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[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Air and Health Quality Empowerment 
Zone Designation Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this Act is to establish criteria through the use of 
which specific geographical areas--
            (1) shall be designated as air and health quality 
        empowerment zones; and
            (2) may apply for grants authorized for the purpose of 
        replacing or retrofitting polluting vehicles or engines (or 
        both vehicles and engines) in order to improve the health of 
        the population living in the zones.

SEC. 3. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) the San Joaquin Valley faces serious air quality 
        challenges that impact the development, health, and economy of 
        the Valley;
            (2) the Valley emits approximately 624 tons of nitrogen 
        oxides per day, and attainment of the federally mandated 8-hour 
        ozone standard under the Clean Air Act requires emissions of 
        not more than 160 tons of oxides of nitrogen per day;
            (3) the Valley does not attain the federally mandated 
        standard for PM&lt;INF&gt;2.5&lt;/INF&gt;;
            (4) the children of the Valley miss 188,000 school days per 
        year, which translates to 1 in 4 of those children experiencing 
        a day of absence each year due to elevated ozone levels;
            (5) approximately 460 residents of the Valley die earlier 
        than they otherwise would due to elevated ozone levels, and 
        Valley residents experience 23,300 asthma attacks per year, a 
        rate that equals 3 times the State average and 5 times the 
        national average;
            (6) 1 in 5 children residing in the Valley have been 
        diagnosed with asthma;
            (7) nonattainment of Federal air quality standards costs 
        the Valley $3,200,000,000 annually;
            (8) the Valley experiences chronic double-digit 
        unemployment rates; and
            (9) the Federal Government must partner with the Valley and 
        the State to address air quality, health, and economic 
        development for the residents of the Valley through the 
        designation of the Valley as air quality empowerment zone that 
        is eligible for Federal grants and technical assistance.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
        Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
            (2) Agency.--The term ``Agency'' means the Environmental 
        Protection Agency.
            (3) Clean air act.--The term ``Clean Air Act'' means the 
        Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.).
            (4) PM&lt;INF&gt;2.5&lt;/INF&gt;.--The term ``PM&lt;INF&gt;2.5&lt;/INF&gt;'' means 
        particulate matter with a diameter that does not exceed 2.5 
        micrometers.
            (5) Strategic plan.--The term ``strategic plan'' means, 
        with respect to an area, the plan contained in the application 
        for designation of the area under section 5.
            (6) Valley.--The term ``Valley'' means the San Joaquin 
        Valley, California.

SEC. 5. AIR QUALITY EMPOWERMENT ZONE DESIGNATION PROCEDURES.

    (a) In General.--From among the areas nominated for designation 
under this section, the Administrator may designate 1 or more areas as 
air and health quality empowerment zones.
    (b) Period for Which Designation Is in Effect.--
            (1) In general.--Any designation under this section shall 
        remain in effect during the period beginning on the date of the 
        designation and ending on the earlier of--
                    (A) the last day of the tenth calendar year 
                beginning on the date of the designation; or
                    (B) the date on which the Administrator revokes the 
                designation.
            (2) Revocation of designation.--The Administrator may 
        revoke the designation under this section of an area if the 
        Administrator determines that the local air pollution control 
        district in which the designated area is located--
                    (A) has been designated as being in attainment with 
                the national ambient air quality standard for 
                PM&lt;INF&gt;2.5&lt;/INF&gt; and ozone promulgated under the Clean 
                Air Act; or
                    (B) is not complying substantially with, or fails 
                to make progress in achieving the goals of, the 
                strategic plan.
    (c) Limitations on Designations.--No area may be designated under 
subsection (a) unless--
            (1) the area is nominated for designation by the air 
        pollution control district with jurisdiction over the area;
            (2) the air pollution control district provides written 
        assurances satisfactory to the Administrator that the strategic 
        plan will be implemented; and
            (3) the Administrator determines that any information 
        provided is reasonably accurate.
    (d) Application.--No area may be designated under subsection (a) 
unless the application for the designation--
            (1) demonstrates that the nominated area satisfies the 
        eligibility criteria described in section 6; and
            (2) includes a strategic plan for accomplishing the 
        purposes of this Act that--
                    (A) describes--
                            (i) the process by which the nominated area 
                        is a full partner in the process of developing 
                        and implementing the plan; and
                            (ii) the extent to which local institutions 
                        and organizations have contributed to the 
                        planning process;
                    (B) identifies--
                            (i) the amount of State, local, and private 
                        resources that will be available for the 
                        nominated area; and
                            (ii) the private/public partnerships to be 
                        used (which may include participation by, and 
                        cooperation with, institutions of higher 
                        education, medical centers, and other private 
                        and public entities);
                    (C) identifies the funding requested under any 
                Federal program in support of the purposes of this Act;
                    (D) identifies baselines, methods, and benchmarks 
                for measuring the success of carrying out the strategic 
                plan; and
                    (E) includes such other information as may be 
                required by the Administrator.

