‘‘(ii) a description of the field teaching 
experiences proposed; and 
‘‘(iii) evidence of agreements between 
the applicant and the schools or school dis-
tricts that are identified as the locations at 
which field teaching experiences will occur; 
‘‘(D) a description of the programs required 
under subsection (a)(3)(A)(iii) and (B)(iii), in-
cluding activities to assist new teachers in ful-
filling their service requirements under this sec-
tion; and 
‘‘(E) an identification of the applicant’s 
mathematics, science, or engineering faculty and 
its education faculty who will carry out the de-
velopment and implementation of the program 
as required under subsection (a)(4).’’; 
(13) in subsection (b)(2)— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), 
(C), (D), and (E) as subparagraphs (C), (D), 
(E) and (F), respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) a 
new subparagraph as follows: 
‘‘(B) the extent to which the applicant’s 
mathematics, science, or engineering faculty and 
its education faculty have worked or will work 
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collaboratively to design new or revised curricula 
that recognizes the specialized pedagogy required 
to teach mathematics and science effectively in 
elementary and secondary schools;’’; 
(14) in subsection (c)(3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$7,500’’ and inserting 
‘‘$10,000’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘of scholarship support’’ 
and inserting ‘‘of scholarship support, unless the 
Director establishes a policy by which part-time 
students may receive additional years of sup-
port’’; 
(15) in subsection (c)(4)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘, with a maximum service 
requirement of 4 years’’ after ‘‘was received’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Service required under this 
paragraph shall be performed in a high-need 
local educational agency.’’; 
(16) in subsection (c), by adding at the end a 
new paragraph as follows: 
‘‘(5) EXCEPTION.—The period of service obliga-
tion under paragraph (4) is reduced by 1 year for 
scholarship recipients whose service is performed in a 
high-need local educational agency.’’; 
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(17) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘to receive 
certification or licensing to teach’’ and inserting ‘‘es-
tablished under subsection (a)(3)(B)’’; 
(18) in subsection (d)(2), by inserting ‘‘and pro-
fessional achievement’’ after ‘‘academic merit’’; 
(19) in subsection (d)(3), by striking ‘‘1 year’’ 
and inserting ‘‘16 months’’; 
(20) in subsection (d)(4), by striking ‘‘for each 
year a stipend was received’’; 
(21) in subsection (g)(2)(A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Treasurer of the United 
States,’’ and inserting ‘‘Treasurer of the United 
States.’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘multiplied by 2.’’ 
(22) in subsection (i)(3), by inserting ‘‘or had a 
career in’’ after ‘‘is working in’’; and 
(23) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(j) SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS SCHOLARSHIP GIFT 
FUND.—In accordance with section 11(f) of the National 
Science Foundation Act of 1950, the Director is authorized 
to accept donations from the private sector to support schol-
arships, stipends, or internships associated with programs 
under this section. 
‘‘(k) ASSESSMENT
OF TEACHER RETENTION.—Not 
later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this sub-
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section, the Director shall transmit to Congress a report on 
the effectiveness of the program carried out under this sec-
tion regarding the retention of participants in the teaching 
profession beyond the service obligation required under this 
section. 
‘‘(l) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Except as 
provided in subsection (m), there are authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Director for the Robert Noyce Teacher 
Scholarship Program— 
‘‘(1) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, of which 
at least $7,500,000 shall be used for capacity building 
activities described in subsection (a)(3)(A)(ii) and 
(iii) and (B)(ii) and (iii); 
‘‘(2) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, of which 
at least $10,500,000 shall be used for capacity build-
ing activities described in subsection (a)(3)(A)(ii) and 
(iii) and (B)(ii) and (iii); 
‘‘(3) $90,000,000 for fiscal year 2009, of which 
at least $13,500,000 shall be used for capacity build-
ing activities described in subsection (a)(3)(A)(ii) and 
(iii) and (B)(ii) and (iii); 
‘‘(4) $110,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, of which 
at least $16,500,000 shall be used for capacity build-
ing activities described in subsection (a)(3)(A)(ii) and 
(iii) and (B)(ii) and (iii); and 
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‘‘(5) $130,000,000 for fiscal year 2011, of which 
at least $19,500,000 shall be used for capacity build-
ing activities described in subsection (a)(3)(A)(ii) and 
(iii) and (B)(ii) and (iii). 
‘‘(m) EXCEPTION.—For any fiscal year for which the 
funding allocated for activities under this section is less 
than $50,000,000, the amount of funding available for ca-
pacity building activities described in paragraphs (1) 
through (5) of subsection (l) shall not exceed 15 percent of 
the allocated funds.’’. 
