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facturing degree or certification programs, including 
the integration of industry standards and workplace 
competencies into the curriculum; 
‘‘(2) the development and implementation of 
faculty professional development programs that en-
hance a faculty member’s capabilities and teaching 
skills in advanced manufacturing, including efforts 
to understand current advanced manufacturing tech-
nologies and practices; 
‘‘(3) the establishment of centers that provide 
models and leadership in advanced manufacturing 
education and serve as regional or national clearing-
houses for educational materials and methods, in-
cluding in rural areas; 
‘‘(4) activities to enhance the recruitment and 
retention of students into certification and degree 
programs in advanced manufacturing, including the 
provision of improved mentoring and internship op-
portunities; 
‘‘(5) the establishment of partnerships with pri-
vate sector entities to ensure the development of an 
advanced manufacturing workforce with the skills 
necessary to meet regional economic needs; and 
‘‘(6) other activities as determined appropriate 
by the Director.’’. 
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SEC. 325. STEM EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS. 
Section 9 of the National Science Foundation Au-
thorization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘MATH-
EMATICS AND SCIENCE’’ and inserting ‘‘STEM’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘mathematics and science’’ each 
place it appears in subsections (a) and (b) and in-
serting ‘‘STEM’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘mathematics or science’’ each 
place it appears in subsection (a)(3) and (4)(A) and 
inserting ‘‘STEM’’; 
(4) by striking ‘‘mathematics, science, or engi-
neering’’ in subsection (a)(2)(B) and inserting 
‘‘STEM’’; 
(5) by striking ‘‘mathematics, science, and tech-
nology’’ in subsection (a)(3)(B)(ii)(II) and (8) and 
inserting ‘‘STEM’’; 
(6) by striking ‘‘professional mathematicians, 
scientists, and engineers’’ in subsection (a)(3)(F) 
and inserting ‘‘STEM professionals’’; 
(7) by striking ‘‘mathematicians, scientists, and 
engineers’’ in subsection (a)(3)(J) and (M) and in-
serting ‘‘STEM professionals’’; 
(8) by striking ‘‘scientists, technologists, engi-
neers, or mathematicians’’ in subsection (a)(8) and 
inserting ‘‘STEM professionals’’; 
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(9) by striking ‘‘science, technology, engineer-
ing, and mathematics’’ each place it appears in sub-
section (a)(3)(K) and (10) and inserting ‘‘STEM’’; 
(10) by striking ‘‘science, technology, engineer-
ing, or mathematics’’ in subsection (a)(10)(A)(ii)(II) 
and inserting ‘‘STEM’’; 
(11) by striking ‘‘science, mathematics, engi-
neering, and technology’’ each place it appears in 
subsection (a)(5) and inserting ‘‘STEM’’; 
(12) by striking ‘‘science, mathematics, engi-
neering, or technology’’ in subsection (a)(5) and in-
serting ‘‘STEM’’; 
(13) by striking ‘‘mathematics, science, engi-
neering, and technology’’ in subsection (b)(1) and 
(2) and inserting ‘‘STEM’’; and 
(14) by striking subsection (d). 
SEC. 326. NOYCE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AMENDMENTS. 
Section 10A of the National Science Foundation Au-
thorization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n–1a) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2)(B), by inserting ‘‘or 
bachelor’s’’ after ‘‘master’s’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (2)(B); 
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