I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6104 
To provide for the coordination of the Nation’s science, technology, 
engineering, and mathematics education initiatives. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 21, 2008 
Mr. HONDA (for himself, Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. COHEN, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. 
DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. EHLERS, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. 
HINOJOSA, Mr. HOLT, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. 
LANGEVIN, Ms. LEE, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. LOEBSACK, Ms. ZOE LOFGREN 
of California, Mr. MARKEY, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Ms. MCCOL-
LUM of Minnesota, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. MCNERNEY, 
Mr. MEEKS of New York, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. 
PAYNE, Mr. ROTHMAN, Ms. SUTTON, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. UDALL of Colo-
rado, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Ms. WATSON, Mr. WEXLER, Mrs. DAVIS of Cali-
fornia, Mrs. CAPPS, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. HARE, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. 
SARBANES, Ms. CLARKE, and Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Edu-
cation and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Science and Tech-
nology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide for the coordination of the Nation’s science, tech-
nology, engineering, and mathematics education initia-
tives. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Enhancing Science, 
Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education Act 
of 2008’’. 
SEC. 2. PURPOSE. 
To coordinate Federal Science, Technology, Engi-
neering, and Mathematics (STEM) education efforts and 
foster cooperation between the States and Federal Govern-
ment by— 
(1) improving coherence of Federal STEM edu-
cation programs through the President’s Office of 
Science and Technology Policy; 
(2) coordinating STEM education initiatives at 
the Department of Education; 
(3) providing an incentive to States to align 
STEM education; and 
(4) improving the dissemination of STEM edu-
cation research, promising practices, and exemplary 
programs through the National STEM Education 
Research Repository. 
SEC. 3. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) To preserve the competitiveness of the 
United States in the global economy our Nation 
must continue to combine innovation with techno-
logical advances and scientific discovery. 
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(2) In 2006, the Committee on Science, Engi-
neering, and Public Policy of the National Acad-
emies published ‘‘Rising Above the Gathering 
Storm’’ estimating that in the United States innova-
tions generated by the Science, Technology, Engi-
neering, and Math (STEM) fields account for more 
than half of the growth in gross domestic product 
(GDP). 
(3) According to the analysis conducted by the 
Association of American Universities in 2006, only 
15 percent of college graduates receive a diploma in 
engineering or the natural sciences in the United 
States as compared with 38 percent in South Korea, 
47 percent in France, and 67 percent in Singapore. 
(4) Every student deserves the opportunity to 
contribute to the long-term prosperity of the United 
States by acquiring skills that foster critical think-
ing, inventiveness, and innovation. 
(5) Highly qualified teachers are crucial to in-
stilling students with the values and skills necessary 
to preserve and improve innovation in the United 
States and maintain our Nation’s leadership in the 
global knowledge economy. 
(6) Teacher preparation programs at institu-
tions of higher education will enhance the prepara-
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tion they provide by incorporating promising prac-
tices and exemplary programs that foster student 
learning, problem solving skills, and inventiveness 
and by aligning STEM education preservice and in-
service training among States. 
(7) Women and minorities in the United States 
employed in STEM fields occupations in proportion 
to their numbers in population or their enrollment in 
higher education; efforts must be made to increase 
diversity in the STEM workforce to improve the 
range of viewpoints and solutions available to ad-
dress today’s challenges presented by a diverse and 
global marketplace. 
(8) Many of the Federal Agencies have well-es-
tablished programs designed to support and improve 
STEM education including the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency, Department of Agriculture, Depart-
ment of Commerce, Department of Defense, Depart-
ment of Education, Department of Energy, Depart-
ment of Health and Human Services, Department of 
the Interior, National Aeronautics and Space Ad-
ministration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-
ministration, National Science Foundation, the Na-
tional Institutes of Health, and the National Insti-
tute of Standards and Technology. 
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(9) According to the Academic Competitiveness 
Council’s (ACC) recent report, in 2006 the United 
States sponsored 105 STEM education programs at 
a dozen different Federal Agencies. These programs 
devoted approximately $3,120,000,000 to STEM 
education activities spanning kindergarten through 
postgraduate education and outreach. It was shown 
that many of these Agencies do not share informa-
tion or work collaboratively on similar programs. 
The ACC found that ‘‘coordination among agencies 
could be improved to avoid, for example, grants to 
numerous projects that support the same sorts of 
interventions . . . there appears to be a lack of com-
munication among the agencies about the work they 
are funding and the results that are being generated 
. . . agencies are often uninformed by the results of 
earlier projects.’’. 
