‘‘(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Advisory Panel es-
tablished or designated by the President under this 
subsection shall consist of members from academic 
institutions, industry, informal education providers, 
nonprofit STEM education organizations, founda-
tions, and local and State educational agencies. 
Members of the Advisory Panel shall be qualified to 
provide advice on Federal STEM education pro-
grams, best practices in STEM education, assess-
ment of STEM education programs, STEM edu-
cation standards, industry needs for STEM grad-
uates, and public-private STEM education partner-
ships. 
‘‘(3) DUTIES.—The Advisory Panel shall advise 
the President and the committee established under 
subsection (a) on implementing the Federal STEM 
education strategic plan required under subsection 
(b)(5) and coordinating Federal STEM programs 
with nongovernmental STEM initiatives and State 
and local educational agencies. 
‘‘(4) REPORT.—The Advisory Panel shall re-
port, not more than 1 year after enactment of the 
America Competes Reauthorization Act of 2015, on 
options for evidence-based implementation of the 
Federal STEM strategic plan required under sub-
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section (b)(5), including options for designating cer-
tain agencies as coordinating leads for different pri-
ority investment areas, timelines for implementation, 
and specific management, budget, policy, or other 
steps that agencies must take to effectively imple-
ment the strategic plan. 
‘‘(5) SUNSET.—The authorization for the Advi-
sory Panel established under this subsection shall 
expire 3 years after the date of enactment of the 
America Competes Reauthorization Act of 2015.’’; 
and 
(5) in subsection (f), as so redesignated by 
paragraph (3) of this section— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘progress made in imple-
menting’’ after ‘‘describing’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (3); and 
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and 
(5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively. 
SEC. 203. GRAND CHALLENGES IN EDUCATION RESEARCH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the National 
Science Foundation and the Secretary of Education shall 
collaborate in— 
(1) identifying, prioritizing, and developing 
strategies to address grand challenges in research 
and development, including assessment, on the 
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teaching and learning of STEM at the pre-K–12 
level, in formal and informal settings, for diverse 
learning populations, including individuals identified 
in section 33 or 34 of the Science and Engineering 
Equal Opportunities Act (42 U.S.C. 1885a or 
1885b); and 
(2) ensuring the dissemination and promoting 
the utilization of the results of such research and de-
velopment. 
(b) STAKEHOLDER INPUT.—In identifying the grand 
challenges under subsection (a), the Director and the Sec-
retary shall— 
(1) take into consideration critical research 
gaps identified in existing reports, including reports 
by the National Academies, on the teaching and 
learning of STEM at the pre-K–12 level in formal 
and informal settings; and 
(2) solicit input from a wide range of stake-
holders, including officials from State educational 
agencies and local educational agencies, STEM 
teachers, STEM education researchers, scientific 
and engineering societies, STEM faculty at institu-
tions of higher education, informal STEM education 
providers, businesses with a large STEM workforce, 
and other stakeholders in the teaching and learning 
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