Calder Act) is amended— 

6 (A) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ be7 fore ‘‘For the purpose’’; 

8 (B) by striking the second sentence and 

9 the extra period after it and inserting ‘‘Except 

10 as provided in section 3(a) of the Uniform Time 

11 Act of 1966, the standard time of the first zone 

12 shall be Coordinated Universal Time retarded 

13 by 4 hours; that of the second zone retarded by 

14 5 hours; that of the third zone retarded by 6 

15 hours; that of the fourth zone retarded by 7 

16 hours; that of the fifth zone retarded 8 hours; 

17 that of the sixth zone retarded by 9 hours; that 

18 of the seventh zone retarded by 10 hours; that 

19 of the eighth zone retarded by 11 hours; and 

20 that of the ninth zone shall be Coordinated 

21 Universal Time advanced by 10 hours.’’; and 

22 (C) adding at the end the following: 

23 ‘‘(b) COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME DEFINED.—In 

24 this section, the term ‘Coordinated Universal Time’ means 

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1 of Weights and Measures and interpreted or modified for 

2 the United States by the Secretary of Commerce in coordi3 nation with the Secretary of the Navy.’’. 

4 (e) RETENTION OF DEPRECIATION SURCHARGE.— 

5 Section 14 of the National Institute of Standards and 

6 Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278d) is amended— 

7 (1) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ before 

8 ‘‘Within’’; and 

9 (2) adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘(b) RETENTION OF FEES.—The Director is author11 ized to retain all building use and depreciation surcharge 

12 fees collected pursuant to OMB Circular A–25. Such fees 

13 shall be collected and credited to the Construction of Re14 search Facilities Appropriation Account for use in mainte15 nance and repair of National Institute of Standards and 

16 Technology’s existing facilities.’’. 

17 (f) NON-ENERGY INVENTIONS PROGRAM.—Section 

18 27 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology 

19 Act (15 U.S.C. 278m) is repealed. 

20 TITLE V—OCEAN AND 

21 ATMOSPHERIC PROGRAMS 

22 SEC. 1501. OCEAN AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH AND DE23 VELOPMENT PROGRAM. 

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1 tor of the National Science Foundation and the Adminis2 trator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administra3 tion, shall establish a coordinated program of ocean and 

4 atmospheric research and development, in collaboration 

5 with academic institutions and other nongovernmental en6 tities, that shall focus on the development of advanced 

7 technologies and analytical methods that will promote 

8 United States leadership in ocean and atmospheric science 

9 and competitiveness in the applied uses of such knowledge. 

10 SEC. 1502. NOAA OCEAN AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE EDU11 CATION PROGRAMS. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Na13 tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall con14 duct, develop, support, promote, and coordinate formal 

15 and informal educational activities at all levels to enhance 

16 public awareness and understanding of ocean, coastal, and 

17 atmospheric science and stewardship by the general public 

18 and other coastal stakeholders, including underrep19 resented groups in ocean and atmospheric science and pol20 icy careers. In conducting those activities, the Adminis21 trator shall build upon the educational programs and ac22 tivities of the agency. 

23 (b) NOAA SCIENCE EDUCATION PLAN.—The Ad24 ministrator, appropriate National Oceanic and Atmos25 pheric Administration programs, ocean atmospheric 


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1 science and education experts, and interested members of 

2 the public shall develop a science education plan setting 

3 forth education goals and strategies for the Administra4 tion, as well as programmatic actions to carry out such 

5 goals and priorities over the next 20 years, and evaluate 

6 and update such plan every 5 years. 

7 (c) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section may be 

8 construed to affect the application of section 438 of the 

9 General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232a) or 

10 sections 504 and 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 

11 (29 U.S.C. 794 and 794d). 

12 DIVISION B—DEPARTMENT OF 

13 ENERGY 

14 SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE. 

15 This division may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Amer16 ica’s Competitive Edge Through Energy Act’’ or the 

17 ‘‘PACE–Energy Act’’. 

18 SEC. 2002. DEFINITIONS. 

19 In this division: 

20 (1) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 

21 means the Department of Energy. 

22 (2) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 

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

24 meaning given in section 101(a) of the Higher Edu25 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)). 


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1 (3) NATIONAL LABORATORY.—The term ‘‘Na2 tional Laboratory’’ has the meaning given the term 

3 in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 

4 U.S.C. 15801). 

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

6 the Secretary of Energy, acting through the Under 

7 Secretary for Science appointed under section 

8 202(b) of the Department of Energy Organization 

9 Act (42 U.S.C. 7132(b)). 

10 SEC. 2003. MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, AND ENGINEERING 

11 EDUCATION AT THE DEPARTMENT OF EN12 ERGY. 

13 (a) SCIENCE EDUCATION PROGRAMS.—Section 3164 

14 of the Department of Energy Science Education Enhance15 ment Act (42 U.S.C. 7381a) is amended— 

16 (1) by redesignating subsections (b) through (d) 

17 as subsections (c) through (e), respectively; 

18 (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol19 lowing: 

20 ‘‘(b) ORGANIZATION OF MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, 

21 AND ENGINEERING EDUCATION PROGRAMS.— 

22 ‘‘(1) DIRECTOR OF MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE

23 AND ENGINEERING EDUCATION.—Notwithstanding 

24 any other provision of law, the Secretary, acting 

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1 in this subsection as the ‘Under Secretary’), shall 

2 appoint a Director of Mathematics, Science, and En3 gineering Education (referred to in this subsection 

4 as the ‘Director’) with the principal responsibility for 

5 administering mathematics, science, and engineering 

6 education programs across all functions of the De7 partment. 

8 ‘‘(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Director shall be 

9 an individual, who by reason of professional back10 ground and experience, is specially qualified to ad11 vise the Under Secretary on all matters pertaining 

12 to mathematics, science, and engineering education 

13 at the Department. 

14 ‘‘(3) DUTIES.—The Director shall— 

15 ‘‘(A) oversee all mathematics, science, and 

16 engineering education programs of the Depart17 ment; 

18 ‘‘(B) represent the Department as the 

19 principal interagency liaison for all mathe20 matics, science, and engineering education pro21 grams, unless otherwise represented by the Sec22 retary or the Under Secretary; 

23 ‘‘(C) prepare the annual budget and advise 

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1 mathematics, science, and engineering edu2 cation programs of the Department; 

3 ‘‘(D) increase, to the maximum extent 

4 practicable, the participation and advancement 

5 of women and underrepresented minorities at 

6 every level of science, technology, engineering, 

7 and mathematics education; and 

8 ‘‘(E) perform other such matters related to 

9 mathematics, science, and engineering edu10 cation as are required by the Secretary or the 

11 Under Secretary. 

12 ‘‘(4) STAFF AND OTHER RESOURCES.—The 

13 Secretary shall assign to the Director such personnel 

14 and other resources as the Secretary considers nec15 essary to permit the Director to carry out the duties 

16 of the Director. 

17 ‘‘(5) ASSESSMENT.— 

18 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

19 offer to enter into a contract with the National 

20 Academy of Sciences under which the National 

21 Academy, not later than 5 years after, and not 

22 later than 10 years after, the date of enactment 

23 of this paragraph, shall assess the performance 

24 of the mathematics, science, and engineering 

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1 ‘‘(B) CONSIDERATIONS.—An assessment 

2 under this paragraph shall be conducted taking 

3 into consideration, where applicable, the effect 

4 of mathematics, science, and engineering edu5 cation programs of the Department on student 

6 academic achievement in math and science. 

7 ‘‘(6) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

8 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 

9 as are necessary to carry out this subsection.’’; and 

10 (3) by striking subsection (d) (as redesignated 

11 by paragraph (1)) and inserting the following: 

12 ‘‘(d) MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, AND ENGINEERING

13 EDUCATION FUND.—The Secretary shall establish a 

14 Mathematics, Science, and Engineering Education Fund, 

15 using not less than 0.3 percent of the amount made avail16 able to the Department for research, development, dem17 onstration, and commercial application for each fiscal 

18 year, to carry out sections 3165, 3166, and 3167.’’. 

19 (b) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall— 

20 (1) consult with the Secretary of Education re21 garding activities authorized under subpart B of the 

22 Department of Energy Science Education Enhance23 ment Act (as added by subsection (d)(3)) to improve 

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1 (2) otherwise make available to the Secretary of 

2 Education reports associated with programs author3 ized under that section. 

4 (c) DEFINITION.—Section 3168 of the Department 

5 of Energy Science Education Enhancement Act (42 

6 U.S.C. 7381d) is amended by adding at the end the fol7 lowing: 

8 ‘‘(5) NATIONAL LABORATORY.—The term ‘Na9 tional Laboratory’ has the meaning given the term 

10 in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 

11 U.S.C. 15801).’’. 

12 (d) MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, AND ENGINEERING

13 EDUCATION PROGRAMS.—The Department of Energy 

14 Science Education Enhancement Act (42 U.S.C. 7381 et 

15 seq.) is amended— 

16 (1) by inserting after section 3162 the fol17 lowing: 

18 ‘‘Subpart A—Science Education Enhancement’’; 

19 (2) in section 3169, by striking ‘‘part’’ and in20 serting ‘‘subpart’’; and 

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

22 ‘‘Subpart B—Mathematics, Science, and Engineering 

23 Education Programs 

24 ‘‘SEC. 3170. DEFINITIONS. 

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

2 the Director of Mathematics, Science, and Engineer3 ing Education. 

4 ‘‘(2) NATIONAL LABORATORY.—The term ‘Na5 tional Laboratory’ has the meaning given the term 

6 in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 

7 U.S.C. 15801). 

8 ‘‘CHAPTER 1—ASSISTANCE FOR SPE9 CIALTY SCHOOLS FOR MATHEMATICS 

10 AND SCIENCE 

11 ‘‘SEC. 3171. SPECIALTY SCHOOLS FOR MATHEMATICS AND 

12 SCIENCE. 

13 ‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to 

14 provide assistance to States to establish or expand public, 

15 statewide specialty secondary schools that provide com16 prehensive mathematics and science (including engineer17 ing) education to improve the academic achievement of 

18 students in mathematics and science. 

19 ‘‘(b) DEFINITION OF SPECIALTY SCHOOL FOR MATH20 EMATICS AND SCIENCE.—In this chapter, the term ‘spe21 cialty school for mathematics and science’ means a public 

22 secondary school (including a school that provides residen23 tial services to students) that— 

24 ‘‘(1) serves students residing in the State in 

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1 ‘‘(2) offers to those students a high-quality, 

2 comprehensive mathematics and science (including 

3 engineering) curriculum designed to improve the 

4 academic achievement of students in mathematics 

5 and science. 

6 ‘‘(c) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts author8 ized under subsection (i), the Secretary, acting 

9 through the Director, shall award grants, on a com10 petitive basis, to States in order to provide assist11 ance to the States for the costs of establishing or ex12 panding public, statewide specialty schools for math13 ematics and science. 

14 ‘‘(2) RESOURCES.—The Director shall ensure 

15 that appropriate resources of the Department, in16 cluding the National Laboratories, are available to 

17 schools funded under this section in order to— 

18 ‘‘(A) increase experiential, hands-on learn19 ing opportunities in mathematics and science 

20 for students attending such schools; and 

21 ‘‘(B) provide ongoing professional develop22 ment opportunities for teachers employed at 

23 such schools. 

24 ‘‘(3) ASSISTANCE.—Consistent with sections 

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1 necessary funds for a program using scientific and 

2 engineering staff of the National Laboratories, dur3 ing which the staff— 

4 ‘‘(A) assists teachers in teaching courses at 

5 the schools funded under this section; 

6 ‘‘(B) uses National Laboratory scientific 

7 equipment in teaching the courses; and 

8 ‘‘(C) uses distance education and other 

9 technologies to provide assistance described in 

10 subparagraphs (A) and (B) to schools funded 

11 under this section that are not located near the 

12 National Laboratories. 

13 ‘‘(4) RESTRICTION.—No State shall receive 

14 funding for more than 1 specialty school for mathe15 matics and science for a fiscal year. 

16 ‘‘(d) FEDERAL AND NON-FEDERAL SHARES.— 

17 ‘‘(1) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of 

18 the costs described in subsection (c)(1) shall not ex19 ceed 50 percent. 

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

21 share of the costs described in subsection (c)(1) shall 

22 be— 

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1 ‘‘(B) provided from non-Federal sources, 

2 in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, including 

3 services. 

4 ‘‘(e) APPLICATION.—Each State desiring a grant 

5 under this section shall submit an application to the Direc6 tor at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by 

7 such information as the Director may require that de8 scribes— 

9 ‘‘(1) the process by which and selection criteria 

10 with which the State will select and designate a 

11 school as a specialty school for mathematics and 

12 science in accordance with this section; 

13 ‘‘(2) how the State will ensure that funds made 

14 available under this section are used to establish or 

15 expand a specialty school for mathematics and 

16 science— 

17 ‘‘(A) in accordance with the activities de18 scribed in subsection (g); and 

19 ‘‘(B) that has the capacity to improve the 

20 academic achievement of all students in all core 

21 academic subjects, and particularly in mathe22 matics and science; 

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1 ment on State academic achievement standards in 

2 mathematics and science; 

3 ‘‘(4) the curricula and materials to be used in 

4 the school; 

5 ‘‘(5) the availability of funds from non-Federal 

6 sources for the non-Federal share of the costs of the 

7 activities authorized under this section; and 

8 ‘‘(6) how the State will use technical assistance 

9 and support from the Department, including the Na10 tional Laboratories, and other entities with experi11 ence and expertise in mathematics and science edu12 cation, including institutions of higher education. 

13 ‘‘(f) DISTRIBUTION.—In awarding grants under this 

14 section, the Director shall— 

15 ‘‘(1) ensure a wide, equitable distribution 

16 among States that propose to serve students from 

17 urban and rural areas; and 

18 ‘‘(2) provide equal consideration to States with19 out National Laboratories. 

20 ‘‘(g) USES OF FUNDS.— 

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A State that receives a 

22 grant under this section shall use the funds made 

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1 ‘‘(A) employ proven strategies and meth2 ods for improving student learning and teaching 

3 in mathematics and science; 

4 ‘‘(B) integrate into the curriculum of the 

5 school comprehensive mathematics and science 

6 education, including instruction and assess7 ments that are aligned with the State’s aca8 demic content and student academic achieve9 ment standards (within the meaning of section 

10 1111 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu11 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311)), class12 room management, professional development, 

13 parental involvement, and school management; 

14 and 

15 ‘‘(C) provide high-quality and continuous 

16 teacher and staff professional development. 

17 ‘‘(2) SPECIAL RULE.—Grant funds under this 

18 section may be used for activities described in para19 graph (1) only if the activities are directly related to 

20 improving student academic achievement in mathe21 matics and science. 

22 ‘‘(h) EVALUATION AND REPORT.— 

23 ‘‘(1) STATE EVALUATION AND REPORT.— 

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1 and carry out an evaluation and accountability 

2 plan for the activities funded through the grant 

3 that measures the impact of the activities, in4 cluding measurable objectives for improved stu5 dent academic achievement on State mathe6 matics and science assessments. 

7 ‘‘(B) REPORT.—The State shall submit to 

8 the Director a report containing the results of 

9 the evaluation and accountability plan. 

10 ‘‘(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 2 

11 years after the date of enactment of the PACE–En12 ergy Act, the Director shall submit a report to the 

13 appropriate committees of Congress detailing the im14 pact of the activities assisted with funds made avail15 able under this section. 

16 ‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

17 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this sec18 tion— 

19 ‘‘(1) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; 

20 ‘‘(2) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; 

21 ‘‘(3) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; 

22 ‘‘(4) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; and 

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1 ‘‘CHAPTER 2—EXPERIENTIAL-BASED 

2 LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES 

3 ‘‘SEC. 3175. EXPERIENTIAL-BASED LEARNING OPPORTUNI4 TIES. 

5 ‘‘(a) INTERNSHIPS AUTHORIZED.— 

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts author7 ized under subsection (f), the Secretary, acting 

8 through the Director, shall establish a summer in9 ternship program for middle school and secondary 

10 school students that shall— 

11 ‘‘(A) provide the students with internships 

12 at the National Laboratories; and 

13 ‘‘(B) promote experiential, hands-on learn14 ing in mathematics or science. 

15 ‘‘(2) RESIDENTIAL SERVICES.—The Director 

16 may provide residential services to students partici17 pating in the Internship authorized under this chap18 ter. 

19 ‘‘(b) SELECTION CRITERIA.— 

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

21 criteria to determine the sufficient level of academic 

22 preparedness necessary for a student to be eligible 

23 for an internship under this section. 

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1 tribution of States, including States without Na2 tional Laboratories. 

3 ‘‘(c) PRIORITY.— 

4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall give pri5 ority for an internship under this section to a stu6 dent who meets the eligibility criteria described in 

7 subsection (b) and who attends a school— 

8 ‘‘(A)(i) in which not less than 30 percent 

9 of the children enrolled in the school are from 

10 low-income families; or 

11 ‘‘(ii) that is designated with a school locale 

12 code of 6, 7, or 8, as determined by the Sec13 retary of Education; and 

14 ‘‘(B) for which there is— 

15 ‘‘(i) a high percentage of teachers who 

16 are not teaching in the academic subject 

17 areas or grade levels in which the teachers 

18 were trained to teach; 

19 ‘‘(ii) a high teacher turnover rate; or 

20 ‘‘(iii) a high percentage of teachers 

21 with emergency, provisional, or temporary 

22 certification or licenses. 

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1 termine whether a student meets the priority re2 quirements of this subsection. 

3 ‘‘(d) OUTREACH AND EXPERIENTIAL-BASED PRO4 GRAMS FOR MINORITY STUDENTS.— 

5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting 

6 through the Director, in cooperation with Hispanic7 serving institutions, historically Black colleges and 

8 universities, tribally controlled colleges and univer9 sities, Alaska Native- and Native Hawaiian-serving 

10 institutions, and other minority-serving institutions 

11 and nonprofit entities with substantial experience re12 lating to outreach and experiential-based learning 

13 projects, shall establish outreach and experiential14 based learning programs that will encourage under15 represented minority students in kindergarten 

16 through grade 12 to pursue careers in math, science, 

17 and engineering. 

18 ‘‘(2) COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT.—The Sec19 retary shall ensure that the programs established 

20 under paragraph (1) involve, to the maximum extent 

21 practicable— 

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1 ‘‘(B) the establishment of partnerships 

2 with business organizations and appropriate 

3 Federal, State, and local agencies. 

4 ‘‘(3) DISTRIBUTION.—The Secretary shall en5 sure that the programs established under paragraph 

6 (1) are located in diverse geographic regions of the 

7 United States, to the maximum extent practicable. 

8 ‘‘(e) EVALUATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN.— 

9 The Director shall develop an evaluation and account10 ability plan for the activities funded under this chapter 

11 that objectively measures the impact of the activities. 

