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(7) whether societal and workforce concerns are 
adequately addressed by current Federal STEM 
education programs and activities; 
(8) the extent to which Federal STEM edu-
cation programs and activities are contributing to 
recruitment and retention of women and underrep-
resented students in the STEM education and work-
force pipeline; and 
(9) ways to encourage geographic diversity in 
STEM education and the workforce pipeline. 
(d) REPORTS.—The Advisory Panel shall report, not 
less frequently than once every 3 fiscal years, to the Presi-
dent and Congress on its assessments under subsection 
(c) and its recommendations for ways to improve Federal 
STEM education programs. The first report under this 
subsection shall be submitted within 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
(e) TRAVEL EXPENSES
OF NON-FEDERAL MEM-
BERS.—Non-Federal members of the Advisory Panel, 
while attending meetings of the Advisory Panel or while 
otherwise serving at the request of the head of the Advi-
sory Panel away from their homes or regular places of 
business, may be allowed travel expenses, including per 
diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section 5703 
of title 5, United States Code, for individuals in the Gov-
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ernment serving without pay. Nothing in this subsection 
shall be construed to prohibit members of the Advisory 
Panel who are officers or employees of the United States 
from being allowed travel expenses, including per diem in 
lieu of subsistence, in accordance with existing law. 
SEC. 203. COMMITTEE ON STEM EDUCATION. 
Section 101 of the America COMPETES Reauthor-
ization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 6621) is amended— 
(1) in the first subsection (b)— 
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(3) 
through (6) as paragraphs (5) through (8), re-
spectively; 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 
following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(3) collaborate with the STEM Education Ad-
visory Panel established under section 202 of the 
America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2015 
and other outside stakeholders to ensure the engage-
ment of the STEM education community; 
‘‘(4) review evaluation measures used for Fed-
eral STEM education programs;’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (8), as so redesignated 
by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, by 
striking ‘‘, periodically update,’’; and 
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(2) in the second subsection (b) and in sub-
section (c), by striking ‘‘subsection (b)(5)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsection (b)(7)’’. 
SEC. 204. STEM EDUCATION COORDINATING OFFICE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director of the National 
Science Foundation shall establish within the Directorate 
for Education and Human Resources a STEM Education 
Coordinating Office, which shall have a Director and staff 
that shall include career employees detailed from Federal 
agencies that fund STEM education programs and activi-
ties. 
(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The STEM Education Co-
ordinating Office shall— 
(1) provide technical and administrative support 
to— 
(A) the Committee on STEM Education, 
especially in its coordination of Federal STEM 
programs and strategic planning responsibil-
ities; 
(B) the Advisory Panel established under 
section 202; and 
(C) Federal agencies with STEM edu-
cation programs; 
(2) periodically update and maintain the inven-
tory of federally sponsored STEM education pro-
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grams and activities established under section 
101(b)(8) of the America COMPETES Reauthoriza-
tion Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 6621); and 
(3) provide for dissemination of information on 
Federal STEM education programs and activities, as 
appropriate, to stakeholders in academia, industry, 
nonprofit organizations with expertise in STEM edu-
cation, State and local educational agencies, and 
other STEM stakeholders. 
(c) REPORT.—The Director of the STEM Education 
Coordinating Office shall transmit a report annually to 
Congress not later than 60 days after the submission of 
the President’s budget request. The annual report shall 
include— 
(1) any updates to the inventory required under 
subsection (b)(2); 
(2) a description of all consolidations and ter-
minations of Federal STEM education programs im-
plemented in the previous fiscal year, including an 
explanation of the reasons for consolidations and 
terminations; 
(3) recommendations for consolidations and ter-
minations of STEM education programs or activities 
in the upcoming fiscal year; 
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(4) a description of any significant new STEM 
Education public-private partnerships; and 
(5) description of the progress made in carrying 
out the strategic plan required under section 101 of 
the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 
2010 (42 U.S.C. 6621), including a description of 
the outcome of any program assessments completed 
in the previous year. 
(d) RESPONSIBILITIES OF NSF.—The Director of 
the National Science Foundation shall encourage and 
monitor the efforts of the STEM Education Coordinating 
Office to ensure that the Coordinating Office is carrying 
out its responsibilities under subsection (b) appropriately. 
TITLE III—OFFICE OF SCIENCE 
AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY 
SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated for the Of-
fice of Science and Technology Policy— 
(1) $4,550,000 for fiscal year 2016; and 
(2) $4,550,000 for fiscal year 2017. 
SEC. 302. REGULATORY EFFICIENCY. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) high and increasing administrative burdens 
and costs in Federal research administration, par-
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