I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4434 
To authorize science scholarships for educating mathematics and science 
teachers, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 6, 2005 
Mr. GORDON (for himself, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. HONDA, Mr. EMANUEL, Mr. INS-
LEE, Mr. LIPINSKI, Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. 
COSTELLO, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. 
PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. MILLER of North Carolina, Mr. TIERNEY, 
Mr. COSTA, Mr. DAVIS of Tennessee, Mr. CARNAHAN, Mr. MOORE of 
Kansas, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. SMITH of Washington, and Mr. UDALL of Colo-
rado) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Science 
A BILL 
To authorize science scholarships for educating mathematics 
and science teachers, 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. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
TITLE I—SCIENCE SCHOLARSHIPS 
Sec. 101. Short title. 
Sec. 102. Findings.
Sec. 103. Policy objective. 
Sec. 104. Science scholarship program. 
Sec. 105. Science and Math Scholarship Trust Fund. 
Sec. 106. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE II—SCIENCE AND MATH TEACHER PROGRAMS 
Sec. 201. Summer institutes. 
Sec. 202. Graduate degree program. 
Sec. 203. Advanced placement preparation. 
Sec. 204. Curricular materials. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) The term ‘‘cost of attendance’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 472 of the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087ll). 
(2) The term ‘‘Director’’ means the Director of 
the National Science Foundation. 
(3) The term ‘‘high-need local educational agen-
cy’’ means a local educational agency that meets one 
or more of the following criteria: 
(A) It has at least one school in which 50 
percent or more of the enrolled students are eli-
gible for participation in the free and reduced 
price lunch program established by the Richard 
B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 
U.S.C. 1751 et seq.). 
(B) It has at least one school in which 
more than 34 percent of the academic class-
room teachers at the secondary level who teach 
science and mathematics do not have an under-
graduate degree with a major or minor in, or 
a graduate degree in, the academic field in 
which they teach the largest percentage of their 
classes. 
(4) The term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 101(a) 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1001(a)). 
(5) The term ‘‘mathematics and science teach-
er’’ means a mathematics, science, or technology 
teacher at the elementary school or secondary school 
level. 
(6) The term ‘‘scholarship’’ means an award 
under section 104. 
TITLE I—SCIENCE 
SCHOLARSHIPS 
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘10,000 Teachers, 10 
Million Minds Science and Math Scholarship Act’’. 
SEC. 102. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The prosperity the United States enjoys 
today is due in no small part to investments the Na-
tion has made in research and development over the 
past 50 years.
(2) Corporate, government, and national sci-
entific and technical leaders have raised concerns 
that current trends affecting the science and tech-
nology enterprise of the Nation could result in ero-
sion of this past success and jeopardize future pros-
perity. 
(3) The National Academy of Sciences, the Na-
tional Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of 
Medicine were tasked in a congressional request to 
recommend actions that the Federal Government 
could take to enhance the science and technology en-
terprise so the United States can successfully com-
pete, prosper, and be secure in the global community 
of the 21st century. 
(4) The Academies’ highest priority rec-
ommendation in its report, ‘‘Rising Above the Gath-
ering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for 
a Brighter Economic Future’’, is to improve K–12 
science and mathematics education, and the Acad-
emies’ first recommended action item is to institute 
a major scholarship program to recruit and educate 
annually 10,000 mathematics and science teachers. 
SEC. 103. POLICY OBJECTIVE. 
In allocating the resources made available under sec-
tion 106, the National Science Foundation shall seek to
increase by up to 10,000 per year the number of elemen-
tary and secondary mathematics and science teachers in 
the Nation’s schools having both exemplary subject knowl-
edge and pedagogical skills. 
SEC. 104. SCIENCE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. 
(a) PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall carry out 
a program to award grants to eligible institutions of 
higher education (or consortia of such institutions) 
to provide scholarships and to develop and imple-
ment academic programs designed to recruit and 
educate mathematics and science teachers. 
(2) DISTRIBUTION OF AWARDS.—The Director 
shall, in awarding grants under this section, consider 
the distribution of awards among institutions of dif-
ferent sizes and geographic locations. 
(3) MERIT REVIEW.—Grants shall be provided 
under this section on a competitive, merit-reviewed 
basis. 