(10) Strengthening partnerships between the 
Federal and State governments, the private sector, 
nonprofit organizations, and the education commu-
nity will improve STEM education in our Nation’s 
schools. 
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) The term ‘‘STEM’’ means science, tech-
nology, engineering, and mathematics. 
(2) The term ‘‘OSTP’’ means the Office of 
Science and Technology Policy in the Executive Of-
fice of the President. 
(3) The term ‘‘NSERR’’ means the National 
STEM Education Research Repository. 
(4) The term ‘‘Agencies’’ or ‘‘Agency’’ means 
the following Federal agencies: Environmental Pro-
tection Agency, Department of Agriculture, Depart-
ment of Commerce, Department of Defense, Depart-
ment of Education, Department of Energy, Depart-
ment of Health and Human Services, Department of 
Labor, Department of the Interior, National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration, National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration, National Science 
Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, and 
the National Institute of Standards and Technology, 
and other Federal agencies with STEM education 
programs. 
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SEC. 5. ESTABLISHMENT WITHIN THE PRESIDENT’S OFFICE 
OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY A 
COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, EN-
GINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMITTEE.—The Presi-
dent shall establish, at the OSTP, a Committee on 
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Edu-
cation within the National Science and Technology Coun-
cil, which may be referred to as the Committee on STEM 
Education. 
(b) FUNCTION.—The function of the Committee es-
tablished under subsection (a) shall be— 
(1) to coordinate the efforts of all Federal 
Agencies that relate to STEM education from the 
prekindergarten level through the graduate level to 
avoid unnecessary duplication and ensure coherence 
among Federal STEM education programs; 
(2) to seek to improve the quality and quantity 
of the STEM workforce with consideration of in-
creasing participation of individuals identified in sec-
tion 33 or 34 of the Science and Engineering Equal 
Opportunities Act (42 U.S.C. 1885a or 1885b); and 
(3) to ensure that all efforts that relate to 
STEM education are coordinated through the Com-
mittee. 
(c) STRUCTURE AND OPERATION.— 
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(1) MEMBERSHIP.—The membership of the 
Committee shall include not less than 1 representa-
tive from each of the Federal Agencies and may in-
clude outside experts. 
(2) MEETINGS.—The Committee shall convene 
at least once quarterly. 
(3) STAFF.—The Committee shall be served 
by— 
(A) an Assistant Director selected by the 
members of the Committee with the approval of 
the Director of the OSTP; and 
(B) a professional staff of at least two. 
(d) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Committee shall have 
the following responsibilities: 
(1) Conducting an ongoing inventory and as-
sessment of the effectiveness and coherence of ef-
forts within Federal agencies that relate to STEM 
education. 
(2) Coordinating and facilitating the commu-
nication and cooperation among all Federal Agencies 
engaged in efforts that relate to STEM education. 
(3) Developing annual goals and objectives for 
improving STEM education throughout the Nation 
in collaboration with relevant Federal Agencies and 
organizations. 
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(4) Not later than 30 days after developing the 
goals and objectives under paragraph (3)— 
(A) disseminating the goals and objectives 
to each Federal Agency engaged in efforts that 
relate to STEM education; 
(B) communicating the goals and objec-
tives to the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on 
Commerce, Justice, and Transportation of the 
Senate and the Committee on Education and 
Labor and the Committee on Science and Tech-
nology of the House of Representatives, and rel-
evant STEM education organizations; and 
(C) making the goals and objectives widely 
available to the public, particularly to stake-
holders that represent individuals identified in 
section 33 or 34 of the Science and Engineering 
Equal Opportunities Act (42 U.S.C. 1885a or 
1885b). 
(5) Annually evaluating the progress and suc-
cess of each Federal Agency at achieving the goals 
and objectives under paragraph (3). 
(6) Consulting with the State Consortium on 
STEM Education when developing Federal STEM 
education policy and budgets. 
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(7) Proposing a coordinated interagency budget 
for STEM Education to the Office of Management 
and Budget aligned with the goals established in 
paragraph (3). 
(8) Strengthening partnerships between the 
STEM education community, Federal, State, and 
local governments, and other countries. 
(9) Implementing the program for Semiannual 
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics 
Days as set forth in section 1004 of the America 
COMPETES Act (Public Law 110–69). 
