[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5255 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5255

 To direct the National Science Foundation to establish a competitive 
grant program for institutions of higher education to enhance education 
 and job training opportunities in mathematics, science, engineering, 
                            and technology.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 7, 2004

 Mr. Kind (for himself, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Smith of Washington, 
  Mr. Holt, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Chandler, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mrs. 
Davis of California, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Ford, 
Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Moran of Virginia, 
     Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Price of North Carolina, and Mr. Snyder) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
    Science, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the 
 Workforce, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the National Science Foundation to establish a competitive 
grant program for institutions of higher education to enhance education 
 and job training opportunities in mathematics, science, engineering, 
                            and technology.

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

SECTION 1. GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment.--The Director of the National Science Foundation 
shall establish a program to award competitive grants, in coordination 
with the Secretary of Education, to institutions of higher education 
for increased education and job training of United States nationals who 
are undergraduate or graduate students in mathematics, science, 
engineering, and technology. The grants shall be provided to applicants 
who demonstrate that they will institute creative and innovative 
methods of encouraging students to study and enter into careers focused 
on mathematics, science, engineering, and technology.
    (b) Required Elements.--Each application for a grant under this Act 
shall include--
            (1) financial incentives to students entering and 
        persisting in the study of mathematics, science, engineering, 
        and technology, which may include scholarships and stipends to 
        students wishing to pursue undergraduate or graduate studies in 
        mathematics, science, engineering, or technology degree 
        programs;
            (2) a commitment to expose students to different industries 
        through internships, fellowships, part-time work, mentors, or 
        any other mechanism that the institution of higher education 
        considers appropriate to make students more aware of 
        opportunities in mathematics, science, engineering, and 
        technology careers; and
            (3) a commitment to increase the number of traditionally 
        underrepresented students in mathematics, science, engineering, 
        and technology.
    (c) Purposes.--A recipient of a grant under this Act may use such 
funds for major research equipment, facilities construction, repair and 
upgrades, textbooks, and other purposes necessary to create a quality 
mathematics, science, engineering, or technology academic program. 
Recipients may also use such funds to create interdisciplinary programs 
in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology to better meet 
rapidly changing needs in emerging fields.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the National Science 
Foundation for carrying out this Act such sums as may be necessary for 
fiscal years 2005 through 2009.

SEC. 3. DEFINITION.

    For purposes of this Act, the term ``institution of higher 
education'' has the meaning given that term in section 101 of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001).
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