SEC. 4. SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIPS FOR 
SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 9 of the National Science 
Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n) 
is amended— 
(1) in the section heading by striking ‘‘MATHE-
MATICS
AND
SCIENCE
EDUCATION
PARTNER-
SHIPS’’ and inserting ‘‘SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY 
PARTNERSHIPS
FOR
SCIENCE
AND
MATHE-
MATICS EDUCATION’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)(2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(A)’’; 
(B) by striking subparagraph (B); 
(C) by inserting ‘‘, through 1 or more of its 
departments in science, mathematics, or engi-
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neering,’’ after ‘‘institution of higher education’’; 
and 
(D) by striking ‘‘a State educational agen-
cy’’ and inserting ‘‘education faculty from the 
participating institution or institutions of high-
er education, a State educational agency,’’; 
(3) in subsection (a)(3)(B) by— 
(A) inserting ‘‘content-specific’’ before ‘‘pro-
fessional development programs’’; 
(B) inserting ‘‘which are’’ before ‘‘de-
signed’’; and 
(C) inserting ‘‘and which may include 
teacher training activities to prepare science and 
mathematics teachers to teach Advanced Place-
ment and International Baccalaureate science 
and mathematics courses’’ after ‘‘and science 
teachers’’; 
(4) in subsection (a)(3)(C) by inserting ‘‘and 
laboratory experiences’’ after ‘‘technology’’ and by in-
serting ‘‘and laboratory’’ after ‘‘provide technical’’; 
(5) in subsection (a)(3)(E) by striking ‘‘master 
teachers’’ and inserting ‘‘teacher leaders’’; 
(6) in subsection (a)(3)(I) by inserting ‘‘includ-
ing model induction programs for teachers in their 
first 2 years of teaching,’’ after ‘‘and science,’’; 
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(7) in subsection (a)(3)(K) by striking ‘‘devel-
oping and offering mathematics or science enrichment 
programs for students, including after-school and 
summer programs;’’ and inserting ‘‘developing edu-
cational programs and materials for use in and con-
ducting mathematics or science enrichment programs 
for students, including after-school programs and 
summer camps for students described in subsection 
(b)(2)(G);’’; 
(8) in subsection (a)(4) by striking ‘‘master 
teachers’’ and inserting ‘‘teacher leaders’’ in the para-
graph heading and each place it appears in the text; 
(9) in subsection (a) by inserting at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(8) MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMS.—Activities 
carried out in accordance with paragraph (3)(B) 
shall include the development and offering of master’s 
degree programs for in-service mathematics and 
science teachers that will strengthen their subject area 
knowledge and pedagogical skills. Grants provided 
under this section may be used to develop and imple-
ment courses of instruction for the master’s degree 
programs, which may involve online learning, and 
develop related educational materials. 
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‘‘(9) MENTORS
FOR
ADVANCED
PLACEMENT 
COURSES
TEACHERS
AND
STUDENTS.—Partnerships 
carrying out activities to prepare science and mathe-
matics teachers to teach Advanced Placement and 
International Baccalaureate science and mathematics 
courses in accordance with paragraph (3)(B) shall en-
courage companies employing scientists, mathemati-
cians, or engineers to provide mentors to teachers and 
students and provide for the coordination of such 
mentoring activities. 
‘‘(10) INVENTIVENESS.—Activities carried out in 
accordance with paragraph (3)(H) may include the 
development and dissemination of curriculum tools 
that will help foster inventiveness and innovation.’’; 
(10) in subsection (b)(2) by redesignating sub-
paragraphs (E) and (F) as subparagraphs (F) and 
(G), respectively, and inserting after subparagraph 
(D) the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) the extent to which the evaluation de-
scribed in paragraph (1)(E) will be independent 
and based on objective measures;’’; 
(11) in subsection (b)(3)(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(12) in subsection (b)(3) by redesignating sub-
paragraph (B) as subparagraph (C) and inserting 
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after subparagraph (A) the following new subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(B) give priority to applications that in-
clude teacher training activities as the main 
focus of the proposal; and’’; 
(13) in subsection (b) by inserting at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(4) MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM GRANT SIZE.—A 
grant awarded under this section shall be not less 
than $75,000 or greater than $2,000,000 for any fis-
cal year.’’; 
(14) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (2); 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), 
and (5) as paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respec-
tively; and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing new paragraphs: 
‘‘(2) REPORT ON MODEL PROJECTS.—The Direc-
tor shall determine which completed projects funded 
through the program under this section should be seen 
as models to be replicated on a more expansive basis 
at the State or national levels. Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Di-
rector shall transmit a report describing the results of 
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this study to the Committee on Science and the Com-
mittee on Education and the Workforce of the House 
of Representatives and to the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation and the Com-
mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of 
the Senate. 