SEC. 6. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA.

    (a) In General.--A nominated area shall be eligible for designation 
under section 5(a) only if the area meets all of the following 
criteria:
            (1) Nonattainment.--The nominated area has been designated 
        as being--
                    (A) in extreme nonattainment of the 8-hour ozone 
                national ambient air quality standard promulgated by 
                the Administrator under the Clean Air Act; and
                    (B) in nonattainment of national ambient air 
                quality standard for PM&lt;INF&gt;2.5&lt;/INF&gt; promulgated by 
                the Administrator under that Act.
            (2) Agricultural sources.--The nominated area has--
                    (A) emissions of oxides of nitrogen from farm 
                equipment of at least 30 tons per day in calendar year 
                2010; or
                    (B) emissions of volatile organic compounds from 
                farming operations of at least 40 tons per day in 
                calendar year 2010.
            (3) Air-related health effects.--As of the date of 
        nomination, the nominated area--
                    (A) meets or exceeds the national average per 
                capita incidence of asthma; and
                    (B) meets or exceeds the national average of school 
                days missed due to the health impact of elevated ozone 
                levels.
            (4) Economic impact.--As of the date of nomination, the 
        nominated area experiences unemployment rates higher than the 
        national average.
            (5) State matching funds.--The nominated area is located 
        within a State and local area that will match at least \1/2\ of 
        the funds provided by the Federal Government under this Act.

SEC. 7. ELIGIBLE GRANT APPLICANTS.

    Any air pollution control district or other local governmental 
entity authorized to regulate air quality in a State under the Clean 
Air Act may apply for a grant under this Act.

SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF AIR AND HEALTH EMPOWERMENT GRANTS.

    (a) Eligibility.--
            (1) In general.--Each area designated as an air and health 
        quality empowerment zone under section 5(a) shall be eligible 
        to receive 1 or more grants under this section.
            (2) Amount of grants.--The amount of each grant awarded to 
        a designated air and health quality empowerment zone shall be 
        determined by the Administrator based upon a review of--
                    (A) the information contained in the applications 
                required by section 5(d); and
                    (B) the needs set forth in the applications by 
                those designated as beneficiaries.
            (3) Timing of grants.--With respect to each designated air 
        and health quality empowerment zone, the Administrator shall 
        make--
                    (A) a grant under this section to each such zone on 
                the date of designation of the zone under section 5(a); 
                and
                    (B) the grant under this section to each such zone 
                available on the first day of the first fiscal year 
                that begins after the date of designation of the zone.
            (4) Oversight of grants.--The air pollution control 
        district or other local government entity authorized to 
        regulate air quality in an area designated as an air and health 
        safety empowerment zone under section 5(a) shall oversee the 
        use of any grant funds provided to the zone under this section.
    (b) Use of Grants.--Each air and health safety empowerment zone 
that receives a grant under this section shall use the grant solely--
            (1) to carry out activities that achieve the purposes 
        described in section 2;
            (2) in accordance with the strategic plan for the zone; and
            (3) for activities that benefit the residents of the zone 
        for which the grant is made through improved air quality and 
        health.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Administrator to provide grants under this section 
$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2013.
[EX A]: Air and Health Quality Empowerment Zone Designation Act of 2008 - Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to designate areas nominated by local air pollution control districts as air and health quality empowerment zones, which shall be eligible for grants for replacing or retrofitting polluting vehicles and/or engines in order to improve the health of the population living in the zones.

