1.This Act may be cited as
the America COMPETES
Act
or the America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote
Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science
Act
.
2.Organization of
Act into divisions; table of contents
(a)This
Act is organized into 4 divisions as follows:
(1)Commerce and Science.
(2)Department of Energy.
(3)Education.
(4)National Science Foundation.
(b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short
title.
Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of
contents.
DIVISION A—Commerce and Science
Sec. 1001. Short title.
TITLE I—Office of Science and Technology Policy; Government-Wide
Science
Sec. 1101. National Science and Technology Summit.
Sec. 1102. Study on barriers to innovation.
Sec. 1103. National Innovation Medal.
Sec. 1104. Release of scientific research results.
Sec. 1105. Semiannual Science, Technology, Engineering, and
Mathematics Days.
Sec. 1106. Study of service science.
TITLE II—Innovation Promotion
Sec. 1201. President’s Council on Innovation and
Competitiveness.
Sec. 1202. Innovation acceleration research.
TITLE III—National Aeronautics and Space
Administration
Sec. 1301. NASA’s contribution to innovation.
Sec. 1302. Aeronautics Institute for Research.
Sec. 1303. Basic research enhancement.
Sec. 1304. Aging workforce issues program.
Sec. 1305. Conforming amendments.
Sec. 1306. Fiscal year 2008 basic science and research
funding.
TITLE IV—National Institute of Standards and
Technology
Sec. 1401. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 1402. Amendments to the Stevenson-Wydler Technology
Innovation Act of 1980.
Sec. 1403. Innovation acceleration.
Sec. 1404. Manufacturing extension.
Sec. 1405. Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive
Technology.
Sec. 1406. Technical amendments to the National Institute of
Standards and Technology Act and other technical amendments.
TITLE V—Ocean and Atmospheric Programs
Sec. 1501. Ocean and atmospheric research and development
program.
Sec. 1502. NOAA ocean and atmospheric science education
programs.
DIVISION B—Department of Energy
Sec. 2001. Short title.
Sec. 2002. Definitions.
Sec. 2003. Mathematics, science, and engineering education at
the Department of Energy.
Sec. 2004. Department of Energy early-career research
grants.
Sec. 2005. Advanced Research Projects
Authority-Energy.
Sec. 2006. Authorization of appropriations for the Department
of Energy for basic research.
Sec. 2007. Discovery science and engineering innovation
institutes.
Sec. 2008. Protecting America’s Competitive Edge (PACE)
graduate fellowship program.
Sec. 2009. Title IX compliance.
Sec. 2010. High-risk, high-reward research.
Sec. 2011. Distinguished scientist program.
DIVISION C—Education
Sec. 3001. Findings.
Sec. 3002. Definitions.
TITLE I—Teacher assistance
Subtitle A—Teachers for a competitive tomorrow
Sec. 3111. Purpose.
Sec. 3112. Definitions.
Sec. 3113. Programs for baccalaureate degrees in mathematics,
science, engineering, or critical foreign languages, with concurrent teacher
certification.
Sec. 3114. Programs for master's degrees in mathematics,
science, or critical foreign languages education.
Sec. 3115. General provisions.
Sec. 3116. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle B—Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate
programs
Sec. 3121. Purpose.
Sec. 3122. Definitions.
Sec. 3123. Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate
programs.
TITLE II—Math Now
Sec. 3201. Math Now for elementary school and middle school
students program.
TITLE III—Foreign language partnership program
Sec. 3301. Findings and purpose.
Sec. 3302. Definitions.
Sec. 3303. Program authorized.
Sec. 3304. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE IV—Alignment of Education Programs
Sec. 3401. Alignment of secondary school graduation
requirements with the demands of 21st century postsecondary endeavors and
support for P–16 education data systems.
DIVISION D—National Science Foundation
Sec. 4001. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 4002. Strengthening of education and human resources
directorate through equitable distribution of new funds.
Sec. 4003. Graduate fellowships and graduate
traineeships.
Sec. 4004. Professional science master's degree
programs.
Sec. 4005. Increased support for science education through the
National Science Foundation.
Sec. 4006. Meeting critical national science needs.
Sec. 4007. Reaffirmation of the merit-review process of the
National Science Foundation.
Sec. 4008. Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive
Research.
Sec. 4009. Encouraging participation.
Sec. 4010. Cyberinfrastructure.
Sec. 4011. Federal information and communications technology
research.
Sec. 4012. Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship
Program.
Sec. 4013. Sense of the Senate regarding the mathematics and
science partnership programs of the Department of Education and the National
Science Foundation.
Sec. 4014. National Science Foundation teacher institutes for
the 21st century.
A
1001.This division may be
cited as the American Innovation and
Competitiveness Act
.
<enum>I</enum><header>Office of Science
and Technology Policy; Government-Wide Science</header>
<section id="IDDDA4C65B0F90400699292E544E0CC0D8"><enum>1101.</enum><header>National
Science and Technology Summit</header>
<subsection id="ID047780C6EBA842B1946E01F1DC18FA14"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the President shall convene a National Science and Technology Summit
to examine the health and direction of the United States’ science and
technology enterprises. The Summit shall include representatives of industry,
small business, labor, academia, State government, Federal research and
development agencies, non-profit environmental and energy policy groups
concerned with science and technology issues, and other nongovernmental
organizations.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDFE2BE4CB171E41CD9810EE47C1B6E913"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 90 days after the date of the conclusion of the Summit, the
President shall issue a report on the results of the Summit. The report shall
identify key research and technology challenges and recommendations for areas
of investment for Federal research and technology programs to be carried out
during the 5-year period beginning on the date the report is issued.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID1FC5F9869DEB4939B1A13C18ADBD8137"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Annual
evaluation</header><text>Beginning in 2008, the Director of the Office of
Science and Technology Policy shall publish and submit to Congress an annual
report that contains recommendations for areas of investment for Federal
research and technology programs, including a justification for each area
identified in the report. Each report submitted during the 5-year period
beginning on the date of the conclusion of the Summit shall take into account
any recommendations made by the Summit.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID549D18E698694375B276005990943D31"><enum>1102.</enum><header>Study on
barriers to innovation</header>
<subsection id="ID68737642658F40A6AC2511214DDD8E2E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall
enter into a contract with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct and
complete a study to identify, and to review methods to mitigate, new forms of
risk for businesses beyond conventional operational and financial risk that
affect the ability to innovate, including studying and reviewing—</text>
<paragraph id="ID6E37F949AA08493D8950FD8132805D9E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>incentive and
compensation structures that could effectively encourage long-term value
creation and innovation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3DAEA50419744F32A8FDF476AFE431CB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>methods of
voluntary and supplemental disclosure by industry of intellectual capital,
innovation performance, and indicators of future valuation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1E6110BA255F4F7B880C388998E47E5C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>means by which
government could work with industry to enhance the legal and regulatory
framework to encourage the disclosures described in paragraph (2);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDED18603F191A45F1A26136DE87991FCD"><enum>(4)</enum><text>practices that
may be significant deterrents to United States businesses engaging in
innovation risk-taking compared to foreign competitors;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5472BC65A16A40B9BC45996172A60609"><enum>(5)</enum><text>costs faced by
United States businesses engaging in innovation compared to foreign
competitors, including the burden placed on businesses by high and rising
health care costs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idCB0EF28BC1F04B02A428AEF823EC68CB"><enum>(6)</enum><text>means by which
industry, trade associations, and universities could collaborate to support
research on management practices and methodologies for assessing the value and
risks of longer term innovation strategies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id64076CBC18524EE9AEA760CFAF1A7C4A"><enum>(7)</enum><text>means to
encourage new, open, and collaborative dialogue between industry associations,
regulatory authorities, management, shareholders, labor, and other concerned
interests to encourage appropriate approaches to innovation risk-taking;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDAFBE8FD407344851947EF4B237EECBED"><enum>(8)</enum><text>incentives to
encourage participation among institutions of higher education, especially
those in rural and underserved areas, to engage in innovation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idE6175FC8079F4AC0AAF3724745D7CFD1"><enum>(9)</enum><text>relevant Federal
regulations that may discourage or encourage innovation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe1e086f8e5ad479194ca48213edc91aa"><enum>(10)</enum><text>the extent to
which Federal funding promotes or hinders innovation; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDbde3f24348084bb493353ecd70230d21"><enum>(11)</enum><text>the extent to
which individuals are being equipped with the knowledge and skills necessary
for success in the 21st century workforce, as measured by—</text>
<subparagraph id="id76A8CD3B86784EBEA45868C54806E26C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>elementary school
and secondary school student academic achievement on the State academic
assessments required under section 1111(b)(3) of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 (b)(3)), especially in mathematics,
science, and reading;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id021C31CB6EBA4D059554B022BFC3868A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the rate of
student entrance into institutions of higher education by type of institution,
and barriers to access to institutions of higher education;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB658CEA8B37C4F6CB317F7900F0E08DB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the rates
of—</text>
<clause id="idBD5A0122D0F447C08C5F8E2A30C730D2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>students
successfully completing postsecondary education programs; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idBAB6BD2DEF894749BAB529E4A5DE4EF8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>certificates,
associate degrees, and baccalaureate degrees awarded in the fields of science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id770BA822CE2C46D98E2175A9A8A97688"><enum>(D)</enum><text>access to, and
availability of, high quality job training programs.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID9BF6348E748F4CB798FE8EFF9B8D6606"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report
required</header><text>Not later than 1 year after entering into the contract
required by subsection (a) and 4 years after entering into such contract, the
National Academy of Sciences shall submit to Congress a report on the study
conducted under such subsection.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID3A0D19AA6DA94FB38535E7FD9F12BE01"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the
National Academy of Sciences $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 for the purpose of
carrying out the study required under this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID7923BF901DDA487593B38D845D80511E"><enum>1103.</enum><header>National
Innovation Medal</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 16 of
the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3711) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="IDF11A9FF2CA3F4E4B8C9F69E82862C620"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking the
section heading and inserting “<header-in-text>SEC. 16. NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND
INNOVATION MEDAL.</header-in-text>”; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0DF75A78867446E7B85863654C78EB2A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(a), by striking <quote>Technology Medal</quote> and inserting
<quote>Technology and Innovation Medal</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="IDF22EE1B454AB4B7CADFE871A7DA876A9"><enum>1104.</enum><header>Release of
scientific research results</header>
<subsection id="ID50873022bd99458b91aa2546ca0db14c"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Principles</header><text>Not
later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the
Office of Science and Technology Policy, in consultation with the Director of
the Office of Management and Budget and the heads of all Federal civilian
agencies that conduct scientific research, shall develop and issue an
overarching set of principles to ensure the communication and open exchange of
data and results to other agencies, policymakers, and the public of research
conducted by a scientist employed by a Federal civilian agency and to prevent
the intentional or unintentional suppression or distortion of such research
findings. The principles shall encourage the open exchange of data and results
of research undertaken by a scientist employed by such an agency and shall be
consistent with existing Federal laws, including chapter 18 of title 35, United
States Code (commonly known as the <quote>Bayh-Dole Act</quote>).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID86b2faea55c7403ebb2fbfab9b75c68a"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Implementation</header><text>Not
later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of
the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall ensure that all civilian
Federal agencies that conduct scientific research develop specific policies and
procedures regarding the public release of data and results of research
conducted by a scientist employed by such an agency consistent with the
principles established under subsection (a). Such polices and procedures
shall—</text>
<paragraph id="id46068724FCB54394A412CECD92DE2145"><enum>(1)</enum><text>specifically
address what is and what is not permitted or recommended under such policies
and procedures;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idC25C1E9259B943919422A5F224D81156"><enum>(2)</enum><text>be specifically
designed for each such agency;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9914D0753C354A7EB502E70C1A143D6D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>be applied
uniformly throughout each such agency; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id68238611D385460B8E7DBEF2B26B4F53"><enum>(4)</enum><text>be widely
communicated and readily accessible to all employees of each such agency and
the public.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID974B28F5B4D24701A651EC7E96E760E9"><enum>1105.</enum><header>Semiannual
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Days</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that the
Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy should—</text>
