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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5458 
To provide for the National Science Foundation to make grants for the 
establishment of summer science and mathematics camps for middle 
school and high school students. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 23, 2006 
Mr. AL GREEN of Texas (for himself, Mr. GORDON, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE 
JOHNSON of Texas, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, and Ms. MATSUI) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science 
A BILL 
To provide for the National Science Foundation to make 
grants for the establishment of summer science and 
mathematics camps for middle school and high school 
students. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SUMMER CAMPS. 
(a) PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall carry out 
a program to award grants to institutions of higher 
education or eligible nonprofit organizations (or con-
sortia of such institutions and organizations) to de-
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velop and operate summer science and mathematics 
camps for middle school and high school students. 
The camps shall be designed to promote the interest 
of children in science, mathematics, and technology 
and to increase their knowledge of these subjects. 
(2) DISTRIBUTION OF AWARDS.—The Director 
shall, in awarding grants under this section, consider 
the distribution of awards among institutions and 
organizations of different sizes and geographic loca-
tions. 
(3) MERIT REVIEW.—Grants shall be provided 
under this section on a competitive, merit-reviewed 
basis. 
(4) USE
OF
GRANTS.—Grant funds may be 
used to— 
(A) develop educational programs and ma-
terials for use in the summer science and math-
ematics camps; and 
(B) cover the costs of operating the sum-
mer camps, including the cost of attendance for 
students selected to attend the camps in accord-
ance with subsection (b)(3). 
(b) SELECTION PROCESS.— 
(1) APPLICATION.—An applicant for an award 
under this section shall submit an application to the 
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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 educational pro-
gram that will be offered by the science or 
mathematics summer camp that the applicant 
intends to operate; 
(B) a description of the process by which 
students will be selected to attend the summer 
camp; 
(C) the duration of the camp and the num-
ber of students who can be accommodated in 
the program each year; 
(D) identification of the individuals who 
will be involved in designing and implementing 
the educational program at the summer camp; 
and 
(E) evidence of the agreement required 
under paragraph (3). 
(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; 
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(B) the novelty and educational value of 
the program to be offered at the summer camp; 
(C) the number 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 individuals from groups 
underrepresented in science and technology ca-
reers. 
(3) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT.—To be eligible 
to receive a grant under this section, an institution 
of higher education or eligible nonprofit organization 
(or consortia of such institutions and organizations) 
must enter into an agreement with one or more 
urban high-need local educational agencies to de-
velop a process for selecting students from schools 
administered by the educational agencies to attend 
the science or mathematics summer camp. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) The term ‘‘Director’’ means the Director of 
the National Science Foundation. 
(2) The term ‘‘eligible nonprofit organization’’ 
means a nonprofit organization, such as a museum 
or science center, that has expertise and experience 
in providing informal science and mathematics edu-
cation for the public. 
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(3) The term ‘‘urban high-need local edu-
cational agency’’ means a local educational agency 
that— 
(A) is located in one of the 25 United 
States cities with the greatest numbers of chil-
dren aged 5 to 17 living in poverty, based on 
data from the Census Bureau; and 
(B) has at least 1 school in which 50 per-
cent or more of the enrolled students are eligi-
ble 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.). 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the National Science 
Foundation for the purposes of this section, $2,000,000 
for fiscal year 2007, $2,050,000 for fiscal year 2008, 
$2,100,000 for fiscal year 2009, $2,150,000 for fiscal year 
2010, and $2,200,000 for fiscal year 2011. 
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