I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5358 
To authorize programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and 
technology education at the National Science Foundation and the Depart-
ment of Energy Office of Science, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 11, 2006 
Mr. SCHWARZ of Michigan (for himself, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. SMITH of Texas, 
Mr. CALVERT, Mr. EHLERS, Mrs. BIGGERT, Mr. INGLIS of South Caro-
lina, and Mr. MCCAUL of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Science 
A BILL 
To authorize programs relating to science, mathematics, en-
gineering, and technology education at the National 
Science Foundation and the Department of Energy Of-
fice of Science, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Science and Mathe-
matics Education for Competitiveness Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ROBERT NOYCE TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 10 of the National Science Foundation Au-
thorization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n–1) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘Teacher’’ after ‘‘Noyce’’ in 
the section heading and each place it appears in the 
text; 
(2) 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 
support’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)(4), by inserting ‘‘with a 
maximum service requirement of 4 years’’ after ‘‘was 
received’’; 
(4) in subsection (d)(3), by striking ‘‘1 year’’ 
and inserting ‘‘16 months’’; 
(5) in subsection (d)(4), by striking ‘‘for each 
year a stipend was received’’; 
(6) in subsection (g)(2)(A)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘Treasurer of the United 
States,’’ and inserting ‘‘Treasurer of the United 
States.’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘multiplied by 2.’’ 
(7) in subsection (i)(3), by inserting ‘‘or had a 
career in’’ after ‘‘is working in’’; and 
(8) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Except 
as provided in subsection (k), there are authorized to be 
appropriated 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 build-
ing 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 
building 
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 
building 
activities 
described 
in 
subsection 
(a)(3)(A)(ii) and (iii) and (B)(ii) and (iii); 
‘‘(4) $90,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, of which 
at least $13,500,000 shall be used for capacity 
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building 
activities 
described 
in 
subsection 
(a)(3)(A)(ii) and (iii) and (B)(ii) and (iii); and 
‘‘(5) $90,000,000 for fiscal year 2011, of which 
at least $13,500,000 shall be used for capacity 
building 
activities 
described 
in 
subsection 
(a)(3)(A)(ii) and (iii) and (B)(ii) and (iii). 
‘‘(k) 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 (j) shall not exceed 15 percent 
of the allocated funds.’’ 
SEC. 3. SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS TEACHER TRAINING 
PARTNERSHIPS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 9 of the National Science 
Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 9. SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS TEACHER TRAINING 
PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—(A) The Director shall 
carry out a program to award grants to institutions 
of higher education or eligible nonprofit organiza-
tions (or consortia of such institutions or organiza-
tions) to establish science and mathematics teacher 
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training partnership programs to improve elemen-
tary and secondary science and mathematics instruc-
tion. 
‘‘(B) Grants shall be awarded under this sub-
section on a competitive, merit-reviewed basis. 
‘‘(2) PARTNERSHIPS.—To be eligible to receive 
a grant under this subsection, an institution of high-
er education through 1 or more of its departments 
in science, mathematics, or engineering or an eligible 
nonprofit organization (or a consortium thereof) 
shall enter into a partnership with 1 or more local 
educational agencies that may also include 1 or more 
businesses. 
‘‘(3) REQUIRED
USES
OF
FUNDS.—Grants 
awarded under this subsection shall be used for ac-
tivities that draw upon the expertise of the partners 
to improve teacher content knowledge in science or 
mathematics at the elementary or secondary levels, 
such as conducting— 
‘‘(A) intensive, content-specific teacher in-
stitutes, which may include the provision of sti-
pends or expenses for participants; 
‘‘(B) model induction programs for teach-
ers in their first 2 years of teaching; and 
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‘‘(C) programs to expand the knowledge of 
existing teachers through sustained, content- 
specific professional development programs. 
‘‘(4) ADDITIONAL
USES
OF
FUNDS.—Grants 
awarded under this subsection may also be used to 
conduct— 
‘‘(A) programs to train, in both content 
and pedagogy, teacher leaders who will be 
granted sufficient nonclassroom time to serve as 
mentor teachers, as demonstrated by assur-
ances their employing school has provided to 
the Director, in such time and such manner as 
the Director may require; 
‘‘(B) programs to train teachers to incor-
porate new technologies into their classroom; 
and 
‘‘(C) programs to train teachers to incor-
porate laboratory experiences into their lesson 
plans. 