‘‘(3) REPORT ON EVALUATIONS.—Not later than 
4 years after the date of enactment of this paragraph, 
the Director shall transmit a report summarizing the 
evaluations required under subsection (b)(1)(E) of 
grants received under this program and describing 
any changes to the program recommended as a result 
of these evaluations to the Committee on Science and 
the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the 
House of Representatives and to the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Com-
mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of 
the Senate. Such report shall be made widely avail-
able to the public.’’; and 
(15) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘mathe-
matics and science teacher’ means a mathematics, science, 
or technology teacher at the elementary school or secondary 
school level.’’. 
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(b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 4 of the National Science 
Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n 
note) is amended— 
(1) by amending paragraph (6) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(6) ELIGIBLE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.—The 
term ‘eligible nonprofit organization’ means a non-
profit organization, such as a museum or science cen-
ter, involved in the preparation, training, or certifi-
cation of science and mathematics teachers.’’; 
(2) by amending paragraph (8) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(8) HIGH-NEED
LOCAL
EDUCATIONAL
AGEN-
CY.—The term ‘high-need local educational agency’ 
means a local educational agency that— 
‘‘(A) is receiving grants under title I of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq) as a result of hav-
ing within its jurisdiction concentrations of chil-
dren from low income families; and 
‘‘(B) is experiencing a shortage of highly 
qualified teachers, as defined in section 9101 of 
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801), in the fields of science, 
mathematics, or engineering.’’; and 
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(3) in paragraph (11) by striking ‘‘master teach-
er’’ and inserting ‘‘teacher leader’’ in the paragraph 
heading and in the text, and by striking ‘‘master 
teachers’’ and inserting ‘‘teacher leaders’’ . 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Director of the Na-
tional Science Foundation for the School and University 
Partnerships for Science and Mathematics Education pro-
gram— 
(1) $63,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; 
(2) $73,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; 
(3) $83,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; 
(4) $93,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; and 
(5) $103,000,000 for fiscal year 2011. 
SEC. 5. SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH-
EMATICS TALENT EXPANSION PROGRAM. 
(a) AMENDMENTS.—Section 8(7) of the National 
Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘competi-
tive, merit-based’’ and all that follows through ‘‘in re-
cent years’’ and inserting ‘‘competitive, merit-re-
viewed multiyear grants for eligible applicants to im-
prove undergraduate education in science, mathe-
matics, engineering and technology through— 
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‘‘(i) the creation of programs to increase the 
number of students studying toward and com-
pleting associate’s or bachelor’s degrees in 
science, mathematics, engineering and tech-
nology, particularly in fields that have faced de-
clining enrollment in recent years; and 
‘‘(ii) the creation of centers to develop un-
dergraduate curriculum, teaching methods for 
undergraduate courses, and methods to better 
train professors and teaching assistants who 
teach undergraduate courses to increase the num-
ber of students completing undergraduate courses 
in science, mathematics, technology, and engi-
neering, including the number of nonmajors, and 
to improve student academic achievement in 
those courses. 
Grants made under clause (ii) shall be awarded joint-
ly through the Education and Human Resources Di-
rectorate and at least 1 research directorate of the 
Foundation’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘under this 
paragraph’’ and inserting ‘‘under subparagraph 
(A)(i)’’; 
(3) in subparagraph (C)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(i)’’ before ‘‘The types of’’; 
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(B) by redesignating clauses (i) through (vi) 
as subclauses (I) through (VI), respectively; 
(C) by striking ‘‘under this paragraph’’ and 
inserting ‘‘under subparagraph (A)(i)’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(ii) The types of activities the Foundation may 
support under subparagraph (A)(ii) include— 
‘‘(I) creating model curricula and labora-
tory programs; 
‘‘(II) developing and demonstrating re-
search-based instructional methods and tech-
nologies; 
‘‘(III) developing methods to train graduate 
students and faculty to be more effective teachers 
of undergraduates; 
‘‘(IV) conducting programs to disseminate 
curricula, instructional methods, or training 
methods to faculty at the grantee institutions 
and at other institutions; 
‘‘(V) conducting assessments of the effective-
ness of the Center at accomplishing the goals de-
scribed in subparagraph (A)(ii); and 
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‘‘(VI) conducting any other activities the 
Director determines will accomplish the goals de-
scribed in subparagraph (A)(ii).’’; 
(4) in subparagraph (D)(i), by striking ‘‘under 
this paragraph’’ and inserting ‘‘under subparagraph 
(A)(i)’’; 
(5) in subparagraph (D)(ii), by striking ‘‘under 
this paragraph’’ and inserting ‘‘under subparagraph 
(A)(i)’’; 
(6) after subparagraph (D)(iii), by adding the 
following new clause: 
‘‘(iv) A grant under subparagraph (A)(ii) shall 
be awarded for 5 years, and the Director may extend 
such a grant for up to 2 additional 3 year periods.’’; 
(7) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘under this 
paragraph’’ both places it appears and inserting 
‘‘under subparagraph (A)(i)’’; 
(8) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as sub-
paragraph (J); and 
(9) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the fol-
lowing new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(F) Grants awarded under subparagraph 
(A)(ii) shall be carried out by a department or de-
partments of science, mathematics, or engineering at 
institutions of higher education (or a consortia there-
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of), which may partner with education faculty. Appli-
cations for awards under subparagraph (A)(ii) shall 
be submitted to the Director at such time, in such 
manner, and containing such information as the Di-
rector may require. At a minimum, the application 
shall include— 
‘‘(i) a description of the activities to be car-
ried out by the Center; 
‘‘(ii) a plan for disseminating programs re-
lated to the activities carried out by the Center 
to faculty at the grantee institution and at other 
institutions; 
‘‘(iii) an estimate of the number of faculty, 
graduate students (if any), and undergraduate 
students who will be affected by the activities 
carried out by the Center; and 
‘‘(iv) a plan for assessing the effectiveness of 
the Center at accomplishing the goals described 
in subparagraph (A)(ii). 
