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to carry out section 2211(d) for fiscal years 2001,
2002, 2003, and 2004, respectively;’’.
(2) RESERVATION OF FUNDS.—Section 2202(a)
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6642(a)) is amended—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’;
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3) the amount made available under section
2003(b)(2) to carry out section 2211(d).’’.
SEC. 104. GRANTS FOR TEACHER TECHNOLOGY TRAINING
SOFTWARE AND INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS.
Section 3134 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6844) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the
end;
(2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(7) providing technology training software and
instructional materials to teachers.’’.
SEC. 105. RESERVATION FOR AFTER-SCHOOL ACTIVITIES.
Section 10904(a) of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8244) is amended—
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(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon in
paragraph (2);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (3) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(4) an assurance that if awarded a grant
under this part, the grant recipient shall use not less
than 5 percent of the amount received to provide
after-school day care services that focus on science
activities.’’.
SEC. 106. AFTER-SCHOOL SCIENCE DAY CARE AT COMMU-
NITY LEARNING CENTERS.
Section 10905(3) of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8245(3)) is amended
by striking ‘‘services.’’ and inserting ‘‘services, including
after-school day care services that focus on science activi-
ties for children in grades kindergarten through the sixth
grade.’’.
TITLE II—OTHER PROVISIONS
SEC. 201. WORK-STUDY AMENDMENTS.
(a) TECHNOLOGY TRAINING TREATED AS COMMU-
NITY SERVICE.—Section 441(c) of the Higher Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2751(c)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘technology
training,’’ after ‘‘literacy training,’’; and
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(2) in paragraph (4)(A), by inserting before the
semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘, including tu-
toring teachers in the uses of classroom technology’’.
(b) ADDITIONAL
SPENDING
FOR
TECHNOLOGY
TRAINING.—Section 443(b)(2)(B) of such Act (20 U.S.C.
2753(b)(2)(B)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘7 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘10
percent’’;
(2) by inserting ‘‘(i)’’ after ‘‘shall ensure that’’;
and
(3) by inserting after ‘‘requirement of this sub-
paragraph’’ the following: ‘‘, and (ii) at least 3 per-
cent of the total amount of funds granted to such
institution under this section for such fiscal year is
used to compensate students employed in technology
training or tutoring teachers in the uses of class-
room technology (or both),’’.
SEC. 202. STUDY.
The Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with
other Government agencies, appropriate organizations,
and private businesses and corporations, shall conduct a
study of—
(1) the feasibility and effectiveness of various
incentives, including tax credits, for corporations
and businesses to provide—
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(A) personnel with regular compensation
for time spent as volunteers engaged in the
technological training of teachers; and
(B) facilities for the provision of such
training of teachers;
(2) alternative methods of providing financial
support, through income tax credits, loan forgive-
ness, or otherwise, to individuals seeking training or
retraining in mathematics, science, and technology
education;
(3) the effectiveness of colleges and universities
in training teachers who are able to use technology
and able to integrate technology into lesson plans
and curricula, including distance learning;
(4) methods to coordinate a working alliance at
various levels of government between the business
and academic community; and
(5) additional means of improving the efficiency
of the technological training of teachers.
SEC. 203. REPORT TO CONGRESS.
Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall trans-
mit to the Congress a report outlining the results of the
study conducted under section 202. Such report shall in-
clude proposals for a comprehensive approach to providing
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technologically competent teachers to our Nation’s schools.
With respect to any objectives described in paragraphs (1)
though (5) of section 202 that the Secretary determines
are feasible and effective, such report shall include a plan
for accomplishing such objectives.