‘‘(b) SELECTION PROCESS.— 
‘‘(1) APPLICATION.—An institution of higher 
education or eligible nonprofit organization seeking 
funding under subsection (a) shall submit an appli-
cation to the Director at such time, in such manner, 
and containing such information as the Director 
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may require. The application shall include, at a min-
imum— 
‘‘(A) a description of the partnership and 
the role that each member will play in imple-
menting the proposal; 
‘‘(B) a description of the activities to be 
carried out, including— 
‘‘(i) the number of teachers to be 
served; 
‘‘(ii) how such activities will be 
aligned with State science and mathe-
matics achievement standards; 
‘‘(iii) how such activities will increase 
the number or percentage of science and 
mathematics teachers who are highly quali-
fied teachers, as defined in section 9101 of 
the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801); and 
‘‘(iv) how such activities will reduce 
the attrition of science and mathematics 
teachers; 
‘‘(C) a description of the need for qualified 
science and mathematics teachers in the area to 
be served; 
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‘‘(D) a description of the manner in which 
the partnership will be continued after assist-
ance under this program concludes; and 
‘‘(E) a description of how the partnership 
will evaluate the impact of the program. 
‘‘(2) REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS.—In evaluating 
the applications submitted under paragraph (1), the 
Director shall consider, at a minimum— 
‘‘(A) the ability of the partners to effec-
tively carry out the proposed programs; 
‘‘(B) the extent to which effective practices 
can be identified and replicated; and 
‘‘(C) the extent to which the evaluation de-
scribed in paragraph (1)(E) will be independent 
and based on objective measures. 
‘‘(3) AWARDS.—In awarding grants under this 
section, the Director shall give priority consideration 
to applications in which the partnership includes a 
high-need local educational agency and to applica-
tions that include activities described in subsection 
(a)(4)(A). 
‘‘(4) MAXIMUM
GRANT.—A grant awarded 
under this section shall not be less than $75,000 or 
greater than $2,000,000 for any fiscal year. 
‘‘(c) ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISSEMINATION.— 
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‘‘(1) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—Not later than 
2 years after the date of enactment of this section, 
the Director shall establish a common set of bench-
marks and assessment tools to allow for the com-
parison of practices across grantees. 
‘‘(2) REPORT.—Not later than 4 years after the 
date of enactment of this section, the Director shall 
perform an assessment of the effectiveness of the 
Science and Mathematics Teacher Training Partner-
ships Program established by this section in improv-
ing elementary and secondary science and mathe-
matics instruction. Not later than 5 years after the 
date of enactment of this section, the Director shall 
transmit a report describing the results of this as-
sessment to the Committee on Science and the Com-
mittee on Education and the Workforce of the 
House of Representatives and to the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen-
sions of the Senate. Such reports shall be made 
widely available to the public. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the National Science Foundation for the 
purpose of this section $50,000,000 for each of the fiscal 
years 2007 through 2011.’’. 
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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 
nonprofit organization, such as a museum or science 
center, involved in the preparation, training, or cer-
tification 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 
having within its jurisdiction concentrations of 
children 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 
teacher’’ and inserting ‘‘teacher leader’’ each place it 
appears. 
(c) CONTINUING GRANTS.—This section shall not be 
construed to terminate any Mathematics and Science 
Partnership awards made prior to the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 4. SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH-
EMATICS TALENT EXPANSION PROGRAM. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Direc-
tor of the National Science Foundation for the Science, 
Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expan-
sion Program, $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, 
$45,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, $50,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2009, $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and 
$50,000,000 for fiscal year 2011. 
SEC. 5. 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 Foun-
dation shall allocate at least 1.5 percent of funds appro-
priated for Research and Related Activities to the Integra-
tive Graduate Education and Research Traineeship pro-
gram. 
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(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. 
6. 
ESTABLISHMENT 
OF 
CENTERS 
FOR 
UNDER-
GRADUATE EDUCATION IN SCIENCE, MATHE-
MATICS, AND ENGINEERING. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—(A) The Director of the Na-
tional Science Foundation shall carry out a program 
to award grants to departments of science, mathe-
matics, or engineering at institutions of higher edu-
cation (or consortia thereof) to establish Centers for 
Undergraduate Education in Science, Mathematics, 
and Engineering. The program shall be designed to 
promote the development of curriculum, teaching 
methods, and teacher training methods to improve 
the quality of undergraduate science, mathematics, 
and engineering courses and increase the number of 
students taking such courses, including nonmajors. 