Sets forth area eligibility requirements, including: (1) being in nonattainment of specified national ambient air quality standards for ozone or PM2.5 (particulate matter with a diameter that does not exceed 2.5 micrometers); (2) having specified emission levels from agricultural sources; (3) meeting or exceeding national averages for asthma, school days missed for ozone levels, and unemployment; and (4) being eligible for state or local matching funds.

Prohibits an area from being designated unless the relevant district provides satisfactory assurances that the strategic plan (to be contained in its application) will be implemented. Authorizes the Administrator to revoke the designation if the relevant district: (1) has been designated as being in attainment with the air quality standards; or (2) is failing to comply with, or make progress in achieving the goals of, its strategic plan.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Year 2000 Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Electronic data exchanges are used extensively to 
        transfer information between computer systems. Federal agencies 
        now depend on electronic data exchanges to execute programs and 
        facilitate commerce. Consequently, as computer systems are 
        converted to process Year 2000 dates, the associated data 
        exchanges must also be made Year 2000 compliant.
            (2) The testing and implementation of new data exchanges 
        must be closely coordinated with exchange partners to be 
        completed effectively. If Year 2000 data exchanges do not 
        function properly, data will not be exchanged between systems, 
        or invalid data could cause receiving computer systems to 
        malfunction or produce inaccurate computations.
            (3) The United States 381,000 small manufacturers 
        contribute more than half of the country's total value in 
        manufacturing. However, as of 1997, 88 percent of all companies 
        with fewer than 2,000 employees had not yet started Year 2000 
        remediation projects.
            (4) As small manufacturers are an integral part of the 
        business supply chain, it is imperative that their computer 
        systems are Year 2000 compliant to prevent disruption to the 
        country's manufacturing base.
            (5) The economic well being of the United States is 
        interdependent with the economic well being of other nations of 
        the world. There is very little information on the level of 
        Year 2000 preparedness by other countries and the potential 
        impact on the United States economy. Therefore, to prevent 
        economic disruption in the United States, the Year 2000 
        computer problem must be addressed on a global scale.
            (6) Consumer awareness of the potential and extent of 
        failure of computer hardware, software, and embedded microchips 
        found in many consumer products resulting from the Year 2000 
        problem is small.
            (7) Currently, there is no information to guide consumers 
        in the purchase of Year 2000 compliant consumer goods or to 
        ensure that their existing goods are Year 2000 complaint.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act--
            (1) the term ``end-to-end testing'' means testing data 
        exchange software with respect to--
                    (A) the initiation of the exchange by sending 
                computers;
                    (B) transmission through intermediate 
                communications software and hardware; and
                    (C) receipt and acceptance by receiving computers;
            (2) the term ``small and medium-sized businesses'' means 
        businesses with less than 500 employees;
            (3) the term ``Year 2000 compliant'' means, with respect to 
        information technology, that the information technology 
        accurately processes (including calculating, comparing, and 
        sequencing) date and time data from, into, and between the 20th 
        and 21st centuries and the years 1999 and 2000, and leap year 
        calculations, to the extent that other information technology 
        properly exchanges date and time data with it; and
            (4) the term ``Year 2000 computer problem'' means the 
        potential problems that might be encountered in any level of 
        computer hardware and software from microcode to application 
        programs, files, and databases that need to correctly interpret 
        year date data represented in 2-digit-year format.

SEC. 4. FEDERAL AGENCY ACTIONS.

