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sory Panel away from their homes or regular places of 
business, may be allowed travel expenses, including per 
diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section 5703 
of title 5, United States Code, for individuals in the Gov-
ernment serving without pay. Nothing in this subsection 
shall be construed to prohibit members of the Advisory 
Panel who are officers or employees of the United States 
from being allowed travel expenses, including per diem in 
lieu of subsistence, in accordance with existing law. 
SEC. 1003. COMMITTEE ON STEM EDUCATION. 
Section 101 of the America COMPETES Reauthor-
ization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 6621) is amended— 
(1) in the first subsection (b)— 
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(3) 
through (6) as paragraphs (5) through (8), re-
spectively; 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 
following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(3) collaborate with the STEM Education Ad-
visory Panel established under section 1002 of the 
Reducing Employer Burdens, Unleashing Innova-
tion, and Labor Development Act of 2015 and other 
outside stakeholders to ensure the engagement of 
the STEM education community; 
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‘‘(4) review evaluation measures used for Fed-
eral STEM education programs;’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (8), as so redesignated 
by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, by 
striking ‘‘, periodically update,’’; and 
(2) in the second subsection (b) and in sub-
section (c), by striking ‘‘subsection (b)(5)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsection (b)(7)’’. 
SEC. 1004. STEM EDUCATION COORDINATING OFFICE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director of the National 
Science Foundation shall establish within the Directorate 
for Education and Human Resources a STEM Education 
Coordinating Office, which shall have a Director and staff 
that shall include career employees detailed from Federal 
agencies that fund STEM education programs and activi-
ties. 
(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The STEM Education Co-
ordinating Office shall— 
(1) provide technical and administrative support 
to— 
(A) the Committee on STEM Education, 
especially in its coordination of Federal STEM 
programs and strategic planning responsibil-
ities; 
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(B) the Advisory Panel established under 
section 1002; and 
(C) Federal agencies with STEM edu-
cation programs; 
(2) periodically update and maintain the inven-
tory of federally sponsored STEM education pro-
grams and activities established under section 
101(b)(8) of the America COMPETES Reauthoriza-
tion Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 6621); and 
(3) provide for dissemination of information on 
Federal STEM education programs and activities, as 
appropriate, to stakeholders in academia, industry, 
nonprofit organizations with expertise in STEM edu-
cation, State and local educational agencies, and 
other STEM stakeholders. 
(c) REPORT.—The Director of the STEM Education 
Coordinating Office shall transmit a report annually to 
Congress not later than 60 days after the submission of 
the President’s budget request. The annual report shall 
include— 
(1) any updates to the inventory required under 
subsection (b)(2); 
(2) a description of all consolidations and ter-
minations of Federal STEM education programs im-
plemented in the previous fiscal year, including an 
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explanation of the reasons for consolidations and 
terminations; 
(3) recommendations for consolidations and ter-
minations of STEM education programs or activities 
in the upcoming fiscal year; 
(4) a description of any significant new STEM 
education public-private partnerships; and 
(5) a description of the progress made in car-
rying out the strategic plan required under section 
101 of the America COMPETES Reauthorization 
Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 6621), including a descrip-
tion of the outcome of any program assessments 
completed in the previous year. 
(d) RESPONSIBILITIES OF NSF.—The Director of 
the National Science Foundation shall encourage and 
monitor the efforts of the STEM Education Coordinating 
Office to ensure that the Coordinating Office is carrying 
out its responsibilities under subsection (b) appropriately. 
SEC. 1005. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title— 
(1) the term ‘‘STEM’’ means the subjects of 
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; 
(2) the term ‘‘STEM education’’ means edu-
cation in the subjects of STEM, including computer 
science; and 
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(3) the term ‘‘Committee on STEM Education’’ 
means the Committee on Science, Technology, Engi-
neering, and Mathematics Education established 
under section 101 of the America COMPETES Re-
authorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 6621). 
Æ 
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