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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Pre-College Engineering Education
Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) According to studies by the National Academy of
Engineering, there is a widespread interest in improving
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
education in elementary and secondary schools.
(2) STEM education is important in part because it can
develop student interest and aptitude in subjects directly
relevant to the Nation's capacity for research and innovation.
This capacity is largely credited with supporting United States
economic health, national security, and quality of life.
(3) STEM education contributes to scientific and
technological literacy, important attributes for all citizens.
(4) Science is the intellectual and practical activity
encompassing the systematic study of the structure and behavior
of the physical and natural world through observation and
experiment.
(5) Engineering is the application of scientific and
mathematical principles to innovate, analyze, design, evaluate,
and manufacture machines, processes, and systems.
(6) The share of engineering education in the Federal STEM
education portfolio, according to a survey by the National
Science and Technology Council, is only 0.4 percent of the
nearly $3,500,000,000 annual expenditures.
(7) Available evidence suggests that pre-college
engineering education can stimulate interest and improve
learning in mathematics and science as well as improve
understanding of engineering and technology.
(8) Engineering education is a vital component in attaining
licensure as a professional engineer that requires rigorous
education, training, experience, and continuing education.
(9) According to the National Academy of Engineering there
is relatively limited experience with engineering education in
elementary and secondary schools.
(10) Some States have included engineering in their science
or technology and vocational standards, and many school
districts provide informal or after-school engineering
education.
(11) The Next Generation Science Standards developed by a
consortium of States, the National Science Teachers
Association, the American Association for the Advancement of
Science, the National Research Council, and Achieve has
identified content and science and engineering practices that
all students should learn from kindergarten to high school
graduation. States and local districts will have the
responsibility for providing more detailed guidance to
classroom teachers to help students learn the key ideas in the
standards.
(12) According to the National Academy of Engineering there
is not at present a critical mass of teachers qualified to
deliver engineering instruction.
(13) It is imperative that teachers have relevant
professional training that coordinates concepts in engineering
with the diverse learning styles of students.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Director.--The term ''Director'' means the Director of
the National Science Foundation.
(2) Elementary school.--The term ''elementary school'' has
the meaning given that term by section 8101 of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
(3) Institution of higher education.--The term
''institution of higher education'' has the meaning given that
term by section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1001(a)).
(4) Local educational agency.--The term ''local educational
agency'' has the meaning given that term by section 8101 of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
7801).
(5) Secondary school.--The term ''secondary school'' has
the meaning given that term by section 8101 of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
(6) STEM education.--The term ''STEM education'' has the
meaning given that term in section 2 of the STEM Education Act
of 2015 (42 U.S.C. 6621 note).

SEC. 4. GRANT PROGRAM.

