come successful mathematics and science teach-
ers; 
‘‘(E) the number and quality of the stu-
dents that will be served by the program; and 
‘‘(F) the ability of the applicant to recruit 
students who would otherwise not pursue a ca-
reer in teaching. 
‘‘(e) STIPENDS.—Individuals shall be selected to re-
ceive stipends under this section primarily on the basis 
of their content knowledge of science or mathematics as 
demonstrated by their performance on a test designated 
in accordance with subsection (d)(2)(B). Among individ-
uals demonstrating equivalent content knowledge, consid-
eration may be 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). 
‘‘(f) TEACHING SUPPLEMENTS.—The members of a 
partnership shall identify a source of non-Federal funding 
to provide salary supplements to individuals who partici-
pate in the program under this section during the period 
of their service obligation under subsection (h). 
‘‘(g) AMOUNT AND DURATION.—Stipends under this 
section shall be not less than $10,000 per year, except that 
no individual shall receive for any year more than the cost
of attendance at that individual’s institution. Individuals 
may receive a maximum of 16 months of stipend support. 
‘‘(h) SERVICE OBLIGATION.—If an individual re-
ceives a stipend under this section, that individual shall 
be required to complete, within 6 years after completion 
of the educational program for which the stipend was 
awarded, 4 years of service as a mathematics or science 
teacher in a public secondary school.’’. 
(c) 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’’. 
Subtitle B—Mathematics and 
Science Education Improvement 
SEC. 121. MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE EDUCATION PART-
NERSHIPS AMENDMENTS. 
Section 9 of the National Science Foundation Au-
thorization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(A)’’; 
(B) by striking subparagraph (B); 
(C) by inserting ‘‘, through 1 or more of 
its departments in science, mathematics, or en-
gineering,’’ after ‘‘institution of higher edu-
cation’’; 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- 
preparatory courses, including Advanced Place-
ment and International Baccalaureate courses’’ 
after ‘‘and science teachers’’; 
(3) in subsection (a)(3)(C)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘and laboratory experi-
ences’’ after ‘‘technology’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘and laboratory’’ after 
‘‘provide technical’’;
(4) in subsection (a)(3)(I) by inserting ‘‘includ-
ing model induction programs for teachers in their 
first 2 years of teaching,’’ after ‘‘and science,’’; 
(5) in subsection (a)(3)(K) by striking ‘‘devel-
oping and offering mathematics or science enrich-
ment programs for students, including after-school 
and summer programs;’’ and inserting ‘‘developing 
educational programs and materials and conducting 
mathematics, science, and technology enrichment 
programs for students, including after-school pro-
grams and summer camps for students described in 
subsection (b)(2)(G);’’; 
(6) in subsection (a) by inserting at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(8) MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMS.—Activities 
carried out in accordance with paragraph (3)(B) 
shall include the development and offering of mas-
ter’s degree programs for in-service mathematics 
and science teachers that will strengthen their sub-
ject area knowledge and pedagogical skills, as de-
scribed in section 123 of the Act enacting this para-
graph. Grants provided under this section may be 
used to develop and implement courses of instruction 
for the master’s degree programs, which may involve
online learning, and develop related educational ma-
terials. 
‘‘(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, includ-
ing Advanced Placement and International Bacca-
laureate courses, in accordance with paragraph 
(3)(B) shall encourage companies employing sci-
entists, mathematicians, 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 innova-
tion.’’; 
(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;’’;
(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 
fiscal 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 
following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(2) REPORT ON MODEL PROJECTS.—The Di-
rector 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 Director shall transmit a report de-
scribing the results of this study to the Committee 
on Science and Technology and the Committee on 
Education and Labor of the House of Representa-
tives and to the Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation and the Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions 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 sum-
marizing 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 Edu-
cation and Labor of the House of Representatives 
and to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation and the Committee on Health, Edu-
cation, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. Such re-
port shall be made widely available to the public.’’; 
and 
(10) by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(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 ele-
mentary and secondary education, includes tech-
nology and pre-engineering.’’. 
SEC. 122. 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 Founda-
tion 
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, particu-
larly elementary and middle school teachers, to im-
prove 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 
training 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-
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 
having 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. 
