(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 that the United States can successfully 
compete, prosper, and be secure in the global com-
munity 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 
mathematics and science 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 carrying out the program under section 104, the 
National Science Foundation shall seek to increase by up
to 10,000 per year the number of elementary and sec-
ondary mathematics and science teachers in the Nation’s 
schools having both exemplary subject knowledge and ped-
agogical skills. 
SEC. 104. ROBERT NOYCE TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) PROGRAM AMENDMENTS.—Section 10 of the Na-
tional Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (42 
U.S.C. 1862n–1) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘TEACHER’’ after ‘‘NOYCE’’ 
in the section heading; 
(2) in subsection (a)(1)—
(A) by striking ‘‘to provide scholarships, 
stipends, and programming designed’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘and to provide scholar-
ships and stipends to students participating in 
the program’’ after ‘‘science teachers’’; and 
(C) by inserting ‘‘Teacher’’ after ‘‘Noyce’’; 
(3) in subsection (a)(3)(A)—
(A) by striking ‘‘encourage top college jun-
iors and seniors’’ and inserting ‘‘recruit and 
prepare undergraduate students’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘qualified as’’ after ‘‘to 
become’’; 
(4) in subsection (a)(3)(A)(ii)—
(A) by striking ‘‘programs to help scholar-
ship 
recipients’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘academic 
courses and early field teaching experiences de-
signed to prepare students participating in the 
program’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘programs that will result 
in’’ and inserting ‘‘such preparation as is nec-
essary to meet requirements for’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘licensing; and’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘licensing;’’; 
(5) in subsection (a)(3)(A)(iii)—
(A) by striking ‘‘scholarship recipients’’ 
and inserting ‘‘students participating in the 
program’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘enable the recipients’’ and 
inserting ‘‘enable the students’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘; or’’ and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; 
(6) in subsection (a)(3)(A) by inserting at the 
end the following new clause: 
‘‘(iv) providing summer internships 
for freshman students participating in the 
program; or’’; 
(7) in subsection (a)(3)(B)—
(A) by striking ‘‘encourage’’ and inserting 
‘‘recruit and prepare’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘qualified as’’ after ‘‘to 
become’’; 
(8) by amending clause (ii) of subsection 
(a)(3)(B) to read as follows: 
‘‘(ii) offering academic courses and 
field teaching experiences designed to pre-
pare stipend recipients to teach in elemen-
tary schools and secondary schools, includ-
ing such preparation as is necessary to 
meet requirements for teacher certification 
or licensing; and’’; 
(9) in subsection (a) by inserting at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT.—To be eligi-
ble for an award under this section, an institution 
of higher education (or consortia of such institu-
tions) shall ensure that specific faculty members and 
staff from the institution’s mathematics, science, or 
engineering departments and specific education fac-
ulty are designated to carry out the development and 
implementation of the program. An institution of 
higher education may also include teacher leaders to 
participate in developing the pedagogical content of
the program and to supervise students participating 
in the program in their field teaching experiences. 
No institution of higher education shall be eligible 
for an award unless faculty from the institution’s 
mathematics, science, or engineering departments 
are active participants in the program. 
‘‘(5) AWARDS.—In awarding grants under this 
section, the Director shall endeavor to ensure that 
the recipients are from a variety of types of institu-
tions of higher education. In support of this goal, 
the Director shall broadly disseminate information 
about when and how to apply for grants under this 
section, including by conducting outreach to Histori-
cally Black Colleges and Universities that are part 
B institutions as defined in section 322(2) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061(2)) 
and minority institutions (as defined in section 
365(3) of that Act (20 U.S.C. 1067k(3))).’’; 
(10) in subsection (b)(1)(A)—
(A) by striking ‘‘scholarship or stipend’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘and summer intern-
ships’’ after ‘‘number of scholarships’’; and 
(C) by inserting ‘‘the type of activities pro-
posed for the recruitment of students to the 
program,’’ after ‘‘intends to award,’’;
(11) in subsection (b)(1)(B)—
(A) by striking ‘‘scholarship or stipend’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting ‘‘, 
which may include a description of any existing 
programs at the applicant’s institution that are 
targeted to the education of mathematics and 
science teachers and the number of teachers 
graduated annually from such programs;’’; 
(12) in subsection (b)(1), by striking subpara-
graph (C) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(C) a description of the academic courses 
and field teaching experiences required under 
subsection (a)(3)(A)(ii) and (B)(ii), including—
‘‘(i) a description of the under-
graduate program that will enable a stu-
dent to graduate within 5 years with a 
major in mathematics, science, or engineer-
ing and to obtain teacher certification or li-
censing; 
‘‘(ii) a description of the field teaching 
experiences proposed; and 
‘‘(iii) evidence of agreements between 
the applicant and the schools or school dis-
tricts that are identified as the locations at 
which field teaching experiences will occur; 