(a) In General.--The Director shall establish a grant program to
encourage States and local educational agencies to develop and
implement sustainable engineering education programs in elementary and
secondary schools through public-private partnerships to--
(1) conduct research, review, and analyze the effectiveness
of existing formal and informal research-based instructional
materials;
(2) select or develop new research-based instructional
materials;
(3) teach students the overall analytical approach used in
engineering to prepare them to deal with complex technical and
non-technical problems and issues;
(4) prepare students who may enter STEM-related careers;
(5) prepare students who may pursue engineering studies in
college;
(6) increase participation of underrepresented student
groups in the engineering pipeline; and
(7) provide professional development for pre-service and
in-service teachers to teach pre-college engineering.
(b) Eligible Recipients.--Grants under this section shall be
provided to an institution of higher education, with at least two co-
principal investigators, one from the college of engineering and one
from the college of education, except that if the institution does not
have colleges of both engineering and education, faculty from a college
of education or engineering from another institution in the area of
jurisdiction of the same local educational agency or the same State may
participate as a co-principal investigator.
(c) Consortia.--Public private partnerships shall be established
for program coordination, consisting of, but not limited to--
(1) an institution or institutions of higher education
described in subsection (b);
(2) one or more local educational agencies in the same
State as the institution or institutions described in paragraph
(1), with participation by at least three elementary or
secondary schools; and
(3) one or more private sector or government organizations
in the same State that employ one or more engineers.
(d) Grants.--
(1) Duration; distribution.--Grants under this section
shall be awarded in amounts sufficient to cover a period of
four years.
(2) First 2-year period.--
(A) Grant activities.--The first two years of
funding provided under a grant shall be used for the
selection, development, or both of research-based and
evidenced-based--
(i) engineering instructional materials
that respond to local needs; and
(ii) professional training and
methodologies guidelines for teachers
associated with engineering concepts and
approaches.
(B) Nature of materials.--Instructional materials
developed pursuant to subparagraph (A)(i) shall--
(i) emphasize--
(I) engineering fundamentals and
concepts;
(II) engineering design,
manufacturing, and testing; and
(III) essential skills such as
systems thinking, creativity, teamwork,
communication, and ethical
considerations;
(ii) be designed to introduce students to
modern engineering tools such as computer-aided
design, computer-aided manufacturing,
statistical analysis, codes and standards,
human factors, and reliability analysis;
(iii) provide information for teachers on
science inquiry activities related to
engineering; and
(iv) be aligned with and integrated into
relevant science, engineering, and mathematics
standards that may exist in the State or may be
developed.
(3) Second 2-year period.--
(A) Pilot instructional program.--The third year of
funding provided under a grant shall be used for the
implementation in one elementary or secondary school of
an engineering education program--
(i) based on the instructional materials
selected or developed under paragraph (2); and
(ii) using engineering students and pre-
service teachers from the institution or
institutions described in subsection (b) as
mentors for the elementary or secondary school
students.
(B) Expanded instructional program.--The fourth
year of funding provided under a grant shall be used
for the implementation of the engineering instructional
education program in the remaining elementary or
secondary schools described in subsection (c)(2), as
revised based on evaluation of the third year
experience.
(e) Applications.--
(1) Required commitments.--An application for a grant under
this section shall demonstrate strong long-term commitment for
the proposed program from--
(A) the institution or institutions described in
subsection (b), through--
(i) providing laboratory and instructional
space;
(ii) establishing ongoing professional
training programs for pre-service and in-
service teachers and teachers in-residence; and
(iii) collaboration with the local
educational agency or agencies described in
subsection (c)(2), private sector or government
organizations described in subsection (c)(3),
and nonprofit educational enterprises, as
appropriate;
(B) the local educational agency described in
subsection (c)(2) and the State, including
commitments--
(i) to provide total funding to the
institution or institutions of higher education
described in subsection (b) or the elementary
or secondary schools described in subsection
(c)(2), or both, collectively with
organizations described in subparagraph (C)(i),
at least as great as that provided by the grant
awarded under this section;
(ii) to support continuance or expansion of
the engineering education program after the
expiration of grant funding under this section,
with the goal of offering engineering education
in all elementary and secondary schools under
the jurisdiction of the local educational
agency or agencies; and
(iii) for continuing collaboration with the
institution or institutions described in
subsection (b) and private sector or government
organizations described in subsection (c)(3);
and
(C) private sector or government organizations
through--
(i) financial support to the institution or
institutions of higher education described in
subsection (b) or the elementary or secondary
schools described in subsection (c)(2);
(ii) participation of personnel in the
development and implementation of the program;
(iii) provision of expertise, equipment,
and materials;
(iv) provisions of guidance on
instructional materials and needed supplies and
equipment; or
(v) other support.
(2) Selection.--A sufficient number of new grants shall be
made in each fiscal year, subject to the availability of
appropriations to achieve a measurable impact.
(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--No additional funds are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act. This Act shall be
carried out using amounts otherwise made available for such purposes.

SEC. 5. STUDY.

Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Director shall enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of
Engineering for a study to--
(1) conduct a formal review of the activities under this
Act and analyze the extent to which such activities will change
the quality, scale, equity, and impact of pre-college
engineering education, specifically taking into account how the
development of teaching guidelines and instructional materials
under this Act could contribute to such change;
(2) benchmark the results with relevant recent studies
conducted by cognizant organizations and the National Academy
of Engineering; and
(3) recommend if revisions to the program established under
this Act are needed to establish engineering education in all
secondary schools across the United States.

SEC. 6. ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS.

Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and
annually thereafter, the Director shall provide a report to Congress on
activities and results under this Act. Such reports shall describe--
(1) the total number of grant applications received in each
year;
(2) the number and geographic distribution of the grants
each year and in total;
(3) participation of minority-serving institutions of
higher education such as historically black colleges and
universities and Hispanic-serving institutions;
(4) participation of underrepresented student groups;
(5) plans for collaboration among grantees;
(6) overall program outcomes and issues of concern; and
(7) recommendations for program revisions to achieve the
desired program outcome.
A:
Pre-College Engineering Education Act This bill establishes a grant program to encourage, through public-private partnerships,the development and implementation bystates and local educational agenciesof sustainable engineering education programs in elementary and secondary schools. The National Science Foundation (NSF) shall administer the program. Grantees may use funds to: research, review, and analyze the effectiveness of existing research-based instructional materials; select or develop new research-based instructional materials; teach students the overall analytical approached used in engineering; prepare students who may pursue engineering studies in college or enter careers related to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; increase participation of underrepresented student groups in the engineering pipeline; and provide professional development for teachers to teach pre-college engineering. The NSF shall study and report on program activities and results.