SECTION 1. SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND 
MATHEMATICS (STEM) RESEARCH AND DE-
VELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR RECOGNIZED 
SCIENCE 
AND 
TECHNOLOGY 
SECONDARY 
SCHOOLS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF GRANT PROGRAM.—Chapter 
111 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by insert-
ing after section 2192a the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2192b. 
Science, 
Technology, 
Engineering, 
and 
Mathematics (STEM) Research and Devel-
opment Program 
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT FOR PROGRAM.—The Secretary 
of Defense shall carry out a program to provide grants 
to secondary schools described in subsection (b) to support 
research and development projects at such schools in 
science, mathematics, engineering, and technology to sup-
plement the national security functions of the Department 
of Defense, as determined by the Secretary. A grant may 
be made directly to an eligible secondary school or indi-
rectly through a local educational agency. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE SCHOOLS.—To be eligible for a grant 
under the program, a secondary school must be recognized 
as a Science and Technology High School or as a sec-
ondary school with a science and technology program. The 
requirements for such recognition shall be determined by 
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the Secretary of Defense, taking into consideration the fol-
lowing specific criteria: 
‘‘(1) The secondary school must meet a min-
imum number of required academic years of science 
curriculum. 
‘‘(2) The secondary school must meet a min-
imum number of academic years of technology or en-
gineering curriculum. 
‘‘(3) The secondary school must meet a min-
imum number of academic years of mathematics 
curriculum. 
‘‘(c) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TOPICS.—The 
Secretary of Defense, in consultation for the Secretaries 
of the military departments, shall determine potential re-
search and development topics for which grants may be 
made under the program. The Secretary of Defense shall 
prepare, from such proposed topics, a priority list of 
projects, which shall be published and made available to 
eligible secondary schools. 
‘‘(d) SELECTION OF GRANT RECIPIENTS.—The Sec-
retary of Defense shall solicit grant proposals from eligible 
secondary schools. The Secretary shall evaluate submitted 
proposals and make grants on a competitive basis. 
‘‘(e) MONITORING AND RESULTS.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall monitor the progress made by grant recipi-
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ents on projects supported using the grant funds and re-
quire regular updates and progress reports as considered 
necessary by the Secretary. A grant recipient shall docu-
ment and submit to the Secretary a final report on the 
results of the project. 
‘‘(f) REPORT ON PROGRAM.—Not later than Feb-
ruary 1, 2010, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees and the Committee 
on Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Com-
mittee on Government Reform of the House of Represent-
atives a report containing a plan for expanding and im-
proving the program.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 2192a the following new 
item: 
‘‘2192b. Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Research 
and Development Program.’’. 
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