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(A) in the classroom; 
(B) on student tuition assistance; 
(C) on overhead and administrative costs 
and expenses; and 
(D) on Congressionally directed spending 
items, including the administrative costs of ad-
ministering such earmarks; and 
(5) a listing of all of the programs run by the 
Department of Education and the total budget and 
most recent evaluation of each such program, and a 
notation if no such evaluation has been conducted. 
SEC. 310. SENSE
OF
THE
SENATE
REGARDING 
SCIENCE TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT. (a) FINDINGS.—The 
Senate finds that there is broad agreement in the scientific 
community that learning science requires direct involve-
ment by students in scientific inquiry and that such direct 
involvement must be included in every science program for 
every science student in prekindergarten through grade 16. 
(b) SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING THE NA-
TIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS 2009 
SCIENCE TEST.—It is the sense of the Senate that— 
(1) the National Assessment of Educational 
Progress (NAEP) 2009 Science assessment should re-
flect the findings of the Senate described in subsection 
(a) and those expressed in section 7026(a) of the 
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America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Pro-
mote Excellence in Technology, Education, and 
Science Act; and 
(2) the National Assessment Governing Board 
(NAGB) should certify that the National Assessment 
of Education Progress 2009 Science framework, speci-
fication, and assessment include extensive and ex-
plicit attention to inquiry. 
(c) REPORT.—The National Assessment Governing 
Board shall submit a report to the Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate describing 
whether the certification described in subsection (b)(2) has 
been made, and if such certification has been made, include 
in the report the following: 
(1) A description of the analysis used to arrive 
at such certification. 
(2) A list of individuals with experience in in-
quiry science education making the certification. 
SEC. 311. (a) In addition to amounts otherwise appro-
priated under this Act, there are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated— 
(1) $6,000,000 to carry out the programs for 
baccalaureate degrees in science, technology, engineer-
ing, mathematics, or critical foreign languages, with 
concurrent teacher certification under section 6113 of 
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the America COMPETES Act (Public Law 110–69); 
and 
(2) $4,000,000 to carry out the programs for 
master’s degrees in science, technology, engineering, 
and mathematics, or critical foreign language edu-
cation under section 6114 of the America COM-
PETES Act (Public Law 110–69). 
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
amounts made available under this Act for the administra-
tion and related expenses for the departmental management 
of the Department of Education, shall be reduced by 
$10,000,000. 
SEC. 312. (a) The Secretary of Education shall update 
the 2002 Department of Education and United States Se-
cret Service guidance entitled ‘‘Threat Assessment in 
Schools: A Guide to Managing Threatening Situations and 
to Creating Safe School Climates’’ to reflect the rec-
ommendations contained in the report entitled ‘‘Report to 
the President On Issues Raised by the Virginia Tech Trag-
edy’’, to include the need to provide schools with guidance 
on how information can be shared legally under the regula-
tions issued under section 264(c) of the Health Insurance 
Portability and Accountability Act and the Family Edu-
cational Rights and Privacy Act. 
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(b) Not later than 3 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Education shall disseminate 
the updated guidance under subsection (a) to institutions 
of higher education and to State departments of education 
for distribution to all local education agencies. 
SEC. 313. (a) Not later than May 31, 2009, the Comp-
troller General of the United States shall submit a report 
to Congress on the strategies utilized to assist students in 
meeting State student academic achievement standards, in-
cluding achieving proficiency on State academic assess-
ments. 
(b) The report required under subsection (a) shall in-
clude data collected from a representative sample of schools 
across the Nation to determine the strategies utilized by 
schools to prepare students to meet State student academic 
achievement standards and achieve proficiency on State 
academic assessments, including the following categories of 
strategies: 
(1) Adjusting the structure of the school day, 
which may include the expansion of the school day, 
or modifications in the time spent on instruction in 
core academic subjects. 
(2) The professional development provided to 
teachers or additional school personnel to assist low- 
performing students. 
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(3) Changes in the provision of instruction to 
students, including targeting low-performing students 
for specialized instruction or tutoring. 
(4) Utilizing types of instructional materials to 
prepare students. 
(5) Instituting other State or local assessments. 
(6) Using other strategies to prepare students to 
meet State student academic achievement standards 
and achieve proficiency on State academic assess-
ments. 
(c) The data collected pursuant to this section shall 
be disaggregated by— 
(1) schools with a high percentage of students eli-
gible for a free or reduced price lunch under the Rich-
ard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
1751 et seq.); 
(2) schools with a low percentage of students eli-
gible for a free or reduced price lunch under the Rich-
ard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
1751 et seq.); 
(3) schools with a student enrollment consisting 
of a majority of racial and ethnic minority students; 
(4) schools with a student enrollment consisting 
of a majority of non-minority students; 
(5) urban schools; 
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(6) suburban schools; 
(7) rural schools; and 
(8) schools identified as in need of improvement 
under section 1116 of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6316). 
(d) The representative sample described in subsection 
(b) shall be designed in such a manner as to provide valid, 
reliable, and accurate information as well as sufficient sam-
ple sizes for each type of school described in subsection (c). 
(e) The data collected under subsection (b) shall be re-
ported separately for the most common types of strategies, 
in each of the categories listed in paragraphs (1) through 
(6) of subsection (b), used by schools to prepare students 
to meet State student academic achievement standards, in-
cluding achieving proficiency on State academic assess-
ments. 