12 ‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

13 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

14 $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2011. 

15 ‘‘CHAPTER 3—NATIONAL LABORATORIES 

16 CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE IN MATHE17 MATICS AND SCIENCE EDUCATION 

18 ‘‘SEC. 3181. NATIONAL LABORATORIES CENTERS OF EXCEL19 LENCE IN MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE EDU20 CATION. 

21 ‘‘(a) DEFINITION OF HIGH-NEED PUBLIC SEC22 ONDARY SCHOOL.—In this chapter, the term ‘high-need 

23 public secondary school’ means a secondary school— 

24 ‘‘(1) with a high concentration of low-income 

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1 mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 

2 U.S.C. 6537)); or 

3 ‘‘(2) designated with a school locale code of 6, 

4 7, or 8, as determined by the Secretary of Edu5 cation. 

6 ‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab7 lish at each of the National Laboratories a program to 

8 support a Center of Excellence in Mathematics and 

9 Science at 1 high-need public secondary school located in 

10 the region of the National Laboratory to provide assist11 ance in accordance with subsection (f). 

12 ‘‘(c) PARTNERSHIP.—Each high-need public sec13 ondary school selected as a Center of Excellence shall form 

14 a partnership with a department that provides training for 

15 teachers and principals at an institution of higher edu16 cation for purposes of compliance with subsection (g). 

17 ‘‘(d) SELECTION.— 

18 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting 

19 through the Director, shall establish criteria to guide 

20 the National Laboratories in selecting the sites of 

21 the Centers of Excellence. 

22 ‘‘(2) PROCESS.—The National Laboratories 

23 shall select the sites of the Centers of Excellence 

24 through an open, widely publicized, and competitive 

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1 ‘‘(e) GOALS.—The Secretary shall establish goals and 

2 performance assessments for each Center of Excellence 

3 authorized under subsection (b). 

4 ‘‘(f) ASSISTANCE.—Consistent with sections 3165 

5 and 3166, the Director shall make available necessary 

6 funds for a program using scientific and engineering staff 

7 of the National Laboratories, during which the staff— 

8 ‘‘(1) assists teachers in teaching courses at the 

9 Centers of Excellence in Mathematics and Science; 

10 and 

11 ‘‘(2) uses National Laboratory scientific equip12 ment in the teaching of the courses. 

13 ‘‘(g) SPECIAL RULE.—Each Center of Excellence 

14 shall ensure— 

15 ‘‘(1) provision of clinical practicum, student 

16 teaching, or internship experiences for math and 

17 science teacher candidates as part of its teacher 

18 preparation program; 

19 ‘‘(2) provision of supervision and mentoring for 

20 teacher candidates in the teacher preparation pro21 gram; and 

22 ‘‘(3) to the maximum extent practicable, provi23 sion of professional development for veteran teachers 

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1 ‘‘(h) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall consider the 

2 results of performance assessments required under sub3 section (e) in determining the contract award fee of a Na4 tional Laboratory management and operations contractor. 

5 ‘‘(i) PLAN.—The Director shall— 

6 ‘‘(1) develop an evaluation and accountability 

7 plan for the activities funded under this chapter that 

8 objectively measures the impact of the activities; and 

9 ‘‘(2) disseminate information obtained from 

10 those measurements. 

11 ‘‘(j) NO EFFECT ON SIMILAR PROGRAMS.—Nothing 

12 in this section displaces or otherwise affects any similar 

13 program being carried out as of the date of enactment 

14 of this subpart at any National Laboratory under any 

15 other provision of law. 

16 ‘‘CHAPTER 4—SUMMER INSTITUTES 

17 ‘‘SEC. 3185. SUMMER INSTITUTES. 

18 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

19 ‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE PARTNER.—The term ‘eligible 

20 partner’ means— 

21 ‘‘(A) the mathematics or science (including 

22 engineering) department at an institution of 

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1 cation that provides training for teachers and 

2 principals; or 

3 ‘‘(B) a nonprofit entity with expertise in 

4 providing professional development for mathe5 matics or science teachers. 

6 ‘‘(2) SUMMER INSTITUTE.—The term ‘summer 

7 institute’ means an institute, conducted during the 

8 summer, that— 

9 ‘‘(A) is conducted for a period of not less 

10 than 2 weeks; 

11 ‘‘(B) includes, as a component, a program 

12 that provides direct interaction between stu13 dents and faculty, including personnel of 1 or 

14 more National Laboratories who have scientific 

15 expertise; and 

16 ‘‘(C) provides for follow-up training, dur17 ing the academic year, that is conducted in the 

18 classroom. 

19 ‘‘(b) SUMMER INSTITUTE PROGRAMS AUTHOR20 IZED.— 

21 ‘‘(1) PROGRAMS AT THE NATIONAL LABORA22 TORIES.—The Secretary, acting through the Direc23 tor, shall establish or expand programs of summer 

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1 matics and science teaching skills of teachers em2 ployed at public schools for kindergarten through 

3 grade 12, in accordance with the activities author4 ized under subsections (c) and (d). 

5 ‘‘(2) PROGRAMS WITH ELIGIBLE PARTNERS.— 

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

7 through the Director, shall identify and provide 

8 assistance to eligible partners to establish or ex9 pand programs of summer institutes that pro10 vide additional training to strengthen the math11 ematics and science teaching skills of teachers 

12 employed at public schools for kindergarten 

13 through grade 12, in accordance with the activi14 ties authorized under subsections (c) and (d). 

15 ‘‘(B) ASSISTANCE.—Consistent with sec16 tions 3165 and 3166, the Director shall make 

17 available necessary funds for a program using 

18 scientific and engineering staff of the National 

19 Laboratories, during which the staff— 

20 ‘‘(i) assists in providing training to 

21 teachers at summer institutes; and 

22 ‘‘(ii) uses National Laboratory sci23 entific equipment in the training. 

24 ‘‘(C) LIMITATION OF AMOUNT.—To carry 

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1 more than 50 percent of the amounts author2 ized under subsection (h) for a fiscal year. 

3 ‘‘(c) REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.—Each program author4 ized under subsection (b) shall— 

5 ‘‘(1) create opportunities for enhanced and on6 going professional development for teachers that im7 proves the mathematics and science content knowl8 edge of such teachers; 

9 ‘‘(2) include material pertaining to recent devel10 opments in mathematics and science pedagogy; 

11 ‘‘(3) provide training on the use and integration 

12 of technology in the classroom; 

13 ‘‘(4) directly relate to the curriculum and aca14 demic areas in which the teachers provide instruc15 tion; 

16 ‘‘(5) enhance the ability of the teachers to un17 derstand and use the challenging State academic 

18 content standards for mathematics and science and 

19 to select appropriate curricula; 

20 ‘‘(6) train teachers to use curricula that are— 

21 ‘‘(A) based on scientific research; 

22 ‘‘(B) aligned with challenging State aca23 demic content standards; and 

24 ‘‘(C) object-centered, experiment-oriented, 

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1 ‘‘(7) provide professional development activities, 

2 including supplemental and follow-up activities; and 

3 ‘‘(8) allow for the exchange of best practices 

4 among the participants. 

5 ‘‘(d) PERMISSIBLE ACTIVITIES.—A program author6 ized under subsection (b) may include— 

7 ‘‘(1) a program that provides teachers with op8 portunities to work under the guidance of experi9 enced teachers and college faculty; 

10 ‘‘(2) instruction in the use and integration of 

11 data and assessments to inform and instruct class12 room practice; and 

13 ‘‘(3) extended master teacher programs. 

14 ‘‘(e) PRIORITY.—To the maximum extent practicable, 

15 the Director shall ensure that each summer institute pro16 gram authorized under subsection (b) provides training 

17 to— 

18 ‘‘(1) teachers from a wide range of school dis19 tricts; 

20 ‘‘(2) teachers from disadvantaged school dis21 tricts; and 

22 ‘‘(3) teachers from groups underrepresented in 

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1 ‘‘(f) COORDINATION AND CONSULTATION.—The Di2 rector shall consult and coordinate with the Secretary of 

3 Education and the Director of the National Science Foun4 dation regarding the implementation of the programs au5 thorized under subsection (b). 

6 ‘‘(g) EVALUATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN.— 

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall develop 

8 an evaluation and accountability plan for the activi9 ties funded under this section that measures the im10 pact of the activities. 

11 ‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The evaluation and account12 ability plan shall include— 

13 ‘‘(A) measurable objectives to increase the 

14 number of mathematics and science teachers 

15 who participate in the summer institutes in16 volved; and 

17 ‘‘(B) measurable objectives for improved 

18 student academic achievement on State mathe19 matics and science assessments. 

20 ‘‘(3) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary 

21 shall submit to Congress with the annual budget 

22 submission of the Secretary a report on how the ac23 tivities assisted under this section improve the math24 ematics and science teaching skills of participating 

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1 ‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

2 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this sec3 tion— 

4 ‘‘(1) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; 

5 ‘‘(2) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; 

6 ‘‘(3) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; 

7 ‘‘(4) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; and 

8 ‘‘(5) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2011. 

9 ‘‘CHAPTER 5—NUCLEAR SCIENCE 

10 EDUCATION 

11 ‘‘SEC. 3191. NUCLEAR SCIENCE TALENT EXPANSION PRO12 GRAM FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDU13 CATION. 

14 ‘‘(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are— 

15 ‘‘(1) to address the decline in the number of 

16 and resources available to nuclear science programs 

17 of institutions of higher education; and 

18 ‘‘(2) to increase the number of graduates with 

19 degrees in nuclear science, an area of strategic im20 portance to the economic competitiveness and energy 

21 security of the United States. 

22 ‘‘(b) DEFINITION OF NUCLEAR SCIENCE.—In this 

23 section, the term ‘nuclear science’ includes— 

24 ‘‘(1) nuclear science; 

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1 ‘‘(3) nuclear chemistry; 

2 ‘‘(4) radio chemistry; and 

3 ‘‘(5) health physics. 

4 ‘‘(c) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary, acting 

5 through the Director, shall establish in accordance with 

6 this section a program to expand and enhance institution 

7 of higher education nuclear science educational capabili8 ties. 

9 ‘‘(d) NUCLEAR SCIENCE PROGRAM EXPANSION

10 GRANTS FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— 

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting 

12 through the Director, shall award up to 3 competi13 tive grants for each fiscal year to institutions of 

14 higher education that establish new academic degree 

15 programs in nuclear science. 

16 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for a grant 

17 under this subsection, an applicant shall partner 

18 with a National Laboratory or other eligible nuclear19 related entity, as determined by the Secretary. 

20 ‘‘(3) CRITERIA.—Criteria for a grant awarded 

21 under this subsection shall be based on— 

22 ‘‘(A) the potential to attract new students 

23 to the program; 

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1 ‘‘(C) the ability to offer hands-on learning 

2 opportunities. 

3 ‘‘(4) DURATION AND AMOUNT.— 

4 ‘‘(A) DURATION.—A grant under this sub5 section shall be 5 years in duration. 

6 ‘‘(B) AMOUNT.—An institution of higher 

7 education that receives a grant under this sub8 section shall be eligible for up to $1,000,000 for 

9 each year of the grant period. 

10 ‘‘(5) USE OF FUNDS.—An institution of higher 

11 education that receives a grant under this subsection 

12 may use the grant to— 

13 ‘‘(A) recruit and retain new faculty; 

14 ‘‘(B) develop core and specialized course 

15 content; 

16 ‘‘(C) encourage collaboration between fac17 ulty and researchers in the nuclear science field; 

18 or 

19 ‘‘(D) support outreach efforts to recruit 

20 students. 

21 ‘‘(e) NUCLEAR SCIENCE COMPETITIVENESS GRANTS

22 FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— 

23 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting 

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1 higher education with existing academic degree pro2 grams that produce graduates in nuclear science. 

3 ‘‘(2) CRITERIA.—Criteria for a grant awarded 

4 under this subsection shall be based on the potential 

5 for increasing the number and academic quality of 

6 graduates in the nuclear sciences who enter into ca7 reers in nuclear-related fields. 

8 ‘‘(3) DURATION AND AMOUNT.— 

9 ‘‘(A) DURATION.—A grant under this sub10 section shall be 5 years in duration. 

11 ‘‘(B) AMOUNT.—An institution of higher 

12 education that receives a grant under this sub13 section shall be eligible for up to $500,000 for 

14 each year of the grant period. 

15 ‘‘(4) USE OF FUNDS.—An institution of higher 

16 education that receives a grant under this subsection 

17 may use the grant to— 

18 ‘‘(A) increase the number of graduates in 

19 nuclear science that enter into careers in the 

20 nuclear science field; 

21 ‘‘(B) enhance the teaching of advanced nu22 clear technologies; 

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1 ‘‘(D) bolster or sustain nuclear infrastruc2 ture and research facilities of the institution of 

3 higher education, such as research and training 

4 reactors or laboratories; and 

5 ‘‘(E) provide tuition assistance and sti6 pends to undergraduate and graduate students. 

7 ‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

8 ‘‘(1) NUCLEAR SCIENCE PROGRAM EXPANSION

9 GRANTS FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDU10 CATION.—There are authorized to be appropriated 

11 to carry out subsection (d)— 

12 ‘‘(A) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; 

13 ‘‘(B) $9,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; 

14 ‘‘(C) $13,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; 

15 ‘‘(D) $18,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; 

16 and 

17 ‘‘(E) $22,500,000 for fiscal year 2011. 

18 ‘‘(2) NUCLEAR SCIENCE COMPETITIVENESS

19 GRANTS FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDU20 CATION.—There are authorized to be appropriated 

21 to carry out subsection (e)— 

22 ‘‘(A) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; 

23 ‘‘(B) $11,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; 

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1 ‘‘(D) $22,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; 

2 and 

3 ‘‘(E) $27,500,000 for fiscal year 2011.’’. 

4 SEC. 2004. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY EARLY-CAREER RE5 SEARCH GRANTS. 

6 (a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section to 

7 authorize research grants in the Department for early-ca8 reer scientists and engineers for purposes of pursuing 

9 independent research. 

10 (b) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE EARLY-CAREER RE11 SEARCHER.—In this section, the term ‘‘eligible early-ca12 reer researcher’’ means an individual who— 

13 (1) completed a doctorate or other terminal de14 gree not more than 10 years before the date of ap15 plication for a grant authorized under this section, 

16 except as provided in subsection (c)(3); and 

17 (2) has demonstrated promise in the field of 

18 science, technology, engineering, mathematics, com19 puter science, or computational science. 

20 (c) GRANT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award 

22 not less than 65 grants per year to outstanding eli23 gible early-career researchers to support the work of 

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1 the National Laboratories, or other federally-funded 

2 research and development centers. 

3 (2) APPLICATION.—An eligible early-career re4 searcher who desires to receive a grant under this 

5 section shall submit to the Secretary an application 

6 at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by 

7 such information as the Secretary may require. 

8 (3) WAIVER.—The Secretary may find eligible a 

9 candidate who has completed a doctorate more than 

10 10 years prior to the date of application if the can11 didate was unable to conduct research for a period 

12 of time because of extenuating circumstances, in13 cluding military service or family responsibilities. 

14 (4) DURATION AND AMOUNT.— 

15 (A) DURATION.—A grant under this sec16 tion shall be 5 years in duration. 

17 (B) AMOUNT.—An eligible early career-re18 searcher who receives a grant under this section 

19 shall receive up to $100,000 for each year of 

20 the grant period. 

21 (5) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible early career22 researcher who receives a grant under this section 

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1 tional Laboratories, or other federally-funded re2 search and development center. 

3 (6) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

4 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

5 this section— 

6 (A) $6,500,000 for fiscal year 2007; 

7 (B) $13,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; 

8 (C) $19,500,000 for fiscal year 2009; 

9 (D) $26,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; and 

10 (E) $32,500,000 for fiscal year 2011. 

11 SEC. 2005. ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AUTHORITY12 ENERGY. 

13 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

14 (1) ADVISORY BOARD.—The term ‘‘Advisory 

15 Board’’ means the Advisory Board established under 

16 subsection (d). 

17 (2) AUTHORITY.—The term ‘‘Authority’’ means 

18 the Advanced Research Projects Authority—Energy 

19 established under subsection (b). 

20 (3) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 

21 the Director of the Authority appointed under sub22 section (c)(1). 

23 (4) ENERGY TECHNOLOGY.—The term ‘‘energy 

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1 (A) fossil energy; 

2 (B) carbon sequestration; 

3 (C) nuclear energy; 

4 (D) renewable energy; 

5 (E) energy distribution; or 

6 (F) energy efficiency technology. 

7 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 

8 an Advanced Research Projects Authority-Energy to over9 come the long-term and high-risk technological barriers in 

10 the development of energy technologies. 

11 (c) DIRECTOR.— 

12 (1) APPOINTMENT.—The Secretary shall ap13 point a Director of the Authority. 

14 (2) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Director shall be an 

15 individual who, by reason of professional background 

16 and experience, is especially qualified to advise the 

17 Secretary on matters pertaining to long-term, high18 risk programs to overcome long-term and high-risk 

19 technological barriers to the development of energy 

20 technologies. 

21 (3) DUTIES.—The Director shall— 

22 (A) employ such qualified technical staff as 

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1 (B) serve as the selection official for pro2 posals relating to energy technologies that are 

3 solicited within the Department; 

4 (C) develop metrics to assist in developing 

5 funding criteria and for assessing the success of 

6 existing programs; 

7 (D) terminate programs carried out under 

8 this section that are not achieving the goals of 

9 the programs; and 

10 (E) perform such duties relating to long11 term and high-risk technological barriers in the 

12 development of energy technologies as are de13 termined to be appropriate by the Secretary. 

14 (d) ADVISORY BOARD.— 

15 (1) APPOINTMENT.—The Secretary shall, con16 sistent with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 

17 U.S.C. App.), establish, and appoint members to, an 

18 Advisory Board to make recommendations to the 

19 Secretary and the Director on actions necessary to 

20 carry out this section. 

21 (2) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Advisory Board 

22 shall consist of individuals who, by reason of profes23 sional background and experience, are especially 

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1 nological barriers in the development of energy tech2 nologies. 

3 (3) TERM.—A member of the Advisory Board 

4 shall be appointed for a term of 5 years. 

