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SEC. 909. SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF CONSORTIUM.—Notwith-
standing section 913, the Secretary shall award a grant
to Oak Ridge Associated Universities to establish a univer-
sity consortium to carry out a regional pilot program for
enhancing scientific, technological, engineering, and math-
ematical literacy, creativity, and decisionmaking. The con-
sortium shall include leading research universities, one or
more universities that train substantial numbers of ele-
mentary and secondary school teachers, and, where appro-
priate, National Laboratories.
(b) PROGRAM
ELEMENTS.—The program shall
include—
(1) expanding strategic, formal partnerships
among universities with strength in research, univer-
sities that train substantial numbers of elementary
and secondary school teachers, and the private sec-
tor;
(2) combining Department expertise with one or
more National Aeronautics and Space Administra-
tion Educator Resource Centers;
(3) developing programs to permit current and
future teachers to participate in ongoing research
projects at National Laboratories and research uni-
versities and to adapt lessons learned to the class-
room;
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(4) designing and implementing course work;
(5) designing and implementing a strategy for
measuring and assessing progress under the pro-
gram; and
(6) developing models for transferring knowl-
edge gained under the pilot program to other insti-
tutions and areas of the country.
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after appropria-
tions are first available for the program, the Secretary
shall transmit to Congress a report outlining lessons
learned and containing a plan for expanding the program
nationwide. The Secretary may begin implementation of
such plan for expansion of the program on October 1,
2008. The expansion of the program shall be subject to
section 913.
SEC. 910. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts authorized
to 
be 
appropriated 
under 
the 
21st 
Century
Nanotechnology Research and Development Act (15
U.S.C. 7501 et seq.) and the Department of Energy High-
End Computing Revitalization Act of 2004 (15 U.S.C.
5541 et seq.), the following sums are authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Secretary for the purposes of carrying
out this subtitle:
(1) For fiscal year 2006, $3,785,000,000.
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(2) For fiscal year 2007, $4,153,000,000.
(3) For fiscal year 2008, $4,628,000,000.
(4) For fiscal year 2009, $5,300,000,000.
(5) For fiscal year 2010, $5,800,000,000.
(b) 2006 ALLOCATIONS.—From amounts authorized
under subsection (a)(1), the following sums are authorized
for fiscal year 2006:
(1) SYSTEMS
BIOLOGY.—For activities under
section 902, $100,000,000.
(2) SCIENTIFIC
COMPUTING.—For activities
under section 905, $252,000,000.
(3) FUSION ENERGY SCIENCES.—For activities
under section 906, excluding activities under sub-
section (c) of that section, $335,000,000.
(4) SCHOLARSHIP.—For the scholarship pro-
gram described in section 907, $800,000.
(5) OFFICE OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL IN-
FORMATION.—For activities under section 908,
$7,000,000.
(6) PILOT PROGRAM.—For activities under sec-
tion 909, $4,000,000.
(c) 2007 ALLOCATIONS.—From amounts authorized
under subsection (a)(2), the following sums are authorized
for fiscal year 2007:
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(1) SYSTEMS
BIOLOGY.—For activities under
section 902, such sums as may be necessary.
(2) SCIENTIFIC
COMPUTING.—For activities
under section 905, $270,000,000.
(3) FUSION ENERGY SCIENCES.—For activities
under section 906, excluding activities under sub-
section (c) of that section, $349,000,000.
(4) SCHOLARSHIP.—For the scholarship pro-
gram described in section 907, $1,600,000.
(5) OFFICE OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL IN-
FORMATION.—For activities under section 908,
$7,500,000.
(6) PILOT PROGRAM.—For activities under sec-
tion 909, $4,000,000.
(d) 2008 ALLOCATIONS.—From amounts authorized
under subsection (a)(3), the following sums are authorized
for fiscal year 2008:
(1) SYSTEMS
BIOLOGY.—For activities under
section 902, such sums as may be necessary.
(2) SCIENTIFIC
COMPUTING.—For activities
under section 905, $350,000,000.
(3) FUSION ENERGY SCIENCES.—For activities
under section 906, excluding activities under sub-
section (c) of that section, $362,000,000.