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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1089 
To stimulate collaboration with respect to, and provide for coordination and 
coherence of, the Nation’s science, technology, engineering, and mathe-
matics education initiatives, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 12, 2013 
Mr. HONDA (for himself, Ms. BASS, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. BERA of California, 
Ms. BORDALLO, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Ms. 
CHU, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS 
of Illinois, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. 
LANGEVIN, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. MCDERMOTT, 
Mrs. NEGRETE MCLEOD, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. MOORE, Mr. NADLER, Mrs. 
NAPOLITANO, Ms. NORTON, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. POLIS, Mr. PRICE of North 
Carolina, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. RUSH, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, 
Mr. SABLAN, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SIRES, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. SWALWELL 
of California, Mr. TAKANO, and Mr. VEASEY) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Work-
force 
A BILL 
To stimulate collaboration with respect to, and provide for 
coordination and coherence of, the Nation’s science, tech-
nology, engineering, and mathematics education initia-
tives, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stepping Up to STEM 
Act of 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Technology and the Internet have trans-
formed nearly every aspect of both the global econ-
omy and our daily lives. In a technology-rich world, 
no amount of memorizing information will make a 
student competitive in the global labor market. 
America needs an education system that supports 
students from all walks of life in becoming inquisi-
tive, resourceful thinkers who use technology to pur-
sue knowledge, collaborate across geographic and 
cultural boundaries, acquire new skills, and solve 
complex problems. 
(2) Equality and equity of access is more than 
access to the same hardware, software, and 
broadband connections. It includes access to the best 
digital learning resources and access to teachers who 
know how to orchestrate the use of these resources 
in ways that inspire students and produce better 
learning outcomes. 
(3) Technology by itself will not improve stu-
dent outcomes. What is needed are carefully de-
signed innovations that include not just technology 
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but also good learning content, effective instructional 
strategies, supports for teachers and school systems 
figuring out how to use the new approach, and the 
capacity to collect, analyze and reflect on data that 
will show whether or not the innovation is having the 
intended effects. 
(4) Effective learning technology implementa-
tions addressing the challenging aspects of language 
arts, mathematics and science that all students are 
expected to master. This will require partnerships 
among education agencies, education researchers, 
and technology developers with the common goal of 
harnessing technology to provide opportunities for 
deeper learning to students who would not otherwise 
experience them. 
SEC. 3. OFFICE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, 
AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION WITHIN THE 
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. 
(a) ASSISTANT SECRETARY.—Section 202 of the De-
partment of Education Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 3412) 
is amended in subsection (b)(1)— 
(1) in subparagraph (E) by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as (G); 
and 
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(3) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(F) an Assistant Secretary for Science, 
Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics 
Education (in this Act referred to as the ‘As-
sistant Secretary for STEM Education’); and’’. 
(b) OFFICE.—Title II of the Department of Edu-
cation Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 3411 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 221. OFFICE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEER-
ING, AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be in the Depart-
ment of Education an Office of Science, Technology, Engi-
neering, and Mathematics Education (in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘Office of STEM Education’), to be ad-
ministered by the Assistant Secretary for STEM Edu-
cation appointed under section 202(b). 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Assistant Secretary of 
STEM Education, acting through the Office, shall serve 
as the principal advisor to the Secretary on matters affect-
ing science, technology, engineering, and math education, 
and shall administer such functions representing STEM 
education, including the coordination of STEM activities 
and programs across Federal agencies. 
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‘‘(c) EVALUATION AND REPORT.—The Assistant Sec-
retary for STEM Education shall conduct an independent 
evaluation, through grant or by contract, of the STEM 
education programs administered by the Department, at 
least every 5 years, which shall include— 
‘‘(1) conducting an assessment of STEM edu-
cation activities within the Department by using the 
evaluations and reports of these programs to deter-
mine these programs’ impact on— 
‘‘(A) the quantity of students taking ad-
vanced placement in STEM areas and seeking 
STEM degrees; 
‘‘(B) the quantity of students exposed to 
STEM content in the hours outside of the reg-
ular school day; 
‘‘(C) student academic achievement in 
mathematics and science; and 
‘‘(D) the increased number of highly quali-
fied STEM teachers, STEM content coaches, 
and STEM master educators; and 
‘‘(2) the preparation and submission of a report 
on the results of the evaluation described in para-
graph (1) to the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, 
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