(4) USE OF GRANTS.—Grants provided under 
this section shall be used by eligible institutions of 
higher education or consortia to develop and imple-
ment a program to encourage and prepare under-
graduate students majoring in mathematics, science,
and engineering at the grantee’s institution to be-
come mathematics and science teachers, through— 
(A) administering scholarships in accord-
ance with subsection (c); 
(B) developing and offering undergraduate 
academic degree programs in one or more fields 
of science, mathematics, and engineering that 
will also prepare graduates to become certified 
and licensed to teach in elementary schools and 
secondary schools; and 
(C) providing professional development 
programs and mentoring activities to scholar-
ship recipients, both before and after they re-
ceive their baccalaureate degree, to enable the 
recipients to become better mathematics and 
science teachers, to fulfill the service require-
ments of this section, and to exchange ideas 
with others in their fields. 
(5) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDU-
CATION.—For purposes of this section, an eligible 
institution of higher education under paragraph (1) 
is an institution of higher education (or consortia of 
such institutions) that— 
(A) in its application for a grant under the 
program, identifies faculty from the institu-
tion’s mathematics, science, or engineering de-
partments and from its college or school of edu-
cation who will participate in the development 
and implementation of the program; and 
(B) has entered into a partnership with 
one or more private sector entities, which— 
(i) pledge to provide paid summer in-
ternships for scholarship recipients; and 
(ii) may make other financial or in- 
kind contributions to provide additional 
scholarship support and to assist in the de-
velopment of the program. 
(6) 
MENTORING.—Grantees 
shall 
include 
among the activities under paragraph (4)(C) men-
toring for individuals carrying out their service obli-
gation in accordance with subsection (c)(5). Such 
mentoring shall be provided through regularly sched-
uled activities during the school year and through 
summer institutes at the grantees’ institutions. 
Summer institutes may also enroll mathematics and 
science teachers who have not received scholarships 
under the program. 
(b) SELECTION PROCESS.— 
(1) APPLICATION.—An eligible institution of 
higher education or consortium seeking funding
under this section shall submit an application to the 
Director at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Director may re-
quire. The application shall include, at a minimum— 
(A) a description of the scholarship pro-
gram that the applicant intends to operate, in-
cluding the number of scholarships and the 
scholarship amount the applicant intends to 
award, and the selection process that will be 
used in awarding the scholarships; 
(B) evidence that the applicant has the ca-
pability to administer the scholarship program 
in accordance with the provisions of this sec-
tion; 
(C) a description of the academic program 
or programs that will be offered to scholarship 
recipients, and identification of the faculty that 
will be involved; 
(D) a description of the professional devel-
opment and mentoring activities that will be 
provided to scholarship recipients during and 
after their matriculation in the program for 
which the scholarship is received; and 
(E) evidence that the requirement of sub-
section (a)(4)(B) has been satisfied, including a
description of the characteristics and the total 
number of internships that will be made avail-
able. 
(2) REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS.—In evaluating 
the applications submitted under paragraph (1), the 
Director shall consider, at a minimum— 
(A) the ability of the applicant to effec-
tively carry out the program; 
(B) the degree and quality of interdepart-
mental faculty involvement to which the appli-
cant is committed; 
(C) the degree to which the proposed aca-
demic program, or programs, and associated 
student support activities will enable scholar-
ship recipients to become successful mathe-
matics and science teachers; 
(D) the number and quality of the stu-
dents that will be served by the program; 
(E) the ability of the applicant to recruit 
students who would otherwise not pursue a ca-
reer in teaching; and 
(F) the extent to which the applicant has 
demonstrated the active participation and fi-
nancial support of private sector entities, in-
cluding the number and characteristics of sum-
mer internships offered. 
(3) SPECIAL AWARD CRITERIA.—Criteria for an 
award under this section shall include the impact of 
an award on the overall geographic distribution of 
awards made under the program, with the objective 
of avoiding undue concentration of awards. 
(c) SCHOLARSHIP REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Scholarships under this sec-
tion shall be available only to undergraduate stu-
dents who are majoring in science, mathematics, or 
engineering. 
(2) SELECTION.—Individuals shall be selected 
to receive scholarships primarily on the basis of aca-
demic merit, with consideration given to financial 
need and to the goal of promoting the participation 
of individuals identified in section 33 or 34 of the 
Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1885a or 1885b). 
(3) AMOUNT.—The amount to be awarded for 
a scholarship under this section shall not exceed 
$20,000 per year, except that no individual shall re-
ceive for any year more than the cost of attendance 
at that individual’s institution. Individuals may re-
ceive a maximum of 4 years of scholarship support.