<paragraph id="ID9D211352A80C4F769803D524CD4BFEC4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>encourage all
elementary and middle schools to observe a Science, Technology, Engineering,
and Mathematics Day twice in every school year for the purpose of bringing in
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics mentors to provide hands-on
lessons to excite and inspire students to pursue the science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics fields (including continuing education and career
paths);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5E1C06834328472D8714EC230795251B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>initiate a
program, in consultation with Federal agencies and departments, to provide
support systems, tools (from existing outreach offices), and mechanisms to
allow and encourage Federal employees with scientific, technological,
engineering, or mathematical responsibilities to reach out to local classrooms
on such Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Days to instruct and
inspire school children, focusing on real life science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics-related applicable experiences along with hands-on
demonstrations in order to demonstrate the advantages and direct applications
of studying the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDD70F4D6DCE134CD3BEF6A55219530426"><enum>(3)</enum><text>promote Science,
Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Days involvement by private sector and
institutions of higher education employees in a manner similar to the Federal
employee involvement described in paragraph (2).</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="ID301E1E41277C434C819F7F2878E1F153"><enum>1106.</enum><header>Study of
service science</header>
<subsection id="ID02BCDB1EC0D544C8977140EFF3961520"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that, in order to strengthen
the competitiveness of United States enterprises and institutions and to
prepare the people of the United States for high-wage, high-skill employment,
the Federal Government should better understand and respond strategically to
the emerging management and learning discipline known as service
science.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID8384EC3FB1B14ADEB5810B652D7E1CBC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Study</header><text>Not
later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of
the Office of Science and Technology Policy, through the National Academy of
Sciences, shall conduct a study and report to Congress regarding how the
Federal Government should support, through research, education, and training,
the emerging management and learning discipline known as service
science.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID5722E88F54C74383913D639E340F3A52"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Outside
resources</header><text>In conducting the study under subsection (b), the
National Academy of Sciences shall consult with leaders from 2- and 4-year
institutions of higher education, as defined in section 101(a) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="HEA65">Higher Education Act of 1965</act-name> (20
U.S.C. 1001(a)), leaders from corporations, and other relevant parties.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID40F7D072EF6446A1B2C7D56834DB8C90"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Service science
defined</header><text>In this section, the term <term>service science</term>
means curricula, training, and research programs that are designed to teach
individuals to apply scientific, engineering, and management disciplines that
integrate elements of computer science, operations research, industrial
engineering, business strategy, management sciences, and social and legal
sciences, in order to encourage innovation in how organizations create value
for customers and shareholders that could not be achieved through such
disciplines working in isolation.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Innovation
Promotion</header>
<section id="ID3EAA5D6D98CB4F80AE22ED6EDCCAEC6A"><enum>1201.</enum><header>President’s
Council on Innovation and Competitiveness</header>
<subsection id="ID58F8D412B7FF4A36B1F765B2E1644DD9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text>The President shall establish a President’s Council on
Innovation and Competitiveness.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDAE79583C37574D2C972115EBB9C3C122"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The
Council’s duties shall include—</text>
<paragraph id="ID0CF17896A2414AFBBBCFDB6957BFBBE0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>monitoring
implementation of public laws and initiatives for promoting innovation,
including policies related to research funding, taxation, immigration, trade,
and education that are proposed in this Act or in any other Act;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDB68CE370E2D0420283468E1610EFC6C5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>providing advice
to the President with respect to global trends in competitiveness and
innovation and allocation of Federal resources in education, job training, and
technology research and development considering such global trends in
competitiveness and innovation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id270E02CE2B084279942A55F451C87D42"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in consultation
with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, developing a process
for using metrics to assess the impact of existing and proposed policies and
rules that affect innovation capabilities in the United States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDFB8B4EC8910541AF93517EE762426B6C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>identifying
opportunities and making recommendations for the heads of executive agencies to
improve innovation, monitoring, and reporting on the implementation of such
recommendations;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID57B5295D7C154393A5D9F1D3B153510C"><enum>(5)</enum><text>developing
metrics for measuring the progress of the Federal Government with respect to
improving conditions for innovation, including through talent development,
investment, and infrastructure improvements; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDF240684F76104D22A967D4E9A0531AD3"><enum>(6)</enum><text>submitting to the
President and Congress an annual report on such progress.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDC106C165890640C49F8A9E58CDF302C0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Membership and
coordination</header>
<paragraph id="IDD5AAB3FC36C5487B89738164A2B21581"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The
Council shall be composed of the Secretary or head of each of the
following:</text>
<subparagraph id="ID1816746A36F34D24A0B81DC9CD7940B0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The Department of
Commerce.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDDFBCB80F07BE43098F9C6A445BEC791D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The Department of
Defense.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID00134718F5984889AE29ACFE9BFFC559"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The Department of
Education.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0510AFF9C2444103BACBCBB1A216BBA2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The Department of
Energy.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID38B6A4FAB9A148FCA793988201670CE2"><enum>(E)</enum><text>The Department of
Health and Human Services.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDC841DE887F91486695AF894C2D3D8D3F"><enum>(F)</enum><text>The Department of
Homeland Security.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5929FA5E020E42799DC26817DD3AFC82"><enum>(G)</enum><text>The Department of
Labor.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9A673962DE454C2CAD2885DF7204EF5A"><enum>(H)</enum><text>The Department of
the Treasury.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1781D123E855464D8D8CF60DB7DF1890"><enum>(I)</enum><text>The National
Aeronautics and Space Administration.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDB2515F715E534663A6AD15ABF027A6E6"><enum>(J)</enum><text>The Securities
and Exchange Commission.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9A3311F4CAC2484CA70811D221AE29D6"><enum>(K)</enum><text>The National
Science Foundation.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID609BD4011A83454CB2E9050539C2028B"><enum>(L)</enum><text>The Office of the
United States Trade Representative.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID427D994E414F446BB9A46A2641594271"><enum>(M)</enum><text>The Office of
Management and Budget.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDBCA085ABAFE64515A2D533038358E14C"><enum>(N)</enum><text>The Office of
Science and Technology Policy.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDEA0AC3B5E0F4462694E81C2C2E8C0DFC"><enum>(O)</enum><text>The Environmental
Protection Agency.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id12F654BE6FD84C47A4A8E242336CD98E"><enum>(P)</enum><text>Any other
department or agency designated by the President.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID0D1DBFFBF1524361969E600E9FEACC1B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Chairperson</header><text>The
Secretary of Commerce shall serve as Chairperson of the Council.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDCEA4DEC6669749DF8BABDD74F7ABFD2F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>The
Chairperson of the Council shall ensure appropriate coordination between the
Council and the National Economic Council, the National Security Council, and
the National Science and Technology Council.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idE7848132E1004CDBB6B216B988E0D296"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Meetings</header><text>The
Council shall meet on a semi-annual basis at the call of the Chairperson and
the initial meeting of the Council shall occur not later than 6 months after
the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID7E955ADB831D4FBDBBD4135562BFA032"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Development of
innovation agenda</header>
<paragraph id="IDFBB842FB77264409BEC6741DF4192560"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Council shall develop a comprehensive agenda for
strengthening the innovation and competitiveness capabilities of the Federal
Government, State governments, academia, and the private sector in the United
States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idDD1451ED86B042D4A60A5803608E65F7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
comprehensive agenda required by paragraph (1) shall include the
following:</text>
<subparagraph id="idD73F0AC9B2C54D5BAA43A445681E8267"><enum>(A)</enum><text>An assessment of
current strengths and weaknesses of the United States investment in research
and development.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEF81A4F825DC46F48B109B0680DC0D48"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Recommendations
for addressing weaknesses and maintaining the United States as a world leader
in research and development and technological innovation.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id83723AAFC3474CD19BC2890D6D5915BA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Recommendations
for strengthening the innovation and competitiveness capabilities of the
Federal government, State governments, academia, and the private sector in the
United States.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDB1D249746FC14468B41E18DC655C7094"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Advisors</header>
<subparagraph id="id8C3CB957DF4C45C9B9370C4FF9AFB1E9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Recommendation</header><text>Not
later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the National
Academy of Sciences, in consultation with the National Academy of Engineering,
the Institute of Medicine, and the National Research Council, shall develop and
submit to the President a list of 50 individuals that are recommended to serve
as advisors to the Council during the development of the comprehensive agenda
required by paragraph (1). The list of advisors shall include appropriate
representatives from the following:</text>
<clause id="id2BDEDA308CEA41E3BA7B3E46B0B149CB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The
private sector of the economy.</text>
</clause><clause id="idF11F9C6BC4F74163A8EA33F66FE089C5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Labor.</text>
</clause><clause id="id5E31CD0DB32D4B7997BC5ABFE2259BC7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Various fields
including information technology, energy, engineering, high-technology
manufacturing, health care, and education.</text>
</clause><clause id="id1B540A9295F040ED96B0303E50B8705E"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Scientific
organizations.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id690524D4B5DF41DBB0A713FFC9B76B1C"><enum>(v)</enum><text>Academic
organizations and other nongovernmental organizations working in the area of
science or technology.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6CFDDF8374A049629EABBA9871BDB6A4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Designation</header><text>Not
later than 30 days after the date that the National Academy of Sciences submits
the list of recommended individuals to serve as advisors, the President shall
designate 50 individuals to serve as advisors to the Council.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id37BE48E2063B4823B6D04420DCDD9AF8"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Requirement to
consult</header><text>The Council shall develop the comprehensive agenda
required by paragraph (1) in consultation with the advisors.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id230F4CE192F94CF9B452DDE8B2EF8BB2"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Initial
submission and updates</header>
<subparagraph id="id7AA27B25FECC4BC588DC4005D76F9367"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Initial
submission</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Council shall submit to Congress and the President the
comprehensive agenda required by paragraph (1).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDdcf0752d492049038fb81d65957f9076"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Updates</header><text>At
least once every 2 years, the Council shall update the comprehensive agenda
required by paragraph (1) and submit each such update to Congress and the
President.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDA38D8502072C42F6AC21F50CA6DEFED1"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Technical
amendment</header><text>Section 101(b) of the High-Performance Computing Act of
1991 (15 U.S.C. 5511(b)) is amended by striking <quote>an</quote> in the first
sentence and inserting <quote>a distinct</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID7F00292B871849CCBA4E80BC029E9F8A"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Optional
assignment</header><text>Notwithstanding subsection (a) and paragraphs (1) and
(2) of subsection (c), the President may designate an existing council to carry
out the requirements of this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID07D153E01FBA494CA16EB089BC190862"><enum>1202.</enum><header>Innovation
acceleration research</header>
<subsection id="ID3254E2F7CE554D6489C8419B4CDD3926"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Program
established</header><text>The President, through the head of each Federal
research agency, shall establish a program, to be known as the Innovation
Acceleration Research Program, to support and promote innovation in the United
States through research projects that can yield results with far-ranging or
wide-ranging implications but are considered too novel or span too diverse a
range of disciplines to fare well in the traditional peer review process.
