[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2153 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2153

To recognize and enhance the contributions of the National Aeronautics 
 and Space Administration to the Nation's competitiveness in the 21st 
                    Century, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 3, 2007

   Mr. Gordon of Tennessee introduced the following bill; which was 
          referred to the Committee on Science and Technology

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                                 A BILL


 
To recognize and enhance the contributions of the National Aeronautics 
 and Space Administration to the Nation's competitiveness in the 21st 
                    Century, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``21st Century Competitiveness Act of 
2007''.

SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that a robust National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration, funded at the levels authorized for fiscal years 
2007 and 2008 under sections 202 and 203 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 16631 
and 16632) and at appropriate levels in subsequent fiscal years, would 
enable a robust and balanced set of programs in science, aeronautics, 
education, and human space flight and exploration, and allow full 
participation in any interagency efforts to promote innovation and 
economic competitiveness.

SEC. 3. NASA'S CONTRIBUTION TO INNOVATION.

    (a) Participation in Interagency Activities.--The National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration shall be a full participant in any 
interagency effort to promote innovation and economic competitiveness 
through near-term and long-term basic scientific research and 
development and the promotion of science, technology, engineering, and 
mathematics education, consistent with the agency mission, including 
authorized activities.
    (b) Considerations.--In order to carry out the participation 
described in subsection (a), the Administrator of the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration shall build on the historic role 
of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in stimulating 
excellence in the advancement of physical science and engineering 
disciplines and in providing opportunities and incentives for the 
pursuit of academic studies in science, technology, engineering, and 
mathematics.
    (c) Annual Report.--
            (1) Requirement.--The Administrator shall submit to 
        Congress and the President an annual report describing the 
        activities conducted pursuant to this Act, including a 
        description of the goals and the objective metrics upon which 
        funding decisions were made.
            (2) Content.--Each report submitted pursuant to paragraph 
        (1) shall include, with regard to science, technology, 
        engineering, and mathematics education programs, at a minimum, 
        the following:
                    (A) A description of each program.
                    (B) The amount spent on each program.
                    (C) The number of students or teachers served by 
                each program.
                    (D) Measurement of how each program improved 
                student achievement, including with regard to 
                challenging State achievement standards.
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