5 (4) INFORMATION.—Each fiscal year, individ6 uals who carry out energy technology programs of 

7 the Department and staff of the Authority shall pro8 vide to the Advisory Board written proposals and 

9 oral briefings on long-term and high-risk techno10 logical barriers that are critical to overcome for the 

11 successful development of energy technologies. 

12 (5) DUTIES.—Each fiscal year, the Advisory 

13 Board shall— 

14 (A) recommend to the Secretary and the 

15 Director— 

16 (i) in order of priority, proposals of 

17 energy programs of the Department that 

18 are critical to overcoming long-term and 

19 high-risk technological barriers to enable 

20 the successful development of energy tech21 nologies; and 

22 (ii) additional programs not covered in 

23 the proposals that are critical to over24 coming the barriers described in clause (i); 

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1 (B) based on the metrics described in sub2 section (c)(3)(C), make recommendations to the 

3 Secretary and the Directory concerning whether 

4 programs funded under this section are achiev5 ing the goals of the programs. 

6 (e) REVIEW.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

7 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into 

8 an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences 

9 under which the Academy shall— 

10 (1) conduct reviews during each of calendar 

11 years 2009 and 2011 to determine the success of the 

12 activities carried out under this section; and 

13 (2) submit to Congress, the Secretary, and the 

14 Director a report describing the results of each re15 view. 

16 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

17 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec18 essary to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 

19 2007 through 2011. 

20 SEC. 2006. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE 

21 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY FOR BASIC RE22 SEARCH. 

23 Section 971(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 

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

2 end; 

3 (2) in paragraph (3)— 

4 (A) by striking ‘‘$5,200,000,000’’ and in5 serting ‘‘$4,800,000,000’’; and 

6 (B) by striking the period at the end and 

7 inserting a semicolon; and 

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

9 ‘‘(4) $4,945,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; and 

10 ‘‘(5) $5,265,000,000 for fiscal year 2011.’’. 

11 SEC. 2007. DISCOVERY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING INNO12 VATION INSTITUTES. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish dis14 tributed, multidisciplinary institutes (referred to in this 

15 section as ‘‘Institutes’’) centered at National Laboratories 

16 to apply fundamental science and engineering discoveries 

17 to technological innovations related to the missions of the 

18 Department and the global competitiveness of the United 

19 States. 

20 (b) TOPICAL AREAS.—The Institutes shall support 

21 scientific and engineering research and education activities 

22 on critical emerging technologies determined by the Sec23 retary to be essential to global competitiveness, including 

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1 (2) multi-scale materials and processes; 

2 (3) micro- and nano-engineering; 

3 (4) computational and information engineering; 

4 and 

5 (5) genomics and proteomics. 

6 (c) PARTNERSHIPS.—In carrying out this section, the 

7 Secretary shall establish partnerships between the Insti8 tutes and— 

9 (1) institutions of higher education to— 

10 (A) train undergraduate and graduate en11 gineering and science students; 

12 (B) develop innovative educational cur13 ricula; and 

14 (C) conduct research within the topical 

15 areas described in subsection (b); 

16 (2) private industry to develop innovative tech17 nologies within the topical areas described in sub18 section (b); 

19 (3) State and local governments to promote re20 gionally-based commercialization and entrepreneur21 ship; and 

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1 (d) MERIT-BASED SELECTION.—The selection of In2 stitutes under this section shall be merit-based and made 

3 through an open, competitive selection process. 

4 (e) RESTRICTION.—Not more than 3 Institutes shall 

5 receive grants for a fiscal year. 

6 (f) REVIEW.—The Secretary shall enter into an 

7 agreement with the National Academy of Sciences under 

8 which the Academy shall, not later than 3 and 6 years 

9 after the date of enactment of this Act— 

10 (1) review the performance of the Institutes 

11 under this section; and 

12 (2) submit to Congress and the Secretary a re13 port describing the results of the review. 

14 (g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

15 authorized to be appropriated to carry out the activities 

16 of each Institute selected under this section $10,000,000 

17 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2011. 

18 SEC. 2008. PROTECTING AMERICA’S COMPETITIVE EDGE 

19 (PACE) GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. 

20 (a) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE STUDENT.—In this 

21 section, the term ‘‘eligible student’’ means a student who 

22 attends an institution of higher education that offers a 

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1 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 

2 a graduate fellowship program for eligible students pur3 suing a doctoral degree in a mission area of the Depart4 ment. 

5 (c) SELECTION.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award 

7 fellowships to eligible students under this section 

8 through a competitive merit review process (involv9 ing written and oral interviews) that will result in a 

10 wide distribution of awards throughout the United 

11 States. 

12 (2) CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall establish 

13 selection criteria for awarding fellowships under this 

14 section that require an eligible student to— 

15 (A) pursue a field of science or engineering 

16 of importance to the mission area of the De17 partment; 

18 (B) rank in the upper 10 percent of the 

19 class of the eligible student; 

20 (C) demonstrate to the Secretary— 

21 (i) the capacity to understand tech22 nical topics related to the fellowship that 

23 can be derived from the first principles of 

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1 (iii) leadership skills in organizations 

2 or intellectual endeavors, demonstrated 

3 through awards and past experience; and 

4 (iv) excellent verbal and communica5 tion skills to explain, defend, and dem6 onstrate an understanding of technical 

7 subjects related to the fellowship; and 

8 (D) be a citizen or legal permanent resi9 dent of the United States. 

10 (d) AWARDS.— 

11 (1) AMOUNT.—A fellowship awarded under this 

12 section shall— 

13 (A) provide an annual living stipend; and 

14 (B) cover— 

15 (i) graduate tuition at an institution 

16 of higher education; and 

17 (ii) incidental expenses associated 

18 with curricula and research at the institu19 tion of higher education (including books, 

20 computers and software). 

21 (2) DURATION.—A fellowship awarded under 

22 this section shall be for a period of not greater than 

23 5 years. 

24 (3) PORTABILITY.—A fellowship awarded under 

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1 (e) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary (acting 

2 through the Director of Mathematics, Science, and Engi3 neering Education)— 

4 (1) shall administer the program established 

5 under this section; and, 

6 (2) may enter into a contract with a nonprofit 

7 entity to administer the program, including the se8 lection and award of fellowships. 

9 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

10 (1) FELLOWSHIPS.—There are authorized to be 

11 appropriated to award fellowships under this sec12 tion— 

13 (A) $4,500,000 for 100 fellowships for fis14 cal year 2007; 

15 (B) $9,300,000 for 200 fellowships for fis16 cal year 2008 (including non-expiring fellow17 ships for the prior fiscal year); 

18 (C) $14,500,000 for 300 fellowships for 

19 fiscal year 2009 (including non-expiring fellow20 ships for prior fiscal years); 

21 (D) $25,000,000 for 500 fellowships for 

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1 (E) $35,500,000 for 700 fellowships for 

2 fiscal year 2011 (including non-expiring fellow3 ships for prior fiscal years). 

4 (2) ADMINISTRATION.—There are authorized to 

5 be appropriated for administrative expenses incurred 

6 in carrying out this section— 

7 (A) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; 

8 (B) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; 

9 (C) $1,500,000 for fiscal year 2009; 

10 (D) $2,500,000 for fiscal year 2010; and 

11 (E) $3,500,000 for fiscal year 2011. 

12 SEC. 2009. TITLE IX COMPLIANCE. 

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

14 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy 

15 shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

16 of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

17 Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report that 

18 describes actions taken by the Department of Energy to 

19 implement the recommendations in the report of the Gov20 ernment Accountability Office numbered 04–639. 

21 (b) COMPLIANCE.—To comply with title IX of the 

22 Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.), 

23 the Secretary of Energy shall annually conduct compliance 

24 reviews of at least 2 recipients of Department of Energy 

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1 SEC. 2010. HIGH-RISK, HIGH-REWARD RESEARCH. 

2 (a) DEFINITION OF HIGH-RISK, HIGH-REWARD RE3 SEARCH.—In this section, the term ‘‘high-risk, high re4 ward research’’ means research that— 

5 (1) has the potential for yielding results with 

6 far-ranging implications; 

7 (2) is too novel or spans too diverse a range of 

8 disciplines to fare well in the traditional peer review 

9 process; and 

10 (3) is supportive of the missions of the spon11 soring agency. 

12 (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF GRANT PROGRAMS.— 

13 (1) ENERGY GRANT PROGRAM.—The Secretary 

14 shall establish a grant program to encourage the 

15 conduct of high-risk, high-reward research at the 

16 Department. 

17 (2) GEOLOGICAL GRANT PROGRAM.—The Direc18 tor of the United States Geological Survey shall es19 tablish a grant program to encourage the conduct of 

20 high-risk, high-reward research at the United States 

21 Geological Survey. 

22 SEC. 2011. DISTINGUISHED SCIENTIST PROGRAM. 

23 (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to pro24 mote scientific and academic excellence through collabora25 tions between institutions of higher education and the Na26 tional Laboratories. 


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1 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 

2 a program to support the joint appointment of distin3 guished scientists by institutions of higher education and 

4 National Laboratories. 

5 (c) QUALIFICATIONS.—Successful candidates under 

6 this section shall be persons who, by reason of professional 

7 background and experience, are able to bring international 

8 recognition to the appointing institution of higher edu9 cation and National Laboratory in their field of scientific 

10 endeavor. 

11 (d) SELECTION.—A distinguished scientist appointed 

12 under this section shall be selected through an open, com13 petitive process. 

14 (e) APPOINTMENT.— 

15 (1) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—An 

16 appointment by an institution of higher education 

17 under this section shall be filled within the tenure al18 lotment of the institution of higher education at a 

19 minimum rank of professor. 

20 (2) NATIONAL LABORATORY.—An appointment 

21 by a National Laboratory under this section shall be 

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1 (f) DURATION.—An appointment under this section 

2 shall be for 6 years, consisting of 2 3-year funding allot3 ments. 

4 (g) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds made available under 

5 this section may be used for— 

6 (1) the salary of the distinguished scientist and 

7 support staff; 

8 (2) undergraduate, graduate, and post-doctoral 

9 appointments; 

10 (3) research-related equipment; 

11 (4) professional travel; and 

12 (5) such other requirements as the Director de13 termines are necessary to carry out the purpose of 

14 the program. 

15 (h) REVIEW.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—The appointment of a distin17 guished scientist under this section shall be reviewed 

18 at the end of the first 3-year allotment for the dis19 tinguished scientist through an open peer-review 

20 process to determine whether the appointment is 

21 meeting the purpose of this section under subsection 

22 (a). 

23 (2) FUNDING.—Funding of the appointment of 

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1 lotment shall be determined based on the review con2 ducted under paragraph (1). 

3 (i) COST SHARING.—To be eligible for assistance 

4 under this section, an appointing institution of higher edu5 cation shall pay at least 50 percent of the total costs of 

6 the appointment. 

7 (j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

8 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this sec9 tion— 

10 (1) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2007 (to sup11 port up to 15 appointments under this section); 

12 (2) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 (to sup13 port up to 30 such appointments); 

14 (3) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2009 (to sup15 port up to 60 such appointments); and 

16 (4) $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 

17 through 2011 (to support up to 100 such appoint18 ments). 

19 DIVISION C—EDUCATION 

20 SEC. 3001. FINDINGS. 

21 Congress makes the following findings: 

22 (1) A well-educated population is essential to 

23 retaining America’s competitiveness in the global 

24 economy. 


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1 (2) The United States needs to build on and ex2 pand the impact of existing programs by taking ad3 ditional, well-coordinated steps to ensure that all 

4 students are able to obtain the knowledge the stu5 dents need to obtain postsecondary education and 

6 participate successfully in the workforce or the 

7 Armed Forces. 

8 (3) The next steps must be informed by inde9 pendent information on the effectiveness of current 

10 programs in science, technology, engineering, and 

11 mathematics education, and by identification of best 

12 practices that can be replicated. 

13 (4) Teacher preparation and elementary school 

14 and secondary school programs and activities must 

15 be aligned with the requirements of the Elementary 

16 and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

17 6301 et seq.) and the requirements of the Higher 

18 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.). 

19 (5) The ever increasing knowledge and skill de20 mands of the 21st century require that secondary 

21 school preparation and requirements be better 

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1 cational achievement from prekindergarten through 

2 baccalaureate degrees. 

3 SEC. 3002. DEFINITIONS. 

4 (a) ESEA DEFINITIONS.—Unless otherwise specified 

5 in this division, the terms used in this division have the 

6 meanings given the terms in section 9101 of the Elemen7 tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

8 7801). 

9 (b) OTHER DEFINITIONS.—In this division: 

10 (1) CRITICAL FOREIGN LANGUAGE.—The term 

11 ‘‘critical foreign language’’ means a foreign language 

12 that the Secretary determines, in consultation with 

13 the heads of such Federal departments and agencies 

14 as the Secretary determines appropriate, is critical 

15 to the national security and economic competitive16 ness of the United States. 

17 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

18 the Secretary of Education. 

19 TITLE I—TEACHER ASSISTANCE 

20 Subtitle A—Teachers for a 

21 Competitive Tomorrow 

22 SEC. 3111. PURPOSE. 

23 The purpose of this subtitle is— 

24 (1) to develop and implement programs to pro25 vide integrated courses of study in mathematics, 


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1 science, engineering, or critical foreign languages, 

2 and teacher education, that lead to a baccalaureate 

3 degree with concurrent teacher certification; and 

4 (2) to develop and implement 2- or 3-year part5 time master’s degree programs in mathematics, 

6 science, or critical foreign language education for 

7 teachers in order to enhance the teachers’ content 

8 knowledge and pedagogical skills. 

9 SEC. 3112. DEFINITIONS. 

10 In this subtitle: 

11 (1) CHILDREN FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES.— 

12 The term ‘‘children from low-income families’’ 

13 means children described in section 1124(c)(1)(A) of 

14 the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 

15 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6333(c)(1)(A)). 

16 (2) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENT.—The term ‘‘eligible 

17 recipient’’ means an institution of higher education 

18 that receives grant funds under this subtitle on be19 half of a department of mathematics, engineering, 

20 science, or critical foreign language for use in car21 rying out activities assisted under this subtitle. 

22 (3) HIGH-NEED LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGEN23 CY.—The term ‘‘high-need local educational agency’’ 

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1 (A)(i) that serves not fewer than 10,000 

2 children from low-income families; 

3 (ii) for which not less than 20 percent of 

4 the children served by the agency are children 

5 from low-income families; or 

6 (iii) with a total of less than 600 students 

7 in average daily attendance at the schools that 

8 are served by the agency and all of whose 

9 schools are designated with a school locale code 

10 of 6, 7, or 8, as determined by the Secretary; 

11 and 

12 (B)(i) for which there is a high percentage 

13 of teachers providing instruction in academic 

14 subject areas or grade levels for which the 

15 teachers are not highly qualified; or 

16 (ii) for which there is a high teacher turn17 over rate or a high percentage of teachers with 

18 emergency, provisional, or temporary certifi19 cation or licensure. 

20 (4) HIGHLY QUALIFIED.—The term ‘‘highly 

21 qualified’’ has the meaning given such term in sec22 tion 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu23 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801) and, with re24 spect to special education teachers, in section 602 of 


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1 the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 

2 U.S.C. 1401). 

3 (5) PARTNERSHIP.—The term ‘‘partnership’’ 

4 means a partnership that— 

5 (A) shall include— 

6 (i) an eligible recipient; 

7 (ii) a department within the eligible 

8 recipient that provides a program of study 

9 in mathematics, engineering, science, or 

10 critical foreign languages; 

11 (iii)(I) a school or department within 

12 the eligible recipient that provides a teach13 er preparation program; or 

14 (II) a 2-year institution of higher edu15 cation that has a teacher preparation offer16 ing or a dual enrollment program with the 

17 eligible recipient; and 

18 (iv) not less than 1 high-need local 

19 educational agency and a public school or 

20 a consortium of public schools served by 

21 the agency; and 

22 (B) may include a nonprofit organization 

23 that has the capacity to provide expertise or 

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1 (6) TEACHING SKILLS.—The term ‘‘teaching 

2 skills’’ means the ability to— 

3 (A) increase student achievement; 

4 (B) effectively convey and explain academic 

5 subject matter; 

6 (C) employ strategies that— 

7 (i) are based on scientifically based re8 search; 

9 (ii) are specific to academic subject 

10 matter; and 

11 (iii) focus on the identification of, and 

12 tailoring of academic instruction to, stu13 dents’ specific learning needs, particularly 

14 children with disabilities, students who are 

15 limited English proficient, and students 

16 who are gifted and talented; 

17 (D) conduct ongoing assessment of student 

18 learning; 

19 (E) effectively manage a classroom; and 

20 (F) communicate and work with parents 

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1 SEC. 3113. PROGRAMS FOR BACCALAUREATE DEGREES IN 

2 MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, OR 

3 CRITICAL FOREIGN LANGUAGES, WITH CON4 CURRENT TEACHER CERTIFICATION. 

5 (a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—From the amounts 

6 made available to carry out this section under section 

7 3116(1) and not reserved under section 3115(d) for a fis8 cal year, the Secretary is authorized to award grants, on 

9 a competitive basis, to eligible recipients to enable partner10 ships served by the eligible recipients to develop and imple11 ment programs to provide courses of study in mathe12 matics, science, engineering, or critical foreign languages 

13 that— 

14 (1) are integrated with teacher education; and 

15 (2) lead to a baccalaureate degree with concur16 rent teacher certification. 

17 (b) APPLICATION.—Each eligible recipient desiring a 

18 grant under this section shall submit an application to the 

19 Secretary at such time and in such manner as the Sec20 retary may require. Each application shall— 

21 (1) describe the program for which assistance is 

22 sought; 

23 (2) describe how a department of mathematics, 

24 science, engineering, or a critical foreign language 

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1 gram in the development of undergraduate degrees 

2 in mathematics, science, engineering, or a critical 

3 foreign language, with concurrent teacher certifi4 cation, including providing student teaching and 

5 other clinical classroom experiences; 

6 (3) describe the high-quality research, labora7 tory, or internship experiences, integrated with 

8 coursework, that will be provided under the pro9 gram; 

10 (4) describe how members of groups that are 

11 underrepresented in the teaching of mathematics, 

12 science, or critical foreign languages will be encour13 aged to participate in the program; 

14 (5) describe how program participants will be 

15 encouraged to teach in schools determined by the 

16 partnership to be most in need, and what assistance 

17 in finding employment in such schools will be pro18 vided; 

19 (6) describe the ongoing activities and services 

20 that will be provided to graduates of the program; 

21 (7) describe how the activities of the partner22 ship will be coordinated with any activities funded 

23 through other Federal grants, and how the partner24 ship will continue the activities assisted under the 

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1 (8) describe how the partnership will assess the 

2 content knowledge and teaching skills of the pro3 gram participants; and 

4 (9) provide any other information the Secretary 

5 may reasonably require. 