SEC. 314. Prior to January 1, 2008, the Secretary of 
Education may not terminate any voluntary flexible agree-
ment under section 428A of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078–1) that exists on the date of enact-
ment of this Act. With respect to an entity with which the 
Secretary of Education has a voluntary flexible agreement 
under section 428A of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1078–1) on the date of enactment of this Act 
that is not cost neutral, if the Secretary terminates such 
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agreement after January 1, 2008, the Secretary of Edu-
cation shall, not later than December 31, 2008, negotiate 
to enter, and enter, into a new voluntary flexible agreement 
with such entity so that the agreement is cost neutral, unless 
such entity does not want to enter into such agreement. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Edu-
cation Appropriations Act, 2008’’. 
TITLE IV 
RELATED AGENCIES 
COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE 
BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary of the Committee for Purchase 
From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled estab-
lished by Public Law 92–28, $4,994,000. 
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE 
NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS, 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for the Corporation for Na-
tional and Community Service to carry out the programs, 
activities, and initiatives under provisions of the Domestic 
Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4950 et seq.) (the 
1973 Act) and the National and Community Service Act 
of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.) (the 1990 Act), 
$804,489,000: Provided, That all prior year unobligated 
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balances from the ‘‘Domestic Volunteer Service Programs, 
Operating Expenses’’ account shall be transferred to and 
merged with this appropriation: Provided further, That up 
to one percent of program grant funds may be used to de-
fray costs of conducting grant application reviews, includ-
ing the use of outside peer reviewers: Provided further, That 
none of the funds made available to the Corporation for Na-
tional and Community Service in this Act for activities au-
thorized by section 122 of part C of title I and part E of 
title II of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 shall 
be used to provide stipends or other monetary incentives 
to program participants whose incomes exceed 125 percent 
of the national poverty level: Provided further, That not 
more than $275,775,000 of the amount provided under this 
heading shall be available for grants under the National 
Service Trust Program authorized under subtitle C of title 
I of the 1990 Act (42 U.S.C. 12571 et seq.) (relating to ac-
tivities of the AmeriCorps program), including grants to 
organizations operating projects under the AmeriCorps 
Education Awards Program (without regard to the require-
ments of sections 121(d) and (e), section 131(e), section 132, 
and sections 140(a), (d), and (e) of the 1990 Act: Provided 
further, That not less than $117,720,000 of the amount pro-
vided under this heading, to remain available without fiscal 
year limitation, shall be transferred to the National Service 
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Trust for educational awards authorized under subtitle D 
of title I of the 1990 Act (42 U.S.C. 12601), of which up 
to $4,000,000 shall be available to support national service 
scholarships for high school students performing community 
service, and of which $7,000,000 shall be held in reserve 
as defined in Public Law 108–45: Provided further, That 
in addition to amounts otherwise provided to the National 
Service Trust under the fifth proviso, the Corporation may 
transfer funds from the amount provided under the fourth 
proviso, to the National Service Trust authorized under sub-
title D of title I of the 1990 Act (42 U.S.C. 12601) upon 
determination that such transfer is necessary to support the 
activities of national service participants and after notice 
is transmitted to Congress: Provided further, That of the 
amount provided under this heading for grants under the 
National Service Trust program authorized under subtitle 
C of title I of the Act, not more than $65,000,000 may be 
used to administer, reimburse, or support any national 
service program authorized under section 121(d)(2) of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 12581(d)(2)): Provided further, That not-
withstanding section 501(a)(4) of the Act, of the funds pro-
vided under this heading, not more than $12,516,000 shall 
be made available to provide assistance to State commis-
sions on national and community service under section 
126(a) of the 1990 Act: Provided further, That not more 
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than $10,466,000 shall be available for quality and innova-
tion activities authorized under subtitle H of title I of the 
1990 Act (42 U.S.C. 12853 et seq.): Provided further, That 
notwithstanding subtitle H of title I of the 1990 Act (42 
U.S.C. 12853), none of the funds provided under the pre-
vious proviso shall be used to support salaries and related 
expenses (including travel) attributable to Corporation em-
ployees: Provided further, That $31,789,000 of the funds 
made available under this heading shall be available for the 
Civilian Community Corps authorized under subtitle E of 
title I of the 1990 Act (42 U.S.C. 12611 et seq.), of which 
not less than $5,000,000 shall be for the acquisition, renova-
tion, equipping and startup costs for a campus located in 
Vinton, Iowa and a campus in Vicksburg, Mississippi. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of administration as provided 
under section 501(a)(4) of the National and Community 
Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.) and under 
section 504(a) of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 
1973, including payment of salaries, authorized travel, hire 
of passenger motor vehicles, the rental of conference rooms 
in the District of Columbia, the employment of experts and 
consultants authorized under 5 U.S.C. 3109, and not to ex-
ceed $2,500 for official reception and representation ex-
penses, $69,520,000. 
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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as 
amended, $6,900,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the term 
‘‘qualified student loan’’ with respect to national service 
education awards shall mean any loan determined by an 
institution of higher education to be necessary to cover a 
student’s cost of attendance at such institution and made, 
insured, or guaranteed directly to a student by a State 
agency, in addition to other meanings under section 
148(b)(7) of the National and Community Service Act. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 
made available under section 129(d)(5)(B) of the National 
and Community Service Act to assist entities in placing 
applicants who are individuals with disabilities may be 
provided to any entity that receives a grant under section 
121 of the Act. 
The Inspector General of the Corporation for National 
and Community Service shall conduct random audits of the 
grantees that administer activities under the AmeriCorps 
programs and shall levy sanctions in accordance with 
standard Inspector General audit resolution procedures 
which include, but are not limited to, debarment of any 
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