    To ensure that all computer operations and processing can be 
provided without interruption by Federal agencies after December 31, 
1999, the head of each Federal agency shall--
            (1) take actions necessary to ensure that all systems and 
        hardware administered by the agency are Year 2000 compliant, to 
        the extent necessary to ensure that no significant disruption 
        of the operations of the agency or of the agency's data 
        exchange partners occurs, including--
                    (A) establishing, before March 1, 1999, schedules 
                for testing and implementing new data exchange formats 
                for completing all data exchange corrections, which may 
                include national test days for end-to-end testing of 
                critical processes and associated data exchanges 
                affecting Federal, State, and local governments;
                    (B) notifying data exchange partners of the 
                implications to the agency and the exchange partners if 
                they do not make appropriate date conversion 
                corrections in time to meet the Federal schedule for 
                implementing and testing Year 2000 compliant data 
                exchange processes;
                    (C) giving priority to installing filters necessary 
                to prevent the corruption of mission-critical systems 
                from data exchanges with noncompliant systems; and
                    (D) developing and implementing, as part of the 
                agency's continuity and contingency planning efforts, 
                specific provisions for data exchanges that may fail, 
                including strategies to mitigate operational 
                disruptions if data exchange partners do not make 
                timely date conversion corrections;
            (2) beginning not later than 30 days after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, convene meetings at least quarterly with 
        representatives of the agency's data exchange partners to 
        assess implementation progress; and
            (3) after each meeting convened pursuant to paragraph (2), 
        transmit to the Congress a report summarizing--
                    (A) the results of that meeting; and
                    (B) the status of the agency's completion of key 
                data exchange corrections, including the extent of data 
                exchange inventoried, an assessment of data exchange 
                formats agreed to with data exchange partners, testing 
                and implementation schedules, and testing and 
                implementation completed.

SEC. 5. ASSISTANCE FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED BUSINESSES.

    To ensure that the Nation's small and medium-sized businesses are 
prepared to meet the Year 2000 computer problem challenge, the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology, in conjunction with the Small 
Business Administration, shall develop a Year 2000 compliance outreach 
program to assist small and medium-sized businesses. Such program shall 
include--
            (1) the development of a Year 2000 self-assessment 
        checklist;
            (2) an explanation of the Year 2000 computer problem and an 
        identification of best practices for resolving the problem;
            (3) a list of Federal Government Year 2000 information 
        resources; and
            (4) a list of Year 2000 compliant products provided by the 
        General Services Administration.

SEC. 6. INTERNATIONAL ASSESSMENT.

    Within 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology, in conjunction with other 
relevant Federal agencies, shall transmit to the Congress a report 
assessing the international implications of the Year 2000 computer 
problem. Such report shall include--
            (1) an assessment of Year 2000 compliance by the United 
        States major trading partners;
            (2) a description of efforts by the United States to share 
        best practices with other countries;
            (3) the economic implications on world trade and the United 
        States economy of the Year 2000 computer problem, including an 
        identification of impacted United States industrial sectors and 
        Federal agencies; and
            (4) a summary of participation by Federal agencies in 
        international fora addressing the Year 2000 computer problem.

SEC. 7. CONSUMER AWARENESS.