6 (c) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible recipient re8 ceiving a grant under this section shall use the grant 

9 funds to enable a partnership to develop and imple10 ment a program to provide courses of study in math11 ematics, science, engineering, or a critical foreign 

12 language that— 

13 (A) are integrated with teacher education 

14 programs that promote effective teaching skills; 

15 and 

16 (B) lead to a baccalaureate degree in 

17 mathematics, science, engineering, or a critical 

18 foreign language with concurrent teacher cer19 tification. 

20 (2) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—The program 

21 shall— 

22 (A) provide high-quality research, labora23 tory, or internship experiences for program par24 ticipants; 


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1 (B) provide student teaching or other clin2 ical classroom experiences that— 

3 (i) are integrated with coursework; 

4 and 

5 (ii) lead to the participants’ ability to 

6 demonstrate effective teaching skills; 

7 (C) if implementing a program in which 

8 program participants are prepared to teach 

9 mathematics or science courses, include strate10 gies for improving student literacy; 

11 (D) encourage the participation of individ12 uals who are members of groups that are 

13 underrepresented in the teaching of mathe14 matics, science or critical foreign languages; 

15 (E) encourage participants to teach in 

16 schools determined by the partnership to be 

17 most in need, and actively assist the partici18 pants in finding employment in such schools; 

19 (F) offer training in the use of and inte20 gration of educational technology; 

21 (G) collect data regarding and evaluate, 

22 using measurable objectives and benchmarks, 

23 the extent to which the program succeeded in— 

24 (i) increasing the percentage of highly 

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1 foreign language teachers, including in2 creasing the percentage of such teachers 

3 teaching in those schools determined by 

4 the partnership to be most in need; 

5 (ii) improving student academic 

6 achievement in mathematics and science; 

7 (iii) increasing the number of students 

8 in secondary schools enrolled in upper level 

9 mathematics and science courses; and 

10 (iv) increasing the numbers of elemen11 tary school, middle school, and secondary 

12 school students enrolled in and continuing 

13 in critical foreign language courses; 

14 (H) collect data on the employment place15 ment of all graduates of the program, including 

16 information on how many graduates are teach17 ing and in what kinds of schools; 

18 (I) provide ongoing activities and services 

19 to graduates of the program who teach elemen20 tary school, middle school, or secondary school, 

21 by— 

22 (i) keeping the graduates informed of 

23 the latest developments in their respective 

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1 (ii) supporting the graduates of the 

2 program who are employed in schools in 

3 the local educational agency participating 

4 in the partnership during the initial years 

5 of teaching through— 

6 (I) induction programs; 

7 (II) promotion of effective teach8 ing skills; and 

9 (III) providing opportunities for 

10 regular professional development; and 

11 (J) develop recommendations to improve 

12 the teacher preparation program participating 

13 in the partnership. 

14 (d) ANNUAL REPORT.—Each eligible recipient receiv15 ing a grant under this section shall collect and report to 

16 the Secretary annually such information as the Secretary 

17 may reasonably require, including— 

18 (1) the number of participants in the program; 

19 (2) information on the academic majors of par20 ticipating students; 

21 (3) the race, gender, income, and disability sta22 tus of program participants; 

23 (4) the employment placement of program par24 ticipants as teachers in schools determined by the 

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1 (5) the extent to which the program succeeded 

2 in meeting the objectives and benchmarks described 

3 in subsection (c)(2)(G); and 

4 (6) the data collected under subparagraphs (G) 

5 and (H) of subsection (c)(2). 

6 (e) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—From the funds made 

7 available under section 3116(1), the Secretary may pro8 vide technical assistance to an eligible recipient developing 

9 a baccalaureate degree program with concurrent teacher 

10 certification, including technical assistance provided 

11 through a grant or contract awarded on a competitive 

12 basis to an institution of higher education or a technical 

13 assistance center. 

14 SEC. 3114. PROGRAMS FOR MASTER’S DEGREES IN MATHE15 MATICS, SCIENCE, OR CRITICAL FOREIGN 

16 LANGUAGES EDUCATION. 

17 (a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—From the amounts 

18 made available to carry out this section under section 

19 3116(2) and not reserved under section 3115(d) for a fis20 cal year, the Secretary is authorized to award grants, on 

21 a competitive basis, to eligible recipients to enable the 

22 partnerships served by the eligible recipients to develop 

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1 education for teachers in order to enhance the teacher’s 

2 content knowledge and teaching skills. 

3 (b) APPLICATION.—Each eligible recipient desiring a 

4 grant under this section shall submit an application to the 

5 Secretary at such time and in such manner as the Sec6 retary may require. Each application shall describe— 

7 (1) how a department of mathematics, science, 

8 or a critical foreign language will ensure significant 

9 collaboration with a teacher preparation program in 

10 the development of master’s degree programs in 

11 mathematics, science, or a critical foreign language 

12 for teachers that enhance the teachers’ content 

13 knowledge and teaching skills; 

14 (2) the role of the local educational agency in 

15 the partnership in developing and administering the 

16 program and how feedback from the local edu17 cational agency, school, and participants will be used 

18 to improve the program; 

19 (3) how the program will help increase the per20 centage of highly qualified mathematics, science, or 

21 critical foreign language teachers, including increas22 ing the percentage of such teachers teaching in 

23 schools determined by the partnership to be most in 

24 need; 

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1 (A) improve student academic achievement 

2 in mathematics and science and increase the 

3 number of students taking upper-level courses 

4 in such subjects; or 

5 (B) increase the numbers of elementary 

6 school, middle school, and secondary school stu7 dents enrolled and continuing in critical foreign 

8 language courses; 

9 (5) how the program will prepare teachers to 

10 become more effective mathematics, science, or crit11 ical foreign language teachers; 

12 (6) how the program will prepare teachers to 

13 assume leadership roles in their schools; 

14 (7) how teachers who are members of groups 

15 that are underrepresented in the teaching of mathe16 matics, science, or critical foreign languages and 

17 teachers from schools determined by the partnership 

18 to be most in need will be encouraged to apply for 

19 and participate in the program; 

20 (8) the ongoing activities and services that will 

21 be provided to graduates of the program; 

22 (9) how the partnership will continue the activi23 ties assisted under the grant when the grant period 

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1 (10) how the partnership will assess, during the 

2 program, the content knowledge and teaching skills 

3 of teachers participating in the program. 

4 (c) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—Each eligible recipi5 ent receiving a grant under this section shall use the grant 

6 funds to develop and implement a 2- or 3-year part-time 

7 master’s degree program in mathematics, science, or crit8 ical foreign language education for teachers in order to 

9 enhance the teachers’ content knowledge and teaching 

10 skills. The program shall— 

11 (1) promote effective teaching skills so the 

12 teachers participating in the program become more 

13 effective mathematics, science, or critical foreign lan14 guage teachers; 

15 (2) prepare teachers to assume leadership roles 

16 in their schools by participating in activities such as 

17 teacher mentoring, development of curricula that in18 tegrate state of the art applications of mathematics 

19 and science into the classroom, working with school 

20 administrators in establishing in-service professional 

21 development of teachers, and assisting in evaluating 

22 data and assessments to improve student academic 

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1 (3) use high-quality research, laboratory, or in2 ternship experiences for program participants that 

3 are integrated with coursework; 

4 (4) provide student teaching or clinical class5 room experience; 

6 (5) if implementing a program in which partici7 pants are prepared to teach mathematics or science 

8 courses, provide strategies for improving student lit9 eracy; 

10 (6) align the content knowledge in the master’s 

11 degree program with challenging student academic 

12 achievement standards and challenging academic 

13 content standards established by the State in which 

14 the program is conducted; 

15 (7) encourage the participation of— 

16 (A) individuals who are members of groups 

17 that are underrepresented in the teaching of 

18 mathematics, science, or critical foreign lan19 guages; and 

20 (B) teachers teaching in schools deter21 mined by the partnership to be most in need; 

22 (8) offer tuition assistance, based on need, as 

23 appropriate; and 

24 (9) evaluate and report on the impact of the 

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1 (d) EVALUATION AND REPORT.—Each eligible recipi2 ent receiving a grant under this section shall evaluate, 

3 using measurable objectives and benchmarks, and provide 

4 an annual report to the Secretary regarding, the extent 

5 to which the program assisted under this section suc6 ceeded in increasing the following: 

7 (1) The number and percentage of mathe8 matics, science, or critical foreign language teachers 

9 who have a master’s degree and meet 1 or more of 

10 the following requirements: 

11 (A) Are teaching in schools determined by 

12 the partnership to be most in need, and taught 

13 in such schools prior to participation in the pro14 gram. 

15 (B) Are teaching in schools determined by 

16 the partnership to be most in need, and did not 

17 teach in such schools prior to participation in 

18 the program. 

19 (C) Are members of a group underrep20 resented in the teaching of mathematics, 

21 science, or a critical foreign language. 

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1 SEC. 3115. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 

2 (a) DURATION OF GRANTS.—The Secretary shall 

3 award each grant under this subtitle for a period of not 

4 more than 5 years. 

5 (b) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—Each eligible recipi6 ent that receives a grant under this section shall provide, 

7 from non-Federal sources, an amount equal to 50 percent 

8 of the amount of the grant (which may be provided in cash 

9 or in kind) to carry out the activities supported by the 

10 grant. 

11 (c) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—Grant funds 

12 provided under this subtitle shall be used to supplement, 

13 and not supplant, other Federal or State funds. 

14 (d) EVALUATION.—From amounts made available for 

15 any fiscal year under section 3116, the Secretary shall re16 serve such sums as may be necessary— 

17 (1) to provide for the conduct of an annual 

18 independent evaluation, by grant or by contract, of 

19 the activities assisted under this subtitle, which shall 

20 include an assessment of the impact of the activities 

21 on student academic achievement; and 

22 (2) to prepare and submit an annual report on 

23 the results of the evaluation described in paragraph 

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1 resentatives, and the Committees on Appropriations 

2 of the Senate and House of Representatives. 

3 SEC. 3116. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

4 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

5 this section $180,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, 

6 $210,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, and such sums as may 

7 be necessary for each of the 3 succeeding fiscal years, of 

8 which— 

9 (1)(A) 55.5 percent shall be available to carry 

10 out section 3113 for fiscal year 2007; and 

11 (B) 57.1 percent shall be available to carry out 

12 section 3113 for fiscal year 2008 and each suc13 ceeding fiscal year; and 

14 (2)(A) 44.5 percent shall be available to carry 

15 out section 3114 for fiscal year 2007; and 

16 (B) 42.9 percent shall be available to carry out 

17 section 3114 for fiscal year 2008 and each suc18 ceeding fiscal year. 

19 Subtitle B—Advanced Placement 

20 and International Baccalaureate 

21 Programs 

22 SEC. 3121. PURPOSE. 

23 It is the purpose of this subtitle— 

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1 programs by increasing, by 70,000, over a 5-year pe2 riod beginning in 2007, the number of teachers serv3 ing high-need schools who are qualified to teach Ad4 vanced Placement or International Baccalaureate 

5 courses in mathematics, science, and critical foreign 

6 languages; 

7 (2) to increase, to 700,000 per year, the num8 ber of students attending high-need schools who— 

9 (A) take and score a 3, 4, or 5 on an Ad10 vanced Placement examination in mathematics, 

11 science, or a critical foreign language adminis12 tered by the College Board; or 

13 (B) achieve a passing score on an examina14 tion administered by the International Bacca15 laureate Organization in such a subject; 

16 (3) to increase the availability of, and enroll17 ment in, Advanced Placement or International Bac18 calaureate courses in mathematics, science, and crit19 ical foreign languages, and pre-Advanced Placement 

20 or pre-International Baccalaureate courses in such 

21 subjects, in high-need schools; and 

22 (4) to support statewide efforts to increase the 

23 availability of, and enrollment in, Advanced Place24 ment or International Baccalaureate courses in 

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1 and pre-Advanced Placement or pre-International 

2 Baccalaureate courses in such subjects, in high-need 

3 schools. 

4 SEC. 3122. DEFINITIONS. 

5 In this subtitle: 

6 (1) ADVANCED PLACEMENT OR INTERNATIONAL

7 BACCALAUREATE COURSE.—The term ‘‘Advanced 

8 Placement or International Baccalaureate course’’ 

9 means a course of college-level instruction provided 

10 to middle or secondary school students, terminating 

11 in an examination administered by the College 

12 Board or the International Baccalaureate Organiza13 tion, or another such examination approved by the 

14 Secretary. 

15 (2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti16 ty’’ means— 

17 (A) a State educational agency; 

18 (B) a local educational agency; or 

19 (C) a partnership consisting of— 

20 (i) a national, regional, or statewide 

21 nonprofit organization, with expertise and 

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1 (ii) a State educational agency or 

2 local educational agency. 

3 (3) LOW-INCOME STUDENT.—The term ‘‘low-in4 come student’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘low5 income individual’’ in section 1707(3) of the Ele6 mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 

7 U.S.C. 6537(3)). 

8 (4) HIGH CONCENTRATION OF LOW-INCOME

9 STUDENTS.—The term ‘‘high concentration of low10 income students’’ has the meaning given the term in 

11 section 1707(2) of the Elementary and Secondary 

12 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6537(2)). 

13 (5) HIGH-NEED LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGEN14 CY.—The term ‘‘high-need local educational agency’’ 

15 means a local educational agency or educational 

16 service agency described in 3112(3)(A). 

17 (6) HIGH-NEED SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘high-need 

18 school’’ means a middle school or secondary school— 

19 (A) with a pervasive need for Advanced 

20 Placement or International Baccalaureate 

21 courses in mathematics, science, or critical for22 eign languages, or for additional Advanced 

23 Placement or International Baccalaureate 

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1 (B)(i) with a high concentration of low-in2 come students; or 

3 (ii) designated with a school locale code of 

4 6, 7 or 8, as determined by the Secretary. 

5 SEC. 3123. ADVANCED PLACEMENT AND INTERNATIONAL 

6 BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMS. 

7 (a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—From the amounts ap8 propriated under subsection (l), the Secretary is author9 ized to award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible 

10 entities to enable the eligible entities to carry out the au11 thorized activities described in subsection (g). 

12 (b) DURATION OF GRANTS.—The Secretary may 

13 award grants under this section for a period of not more 

14 than 5 years. 

15 (c) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall coordinate 

16 the activities carried out under this section with the activi17 ties carried out under section 1705 of the Elementary and 

18 Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6535). 

19 (d) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this sec20 tion, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities 

21 that are part of a statewide strategy for increasing the 

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1 International Baccalaureate courses in such subjects, in 

2 high-need schools. 

3 (e) EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION.—The Secretary, to 

4 the extent practicable, shall— 

5 (1) ensure an equitable geographic distribution 

6 of grants under this section among the States; and 

7 (2) promote an increase in participation in Ad8 vanced Placement or International Baccalaureate 

9 mathematics, science, and critical foreign language 

10 courses and examinations in all States. 

11 (f) APPLICATION.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible entity desiring 

13 a grant under this section shall submit an applica14 tion to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, 

15 and containing such information as the Secretary 

16 may reasonably require. 

17 (2) CONTENTS.—The application shall, at a 

18 minimum, include a description of— 

19 (A) the goals and objectives for the 

20 project, including— 

21 (i) increasing the number of teachers 

22 serving high-need schools who are qualified 

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3 (ii) increasing the number of qualified 

4 teachers serving high-need schools who are 

5 teaching Advanced Placement or Inter6 national Baccalaureate courses in mathe7 matics, science, or critical foreign lan8 guages to students in the high-need 

9 schools; 

10 (iii) increasing the number of Ad11 vanced Placement or International Bacca12 laureate courses in mathematics, science, 

13 and critical foreign languages that are 

14 available to students attending high-need 

15 schools; and 

16 (iv) increasing the number of students 

17 attending a high-need school, particularly 

18 low-income students, who enroll in and 

19 pass— 

20 (I) Advanced Placement or Inter21 national Baccalaureate courses in 

22 mathematics, science, or critical for23 eign languages; and 

24 (II) pre-Advanced Placement or 

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1 courses in such a subject (where pro2 vided in accordance with subpara3 graph (B)); 

4 (B) how the eligible entity will ensure that 

5 students have access to courses, including pre6 Advanced Placement and pre-International Bac7 calaureate courses, that will prepare the stu8 dents to enroll and succeed in Advanced Place9 ment or International Baccalaureate courses in 

10 mathematics, science, or critical foreign lan11 guages; 

12 (C) how the eligible entity will provide pro13 fessional development for teachers assisted 

14 under this section; 

15 (D) how the eligible entity will ensure that 

16 teachers serving high-need schools are qualified 

17 to teach Advanced Placement or International 

18 Baccalaureate courses in mathematics, science, 

19 or critical foreign languages; 

20 (E) how the eligible entity will provide for 

21 the involvement of business and community or22 ganizations and other entities, including institu23 tions of higher education, in the activities to be 

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1 (F) how the eligible entity will use funds 

2 received under this section, including how the 

3 eligible entity will evaluate the success of its 

4 project. 

5 (g) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible entity that re7 ceives a grant under this section shall use the grant 

8 funds to carry out activities designed to increase— 

9 (A) the number of qualified teachers serv10 ing high-need schools who are teaching Ad11 vanced Placement or International Bacca12 laureate courses in mathematics, science, or 

13 critical foreign languages; and 

14 (B) the number of students attending 

15 high-need schools who enroll in, and pass, the 

16 examinations for such Advanced Placement or 

17 International Baccalaureate courses. 

18 (2) PERMISSIVE ACTIVITIES.—The activities de19 scribed in paragraph (1) may include— 

20 (A) teacher professional development, in 

21 order to expand the pool of teachers in the par22 ticipating State, local educational agency, or 

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2 critical foreign languages; 

3 (B) pre-Advanced Placement or pre-Inter4 national Baccalaureate course development and 

5 professional development; 

6 (C) coordination and articulation between 

7 grade levels to prepare students to enroll and 

8 succeed in Advanced Placement or International 

9 Baccalaureate courses in mathematics, science, 

10 or critical foreign languages; 

11 (D) purchase of instructional materials; 

12 (E) activities to increase the availability of, 

13 and participation in, online Advanced Place14 ment or International Baccalaureate courses in 

15 mathematics, science, and critical foreign lan16 guages; 

17 (F) reimbursing low-income students at18 tending high-need schools for part or all of the 

19 cost of Advanced Placement or International 

20 Baccalaureate examination fees; 

21 (G) carrying out subsection (j), relating to 

22 collecting and reporting data; 

23 (H) in the case of a State educational 

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1 cies to enable the local educational agencies to 

2 carry out authorized activities described in sub3 paragraphs (A) through (G); and 

4 (I) providing salary increments or bonuses 

5 to teachers serving high-need schools who— 

6 (i) become qualified to teach, and 

7 teach, Advanced Placement or Inter8 national Baccalaureate courses in mathe9 matics, science, or a critical foreign lan10 guage; or 

11 (ii) increase the number of low-income 

12 students, who take Advanced Placement or 

13 International Baccalaureate examinations 

14 in mathematics, science, or a critical for15 eign language with the goal of successfully 

16 passing such examinations. 

