section 11 of the National Science Foundation Authoriza-
tion Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n–2). 
SEC. 8. UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION PROGRAMS. 
The Director of the National Science Foundation shall 
continue to carry out programs in undergraduate edu-
cation, including those authorized in section 17 of the Na-
tional Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (42 
U.S.C. 1862n–6). Funding for these programs shall increase 
as funding for the National Science Foundation grows. 
SEC. 9. EVALUATION OF PROFESSIONAL SCIENCE MASTERS. 
Not earlier than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Director of the National Science Foundation 
shall enter into an agreement with an appropriate party 
to assess the impact of the Professional Science Master’s 
(PSM) degree at a variety of institutions, including the ex-
tent to which the degree is interdisciplinary and targeted 
to emerging fields, such as services sciences, the ability of 
graduates to obtain employment in industry relative to 
those who receive traditional science master’s degrees, sal-
ary ranges for graduates relative to traditional science mas-
ters graduates, the extent to which the degree is terminal 
or graduates go on to continue their education, and the suc-
cess of the degree in attracting traditionally underrep-
resented populations, including women and minorities. The 
results of such study, together with any recommendations 
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for Federal support for Professional Science Master’s pro-
grams, shall be transmitted to the Congress not later than 
3 years after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 10. REPORT ON BROADER IMPACTS CRITERION. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Director of the National Science Foundation 
shall transmit to Congress a report on the impact of the 
broader impacts grant criterion used by the National 
Science Foundation. The report shall–— 
(1) identify the criteria that each division and 
directorate of the Foundation uses to evaluate the 
broader impacts aspects of research proposals; 
(2) provide a breakdown of the types of activities 
by division that awardees have proposed to carry out 
to meet the broader impacts criterion; 
(3) provide any evaluations performed by the 
National Science Foundation to assess the degree to 
which the broader impacts aspects of research pro-
posals were carried out and how effective they have 
been at meeting the goals described in the research 
proposals; 
(4) describe what national goals, such as improv-
ing undergraduate science, mathematics, and engi-
neering education, improving K–12 science and 
mathematics education, promoting university-indus-
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try collaboration and technology transfer, and broad-
ening participation of underrepresented groups, the 
broader impacts criterion is best suited to promote; 
and 
(5) describe what steps the National Science 
Foundation is taking and should take to use the 
broader impacts criterion to improve undergraduate 
science, mathematics, and engineering education. 
SEC. 11. STUDY ON LABORATORY EQUIPMENT DONATIONS 
FOR SCHOOLS. 
Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Director of the National Science Foundation 
shall transmit a report to the Congress examining the extent 
to which institutions of higher education are donating used 
laboratory equipment to elementary and secondary schools. 
The Director, in consultation with the Secretary of Edu-
cation, shall survey institutions of higher education to de-
termine— 
(1) how often, how much, and what type of 
equipment is donated; 
(2) what criteria or guidelines the institutions 
are using to determine what types of equipment can 
be donated, what condition the equipment should be 
in, and which schools receive the equipment; 
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(3) whether the institutions provide any support 
to, or follow-up with the schools; and 
(4) how appropriate donations can be encour-
aged. 
SEC. 12. ASSESSMENTS OF NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDA-
TION EDUCATION PROGRAMS. 
In conducting assessments of National Science Foun-
dation education programs, the Director shall use assess-
ment methods that allow Foundation programs to be com-
pared to education programs supported by other Federal 
agencies. 
SEC. 13. EDUCATION PROGRAMS AT THE DEPARTMENT OF 
ENERGY. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS.—The 
Secretary of Energy, acting through the Office of Science, 
shall carry out education programs and activities in fields 
related to the Office of Science’s mission, which may include 
awarding scholarships or fellowships for study and re-
search, providing research experiences at National Labora-
tories for undergraduates, and operating summer institutes 
to improve the content knowledge of science and mathe-
matics teachers. 
(b) INVENTORY AND EVALUATION.— 
(1) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy 
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shall transmit a report to the Congress which shall 
contain— 
(A) an inventory of existing education pro-
grams and activities at the Department and at 
the National Laboratories, which shall include a 
description of each education program or activ-
ity supported by the Department or the National 
Laboratories, a description of the intended bene-
ficiaries, and the amount of Federal funding 
used to support it; and 
(B) a schedule for conducting independent 
evaluations of the education programs and ac-
tivities identified under subparagraph (A) to as-
sess the impact of such programs and activities 
on the intended beneficiaries and the larger mis-
sion of the Office of Science that shall result in 
all evaluations of the programs being completed 
not later than 4 years after the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
(2) IMPLEMENTATION OF SCHEDULE.—The Sec-
retary shall implement the schedule provided under 
paragraph (1)(B) and shall transmit each evaluation 
to the Congress as it is completed, along with a de-
scription of any actions the Secretary intends to take 
as a result of the evaluation. 
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(c) NATIONAL LABORATORIES.—The Secretary shall 
include the conduct of education programs at the National 
Laboratories and the results of any evaluations of such pro-
grams as a factor in the annual setting of the performance 
and other incentive fees for a National Laboratories man-
agement and operations contractor. 
SEC. 14. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act— 
(1) the term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 101(a) of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1001(a)); and 
(2) the term ‘‘National Laboratory’’ has the 
meaning given the term ‘‘nonmilitary energy labora-
tory’’ in section 903(3) of the Energy Policy Act of 
2005 (42 U.S.C. 16182(3)). 
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Union Calendar No. 293 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5358 
[Report No. 109–524] 
A BILL 
To authorize programs relating to science, mathe-
matics, engineering, and technology education at 
the National Science Foundation and the Depart-
ment of Energy Office of Science, and for other 
purposes. 
JUNE 22, 2006 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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