Priority in the awarding of grants under this program shall be given to
research projects that—</text>
<paragraph id="ID430038EA845542C48DCB547161DFE199"><enum>(1)</enum><text>meet fundamental
technology or scientific challenges;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID614AED899E5845EE934A440C9933C76C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>involve
multidisciplinary work; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7326C19DCB6547C0B6C907F16C14CFE8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>involve a high
degree of novelty.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID7B4D178852444C6D875DC807BE90A057"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Departments and
agencies</header>
<paragraph id="IDB000A0C1B2CE45E2BA8B8194ABF8E696"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Funding
goals</header><text>The President shall ensure that it is the goal of each
Executive agency (as defined in section 105 of title 5, United States Code)
that finances research in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology to
allocate approximately 8 percent of the agency’s total annual research and
development budget to funding research, including grants, under the Innovation
Acceleration Research Program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0E35F06DFCFE4C48AADD880C330B4546"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administration</header>
<subparagraph id="IDA6484640EB5E46A4B3B06F681318602F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the head of each Executive agency participating in the Innovation
Acceleration Research Program under paragraph (1) shall submit to the Director
of the Office of Science and Technology Policy and the Director of the Office
of Management and Budget a plan for implementing the research program within
such Executive agency. An implementation plan may incorporate existing
initiatives of the Executive agencies that promote research in innovation as
described in subsection (a).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID50817F6FC18E4F1E819655CE36FFE382"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Required
metrics</header>
<clause id="id30AEC866019F4E2E84DE7098018FD1CE"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The head of each Executive agency submitting an
implementation plan pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall include metrics upon
which grant funding decisions will be made and metrics for assessing the
success of the grants awarded.</text>
</clause><clause id="id9B69EB863700483F9E40440934833526"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Metrics for
basic research</header><text>The metrics developed under clause (i) to assess
basic research programs shall assess management of the programs and shall not
assess specific scientific outcomes of the research conducted by the
programs.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDE3A32056789F4FC8A8CB653EB70CC45C"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Grant duration
and renewals</header>
<clause id="IDA6DD876AB7F2473385621351320BDCBC"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Any grants issued by an Executive agency under this
section shall be for a period not to exceed 3 years.</text>
</clause><clause id="IDB4E4AD42C16D47DFB2F13439BF2D4751"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Evaluation</header><text>Not
later than 90 days prior to the expiration of a grant issued under this
section, the Executive agency that approved the grant shall complete an
evaluation of the effectiveness of the grant based on the metrics established
pursuant to subparagraph (B). In its evaluation, the Executive agency shall
consider the extent to which the program funded by the grant met the goals of
quality improvement and job creation.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID307D2E1DA4AF4D1091F01DE24A8F28AD"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Publication
of review</header><text>The Executive agency shall publish and make available
to the public the review of each grant approved pursuant to this
section.</text>
</clause><clause id="IDF67F01C1F23E49DEAB17823D62214DBC"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Failure to
meet metrics</header><text>Any grant that the Executive agency awarding the
grant determines has failed to satisfy any of the metrics developed pursuant to
subparagraph (B), shall not be eligible for a renewal.</text>
</clause><clause id="id21A3C2F9ED8642DC8F4C3558A6271BC5"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Renewal</header><text>A
grant issued under this section that satisfies all of the metrics developed
pursuant to subparagraph (B), may be renewed once for a period of not more than
3 years. Additional renewals may be considered only if the head of the
Executive agency makes a specific finding that the program being funded
involves a significant technology or scientific advance that requires a longer
time frame to complete critical research, and the research satisfies all the
metrics developed pursuant to subparagraph (B).</text>
</clause><clause id="id72FBBE4ED1EB4C359BFCB8D1AC6F7013"><enum>(vi)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>The
head of the Executive agency may authorize a waiver of the requirement of
clauses (iv) and (v) related to satisfying metric requirements if he or she
determines that the grant failed to meet a small number of metrics and the
failure was not significant for the overall performance of the grant.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDBAD806AF35DC4CD39EAD43EE2B00B188"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="IDB6D016F7FE834D6984B691E52752557D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Federal
research agency</header><text>The term <term>Federal research agency</term>
means a major organizational component of a department or agency of the Federal
Government, or other establishment of the Federal Government operating with
appropriated funds, that has as its primary purpose the performance of
scientific research.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDA617DC3C08EC4C72888242740B25E7FE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Major
organizational component</header><text>The term <term>major organizational
component</term>, with respect to a department, agency, or other establishment
of the Federal Government, means a component of the department, agency, or
other establishment that is administered by an individual whose rate of basic
pay is not less than the rate of basic pay payable under level V of the
Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>National
Aeronautics and Space Administration</header>
<section id="ID33798B9BD3114956BA2E1A7F4B12B255"><enum>1301.</enum><header>NASA’s
contribution to innovation</header>
<subsection id="ID24A17972BD3D4E0DB922D901A0DF6A61"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Participation
in interagency activities</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID7eaead3609584d89a7fb3aaf4697d716"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Historic
foundation</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID32e730f9094c4c30b4a3a8eb62cb2b9d"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Balanced
science program and robust authorization levels</header><text>The balanced
science program authorized by section 101(d) of the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration Authorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16611) shall be an
element of the contribution by the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration to such interagency programs. 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 fair balance among science, aeronautics, education,
exploration, and human space flight programs and allow full participation in
any interagency efforts to promote innovation and economic
competitiveness.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID05e638400f5340ca8231fe744df0b9d6"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Annual
report</header>
<paragraph id="id6F1273428C604612926DAE68543EC4DB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>The
Administrator shall submit to Congress and the President an annual report
describing the activities conducted pursuant to this section, including a
description of the goals and the objective metrics upon which funding decisions
were made.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id40B863A0A9CE408AB4209EEEBF4D552C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Content</header><text>Each
report submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include, with regard to
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education programs, at a
minimum, the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="ID998a49eee11e452b9f78c422d5cffcf5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A description of
each program.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID01c4ed4e28f24688a6e7f1a8ba4b575e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The amount spent
on each program.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7f012ae35f3b46b8aa11e4251dc9f5ed"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The number of
students or teachers served by each program.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd30800c4a05f4f799177d23da717bb76"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Measurement of
how each program improved student achievement, including with regard to
challenging State achievement standards.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDDE24B8075B16417897833B9216E76E18"><enum>1302.</enum><header>Aeronautics
Institute for Research</header>
<subsection id="ID9AD059D7E7CB4D688442804EB04A1682"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header>
<paragraph id="id262AB5C1F90140A29851B3D8D67000B9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration shall establish within the Administration an Aeronautics
Institute for Research for the purpose of managing the aeronautics research
carried out by the Administration.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1E6FA5C852084C1297ADEAC50F7ECA2F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Director</header><text>The
Institute shall be headed by a Director with appropriate experience in
aeronautics research and development.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID5BF4EF88136E423A977D4CC196692BAF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The
Institute shall implement the programs authorized under title IV of the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2005 (42
U.S.C. 16701 et seq.).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDDE0E0180BF9B4EBB9602E7A3389846EC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Cooperation
with Other Agencies</header>
<paragraph id="idC261568782A14C62BF67A47A77CF5720"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Institute shall operate in conjunction with relevant
programs in the Department of Transportation, the Department of Defense, the
Department of Commerce, and the Department of Homeland Security, including the
activities of the Joint Planning and Development Office established under the
Vision 100—Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act (Public Law 108–176; 117
Stat. 2490).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id298F3F9C25A14BAFBEC7B3744D51845A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Resources</header><text>The
Director of the Institute may accept assistance, staff, and funding from those
Departments and other Federal agencies. Any such funding shall be in addition
to funds authorized for aeronautics under the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration Authorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–155).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9E0B3D7A9D924277BDEDAD13FB873709"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Other
coordination</header><text>The Director of the Institute may utilize the Next
Generation Air Transportation Senior Policy Committee established under section
710 of the Vision 100—Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act (Public Law
108–176; 49 U.S.C. 40101 note) to coordinate its programs with other
Departments and agencies.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDE0FF32DAE0F94CA8A173FA1755BA6F74"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Partnerships</header><text>In
developing and carrying out its plans, the Institute shall consult with the
public and ensure the participation of experts from the private sector
including representatives of commercial aviation, general aviation, aviation
labor groups, aviation research and development entities, aircraft and air
traffic control suppliers, and the space industry.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID7072DBF7EAD44787B68E02CBB47463A1"><enum>1303.</enum><header>Basic
research enhancement</header>
<subsection id="IDA5ADC34DB0B1450DAC9B06ACFF6B32F0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, the Director of the National Science Foundation, the Secretary
of Energy, the Secretary of Defense, and Secretary of Commerce shall, to the
extent practicable, coordinate basic and fundamental research activities
related to physical sciences, technology, engineering and mathematics.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDAC48D6D3884B435CA10B6E09B507643E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment
of Basic Research Executive Council</header><text>In order to ensure effective
application of resources to basic science activity and to facilitate
cooperative basic and fundamental research activities with other governmental
organizations, the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration shall establish within the Administration a Basic Research
Executive Council to oversee the distribution and management of programs and
resources engaged in support of basic research activity.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID4802F8B79CB94B298B8D8A62D32E37C5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The
membership of the Basic Research Executive Council shall consist of the most
senior agency official representing each of the following areas of
research:</text>
<paragraph id="ID796A09E08B7B4ACBA539000EB1DAA6F3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Space
Science.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDA24D998E6FE14ECA8B5530B6165629FD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Earth
Science.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDE2BDA1C4778F4AC7BBF68B6CB85310E0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Life and
Microgravity Sciences.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID93BA8DEC530A41D78413D3C737CF9A9C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Aeronautical
Research.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID87027EFAC0BD4815B8C6259598A17086"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Leadership</header><text>The
Basic Research Executive Council shall be chaired by an individual appointed
for that purpose who shall have, as a minimum, a appropriate graduate degree in
a recognizable discipline in the physical sciences, and appropriate experience
in the conduct and management of basic research activity. The Chairman of the
Council shall report directly to the Administrator of the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDE8214C82F52A4740ADCF0305AA3B1FB1"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Supporting
resources and personnel</header><text>The Chairman of the Basic Research
Executive Council shall be provided with adequate administrative staff support
to conduct the activity and functions of the Council.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDF8E50FA101C54B378E900D4E15B9A687"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The
Basic Research Executive Council shall have, at minimum, the following
duties:</text>
<paragraph id="IDBAFACFF4C2C84FF1B4F215E70A36CF45"><enum>(1)</enum><text>To establish
criteria for the identification of research activity as basic in nature.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDB109DF5249D9456E8F298713AB26A9B6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>To establish, in
consultation with the Office of Science and Technology Policy, the National
Science Foundation, the National Academy of Sciences, the National Institutes
of Health, and other appropriate external organizations, a prioritization of
fundamental research activity to be conducted by the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration, to be reviewed and updated on an annual basis, taking
into consideration evolving national research priorities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDED081A47A39F4B258696E6AE6111272F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>To monitor,
review, and evaluate all basic research activity of the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration for compliance with basic research priorities
established under paragraph (2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID6B7D65F5AAFF43BFAFEC9CB2343FD372"><enum>(4)</enum><text>To make
recommendations to the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration regarding adjustments in the basic research activities of the
Administration to ensure consistency with the research priorities established
under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID637599F57A024883AA71677041E92337"><enum>(5)</enum><text>To provide an
annual report to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate and the Committee on Science of the House of Representatives outlining
the activities of the Council during the preceding year and the status of basic
research activity within the Administration. The initial such report, to serve
as a baseline document, shall be provided within 90 days after the
establishment and initial operations of the Council.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDD19B5AC1225446CC86DD51F48C0776FA"><enum>1304.</enum><header>Aging
workforce issues program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is
the sense of Congress that the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration should implement a program to address aging work force
issues in aerospace that—</text>
<paragraph id="ID6FF36B89AFA04DCA836D02001756154B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>documents
technical and management experiences before senior people leave the
Administration, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID12518E51313246449F01C5846E70AB4C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>documenting
lessons learned;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0A2848C406024A298E40DD6573E89435"><enum>(B)</enum><text>briefing
organizations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID56995FF1EB384E5AA7FBFC1CC4A5E928"><enum>(C)</enum><text>providing
opportunities for archiving lessons in a database; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8D4120E1C8144AF4B53938C58B03E285"><enum>(D)</enum><text>providing
opportunities for near-term retirees to transition out early from their primary
assignment in order to document their career lessons learned and brief new
employees prior to their separation from the Administration;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDA6AF336B8F9B48A68FDFF8B4E8E36A94"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provides
incentives for retirees to return and teach new employees about their career
lessons and experiences; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDBFEA8A86866A40318298A17FFB9265F6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>provides for the
development of an award to recognize and reward outstanding senior employees
for their contributions to knowledge sharing.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="IDB05A684FF851428D8C1E7006C50E0B0A"><enum>1305.</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 101(d) of
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2005 (42