17 (h) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 

19 each eligible entity that receives a grant under this 

20 section shall provide, toward the cost of the activities 

21 assisted under the grant, from non-Federal sources, 

22 an amount equal to 200 percent of the amount of 

23 the grant, except that an eligible entity that is a 

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1 amount equal to not more than 100 percent of the 

2 amount of the grant. 

3 (2) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive all or 

4 part of the matching requirement described in para5 graph (1) for any fiscal year for an eligible entity 

6 described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 

7 3122(2), if the Secretary determines that applying 

8 the matching requirement to such eligible entity 

9 would result in serious hardship or an inability to 

10 carry out the authorized activities described in sub11 section (g). 

12 (i) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Grant funds pro13 vided under this section shall be used to supplement, not 

14 supplant, other Federal and non-Federal funds available 

15 to carry out the activities described in subsection (g). 

16 (j) COLLECTING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 

17 (1) REPORT.—Each eligible entity receiving a 

18 grant under this section shall collect and report to 

19 the Secretary annually such data on the results of 

20 the grant as the Secretary may reasonably require, 

21 including data regarding— 

22 (A) the number of students enrolling in 

23 Advanced Placement or International Bacca24 laureate courses in mathematics, science, or a 

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1 Placement or pre-International Baccalaureate 

2 courses in such a subject, and the distribution 

3 of grades those students receive; 

4 (B) the number of students taking Ad5 vanced Placement or International Bacca6 laureate examinations in mathematics, science, 

7 or a critical foreign language, and the distribu8 tion of scores on those examinations; 

9 (C) the number of teachers receiving train10 ing in teaching Advanced Placement or Inter11 national Baccalaureate courses in mathematics, 

12 science, or a critical foreign language who will 

13 be teaching such courses in the next school 

14 year; 

15 (D) the number of teachers becoming 

16 qualified to teach Advanced Placement or Inter17 national Baccalaureate courses in mathematics, 

18 science, or a critical foreign language; and 

19 (E) the number of qualified teachers who 

20 are teaching Advanced Placement or Inter21 national Baccalaureate courses in mathematics, 

22 science, or critical foreign languages to students 

23 in a high-need school. 


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1 (2) REPORTING OF DATA.—Each eligible entity 

2 receiving a grant under this section shall report data 

3 required under paragraph (1)— 

4 (A) disaggregated by subject area; 

5 (B) in the case of student data, 

6 disaggregated in the same manner as informa7 tion is disaggregated under section 

8 1111(h)(1)(C)(i) of the Elementary and Sec9 ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

10 6311(h)(1)(C)(i)); and 

11 (C) to the extent feasible, in a manner that 

12 allows comparison of conditions before, during, 

13 and after the project. 

14 (k) EVALUATION AND REPORT.—From the amount 

15 made available for any fiscal year under subsection (l), 

16 the Secretary shall reserve such sums as may be nec17 essary— 

18 (1) to conduct an annual independent evalua19 tion, by grant or by contract, of the program carried 

20 out under this section, which shall include an assess21 ment of the impact of the program on student aca22 demic achievement; and 

23 (2) to prepare and submit an annual report on 

24 the results of the evaluation described in paragraph 

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1 and Pensions of the Senate, the Committee on Edu2 cation and the Workforce of the House of Rep3 resentatives, and the Committees on Appropriations 

4 of the Senate and House of Representatives. 

5 (l) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

6 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

7 $58,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2007 and 2008, 

8 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 3 suc9 ceeding fiscal years. 

10 TITLE II—MATH NOW 

11 SEC. 3201. MATH NOW FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND MID12 DLE SCHOOL STUDENTS PROGRAM. 

13 (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to en14 able all students to reach or exceed grade-level academic 

15 achievement standards and to prepare the students to en16 roll in and pass algebra courses by— 

17 (1) improving instruction in mathematics for 

18 students in kindergarten through grade 9 through 

19 the implementation of mathematics programs and 

20 the support of comprehensive mathematics initiatives 

21 that are based on the best available evidence of ef22 fectiveness; and 

23 (2) providing targeted help to low-income stu24 dents who are struggling with mathematics and 

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1 (b) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE LOCAL EDUCATIONAL

2 AGENCY.—In this section, the term ‘‘eligible local edu3 cational agency’’ means a high-need local educational 

4 agency (as defined in section 3112(3)) serving 1 or more 

5 schools— 

6 (1) with significant numbers or percentages of 

7 students whose mathematics skills are below grade 

8 level; 

9 (2) that are not making adequate yearly 

10 progress in mathematics under section 1111(b)(2) of 

11 the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 

12 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(2)); or 

13 (3) in which students are receiving instruction 

14 in mathematics from teachers who do not have 

15 mathematical content knowledge or expertise in the 

16 teaching of mathematics. 

17 (c) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appro19 priated under subsection (k) for any fiscal year, the 

20 Secretary is authorized to award grants, on a com21 petitive basis, for not more than 5 years, to State 

22 educational agencies to enable the State educational 

23 agencies to award grants to eligible local educational 

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1 (2) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this 

2 section, the Secretary shall give priority to applica3 tions for projects that will implement statewide 

4 strategies for improving mathematics instruction 

5 and raising the mathematics achievement of stu6 dents, particularly students in grades 4 through 8. 

7 (d) STATE USES OF FUNDS.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each State educational 

9 agency that receives a grant under this section for 

10 a fiscal year— 

11 (A) shall expend not more than a total of 

12 10 percent of the grant funds to carry out the 

13 activities described in paragraphs (2) or (3) for 

14 the fiscal year; and 

15 (B) shall use not less than 90 percent of 

16 the grant funds to award grants, on a competi17 tive basis, to eligible local educational agencies 

18 to enable the eligible local educational agencies 

19 to carry out the activities described in sub20 section (e) for the fiscal year. 

21 (2) MANDATORY USES OF FUNDS.—A State 

22 educational agency shall use the grant funds made 

23 available under paragraph (1)(A) to carry out each 

24 of the following activities: 


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1 (A) PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATION.— 

2 Planning and administration, including— 

3 (i) evaluating applications from eligi4 ble local educational agencies using peer 

5 review teams described in subsection 

6 (f)(1)(D); 

7 (ii) administering the distribution of 

8 grants to eligible local educational agen9 cies; and 

10 (iii) assessing and evaluating, on a 

11 regular basis, eligible local educational 

12 agency activities assisted under this sec13 tion, with respect to whether the activities 

14 have been effective in increasing the num15 ber of children— 

16 (I) making progress toward meet17 ing grade-level mathematics achieve18 ment; and 

19 (II) meeting or exceeding grade20 level mathematics achievement. 

21 (B) REPORTING.—Annually providing the 

22 Secretary with a report on the implementation 

23 of this section as described in subsection (i). 

24 (3) PERMISSIVE USE OF FUNDS; TECHNICAL

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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—A State educational 

2 agency may use the grant funds made available 

3 under paragraph (1)(A) for 1 or more of the 

4 following technical assistance activities that as5 sist an eligible local educational agency, upon 

6 request by the eligible local educational agency, 

7 in accomplishing the tasks required to design 

8 and implement a project under this section, in9 cluding assistance in— 

10 (i) selecting and implementing a pro11 gram of mathematics instruction, or mate12 rials and interventions, based on the best 

13 available evidence of effectiveness; 

14 (ii) evaluating and selecting diagnostic 

15 and classroom based instructional mathe16 matics assessments; and 

17 (iii) identifying eligible professional 

18 development providers to conduct the pro19 fessional development activities described 

20 in subsection (e)(1)(B). 

21 (B) GUIDANCE.—The technical assistance 

22 described in subparagraph (A) shall be guided 

23 by researchers with expertise in the pedagogy of 

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1 educators from high-risk, high-achievement 

2 schools and eligible local educational agencies. 

3 (e) LOCAL USES OF FUNDS.— 

4 (1) MANDATORY USES OF FUNDS.—Each eligi5 ble local educational agency receiving a grant under 

6 this section shall use the grant funds to carry out 

7 each of the following activities: 

8 (A) To implement mathematics instruc9 tional materials and interventions (including in10 tensive and systematic instruction)— 

11 (i) for students in the grades of a par12 ticipating school as identified in the appli13 cation submitted under subsection 

14 (f)(2)(A); and 

15 (ii) that are based on the best avail16 able evidence of effectiveness. 

17 (B) To provide professional development 

18 and instructional leadership activities for teach19 ers and, if appropriate, for administrators and 

20 other school staff, on the implementation of 

21 comprehensive mathematics initiatives de22 signed— 

23 (i) to improve the achievement of stu24 dents performing significantly below grade 

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1 (ii) to improve the mathematical con2 tent knowledge of the teachers, administra3 tors, and other school staff; 

4 (iii) to increase the use of effective in5 structional practices; and 

6 (iv) to monitor student progress. 

7 (C) To conduct continuous progress moni8 toring, which may include the adoption and use 

9 of assessments that— 

10 (i) measure student progress and 

11 identify areas in which students need help 

12 in learning mathematics; and 

13 (ii) reflect mathematics content that 

14 is consistent with State academic achieve15 ment standards in mathematics described 

16 in section 1111(b) of the Elementary and 

17 Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 

18 U.S.C. 6311(b)). 

19 (2) PERMISSIVE USES OF FUNDS.—An eligible 

20 local educational agency may use grant funds under 

21 this section to— 

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1 (B) implement classroom-based assess2 ments, including diagnostic or formative assess3 ments; 

4 (C) provide remedial coursework and inter5 ventions for students, which may be provided 

6 before or after school; 

7 (D) provide small groups with individual8 ized instruction in mathematics; 

9 (E) conduct activities designed to improve 

10 the content knowledge and expertise of teach11 ers, such as the use of a mathematics coach, 

12 enrichment activities, and interdisciplinary 

13 methods of mathematics instruction; and 

14 (F) collect and report performance data. 

15 (f) APPLICATIONS.— 

16 (1) STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—Each State 

17 educational agency desiring a grant under this sec18 tion shall submit an application to the Secretary at 

19 such time and in such manner as the Secretary may 

20 require. Each application shall include— 

21 (A) an assurance that the core mathe22 matics instructional materials or program, sup23 plemental instructional materials, and interven24 tion programs used by the eligible local edu25 cational agencies for the project, are based on 


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1 the best available evidence of effectiveness and 

2 are aligned with State academic achievement 

3 standards; 

4 (B) an assurance that eligible local edu5 cational agencies will meet the requirements de6 scribed in paragraph (2); 

7 (C) an assurance that local applications 

8 will be evaluated using a peer review process; 

9 and 

10 (D) a description of the qualifications of 

11 the peer review teams, which shall consist of— 

12 (i) researchers with expertise in the 

13 pedagogy of mathematics; 

14 (ii) mathematicians; and 

15 (iii) mathematics educators serving 

16 high-risk, high-achievement schools and eli17 gible local educational agencies. 

18 (2) ELIGIBLE LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.— 

19 Each eligible local educational agency desiring a 

20 grant under this section shall submit an application 

21 to the State educational agency at such time and in 

22 such manner as the State educational agency may 

23 require. Each application shall include— 


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1 (A) an assurance that the eligible local 

2 educational agency will provide assistance to 1 

3 or more schools that are— 

4 (i) served by the eligible local edu5 cational agency; and 

6 (ii) described in section 3201(b); 

7 (B) a description of the grades kinder8 garten through grade 9, and of the schools, that 

9 will be served; 

10 (C) information, on an aggregate basis, on 

11 each school to be served by the project, includ12 ing such demographic, socioeconomic, and 

13 mathematics achievement data as the State 

14 educational agency may request; 

15 (D) a description of the core mathematics 

16 instructional materials or program, supple17 mental instructional materials, and intervention 

18 programs or strategies that will be used for the 

19 project, including an assurance that the pro20 grams or strategies and materials are based on 

21 the best available evidence of effectiveness and 

22 are aligned with State academic achievement 

23 standards; 

24 (E) a description of the activities that will 

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1 scription of the professional development that 

2 will be provided to teachers, and, if appropriate, 

3 administrators and other school staff, and a de4 scription of how the activities will support 

5 achievement of the purpose of this section; 

6 (F) an assurance that the eligible local 

7 educational agency will report to the State edu8 cational agency all data on student academic 

9 achievement that is necessary for the State edu10 cational agency’s report under subsection (i); 

11 (G) a description of the eligible entity’s 

12 plans for evaluating the impact of professional 

13 development and leadership activities in mathe14 matics on the content knowledge and expertise 

15 of teachers, administrators, or other school 

16 staff; and 

17 (H) any other information the State edu18 cational agency may reasonably require. 

19 (g) PROHIBITION ON ENDORSEMENT OF CUR20 RICULUM.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—In implementing this sec22 tion, the Secretary shall not— 

23 (A) endorse, approve, or sanction any 

24 mathematics curriculum designed for use in any 

25 school; or 


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1 (B) engage in oversight, technical assist2 ance, or activities that will require the adoption 

3 of a specific mathematics program or instruc4 tional materials by a State, local educational 

5 agency, or school. 

6 (2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 

7 title shall be construed to authorize or permit the 

8 Department of Education, or a Department of Edu9 cation contractor, to mandate, direct, control, or 

10 suggest the selection of a mathematics curriculum, 

11 supplemental instructional materials, or program of 

12 instruction by a State, local educational agency, or 

13 school. 

14 (h) MATCHING REQUIREMENTS.— 

15 (1) STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—A State 

16 educational agency that receives a grant under this 

17 section shall provide, from non-Federal sources, an 

18 amount equal to 50 percent of the amount of the 

19 grant, in cash or in kind, to carry out the activities 

20 supported by the grant, of which not more than 20 

21 percent of such 50 percent may be provided by local 

22 educational agencies within the State. 

23 (2) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive all of 

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1 in paragraph (1) for any fiscal year, if the Secretary 

2 determines that— 

3 (A) the application of the matching re4 quirement will result in serious hardship for the 

5 State educational agency; or 

6 (B) providing a waiver best serves the pur7 pose of the program assisted under this section. 

8 (i) PROGRAM PERFORMANCE AND ACCOUNT9 ABILITY.— 

10 (1) INFORMATION.—Each State educational 

11 agency receiving a grant under this section shall col12 lect and report to the Secretary annually such infor13 mation on the results of the grant as the Secretary 

14 may reasonably require, including information on— 

15 (A) mathematics achievement data that 

16 show the progress of students participating in 

17 projects under this section (including, to the ex18 tent practicable, comparable data from students 

19 not participating in such projects), based pri20 marily on the results of State, school district 

21 wide, or classroom-based, assessments, includ22 ing— 

23 (i) specific identification of those 

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1 cies that report the largest gains in mathe2 matics achievement; and 

3 (ii) evidence on whether the State 

4 educational agency and eligible local edu5 cational agencies within the State have— 

6 (I) significantly increased the 

7 number of students achieving at grade 

8 level or above in mathematics; 

9 (II) significantly increased the 

10 percentages of students described in 

11 section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v)(II) of the El12 ementary and Secondary Education 

13 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

14 6311(b)(2)(C)(v)(II)) who are achiev15 ing at grade level or above in mathe16 matics; 

17 (III) significantly increased the 

18 number of students making significant 

19 progress toward meeting grade-level 

20 mathematics achievement standards; 

21 and 

22 (IV) successfully implemented 

23 this section; 

24 (B) the percentage of students in the 

25 schools served by the eligible local educational 


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1 agency who enroll in algebra courses and the 

2 percentage of such students who pass algebra 

3 courses; and 

4 (C) the progress made in increasing the 

5 quality and accessibility of professional develop6 ment and leadership activities in mathematics, 

7 especially activities resulting in greater content 

8 knowledge and expertise of teachers, adminis9 trators, and other school staff, except that the 

10 Secretary shall not require such information 

11 until after the third year of a grant awarded 

12 under this section. 

13 (2) REPORTING AND DISAGGREGATION.—The 

14 information required under paragraph (1) shall be— 

15 (A) reported in a manner that allows for a 

16 comparison of aggregated score differentials of 

17 student academic achievement before (to the ex18 tent feasible) and after implementation of the 

19 project assisted under this section; and 

20 (B) disaggregated in the same manner as 

21 information is disaggregated under section 

22 1111(h)(1)(C)(i) of the Elementary and Sec23 ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

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1 (3) PRIVACY PROTECTION.—The data in the re2 port shall be reported in a manner that— 

3 (A) protects the privacy of individuals; and 

4 (B) complies with the requirements of the 

5 Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 

6 1974 (20 U.S.C. 1232g). 

7 (j) EVALUATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 

8 (1) EVALUATION.— 

9 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

10 conduct an annual independent evaluation, by 

11 grant or by contract, of the program assisted 

12 under this section, which shall include an as13 sessment of the impact of the program on stu14 dent academic achievement and teacher per15 formance, and may use funds available to carry 

16 out this section to conduct the evaluation. 

17 (B) REPORT.—The Secretary shall annu18 ally submit, to the Committee on Health, Edu19 cation, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, the 

20 Committee on Education and the Workforce of 

21 the House of Representatives, and the Commit22 tees on Appropriations of the Senate and House 

23 of Representatives, a report on the results of 

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1 (2) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 

2 may use funds made available under paragraph (3) 

3 to provide technical assistance to prospective appli4 cants and to eligible local educational agencies re5 ceiving a grant under this section. 

6 (3) RESERVATION OF FUNDS.—The Secretary 

7 may reserve not more than 2.5 percent of funds ap8 propriated under subsection (k) for a fiscal year to 

9 carry out this subsection. 

10 (k) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

11 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

12 $146,700,000 for each of the fiscal years 2007 and 2008, 

13 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 3 suc14 ceeding fiscal years. 

15 TITLE III—FOREIGN LANGUAGE 

16 PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM 

17 SEC. 3301. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. 

18 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find19 ings: 

20 (1) The United States faces a shortage of 

21 skilled professionals with higher levels of proficiency 

22 in foreign languages and area knowledge critical to 

23 the Nation’s security. 

