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for undergraduate research, undergraduate instruction, or
both, in science, mathematics, engineering, or technology.
(b) ELIGIBLE
INSTITUTIONS.—Grants may be
awarded under this section only to institutions of higher
education that award fewer than 10 doctoral degrees per
year in disciplines for which the National Science Founda-
tion provides research support.
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are to be authorized to be appropriated to the National
Science Foundation to carry out this section $10,000,000
for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2007.
SEC. 8. UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall award grants,
on a merit-reviewed, competitive basis, to institutions of
higher education, eligible nonprofit organizations, or con-
sortia thereof to establish sites that provide research expe-
riences for 10 or more undergraduate science, mathe-
matics, engineering, or technology students. The Director
shall ensure that—
(1) at least half of the students participating at
each site funded under this section shall be recruited
from institutions of higher education where research
activities in science, mathematics, engineering, or
technology are limited or nonexistent;
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(2) the awards provide undergraduate research
experiences in a wide range of science, mathematics,
engineering, or technology disciplines;
(3) awards support a variety of projects includ-
ing independent investigator-led projects, multidisci-
plinary projects, and multiinstitutional projects (in-
cluding virtual projects);
(4) students participating in the projects have
mentors, including during the academic year, to help
connect the students’ research experiences to the
overall academic course of study and to help stu-
dents achieve success in courses of study leading to
a baccalaureate degree in science, mathematics, en-
gineering, or technology;
(5) mentors and students are supported with
appropriate summer salary or stipends; and
(6) all student participants are tracked through
receipt of the undergraduate degree and for at least
1 year thereafter.
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to the National Science
Foundation to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each
of fiscal years 2003 through 2007.
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SEC. 9. DISSEMINATION OF PROJECT INFORMATION.
The Director shall ensure that all National Science
Foundation-sponsored undergraduate science, mathe-
matics, engineering, or technology education projects, in-
cluding those sponsored by National Science Foundation
research directorates, shall disseminate via the Internet,
at a minimum, the following information:
(1) Scope, goals, and objectives of each project.
(2) Activities, methodologies, and practices de-
veloped and implemented.
(3) Outcomes, both positive and negative, of
project assessment activities.
SEC. 10. EVALUATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director, through the Re-
search, Evaluation and Communication Division of the
Education and Human Resources Directorate of the Na-
tional Science Foundation, shall evaluate the effectiveness
of all undergraduate science, mathematics, engineering, or
technology education activities supported by the National
Science Foundation in increasing the number and quality
of students, including students from groups underrep-
resented in science, mathematics, engineering, and tech-
nology fields, studying and receiving associate or bacca-
laureate degrees in science, mathematics, engineering, and
technology. In conducting the evaluation, the Director
shall consider information on—
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(1) the number of students enrolled;
(2) student academic achievement, including
quantifiable measurements of students’ mastery of
content and skills;
(3) persistence to degree completion, including
students who transfer from science, mathematics,
engineering, and technology programs to programs
in other academic disciplines; and
(4) placement during the first year after degree
completion in post-graduate education or career
pathways.
(b) ASSESSMENT BENCHMARKS AND TOOLS.—The
Director, through the Research, Evaluation and Commu-
nication Division of the Education and Human Resources
Directorate of the National Science Foundation, shall es-
tablish a common set of assessment benchmarks and tools,
and shall enable every National Science Foundation-spon-
sored project to incorporate the use of these benchmarks
and tools in their project-based assessment activities.
(c) DISSEMINATION
OF EVALUATION RESULTS.—
The results of the evaluations required under subsection
(a) shall be made available to the public.
(d) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 3 years
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and once every
3 years thereafter, the Director shall transmit to the Con-
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gress a report containing the results of evaluations under
subsection (a).
SEC. 11. NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES STUDY ON UN-
DERGRADUATE RECRUITMENT AND RETEN-
TION.
(a) STUDY.—Not later than 3 months after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall enter into
an arrangement with the National Research Council of the
National Academy of Sciences to perform a study on the
factors that influence undergraduate students to enter and
persist to degree completion in science, mathematics, engi-
neering, and technology programs or to leave such pro-
grams and matriculate to other academic programs, as re-
ported by students.
(b) TRANSMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 18
months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Director shall transmit to the Congress a report con-
taining the results of the study under subsection (a).
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION.—There are
authorized to be appropriated to the National Science
Foundation for carrying out this section $700,000 for fis-
cal year 2003, to remain available until expended.
SEC. 
12. 
MINORITY-SERVING 
INSTITUTIONS 
UNDER-
GRADUATE PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—
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(1) The Director shall establish a program to
award grants to Hispanic-Serving Institutions, His-
torically Black Colleges and Universities, Alaska Na-
tive-Serving Institutions, Native Hawaiian-Serving
Institutions, and tribally controlled colleges and uni-
versities to enhance the quality of undergraduate
science, mathematics, and engineering education at
such institutions and to increase the retention and
graduation rates of students pursuing baccalaureate
degrees in science, mathematics, or engineering.
(2) Grants shall be awarded under this section
on a merit-reviewed, competitive basis.
