‘‘(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; 
(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 
collaboratively to design new or revised curricula 
that recognizes the specialized pedagogy required 
to teach mathematics, science, and technology ef-
fectively in elementary and secondary schools;’’; 
and 
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(C) by amending subparagraph (F), as so 
redesignated by subparagraph (A) of this para-
graph, to read as follows: 
‘‘(F) the ability of the applicant to recruit 
students who are individuals identified in sec-
tion 33 or 34 of the Science and Engineering 
Equal Opportunities Act (42 U.S.C. 1885a or 
1885b).’’; 
(14) in subsection (c)(1)(B), by striking ‘‘2 
years’’ and inserting ‘‘3 years’’; 
(15) in subsection (c)(3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$7,500’’ and inserting 
‘‘$10,000’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘2 years of scholarship sup-
port’’ and inserting ‘‘3 years of scholarship sup-
port, unless the Director establishes a policy by 
which part-time students may receive additional 
years of support’’; 
(16) in subsection (c)(4)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘6 years’’ and inserting ‘‘8 
years’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, with a maximum service 
requirement of 6 years’’ after ‘‘was received’’; 
and 
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(C) by striking ‘‘Service required under this 
paragraph shall be performed in a high-need 
local educational agency.’’; 
(17) 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.’’; 
(18) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘to receive 
certification or licensing to teach’’ and inserting ‘‘es-
tablished under subsection (a)(3)(B)’’; 
(19) in subsection (d)(2), by inserting ‘‘and pro-
fessional achievement’’ after ‘‘academic merit’’; 
(20) in subsection (d)(3), by striking ‘‘1 year’’ 
and inserting ‘‘16 months’’; 
(21) in subsection (d)(4)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘6 years’’ and inserting ‘‘4 
years’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘for each year a stipend 
was received’’; 
(22) in subsection (g)(2)(A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Treasurer of the United 
States,’’ and inserting ‘‘Treasurer of the United 
States.’’; and 
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(B) by striking ‘‘multiplied by 2.’’; 
(23) in subsection (i)(3), by inserting ‘‘or had a 
career in’’ after ‘‘is working in’’; 
(24) in subsection (i)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (4); 
(B) by striking the period at the end of 
paragraph (5) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) the term ‘teacher leader’ means a mathe-
matics or science teacher who works to improve the 
instruction of mathematics or science in kindergarten 
through grade 12 through— 
‘‘(A) participating in the development or 
revision of science, mathematics, engineering, or 
technology curricula; 
‘‘(B) serving as a mentor to mathematics or 
science teachers; 
‘‘(C) coordinating and assisting teachers in 
the use of hands-on inquiry materials, equip-
ment, and supplies, and when appropriate, su-
pervising acquisition and repair of such mate-
rials; 
‘‘(D) providing in-classroom teaching assist-
ance to mathematics or science teachers; and 
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‘‘(E) providing professional development, 
for the purposes of training other teacher leaders, 
to mathematics and science teachers.’’; and 
(25) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(j) MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE 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 SERVICE AND RETEN-
TION.—Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment 
of this subsection, the Director shall transmit to Congress 
a report on the effectiveness of the program carried out 
under this section. The report shall include the proportion 
of individuals receiving scholarships or stipends under the 
program who — 
‘‘(1) fulfill their service obligation required 
under this section in a high-need local educational 
agency; 
‘‘(2) elect to fulfill their service obligation in a 
high-need local educational agency but fail to com-
plete it, as defined in subsection (g); 
‘‘(3) remain in the teaching profession beyond 
their service obligation; and 
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‘‘(4) remain in the teaching profession in a high- 
need local educational agency beyond their service ob-
ligation. 
‘‘(l) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Director for the Robert 
Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program— 
‘‘(1) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; 
‘‘(2) $101,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; 
‘‘(3) $133,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; 
‘‘(4) $164,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; and 
‘‘(5) $196,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 8(6) of the 
National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 is 
amended— 
(1) in the paragraph heading by inserting 
‘‘TEACHER’’ after ‘‘NOYCE’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘Teacher’’ after ‘‘Noyce’’. 