24 (2) Given the Nation’s economic competitive25 ness interests, it is crucial that our Nation expand 


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1 the number of Americans who are able to function 

2 effectively in the environments in which critical for3 eign languages are spoken. 

4 (3) Students’ ability to become proficient in for5 eign languages can be addressed by starting lan6 guage learning at a younger age and expanding op7 portunities for continuous foreign language edu8 cation from elementary school through postsec9 ondary education. 

10 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this title is to signifi11 cantly increase— 

12 (1) the opportunities to study critical foreign 

13 languages and the context in which the critical for14 eign languages are spoken; and 

15 (2) the number of American students who 

16 achieve the highest level of proficiency in critical for17 eign languages. 

18 SEC. 3302. DEFINITIONS. 

19 In this title: 

20 (1) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENT.—The term ‘‘eligible 

21 recipient’’ means an institution of higher education 

22 that receives grant funds under this title on behalf 

23 of a partnership for use in carrying out the activities 

24 assisted under this title. 


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1 (2) PARTNERSHIP.—The term ‘‘partnership’’ 

2 means a partnership that— 

3 (A) shall include— 

4 (i) an institution of higher education; 

5 and 

6 (ii) 1 or more local educational agen7 cies; and 

8 (B) may include 1 or more entities that 

9 support the purposes of this title. 

10 (3) SUPERIOR LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY.—The 

11 term ‘‘superior level of proficiency’’ means level 3, 

12 the professional working level, as measured by the 

13 Federal Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) or 

14 by other generally recognized measures of superior 

15 standards. 

16 SEC. 3303. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 

17 (a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized 

19 to award grants to eligible recipients to enable part20 nerships served by the eligible recipients to establish 

21 articulated programs of study in critical foreign lan22 guages that will enable students to advance success23 fully from elementary school through postsecondary 

24 education and achieve higher levels of proficiency in 

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1 (2) DURATION.—A grant awarded under para2 graph (1) shall be for a period of not more than 5 

3 years. A grant may be renewed for not more than 

4 2 additional 5-year periods, if the Secretary deter5 mines that the partnership’s program is effective 

6 and the renewal will best serve the purposes of this 

7 title. 

8 (b) APPLICATIONS.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible recipient desir10 ing a grant under this section shall submit an appli11 cation to the Secretary at such time, in such man12 ner, and containing such information as the Sec13 retary may require. 

14 (2) CONTENTS.—Each application shall— 

15 (A) identify each local educational agency 

16 partner, including contact information and let17 ters of commitment, and describe the respon18 sibilities of each member of the partnership, in19 cluding— 

20 (i) how each of the partners will be in21 volved in planning, developing, and imple22 menting— 

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1 (II) teacher professional develop2 ment; 

3 (ii) what resources each of the part4 ners will provide; and 

5 (iii) how the partners will contribute 

6 to ensuring the continuity of student 

7 progress from elementary school through 

8 the postsecondary level; 

9 (B) describe how an articulated curriculum 

10 for students will be developed and implemented, 

11 which may include the use and integration of 

12 technology into such curriculum; 

13 (C) identify target proficiency levels for 

14 students at critical benchmarks (such as grades 

15 4, 8, and 12), and describe how progress to16 ward those proficiency levels will be assessed at 

17 the benchmarks, and how the program will use 

18 the results of the assessments to ensure contin19 uous progress toward achieving a superior level 

20 of proficiency at the postsecondary level; 

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1 sessed and enabled to progress to a supe2 rior level of proficiency; 

3 (ii) address the needs of students al4 ready at, or near, the superior level of pro5 ficiency, which may include diagnostic as6 sessments for placement purposes, cus7 tomized and individualized language learn8 ing opportunities, and experimental and 

9 interdisciplinary language learning; and 

10 (iii) identify and describe how the 

11 partnership will work with institutions of 

12 higher education outside the partnership to 

13 provide participating students with mul14 tiple options for postsecondary education 

15 consistent with the purposes of this title; 

16 (E) describe how the partnership will sup17 port and continue the program after the grant 

18 has expired, including how the partnership will 

19 seek support from other sources, such as State 

20 and local governments, foundations, and the 

21 private sector; and 

22 (F) describe what assessments will be used 

23 or, if assessments not available, how assess24 ments will be developed. 


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1 (c) USES OF FUNDS.—Grant funds awarded under 

2 this title— 

3 (1) shall be used to develop and implement pro4 grams at the elementary school level through post5 secondary education, consistent with the purpose of 

6 this title, including— 

7 (A) the development of curriculum and in8 structional materials; and 

9 (B) recruitment of students; and 

10 (2) may be used for— 

11 (A) teacher recruitment (including recruit12 ment from other professions and recruitment of 

13 native-language speakers in the community) 

14 and professional development directly related to 

15 the purposes of this title at the elementary 

16 school through secondary school levels; 

17 (B) development of appropriate assess18 ments; 

19 (C) opportunities for maximum language 

20 exposure for students in the program, such as 

21 the creation of immersion environments (such 

22 as language houses, language tables, immersion 

23 classrooms, and weekend and summer experi24 ences) and special tutoring and academic sup25 port; 


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1 (D) dual language immersion programs; 

2 (E) scholarships and study-abroad oppor3 tunities, related to the program, for postsec4 ondary students and newly recruited teachers 

5 who have advanced levels of proficiency in a 

6 critical foreign language, except that not more 

7 than 20 percent of the grant funds provided to 

8 an eligible recipient under this section for a fis9 cal year may be used to carry out this subpara10 graph; 

11 (F) activities to encourage community in12 volvement to assist in meeting the purposes of 

13 this title; 

14 (G) summer institutes for students and 

15 teachers; 

16 (H) bridge programs that allow dual en17 rollment for secondary school students in insti18 tutions of higher education; 

19 (I) programs that expand the under20 standing and knowledge of historic, geographic, 

21 and contextual factors within countries with 

22 populations who speak critical foreign lan23 guages, if such programs are carried out in con24 junction with language instruction; 


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1 (J) research on, and evaluation of, the 

2 teaching of critical foreign languages; 

3 (K) data collection and analysis regarding 

4 the results of— 

5 (i) various student recruitment strate6 gies; 

7 (ii) program design; and 

8 (iii) curricular approaches; and 

9 (L) the impact of the strategies, program 

10 design, and curricular approaches described in 

11 subparagraph (K) on increasing— 

12 (i) the number of students studying 

13 critical foreign languages; and 

14 (ii) the proficiency of the students in 

15 the critical foreign languages. 

16 (d) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible recipient that re18 ceives a grant under this title shall provide, toward 

19 the cost of carrying out the activities supported by 

20 the grant, from non-Federal sources, an amount 

21 equal to— 

22 (A) 20 percent of the amount of the grant 

23 payment for the first fiscal year for which a 

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1 (B) 30 percent of the amount of the grant 

2 payment for the second such fiscal year; 

3 (C) 40 percent of the amount of the grant 

4 payment for the third such fiscal year; and 

5 (D) 50 percent of the amount of the grant 

6 payment for each of the fourth and fifth such 

7 fiscal years. 

8 (2) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Federal 

9 share required under paragraph (1) may be provided 

10 in cash or in-kind. 

11 (3) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive all or 

12 part of the matching requirement of paragraph (1), 

13 for any fiscal year, if the Secretary determines 

14 that— 

15 (A) the application of the matching re16 quirement will result in serious hardship for the 

17 partnership; or 

18 (B) the waiver will best serve the purposes 

19 of this title. 

20 (e) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Grant funds 

21 provided under this title shall be used to supplement, not 

22 supplant, other Federal and non-Federal funds available 

23 to carry out the activities described in subsection (c). 

24 (f) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall 

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1 center to provide technical assistance to partnerships de2 veloping critical foreign language programs assisted under 

3 this section. The center shall— 

4 (1) assist the partnerships in the development 

5 of critical foreign language instructional materials 

6 and assessments; and 

7 (2) disseminate promising foreign language in8 structional practices. 

9 (g) PROGRAM EVALUATION.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may reserve 

11 not more than 5 percent of the total amount appro12 priated for this title for any fiscal year to annually 

13 evaluate the programs under this title. 

14 (2) REPORT.—The Secretary shall prepare and 

15 annually submit, to the Committee on Health, Edu16 cation, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, the Com17 mittee on Education and the Workforce of the 

18 House of Representatives, and the Committees on 

19 Appropriations of the Senate and House of Rep20 resentatives, a report on the results of any program 

21 evaluation conducted under this subsection. 

22 SEC. 3304. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

23 For the purpose of carrying out this title, there are 

24 authorized to be appropriated $22,000,000 for each of the 


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1 fiscal years 2007 and 2008, and such sums as may be 

2 necessary for each of the 3 succeeding fiscal years. 

3 TITLE IV—ALIGNMENT OF 

4 EDUCATION PROGRAMS 

5 SEC. 3401. ALIGNMENT OF SECONDARY SCHOOL GRADUA6 TION REQUIREMENTS WITH THE DEMANDS 

7 OF 21ST CENTURY POSTSECONDARY ENDEAV8 ORS AND SUPPORT FOR P–16 EDUCATION 

9 DATA SYSTEMS. 

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

11 (1) to promote more accountability with respect 

12 to preparation for higher education, the 21st century 

13 workforce, and the Armed Forces, by aligning— 

14 (A) student knowledge, student skills, 

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

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

20 (B) the demands of higher education, the 

21 21st century workforce, and the Armed Forces; 

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

24 that— 


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1 (A) assist States in improving the rigor 

2 and quality of elementary and secondary edu3 cation content knowledge requirements and as4 sessments; 

5 (B) ensure students are prepared to suc6 ceed in— 

7 (i) academic credit-bearing coursework 

8 in higher education without the need for 

9 remediation; 

10 (ii) the 21st century workforce; or 

11 (iii) the Armed Forces; and 

12 (3) enable States to have valid and reliable in13 formation to inform education policy and practice. 

14 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

15 (1) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 

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

17 meaning given the term in section 101(a) of the 

18 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)). 

19 (2) P–16 EDUCATION.—The term ‘‘P–16 edu20 cation’’ means the educational system from pre21 kindergarten through the conferring of a bacca22 laureate degree. 

23 (3) STATEWIDE PARTNERSHIP.—The term 

24 ‘‘statewide partnership’’ means a partnership that— 

25 (A) shall include— 


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1 (i) the Governor of the State or the 

2 designee of the Governor; 

3 (ii) the heads of the State systems for 

4 public higher education, or, if such a posi5 tion does not exist, not less than 1 rep6 resentative of a public degree-granting in7 stitution of higher education; 

8 (iii) not less than 1 representative of 

9 a technical school; 

10 (iv) not less than 1 representative of 

11 a public secondary school; 

12 (v) the chief State school officer; 

13 (vi) the chief executive officer of the 

14 State higher education coordinating board; 

15 (vii) not less than 1 public elementary 

16 school teacher employed in the State; 

17 (viii) not less than 1 public elemen18 tary school teacher certified in early child19 hood education; 

20 (ix) not less than 1 public secondary 

21 school teacher employed in the State; 

22 (x) not less than 1 representative of 

23 the business community in the State; and 

24 (xi) not less than 1 member of the 

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

3 school administrator, a faculty member at an 

4 institution of higher education, a member of a 

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

8 school of education at an institution of higher 

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

12 (c) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary is author13 ized to award grants, on a competitive basis, to States to 

14 enable each such State to work with a statewide partner15 ship— 

16 (1) to promote better alignment of content 

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

20 workforce, or the Armed Forces; or 

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

22 education data system. 

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1 (1) GRANT PERIOD.—The Secretary shall 

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

3 more than 3 years. 

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

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

7 (e) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.— 

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

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

10 (A) shall use the grant funds for— 

11 (i) identifying and describing the con12 tent knowledge and skills students who 

13 enter institutions of higher education, the 

14 workforce, and the Armed Forces need to 

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

19 (ii) identifying and making changes 

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

22 academic content standards, academic 

23 achievement standards, and assessments 

24 preceding graduation from secondary 

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1 standards, and assessments with the 

2 knowledge and skills necessary for success 

3 in academic credit-bearing coursework in 

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

6 without the need for remediation; 

7 (iii) convening stakeholders within the 

8 State and creating a forum for identifying 

9 and deliberating on education issues that— 

10 (I) involve prekindergarten 

11 through grade 12 education, postsec12 ondary education, the 21st century 

13 workforce, and the Armed Forces; and 

14 (II) transcend any single system 

15 of education’s ability to address; and 

16 (iv) implementing activities designed 

17 to ensure the enrollment of all elementary 

18 school and secondary school students in 

19 rigorous coursework, which may include— 

20 (I) specifying the courses and 

21 performance levels necessary for ac22 ceptance into institutions of higher 

23 education; and 

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1 content standards, which assessments 

2 may be used as measures of student 

3 academic achievement in secondary 

4 school as well as for entrance or 

5 placement at institutions of higher 

6 education, including through collabo7 ration with institutions of higher edu8 cation in, or State educational agen9 cies serving, other States; and 

10 (B) may use the grant funds for— 

11 (i) developing and making available 

12 specific opportunities for extensive profes13 sional development for teachers, para14 professionals, principals, and school admin15 istrators, including collection and dissemi16 nation of effective teaching practices to im17 prove instruction and instructional support 

18 mechanisms; 

19 (ii) identifying changes in State aca20 demic content standards, academic achieve21 ment standards, and assessments for stu22 dents in grades preceding secondary school 

23 in order to ensure the students are ade24 quately prepared when the students enter 

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1 (iii) developing a plan to provide re2 mediation and additional learning opportu3 nities for students who are performing 

4 below grade level to ensure that all stu5 dents will have the opportunity to meet 

6 secondary school graduation requirements; 

7 or 

8 (iv) identifying and addressing teacher 

9 certification needs. 

10 (2) GRANTS FOR STATEWIDE P–16 EDUCATION

11 DATA SYSTEMS.— 

12 (A) ESTABLISHMENT OF SYSTEM.—Each 

13 State that receives a grant under subsection 

14 (c)(2) shall establish a statewide P–16 edu15 cation longitudinal data system that— 

16 (i) provides each student, upon enroll17 ment in a public elementary school or sec18 ondary school in the State, with a unique 

19 identifier, such as a bar code, that— 

20 (I) does not permit a student to 

21 be individually identified by users of 

22 the system; and 

23 (II) is retained throughout the 

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1 (ii) meets the requirements of sub2 paragraphs (B) through (E). 

3 (B) IMPROVEMENT OF EXISTING SYS4 TEM.—Each State that receives a grant under 

5 subsection (c)(2) for the improvement of a 

6 statewide P–16 education data system may em7 ploy, coordinate, or revise an existing statewide 

8 data system to establish a statewide longitu9 dinal P–16 education data system that meets 

10 the requirements of subparagraph (A), if the 

11 statewide longitudinal P–16 education data sys12 tem produces valid and reliable data. 

13 (C) DATA AND COMPLIANCE WITH

14 FERPA.—The State, through the implementa15 tion of the statewide P–16 education data sys16 tem, shall— 

17 (i) ensure the implementation and use 

18 of valid and reliable secondary school drop19 out data; and 

20 (ii) ensure that the statewide P–16 

21 education data system meets the require22 ments of the Family Educational Rights 

23 and Privacy Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. 

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1 (D) REQUIRED ELEMENTS OF A STATE2 WIDE P–16 EDUCATION DATA SYSTEM.—The 

3 State shall ensure that the statewide P–16 edu4 cation data system includes the following ele5 ments: 

6 (i) PREKINDERGARTEN THROUGH

7 GRADE 12 EDUCATION AND POSTSEC8 ONDARY EDUCATION.—With respect to 

9 prekindergarten through grade 12 edu10 cation and postsecondary education— 

11 (I) a unique statewide student 

12 identifier that does not permit a stu13 dent to be individually identified by 

14 users of the system; 

15 (II) student-level enrollment, de16 mographic, and program participation 

17 information; 

18 (III) student-level information 

19 about the points at which students 

20 exit, transfer in, transfer out, drop 

21 out, or complete P–16 education pro22 grams; 

23 (IV) the capacity to communicate 

24 with higher education data systems; 

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1 (V) a State data audit system as2 sessing data quality, validity, and reli3 ability. 

4 (ii) PREKINDERGARTEN THROUGH

5 GRADE 12 EDUCATION.—With respect to 

6 prekindergarten through grade 12 edu7 cation— 

8 (I) yearly test records of indi9 vidual students with respect to assess10 ments under section 1111(b) of the 

11 Elementary and Secondary Education 

12 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)); 

13 (II) information on students not 

14 tested by grade and subject; 

15 (III) a teacher identifier system 

16 with the ability to match teachers to 

17 students; 

18 (IV) student-level transcript in19 formation, including information on 

20 courses completed and grades earned; 

21 and 

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1 (iii) POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION.— 

2 With respect to postsecondary education, 

3 data that provide— 

4 (I) information regarding the ex5 tent to which students transition suc6 cessfully from secondary school to 

7 postsecondary education, including 

8 whether students enroll in remedial 

9 coursework; and 

10 (II) other information determined 

11 necessary to address alignment and 

12 adequate preparation for success in 

13 postsecondary education. 

14 (E) FUNCTIONS OF THE STATEWIDE P–16

15 EDUCATION DATA SYSTEM.—In implementing 

16 the statewide P–16 education data system, the 

17 State shall— 

18 (i) identify factors that correlate to 

19 students’ ability to successfully engage in 

20 and complete postsecondary-level general 

21 education coursework without the need for 

22 prior developmental coursework; 

23 (ii) identify factors to increase the 

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

3 and 

4 (iii) use the data in the system to oth5 erwise inform education policy and practice 

6 in order to better align student knowledge 

7 and skills, and curricula, with the demands 

8 of postsecondary education, the 21st cen9 tury workforce, and the Armed Forces. 

10 (f) APPLICATION.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each State desiring a grant 

12 under this section shall submit an application to the 

13 Secretary at such time, in such manner, and con14 taining such information as the Secretary may rea15 sonably require. 

16 (2) APPLICATION CONTENTS.—Each application 

17 submitted under this section shall specify whether 

18 the State application is for the conduct P–16 edu19 cation alignment activities, or the establishment or 

20 improvement of a statewide P–16 education data 

21 system. The application shall include, at a minimum, 

22 the following: 

23 (A) A description of the activities and pro24 grams to be carried out with the grant funds 


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1 and a comprehensive plan for carrying out the 

2 activities. 

3 (B) A description of how the concerns and 

4 interests of the larger education community, in5 cluding parents, students, teachers, teacher 

6 educators, principals, and school administrators 

7 will be represented in carrying out the author8 ized activities described in subsection (e). 