‘‘(G) in evaluating the applications submitted 
under subparagraph (F), the Director shall consider, 
at a minimum— 
‘‘(i) the ability of the applicant to effec-
tively carry out the proposed activities, includ-
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ing the dissemination activities described in sub-
paragraph (C)(ii)(IV); and 
‘‘(ii) the extent to which the faculty, staff, 
and administrators of the applicant institution 
are committed to improving undergraduate 
science, mathematics, and engineering education. 
‘‘(H) In awarding grants under subparagraph 
(A)(ii), the Director shall endeavor to ensure that a 
wide variety of science, mathematics, and engineering 
fields and types of institutions of higher education, 
including 2-year colleges, are covered, and that— 
‘‘(i) at least 1 Center is housed at a Doc-
toral/Research University as defined by the Car-
negie Foundation for the Advancement of Teach-
ing; and 
‘‘(ii) at least 1 Center is focused on improv-
ing undergraduate education in an interdiscipli-
nary area. 
‘‘(I) The Director shall convene an annual meet-
ing of the awardees under this paragraph to foster 
collaboration and to disseminate the results of the 
Centers and the other activities funded under this 
paragraph.’’. 
(b) REPORT ON DATA COLLECTION.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Direc-
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tor shall transmit to Congress a report on how the Director 
is determining whether current grant recipients in the 
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent 
Expansion Program are making satisfactory progress as re-
quired by section 8(7)(D)(ii) of the National Science Foun-
dation Authorization Act of 2002 and what funding actions 
have been taken as a result of the Director’s determinations. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Director of the Na-
tional Science Foundation for the program described in sec-
tion 8(7) of the National Science Foundation Authorization 
Act of 2002— 
(1) $44,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, of which 
$4,000,000 shall be for the grants described in sub-
paragraph (A)(ii); 
(2) $55,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, of which 
$10,000,000 shall be for the grants described in sub-
paragraph (A)(ii); 
(3) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2009, of which 
$10,000,000 shall be for the grants described in sub-
paragraph (A)(ii); 
(4) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, of which 
$10,000,000 shall be for the grants described in sub-
paragraph (A)(ii); and 
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(5) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2011, of which 
$10,000,000 shall be for the grants described in sub-
paragraph (A)(ii). 
SEC. 6. INTEGRATIVE GRADUATE EDUCATION AND RE-
SEARCH TRAINEESHIP PROGRAM. 
(a) FUNDING.—For each of the fiscal years 2007 
through 2011, the Director of the National Science Founda-
tion shall allocate at least 1.5 percent of funds appropriated 
for Research and Related Activities to the Integrative Grad-
uate Education and Research Traineeship program. 
(b) COORDINATION.—The Director shall coordinate 
with Federal departments and agencies, as appropriate, to 
expand the interdisciplinary nature of the Integrative 
Graduate Education and Research Traineeship program. 
(c) AUTHORITY
TO ACCEPT FUNDS FROM OTHER 
AGENCIES.—The Director is authorized to accept funds 
from other Federal departments and agencies to carry out 
the 
Integrative 
Graduate 
Education 
and 
Research 
Traineeship program. 
SEC. 7. CENTERS FOR RESEARCH ON LEARNING AND EDU-
CATION IMPROVEMENT. 
The Director of the National Science Foundation shall 
continue to carry out the program of Centers for Research 
on Learning and Education Improvement as established in 
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