(10) Hosting an annual meeting on the status 
of STEM education, including the role of education 
in meeting the recommendations of the report sub-
mitted by and as part of the National Science and 
Technology Summit required by section 1101 of the 
America COMPETES Act (Public Law 110–69; 121 
Stat. 574), in conjunction with— 
(A) the State Consortium on STEM Edu-
cation; 
(B) the Federal Agencies; 
(C) States, including the District of Co-
lumbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Is-
lands, American Samoa, Guam, the Virgin Is-
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lands, and any other territory or possession of 
the United States; 
(D) businesses and industries; 
(E) institutions of higher education; 
(F) STEM education professions and 
teachers 
from 
prekindergarten 
through 
postbaccalaureate study; and 
(G) other relevant stakeholders in STEM 
education including stakeholders that represent 
individuals identified in section 33 or 34 of the 
Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1885a or 1885b). 
(11) Issuing a biennial report to the Nation on 
the status of STEM education that— 
(A) specifies the efforts and outcomes of 
each Federal Agency in improving STEM edu-
cation; and 
(B) contains an analysis of the quality, 
scale, and effectiveness of the efforts of the 
Federal Government relating to improving 
STEM education and increasing participation 
of individuals identified in section 33 or 34 of 
the Science and Engineering Equal Opportuni-
ties Act (42 U.S.C. 1885a or 1885b). 
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(12) Developing, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Labor, business and industry partners and 
other appropriate entities, a 5-year projection of the 
STEM workforce including a demographic break-
down of individuals identified in section 33 or 34 of 
the Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1885a or 1885b). 
(e) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
but notwithstanding any other provision of law, a 
person shall be not eligible to receive a grant from 
any Federal Agency for a project that relates to 
STEM education research unless the person dem-
onstrates that all reports, proceedings, data sets, on-
line modules, and other products of the project will 
be submitted by their authors for consideration to be 
included in the NSERR. 
(2) COPYRIGHT.—The Committee and the 
NSERR shall implement the public access policy 
under paragraph (1) in a manner consistent with 
copyright law. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $650,000 to carry out this 
section for fiscal year 2009 and each fiscal year thereafter. 
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SEC. 6. OFFICE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, 
AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION WITHIN THE 
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. 
(a) ASSISTANT SECRETARY.—Section 202 of the De-
partment of Education Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 3412) 
is amended in subsection (b)(1)— 
(1) in subparagraph (E) by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as (G); 
and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(F) an Assistant Secretary for Science, 
Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics 
Education (who may be referred to as the As-
sistant Secretary for STEM Education); and’’. 
(b) OFFICE.—Title II of the Department of Edu-
cation Organization Act is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 221. OFFICE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEER-
ING, AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be in the Depart-
ment of Education an Office of Science, Technology, Engi-
neering, and Mathematics Education (which may be re-
ferred to as the Office of STEM Education), to be admin-
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istered by the Assistant Secretary for STEM Education 
appointed under section 202(b). 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Assistant Secretary of 
STEM Education, acting through the Office, shall have 
the following responsibilities: 
‘‘(1) Coordinating and overseeing all STEM 
education efforts within the Department. 
‘‘(2) Preparing the annual budget for all STEM 
education programs within the Department. 
‘‘(3) Managing the following programs: Math 
and Science Partnerships, Math Now, Math Skills 
for Secondary Students, Minority Science and Engi-
neering Improvement, Teachers for a Competitive 
Tomorrow, and all other functions of the Depart-
ment with a focus on STEM education, including 
where appropriate the National Science and Mathe-
matics Access Retain Talent (SMART grants), the 
Teacher Education Assistance for College and High-
er Education (TEACH grants), and the Academic 
Competitiveness grants. 
‘‘(4) Consulting with other offices within the 
Department that have a STEM education focus, in-
cluding those managing the Carl D. Perkins Career 
and Technical Education grant programs. 
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‘‘(5) Representing the Department as a member 
of the STEM Education Committee, established 
under section 5 of the Enhancing Science, Tech-
nology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education 
Act of 2008, and serving as the principal inter-
agency liaison for STEM education programs at the 
Department unless otherwise designated by the As-
sistant Secretary. 
‘‘(6) Ensuring access to equal educational op-
portunity for every individual and so as to increase, 
to the maximum extent possible, the participation 
and advancement of individuals identified in section 
33 or 34 of the Science and Engineering Equal Op-
portunities Act (42 U.S.C. 1885a or 1885b) in the 
STEM disciplines. 
‘‘(7) Promoting the development and implemen-
tation of quality, scientifically valid STEM teacher 
preparation and to provide technical assistance to 
support STEM learning. 
‘‘(8) Providing support to institutions of higher 
education and other institutions and organizations 
with effective informal STEM education programs to 
improve teacher preparation and teacher professional 
development by ensuring emphasis on promising 
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practices and exemplary programs in STEM edu-
cation. 