(b) PROGRAM COMPONENTS.—Grants awarded under
this section shall support—
(1) activities to improve courses and curriculum
in science, mathematics, or engineering disciplines;
(2) faculty development, including support
for—
(A) sabbaticals and exchange programs to
improve the faculty’s research competency and
knowledge of technological advances;
(B) professional development workshops on
innovative teaching practices and assessment;
(C) visiting faculty, including researchers
from industry; and
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(D) faculty reassigned time or release time
to mentor students or to participate in cur-
riculum reform and academic enhancement ac-
tivities;
(3) stipends for undergraduate students partici-
pating in research activities in science, mathematics,
or engineering disciplines on-campus or off-campus
at industrial, governmental, or academic research
laboratories; and
(4) other activities that are consistent with sub-
section (a)(1), as determined by the Director.
(c) APPLICATION.—An institution seeking funding
under this section shall submit an application to the Direc-
tor at such time, in such manner, and containing such
information as the Director may require.
SEC. 13. ADVANCED TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION PRO-
GRAM.
(a) CORE SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS COURSES.—
Section 3(a) of the Scientific and Advanced-Technology
Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 1862i(a)) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘, and to improve the quality
of their core education courses in science and mathe-
matics’’ after ‘‘education in advanced-technology
fields’’;
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(2) in paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘and in core
science and mathematics courses’’ after ‘‘advanced-
technology fields’’; and
(3) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘in advanced-
technology fields’’ and inserting ‘‘who provide in-
struction in science, mathematics, and advanced-
technology fields’’.
(b) 
ARTICULATION
PARTNERSHIPS.—Section
3(c)(1)(B) of the Scientific and Advanced-Technology Act
of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 1862i(c)(1)(B)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause (i);
(2) by striking the period at the end of clause
(ii) and inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by adding after clause (ii) the following new
clauses:
‘‘(iii) provide students with research expe-
riences at bachelor-degree-granting institutions
participating in the partnership, including sti-
pend support for students participating in sum-
mer programs; and
‘‘(iv) provide faculty mentors for students
participating in activities under clause (iii), in-
cluding summer salary support for faculty men-
tors.’’.
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(c) ADVANCED TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION ADVI-
SORY COMMITTEE.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director shall es-
tablish an advisory committee on science, mathe-
matics, and technology education at community col-
leges consisting of non-Federal members, including
representatives from academia and industry. The ad-
visory committee shall review, and provide the Direc-
tor with an assessment of, activities carried out
under the Advanced Technological Education Pro-
gram (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Program’’),
including—
(A) conformity of the Program to the re-
quirements of the Scientific and Advanced-
Technology Act of 1992;
(B) the effectiveness of activities supported
under the Program in strengthening the sci-
entific and technical education and training ca-
pabilities of community colleges;
(C) the effectiveness of the National
Science Foundation and institutions receiving
awards under the Program in disseminating in-
formation to other community colleges about
activities carried out under the Program and
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about model curricula and teaching methods de-
veloped under the Program;
(D) the balance of resources allocated
under the Program for support of national cen-
ters of excellence, individual institution grants,
and articulation partnerships; and
(E) other issues identified by the Director.
The advisory committee shall make recommenda-
tions to the Director for improvements to the Pro-
gram based on its reviews and assessments.
(2) ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPORTS.—The ad-
visory committee established under paragraph (1)
shall report annually to the Director and to Con-
gress on the findings and recommendations resulting
from the reviews and assessments conducted in ac-
cordance with paragraph (1).
(3) DURATION.—Section 14 of the Federal Ad-
visory Committee Act shall not apply to the advisory
committee established under this subsection.
(d) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION REPORT.—
Within 6 months after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Director shall transmit a report to Congress on—
(1) efforts by the National Science Foundation
and awardees under the Program to disseminate in-
formation about the results of projects;
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(2) the effectiveness of national centers of sci-
entific and technical education established under sec-
tion 3(b) of the Scientific and Advanced-Technology
Act of 1992 in serving as national and regional
clearinghouses of information and models for best
practices in undergraduate science, mathematics,
and technology education; and
(3) efforts to satisfy the requirement of section
3(f)(4) of the Scientific and Advanced-Technology
Act of 1992.
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to the National Science
Foundation—
(1) for activities to improve core science and
mathematics education in accordance with section
3(a) of the Scientific and Advanced-Technology Act
of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 1862i(a)), as amended by sub-
section (a) of this section, $5,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2003 through 2007;
(2) for acquisition of instrumentation in accord-
ance with section 3(a)(4) of the Scientific and Ad-
vanced-Technology Act of 1992—
(A) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;
(B) $3,500,000 for fiscal year 2004;
(C) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
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(D) $4,500,000 for fiscal year 2006; and
(E) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; and
(3) for support for research experiences for un-
dergraduate students in accordance with section
3(c)(1)(B) of the Scientific and Advanced-Tech-
nology Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 1862i(c)(1)(B)), as
amended by subsection (b) of this section, $750,000
for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2007.
Passed the House of Representatives July 9, 2002.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL
Clerk.
By MARTHA C. MORRISON,
Deputy Clerk.