9 (C) in the case of a State applying for 

10 funding for P–16 education alignment, a de11 scription of how the State will provide assist12 ance to local educational agencies in imple13 menting rigorous State content knowledge re14 quirements through substantive curricula and 

15 other changes the State determines necessary, 

16 including scientifically based remediation and 

17 acceleration opportunities for students. 

18 (D) in the case of a State applying for 

19 funding to establish or improve a statewide P– 

20 16 education data system— 

21 (i) a description of and the timetable 

22 for the establishment or improvement of 

23 such system; and 

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1 cation data system after the end of the 

2 grant period. 

3 (g) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Grant funds 

4 provided under this section shall be used to supplement, 

5 not supplant, other Federal, State, and local funds avail6 able to carry out the authorized activities described in sub7 section (e). 

8 (h) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—Each State that re9 ceives a grant under this section shall provide, from non10 Federal sources, an amount equal to 100 percent of the 

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

12 activities supported by the grant. 

13 (i) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec14 tion shall be construed to require States to provide raw 

15 data to the Secretary. 

16 (j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

17 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

18 $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, $100,000,000 for fiscal 

19 year 2008, and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 

20 year 2009. 

21 DIVISION D—NATIONAL 

22 SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

23 SEC. 4001. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

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1 (1) $6,232,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; 

2 (2) $6,808,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; 

3 (3) $7,433,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; 

4 (4) $8,446,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; and 

5 (5) $11,200,000,000 for fiscal year 2011. 

6 (b) PLAN FOR INCREASED RESEARCH.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

8 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Di9 rector of the National Science Foundation, in con10 sultation with the National Science Board, shall sub11 mit a comprehensive, multiyear plan that describes 

12 how the funds authorized in subsection (a) would be 

13 used, if appropriated, to the Committee on Com14 merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, 

15 the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 

16 Pensions of the Senate, and the Committee on 

17 Science of the House of Representatives. 

18 (2) PLAN REQUIREMENTS.—The Director 

19 shall— 

20 (A) develop the plan with a focus on 

21 strengthening the Nation’s lead in physical 

22 science and technology, increasing overall work23 force skills in physical science, technology, engi24 neering, and mathematics at all levels, and 

25 strengthening innovation by expanding the 


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1 focus of competitiveness and innovation policy 

2 at the regional and local level; and 

3 (B) emphasize spending increased research 

4 funds appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) 

5 in areas of investment for Federal research and 

6 technology programs identified under section 

7 1101(c) of this Act. 

8 SEC. 4002. STRENGTHENING OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN 

9 RESOURCES DIRECTORATE THROUGH EQUI10 TABLE DISTRIBUTION OF NEW FUNDS. 

11 (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to en12 sure the continued involvement of experts at the National 

13 Science Foundation in improving science, technology, en14 gineering, and mathematics education at the elementary, 

15 secondary, and postsecondary school levels by providing 

16 annual funding increases for the education and human re17 sources programs of the National Science Foundation that 

18 are proportional to the funding increases provided to the 

19 Foundation overall. 

20 (b) EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF NEW FUNDS.— 

21 Within the amounts authorized to be appropriated by sec22 tion 4001, there are authorized to be appropriated for the 

23 education and human resources programs of the National 

24 Science Foundation— 

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1 (2) for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 

2 2011, an amount equal to $1,050,000,000 increased 

3 for each such fiscal year by an amount equal to the 

4 percentage increase in the appropriation for the Na5 tional Science Foundation for such fiscal year above 

6 the amount appropriated to the National Science 

7 Foundation for fiscal year 2007. 

8 SEC. 4003. GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS AND GRADUATE 

9 TRAINEESHIPS. 

10 (a) GRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PRO11 GRAM.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—During the 5-year period be13 ginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

14 Director of the National Science Foundation shall 

15 expand the Graduate Research Fellowship Program 

16 of the National Science Foundation so that an addi17 tional 1,250 fellowships are awarded to citizens or 

18 nationals of the United States or eligible lawful per19 manent residents under the Program during that pe20 riod. 

21 (2) EXTENSION OF FELLOWSHIP PERIOD.—The 

22 Director is authorized to award fellowships under 

23 the Graduate Research Fellowship Program for a 

24 period of up to 5 years. 


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1 (3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

2 Within the amounts authorized to be appropriated 

3 by section 4001, there are authorized to be appro4 priated, to provide an additional 250 fellowships 

5 under the Graduate Research Fellowship Program 

6 during each of the fiscal years 2007 through 2011, 

7 the following: 

8 (A) $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2007. 

9 (B) $24,000,000 for fiscal year 2008. 

10 (C) $36,000,000 for fiscal year 2009. 

11 (D) $48,000,000 for fiscal year 2010. 

12 (E) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2011. 

13 (b) INTEGRATIVE GRADUATE EDUCATION AND RE14 SEARCH TRAINEESHIP PROGRAM.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—During the 5-year period be16 ginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

17 Director shall expand the Integrative Graduate Edu18 cation and Research Traineeship program of the Na19 tional Science Foundation so that an additional 

20 1,250 individuals who are citizens or nationals of the 

21 United States or eligible lawful permanent residents 

22 are awarded grants under the program during that 

23 period. 

24 (2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

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1 by section 4001, there are authorized to be appro2 priated, to provide grants to an additional 250 indi3 viduals under the Integrative Graduate Education 

4 and Research Traineeship program during each of 

5 the fiscal years 2007 through 2011, the following: 

6 (A) $11,000,000 for fiscal year 2007. 

7 (B) $22,000,000 for fiscal year 2008. 

8 (C) $33,000,000 for fiscal year 2009. 

9 (D) $44,000,000 for fiscal year 2010. 

10 (E) $55,000,000 for fiscal year 2011. 

11 (c) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE LAWFUL PERMANENT

12 RESIDENT.—In this section, the term ‘‘eligible lawful per13 manent resident’’ means a lawful permanent resident of 

14 the United States who declares an intent— 

15 (1) to apply for United States citizenship; or 

16 (2) to reside in the United States for not less 

17 than 5 years after the completion of a graduate fel18 lowship or traineeship awarded under this section. 

19 SEC. 4004. PROFESSIONAL SCIENCE MASTER’S DEGREE 

20 PROGRAMS. 

21 (a) CLEARINGHOUSE.— 

22 (1) DEVELOPMENT.—The Director of the Na23 tional Science Foundation shall establish a clearing24 house, in collaboration with 4-year institutions of 

25 higher education (including applicable graduate 


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1 schools and academic departments), and industries 

2 and Federal agencies that employ science-trained 

3 personnel, to share program elements used in suc4 cessful professional science master’s degree pro5 grams and other advanced degree programs related 

6 to science, mathematics, technology, and engineer7 ing. 

8 (2) AVAILABILITY.—The Director shall make 

9 the clearinghouse of program elements developed 

10 under paragraph (1) available to institutions of 

11 higher education that are developing professional 

12 science master’s degree programs. 

13 (b) PROGRAMS.— 

14 (1) PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED.—The Director 

15 shall award grants to 4-year institutions of higher 

16 education to facilitate the institutions’ creation or 

17 improvement of professional science master’s degree 

18 programs. 

19 (2) APPLICATION.—A 4-year institution of 

20 higher education desiring a grant under this section 

21 shall submit an application at such time, in such 

22 manner, and accompanied by such information as 

23 the Director may require. The application shall in24 clude— 


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1 (A) a description of the professional 

2 science master’s degree program that the insti3 tution of higher education will implement; 

4 (B) the amount of funding from non-Fed5 eral sources, including from private industries, 

6 that the institution of higher education shall 

7 use to support the professional science master’s 

8 degree program; and 

9 (C) an assurance that the institution of 

10 higher education shall encourage students in 

11 the professional science master’s degree pro12 gram to apply for all forms of Federal assist13 ance available to such students, including appli14 cable graduate fellowships and student financial 

15 assistance under titles IV and VII of the High16 er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et 

17 seq., 1133 et seq.). 

18 (3) PREFERENCE FOR APPLICANTS WITH AL19 TERNATIVE FUNDING SOURCES.—The Director shall 

20 give preference in making awards to 4-year institu21 tions of higher education seeking Federal funding to 

22 create or improve professional science master’s de23 gree programs, to those applicants that secure more 

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1 master’s degree programs from sources other than 

2 the Federal Government. 

3 (4) NUMBER OF GRANTS; TIME PERIOD OF

4 GRANTS.— 

5 (A) NUMBER OF GRANTS.—Subject to the 

6 availability of appropriated funds, the Director 

7 shall award grants under paragraph (1) to a 

8 maximum of 200 4-year institutions of higher 

9 education. 

10 (B) TIME PERIOD OF GRANTS.—Grants 

11 awarded under this section shall be for one 3- 

12 year term. Grants may be renewed only once 

13 for a maximum of 2 additional years. 

14 (5) EVALUATION AND REPORTS.— 

15 (A) DEVELOPMENT OF PERFORMANCE

16 BENCHMARKS.—Prior to the start of the grant 

17 program, the Director of the National Science 

18 Foundation, in collaboration with 4-year insti19 tutions of higher education (including applicable 

20 graduate schools and academic departments), 

21 and industries and Federal agencies that em22 ploy science-trained personnel, shall develop 

23 performance benchmarks to evaluate the pilot 

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1 (B) EVALUATION.—For each year of the 

2 grant period, the Director, in consultation with 

3 4-year institutions of higher education (includ4 ing applicable graduate schools and academic 

5 departments), and industries and Federal agen6 cies that employ science-trained personnel, shall 

7 complete an evaluation of each program as8 sisted by grants under this section. Any pro9 gram that fails to satisfy the performance 

10 benchmarks developed under subparagraph (A) 

11 shall not be eligible for further funding. 

12 (C) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 

13 after the completion of an evaluation described 

14 in subparagraph (B), the Director shall submit 

15 a report to Congress that includes— 

16 (i) the results of the evaluation de17 scribed in subparagraph (B); and 

18 (ii) recommendations for administra19 tive and legislative action that could opti20 mize the effectiveness of the pilot pro21 grams, as the Director determines to be 

22 appropriate. 

23 (c) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION DE24 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘institution of higher 

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1 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

2 1001(a)). 

3 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Within 

4 the amounts authorized to be appropriated by section 

5 4001, there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

6 this section— 

7 (1) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; 

8 (2) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; 

9 (3) $18,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; and 

10 (4) $20,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 

11 2010 and 2011. 

12 SEC. 4005. INCREASED SUPPORT FOR SCIENCE EDUCATION 

13 THROUGH THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDA14 TION. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Within the amounts authorized to 

16 be appropriated by section 4001, there are authorized to 

17 be appropriated to carry out the science, mathematics, en18 gineering, and technology talent expansion program under 

19 section 8(7) of the National Science Foundation Author20 ization Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–368, 116 Stat. 

21 3042)— 

22 (1) $33,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; 

23 (2) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; 

24 (3) $45,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; 

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1 (5) $55,000,000 for fiscal year 2011. 

2 (b) PROMOTING OUTREACH AND HIGH QUALITY.— 

3 Section 8(7)(C) of the National Science Foundation Au4 thorization Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–368, 116 Stat. 

5 3042) is amended— 

6 (1) by redesignating clauses (i) through (vi) as 

7 subclauses (I) through (VI), respectively, and in8 denting appropriately; 

9 (2) by striking ‘‘include those that promote 

10 high quality—’’ and inserting ‘‘include programs 

11 that— 

12 ‘‘(i) promote high-quality—’’; 

13 (3) in clause (i) (as inserted by paragraph 

14 (2))— 

15 (A) in subclause (III) (as redesignated by 

16 paragraph (1)), by striking ‘‘for students;’’ and 

17 inserting ‘‘for students, especially underrep18 resented minority and female mathematics, 

19 science, engineering, and technology students;’’; 

20 (B) in subclause (V) (as redesignated by 

21 paragraph (1)), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the 

22 semicolon; 

23 (C) in subclause (VI) (as redesignated by 

24 paragraph (1)), by striking ‘‘students.’’ and in25 serting ‘‘students; and’’; and 


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1 (D) by adding at the end the following: 

2 ‘‘(VII) outreach programs that pro3 vide middle and secondary school students 

4 and their science and math teachers oppor5 tunities to increase the students’ and 

6 teachers’ exposure to engineering and tech7 nology;’’; and 

8 (4) by adding at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘(ii) finance summer internships for math10 ematics, science, engineering, and technology 

11 undergraduate students; 

12 ‘‘(iii) facilitate the hiring of additional 

13 mathematics, science, engineering, and tech14 nology faculty; and 

15 ‘‘(iv) serve as bridges to enable underrep16 resented minority and female secondary school 

17 students to obtain extra mathematics, science, 

18 engineering, and technology training prior to 

19 entering an institution of higher education.’’. 

20 SEC. 4006. MEETING CRITICAL NATIONAL SCIENCE NEEDS. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any other criteria, 

22 the Director of the National Science Foundation shall in23 clude consideration of the degree to which awards and re24 search activities that otherwise qualify for support by the 

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1 ical national needs in innovation, competitiveness, the 

2 physical and natural sciences, technology, engineering, 

3 and mathematics. 

4 (b) PRIORITY TREATMENT.—The Director shall give 

5 priority in the selection of awards and the allocation of 

6 National Science Foundation resources to proposed re7 search activities, and grants funded under the National 

8 Science Foundation’s Research and Related Activities Ac9 count, that can be expected to make contributions in phys10 ical or natural science, technology, engineering, or mathe11 matics, or that enhance competitiveness or innovation in 

12 the United States. 

13 (c) LIMITATION.—Nothing in this section shall be 

14 construed to restrict or bias the grant selection process 

15 against funding other areas of research deemed by the Na16 tional Science Foundation to be consistent with its man17 date nor to change the core mission of the National 

18 Science Foundation. 

19 SEC. 4007. REAFFIRMATION OF THE MERIT-REVIEW PROC20 ESS OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDA21 TION. 

22 Nothing in this division or division A, or the amend23 ments made by this division or division A, shall be inter24 preted to require or recommend that the National Science 

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1 (1) alter or modify its merit-review system or 

2 peer-review process; or 

3 (2) exclude the awarding of any proposal by 

4 means of the merit-review or peer-review process. 

5 SEC. 4008. EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM TO STIMULATE COM6 PETITIVE RESEARCH. 

7 Within the amounts authorized to be appropriated by 

8 section 4001, there are authorized to be appropriated to 

9 the National Science Foundation for the Experimental 

10 Program to Stimulate Competitive Research authorized 

11 under section 113 of the National Science Foundation Au12 thorization Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 1862g)— 

13 (1) $125,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; and 

14 (2) for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2011, 

15 an amount equal to $125,000,000 increased for each 

16 such year by an amount equal to the percentage in17 crease in the appropriation for the National Science 

18 Foundation for such fiscal year above the total 

19 amount appropriated to the National Science Foun20 dation for fiscal year 2007. 

21 SEC. 4009. ENCOURAGING PARTICIPATION. 

22 (a) MENTORING PROGRAM.—The Director of the Na23 tional Science Foundation shall establish a program to re24 cruit and provide mentors for women who are interested 

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1 matics by pairing such women who are in science, tech2 nology, engineering, or mathematics programs of study in 

3 secondary school, community college, undergraduate or 

4 graduate school with mentors who are working in indus5 try. 

6 (b) ADDITIONAL LEARNING PROGRAM.—The Direc7 tor shall also establish a program to provide grants to 

8 community colleges to provide additional learning and 

9 other appropriate training to allow women to enter higher10 paying technical jobs in fields related to science, tech11 nology, engineering, or mathematics. 

12 (c) APPLICATIONS.—An institution of higher edu13 cation, including a community college, desiring a grant 

14 under this section shall submit an application at such 

15 time, in such manner, and accompanied by such informa16 tion as the Director may require. 

17 (d) PROGRAM EVALUATION.—The Director shall es18 tablish metrics to evaluate the success of the programs 

19 established under subsections (a) and (b) annually and re20 port the findings and conclusions of the evaluations annu21 ally to Congress. 

22 SEC. 4010. CYBERINFRASTRUCTURE. 

23 In order to continue and expand efforts to ensure 

24 that research institutions throughout the Nation can fully 

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1 Foundation and collaborate with colleagues throughout 

2 the nation, the Director of the National Science Founda3 tion, within 180 days after the date of enactment of this 

4 Act, shall develop and publish a plan that describes the 

5 current status of broadband access for scientific research 

6 purposes in States located in EPSCoR-eligible jurisdic7 tions and outlines actions which can be taken to ensure 

8 that such connections are available to enable participation 

9 in those National Science Foundation programs which rely 

10 heavily on high-speed networking and collaborations 

11 across institutions and regions. 

12 SEC. 4011. FEDERAL INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS 

13 TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH. 

14 (a) ADVANCED INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS

15 TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH.— 

16 (1) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION INFORMA17 TION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY RE18 SEARCH.—The Director of the National Science 

19 Foundation shall establish a program of basic re20 search in advanced information and communications 

21 technologies focused on enhancing or facilitating the 

22 availability and affordability of advanced commu23 nications services to all people of the United States. 

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1 rector shall consult with the Board established under 

2 paragraph (2). 

3 (2) FEDERAL ADVANCED INFORMATION AND

4 COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH

5 BOARD.—There is established within the National 

6 Science Foundation a Federal Advanced Information 

7 and Communications Technology Research Board 

8 (referred to in this subsection as ‘‘the Board’’) 

9 which shall advise the Director of the National 

10 Science Foundation in carrying out the program au11 thorized under paragraph (1). The Board shall be 

12 composed of individuals with expertise in informa13 tion and communications technologies, including rep14 resentatives from the National Telecommunications 

15 and Information Administration, the Federal Com16 munications Commission, the National Institute of 

17 Standards and Technology, and the Department of 

18 Defense, and representatives from industry and edu19 cational institutions. 

20 (3) GRANT PROGRAM.—The Director of the Na21 tional Science Foundation, in consultation with the 

22 Board, shall award grants for basic research into ad23 vanced information and communications technologies 

24 that will contribute to enhancing or facilitating the 

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1 nications services to all people of the United States. 

2 Areas of research to be supported through the 

3 grants include— 

4 (A) affordable broadband access, including 

5 wireless technologies; 

6 (B) network security and reliability; 

7 (C) communications interoperability; 

8 (D) networking protocols and architec9 tures, including resilience to outages or attacks; 

10 (E) trusted software; 

11 (F) privacy; 

12 (G) nanoelectronics for communications 

13 applications; 

14 (H) low-power communications electronics; 

15 (I) implementation of equitable access to 

16 national advanced fiber optic research and edu17 cational networks in noncontiguous States; and 

18 (J) such other related areas as the Direc19 tor, in consultation with the Board, finds ap20 propriate. 