(4) ACADEMIC
PERFORMANCE.—Scholarships 
shall be terminated for individuals who fail to main-
tain an acceptable level of academic standing in the 
educational institution in which the individual is en-
rolled, as determined by the Director. 
(5) SERVICE OBLIGATION.—If an individual re-
ceives a scholarship, that individual shall be required 
to complete, within 6 years after graduation from 
the baccalaureate degree program for which the 
scholarship was awarded, the following number of 
years of service as a mathematics or science teach-
er— 
(A) 5 years of service for scholarship re-
cipients receiving 3 or 4 years of scholarship 
support; or 
(B) 3 years of service for scholarship re-
cipients receiving 1 or 2 years of scholarship 
support. 
(6) EXCEPTION.—The period of service obliga-
tion under paragraph (5) is reduced by 1 year for 
scholarship recipients who teach in a high-need local 
educational agency. 
(d) CONDITIONS OF SUPPORT.—As a condition of ac-
ceptance of a scholarship under this section, a recipient
shall enter into an agreement with the institution of higher 
education— 
(1) accepting the terms of the scholarship pur-
suant to subsections (c) and (f); 
(2) agreeing to provide the awarding institution 
of higher education with annual certification of em-
ployment and up to-date contact information and to 
participate in surveys provided by the institution of 
higher education as part of an ongoing assessment 
program; and 
(3) establishing that any scholarship recipient 
shall be liable to the United States for any amount 
that is required to be repaid in accordance with sub-
section (f). 
(e) COLLECTION FOR NONCOMPLIANCE.— 
(1) MONITORING COMPLIANCE.—An eligible in-
stitution of higher education (or consortium thereof) 
receiving a grant under this section shall, as a condi-
tion of participating in the program, enter into an 
agreement with the Director to monitor the compli-
ance of scholarship recipients with their respective 
service requirements. 
(2) COLLECTION OF REPAYMENT.—(A) In the 
event that a scholarship recipient is required to 
repay the scholarship under subsection (f), the insti-
tution shall be responsible for collecting the repay-
ment amounts. 
(B) Except as provided in subparagraph (C), 
any such repayment shall be returned to the Treas-
ury of the United States. 
(C) A grantee may retain a percentage of any 
repayment it collects to defray administrative costs 
associated with the collection. The Director shall es-
tablish a single, fixed percentage that will apply to 
all grantees. 
(f) FAILURE TO COMPLETE SERVICE OBLIGATION.— 
(1) GENERAL RULE.—If an individual who has 
received a scholarship under this section— 
(A) withdraws from the baccalaureate de-
gree program for which the award was made 
before the completion of such program; 
(B) declares that the individual does not 
intend to fulfill the service obligation under this 
section; or 
(C) fails to fulfill the service obligation of 
the individual under this section, 
such individual shall be liable to the United States 
as provided in paragraph (2). 
(2) AMOUNT
OF
REPAYMENT.—(A) If a cir-
cumstance described in paragraph (1) occurs before
the completion of one year of a service obligation 
under this section, the United States shall be enti-
tled to recover from the individual, within one year 
after the date of the occurrence of such cir-
cumstance, an amount equal to— 
(i) the total amount of awards received by 
such individual under this section; plus 
(ii) the interest on the amounts of such 
awards which would be payable if at the time 
the awards were received they were loans bear-
ing interest at the prevailing rate for student 
loans. 
(B) If a circumstance described in paragraph 
(1)(B) or (C) occurs— 
(i) after the completion of one year of a 
service obligation under this section and for an 
individual who received either 3 or 4 years of 
scholarship support, the United States shall be 
entitled to recover from the individual, within 
one year after the date of the occurrence of 
such circumstance, an amount equal to the total 
amount of awards received by such individual 
under this section minus 1⁄5 of the amount of 
the award received per year for each full year 
of service completed, plus the interest on such
amounts which would be payable if at the time 
the amounts were received they were loans 
bearing interest at the prevailing rate for stu-
dent loans; or 
(ii) after the completion of one year of a 
service obligation under this section and for an 
individual who received either 1 or 2 years of 
scholarship support, the United States shall be 
entitled to recover from the individual, within 
one year after the date of the occurrence of 
such circumstance, an amount equal to the total 
amount of awards received by such individual 
under this section minus 1⁄3 of the amount of 
the award received per year for each full year 
of service completed, plus the interest on such 
amounts which would be payable if at the time 
the amounts were received they were loans 
bearing interest at the prevailing rate for stu-
dent loans. 
