space exploration and experimentation, consistent 
with the priorities established in the National Acad-
emies’ decadal surveys; and 
(2) award grants, on a competitive basis, that 
enable institutions to support graduate students and 
postdoctoral fellows who perform some of their engi-
neering biology research in an industry setting. 
(e) ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY.—As 
part of the Program, the Environmental Protection Agen-
cy shall support research on how products, processes, and 
systems of engineering biology will affect the environment. 
TITLE II—STEM EDUCATION AND 
DIVERSITY 
Subtitle A—STEM Education and 
Workforce 
SEC. 201. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that the National Science 
and Technology Council’s Committee on STEM Education 
(CoSTEM), established under section 101 of the America 
COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 
6621), has taken important initial steps toward developing 
and implementing a strategic plan for Federal investments 
in STEM education, but that more work must be done 
to solicit and take into account views and experience from 
stakeholders who help implement or are the beneficiaries 
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of Federal STEM programs across the Nation. It is fur-
ther the sense of Congress that science mission agencies 
such as the National Aeronautics and Space Administra-
tion, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra-
tion, and the Department of Energy are essential partners 
in contributing to the goals and implementation of a Fed-
eral STEM strategic plan because such agencies have 
unique scientific and technological facilities as well as 
highly trained scientists who are eager and able to con-
tribute to improved STEM learning outcomes in their own 
communities. 
SEC. 202. COORDINATION OF FEDERAL STEM EDUCATION. 
Section 101 of America COMPETES Reauthoriza-
tion Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 6621) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(5)— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
through (D) as subparagraphs (B) through (E), 
respectively; and 
(B) by inserting before subparagraph (B), 
as so redesigned by subparagraph (A) of this 
paragraph, the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(A) have as its primary goal to leverage 
the limited STEM education funding and other 
assets, including intellectual capital, invested by 
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Federal STEM agencies for maximum benefit 
to student learning;’’; 
(2) by striking the second subsection (b); 
(3) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (f); 
(4) by inserting after subsection (b), the fol-
lowing new subsections: 
‘‘(c) COORDINATOR FOR STEM EDUCATION.—The 
Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy 
shall designate an associate director of the Office of 
Science and Technology Policy as the Coordinator for 
STEM Education. When an appropriate associate director 
is not available, the Director may designate another ap-
propriate senior government official as the Coordinator for 
STEM Education. The Coordinator shall chair the com-
mittee established under subsection (a). The Coordinator 
shall, with the assistance of appropriate senior officials 
from other Committee on STEM Education agencies, en-
sure that the requirements of this section are satisfied. 
‘‘(d) STAKEHOLDER INPUT.— 
‘‘(1) INTERAGENCY
CONSOLIDATION.—For all 
agency proposals to consolidate or transfer budgets 
or functions for STEM education programs or ac-
tivities between agencies, at the time of submission 
of such proposals to Congress, the Director shall re-
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port to Congress on activities undertaken by the Of-
fice of Science and Technology Policy or by relevant 
agencies to take into consideration relevant input 
from the STEM Education Advisory Panel estab-
lished under subsection (e) and other relevant edu-
cation stakeholders. 
‘‘(2) INTRAAGENCY
CONSOLIDATION.—For all 
agency proposals to internally consolidate or termi-
nate STEM education programs with budgets ex-
ceeding $10,000,000, at the time of submission of 
such proposals to Congress, the head of the relevant 
agency shall report to Congress on activities to so-
licit and take into consideration input on such pro-
posals from the STEM Education Advisory Panel 
established under subsection (e) and other relevant 
education stakeholders. 
‘‘(e) STEM EDUCATION ADVISORY PANEL.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall estab-
lish or designate a STEM Education Advisory 
Panel. The cochairs of the Advisory Panel shall meet 
the qualifications of Panel membership required in 
paragraph (2) and may be members of the Presi-
dent’s Council of Advisors on Science and Tech-
nology. 
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