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111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6248 
To stimulate collaboration with respect to, and provide for coordination and 
coherence of, the Nation’s science, technology, engineering, and mathe-
matics education initiatives. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2010 
Mr. HONDA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Science 
and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To stimulate collaboration with respect to, and provide for 
coordination and coherence of, the Nation’s science, tech-
nology, engineering, and mathematics education initia-
tives. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Elevating Science, 
Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education Act 
of 2010’’. 
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SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) The term ‘‘agencies’’ or ‘‘agency’’ means 
the following Federal agencies: Environmental Pro-
tection Agency, Department of Agriculture, Depart-
ment of Commerce, Department of Defense, Depart-
ment of Education, Department of Energy, Depart-
ment of Health and Human Services, Department of 
Labor, Department of the Interior, National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration, National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration, National Science 
Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, and 
the National Institute of Standards and Technology, 
and other Federal agencies with STEM education 
programs. 
(2) The term ‘‘NSERR’’ means the National 
STEM Education Resource Repository. 
(3) The term ‘‘OSTP’’ means the Office of 
Science and Technology Policy in the Executive Of-
fice of the President. 
(4) The term ‘‘STEM’’ means science, tech-
nology, engineering, and mathematics. 
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SEC. 3. OFFICE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, 
AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION WITHIN THE 
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. 
(a) ASSISTANT SECRETARY.—Section 202 of the De-
partment of Education Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 3412) 
is amended in subsection (b)(1)— 
(1) in subparagraph (E) by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as (G); 
and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(F) an Assistant Secretary for Science, 
Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics 
Education (who may be referred to as the As-
sistant Secretary for STEM Education); and’’. 
(b) OFFICE.—Title II of the Department of Edu-
cation Organization Act is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 221. OFFICE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEER-
ING, AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be in the Depart-
ment of Education an Office of Science, Technology, Engi-
neering, and Mathematics Education (which may be re-
ferred to as the Office of STEM Education), to be admin-
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‘‘(5) Representing the Department as a member 
of the National Science and Technology Council’s 
Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Education 
and Workforce Development, and serving as the 
principal interagency liaison for STEM education 
programs at the Department unless otherwise des-
ignated by the Assistant Secretary. 
‘‘(6) Ensuring access to equal educational op-
portunity for every individual so as to increase, to 
the maximum extent possible, the participation and 
advancement of individuals identified in section 33 
or 34 of the Science and Engineering Equal Oppor-
tunities Act (42 U.S.C. 1885a or 1885b) in the 
STEM disciplines. 
‘‘(7) Promoting the development and implemen-
tation of quality, scientifically valid STEM teacher 
preparation and to provide technical assistance to 
support STEM learning. 
‘‘(8) Providing support to institutions of higher 
education and other institutions and organizations 
with effective informal STEM education programs to 
improve teacher preparation and teacher professional 
development by ensuring emphasis on promising 
practices and exemplary programs in STEM edu-
cation. 
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‘‘(9) Providing support to local education agen-
cies or to mathematics and science partnerships in-
volving local education agencies, to implement effec-
tive STEM education instruction and exemplary pro-
grams that employ promising practices. 
‘‘(10) Consulting regularly with the State Con-
sortium on STEM Education with regard to devel-
oping STEM education policy and providing tech-
nical support. 
‘‘(11) Conducting a biennial symposium empha-
sizing engaging students in STEM disciplines that 
are identified in section 33 or 34 of the Science and 
Engineering Equal Opportunities Act (42 U.S.C. 
1885a or 1885b) inviting stakeholders that include, 
but are not limited to— 
‘‘(A) expert STEM teachers; 
‘‘(B) State Consortium on STEM Edu-
cation and additional States; 
‘‘(C) business and industry partners; 
‘‘(D) institutions of higher education; 
‘‘(E) institutions and organizations with an 
informal STEM education focus; and 
‘‘(F) Federal agencies with STEM edu-
cation programs. 
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‘‘(12) Providing periodic public statements on 
the status of STEM education in the Nation. 
‘‘(13) Informing the Secretary, policymakers, 
the professional societies of STEM teaching profes-
sionals and STEM practitioners about the effective-
ness of STEM-related education research and pro-
grams operated within the Department. 
‘‘(14) Sharing scientifically valid education re-
search and promising practices and exemplary pro-
grams with the National STEM Education Resource 
Repository.’’. 
(c) EVALUATION AND REPORT.—The Assistant Sec-
retary for STEM Education shall conduct an independent 
evaluation, through grant or by contract, of the STEM 
education programs administered by the Department, at 
least every 5 years, which shall include— 
(1) conducting an assessment of STEM edu-
cation activities within the Department by using the 
evaluations and reports of these programs to deter-
mine these programs’ impact on— 
(A) the quantity of students seeking 
STEM degrees disaggregated by subject area 
and according to section 33 or 34 of the 
Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1885a or 1885b); 
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(B) student academic achievement with 
consideration of problem solving, critical think-
ing, collaboration, and other higher order think-
ing skills; 
(C) improving STEM teacher quality, 
quantity, and retention; and 
(D) improving promising teaching prac-
tices that show evidence of fostering student in-
novation; and 
(2) the preparation and submission of a report 
on the results of the evaluation described in para-
graph (1) to the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Science 
of the Senate, the Committee on Education and 
Labor and the Committee on Science and Tech-
nology of the House of Representatives and the 
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and 
House of Representatives. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated $1,500,000 to carry out 
this section for fiscal year 2011 and such sums as may 
be necessary for each fiscal year thereafter. 
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SEC. 4. STATE CONSORTIUM ON SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, 
ENGINEERING, 
AND 
MATHEMATICS 
EDU-
CATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—From amounts made available to 
carry out this section, the Secretary of Education, acting 
through the Office of STEM Education, shall award a 
grant to establish one voluntary State Consortium on 
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Edu-
cation (which may be referred to as the State Consortium 
on STEM Education). 
(b) PEER REVIEW AND SELECTION.—The Secretary 
shall— 
(1) establish a peer-review process to assist in 
the review and approval of the grant proposal under 
this section; 
(2) appoint individuals to participate in the 
peer-review process who are educators and experts in 
identifying, evaluating, and implementing effective 
STEM education programs and practices, including 
areas of teaching and learning, educational stand-
ards and assessments, professional development, cur-
riculum, increasing the participation of individuals 
identified in section 33 or 34 of the Science and En-
gineering Equal Opportunities Act (42 U.S.C. 10 
1885a or 1885b), English language learners, and 
special education including recognized exemplary 
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