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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1638

To amend the Excellence in Mathematics, Science, and Engineering Education

Act of 1990 to establish the National Academy of Science, Space, and

Technology at State universities, to expand the scholarship program

associated with such Academy, to direct the Administrator of General

Services to construct a public building to provide space for the headquarters of such Academy, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

APRIL 1, 1993

Mr. TRAFICANT introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to the

Committees on Science, Space, and Technology and Public Works and

Transportation

A BILL

To amend the Excellence in Mathematics, Science, and Engineering Education Act of 1990 to establish the National

Academy of Science, Space, and Technology at State

universities, to expand the scholarship program associated with such Academy, to direct the Administrator

of General Services to construct a public building to

provide space for the headquarters of such Academy,

and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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1 SECTION 1. NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE, SPACE, AND

2 TECHNOLOGY.

3 (a) AMENDMENTS.—Section 621 of the Excellence in

4 Mathematics, Science, and Engineering Education Act of

5 1990 (20 U.S.C. 5411) is amended—

6 (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the

7 following: ‘‘The Academy shall consist of a program

8 of instruction leading to baccalaureate degrees in

9 science, mathematics, and engineering at not less

10 than 6 universities selected under subsection (b)(3),

11 with uniform curriculum criteria established by the

12 Secretary, in conjunction with the Director. The

13 Academy shall establish a permanent headquarters

14 in the greater metropolitan area of Youngstown15 Warren, Ohio, for its administrative staff and for

16 use by the Board.’’;

17 (2) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘ADVISORY’’ in

18 the subsection heading;

19 (3) in subsection (b)(1)—

20 (A) by striking ‘‘an Advisory Board for the

21 Academy’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘a

22 Board of the National Academy of Science,

23 Space, and Technology (in this section referred

24 to as the ‘Board’)’’; and
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1 (B) by inserting ‘‘, along with the presi2 dent of each university selected under para3 graph (3)’’ after ‘‘high-technology industries’’;

4 (4) by amending subsection (b)(2) to read as

5 follows:

6 ‘‘(2) FUNCTIONS.—The Board shall—

7 ‘‘(A) develop an exam for secondary stu8 dents testing knowledge in science, mathe9 matics, and engineering, or select an exam from

10 among existing national exams, and annually

11 administer such exam;

12 ‘‘(B) provide for the placement at one of

13 the Member Institutes of students awarded

14 scholarships under this section at the Academy;

15 ‘‘(C) administer the awarding of such

16 scholarships; and

17 ‘‘(D) establish a placement program to as18 sist recipients of awards under this section in

19 obtaining positions described in subsection

20 (l)(1)(A).’’;

21 (5) by inserting after subsection (b)(2) the fol22 lowing new paragraph:

23 ‘‘(3) SELECTION OF UNIVERSITIES FOR ACAD24 EMY.—The Board shall select not less than 6 State

25 universities that are regional in scope and that have
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1 outstanding degree programs in science, mathe2 matics, and engineering to be designated as Member

3 Institutes of the Academy. The selections shall come

4 from universities that have applied to the Board and

5 that have demonstrated the willingness and capabil6 ity to provide room, in a separate dormitory or por7 tion of a dormitory, and board to scholarship win8 ners and to offer the Academy’s uniform curricu9 lum.’’;

10 (6) in subsection (c)—

11 (A) by striking ‘‘Advisory’’;

12 (B) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘subsection

13 (b)(2)’’; and

14 (C) by striking ‘‘top scorer’’ and inserting

15 in lieu thereof ‘‘top 2 scorers’’;

16 (7) in subsection (d)(1)—

17 (A) by striking ‘‘Academy’’ and inserting

18 in lieu thereof ‘‘Board’’;

19 (B) by striking ‘‘pursue the baccalaureate

20 degree in fields of science, mathematics, or en21 gineering’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘attend

22 the Academy’’; and

23 (C) by striking ‘‘subsection (l)’’ and insert24 ing in lieu thereof ‘‘subsection (k)’’;
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1 (8) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ‘‘a Member

2 Institute’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘the Acad3 emy’’;

4 (9) by striking subsection (d)(5);

5 (10) by striking subsection (j);

6 (11) by redesignating subsections (k), (l), and

7 (m) as subsections (j), (k), and (l), respectively;

8 (12) in subsection (j), as so redesignated by

9 paragraph (11) of this section—

10 (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as

11 follows:

12 ‘‘(1) AMOUNT OF AWARD.—Except as provided

13 in paragraph (2), the amount of a scholarship

14 awarded under this section shall cover the full tui15 tion and fees of the student at the Academy.’’;

16 (B) by striking paragraph (2); and

17 (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as

18 paragraph (2); and

19 (13) in subsection (l), as so redesignated by

20 paragraph (11) of this section, by striking ‘‘and

21 such sums as may be necessary for each of the 4

22 succeeding fiscal years’’ and inserting in lieu thereof

23 ‘‘, $9,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, and such sums

24 as may be necessary for subsequent fiscal years’’.
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1 (b) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding the amendments

2 made by subsection (a), a student who has received an

3 award under section 621 of the Excellence in Mathe4 matics, Science, and Engineering Education Act of 1990

5 before the date of enactment of this Act may elect to com6 plete eligibility for awards under such section pursuant to

7 the provisions of that section as in effect before the effec8 tiveness of the amendments made by subsection (a) of this

9 section.

10 SEC. 2. CONSTRUCTION OF HEADQUARTERS FOR NA11 TIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE, SPACE, AND

12 TECHNOLOGY.

13 (a) CONSTRUCTION.—The Administrator of General

14 Services shall construct a public building in the greater

15 metropolitan area of Youngstown-Warren, Ohio, to pro16 vide space for the headquarters of the National Academy

17 of Science, Space, and Technology to be established pursu18 ant to section 621(a) of the Excellence in Mathematics,

19 Science, and Engineering Education Act of 1990 (as

20 amended by section 1 of this Act).

21 (b) SITE.—The Administrator shall acquire by pur22 chase, donation, or otherwise such lands as may be nec23 essary to serve as the site for the building to be con24 structed under subsection (a). Such site shall be sufficient

25 to accommodate future expansion of the building.
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1 (c) SIZE OF BUILDING.—The size of the building to

2 be constructed under subsection (a) shall be sufficient to

3 provide office space for the National Academy of Science,

4 Space, and Technology and its administrative staff and

5 to provide meeting facilities for the Board of the National

6 Academy of Science, Space, and Technology.

7 (d) PARKING FACILITY.—The Administrator shall

8 construct a parking facility for the building to be con9 structed under subsection (a) in order to provide parking

10 spaces for employees and visitors of the National Academy

11 of Science, Space, and Technology.

12 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

13 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section

14 $5,000,000 for fiscal years beginning after September 30,

15 1993.

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