(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, 
$10,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, $10,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2011, and $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.
SEC. 123. GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall ensure that 
master’s degree programs for in-service mathematics and 
science teachers that will strengthen their subject area 
knowledge and pedagogical skills are instituted in accord-
ance with section 9(a)(8) of the National Science Founda-
tion Authorization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n(a)(8)). 
The degree programs shall be designed for current teach-
ers, who will enroll as part-time students, and to allow 
participants to obtain master’s degrees within a period of 
3 years. 
(b) DISTRIBUTION OF AWARDS.—The Director shall, 
in awarding grants to carry out subsection (a), consider 
the distribution of awards among institutions of higher 
education of different sizes and geographic locations. 
(c) PROGRAM
ACTIVITIES.—Activities supported 
through master’s degree programs established under sub-
section (a) may include— 
(1) development of courses of instruction and 
related educational materials; 
(2) stipends to defray the cost of attendance for 
students in the degree program; and 
(3) acquisition of computer and networking 
equipment needed for online instruction under the 
degree program.
SEC. 124. CURRICULA. 
Nothing in this title, or the amendments made by this 
title, shall be construed to limit the authority of State gov-
ernments or local school boards to determine the curricula 
of their students. 
SEC. 125. SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND 
MATHEMATICS 
TALENT 
EXPANSION 
PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) AMENDMENTS.—Section 8(7) of the National 
Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘competi-
tive, merit-based’’ and all that follows through ‘‘in 
recent years.’’ and inserting ‘‘competitive, merit-re-
viewed multiyear grants for eligible applicants to im-
prove undergraduate education in science, mathe-
matics, engineering, and technology through— 
‘‘(i) the creation of programs to increase 
the number of students studying toward and 
completing associate’s or bachelor’s degrees in 
science, technology, engineering, and mathe-
matics, particularly in fields that have faced de-
clining enrollment in recent years; and 
‘‘(ii) the creation of centers (in this para-
graph referred to as ‘Centers’) to develop un-
dergraduate curriculum, teaching methods for
undergraduate courses, and methods to better 
train professors and teaching assistants who 
teach undergraduate courses to increase the 
number of students completing undergraduate 
courses in science, technology, engineering, and 
mathematics, including the number of non-
majors, and to improve student academic 
achievement in those courses. 
Grants made under clause (ii) shall be awarded 
jointly through the Education and Human Re-
sources Directorate and at least 1 research direc-
torate of the Foundation.’’; 
(2) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(B) In selecting projects under subparagraph 
(A)(i), the Director shall strive to increase the num-
ber of students studying toward and completing bac-
calaureate degrees, concentrations, or certificates in 
science, mathematics, engineering, or technology who 
are— 
‘‘(i) individuals identified in section 33 or 
34 of the Science and Engineering Equal Op-
portunities Act (42 U.S.C. 1885a or 1885b); or 
‘‘(ii) graduates of a secondary school that 
is administered by a local educational agency
that is receiving grants under title I of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) as a result of having 
within its jurisdiction concentrations of children 
from low income families.’’; 
(3) in subparagraph (C)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(i)’’ before ‘‘The types 
of’’; 
(B) by redesignating clauses (i) through 
(vi) as subclauses (I) through (VI), respectively; 
(C) by striking ‘‘under this paragraph’’ 
and inserting ‘‘under subparagraph (A)(i)’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(ii) The types of activities the Foundation may 
support under subparagraph (A)(ii) include— 
‘‘(I) creating model curricula and labora-
tory programs; 
‘‘(II) developing and demonstrating re-
search-based instructional methods and tech-
nologies; 
‘‘(III) developing methods to train grad-
uate students and faculty to be more effective 
teachers of undergraduates;
‘‘(IV) conducting programs to disseminate 
curricula, instructional methods, or training 
methods to faculty at the grantee institutions 
and at other institutions; 
‘‘(V) conducting assessments of the effec-
tiveness of the Center at accomplishing the 
goals described in subparagraph (A)(ii); and 
‘‘(VI) conducting any other activities the 
Director determines will accomplish the goals 
described in subparagraph (A)(ii).’’; 
(4) in subparagraph (D)(i), by striking ‘‘under 
this paragraph’’ and inserting ‘‘under subparagraph 
(A)(i)’’; 
(5) in subparagraph (D)(ii), by striking ‘‘under 
this paragraph’’ and inserting ‘‘under subparagraph 
(A)(i)’’; 
(6) after subparagraph (D)(iii), by adding at 
the end the following new clause: 
‘‘(iv) A grant under subparagraph (A)(ii) shall 
be awarded for 5 years, and the Director may extend 
such a grant for up to 2 additional 3 year periods.’’; 
(7) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘under 
this paragraph’’ both places it appears and inserting 
‘‘under subparagraph (A)(i)’’;
(8) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as sub-
paragraph (J); and 
(9) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the fol-
lowing new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(F) Grants awarded under subparagraph 
(A)(ii) shall be carried out by a department or de-
partments of science, mathematics, or engineering at 
institutions of higher education (or a consortia 
thereof), which may partner with education faculty. 