    To ensure that the Nation's consumers are aware of and prepared to 
meet the Year 2000 computer problem challenge, the Under Secretary of 
Commerce for Technology shall develop a Year 2000 consumer awareness 
program to assist the public in becoming aware of the implications of 
the Year 2000 computer problem. Such program shall include--
            (1) the development of a Year 2000 self-assessment 
        checklist;
            (2) a list of Federal Government Year 2000 computer problem 
        information resources;
            (3) a list of Year 2000 compliant products provided by the 
        General Services Administration;
            (4) a series of public awareness announcements or seminars 
        on the impact of the Year 2000 computer problem on consumer 
        products and services; and
            (5) a series of public awareness announcements or seminars 
        on the potential effect that the Year 2000 computer problem 
        could have on the provision of services by the Federal 
        Government to the public, and the progress made in resolving 
        the problem by the Federal agencies providing those services.
[EX A]: Year 2000 Act - Requires the head of each Federal agency to:  (1) take actions necessary to ensure that all systems and hardware administered by the agency are Year 2000 compliant to the extent necessary to ensure that no significant disruption of the agency's operations or data exchange partners occurs; and (2) convene, at least quarterly, and report to the Congress on, meetings with representatives of the agency's data exchange partners to assess implementation progress. 
Directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology, in conjunction with the Small Business Administration, to develop a Year 2000 compliance outreach program to assist the Nation's small and medium-sized businesses to ensure that such businesses are prepared to meet the Year 2000 computer problem (Y2K problem) challenge. 
Requires the Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology:  (1) in conjunction with other relevant Federal agencies, to transmit to the Congress a report assessing the international implications of the Year 2000 computer problem; and (2) to develop a Year 2000 consumer awareness program to assist the public in becoming aware of the implications of such problem.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Community STEM Learning Act of 
2015''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
            (1) Employment projections forecast a 17-percent growth in 
        the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics 
        (``STEM)'' fields over the next decade.
            (2) Ninety-two percent of STEM occupations will require at 
        least some post-secondary education.
            (3) While the number of degrees awarded in STEM fields has 
        increased steadily since the 1960s, the overall share of STEM 
        degrees awarded has actually shrunk in comparison to all 
        degrees conferred.
            (4) Internationally, a larger proportion of all degrees 
        awarded are in the STEM fields. While 16 percent of degrees 
        awarded in the United States are in STEM fields, nearly 50 
        percent of degrees awarded in China, 38 percent in South Korea, 
        and 28 percent in Germany are in STEM fields.
            (5) Minorities are seriously underrepresented in the 
        science and engineering workforce in the United States, with 
        just under 6 percent of Blacks and over 5 percent of Hispanics 
        participating in the STEM workforce.
            (6) Twenty-one percent of Black college students enter 
        college with STEM majors, but only 16 percent actually receive 
        a bachelor's degree in a STEM major.
            (7) Over \1/2\ of Black students that enroll in a 4-year 
        university are interested in STEM, but are not proficient in 
        math.
            (8) Since 1990, mathematic scores on the assessments 
        conducted by the National Assessment of Education Progress have 
        increased for all students, but White students have average 
        scores 27 points higher than Black and Hispanic students.
            (9) After school programs play an important role in 
        addressing the achievement gap in underserved communities. 
        Studies demonstrate that STEM learning during the school day is 
        necessary but not sufficient for life-long STEM literacy.
            (10) As many as 8,400,000 students are enrolled in after 
        school programs. Ethnic minority children are more likely than 
        non-minority children to participate in after school programs. 
        While 15 percent of all students are enrolled in after school 
        programs, 24 percent of Black students and 21 percent of 
        Hispanic students are enrolled in such programs.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to prepare middle school 
and secondary school students to be ready for opportunities in the STEM 
fields in college and in careers through strong after school, summer, 
and weekend programs that focus on STEM education.

SEC. 3. AMENDMENT TO ESEA FOR STEM GRANTS.

    Part B of title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1964 (20 U.S.C. 6661 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in the part heading, by inserting ``and stem grants'' 
        after ``partnerships'';
            (2) by inserting after the part heading the following:

             ``Subpart 1--Math and Science Partnerships'';

        and
            (3) by inserting after section 2203 the following:

