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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1709 
To establish a committee under the National Science and Technology Council 
with the responsibility to coordinate science, technology, engineering, 
and mathematics education activities and programs of all Federal agen-
cies, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 25, 2009 
Mr. GORDON of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. LIPINSKI, 
and Mr. EHLERS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Science and Technology, and in addition to the Committee 
on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To establish a committee under the National Science and 
Technology Council with the responsibility to coordinate 
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics edu-
cation activities and programs of all Federal agencies, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘STEM Education Co-
ordination Act of 2009’’. 
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SEC. 2. DEFINITION. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘STEM’’ means science, tech-
nology, engineering, and mathematics. 
SEC. 3. COORDINATION OF FEDERAL STEM EDUCATION. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director of the Office of 
Science and Technology Policy shall establish a committee 
under the National Science and Technology Council with 
the responsibility to coordinate Federal programs and ac-
tivities in support of STEM education, including at the 
National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy, 
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the 
Department of Education, and all other Federal agencies 
that have programs and activities in support of STEM 
education. 
(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The committee established 
under subsection (a) shall— 
(1) coordinate the STEM education activities 
and programs of the Federal agencies; 
(2) develop, implement through the partici-
pating agencies, and update once every 5 years a 5- 
year STEM education strategic plan, which shall— 
(A) specify and prioritize annual and long- 
term objectives; 
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(B) specify the metrics which will be used 
to assess progress toward achieving the objec-
tives; 
(C) describe the approaches that will be 
taken by each participating agency to assess the 
effectiveness of its STEM education programs 
and activities; and 
(D) with respect to subparagraph (A), de-
scribe the role of each agency in supporting 
programs and activities designed to achieve the 
objectives; and 
(3) establish, periodically update, and maintain 
an inventory of federally sponsored STEM education 
programs and activities, including documentation of 
assessments of the effectiveness of such programs 
and activities. 
(c) REPORT.—The Director of the Office of Science 
and Technology Policy shall transmit a report annually to 
Congress at the time of the President’s budget request de-
scribing the plan required under subsection (b)(2). The 
annual report shall include— 
(1) a description of the STEM education pro-
grams and activities for the previous and current fis-
cal years, and the proposed programs and activities 
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under the President’s budget request, of each par-
ticipating Federal agency; 
(2) the levels of funding for each participating 
Federal agency for the programs and activities de-
scribed under paragraph (1) for the previous fiscal 
year and under the President’s budget request; and 
(3) except for the initial annual report, a de-
scription of the progress made in carrying out the 
implementation plan and any changes made to that 
plan since the previous annual report. 
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