[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 164 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 164

            To improve mathematics and science instruction.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 19, 1999

 Mr. Moynihan introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
  referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                                 A BILL


 
            To improve mathematics and science instruction.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. GRANTS TO IMPROVE MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE INSTRUCTION.

    (a) Grants Authorized.--The Secretary of Education is authorized to 
award a grant to the Governor or State educational agency of a State if 
the Secretary determines that the average score of 8th grade students 
in the State on the 1999 retake of the Third International Mathematics 
and Science Study (TIMSS) is or would be lower than the median of the 
scores of the countries participating in the 1999 retake of the Third 
International Mathematics and Science Study.
    (b) Amount.--The Secretary of Education shall award a grant under 
this section in an amount not less than $500,000 and not more than 
$1,000,000.
    (c) Comparison.--The Secretary of Education shall use the results 
of the most recent National Assessment of Educational Progress for 
comparisons between States and countries with respect to the 1999 
retake of the Third International Mathematics and Science Study.
    (d) Competitive Basis.--The Secretary shall award grants under this 
section on a competitive basis.
    (e) Uses.--Each Governor or State educational agency receiving a 
grant under this section shall use the grant funds to improve 
mathematics and science instruction in the State.
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section 
for each of the fiscal years 2000 through 2003.

SEC. 2. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Math and Science Learning 
Improvement Act of 1999''.
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