U.S.C. 16611(d)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="IDea1346fe073f43f19f62993724a1749c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> after the semicolon in paragraph (2)(B);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID391b0ebc391b4846803c728d872cd65f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Act.</quote> in paragraph (2)(C) and inserting <quote>Act;
and</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID41216ae5f8e7466baec820d36b4de2c5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end of paragraph (2) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="ID76954CFCF04D425DB732BA824DC8FF7B" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="IDDBAC9846B20A47F0856AEFFBF8624852"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the number and
content of science activities which are undertaken in support of science
missions described in subparagraph (A), and the number and content of science
activities which may be considered as fundamental, or basic research, whether
incorporated within specific missions or conducted independently of any
specific mission.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID139035F912A34DDA818B92354E9F1889"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the
end of paragraph (3) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="ID2891BE0943A649D1A0571F4844C593D5" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="IDB76F109BA4DD42F7A1E49E817BD8549B"><enum>(H)</enum><text>How NASA science
activities can best be structured to ensure that basic and fundamental research
can be effectively maintained and coordinated in response to national goals in
competitiveness and innovation, and in contributing to national scientific,
technology, engineering and mathematics
leadership.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="ID79D1132C2F5F4873B198B7D7BEB9BC3F"><enum>1306.</enum><header>Fiscal year
2008 basic science and research funding</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall
increase funding for basic science and research, including for the Explorer
Program, for fiscal year 2008 by $160,000,000 by transferring such amount for
such purpose from accounts of the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration. The transfer shall be contingent upon the availability of
unobligated balances to the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration.</text>
</section><enum>IV</enum><header>National
Institute of Standards and Technology</header>
<section id="ID58B7669C2D7146C19E8FFE4F93A3DD12"><enum>1401.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce for the use of the
National Institute of Standards and Technology—</text>
<paragraph id="IDAFE64DA4E76543529F5CF19A8C40A7C1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>for fiscal year
2008, $703,611,000, of which $115,000,000 shall be used for the Hollings
Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID11421FFC690943EBBAF103C2FBB93AFE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for fiscal year
2009, $773,972,000, of which $120,000,000 shall be used for the Hollings
Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDD855D0B3D13B43ADB56A40A6F627376E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>for fiscal year
2010, $851,369,000, of which $125,000,000 shall be used for the Hollings
Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDAFB233308F834F50B2226345F7BB509B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>for fiscal year
2011, $936,506,000, of which $130,000,000 shall be used for the Hollings
Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="ID42EB91CA7E224EB482AEC0AE86BF2F61"><enum>1402.</enum><header>Amendments to
the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980</header>
<subsection id="IDE7AF087C00E44D2E9592AF49AE4E1AA3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text>Section 5 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation
Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3704) is repealed.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDC074E0B11DE34115A2C529011B7C1EC0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
Amendments</header>
<paragraph id="ID21C87313D10F428BAE25249492099B9E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Title 5, United
States Code</header><text>Section 5314 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by striking <quote>Under Secretary of Commerce for
Technology.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID04B83E92E8A54C0FB21266F72F35545A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>Section
4 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3703) is
amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID1ED7F049B06344D8B2B9E17AADF8B526"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
paragraphs (1) and (3); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2295097757214C4DB59DCB1EF3DF10EA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (2) through (13) as paragraphs (1) through (11),
respectively.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDA2FFE78C6B444B9AA3829F8B63C3733D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Repeal of
authorization</header><text>Section 21(a) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology
Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3713(a)) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID6CE052D694484555AAA8FE885A72FDD6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>sections 5, 11(g), and 16</quote> and inserting
<quote>sections 11(g) and 16</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID912F8BC89F2645A1B70951250D2935CB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking <quote>$500,000 is authorized only for the purpose of carrying out
the requirements of the Japanese technical literature program established under
section 5(d) of this Act;</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDBEA990D0DE4D4968B726D80B70977236"><enum>(4)</enum><header>High-Performance
Computing Act of 1991</header><text>Section 208 of the High-Performance
Computing Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5528) is amended by striking subsection (c)
and redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDE802DB8D9CC44400A518215F7749A493"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Assistive
Technology Act of 1998</header><text>Section 6(b)(4)(B)(v) of the Assistive
Technology Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 3005(b)(4)(B)(v)) is amended by striking
<quote>the Technology Administration of the Department of Commerce,</quote> and
inserting <quote>the National Institute of Standards and
Technology,</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDF72B93EA497B47768569D91901B09740"><enum>1403.</enum><header>Innovation
acceleration</header>
<subsection id="ID5F7B205F2F764FA8AD5C966FF222797D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Program</header><text>In
order to implement section 1202 of this Act, the Director of the National
Institute of Standards and Technology shall—</text>
<paragraph id="ID028A35F5221E4FB8989C0EE191DDFAB9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>establish a
program linked to the goals and objectives of the measurement laboratories, to
be known as the <quote>Standards and Technology Acceleration Research
Program</quote>, to support and promote innovation in the United States through
high-risk, high-reward research; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID83667D11766246F1BF8EB0A22EE5ACCB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>set aside, from
funds available to the measurement laboratories, an amount equal to not less
than 8 percent of the funds available to the Institute each fiscal year for
such Program.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDB1701950702A4F5299F1C8849264AADE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>External
Funding</header><text>The Director shall ensure that at least 80 percent of the
funds available for such Program shall be used to award competitive,
merit-reviewed grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts to public or
private entities, including businesses and universities. In selecting entities
to receive such assistance, the Director shall ensure that the project proposed
by an entity has scientific and technical merit and that any resulting
intellectual property shall vest in a United States entity that can
commercialize the technology in a timely manner. Each external project shall
involve at least one small or medium-sized business and the Director shall give
priority to joint ventures between small or medium-sized businesses and
educational institutions. Any grant shall be for a period not to exceed 3
years.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDB42E9CF91D794D77BEA4A471FCBB5D69"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Competitions</header><text>The
Director shall solicit proposals annually to address areas of national need for
high-risk, high-reward research, as identified by the Director.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID4A55EF0C5C9A46F39C468E6D5AF39641"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Annual
Report</header><text>Each year the Director shall issue an annual report
describing the program’s activities, including include a description of the
metrics upon which grant funding decisions were made in the previous fiscal
year, any proposed changes to those metrics, metrics for evaluating the success
of ongoing and completed grants, and an evaluation of ongoing and completed
grants. The first annual report shall include best practices for management of
programs to stimulate high-risk, high-reward research.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID3C523E9A11D54C8A8A8D3DECA3365C2F"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Administrative
Expenses</header><text>No more than 5 percent of the finding available to the
program may be used for administrative expenses.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID3F1D2ED6AF43489E88A04F97F79252A1"><enum>(f)</enum><header>High-Risk,
High-Reward Research Defined</header><text>In this section, the term
<term>high-risk, high-reward research</term> means research that—</text>
<paragraph id="IDEC5404D3C9B24EDE8E6AF905CDDF971E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>has the potential
for yielding results with far-ranging or wide-ranging implications;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDEB58D95BC8A54F038FDEA9504EBB4E37"><enum>(2)</enum><text>addresses
critical national needs related to measurement standards and technology;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID85876D0682E941F5AAA98515896B5E85"><enum>(3)</enum><text>is too novel or
spans too diverse a range of disciplines to fare well in the traditional peer
review process.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID081CDB3803AC4E678B2BEAD98192516A"><enum>1404.</enum><header>Manufacturing
extension</header>
<subsection id="ID201BB14604524CDD875C9CB63053BCFF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Manufacturing
Center Evaluation</header><text>Section 25(c)(5) of the National Institute of
Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k(c)(5)) is amended by inserting
<quote>A Center that has not received a positive evaluation by the evaluation
panel shall be notified by the panel of the deficiencies in its performance and
shall be placed on probation for one year, after which time the panel shall
reevaluate the Center. If the Center has not addressed the deficiencies
identified by the panel, or shown a significant improvement in its performance,
the Director shall conduct a new competition to select an operator for the
Center or may close the Center.</quote> after <quote>at declining
levels.</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID00916F3DCEA141E1ADA600352CE7A3CA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Federal
Share</header><text>Section 25 of the National Institute of Standards and
Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k) is amended by striking subsection (d) and
inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="IDC98689602FF34A4EBFA561084F64B8BD" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID3984CB3098714B41B924ACFD7FC244F0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Acceptance of
Funds</header><text>In addition to such sums as may be appropriated to the
Secretary and Director to operate the Centers program, the Secretary and
Director also may accept funds from other Federal departments and agencies and
under section 2(c)(7) from the private sector for the purpose of strengthening
United States manufacturing. Such funds from the private sector, if allocated
to a Center or Centers, shall not be considered in the calculation of the
Federal share of capital and annual operating and maintenance costs under
subsection
(c).</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="IDC40A866AF30443559126C9ECBC5A5949"><enum>1405.</enum><header>Experimental
Program to Stimulate Competitive Technology</header>
<subsection id="ID3554DA2053D4468B94195F2AD96B3B93"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text>The Director of the National Institutes of Standards and
Technology shall re-establish the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive
Technology. The purpose of the program shall be to strengthen the technological
competitiveness of those States that have historically received less Federal
research and development funds than a majority of the States have
received.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDD38625F52BEA4DC98592CA8719301BCE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Arrangements</header><text>In
carrying out the program, the Director shall cooperate with State, regional, or
local science and technology-based economic development organization and with
representatives of small business firms and other appropriate technology-based
businesses.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDD6CCEDBD5C8F40CDB533273BEAA2665E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Grants and
Cooperative Agreements</header><text>In carrying out the program, the Director
may make grants or enter into cooperative agreements to provide for—</text>
<paragraph id="ID6B5A0132697542D78A8E1BF4258046C8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>technology
research and development;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID98E8768689E74BB9904A22E2D09B4C3F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>technology
transfer from university research;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDD43A7224477C48AA80CC42A0D70C1030"><enum>(3)</enum><text>technology
deployment and diffusion; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID9F02309EEC7642F3A63FC589012E39C3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the strengthening
of technological and innovation capabilities through consortia comprised
of—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID6DC2FADC19204352AA7596A7CE1F8272"><enum>(A)</enum><text>technology-based
small business firms;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID824E616B662C4E39997C1B48B881F364"><enum>(B)</enum><text>industries and
emerging companies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3A3E8F15D59E491F8A554B8EF324110C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>institutions of
higher education including community colleges; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDAA9884FEE01A4221BF6111FB3DF3BA32"><enum>(D)</enum><text>State and local
development agencies and entities.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID8867DE5E46184E6B9D37E04DF8D49EE8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Requirements
for making awards</header>
<paragraph id="ID7BDB2F237C66420B96F19D8F4F56AD31"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In making awards under this section, the Director shall
ensure that the awards are awarded on a competitive basis that includes a
review of the merits of the activities that are the subject of the award,
giving special emphasis to those projects which will increase the participation
of women, Native Americans (including Native Hawaiians and Alaska Natives), and
underrepresented groups in science and technology.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID469135DCF2DB403B9658F9D8F9CB27D3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Matching
requirement</header><text>The non-Federal share of the activities (other than
planning activities) carried out under an award under this subsection shall be
not less than 50 percent of the cost of those activities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDB3D04F4E93914801B888422E60EC88B3"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Criteria for
States</header><text>The Director shall establish criteria for achievement by
each State that participates in the program. Upon the achievement of all such
criteria, a State shall cease to be eligible to participate in the
program.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID7E6A664E4D5940A6BC2D1196E5CAF911"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>To
the extent practicable, in carrying out this subsection, the Director shall
coordinate the program with other programs of the Department of
Commerce.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDF3D574D27DFE4E158B0696C78B4CE44A"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Report</header>
<paragraph id="ID0854F0B771C44415B1B641855A8FF982"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Director shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science of the
House of Representatives a report that meets the requirements of this
subsection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID281611EA19DA4BB4BC7583A5B2B2C4B2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements
for report</header><text>The report required by this subsection shall
contain—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID12BDA7356F6443278EB8868421CFC7F5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a description of
the structure and procedures of the program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID18B8289F3FA547299E84F844869422E7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a management plan
for the program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID05B214E99F3D45BBBC63F220DA59FE00"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a description of
the merit-based review process to be used in the program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9B4A8E74C3BC430183BD7FC94D844CC3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>milestones for
the evaluation of activities to be assisted under the program in fiscal year
2008;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID134759FC2EF64A5EBE9D151C89D8745B"><enum>(E)</enum><text>an assessment of
the eligibility of each State that participates in the Experimental Program to
Stimulate Competitive Research of the National Science Foundation to
participate in the program under this subsection; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDA82CDA2CDCBB4C2F847E84911F193775"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the evaluation
criteria with respect to which the overall management and effectiveness of the
program will be evaluated.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID3FD9854E44BE4A54ACA3724C23D9A4BD"><enum>1406.</enum><header>Technical
amendments to the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act and other
technical amendments</header>
<subsection id="IDACBBDBA047FE48B088662DEFEAD227EC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Research
Fellowships</header><text>Section 18 of the National Institute of Standards and
Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278g–1) is amended by striking <quote>up to 1 per
centum of the</quote> in the first sentence.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID295D6132459F4D12A348ADC2355D437B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Financial
Agreements</header>
<paragraph id="ID0C1E432BEE554B28B3D9F0F00CFEFB12"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Clarification</header><text>Section
2(b)(4) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C.