(3) EXCEPTIONS.—The Director may provide 
for the partial or total waiver or suspension of any 
service or payment obligation by an individual under 
this section whenever compliance by the individual 
with the obligation is impossible or would involve ex-
treme hardship to the individual, or if enforcement
of such obligation with respect to the individual 
would be unconscionable. 
(g) DATA COLLECTION.—Institutions or consortia re-
ceiving grants under this section shall supply to the Direc-
tor any relevant statistical and demographic data on schol-
arship recipients the Director may request, including in-
formation on employment required by subsection (c)(5). 
SEC. 105. SCIENCE AND MATH SCHOLARSHIP TRUST FUND. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be known 
as the ‘‘National Science Foundation Science and Math 
Teacher Scholarship Trust Fund’’ (hereafter in this sec-
tion referred to as the ‘‘Trust Fund’’). The Trust Fund 
shall consist of gifts and donations accepted by the Na-
tional Science Foundation. 
(b) INVESTMENT OF TRUST FUND.—The Director 
shall direct the Secretary of the Treasury to invest and 
reinvest funds in the Trust Fund in public debt securities 
with maturities suitable for the needs of the Trust Fund, 
and bearing interest at rates determined by the Secretary 
of the Treasury, taking into consideration the current av-
erage market yield on outstanding marketable obligations 
of the United States of comparable maturities. Interest 
earned shall be credited to the Trust Fund.
(c) PURPOSE.—Principal and income accruing from 
the Trust Fund principal shall be used to contribute to 
the funding of scholarships awarded pursuant to section 
104, to the extent provided in advance in appropriation 
Acts. 
SEC. 106. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Na-
tional Science Foundation for the purposes of this title, 
$85,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, $220,000,000 for fiscal 
year 
2008, 
$400,000,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2009, 
$590,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and $690,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2011. 
TITLE II—SCIENCE AND MATH 
TEACHER PROGRAMS 
SEC. 201. SUMMER INSTITUTES. 
(a) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION INSTITUTES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall increase 
the number of awards under the Teacher Institutes 
for the 21st Century program and shall expand the 
program to allow grantees to operate 1 to 2 week 
summer teacher institutes with the goal of reaching 
the maximum number of in-service science and 
mathematics teachers, particularly elementary and 
middle school teachers, to improve their content 
knowledge and pedagogical skills.
(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Na-
tional Science Foundation for the Teacher Institutes 
for the 21st Century program, $37,000,000 for fis-
cal year 2007, $92,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, 
$110,000,000 for fiscal year 2009, $110,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2010, and $110,000,000 for fiscal year 
2011. 
(b) LABORATORY SCIENCE TEACHER PROFESSIONAL 
DEVELOPMENT.—There are authorized to be appropriated 
to the Department of Energy for the Laboratory Science 
Teacher Professional Development program, $3,000,000 
for fiscal year 2007, $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, 
$10,000,000 for fiscal year 2009, $10,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2010, and $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2011. 
SEC. 202. GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAM. 
(a) PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall carry out 
a program to award grants to institutions of higher 
education to develop and implement master’s degree 
programs for in-service mathematics and science 
teachers that will strengthen their subject area 
knowledge and pedagogical skills. The degree pro-
gram shall be designed for current teachers, who will 
enroll as part-time students, and to allow partici-
pants to obtain master’s degrees within a period of 
2 years. 
(2) DISTRIBUTION OF AWARDS.—The Director 
shall, in awarding grants under this section, consider 
the distribution of awards among institutions of dif-
ferent sizes and geographic locations. 
(3) MERIT REVIEW.—Grants shall be provided 
under this section on a competitive, merit-reviewed 
basis. 
(4) USE OF GRANTS.—Grants provided under 
this section shall be used by institutions of higher 
education to develop and implement a program of in-
struction, which may involve online learning, leading 
to the master’s degree in science and mathematics 
education. Grant funds may be used to— 
(A) develop courses of instruction and re-
lated educational materials; 
(B) cover the cost of attendance for stu-
dents in the degree program; and 
(C) acquire computer and networking 
equipment needed for implementing the pro-
gram. 
(b) SELECTION PROCESS.— 
(1) APPLICATION.—An institution of higher 
education seeking funding under this section shall
submit an application to the Director at such time, 
in such manner, and containing such information as 
the Director may require. The application shall in-
clude, at a minimum— 
(A) a description of the master’s degree 
program that the applicant intends to operate, 
including the number of students who can be 
accommodated in the program and identifica-
tion of the faculty who will be involved in de-
signing and implementing the program; and 
(B) a description of the sequence of 
courses that will be offered to students in the 
academic program, including how the program 
will fit within a 2-year timeframe and how it 
will be tailored to the needs of part-time stu-
dents. 