                        ``Subpart 2--STEM Grants

``SEC. 2211. INFORMAL STEM LEARNING PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary is authorized to award grants, 
to be known as `informal STEM learning program' grants, to national and 
regional intermediaries to establish informal STEM learning in-school, 
after school, summer, and weekend programs that focus on science, 
technology, engineering, and math (referred to in this section as 
`STEM') education.
    ``(b) Application.--A national or regional intermediary seeking a 
grant under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary 
at such time, in such form, and containing such information as the 
Secretary may reasonably require, including the following:
            ``(1) The amount requested and the proposed use of the 
        funds.
            ``(2) A description of how the national or regional 
        intermediary will require a community-based affiliate operating 
        an informal STEM learning program to provide the following:
                    ``(A) A program description, including a 
                description of--
                            ``(i) the project-based learning that the 
                        program will use and the applicability of such 
                        projects to students' lives after graduation 
                        from secondary school;
                            ``(ii) the academic instruction, research 
                        model, or curriculum that the program will use; 
                        and
                            ``(iii) any service-learning opportunities 
                        that will be available to students.
                    ``(B) Evidence that the informal STEM learning 
                program will primarily serve students who are 
                traditionally underrepresented in STEM field careers.
                    ``(C) A description of the student recruitment 
                plan, student retention plan, and parental engagement 
                plan.
                    ``(D) A description of the professional development 
                and training that the community-based affiliate will 
                provide to its informal STEM learning program staff.
                    ``(E) A description of the community-based 
                affiliate's collaboration with an institution of higher 
                education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher 
                Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 10001)).
                    ``(F) A description of how the community-based 
                affiliate will enable students who participate in the 
                program to achieve the goals in subsection (c).
    ``(c) Goals.--The goals of the Informal STEM learning program 
grants are the following:
            ``(1) To increase awareness of and exposure to current 
        science content, scientific processes, and tools for students 
        who are traditionally underrepresented in STEM field careers.
            ``(2) To provide STEM learning that is connected to 
        workforce skills that are essential in the 21st century.
            ``(3) To increase on time grade promotion, the number of 
        students who graduate high school, and the number of students 
        who pursue opportunities in STEM fields.
            ``(4) To increase enrollment in and completion of more STEM 
        related coursework in school for students who are traditionally 
        underrepresented in STEM field careers.
            ``(5) To increase awareness of students who are 
        traditionally underrepresented in STEM field careers of the 
        opportunities after graduation from secondary school in STEM 
        fields, including college majors in STEM and careers in STEM.
            ``(6) For students to have the experience of interacting 
        with staff who demonstrate a positive attitude toward STEM 
        fields.
            ``(7) To facilitate project-based learning and service-
        learning.
    ``(d) Allocation.--A national or regional intermediary that 
receives a grant under this section shall reserve--
            ``(1) not more than 25 percent to provide technical and 
        administrative assistance to and collect data from its 
        community-based affiliates to which it makes subgrants;
            ``(2) not less than 50 percent for subgrants to community-
        based affiliates that have demonstrated effectiveness in 
        operating STEM programs in order for such affiliates to expand 
        such STEM programs to reach more students who are traditionally 
        underrepresented in STEM field careers; and
            ``(3) not less than 25 percent for subgrants to community-
        based affiliates that do not operate STEM programs in order for 
        such affiliates that seek to develop new STEM programs that are 
        consistent with the goals of this section to develop and 
        establish such new STEM programs.
    ``(e) Subgrants to Community-Based Affiliates.--
            ``(1) Application.--A community-based affiliate seeking a 
        subgrant shall submit an application to its national or 
        regional intermediary at such time, in such form, and 
        containing such information as the national or regional 
        intermediary may reasonably require.
            ``(2) Uses of funds.--A community-based affiliate that 
        receives a subgrant under this section to operate an informal 
        STEM learning program shall operate an in-school, after school, 
        summer, or weekend program that focuses on STEM education and 
        primarily serves students who are traditionally 
        underrepresented in STEM field careers. Such program shall 
        include the following:
                    ``(A) Educational services that include--
                            ``(i) an initial assessment of students' 
                        progress in math, science, and reading;
                            ``(ii) remediation and educational 
                        enrichment services; and
                            ``(iii) helping students to improve their 
                        study skills.