272(b)(4)) is amended by inserting <quote>and grants and cooperative
agreements,</quote> after <quote>arrangements,</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID66229CE53C444815BC488E3F7022E70A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Memberships</header><text>Section
2(c) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C.
272(c)) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDF5F12FBD896B4F5BA4ADA999A21C7287"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> after the semicolon in paragraph (21);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID98E6A5867BAF4EE28289355C77221E1B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (22) as paragraph (23); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2DED7D98DEA04F4A869E009461DAAD8F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting
after paragraph (21) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="ID408722D046734435A8A5F542E59BB02A" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID0E8382C5237A4679BEA3B1EA57DE83FB"><enum>(22)</enum><text>notwithstanding
subsection (b)(4) of this section, sections 6301 through 6308 of title 31,
United States Code (commonly known as the <quote>Grants and Cooperative
Agreements Act</quote>), sections 3551 through 3556 of such title (commonly
known as the <quote>Competition in Contracting Act</quote>), and the Federal
Acquisition Regulations set forth in title 48, Code of Federal Regulations, to
expend appropriated funds for National Institute of Standards and Technology
memberships in scientific organizations, registration fees for attendance at
conferences, and sponsorship of conferences in furtherance of technology
transfer;
and</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDAB7242A4CA9F49FE8AB4C876CEA53F16"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Working Capital
Fund</header><text>Section 12 of the National Institute of Standards and
Development Act (15 U.S.C. 278b) is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block id="ID9DC9795B64B44A4E9FE6E3453FDF91AA" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID3D2CCDF00FBC43C3819C73106E27B42A"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Amount and
Source of Transfers</header><text>Not to exceed one-quarter per centum of the
amounts appropriated to the Institute for any fiscal year may be transferred to
the fund, in addition to any other transfer authority. In addition, funds
provided to the Institute from other Federal agencies for the purpose of
production of Standard Reference Materials may be transferred to the
fund.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID041AF44C6508477CA2A761483032011B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Outdated
Specifications</header>
<paragraph id="IDBDF949A76FBD4DF0A67805EA639283B0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Redefinition of
metric system</header><text>Section 2 of the Act of July 28, 1866, entitled
<quote>An Act to authorize the Use of the Metric System of Weights and
Measures</quote> (15 U.S.C. 205; 14 Stat. 339) is amended to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB4685214D31247B692E0964E61AA7F6B" style="OLC">
<section id="ID18D01DC87B474F60BB0CC712C4588BE5"><enum>2.</enum><header>Metric system
defined</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The metric system of
measurement shall be defined as the International System of Units as
established in 1960, and subsequently maintained, by the General Conference of
Weights and Measures, and as interpreted or modified for the United States by
the Secretary of
Commerce.</text>
</section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDCB68464986FB43828503960AE5F02DD8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Repeal of
redundant and obsolete authority</header><text>The Act of July 21, 1950,
entitled, <quote>An Act To redefine the units and establish the standards of
electrical and photometric measurements of 1950</quote> (15 U.S.C. 223) is
hereby repealed.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDD9F5CD8EC0CF4770B0D9F6828664EF40"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Idaho Time
Zone</header><text>Section 3 of the Act of March 19, 1918, (commonly known as
the <quote>Calder Act</quote>) (15 U.S.C. 264) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="idF1106DC474BF442EBDC58EF9C3B412D0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the section
heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">third
zone</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">fourth zone</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDA967218777043C79476DC2625E3671B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>third zone</quote> and inserting <quote>fourth zone</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1F2DFA1B2A084079912AF4BCBDAED0CF"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Standard
time</header><text>Section 1 of the Act of March 19, 1918, (commonly known as
the <quote>Calder Act</quote>) (15 U.S.C. 261) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID5538A31309ED4D2B871D99C0AD266188"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>(a) <header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">In
General</header-in-text>.—</quote> before <quote>For the
purpose</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID432C3B0BDC8843CF888786B15DE76324"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking the
second sentence and the extra period after it and inserting <quote>Except as
provided in section 3(a) of the Uniform Time Act of 1966 (15 U.S.C. 260a), the
standard time of the first zone shall be Coordinated Universal Time retarded by
4 hours; that of the second zone retarded by 5 hours; that of the third zone
retarded by 6 hours; that of the fourth zone retarded by 7 hours; that of the
fifth zone retarded 8 hours; that of the sixth zone retarded by 9 hours; that
of the seventh zone retarded by 10 hours; that of the eighth zone retarded by
11 hours; and that of the ninth zone shall be Coordinated Universal Time
advanced by 10 hours.</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDFC55D64BBB07409C8D60EC1F8FE7D337"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id083778DACE6C4941A2F9BAF3DA8F6751" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" id="ID3D80016815E441A79F59891956E056BB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Coordinated
Universal Time Defined</header><text>In this section, the term
<term>Coordinated Universal Time</term> means the time scale maintained through
the General Conference of Weights and Measures and interpreted or modified for
the United States by the Secretary of Commerce in coordination with the
Secretary of the
Navy.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="ID4CFE1A53137D41B1B85ABF702BF5C065"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Retention of
Depreciation Surcharge</header><text>Section 14 of the National Institute of
Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278d) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="IDFC191208F7FA4E368D252EA687454D05"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>(a) <header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">In
General</header-in-text>.—</quote> before <quote>Within</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDB40A84EC688E4212A10924BE18754044"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF047BE64AFD04D1992D2807C28818BA7" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" id="ID62FB4D660E4C4F2DBDD0092DF6B233B7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Retention of
Fees</header><text>The Director is authorized to retain all building use and
depreciation surcharge fees collected pursuant to OMB Circular A–25. Such fees
shall be collected and credited to the Construction of Research Facilities
Appropriation Account for use in maintenance and repair of National Institute
of Standards and Technology’s existing
facilities.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDCEDABF667C9A4422B5AABC1619F7C1F4"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Non-Energy
Inventions Program</header><text>Section 27 of the National Institute of
Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278m) is repealed.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>V</enum><header>Ocean and
Atmospheric Programs</header>
<section id="ID038E7492F6084C5CAD128F16C7BF95A7"><enum>1501.</enum><header>Ocean and
atmospheric research and development program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Administrator of the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration, in consultation with the Director of the
National Science Foundation and the Administrator of the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration, shall establish a coordinated program of ocean and
atmospheric research and development, in collaboration with academic
institutions and other nongovernmental entities, that shall focus on the
development of advanced technologies and analytical methods that will promote
United States leadership in ocean and atmospheric science and competitiveness
in the applied uses of such knowledge.</text>
</section><section id="ID936E2A1E63B843E68B5B0E2085F5FE58"><enum>1502.</enum><header>NOAA ocean
and atmospheric science education programs</header>
<subsection id="ID63DBD608BF9D43269AE0B780325E6027"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text>The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration shall conduct, develop, support, promote, and coordinate formal
and informal educational activities at all levels to enhance public awareness
and understanding of ocean, coastal, and atmospheric science and stewardship by
the general public and other coastal stakeholders, including underrepresented
groups in ocean and atmospheric science and policy careers. In conducting those
activities, the Administrator shall build upon the educational programs and
activities of the agency.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC3D301DEBFA146F48AEC8432AF9CAD19"><enum>(b)</enum><header>NOAA Science
Education Plan</header><text>The Administrator, appropriate National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration programs, ocean atmospheric science and
education experts, and interested members of the public shall develop a science
education plan setting forth education goals and strategies for the
Administration, as well as programmatic actions to carry out such goals and
priorities over the next 20 years, and evaluate and update such plan every 5
years.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDB9F59FC249A438BAA2381D791AFD6AF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Construction</header><text>Nothing
in this section may be construed to affect the application of section 438 of
the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232a) or sections 504 and 508
of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794 and 794d).</text>
</subsection></section>B
2001.This division may be
cited as the Protecting America’s
Competitive Edge Through Energy Act
or the
PACE–Energy Act
.
2002.In this division:
(1)The
term Department means the Department of Energy.
(2)Institution of
higher educationThe term institution of higher
education has the meaning given in section 101(a) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)).
(3)The term National Laboratory has the
meaning given the term in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.
15801).
(4)The term Secretary means the
Secretary of Energy, acting through the Under Secretary for Science appointed
under section 202(b) of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C.
7132(b)).
2003.Mathematics,
science, and engineering education at the Department of Energy
(a)Science
education programsSection 3164 of the Department of Energy
Science Education Enhancement Act (42 U.S.C. 7381a) is amended—
(1)by
redesignating subsections (b) through (d) as subsections (c) through (e),
respectively;
(2)by inserting
after subsection (a) the following:
(b)Organization
of mathematics, science, and engineering education programs
(1)Director of
Mathematics, Science and Engineering EducationNotwithstanding
any other provision of law, the Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary
for Science (referred to in this subsection as the Under
Secretary), shall appoint a Director of Mathematics, Science, and
Engineering Education (referred to in this subsection as the
Director) with the principal responsibility for administering
mathematics, science, and engineering education programs across all functions
of the Department.
(2)The
Director shall be an individual, who by reason of professional background and
experience, is specially qualified to advise the Under Secretary on all matters
pertaining to mathematics, science, and engineering education at the
Department.
(3)The
Director shall—
(A)oversee all
mathematics, science, and engineering education programs of the
Department;
(B)represent the
Department as the principal interagency liaison for all mathematics, science,
and engineering education programs, unless otherwise represented by the
Secretary or the Under Secretary;
(C)prepare the
annual budget and advise the Under Secretary on all budgetary issues for
mathematics, science, and engineering education programs of the
Department;
(D)increase, to the
maximum extent practicable, the participation and advancement of women and
underrepresented minorities at every level of science, technology, engineering,
and mathematics education; and
(E)perform other
such matters related to mathematics, science, and engineering education as are
required by the Secretary or the Under Secretary.
(4)Staff and
other resourcesThe Secretary shall assign to the Director such
personnel and other resources as the Secretary considers necessary to permit
the Director to carry out the duties of the Director.
(5)
(A)The Secretary shall offer to enter into a contract with
the National Academy of Sciences under which the National Academy, not later
than 5 years after, and not later than 10 years after, the date of enactment of
this paragraph, shall assess the performance of the mathematics, science, and
engineering education programs of the Department.
(B)An
assessment under this paragraph shall be conducted taking into consideration,
where applicable, the effect of mathematics, science, and engineering education
programs of the Department on student academic achievement in math and
science.
(6)Authorization
of appropriationsThere are authorized to be appropriated such
sums as are necessary to carry out this
subsection.
;
and
(3)by striking
subsection (d) (as redesignated by paragraph (1)) and inserting the
following:
(d)Mathematics,
Science, and Engineering Education FundThe Secretary shall
establish a Mathematics, Science, and Engineering Education Fund, using not
less than 0.3 percent of the amount made available to the Department for
research, development, demonstration, and commercial application for each
fiscal year, to carry out sections 3165, 3166, and
3167.
.
(b)The
Secretary shall—
(1)consult with the
Secretary of Education regarding activities authorized under subpart B of the
Department of Energy Science Education Enhancement Act (as added by subsection
(d)(3)) to improve mathematics and science education; and
(2)otherwise make
available to the Secretary of Education reports associated with programs
authorized under that section.
(c)Section
3168 of the Department of Energy Science Education Enhancement Act (42 U.S.C.
7381d) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(5)The term National Laboratory has the
meaning given the term in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.
15801).
.