(2) REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS.—In evaluating 
the applications submitted under paragraph (1), the 
Director shall consider, at a minimum— 
(A) the ability of the applicant to effec-
tively carry out the program; 
(B) the degree and quality of interdepart-
mental involvement by science, mathematics, 
and education faculty members in developing 
and implementing the program;
(C) the number and quality of the students 
that will be served by the program; and 
(D) the extent to which the program is tai-
lored to the needs of in-service teachers, who 
will be participating in the program as part- 
time students. 
(3) SPECIAL AWARD CRITERIA.—Criteria for an 
award under this section shall include the impact of 
an award on the overall geographic distribution of 
awards made under the program, with the objective 
of avoiding undue concentration of awards. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the National Science 
Foundation for the purposes of this section $200,000,000 
for fiscal year 2007, $400,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, 
$600,000,000 for fiscal year 2009, $600,000,000 for fis-
cal year 2010, and $600,000,000 for fiscal year 2011. 
SEC. 203. ADVANCED PLACEMENT PREPARATION. 
(a) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Director shall add a 
component to the Teacher Professional Continuum 
Program to award grants to institutions of higher 
education, or to supplement existing grants, to de-
velop and implement teacher training activities to 
prepare science and mathematics teachers to teach
Advanced Placement and International Bacca-
laureate science and mathematics courses. 
(2) DISTRIBUTION OF AWARDS.—The Director 
shall, in awarding grants under this section, consider 
the distribution of awards among institutions of dif-
ferent sizes and geographic locations with the goal 
of reaching science and mathematics teachers in all 
parts of the Nation, and in particular, teachers from 
schools where few or no Advanced Placement or 
International Baccalaureate science or mathematics 
courses are now offered. 
(3) MERIT REVIEW.—Grants shall be provided 
under this section on a competitive, merit-reviewed 
basis. 
(4) USE OF GRANTS.—Grants provided under 
this section shall be used by institutions of higher 
education to— 
(A) develop training programs, which may 
involve online learning, in accordance with 
paragraph (1), including related educational 
materials and equipment; and 
(B) cover cost of attendance for teachers 
participating in the training program. 
(b) SELECTION PROCESS.—
(1) APPLICATION.—An institution of higher 
education seeking funding under this section shall 
submit an application to the Director at such time, 
in such manner, and containing such information as 
the Director may require. The application shall in-
clude, at a minimum— 
(A) a description of the training program 
that the applicant intends to operate, including 
the number of teachers that can be accommo-
dated in the program; and 
(B) evidence of the intention of private 
sector companies or foundations to offer to 
teachers who complete the training program bo-
nuses for each student they teach who passes 
an Advanced Placement or International Bacca-
laureate science or mathematics course. 
(2) REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS.—In evaluating 
the applications submitted under paragraph (1), the 
Director shall consider, at a minimum— 
(A) the ability of the applicant to effec-
tively carry out the program; 
(B) the number of teachers who will be 
served by the program; and 
(C) the level of support to be provided 
under paragraph (1)(B).
(3) SPECIAL AWARD CRITERIA.—Criteria for an 
award under this section shall include the impact of 
an award on teachers from schools where few or no 
Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate 
science or mathematics courses are now offered. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the National Science 
Foundation for the purposes of this section, $92,000,000 
for fiscal year 2007, $153,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, 
$219,000,000 for fiscal year 2009, $296,000,000 for fis-
cal year 2010, and $357,000,000 for fiscal year 2011. 
SEC. 204. CURRICULAR MATERIALS. 
(a) INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the National 
Science Foundation for the Instructional Materials Devel-
opment activity, $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, 
$31,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, $32,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2009, $33,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and 
$34,000,000 for fiscal year 2011. 
(b) ASSESSMENT PANEL.—The Director, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Education, shall convene a na-
tional panel of experts on science and mathematics edu-
cation to identify and collect K–12 science and mathe-
matics teaching materials that have been demonstrated to 
be effective and to recommend the development of new ma-
terials in areas where effective materials do not exist. The 
Director and Secretary shall develop ways to disseminate 
effective materials and support efforts to develop new ma-
terials, in accordance with the recommendations of the na-
tional panel. 
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