[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 421 Referred in Senate (RFS)]


109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 421


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 14, 2006

     Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, 
                     Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
Expressing the sense of Congress and support for Greater Opportunities 
    for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (GO-STEM) 
                               programs.

Whereas in October 2005, the Government Accountability Office released a study 
        on Federal science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) 
        programs and concluded that the Federal Government funds 207 education-
        related STEM programs across 13 separate Federal agencies;
Whereas in the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-171), the Congress 
        established the Academic Competitiveness Council in order to identify 
        all Federal education programs with a mathematics and science focus;
Whereas the Academic Competitiveness Council is chaired by the Secretary of 
        Education and brings together officials from across the Federal 
        Government;
Whereas the Academic Competitiveness Council is charged with determining the 
        effectiveness of each program and identifying areas of overlap or 
        duplication; and
Whereas the Academic Competitiveness Council has up to one year after February 
        2006 to release its report and will recommend ways to efficiently 
        integrate and coordinate the programs: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That it is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) mathematics and science education programs across 
        Federal agencies should be better coordinated;
            (2) there should be minimal duplication among these 
        programs and consistent standards of evaluation;
            (3) the Department of Education should be commended for its 
        rapid response in creating the Academic Competitiveness 
        Council; and
            (4) the recommendations of the Academic Competitiveness 
        Council should be closely examined when making decisions about 
        Federal funding for mathematics and science education programs.

            Passed the House of Representatives June 7, 2006.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.