Applications for awards under subparagraph (A)(ii) 
shall be submitted to the Director at such time, in 
such manner, and containing such information as 
the Director may require. At a minimum, the appli-
cation shall include— 
‘‘(i) a description of the activities to be 
carried out by the Center; 
‘‘(ii) a plan for disseminating programs re-
lated to the activities carried out by the Center 
to faculty at the grantee institution and at 
other institutions; 
‘‘(iii) an estimate of the number of faculty, 
graduate students (if any), and undergraduate 
students who will be affected by the activities 
carried out by the Center; and
‘‘(iv) a plan for assessing the effectiveness 
of the Center at accomplishing the goals de-
scribed in subparagraph (A)(ii). 
‘‘(G) In evaluating the applications submitted 
under subparagraph (F), the Director shall consider, 
at a minimum— 
‘‘(i) the ability of the applicant to effec-
tively carry out the proposed activities, includ-
ing the dissemination activities described in 
subparagraph (C)(ii)(IV); and 
‘‘(ii) the extent to which the faculty, staff, 
and administrators of the applicant institution 
are committed to improving undergraduate 
science, mathematics, and engineering edu-
cation. 
‘‘(H) In awarding grants under subparagraph 
(A)(ii), the Director shall endeavor to ensure that a 
wide variety of science, technology, engineering, and 
mathematics fields and types of institutions of high-
er education, including 2-year colleges and minority- 
serving institutions, are covered, and that— 
‘‘(i) at least 1 Center is housed at a Doc-
toral/Research University as defined by the 
Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of 
Teaching; and
‘‘(ii) at least 1 Center is focused on im-
proving undergraduate education in an inter-
disciplinary area. 
‘‘(I) The Director shall convene an annual 
meeting of the awardees under this paragraph to 
foster collaboration and to disseminate the results of 
the Centers and the other activities funded under 
this paragraph.’’. 
(b) REPORT ON DATA COLLECTION.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Di-
rector shall transmit to Congress a report on how the Di-
rector is determining whether current grant recipients in 
the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics 
Talent Expansion Program are making satisfactory 
progress as required by section 8(7)(D)(ii) of the National 
Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 and what 
funding actions have been taken as a result of the Direc-
tor’s determinations. 
SEC. 126. HIGH-NEED LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY DEFI-
NITION. 
Section 4(8) of the National Science Foundation Au-
thorization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n note) is amend-
ed to read as follows:
‘‘(8) HIGH-NEED LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGEN-
CY.—The term ‘high-need local educational agency’ 
means a local educational agency that— 
‘‘(A) is 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 
having within its jurisdiction concentrations of 
children from low income families; and 
‘‘(B) is 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 engineering.’’. 
SEC. 127. TEACHER LEADERS. 
The National Science Foundation Authorization Act 
of 2002 is amended— 
(1) in section 4(11)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘MASTER TEACHER’’ and 
inserting ‘‘TEACHER LEADER’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘master teacher’’ and in-
serting ‘‘teacher leader’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (E), by striking 
‘‘master teachers’’ and inserting ‘‘teacher lead-
ers’’; and 
(2) in section 9—