teaching profession, with the goal of attracting 10,000 of 
America’s brightest students to the teaching profession 
over the next 5 years. 
(b) SCHOLARSHIPS.—Title II of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1021 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating part C as part E; 
(2) by redesignating section 261 as section 281; 
and 
(3) by inserting after part B the following new 
part: 
‘‘PART C—STEM TEACHER SCHOLARSHIPS 
‘‘SEC. 261. PROGRAM ESTABLISHED. 
‘‘The Secretary shall award scholarships, on a com-
petitive basis and in accordance with this part, to students 
who are enrolled in studies leading to bachelor’s degrees, 
with concurrent certification as kindergarten, elementary, 
and secondary school teachers, in science, technology, en-
gineering, and mathematics, and who have agreed to per-
form qualified service. 
‘‘SEC. 262. SELECTION OF RECIPIENTS. 
‘‘(a) SELECTION CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall de-
velop selection criteria that the Secretary will use to award 
scholarships, and to renew those awards, based on estab-
lished measurements of merit available to secondary stu-
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dents who wish to pursue degrees in science, technology, 
engineering, and mathematics. 
‘‘(b) APPLICATIONS.—Any student desiring to receive 
a scholarship under this part shall submit an application 
to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(c) DURATION
OF SCHOLARSHIPS; RENEWAL.— 
Scholarships shall be awarded for only one academic year 
of study at a time, and shall be renewable on an annual 
basis for the established length of the recipient’s academic 
program, not to exceed 6 academic years. The Secretary 
shall condition the renewal of scholarships on measures 
of academic progress and achievement. 
‘‘SEC. 263. QUALIFIED SERVICE REQUIREMENT. 
‘‘(a) QUALIFIED SERVICE AGREEMENT.—Any stu-
dent who receives a scholarship under this part shall enter 
into an agreement with the Secretary to complete no less 
than 5 academic years of qualified service during a 7-year 
period, to begin no later than 12 months following the 
completion of a bachelor’s degree in science, technology, 
engineering, or mathematics. 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENT
ENFORCED.—The Secretary 
shall establish such requirements as the Secretary finds 
necessary to ensure that recipients of scholarships under 
this subsection who complete bachelor’s degrees in science, 
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technology, engineering, and mathematics, with teacher 
certification, subsequently perform 5 academic years of 
qualified service during a 7-year period, or repay the por-
tion of the scholarship received for which the recipient did 
not perform the required qualified service, as determined 
by the Secretary. The Secretary shall use any such repay-
ments to carry out additional activities under this part. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITION.—For the purpose of this section, 
the term ‘qualified service’ means full-time employment at 
a public or private kindergarten, elementary school, or sec-
ondary school as a teacher of a course in a science, tech-
nology, engineering, or mathematics field. 
‘‘SEC. 264. AWARDS. 
‘‘(a) SCHOLARSHIP AWARD.—The Secretary shall 
provide each recipient with a scholarship in the amount 
of up to $20,000 to pay for the cost of attendance of the 
student for each academic year the student is eligible to 
receive the scholarship. The Secretary shall transfer such 
funds to the institution of higher education at which the 
recipient is enrolled. 
‘‘(b) BONUS AWARD.— 
‘‘(1) OPTION FOR BONUS AWARD.—Any student 
who receives a scholarship under this part may elect 
to enter into a bonus agreement with the Secretary, 
in accordance with this subsection, for any academic 
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year during which the student receives a scholarship 
under this part. 
‘‘(2) BONUS AGREEMENT.—A bonus agreement 
under paragraph (1) shall provide that— 
‘‘(A) the student shall perform one aca-
demic year of the qualified service agreed to 
under section 263(a) in a high-need local edu-
cational agency, as defined in section 200; and 
‘‘(B) the Secretary shall provide $10,000, 
in addition to the amount the student receives 
under subsection (a), for each academic year in 
which the student enters into such bonus agree-
ment. 
‘‘(3) SERVICE REQUIREMENT ENFORCED.—The 
Secretary shall establish such requirements as the 
Secretary finds necessary to ensure that recipients 
of bonuses under this subsection fulfill the qualified 
service requirement in a high-need local educational 
agency, as defined in section 200, for a period of 
time equivalent to the period for which the recipient 
receives the bonus, or repays the portion of the 
bonus received for which the recipient did not per-
form the required qualified service in a high-need 
local educational agency, as determined by the Sec-
retary. The Secretary shall use any such repayments 
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to carry out additional activities under this sub-
section. 
‘‘(c) MAXIMUM AWARD.—The maximum award any 
student may receive under this section for an academic 
year shall be the student’s cost of attendance minus any 
grant aid such student receives from sources other than 
this section. 
‘‘SEC. 265. REGULATIONS. 
‘‘The Secretary is authorized to issue such regula-
tions as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of 
this part.’’. 
(c) INSTITUTIONAL GRANTS FOR INTEGRATED DE-
GREE PROGRAMS.—Title II of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1021 et seq.) is further amended by 
inserting after part C, as added by subsection (b) of this 
section, the following new part: 
‘‘PART D—INTEGRATED DEGREE PROGRAMS 
‘‘SEC. 271. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to 
award grants to institutions of higher education, on a 
competitive basis, in order to pay for the Federal share 
of the cost of projects to establish, strengthen, and operate 
4-year undergraduate degree programs through which stu-
dents may concurrently— 
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