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(B) The grants shall be made jointly through 
the Education and Human Resources Directorate 
and at least 1 research directorate of the National 
Science Foundation. 
(C) Grants under this section shall be awarded 
on a competitive, merit-reviewed basis. 
(D) Grants awarded under this section shall be 
for 5 years. The Director may extend a grant under 
this section for up to 2 additional 3-year periods. 
(2) ACTIVITIES.—Grants awarded under this 
section may be used to— 
(A) create model curricula and laboratory 
programs; 
(B) develop and demonstrate research- 
based instructional methods and technologies; 
(C) develop methods to train graduate stu-
dents and faculty to be more effective teachers; 
(D) conduct programs to disseminate cur-
ricula, instructional methods, or training meth-
ods to faculty at the grantee institutions and at 
other institutions; and 
(E) conduct any other activities the Direc-
tor determines will accomplish the goals de-
scribed in paragraph (1)(A). 
(b) SELECTION PROCESS.— 
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(1) APPLICATION.—A department of science, 
mathematics, or engineering of an institution of 
higher education (or consortium thereof) seeking 
funding under this section shall submit an applica-
tion to the Director at such time, in such manner, 
and containing such information as the Director 
may require. At a minimum, the application shall in-
clude— 
(A) a description of the activities to be car-
ried out by the Center; 
(B) 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; 
(C) an estimate of the number of faculty, 
graduate students, and undergraduate students 
who be affected by the activities carried out by 
the Center; and 
(D) a plan for assessing the effectiveness 
of the Center at accomplishing the goals de-
scribed in subsection (a)(1)(A). 
(2) REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS.—In evaluating 
the applications submitted under paragraph (1), the 
Director shall consider, at a minimum— 
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(A) the ability of the applicant to effec-
tively carry out the proposed activities, includ-
ing the dissemination activities described in 
subsection (a)(2)(D); and 
(B) the extent to which the faculty, staff, 
and administrators of the applicant institution 
are committed to improving undergraduate 
science, mathematics, and engineering edu-
cation. 
(3) AWARDS.—In awarding grants under the 
program, the Director shall endeavor to ensure that 
a wide variety of science, mathematics, and engi-
neering fields and types of institutions of higher 
education, including 2-year colleges, are covered, and 
that— 
(A) at least 1 center is housed at a Doc-
toral/Research University as defined by the 
Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of 
Teaching; and 
(B) at least 1 center is focused on improv-
ing undergraduate education in an interdiscipli-
nary area. 
(c) ANNUAL CONFERENCE.—The Director shall con-
vene an annual meeting of the Centers to foster collabora-
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tion among the Centers and to further disseminate the re-
sults of the Centers’ activities. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the National Science 
Foundation for the purpose of this section $4,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2007 and $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal 
years 2008 through 2011. 
SEC. 7. EVALUATION OF PROFESSIONAL SCIENCE MAS-
TERS. 
Not earlier than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Director of the National Science Founda-
tion shall enter into an agreement with an appropriate 
party to assess the impact of the Professional Science 
Master’s (PSM) degree at a variety of institutions, includ-
ing the extent to which the degree is interdisciplinary and 
targeted to emerging fields, the ability of graduates to ob-
tain employment in industry relative to those who receive 
traditional science master’s degrees, salary ranges for 
graduates relative to traditional science masters grad-
uates, the extent to which the degree is terminal or grad-
uates go on to continue their education, and the success 
of the degree in attracting traditionally underrepresented 
populations, including women and minorities. The results 
of such study, together with any recommendations for 
Federal support for Professional Science Master’s pro-
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grams, shall be submitted to the Congress not later than 
3 years after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 8. REPORT ON BROADER IMPACTS CRITERION. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Director of the National Science Founda-
tion shall submit to Congress a report on the impact of 
the broader impacts grant criterion used by the National 
Science Foundation. The report shall–— 
(1) identify the criteria that each division and 
directorate of the Foundation uses to evaluate the 
broader impacts aspects of research proposals; 
(2) provide a breakdown of the types of activi-
ties by division that awardees have proposed to carry 
out to meet the broader impacts criterion; 
(3) provide any evaluations performed by the 
National Science Foundation to assess the degree to 
which the broader impacts aspects of research pro-
posals were carried out and how effective they have 
been at meeting the goals described in the research 
proposals; 
(4) describe what national goals, such as im-
proving undergraduate science, mathematics, and 
engineering education, improving K-12 science and 
mathematics education, promoting university-indus-
try collaboration and technology transfer, and broad-
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