‘‘(D) a description of the programs re-
quired under subsection (a)(3)(A)(iii) and 
(B)(iii), including activities to assist new teach-
ers in fulfilling their service requirements under 
this section; and 
‘‘(E) an identification of the applicant’s 
mathematics, science, or engineering faculty 
and its education faculty who will carry out the 
development and implementation of the pro-
gram 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 peda-
gogy required to teach mathematics, science,
and technology effectively in elementary and 
secondary schools;’’; and 
(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 
support’’ and inserting ‘‘3 years of scholarship 
support, unless the Director establishes a policy 
by which part-time students may receive addi-
tional years of support’’; 
(16) in subsection (c)(4)—
(A) by striking ‘‘6 years’’ and inserting ‘‘8 
years’’;
(B) by inserting ‘‘, with a maximum serv-
ice requirement of 6 years’’ after ‘‘was re-
ceived’’; and 
(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. The Director 
shall establish and maintain a central clearinghouse 
of information on teaching opportunities available in 
high-need local educational agencies throughout the 
United States, which shall be made available to indi-
viduals having a service obligation under this sec-
tion.’’; 
(18) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘to re-
ceive certification or licensing to teach’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘established under subsection (a)(3)(B)’’; 
(19) in subsection (d)(2), by inserting ‘‘and 
professional 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 (e)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘or section 10A’’ after 
‘‘under this section’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘or sec-
tion 10A’’ after ‘‘subsection (d)’’; 
(23) in subsection (f)(1), by inserting ‘‘or sec-
tion 10A’’ after ‘‘under this section’’; 
(24) in subsection (g)(2)(A)—
(A) by striking ‘‘Treasurer of the United 
States,’’ and inserting ‘‘Treasurer of the United 
States.’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘multiplied by 2.’’; 
(25) in subsection (h), by inserting ‘‘or section 
10A’’ after ‘‘under this section’’; 
(26) in subsection (i)(3), by inserting ‘‘or had 
a career in’’ after ‘‘is working in’’; 
(27) in subsection (i)—
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (4);
a partnership with one or more private sector nonprofit 
organizations, local or State government organizations, 
and businesses. The members of the partnership shall pro-
vide the teaching supplements described in subsection (f). 
‘‘(c) USE OF GRANTS.—Grants provided under this 
section shall be used by institutions of higher education 
or consortia to develop and implement a program to en-
courage science, mathematics, or engineering professionals 
to become qualified as mathematics and science teachers, 
through—
‘‘(1) administering stipends in accordance with 
this section; 
‘‘(2) offering academic courses and field teach-
ing experiences designed to prepare stipend recipi-
ents to teach in elementary and secondary schools, 
including such preparation as is necessary to meet 
the requirements for certification or licensing; and 
‘‘(3) offering programs to stipend recipients, 
both during and after matriculation in the program 
for which the stipend is received, to enable recipients 
to become better mathematics and science teachers, 
to fulfill the service requirements of this section, and 
to exchange ideas with others in their fields. 
‘‘(d) SELECTION PROCESS.—
‘‘(C) evidence that the applicant has the 
capability to administer the program in accord-
ance with the provisions of this section, which 
may include a description of any existing pro-
grams at the applicant’s institution that are 
targeted to the education of mathematics and 
science teachers and the number of teachers 
graduated annually from such programs; 
‘‘(D) a description of the academic courses 
and field teaching experiences described in sub-
section (c)(2), including—
‘‘(i) a description of an educational 
program that will enable a student to ob-
tain teacher certification or licensing with-
in 16 months; and 
‘‘(ii) evidence of agreements between 
the applicant and the schools or school dis-
tricts that are identified as the locations at 
which field teaching experiences will occur; 
‘‘(E) a description of the programs de-
scribed in subsection (c)(3), including activities 
to assist new teachers in fulfilling their service 
requirements under this section; and
‘‘(F) evidence that the partnership will 
provide the teaching supplements required 
under subsection (f). 
‘‘(3) CRITERIA.—In evaluating the applications 
submitted under paragraph (2), the Director shall 
consider, at a minimum—
‘‘(A) the ability of the applicant to effec-
tively carry out the program and to meet the 
requirement of subsection (f); 
‘‘(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 peda-
gogy required to teach mathematics and science 
effectively in elementary and secondary schools; 
‘‘(C) the extent to which the applicant is 
committed to making the program a central or-
ganizational focus; 
‘‘(D) the degree to which the proposed pro-
gramming will enable stipend recipients to be-
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’’. 
TITLE 
II—MATHEMATICS 
AND 
SCIENCE 
EDUCATION 
IM-
PROVEMENT 
SEC. 201. 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 203 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. 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 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. 
(4) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Na-
tional Science Foundation for the purposes of this 
section, 
$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, 
$10,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, $10,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2011, and $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.