(d)Mathematics,
science, and engineering education programsThe Department of
Energy Science Education Enhancement Act (42 U.S.C. 7381 et seq.) is
amended—
(1)by inserting
after section 3162 the following:
AScience
education enhancement
;
(2)in section
3169, by striking part
and inserting subpart
;
and
(3)by adding at
the end the following:
BMathematics,
science, and engineering education programs
3170.In this subpart:
(1)The
term Director means the Director of Mathematics, Science, and
Engineering Education.
(2)The term National Laboratory has the
meaning given the term in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.
15801).
1Assistance
for specialty schools for mathematics and science
3171.Specialty
schools for mathematics and science
(a)The
purpose of this section is to provide assistance to States to establish or
expand public, statewide specialty secondary schools that provide comprehensive
mathematics and science (including engineering) education to improve the
academic achievement of students in mathematics and science.
(b)Definition of
specialty school for mathematics and scienceIn this chapter, the
term specialty school for mathematics and science means a public
secondary school (including a school that provides residential services to
students) that—
(1)serves students
residing in the State in which the school is located; and
(2)offers to those
students a high-quality, comprehensive mathematics and science (including
engineering) curriculum designed to improve the academic achievement of
students in mathematics and science.
(c)
(1)From the amounts authorized under subsection (i), the
Secretary, acting through the Director, shall award grants, on a competitive
basis, to States in order to provide assistance to the States for the costs of
establishing or expanding public, statewide specialty schools for mathematics
and science.
(2)The
Director shall ensure that appropriate resources of the Department, including
the National Laboratories, are available to schools funded under this section
in order to—
(A)increase
experiential, hands-on learning opportunities in mathematics and science for
students attending such schools; and
(B)provide ongoing
professional development opportunities for teachers employed at such
schools.
(3)Consistent
with sections 3165 and 3166, the Director shall make available necessary funds
for a program using scientific and engineering staff of the National
Laboratories, during which the staff—
(A)assists teachers
in teaching courses at the schools funded under this section;
(B)uses National
Laboratory scientific equipment in teaching the courses; and
(C)uses distance
education and other technologies to provide assistance described in
subparagraphs (A) and (B) to schools funded under this section that are not
located near the National Laboratories.
(4)No
State shall receive funding for more than 1 specialty school for mathematics
and science for a fiscal year.
(d)Federal and
non-Federal shares
(1)The Federal share of the costs described in subsection
(c)(1) shall not exceed 50 percent.
(2)The non-Federal share of the costs described in subsection
(c)(1) shall be—
(A)not less than 50
percent; and
(B)provided from
non-Federal sources, in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, including
services.
(e)Each
State desiring a grant under this section shall submit an application to the
Director at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as
the Director may require that describes—
(1)the process by
which and selection criteria with which the State will select and designate a
school as a specialty school for mathematics and science in accordance with
this section;
(2)how the State
will ensure that funds made available under this section are used to establish
or expand a specialty school for mathematics and science—
(A)in accordance
with the activities described in subsection (g); and
(B)that has the
capacity to improve the academic achievement of all students in all core
academic subjects, and particularly in mathematics and science;
(3)how the State
will measure the extent to which the school increases student academic
achievement on State academic achievement standards in mathematics and
science;
(4)the curricula and
materials to be used in the school;
(5)the availability
of funds from non-Federal sources for the non-Federal share of the costs of the
activities authorized under this section; and
(6)how the State
will use technical assistance and support from the Department, including the
National Laboratories, and other entities with experience and expertise in
mathematics and science education, including institutions of higher
education.
(f)In
awarding grants under this section, the Director shall—
(1)ensure a wide,
equitable distribution among States that propose to serve students from urban
and rural areas; and
(2)provide equal
consideration to States without National Laboratories.
(g)
(1)A State that receives a grant under this section shall
use the funds made available through the grant to—
(A)employ proven
strategies and methods for improving student learning and teaching in
mathematics and science;
(B)integrate into
the curriculum of the school comprehensive mathematics and science education,
including instruction and assessments that are aligned with the State’s
academic content and student academic achievement standards (within the meaning
of section 1111 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 6311)), classroom management, professional development, parental
involvement, and school management; and
(C)provide
high-quality and continuous teacher and staff professional development.
(2)Grant funds under this section may be used for activities
described in paragraph (1) only if the activities are directly related to
improving student academic achievement in mathematics and science.
(h)
(1)State
evaluation and report
(A)Each
State that receives a grant under this section shall develop and carry out an
evaluation and accountability plan for the activities funded through the grant
that measures the impact of the activities, including measurable objectives for
improved student academic achievement on State mathematics and science
assessments.
(B)The
State shall submit to the Director a report containing the results of the
evaluation and accountability plan.
(2)Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of
the PACE–Energy Act, the Director shall submit a report to the appropriate
committees of Congress detailing the impact of the activities assisted with
funds made available under this section.
(i)Authorization
of appropriationsThere are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section—
(1)$20,000,000 for
fiscal year 2008;
(2)$30,000,000 for
fiscal year 2009;
(3)$40,000,000 for
fiscal year 2010; and
(4)$50,000,000 for
fiscal year 2011.
2Experiential-Based
Learning Opportunities
3175.Experiential-based
learning opportunities
(a)
(1)From the amounts authorized under subsection (f), the
Secretary, acting through the Director, shall establish a summer internship
program for middle school and secondary school students that shall—
(A)provide the
students with internships at the National Laboratories; and
(B)promote
experiential, hands-on learning in mathematics or science.
(2)The Director may provide residential services to
students participating in the Internship authorized under this chapter.
(b)
(1)The Director shall establish criteria to determine the
sufficient level of academic preparedness necessary for a student to be
eligible for an internship under this section.
(2)The
Director shall ensure the participation of students from a wide distribution of
States, including States without National Laboratories.
(c)
(1)The Director shall give priority for an internship under
this section to a student who meets the eligibility criteria described in
subsection (b) and who attends a school—
(A)(i)in which not less
than 30 percent of the children enrolled in the school are from low-income
families; or
(ii)that is designated with a school
locale code of 6, 7, or 8, as determined by the Secretary of Education;
and
(B)for which
there is—
(i)a high
percentage of teachers who are not teaching in the academic subject areas or
grade levels in which the teachers were trained to teach;
(ii)a high
teacher turnover rate; or
(iii)a high
percentage of teachers with emergency, provisional, or temporary certification
or licenses.
(2)The
Director shall consult with the Secretary of Education in order to determine
whether a student meets the priority requirements of this subsection.
(d)Outreach and
experiential-based programs for minority students
(1)The Secretary, acting through the Director, in
cooperation with Hispanic-serving institutions, historically Black colleges and
universities, tribally controlled colleges and universities, Alaska Native- and
Native Hawaiian-serving institutions, and other minority-serving institutions
and nonprofit entities with substantial experience relating to outreach and
experiential-based learning projects, shall establish outreach and
experiential-based learning programs that will encourage underrepresented
minority students in kindergarten through grade 12 to pursue careers in math,
science, and engineering.
(2)The Secretary shall ensure that the programs
established under paragraph (1) involve, to the maximum extent
practicable—
(A)participation by
parents and educators; and
(B)the establishment
of partnerships with business organizations and appropriate Federal, State, and
local agencies.
(3)The
Secretary shall ensure that the programs established under paragraph (1) are
located in diverse geographic regions of the United States, to the maximum
extent practicable.
(e)Evaluation and
Accountability PlanThe Director shall develop an evaluation and
accountability plan for the activities funded under this chapter that
objectively measures the impact of the activities.
(f)Authorization
of appropriationsThere is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $15,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2008 through 2011.
3National
Laboratories Centers of Excellence in Mathematics and Science
Education
3181.National Laboratories Centers of Excellence
in Mathematics and Science Education
(a)Definition of
high-need public secondary schoolIn this chapter, the term
high-need public secondary school means a secondary school—
(1)with a high
concentration of low-income individuals (as defined in section 1707 of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6537)); or
(2)designated with a
school locale code of 6, 7, or 8, as determined by the Secretary of
Education.
(b)The
Secretary shall establish at each of the National Laboratories a program to
support a Center of Excellence in Mathematics and Science at 1 high-need public
secondary school located in the region of the National Laboratory to provide
assistance in accordance with subsection (f).
(c)Each high-need public secondary school
selected as a Center of Excellence shall form a partnership with a department
that provides training for teachers and principals at an institution of higher
education for purposes of compliance with subsection (g).
(d)
(1)The Secretary, acting through the Director, shall
establish criteria to guide the National Laboratories in selecting the sites of
the Centers of Excellence.
(2)The
National Laboratories shall select the sites of the Centers of Excellence
through an open, widely publicized, and competitive process.
(e)The Secretary shall establish goals and
performance assessments for each Center of Excellence authorized under
subsection (b).
(f)Consistent with sections 3165 and 3166, the
Director shall make available necessary funds for a program using scientific
and engineering staff of the National Laboratories, during which the
staff—
(1)assists teachers
in teaching courses at the Centers of Excellence in Mathematics and Science;
and
(2)uses National
Laboratory scientific equipment in the teaching of the courses.
(g)Each Center of
Excellence shall ensure—
(1)provision of
clinical practicum, student teaching, or internship experiences for math and
science teacher candidates as part of its teacher preparation program;
(2)provision of
supervision and mentoring for teacher candidates in the teacher preparation
program; and
(3)to the maximum
extent practicable, provision of professional development for veteran teachers
in the public secondary schools in the region.
(h)The
Secretary shall consider the results of performance assessments required under
subsection (e) in determining the contract award fee of a National Laboratory
management and operations contractor.
(i)The
Director shall—
(1)develop an
evaluation and accountability plan for the activities funded under this chapter
that objectively measures the impact of the activities; and
(2)disseminate
information obtained from those measurements.
(j)No effect on
similar programsNothing in this section displaces or otherwise
affects any similar program being carried out as of the date of enactment of
this subpart at any National Laboratory under any other provision of
law.
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3185.
(a)In
this section:
(1)The term eligible partner means—
(A)the mathematics
or science (including engineering) department at an institution of higher
education, acting in coordination with a department at an institution of higher
education that provides training for teachers and principals; or
(B)a nonprofit
entity with expertise in providing professional development for mathematics or
science teachers.
(2)The term summer institute means an
institute, conducted during the summer, that—
(A)is conducted for
a period of not less than 2 weeks;
(B)includes, as a
component, a program that provides direct interaction between students and
faculty, including personnel of 1 or more National Laboratories who have
scientific expertise; and
(C)provides for
follow-up training, during the academic year, that is conducted in the
classroom.
(b)Summer
institute programs authorized
(1)Programs at the
national laboratoriesThe Secretary, acting through the Director,
shall establish or expand programs of summer institutes at each of the National
Laboratories to provide additional training to strengthen the mathematics and
science teaching skills of teachers employed at public schools for kindergarten
through grade 12, in accordance with the activities authorized under
subsections (c) and (d).
(2)Programs with
eligible partners
(A)The Secretary, acting through the Director, shall
identify and provide assistance to eligible partners to establish or expand
programs of summer institutes that provide additional training to strengthen
the mathematics and science teaching skills of teachers employed at public
schools for kindergarten through grade 12, in accordance with the activities
authorized under subsections (c) and (d).
(B)Consistent
with sections 3165 and 3166, the Director shall make available necessary funds
for a program using scientific and engineering staff of the National
Laboratories, during which the staff—
(i)assists in
providing training to teachers at summer institutes; and
(ii)uses National
Laboratory scientific equipment in the training.
(C)To carry out this paragraph, the Director may use not more
than 50 percent of the amounts authorized under subsection (h) for a fiscal
year.
(c)Each program authorized under subsection (b)
shall—
(1)create
opportunities for enhanced and ongoing professional development for teachers
that improves the mathematics and science content knowledge of such
teachers;
(2)include material
pertaining to recent developments in mathematics and science pedagogy;
(3)provide training
on the use and integration of technology in the classroom;
(4)directly relate
to the curriculum and academic areas in which the teachers provide
instruction;
(5)enhance the
ability of the teachers to understand and use the challenging State academic
content standards for mathematics and science and to select appropriate
curricula;
(6)train teachers to
use curricula that are—
(A)based on
scientific research;
(B)aligned with
challenging State academic content standards; and
(C)object-centered,
experiment-oriented, and concept- and content-based;
(7)provide
professional development activities, including supplemental and follow-up
activities; and
(8)allow for the
exchange of best practices among the participants.
