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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-
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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 
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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— 
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(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. 
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SEC. 203. 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. 
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