‘‘(9) Providing support to local education agen-
cies or to mathematics and science partnerships in-
volving local education agencies, to implement effec-
tive STEM education instruction and exemplary pro-
grams that employ promising practices. 
‘‘(10) Consulting regularly with the State Con-
sortium on STEM Education with regard to devel-
oping STEM education policy and providing tech-
nical support. 
‘‘(11) Conducting a biennial symposium empha-
sizing engaging students in STEM disciplines that 
are identified in section 33 or 34 of the Science and 
Engineering Equal Opportunities Act (42 U.S.C. 
1885a or 1885b) inviting stakeholders that include, 
but are not limited to— 
‘‘(A) expert STEM teachers; 
‘‘(B) State Consortium on STEM Edu-
cation and additional States; 
‘‘(C) business and industry partners; 
‘‘(D) institutions of higher education; 
‘‘(E) institutions and organizations with an 
informal STEM education focus; and 
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‘‘(F) Federal Agencies with STEM edu-
cation programs. 
‘‘(12) Providing periodic public statements on 
the status of STEM education in the Nation. 
‘‘(13) Informing the Secretary, policymakers, 
the professional societies of STEM teaching profes-
sionals and STEM practitioners about the effective-
ness of STEM-related education research and pro-
grams operated within the Department. 
‘‘(14) Sharing scientifically valid education re-
search and promising practices and exemplary pro-
grams with the National STEM Education Research 
Repository.’’. 
(c) EVALUATION AND REPORT.—The Assistant Sec-
retary for STEM Education shall conduct an annual inde-
pendent evaluation, through grant or by contract, of the 
STEM education programs administered by the Depart-
ment, which shall include— 
(1) conducting an assessment of STEM edu-
cation activities within the Department by using the 
annual evaluations and reports of these programs to 
determine these programs’ impact on— 
(A) the quantity of students seeking 
STEM degrees disaggregated by subject area 
and according to section 33 or 34 of the 
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Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1885a or 1885b); 
(B) student academic achievement with 
consideration of problem solving, critical think-
ing, collaboration, and other higher order think-
ing skills; 
(C) improving STEM teacher quality, 
quantity, and retention; and 
(D) improving promising teaching prac-
tices that show evidence of fostering student in-
novation; and 
(2) the preparation and submission of an an-
nual report on the results of the evaluation described 
in paragraph (1) to the Committee on Health, Edu-
cation, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on 
Science of the Senate, the Committee on Education 
and Labor and the Committee on Science and Tech-
nology of the House of Representatives and the 
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and 
House of Representatives. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated $1,500,000 to carry out 
this section for fiscal year 2009 and such sums as may 
be necessary for each fiscal year thereafter. 
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SEC. 7. STATE CONSORTIUM ON SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, 
ENGINEERING, 
AND 
MATHEMATICS 
EDU-
CATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—From amounts made available to 
carry out this section, the Secretary of Education, acting 
through the Office of STEM Education, shall award a 
grant to establish one voluntary State Consortium on 
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Edu-
cation (which may be referred to as the State Consortium 
on STEM Education). 
(b) PEER REVIEW AND SELECTION.—The Secretary 
shall— 
(1) establish a peer-review process to assist in 
the review and approval of the grant proposal under 
this section; 
(2) appoint individuals to participate in the 
peer-review process who are educators and experts in 
identifying, evaluating, and implementing effective 
STEM education programs and practices, including 
areas of teaching and learning, educational stand-
ards and assessments, professional development, cur-
riculum, increasing the participation of individuals 
identified in section 33 or 34 of the Science and En-
gineering Equal Opportunities Act (42 U.S.C. 10 
1885a or 1885b), English language learners, and 
special education including recognized exemplary 
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teachers and school administrators who have been 
recognized at the state or national level for exem-
plary work and/or contributions to the STEM edu-
cation field; 
(3) approve one grant from those submitted 
under this section not later than 120 days after the 
date of the submission unless the Secretary deter-
mines that the grant proposals submitted do not 
meet the requirements of this section; 
(4) if only one grant proposal is submitted, not 
decline to approve the grant proposal before— 
(A) offering the Consortium an oppor-
tunity to revise the Consortium proposal; and 
(B) providing the Consortium with tech-
nical assistance in order to submit a successful 
application; and 
(5) direct the Inspector General of the Depart-
ment to review the process used for screening the in-
dividuals appointed to the peer-review process so as 
to avoid both financial conflicts of interest and non- 
financial interests that would impair objectivity in 
peer review, as well as the objectivity of process used 
in reviewing and awarding the grant under this sec-
tion, and report the findings to Congress. 
(c) AMOUNT OF GRANT.— 
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