                    ``(B) Project-based learning opportunities.
                    ``(C) Individualized instruction and tracking of 
                student progress that is aligned with in-school 
                performance.
            ``(3) Collaboration.--A community-based affiliate that 
        receives a subgrant under this section shall collaborate with 
        an institution of higher education to provide the services 
        described in paragraph (2).
    ``(f) Reports.--
            ``(1) Secretary report to congress.--The Secretary shall 
        submit a report annually to the Committee on Education and the 
        Workforce in the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
        Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions in the Senate on the 
        progress that national and regional intermediaries and their 
        community-based affiliates operating informal STEM learning 
        programs have made toward achieving the goals in subsection 
        (c).
            ``(2) National or regional intermediary report to the 
        secretary.--A national or regional intermediary receiving a 
        grant under this section shall submit a report annually to the 
        Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
        information as the Secretary may require, including the 
        progress that its community-based affiliates operating informal 
        STEM learning programs have made toward achieving the goals in 
        subsection (c).
            ``(3) Community-based affiliate report to its national or 
        regional intermediary.--A community-based affiliate that 
        receives a subgrant under this section shall submit a report 
        annually to the national or regional intermediary that awarded 
        such subgrant at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
        information as the intermediary may require, including the 
        progress its informal STEM learning program has made toward 
        achieving the goals in subsection (c).
    ``(g) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Community-based affiliate.--The term `community-based 
        affiliate' means a community-based organization (as defined in 
        section 9101) that is an affiliate of a national or regional 
        intermediary.
            ``(2) Informal stem learning education.--The term `informal 
        STEM learning education' is education related to science that 
        occurs in informal, out-of-school contexts, such as 
        participating in structured afterschool programs and visiting 
        science centers and engaging with the exhibits and programs 
        offered at such centers.
            ``(3) National intermediary.--The term `national 
        intermediary' means a national private nonprofit organization 
        that--
                    ``(A) has a network comprised of community-based 
                affiliates in not less than 50 regional communities;
                    ``(B) has demonstrated expertise and effectiveness 
                in overseeing programs to help middle school and 
                secondary school students succeed, including programs 
                to help such students become college-ready and career-
                ready; and
                    ``(C) has operated in not less than 25 States 
                continuously for not less than 20 years.
            ``(4) Project-based learning.--The term `project-based 
        learning' means learning through a broad project that includes 
        instruction, substantive content, and reflection, with the goal 
        that students who participate in the project will achieve a 
        concrete goal or complete a project.
            ``(5) Regional intermediary.--The term `regional 
        intermediary' means a private nonprofit community-based 
        organization that--
                    ``(A) has a network comprised of community-based 
                affiliates in a prescribed region; and
                    ``(B) has demonstrated expertise and effectiveness 
                in conducting outreach and providing education 
                activities to middle school and secondary school 
                students.
    ``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section--
            ``(1) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2016;
            ``(2) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2017;
            ``(3) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2018; and
            ``(4) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2019.''.
[EX A]:
Community STEM Learning Act of 2015 This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Department of Education to award grants to national and regional intermediaries and, through them, subgrants to their community-based affiliates to operate in-school, after school, summer, and weekend programs that focus on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. A &quot;national intermediary&quot; is a national private nonprofit organization that has: (1) a network comprising community-based affiliates in at least 50 urban communities, (2) expertise in overseeing programs to help middle and secondary school students succeed, and (3) operated in at least 25 states continuously for at least 20 years. A &quot;regional intermediary&quot; is a private nonprofit community-based organization that has: (1) a network comprising community-based affiliates in a prescribed region, and (2) expertise in extending educational services to middle and secondary school students. The STEM programs must primarily serve students who are traditionally underrepresented in STEM field careers and include project-based learning opportunities and individualized instruction. Each subgrantee must collaborate with an institution of higher education in providing such services. The bill requires grantees to direct at least: (1) 50% of their grant to community-based affiliates that are successfully operating STEM programs so that they can expand them to reach more students traditionally underrepresented in STEM field careers, and (2) 25% of their grant to the development of STEM programs by community-based affiliates not currently operating any.