3.0.0 4734 2023-01-13T04:49:10Z 2023-01-13T04:49:10Z House H HR 2006-02-08 109 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Referred to 2006-05-01T18:16:59Z hsed13 Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee Referred to 2006-05-01T18:13:16Z Referred to 2006-02-08T19:03:10Z hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee House Standing hssy14 Research Subcommittee Referred to 2006-02-17T20:43:27Z Referred to 2006-02-08T19:03:15Z 2006-05-01 hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. Committee 2006-05-01 hsed13 Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. Committee 2006-02-17 hssy14 Research Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Research. Committee 2006-02-08 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee 2006-02-08 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2006-02-08 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2006-02-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2006-02-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000170 Rep. Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16] SILVESTRE REYES D TX 16 N B001234 Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43] JOE BACA D CA 43 2006-05-23 False B000287 Rep. Becerra, Xavier [D-CA-31] XAVIER BECERRA D CA 31 2006-05-23 False E000226 Rep. Etheridge, Bob [D-NC-2] BOB ETHERIDGE D NC 2 2006-05-23 False G000544 Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20] CHARLES GONZALEZ D TX A. 20 2006-05-23 False H000636 Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15] RUBEN HINOJOSA D TX 15 2006-05-23 False O000107 Rep. Ortiz, Solomon P. [D-TX-27] SOLOMON ORTIZ D TX P. 27 2006-05-23 False O000159 Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11] MAJOR OWENS D NY R. 11 2006-05-23 False S001153 Rep. Solis, Hilda L. [D-CA-32] HILDA SOLIS D CA L. 32 2006-05-23 False W000314 Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19] ROBERT WEXLER D FL 19 2006-09-20 False Education Armed Forces and National Security Arts, Culture, Religion Business education Career education College costs Commerce Community and school Computer literacy Conferences Congress Congressional reporting requirements Continuing education Cultural relations Curricula Department of Education Economics and Public Finance Educational accountability Educational exchanges Educational facilities Educational research Educational tests Elementary and secondary education Elementary education Engineering Executive Office of the President Executive reorganization Federal aid to education Federal employees Federal officials Foreign Trade and International Finance Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publications Government publicity Governmental investigations Graduate education Health Higher education International Affairs International competitiveness International education Labor and Employment Laboratories Language and languages Literacy programs Mathematics Medical education Mentoring Minorities Minorities in government Minority education Presidential appointments Public service advertising Public-private partnerships Recruiting of employees Research Scholarships Science, Technology, Communications Scientific education Secondary education Standards Student employment Student loan funds Teacher education Teacher salaries Teacher supply and demand Teaching materials Technical education Education 00 2006-02-08 Introduced in House 2006-03-11T19:28:05Z 21st Century National Defense Education Act or NDEA-21 - Directs the Secretary of Education to establish a grant program to promote science, technology, engineering, and math education (STEM fields) in kindergarten, elementary, and secondary schools. Authorizes the Secretary to establish a loan forgiveness program for students who have obtained undergraduate degrees in a STEM field and are employed full-time as elementary or secondary school teachers in a STEM field or by the federal government in a position that requires training or education in a STEM field.

Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation to establish (1) a program to promote professional development to ensure effective STEM instruction; (2) Centers of Excellence to develop STEM curricula; (3) a program to promote research experiences for undergraduates in a STEM field; (4) professional science Master's programs at institutions of higher education for national security and economic competitiveness; and (5) support programs for STEM students studying in foreign countries that have languages of critical strategic importance to the United States.

Establishes: (1) a national STEM Teaching Fellowship program to encourage teaching careers in STEM fields; (2) a STEM Revitalization Task Force to evaluate and promote STEM programs; and (3) a National STEM Advisor.

Establishes: (1) the Office of Teaching Another Language to Kids within the Department of Education to improve foreign language education from kindergarten through 12th grade; (2) the National Foreign Language Coordinating Council in the Executive Office of the President; and (3) the position of National Foreign Language Advisor to find solutions to achieving national foreign language and cultural competency.

]]> NDEA-21 Display Title NDEA-21 Official Title as Introduced To establish a comprehensive education program to bolster the economic competitiveness and national security of the United States by promoting science, technology, engineering, and math education, careers, and capacity, as well as foreign language acquisition. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced NDEA-21 Short Titles as Introduced 21st Century National Defense Education Act Introduced in House 2006-02-08T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr4734ih/xml/BILLS-109hr4734ih.xml 2006-05-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.