‘‘(v) involvement in STEM discipline 
professional societies; 
‘‘(vi) STEM outreach and community 
involvement; and 
‘‘(vii) certification by the National 
Board for Professional Teaching Stand-
ards, or other similar certification, as a 
high-performing teacher. 
‘‘(2) OVERALL CORPS MEMBERSHIP REQUIRE-
MENTS.—An eligible entity receiving a grant under 
this chapter shall ensure that— 
‘‘(A) not more than 5 percent of the 
STEM teachers who teach in the participating 
area are members of the Corps; 
‘‘(B) not less than 75 percent of the 
STEM Master Teacher Corps members are 
teachers at high-need schools; 
‘‘(C) there are multiple cohorts of STEM 
Master Teacher Corps members; and 
‘‘(D) the STEM Master Teacher Corps in-
cludes teachers from each of science, tech-
nology, engineering, and mathematics, if teach-
ers from each of these disciplines meeting the 
standards of Corps membership are available in 
the participating area. 
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‘‘(3) PARTICIPATION
OF
PRIVATE
SCHOOL 
TEACHERS.—An eligible entity may select STEM 
teachers who teach at private schools in the partici-
pating area to be members of the STEM Master 
Teacher Corps, except that— 
‘‘(A) not more than 5 percent of teachers 
selected as STEM Master Teacher Corps mem-
bers shall be teachers at private schools; and 
‘‘(B) private school teachers shall not be 
eligible for compensation described in sub-
section (a)(2), discretionary resource funds de-
scribed in subsection (a)(4), or for defrayment 
funds described in subsection (a)(7). 
‘‘(c) CORPS MEMBER REQUIREMENTS.—Each teach-
er selected to be a member of the STEM Master Teacher 
Corps who wishes to join the Corps shall enter into an 
agreement with the eligible entity, under which the teacher 
shall, as a condition of receiving the compensation de-
scribed in subsection (a)(2) and the discretionary re-
sources described in subsection (a)(4), agree to carry out 
the responsibilities of a mentor teacher as required by the 
eligible entity, including— 
‘‘(1) participating in professional development 
activities offered by the program; 
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‘‘(2) networking and sharing best practices and 
educational resources with other members of the 
STEM Master Teacher Corps; and 
‘‘(3) contributing to the professional develop-
ment of the teacher’s colleagues, which may include 
providing school-based professional support to other 
STEM teachers through regular weekly professional 
development sessions and individual coaching, where 
possible, leading professional learning communities, 
and taking on other instructional leadership roles in 
the teacher’s school, district, State, if part of the 
participating area, or consortium. 
‘‘(d) COLLECTION FOR NONCOMPLIANCE.— 
‘‘(1) MONITORING COMPLIANCE.—Each eligible 
entity that receives a grant under this chapter shall 
monitor whether each teacher the entity selects to be 
a member of the STEM Master Teacher Corps is in 
compliance with the Corps member requirements de-
scribed in subsection (c). 
‘‘(2) COLLECTION OF REPAYMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A teacher selected to 
be a member of the STEM Master Teacher 
Corps shall repay the additional compensation 
provided for a school year described in sub-
section (a)(2) to the eligible entity if— 
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‘‘(i) the entity finds the teacher not in 
compliance with the Corps member re-
quirements described in subsection (c) and 
the entity determines the teacher should no 
longer be a member of the Corps for such 
year; or 
‘‘(ii) the teacher withdraws during 
such year from membership in the Corps 
without an accepted excuse, as determined 
by the eligible entity. 
‘‘(B) COMPENSATION RETURNED TO THE 
TREASURY.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Except as pro-
vided in clause (ii), an eligible entity that 
receives repaid compensation under sub-
paragraph (A) shall return such compensa-
tion to the United States Treasury. 
‘‘(ii) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—An el-
igible entity that receives repaid compensa-
tion under subparagraph (A) may retain a 
percentage, determined by the Secretary, 
of such repayment to defray administrative 
costs associated with the collection. 
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‘‘SEC. 2160. REPORT AND EVALUATION. 
‘‘(a) ADMINISTRATIVE AND REPORTING COSTS.—Of 
the amounts appropriated for this chapter for any fiscal 
year, the Secretary may use not more than 6 percent of 
the funds appropriated for such fiscal year for administra-
tive costs and report and evaluation costs under this sec-
tion, except that the Secretary may use not more than 3 
percent of the funds appropriated for such fiscal year for 
administrative costs. 
‘‘(b) REPORTS TO THE SECRETARY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible entity receiv-
ing a grant under this chapter shall provide an an-
nual report to the Secretary that— 
‘‘(A) summarizes the activities assisted 
under the grant and program outcomes; and 
‘‘(B) includes, with respect to each mem-
ber of the STEM Master Teacher Corps, the 
following: 
‘‘(i) The name of the member. 
‘‘(ii) The school at which the member 
teaches and the location of such school. 
‘‘(iii) The subject area the teacher 
teaches. 
‘‘(iv) The grade level the teacher 
teaches. 
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‘‘(2) PUBLICATION.—Each eligible entity receiv-
ing a grant under this chapter shall publicize the in-
formation described in paragraph (1)(B). 
‘‘(c) IES EVALUATION.—The Secretary, acting 
through the Director of the Institute of Education 
Sciences, shall— 
‘‘(1) evaluate the implementation and impact of 
the program under this chapter, particularly with re-
gard to the program’s success in achieving the pur-
pose described in section 2155; 
‘‘(2) identify optimal strategies for the design, 
implementation, and continuing development of the 
STEM Master Teacher Corps program; and 
‘‘(3) identify best practices for developing, sup-
porting, and retaining STEM teachers based on les-
sons learned from the program. 
‘‘(d) DISSEMINATION.—The Secretary shall dissemi-
nate findings from the evaluation conducted under sub-
section (c) to the STEM education field and make the 
findings publicly available. 
‘‘(e) REPORTS
TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 4 
years after the establishment of the program under this 
chapter, and not later than 2 years thereafter, the Sec-
retary shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce and the Committee on Science, 
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