(d)A program authorized under subsection (b) may
include—
(1)a program that
provides teachers with opportunities to work under the guidance of experienced
teachers and college faculty;
(2)instruction in
the use and integration of data and assessments to inform and instruct
classroom practice; and
(3)extended master
teacher programs.
(e)To
the maximum extent practicable, the Director shall ensure that each summer
institute program authorized under subsection (b) provides training to—
(1)teachers from a
wide range of school districts;
(2)teachers from
disadvantaged school districts; and
(3)teachers from
groups underrepresented in the fields of mathematics and science teaching,
including women and members of minority groups.
(f)Coordination
and consultationThe Director shall consult and coordinate with
the Secretary of Education and the Director of the National Science Foundation
regarding the implementation of the programs authorized under subsection
(b).
(g)Evaluation and
accountability plan
(1)The Director shall develop an evaluation and
accountability plan for the activities funded under this section that measures
the impact of the activities.
(2)The
evaluation and accountability plan shall include—
(A)measurable
objectives to increase the number of mathematics and science teachers who
participate in the summer institutes involved; and
(B)measurable
objectives for improved student academic achievement on State mathematics and
science assessments.
(3)The Secretary shall submit to Congress with the annual
budget submission of the Secretary a report on how the activities assisted
under this section improve the mathematics and science teaching skills of
participating teachers.
(h)Authorization
of appropriationsThere are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out this section—
(1)$25,000,000 for
fiscal year 2008;
(2)$40,000,000 for
fiscal year 2009;
(3)$50,000,000 for
fiscal year 2010; and
(4)$75,000,000 for
fiscal year 2011.
5Nuclear science
education
3191.Nuclear science talent expansion program for
institutions of higher education
(a)The
purposes of this section are—
(1)to address the
decline in the number of and resources available to nuclear science programs of
institutions of higher education; and
(2)to increase the
number of graduates with degrees in nuclear science, an area of strategic
importance to the economic competitiveness and energy security of the United
States.
(b)Definition of
nuclear scienceIn this section, the term nuclear
science includes—
(1)nuclear
science;
(2)nuclear
engineering;
(3)nuclear
chemistry;
(4)radio chemistry;
and
(5)health
physics.
(c)The
Secretary, acting through the Director, shall establish in accordance with this
section a program to expand and enhance institution of higher education nuclear
science educational capabilities.
(d)Nuclear science
program expansion grants for institutions of higher education
(1)The Secretary, acting through the Director, shall award
up to 3 competitive grants for each fiscal year to institutions of higher
education that establish new academic degree programs in nuclear
science.
(2)To
be eligible for a grant under this subsection, an applicant shall partner with
a National Laboratory or other eligible nuclear-related entity, as determined
by the Secretary.
(3)Criteria
for a grant awarded under this subsection shall be based on—
(A)the potential to
attract new students to the program;
(B)academic rigor;
and
(C)the ability to
offer hands-on learning opportunities.
(4)
(A)A
grant under this subsection shall be 5 years in duration.
(B)An
institution of higher education that receives a grant under this subsection
shall be eligible for up to $1,000,000 for each year of the grant
period.
(5)An institution of higher education that receives a grant
under this subsection may use the grant to—
(A)recruit and
retain new faculty;
(B)develop core and
specialized course content;
(C)encourage
collaboration between faculty and researchers in the nuclear science field;
or
(D)support outreach
efforts to recruit students.
(e)Nuclear science
competitiveness grants for institutions of higher education
(1)The Secretary, acting through the Director shall award up
to 10 competitive grants for each fiscal year to institutions of higher
education with existing academic degree programs that produce graduates in
nuclear science.
(2)Criteria
for a grant awarded under this subsection shall be based on the potential for
increasing the number and academic quality of graduates in the nuclear sciences
who enter into careers in nuclear-related fields.
(3)
(A)A
grant under this subsection shall be 5 years in duration.
(B)An
institution of higher education that receives a grant under this subsection
shall be eligible for up to $500,000 for each year of the grant period.
(4)An institution of higher education that receives a grant
under this subsection may use the grant to—
(A)increase the
number of graduates in nuclear science that enter into careers in the nuclear
science field;
(B)enhance the
teaching of advanced nuclear technologies;
(C)aggressively
pursue collaboration opportunities with industry and National
Laboratories;
(D)bolster or
sustain nuclear infrastructure and research facilities of the institution of
higher education, such as research and training reactors or laboratories;
and
(E)provide tuition
assistance and stipends to undergraduate and graduate students.
(f)Authorization
of appropriations
(1)Nuclear science
program expansion grants for institutions of higher
educationThere are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
subsection (d)—
(A)$9,000,000 for
fiscal year 2008;
(B)$13,000,000 for
fiscal year 2009;
(C)$18,000,000 for
fiscal year 2010; and
(D)$22,500,000 for
fiscal year 2011.
(2)Nuclear science
competitiveness grants for institutions of higher educationThere
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out subsection (e)—
(A)$11,000,000 for
fiscal year 2008;
(B)$16,500,000 for
fiscal year 2009;
(C)$22,000,000 for
fiscal year 2010; and
(D)$27,500,000 for
fiscal year
2011.
.
2004.Department
of Energy early-career research grants
(a)It
is the purpose of this section to authorize research grants in the Department
for early-career scientists and engineers for purposes of pursuing independent
research.
(b)Definition
of eligible early-career researcherIn this section, the term
eligible early-career researcher means an individual who—
(1)completed a
doctorate or other terminal degree not more than 10 years before the date of
application for a grant authorized under this section, except as provided in
subsection (c)(3); and
(2)has demonstrated
promise in the field of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, computer
science, or computational science.
(c)
(1)The Secretary shall award not less than 65 grants per
year to outstanding eligible early-career researchers to support the work of
such researchers in the Department, particularly at the National Laboratories,
or other federally-funded research and development centers.
(2)An
eligible early-career researcher who desires to receive a grant under this
section shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such
manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may
require.
(3)The
Secretary may find eligible a candidate who has completed a doctorate more than
10 years prior to the date of application if the candidate was unable to
conduct research for a period of time because of extenuating circumstances,
including military service or family responsibilities.
(4)
(A)A
grant under this section shall be 5 years in duration.
(B)An
eligible early career-researcher who receives a grant under this section shall
receive up to $100,000 for each year of the grant period.
(5)An eligible early career-researcher who receives a grant
under this section shall use the grant funds for basic research in natural
sciences, engineering, mathematics, or computer sciences at the Department,
particularly the National Laboratories, or other federally-funded research and
development center.
(6)Authorization
of appropriationsThere are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out this section—
(A)$13,000,000
for fiscal year 2008;
(B)$19,500,000
for fiscal year 2009;
(C)$26,000,000
for fiscal year 2010; and
(D)$32,500,000
for fiscal year 2011.
2005.Advanced
Research Projects Authority-Energy
(a)In
this section:
(1)The term Advisory Board means the Advisory
Board established under subsection (d).
(2)The
term Authority means the Advanced Research Projects
Authority—Energy established under subsection (b).
(3)The
term Director means the Director of the Authority appointed under
subsection (c)(1).
(4)The term energy technology means
technology, including carbon-neutral technology, used for—
(A)fossil
energy;
(B)carbon
sequestration;
(C)nuclear
energy;
(D)renewable
energy;
(E)energy
distribution; or
(F)energy efficiency
technology.
(b)The
Secretary shall establish an Advanced Research Projects Authority-Energy to
overcome the long-term and high-risk technological barriers in the development
of energy technologies.
(c)
(1)The
Secretary shall appoint a Director of the Authority.
(2)The
Director shall be an individual who, by reason of professional background and
experience, is especially qualified to advise the Secretary on matters
pertaining to long-term, high-risk programs to overcome long-term and high-risk
technological barriers to the development of energy technologies.
(3)The
Director shall—
(A)employ such
qualified technical staff as are necessary to carry out the duties of the
Authority, including providing staff for the Advisory Committee;
(B)serve as the
selection official for proposals relating to energy technologies that are
solicited within the Department;
(C)develop metrics
to assist in developing funding criteria and for assessing the success of
existing programs;
(D)terminate
programs carried out under this section that are not achieving the goals of the
programs; and
(E)perform such
duties relating to long-term and high-risk technological barriers in the
development of energy technologies as are determined to be appropriate by the
Secretary.
(d)
(1)The
Secretary shall, consistent with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), establish, and appoint
members to, an Advisory Board to make recommendations to the Secretary and the
Director on actions necessary to carry out this section.
(2)The
Advisory Board shall consist of individuals who, by reason of professional
background and experience, are especially qualified to advise the Secretary and
the Director on matters pertaining to long-term and high-risk technological
barriers in the development of energy technologies.
(3)A
member of the Advisory Board shall be appointed for a term of 5 years.
(4)Each
fiscal year, individuals who carry out energy technology programs of the
Department and staff of the Authority shall provide to the Advisory Board
written proposals and oral briefings on long-term and high-risk technological
barriers that are critical to overcome for the successful development of energy
technologies.
(5)Each
fiscal year, the Advisory Board shall—
(A)recommend to the
Secretary and the Director—
(i)in
order of priority, proposals of energy programs of the Department that are
critical to overcoming long-term and high-risk technological barriers to enable
the successful development of energy technologies; and
(ii)additional
programs not covered in the proposals that are critical to overcoming the
barriers described in clause (i); and
(B)based on the
metrics described in subsection (c)(3)(C), make recommendations to the
Secretary and the Directory concerning whether programs funded under this
section are achieving the goals of the programs.
(e)Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences under which the
Academy shall—
(1)conduct reviews
during each of calendar years 2010 and 2012 to determine the success of the
activities carried out under this section; and
(2)submit to
Congress, the Secretary, and the Director a report describing the results of
each review.
(f)Authorization
of appropriationsThere are authorized to be appropriated such
sums as are necessary to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 2008
through 2011.
2006.Authorization of
appropriations for the Department of Energy for basic researchSection 971(b) of the Energy Policy Act of
2005 (42 U.S.C. 16311(b)) is amended—
(1)in paragraph (2), by striking
and
at the end;
(2)in paragraph (3)—
(A)by striking
$5,200,000,000
and inserting $4,800,000,000
;
and
(B)by striking the period at the end and
inserting a semicolon; and
(3)by adding at the end the following:
(4)$4,945,000,000
for fiscal year 2010; and
(5)$5,265,000,000
for fiscal year
2011.
.
2007.Discovery
science and engineering innovation institutes
(a)The Secretary shall establish distributed,
multidisciplinary institutes (referred to in this section as
Institutes
) centered at National Laboratories to apply
fundamental science and engineering discoveries to technological innovations
related to the missions of the Department and the global competitiveness of the
United States.
(b)The Institutes shall support scientific and engineering
research and education activities on critical emerging technologies determined
by the Secretary to be essential to global competitiveness, including
activities related to—
(1)sustainable
energy technologies;
(2)multi-scale
materials and processes;
(3)micro- and
nano-engineering;
(4)computational and
information engineering; and
(5)genomics and
proteomics.
(c)In
carrying out this section, the Secretary shall establish partnerships between
the Institutes and—
(1)institutions of
higher education to—
(A)train
undergraduate and graduate engineering and science students;
(B)develop
innovative educational curricula; and
(C)conduct research
within the topical areas described in subsection (b);
(2)private industry
to develop innovative technologies within the topical areas described in
subsection (b);
(3)State and local
governments to promote regionally-based commercialization and entrepreneurship;
and
(4)financing
entities to guide successful technology commercialization.
(d)The selection of Institutes under this section shall be
merit-based and made through an open, competitive selection process.
(e)Not
more than 3 Institutes shall receive grants for a fiscal year.
(f)The
Secretary shall enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences
under which the Academy shall, not later than 3 and 6 years after the date of
enactment of this Act—
(1)review the
performance of the Institutes under this section; and
(2)submit to
Congress and the Secretary a report describing the results of the
review.
(g)Authorization
of appropriationsThere is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out the activities of each Institute selected under this section $10,000,000
for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2011.
2008.Protecting
America’s Competitive Edge (PACE) graduate fellowship program
(a)Definition of
eligible studentIn this section, the term eligible
student means a student who attends an institution of higher education
that offers a doctoral degree in a field relevant to a mission area of the
Department.
