the number of students who pursue opportunities in 
STEM fields. 
‘‘(4) To increase enrollment in and completion 
of more STEM related coursework in school for stu-
dents who are traditionally underrepresented in 
STEM field careers. 
‘‘(5) To increase awareness of students who are 
traditionally underrepresented in STEM field ca-
reers of the opportunities after graduation from sec-
ondary school in STEM fields, including college ma-
jors in STEM and careers in STEM. 
‘‘(6) For students to have the experience of 
interacting with staff who demonstrate a positive at-
titude toward STEM fields. 
‘‘(7) To facilitate project-based learning and 
service-learning. 
‘‘(d) ALLOCATION.—A national or regional inter-
mediary that receives a grant under this section shall re-
serve— 
‘‘(1) not more than 25 percent to provide tech-
nical and administrative assistance to and collect 
data from its community-based affiliates to which it 
makes subgrants; 
‘‘(2) not less than 50 percent for subgrants to 
community-based affiliates that have demonstrated 
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effectiveness in operating STEM programs in order 
for such affiliates to expand such STEM programs 
to reach more students who are traditionally under-
represented in STEM field careers; and 
‘‘(3) not less than 25 percent for subgrants to 
community-based affiliates that do not operate 
STEM programs in order for such affiliates that 
seek to develop new STEM programs that are con-
sistent with the goals of this section to develop and 
establish such new STEM programs. 
‘‘(e) SUBGRANTS
TO COMMUNITY-BASED AFFILI-
ATES.— 
‘‘(1) APPLICATION.—A community-based affil-
iate seeking a subgrant shall submit an application 
to its national or regional intermediary at such time, 
in such form, and containing such information as 
the national or regional intermediary may reasonably 
require. 
‘‘(2) USES OF FUNDS.—A community-based af-
filiate that receives a subgrant under this section to 
operate an informal STEM learning program shall 
operate an in-school, after school, summer, or week-
end program that focuses on STEM education and 
primarily serves students who are traditionally 
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underrepresented in STEM field careers. Such pro-
gram shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) Educational services that include— 
‘‘(i) an initial assessment of students’ 
progress in math, science, and reading; 
‘‘(ii) remediation and educational en-
richment services; and 
‘‘(iii) helping students to improve 
their study skills. 
‘‘(B) Project-based learning opportunities. 
‘‘(C) Individualized instruction and track-
ing of student progress that is aligned with in- 
school performance. 
‘‘(3) COLLABORATION.—A community-based af-
filiate that receives a subgrant under this section 
shall collaborate with an institution of higher edu-
cation to provide the services described in paragraph 
(2). 
‘‘(f) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) SECRETARY REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The 
Secretary shall submit a report annually to the Com-
mittee on Education and the Workforce in the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions in the Sen-
ate on the progress that national and regional inter-
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mediaries and their community-based affiliates oper-
ating informal STEM learning programs have made 
toward achieving the goals in subsection (c). 
‘‘(2) NATIONAL OR REGIONAL INTERMEDIARY 
REPORT
TO
THE
SECRETARY.—A national or re-
gional intermediary receiving a grant under this sec-
tion shall submit a report annually to the Secretary 
at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
information as the Secretary may require, including 
the progress that its community-based affiliates op-
erating informal STEM learning programs have 
made toward achieving the goals in subsection (c). 
‘‘(3) COMMUNITY-BASED AFFILIATE REPORT TO 
ITS
NATIONAL
OR
REGIONAL
INTERMEDIARY.—A 
community-based affiliate that receives a subgrant 
under this section shall submit a report annually to 
the national or regional intermediary that awarded 
such subgrant at such time, in such manner, and 
containing such information as the intermediary may 
require, including the progress its informal STEM 
learning program has made toward achieving the 
goals in subsection (c). 
‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) COMMUNITY-BASED AFFILIATE.—The term 
‘community-based affiliate’ means a community- 
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based organization (as defined in section 9101) that 
is an affiliate of a national or regional intermediary. 
‘‘(2) INFORMAL STEM LEARNING EDUCATION.— 
The term ‘informal STEM learning education’ is 
education related to science that occurs in informal, 
out-of-school contexts, such as participating in struc-
tured afterschool programs and visiting science cen-
ters and engaging with the exhibits and programs 
offered at such centers. 
‘‘(3) NATIONAL
INTERMEDIARY.—The term 
‘national intermediary’ means a national private 
nonprofit organization that— 
‘‘(A) has a network comprised of commu-
nity-based affiliates in not less than 50 regional 
communities; 
‘‘(B) has demonstrated expertise and effec-
tiveness in overseeing programs to help middle 
school and secondary school students succeed, 
including programs to help such students be-
come college-ready and career-ready; and 
‘‘(C) has operated in not less than 25 
States continuously for not less than 20 years. 
‘‘(4) PROJECT-BASED
LEARNING.—The term 
‘project-based learning’ means learning through a 
broad project that includes instruction, substantive 
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content, and reflection, with the goal that students 
who participate in the project will achieve a concrete 
goal or complete a project. 
‘‘(5) REGIONAL INTERMEDIARY.—The term ‘re-
gional intermediary’ means a private nonprofit com-
munity-based organization that— 
‘‘(A) has a network comprised of commu-
nity-based affiliates in a prescribed region; and 
‘‘(B) has demonstrated expertise and effec-
tiveness in conducting outreach and providing 
education activities to middle school and sec-
ondary school students. 
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 
out this section— 
‘‘(1) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2016; 
‘‘(2) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2017; 
‘‘(3) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2018; and 
‘‘(4) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2019.’’. 
Æ 
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