21 (4) CENTERS.—The Director shall award 

22 multiyear grants, subject to the availability of appro23 priations, to institutions of higher education (as de24 fined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act 

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1 stitutions affiliated with institutions of higher edu2 cation, or consortia thereof to establish multidisci3 plinary Centers for Communications Research. The 

4 purpose of the Centers shall be to generate innova5 tive approaches to problems in communications and 

6 information technology research, including the re7 search areas described in paragraph (3). Institutions 

8 of higher education, nonprofit research institutions 

9 affiliated with institutions of higher education, or 

10 consortia receiving such grants may partner with 1 

11 or more government laboratories or for-profit enti12 ties, or other institutions of higher education or non13 profit research institutions. 

14 (5) APPLICATIONS.—The Director of the Na15 tional Science Foundation, in consultation with the 

16 Board, shall establish criteria for the award of 

17 grants under paragraphs (3) and (4). Such grants 

18 shall be awarded under the programs on a merit-re19 viewed competitive basis. The Director shall give pri20 ority to grants that offer the potential for revolu21 tionary rather than evolutionary breakthroughs. 

22 (6) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

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1 priated to the National Science Foundation to carry 

2 out this subsection— 

3 (A) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; 

4 (B) $45,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; 

5 (C) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; 

6 (D) $55,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; and 

7 (E) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2011. 

8 (b) NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND

9 TECHNOLOGY RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Director of the 

10 National Institute of Standards and Technology shall con11 tinue to support research and support standards develop12 ment in advanced information and communications tech13 nologies focused on enhancing or facilitating the avail14 ability and affordability of advanced communications serv15 ices to all people of the United States, in order to imple16 ment the Institute’s responsibilities under section 2(c)(12) 

17 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act 

18 (15 U.S.C. 272(c)(12)). The Director shall support intra19 mural research and cooperative research with institutions 

20 of higher education (as defined in section 101(a) of the 

21 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)) and 

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1 SEC. 4012. ROBERT NOYCE TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP PRO2 GRAM. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 10 of the National 

4 Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 

5 1862n–1) is amended— 

6 (1) in the section heading, by inserting 

7 ‘‘TEACHER’’ after ‘‘NOYCE’’; 

8 (2) in subsection (a)— 

9 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

10 (i) by striking ‘‘to provide scholar11 ships, stipends, and programming de12 signed’’; 

13 (ii) by inserting ‘‘and to provide schol14 arships and stipends to students partici15 pating in the program’’ after ‘‘science 

16 teachers’’; and 

17 (iii) by inserting ‘‘Teacher’’ after 

18 ‘‘Noyce’’; 

19 (B) in paragraph (3)— 

20 (i) in subparagraph (A)— 

21 (I) in the matter preceding clause 

22 (i)— 

23 (aa) by striking ‘‘encourage 

24 top college juniors and seniors 

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1 students to pursue degrees in’’; 

2 and 

3 (bb) by striking ‘‘to become’’ 

4 and inserting ‘‘and become quali5 fied as’’; 

6 (II) in clause (ii)— 

7 (aa) by striking ‘‘programs 

8 to help scholarship recipients’’ 

9 and inserting ‘‘academic courses 

10 and clinical teaching experiences 

11 designed to prepare students par12 ticipating in the program’’; 

13 (bb) by striking ‘‘programs 

14 that will result in’’ and inserting 

15 ‘‘such preparation as is necessary 

16 to meet requirements for’’; and 

17 (cc) by striking ‘‘licensing; 

18 and’’ and inserting ‘‘licensing;’’; 

19 (III) in clause (iii)— 

20 (aa) by striking ‘‘scholarship 

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1 (bb) by striking ‘‘enable the 

2 recipients’’ and inserting ‘‘enable 

3 the students’’; and 

4 (cc) by striking ‘‘; or’’ and 

5 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

6 (IV) by adding at the end the fol7 lowing: 

8 ‘‘(iv) providing summer internships 

9 for freshman and sophomore students par10 ticipating in the program; or’’; and 

11 (ii) in subparagraph (B)— 

12 (I) in the matter preceding clause 

13 (i)— 

14 (aa) by striking ‘‘encourage’’ 

15 and inserting ‘‘recruit and pre16 pare’’; and 

17 (bb) by inserting ‘‘qualified 

18 as’’ after ‘‘to become’’; 

19 (II) by striking clause (ii) and in20 serting the following: 

21 ‘‘(ii) offering academic courses and 

22 clinical teaching experiences designed to 

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1 meet requirements for teacher certification 

2 or licensing;’’; and 

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

4 ‘‘(4) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT.—To be eligi5 ble for an award under this section, an institution 

6 of higher education (or a consortium of such institu7 tions) shall ensure that specific faculty members and 

8 staff from the mathematics, science, or engineering 

9 department of the institution (or a participating in10 stitution of the consortium) and specific education 

11 faculty members of the institution (or such partici12 pating institution) are designated to carry out the 

13 development and implementation of the program. An 

14 institution of higher education (or consortium) may 

15 also include teachers to participate in developing the 

16 pedagogical content of the program and to supervise 

17 students participating in the program in their field 

18 teaching experiences. No institution of higher edu19 cation (or consortium) shall be eligible for an award 

20 unless faculty from the institution’s mathematics, 

21 science, or engineering department are active partici22 pants in the program.’’; 

23 (3) in subsection (b)— 

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1 (I) by striking ‘‘scholarship or 

2 stipend’’; 

3 (II) by inserting ‘‘and summer 

4 internships’’ after ‘‘number of scholar5 ships’’; and 

6 (III) by inserting ‘‘the type of ac7 tivities proposed for the recruitment 

8 of students to the program,’’ after 

9 ‘‘intends to award,’’; 

10 (ii) in subparagraph (B)— 

11 (I) by striking ‘‘scholarship or 

12 stipend’’; and 

13 (II) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and in14 serting ‘‘, which may include a de15 scription of any existing programs at 

16 the applicant’s institution that are 

17 targeted to the education of science 

18 and mathematics teachers and the 

19 number of teachers graduated annu20 ally from such programs;’’; and 

21 (iii) by striking subparagraph (C) and 

22 inserting the following: 

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1 subparagraph (A)(ii) or B)(ii) of subsection 

2 (a)(3), including— 

3 ‘‘(i) a description of the under4 graduate program that will enable a stu5 dent to graduate in 4 years with a major 

6 in mathematics, science, or engineering 

7 and to obtain teacher certification or li8 censing; 

9 ‘‘(ii) a description of clinical teaching 

10 experiences proposed; and 

11 ‘‘(iii) evidence of agreements between 

12 the applicant and the schools or school dis13 tricts that are identified as the locations at 

14 which clinical teaching experiences will 

15 occur; 

16 ‘‘(D) a description of the programs re17 quired under subparagraph (A)(iii) or (B)(iii) 

18 of subsection (a)(3), including activities to as19 sist new teachers in fulfilling their service re20 quirements under this section; and 

21 ‘‘(E) an identification of the applicant’s 

22 mathematics, science, or engineering faculty 

23 and its education faculty who will carry out the 

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1 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

2 (i) by redesignating subparagraphs 

3 (B) through (E) as subparagraphs (C) 

4 through (F), respectively; and 

5 (ii) by inserting after subparagraph 

6 (A) the following: 

7 ‘‘(B) the extent to which the applicant’s 

8 mathematics, science, or engineering faculty 

9 and its education faculty have worked or will 

10 work collaboratively to design new or revised 

11 curricula that recognize the specialized peda12 gogy required to teach mathematics and science 

13 effectively in elementary schools and secondary 

14 schools;’’; 

15 (4) in subsection (c)— 

16 (A) in paragraph (3)— 

17 (i) by striking ‘‘$7,500’’ and inserting 

18 ‘‘$10,000’’; and 

19 (ii) by striking ‘‘of scholarship sup20 port’’ and inserting ‘‘of scholarship sup21 port, unless the Director establishes a pol22 icy by which part-time students may re23 ceive additional years of support’’; and 


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1 (B) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘, with 

2 a maximum service requirement of 4 years’’ 

3 after ‘‘was received’’; 

4 (5) in subsection (d)— 

5 (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘and 

6 professional achievement’’ after ‘‘academic 

7 merit’’; and 

8 (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘for each 

9 year a stipend was received’’; 

10 (6) in subsection (g)— 

11 (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or sti12 pend’’ after scholarship; and 

13 (B) by striking paragraph (2) and insert14 ing the following: 

15 ‘‘(2) REPAYMENT FOR FAILURE TO COMPLETE

16 SERVICE.— 

17 ‘‘(A) LESS THAN 1 YEAR OF SERVICE.—If 

18 a circumstance described in paragraph (1) oc19 curs before the completion of 1 year of a service 

20 obligation under this section, the sum of the 

21 total amount of awards received by the indi22 vidual under this section shall be treated as a 

23 loan payable to the Federal Government, con24 sistent with the provisions of part B or D of 

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1 and shall be subject to repayment in accordance 

2 with terms and conditions specified by the Sec3 retary of Education in regulations promulgated 

4 to carry out this paragraph. 

5 ‘‘(B) 1 YEAR OR MORE OF SERVICE.—If a 

6 circumstance described in subparagraph (D) or 

7 (E) of paragraph (1) occurs after the comple8 tion of 1 year of a service obligation under this 

section, an amount equal to 1 9 ⁄2 of the sum of 

10 the total amount of awards received by the indi11 vidual under this section shall be treated as a 

12 loan payable to the Federal Government, con13 sistent with the provisions of part B or D of 

14 title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, 

15 and shall be subject to repayment in accordance 

16 with terms and conditions specified by the Sec17 retary of Education in regulations promulgated 

18 to carry out this paragraph.’’; 

19 (7) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection 

20 (k); 

21 (8) by inserting after subsection (h) the fol22 lowing: 

23 ‘‘(i) SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS SCHOLARSHIP

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1 thorized to accept donations from the private sector to 

2 supplement, but not supplant, scholarships, stipends, or 

3 internships associated with the programs under this sec4 tion. 

5 ‘‘(j) ASSESSMENT OF TEACHER RETENTION.—Not 

6 later than 4 years after the date of enactment of the Na7 tional Competitiveness Investment Act, the Director shall 

8 transmit to Congress a report on the effectiveness of the 

9 program carried out under this section regarding the re10 tention of participants in the teaching profession beyond 

11 the service obligation required under this section.’’; 

12 (9) in subsection (k) (as redesignated by para13 graph (7))— 

14 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) 

15 through (5) as paragraphs (3) through (6), re16 spectively; 

17 (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 

18 following: 

19 ‘‘(2) the term ‘high-need local educational agen20 cy’ means a local educational agency or educational 

21 service agency (as defined in section 9101 of the El22 ementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965)— 

23 ‘‘(A)(i) that serves not less than 10,000 

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1 ‘‘(ii) for which not less than 20 percent of 

2 the children served by the agency are children 

3 from low-income families; or 

4 ‘‘(iii) with a total of less than 600 students 

5 in average daily attendance at the schools that 

6 are served by the agency, and all of whose 

7 schools are designated with a school locale code 

8 of 6, 7, or 8, as determined by the Secretary of 

9 Education; and 

10 ‘‘(B)(i) for which there is a higher percent11 age of teachers providing instruction in aca12 demic subject areas or grade levels for which 

13 the teachers are not highly qualified; or 

14 ‘‘(ii) for which there is a high teacher 

15 turnover rate or a high percentage of teachers 

16 with emergency, provisional, or temporary cer17 tification or licensure;’’; and 

18 (C) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated by 

19 subparagraph (A)) by inserting ‘‘or had a ca20 reer’’ after ‘‘is working’’; and 

21 (10) by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(l) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

23 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Within the amounts au24 thorized to be appropriated by section 4001 of the 

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1 as provided in paragraph (2), there are authorized 

2 to be appropriated to the Director for the Robert 

3 Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program under this sec4 tion— 

5 ‘‘(A) $105,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, of 

6 which at least $15,000,000 shall be used for ca7 pacity building activities described in clauses 

8 (ii) and (iii) of subsection (a)(3)(A) and clauses 

9 (ii) and (iii) of subsection (a)(3)(B); 

10 ‘‘(B) $117,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, of 

11 which at least $18,000,000 shall be used for 

12 such capacity building activities; 

13 ‘‘(C) $130,000,000 for fiscal year 2009, of 

14 which at least $21,000,000 shall be used for 

15 such capacity building activities; 

16 ‘‘(D) $148,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, of 

17 which at least $24,000,000 shall be used for 

18 such capacity building activities; and 

19 ‘‘(E) $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2011, of 

20 which at least $27,000,000 shall be used for 

21 such capacity building activities. 

22 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—For any fiscal year for 

23 which the funding allocated for activities under this 

24 section is less than $105,000,000, the amount of 

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1 scribed in subparagraphs (A) through (E) of para2 graph (1) shall not exceed 15 percent of the allo3 cated funds.’’. 

4 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

5 (1) SECTION 4.—Section 4 of the National 

6 Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (42 

7 U.S.C. 1862n note) is amended in the matter pre8 ceding paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘In this Act:’’ and 

9 inserting ‘‘Except as otherwise provided, in this 

10 Act:’’. 

11 (2) SECTION 8.—Section 8(6) of the National 

12 Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (Pub13 lic Law 107–368) is amended— 

14 (A) in the paragraph heading, by inserting 

15 ‘‘TEACHER’’ after ‘‘NOYCE’’; and 

16 (B) by inserting ‘‘Teacher’’ after ‘‘Noyce’’. 

17 SEC. 4013. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING THE MATHE18 MATICS AND SCIENCE PARTNERSHIP PRO19 GRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

20 AND THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION. 

21 It is the sense of the Senate that— 

22 (1) although the mathematics and science edu23 cation partnership program at the National Science 

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1 practically share the same name, the 2 programs are 

2 intended to be complementary, not duplicative; 

3 (2) the National Science Foundation partner4 ship programs are innovative, model reform initia5 tives that move promising ideas in education from 

6 research into practice to improve teacher quality, de7 velop challenging curricula, and increase student 

8 achievement in mathematics and science, and Con9 gress intends that the National Science Foundation 

10 peer-reviewed partnership programs found to be ef11 fective should be put into wider practice by dissemi12 nation through the Department of Education part13 nership programs; and 

14 (3) the Director of the National Science Foun15 dation and the Secretary of Education should have 

16 ongoing collaboration to ensure that the 2 compo17 nents of this priority effort for mathematics and 

18 science education continue to work in concert for the 

19 benefit of States and local practitioners nationwide. 

20 SEC. 4014. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION TEACHER IN21 STITUTES FOR THE 21ST CENTURY. 

22 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Within 

23 the amounts authorized to be appropriated by section 

24 4001, there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

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1 graphs (3) and (7) of section 9(a) of the National Science 

2 Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (as amended by 

3 subsection (b)) (42 U.S.C. 1862n(a))— 

4 (1) $76,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; 

5 (2) $84,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; 

6 (3) $94,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; 

7 (4) $106,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; and 

8 (5) $140,000,000 for fiscal year 2011. 

9 (b) TEACHER INSTITUTES FOR THE 21ST CEN10 TURY.—Section 9(a) of the National Science Foundation 

11 Authorization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n(a)) is 

12 amended— 

13 (1) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ‘‘summer 

14 or’’ and inserting ‘‘teacher institutes for the 21st 

15 century, as described in paragraph (7),’’; 

16 (2) by redesignating paragraph (7) as para17 graph (8); and 

18 (3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol19 lowing: 

20 ‘‘(7) TEACHER INSTITUTES FOR THE 21ST CEN21 TURY.— 

22 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Teacher institutes for 

23 the 21st century carried out in accordance with 

24 paragraph (3)(B) shall— 


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1 ‘‘(i) be carried out in conjunction with 

2 a school served by the local educational 

3 agency in the partnership; 

4 ‘‘(ii) be science, technology, engineer5 ing, and mathematics focused institutes 

6 that provide professional development to 

7 elementary school and secondary school 

8 teachers during the summer; 

9 ‘‘(iii) serve teachers who are consid10 ered highly qualified (as defined in section 

11 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary 

12 Education Act of 1965), teach high-need 

13 subjects, and teach in high-need schools 

14 (as described in section 1114(a)(1) of the 

15 Elementary and Secondary Education Act 

16 of 1965); 

17 ‘‘(iv) focus on the theme and struc18 ture developed by the Director under sub19 paragraph (C); 

20 ‘‘(v) be content-based and build on 

21 school year curricula that are experiment22 oriented, content-based, and grounded in 

23 current research; 

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1 that are relevant to teaching the subject 

2 and content on which teachers are being 

3 trained, which may include training teach4 ers in the essential components of reading 

5 instruction for adolescents in order to im6 prove student reading skills within the sub7 ject areas of science, technology, engineer8 ing, and mathematics; 

9 ‘‘(vii) be a multiyear program that is 

10 conducted for a period of not less than 2 

11 weeks per year; 

12 ‘‘(viii) provide for direct interaction 

13 between participants in and faculty of the 

14 teacher institute; 

15 ‘‘(ix) have a component that includes 

16 the use of the Internet; 

17 ‘‘(x) provide for followup training in 

18 the classroom during the academic year for 

19 a period of not less than 3 days, which 

20 may or may not be consecutive, for partici21 pants in the teacher institute, except that 

22 for teachers in rural local educational 

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1 ‘‘(xi) provide teachers participating in 

2 the teacher institute with travel expense 

3 reimbursement and classroom materials re4 lated to the teacher institute, and may in5 clude providing stipends as necessary; and 

6 ‘‘(xii) establish a mechanism to pro7 vide supplemental support during the aca8 demic year for teacher institute partici9 pants to apply the knowledge and skills 

10 gained at the teacher institute. 

11 ‘‘(B) OPTIONAL MEMBERS OF THE PART12 NERSHIP.—In addition to the partnership re13 quirement under paragraph (2), an institution 

14 of higher education or eligible nonprofit organi15 zation (or consortium) desiring a grant for a 

16 teacher institute for the 21st century may also 

17 partner with a teacher organization, museum, 

18 or educational partnership organization. 

19 ‘‘(C) THEME AND STRUCTURE.—Each 

20 year, not later than 180 days before the appli21 cation deadline for a grant under this section, 

22 the Director shall, in consultation with a broad 

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1 stitutes of the 21st century supported under 

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Calendar No. 648 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3936 

A BILL 

To invest in innovation and education to improve 

global economy. the competitiveness of the United States in the 

SEPTEMBER 27, 2006 

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