materials developed using such grant funds, and the 
outcomes for students served by such grant. 
(5) EVALUATION REQUIRED.—Not later than 4 
years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Di-
rector shall evaluate the grant program under this 
subsection. At a minimum, such evaluation shall— 
(A) use a common set of benchmarks and 
assessment tools to identify best practices and 
materials developed and demonstrated by the 
partnerships described in paragraph (2); and 
(B) to the extent practicable, compare the 
effectiveness of practices and materials developed 
and demonstrated by such partnerships with 
those of partnerships funded by other local or 
State government or Federal Government pro-
grams. 
(6) DISSEMINATION OF RESULTS.— 
(A) EVALUATION
RESULTS.—The Director 
shall make publicly available free of charge on 
an Internet website and shall submit to Congress 
the results of the evaluation required under para-
graph (5). 
(B) MATERIALS.—The Director shall ensure 
that materials developed under a program fund-
ed by a grant under this subsection, that are 
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demonstrated to be effective in achieving the 
goals of this subsection (as determined by the Di-
rector), are made publicly available free of 
charge on an Internet website, including through 
an arrangement with an outside entity. 
(7) ANNUAL MEETING.—The Director may con-
vene an annual meeting of the partnerships partici-
pating in a program funded by a grant under this 
subsection, for the purpose of fostering greater na-
tional collaboration. 
(8) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—At the request of a 
partnership seeking a grant under this subsection, the 
Director shall provide the partnership with technical 
assistance in meeting any requirement of this sub-
section. 
SEC. 6. COMPUTER SCIENCE IN THE ROBERT NOYCE 
TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. 
Section 10 of the National Science Foundation Author-
ization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n–1) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and mathematics’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘mathematics, informatics, 
and computer science’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)(3)(B), by striking ‘‘or 
mathematics’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘mathematics, 
informatics, and computer science’’; 
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(3) in subsections (b)(1)(D)(i), (c)(1)(A), (d)(1), 
and (i)(7), by striking ‘‘or mathematics’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘mathematics, informatics, 
or computer science’’; and 
(4) in subsection (i)(5), by striking ‘‘or mathe-
matics’’ and inserting ‘‘mathematics, or computer 
science’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 420 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3397 
[Report No. 115–558] 
A BILL 
To direct the National Science Foundation to sup-
port STEM education research focused on early 
childhood. 
FEBRUARY 13, 2018 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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