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108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5255 

To direct the National Science Foundation to establish a competitive grant 

program for institutions of higher education to enhance education and 

job training opportunities in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 7, 2004 

Mr. KIND (for himself, Mr. DAVIS of Florida, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. 

HOLT, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. CHANDLER, Mr. DAVIS of Alabama, Mrs. 

DAVIS of California, Mr. DOOLEY of California, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mr. 

FORD, Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. MORAN

of Virginia, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, and Mr. 

SNYDER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, and in addition to the Committee on Education and 

the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To direct the National Science Foundation to establish a 

competitive grant program for institutions of higher education to enhance education and job training opportunities in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology. 

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. GRANT PROGRAM. 

2 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director of the National 

3 Science Foundation shall establish a program to award 

4 competitive grants, in coordination with the Secretary of 

5 Education, to institutions of higher education for in6 creased education and job training of United States na7 tionals who are undergraduate or graduate students in 

8 mathematics, science, engineering, and technology. The 

9 grants shall be provided to applicants who demonstrate 

10 that they will institute creative and innovative methods of 

11 encouraging students to study and enter into careers fo12 cused on mathematics, science, engineering, and tech13 nology. 

14 (b) REQUIRED ELEMENTS.—Each application for a 

15 grant under this Act shall include— 

16 (1) financial incentives to students entering and 

17 persisting in the study of mathematics, science, engi18 neering, and technology, which may include scholar19 ships and stipends to students wishing to pursue un20 dergraduate or graduate studies in mathematics, 

21 science, engineering, or technology degree programs; 

22 (2) a commitment to expose students to dif23 ferent industries through internships, fellowships, 

24 part-time work, mentors, or any other mechanism 

25 that the institution of higher education considers ap26 propriate to make students more aware of opportu-
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1 nities in mathematics, science, engineering, and 

2 technology careers; and 

3 (3) a commitment to increase the number of 

4 traditionally underrepresented students in mathe5 matics, science, engineering, and technology. 

6 (c) PURPOSES.—A recipient of a grant under this Act 

7 may use such funds for major research equipment, facili8 ties construction, repair and upgrades, textbooks, and 

9 other purposes necessary to create a quality mathematics, 

10 science, engineering, or technology academic program. Re11 cipients may also use such funds to create interdiscipli12 nary programs in mathematics, science, engineering, and 

13 technology to better meet rapidly changing needs in 

14 emerging fields. 

15 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

16 There are authorized to be appropriated to the Na17 tional Science Foundation for carrying out this Act such 

18 sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2005 through 

19 2009. 

20 SEC. 3. DEFINITION. 

21 For purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘institution of 

22 higher education’’ has the meaning given that term in sec23 tion 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

24 1001). 

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