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‘‘CHAPTER 3—NATIONAL LABORATORIES
CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE IN MATHE-
MATICS, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND
ENGINEERING EDUCATION
‘‘SEC. 3181. NATIONAL LABORATORIES CENTERS OF EXCEL-
LENCE IN MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, TECH-
NOLOGY, AND ENGINEERING EDUCATION.
‘‘(a) DEFINITION OF HIGH-NEED PUBLIC SECONDARY
SCHOOL.—In this chapter, the term ‘high-need public sec-
ondary school’ means a secondary school—
‘‘(1) with a high concentration of low-income in-
dividuals (as defined in section 1707 of the Elemen-
tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 6537)); or
‘‘(2) designated with a school locale code of 6, 7,
or 8, as determined by the Secretary of Education.
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish
at each of the National Laboratories a program to support
a Center of Excellence in Mathematics, Science, Technology,
and Engineering at 1 high-need public secondary school lo-
cated in the region of the National Laboratory to provide
assistance in accordance with subsection (f).
‘‘(c) PARTNERSHIP.—Each high-need public secondary
school selected as a Center of Excellence shall form a part-
nership with a department that provides training for teach-
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ers and principals at an institution of higher education for
purposes of compliance with subsection (g).
‘‘(d) SELECTION.—
‘‘(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
Secretary, 
acting
through the Director, shall establish criteria to guide
the National Laboratories in selecting the sites of the
Centers of Excellence.
‘‘(2) PROCESS.—The National Laboratories shall
select the sites of the Centers of Excellence through an
open, widely publicized, and competitive process.
‘‘(e) GOALS.—The Secretary shall establish goals and
performance assessments for each Center of Excellence au-
thorized under subsection (b).
‘‘(f) ASSISTANCE.—Consistent with sections 3165 and
3166, the Director shall make available necessary funds for
a program using scientific and engineering staff of the Na-
tional Laboratories, during which the staff—
‘‘(1) assists teachers in teaching courses at the
Centers of Excellence in Mathematics, Science, Tech-
nology, and Engineering; and
‘‘(2) uses National Laboratory scientific equip-
ment in the teaching of the courses.
‘‘(g) SPECIAL RULE.—Each Center of Excellence shall
ensure—
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‘‘(1) provision of clinical practicum, student
teaching, or internship experiences for mathematics,
science, and technology teacher candidates as part of
its teacher preparation program;
‘‘(2) provision of supervision and mentoring for
teacher candidates in the teacher preparation pro-
gram; and
‘‘(3) to the maximum extent practicable, provi-
sion of professional development for veteran teachers
in the public secondary schools in the region.
‘‘(h) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall consider the
results of performance assessments required under sub-
section (e) in determining the contract award fee of a Na-
tional Laboratory management and operations contractor.
‘‘(i) PLAN.—The Director shall—
‘‘(1) develop an evaluation and accountability
plan for the activities funded under this chapter that
objectively measures the impact of the activities; and
‘‘(2) disseminate information obtained from
those measurements.
‘‘(j) NO EFFECT ON SIMILAR PROGRAMS.—Nothing in
this section displaces or otherwise affects any similar pro-
gram being carried out as of the date of enactment of this
subpart at any National Laboratory under any other provi-
sion of law.
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‘‘CHAPTER 4—SUMMER INSTITUTES
‘‘SEC. 3185. SUMMER INSTITUTES.
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE
PARTNER.—The term ‘eligible
partner’ means—
‘‘(A) the mathematics, science, or engineer-
ing department at an institution of higher edu-
cation, acting in coordination with a depart-
ment at an institution of higher education that
provides training for teachers and principals; or
‘‘(B) a nonprofit entity with expertise in
providing professional development for mathe-
matics, science, or technology teachers.
‘‘(2) SUMMER
INSTITUTE.—The term ‘summer
institute’ means an institute, conducted during the
summer, that—
‘‘(A) is conducted for a period of not less
than 2 weeks;
‘‘(B) includes, as a component, a program
that provides direct interaction between students
and faculty, including personnel of 1 or more
National Laboratories who have scientific exper-
tise; and
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‘‘(C) provides for follow-up training, during
the academic year, that is conducted in the class-
room.
‘‘(b) SUMMER INSTITUTE PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED.—
‘‘(1) PROGRAMS
AT
THE
NATIONAL
LABORA-
TORIES.—The Secretary, acting through the Director,
shall establish or expand programs of summer insti-
tutes at each of the National Laboratories to provide
additional training to strengthen the mathematics,
science, technology, and engineering teaching skills of
teachers employed at public schools for kindergarten
through grade 12, in accordance with the activities
authorized under subsections (c) and (d).
‘‘(2) PROGRAMS WITH ELIGIBLE PARTNERS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting
through the Director, shall identify and provide
assistance to eligible partners to establish or ex-
pand programs of summer institutes that pro-
vide additional training to strengthen the mathe-
matics, science, technology, and engineering
teaching skills of teachers employed at public
schools for kindergarten through grade 12, in ac-
cordance with the activities authorized under
subsections (c) and (d).
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‘‘(B) ASSISTANCE.—Consistent with sections
3165 and 3166, the Director shall make available
necessary funds for a program using scientific
and engineering staff of the National Labora-
tories, during which the staff—
‘‘(i) assists in providing training to
teachers at summer institutes; and
‘‘(ii) uses National Laboratory sci-
entific equipment in the training.
‘‘(C) LIMITATION
OF
AMOUNT.—To carry
out this paragraph, the Director may use not
more than 50 percent of the amounts authorized
under subsection (h) for a fiscal year.
‘‘(c) REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.—Each program author-
ized under subsection (b) shall—
‘‘(1) create opportunities for enhanced and ongo-
ing professional development for teachers that im-
proves the mathematics, science, technology, and engi-
neering content knowledge of such teachers;
‘‘(2) include material pertaining to recent devel-
opments in mathematics, science, technology, and en-
gineering pedagogy;
‘‘(3) provide training on the use and integration
of technology in the classroom;