TITLE 
II—MATHEMATICS 
AND 
SCIENCE 
EDUCATION 
IM-
PROVEMENT 
SEC. 201. MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE EDUCATION PART-
NERSHIPS AMENDMENTS. 
Section 9 of the National Science Foundation Author-
ization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘(A)’’; 
(B) by striking subparagraph (B); 
(C) by inserting ‘‘, through 1 or more of its 
departments in science, mathematics, or engi-
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,’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)(3)(B)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘content-specific’’ before 
‘‘professional development programs’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘which are’’ before ‘‘de-
signed’’; and 
(C) by inserting ‘‘and which may include 
teacher training activities to prepare mathe-
matics and science teachers to teach challenging 
mathematics, science, and technology college-pre-
paratory courses, including Advanced Placement 
and International Baccalaureate courses’’ after 
‘‘and science teachers’’; 
(3) in subsection (a)(3)(C)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘and laboratory experi-
ences’’ after ‘‘technology’’; and 
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degree programs, which may involve online learning, 
and develop related educational materials. 
‘‘(9) MENTORS FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS 
OF CHALLENGING COURSES.—Partnerships carrying 
out activities to prepare mathematics and science 
teachers to teach challenging mathematics, science, 
and technology college-preparatory courses, including 
Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate 
courses, in accordance with paragraph (3)(B) shall 
encourage companies employing scientists, mathe-
maticians, 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.’’; 
(7) 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;’’; 
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(8) 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.’’; 
(9) 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 
this study to the Committee on Science and Tech-
nology and the Committee on Education and Labor 
of the House of Representatives and to the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the 
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Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen-
sions 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 
Technology and the Committee on Education and 
Labor of the House of Representatives and to the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation and the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. Such report shall 
be made widely available to the public.’’; and 
(10) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘mathematics and science teacher’ 
means a mathematics, science, or technology teacher 
at the elementary school or secondary school level; and 
‘‘(2) the term ‘science’, in the context of elemen-
tary and secondary education, includes technology 
and pre-engineering.’’. 
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SEC. 202. TEACHER INSTITUTES. 
(a) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION INSTITUTES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall establish a 
grant program to provide for summer or academic 
year teacher institutes or workshops authorized by 
section 9(a)(3)(B) of the National Science Foundation 
Authorization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n(a)(3)(B)) 
and shall allow grantees under the Teacher Institutes 
for the 21st Century program to operate 1 to 2 week 
summer teacher institutes with the goal of reaching 
the maximum number of in-service mathematics and 
science teachers, particularly elementary and middle 
school teachers, to improve their content knowledge 
and pedagogical skills. 
(2) PREPARATION
TO
TEACH
CHALLENGING 
COURSES.—The Director shall ensure that activities 
supported for awards under paragraph (1) include 
the development and implementation of teacher train-
ing activities to prepare mathematics and science 
teachers to teach challenging mathematics, science, 
and technology college-preparatory courses, including 
Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate 
courses. 
(3) AWARDS.—In awarding grants under this 
section, the Director shall give priority to applica-
tions that propose programs that will attract mathe-
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matics and science teachers from local educational 
agencies that— 
(A) are 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 their jurisdictions concentrations of 
children from low income families; and 
(B) are 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 technology. 
(4) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Na-
tional Science Foundation for the purposes of this sec-
tion, $32,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, $35,200,000 for 
fiscal year 2009, $38,700,000 for fiscal year 2010, 
$42,600,000 for fiscal year 2011, and $46,800,000 for 
fiscal year 2012. 
(b) LABORATORY SCIENCE TEACHER PROFESSIONAL 
DEVELOPMENT.—There are authorized to be appropriated 
to the Secretary of Energy for the Laboratory Science 
Teacher Professional Development program, $3,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2008, $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2009, 
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