(b)The
Secretary shall establish a graduate fellowship program for eligible students
pursuing a doctoral degree in a mission area of the Department.
(c)
(1)The Secretary shall award fellowships to eligible
students under this section through a competitive merit review process
(involving written and oral interviews) that will result in a wide distribution
of awards throughout the United States.
(2)The
Secretary shall establish selection criteria for awarding fellowships under
this section that require an eligible student to—
(A)pursue a field of
science or engineering of importance to the mission area of the
Department;
(B)rank in the upper
10 percent of the class of the eligible student;
(C)demonstrate to
the Secretary—
(i)the
capacity to understand technical topics related to the fellowship that can be
derived from the first principles of the technical topics;
(ii)imagination and
creativity;
(iii)leadership
skills in organizations or intellectual endeavors, demonstrated through awards
and past experience; and
(iv)excellent verbal
and communication skills to explain, defend, and demonstrate an understanding
of technical subjects related to the fellowship; and
(D)be a citizen or
legal permanent resident of the United States.
(d)
(1)A
fellowship awarded under this section shall—
(A)provide an annual
living stipend; and
(B)cover—
(i)graduate tuition
at an institution of higher education; and
(ii)incidental
expenses associated with curricula and research at the institution of higher
education (including books, computers and software).
(2)A
fellowship awarded under this section shall be for a period of not greater than
5 years.
(3)A
fellowship awarded under this section shall be portable with the fellow.
(e)The
Secretary (acting through the Director of Mathematics, Science, and Engineering
Education)—
(1)shall administer
the program established under this section; and,
(2)may enter into a
contract with a nonprofit entity to administer the program, including the
selection and award of fellowships.
(f)Authorization
of appropriations
(1)There
are authorized to be appropriated to award fellowships under this
section—
(A)$9,300,000 for
200 fellowships for fiscal year 2008;
(B)$14,500,000 for
300 fellowships for fiscal year 2009 (including non-expiring fellowships for
prior fiscal years);
(C)$25,000,000 for
500 fellowships for fiscal year 2010 (including non-expiring fellowships for
prior fiscal years); and
(D)$35,500,000 for
700 fellowships for fiscal year 2011 (including non-expiring fellowships for
prior fiscal years).
(2)There
are authorized to be appropriated for administrative expenses incurred in
carrying out this section—
(A)$1,000,000 for
fiscal year 2008;
(B)$1,500,000 for
fiscal year 2009;
(C)$2,500,000 for
fiscal year 2010; and
(D)$3,500,000 for
fiscal year 2011.
2009.
(a)Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the Committee on Energy and
Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources of the Senate a report that describes actions taken by the
Department of Energy to implement the recommendations in the report of the
Government Accountability Office numbered 04–639.
(b)To
comply with title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et
seq.), the Secretary of Energy shall annually conduct compliance reviews of at
least 2 recipients of Department of Energy grants.
2010.High-risk,
high-reward research
(a)Definition of
high-risk, high-reward researchIn this section, the term
high-risk, high reward research means research that—
(1)has the potential
for yielding results with far-ranging implications;
(2)is too novel or
spans too diverse a range of disciplines to fare well in the traditional peer
review process; and
(3)is supportive of
the missions of the sponsoring agency.
(b)Establishment
of grant programs
(1)The Secretary shall establish a grant program to
encourage the conduct of high-risk, high-reward research at the
Department.
(2)The Director of the United States Geological Survey
shall establish a grant program to encourage the conduct of high-risk,
high-reward research at the United States Geological Survey.
2011.Distinguished
scientist program
(a)The
purpose of this section is to promote scientific and academic excellence
through collaborations between institutions of higher education and the
National Laboratories.
(b)The
Secretary shall establish a program to support the joint appointment of
distinguished scientists by institutions of higher education and National
Laboratories.
(c)Successful
candidates under this section shall be persons who, by reason of professional
background and experience, are able to bring international recognition to the
appointing institution of higher education and National Laboratory in their
field of scientific endeavor.
(d)A
distinguished scientist appointed under this section shall be selected through
an open, competitive process.
(e)
(1)Institution of
higher educationAn appointment by an institution of higher
education under this section shall be filled within the tenure allotment of the
institution of higher education at a minimum rank of professor.
(2)An appointment by a National Laboratory under this
section shall be at the rank of the highest grade of distinguished scientist or
technical staff of the National Laboratory.
(f)An
appointment under this section shall be for 6 years, consisting of 2 3-year
funding allotments.
(g)Funds made available under this section may be used
for—
(1)the salary of the
distinguished scientist and support staff;
(2)undergraduate,
graduate, and post-doctoral appointments;
(3)research-related
equipment;
(4)professional
travel; and
(5)such other
requirements as the Director determines are necessary to carry out the purpose
of the program.
(h)
(1)The appointment of a distinguished scientist under this
section shall be reviewed at the end of the first 3-year allotment for the
distinguished scientist through an open peer-review process to determine
whether the appointment is meeting the purpose of this section under subsection
(a).
(2)Funding
of the appointment of the distinguished scientist for the second 3-year
allotment shall be determined based on the review conducted under paragraph
(1).
(i)To be eligible for assistance under this section, an
appointing institution of higher education shall pay at least 50 percent of the
total costs of the appointment.
(j)Authorization
of appropriationsThere are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out this section—
(1)$30,000,000 for
fiscal year 2008 (to support up to 30 appointments under this section);
(2)$60,000,000 for
fiscal year 2009 (to support up to 60 such appointments); and
(3)$100,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (to support up to 100 such
appointments).
C
3001.Congress makes the following
findings:
(1)A well-educated
population is essential to retaining America’s competitiveness in the global
economy.
(2)The United States
needs to build on and expand the impact of existing programs by taking
additional, well-coordinated steps to ensure that all students are able to
obtain the knowledge the students need to obtain postsecondary education and
participate successfully in the workforce or the Armed Forces.
(3)The next steps
must be informed by independent information on the effectiveness of current
programs in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education, and by
identification of best practices that can be replicated.
(4)Teacher
preparation and elementary school and secondary school programs and activities
must be aligned with the requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) and the requirements of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.).
(5)The ever
increasing knowledge and skill demands of the 21st century require that
secondary school preparation and requirements be better aligned with the
knowledge and skills needed to succeed in postsecondary education and the
workforce, and States need better data systems to track educational achievement
from prekindergarten through baccalaureate degrees.
3002.
(a)Unless otherwise
specified in this division, the terms used in this division have the meanings
given the terms in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
(b)In this division:
(1)Critical
foreign languageThe term critical foreign language
means a foreign language that the Secretary determines, in consultation with
the heads of such Federal departments and agencies as the Secretary determines
appropriate, is critical to the national security and economic competitiveness
of the United States.
(2)The
term Secretary means the Secretary of Education.
<enum>I</enum><header>Teacher
assistance</header>
<subtitle id="id5F606DE7869D4581A232570362346905"><enum>A</enum><header>Teachers for a
competitive tomorrow</header>
<section id="id1BC5628DF1724047843BF0547856ABC3"><enum>3111.</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The purpose of this subtitle is—</text>
<paragraph id="IDe361b4defc2249c69600174e91ede9c3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to develop and
implement programs to provide integrated courses of study in mathematics,
science, engineering, or critical foreign languages, and teacher education,
that lead to a baccalaureate degree with concurrent teacher certification;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDfb29fcf0130c4405a0049900d1aec4d9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to develop and
implement 2- or 3-year part-time master’s degree programs in mathematics,
science, or critical foreign language education for teachers in order to
enhance the teachers' content knowledge and pedagogical skills.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="ID6835128da6404b58bb47541c9427e29c"><enum>3112.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle:</text>
<paragraph id="IDD37F7E7099B645C18E20B8BA03A963A5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Children from
low-income families</header><text>The term <term>children from low-income
families</term> means children described in section 1124(c)(1)(A) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="ESEA">Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965</act-name> (20 U.S.C. 6333(c)(1)(A)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0902F6FA9E7F4B12AB749C2B6F683E61"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible
recipient</header><text>The term <term>eligible recipient</term> means an
institution of higher education that receives grant funds under this subtitle
on behalf of a department of mathematics, engineering, science, or critical
foreign language for use in carrying out activities assisted under this
subtitle.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3B2A74E6CE764146AA60B72A4F6671E3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>High-need local
educational agency</header><text>The term <term>high-need local educational
agency</term> means a local educational agency or educational service
agency—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID68784D8DC8564439B270B53D149D9654"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="ID6CBDD1FC52BC477980346DE593CF165D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>that serves not fewer
than 10,000 children from low-income families;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID76A9FF3462F1453EB63DD106EFE5E1C7" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for which not less than 20 percent
of the children served by the agency are children from low-income families;
or</text>
</clause><clause id="IDABB198B5D7E6450D997364E720586FD0" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>with a total of less than 600
students in average daily attendance at the schools that are served by the
agency and all of whose schools are designated with a school locale code of 6,
7, or 8, as determined by the Secretary; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDCA4D7A1853D246319D0D37C8A2EAFEBF"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="ID873D84068FF84690B89C17CF3BFAA4AD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>for which there is a
high percentage of teachers providing instruction in academic subject areas or
grade levels for which the teachers are not highly qualified; or</text>
</clause><clause id="ID63DD2472C8C74BEDA23B10F71FD47A2B" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for which there is a high teacher
turnover rate or a high percentage of teachers with emergency, provisional, or
temporary certification or licensure.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID2A81308AB3294FB08882239C5900841E"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Highly
qualified</header><text>The term <term>highly qualified</term> has the meaning
given such term in section 9101 of the <act-name parsable-cite="ESEA">Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965</act-name>
(20 U.S.C. 7801) and, with respect to special education teachers, in section
602 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1401).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1b55940aa4894a16b82c9a48d6231d36"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Partnership</header><text>The
term <term>partnership</term> means a partnership that—</text>
<subparagraph id="id7B2C69B73A324D28A7291683438DD02C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall
include—</text>
<clause id="ID170d7c844492405c8ce99469a6094d90"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an
eligible recipient;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDd19ad1469a7c4639bc9261297766ee0f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a
department within the eligible recipient that provides a program of study in
mathematics, engineering, science, or critical foreign languages;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID236a9c317faf44218beb7213776a3d37"><enum>(iii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idB45FDDE2BF78436EB25A9EB8C0C8C165"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a school or department
within the eligible recipient that provides a teacher preparation program;
or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id4967947E64954DC688EF0256A7B3FB91" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a 2-year institution of higher education
that has a teacher preparation offering or a dual enrollment program with the
eligible recipient; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="ID957d21deff434635831df3ba56e8748f"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>not less than 1
high-need local educational agency and a public school or a consortium of
public schools served by the agency; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id55905EEE1039485C937B0CE362C935EB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may include a
nonprofit organization that has the capacity to provide expertise or support to
meet the purposes of this subtitle.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID6467A1C41E214C3FA9AC824AD3C411DF"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Teaching
skills</header><text>The term <term>teaching skills</term> means the ability
to—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID7E9356F1EB61414BAA748236B5958D9A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>increase student
achievement;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDF06191EB39494F678985F4A0ABD30829"><enum>(B)</enum><text>effectively
convey and explain academic subject matter;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDA1F83B71FAAF4A57A2397BCB5AB6E4AE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>employ strategies
that—</text>
<clause id="IDE3D9729F88894B7E8C7AF5DA5473A165"><enum>(i)</enum><text>are
based on scientifically based research;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID68ECBF32400D45F8BD441FDAF5695C88"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>are specific to
academic subject matter; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID7F9DB79EFDA34DF09B374407AF5BBF18"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>focus on the
identification of, and tailoring of academic instruction to, students’ specific
learning needs, particularly children with disabilities, students who are
limited English proficient, and students who are gifted and talented;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9DAE53C77F4F46F9A1DDA8E32213C8A8"><enum>(D)</enum><text>conduct ongoing
assessment of student learning;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID49EAC8456D2545848094619D76DD9E6B"><enum>(E)</enum><text>effectively
manage a classroom; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6A9ED1DBCCAD42F2B10BA2BB2DEABE08"><enum>(F)</enum><text>communicate and
work with parents and guardians, and involve parents and guardians in their
children’s education.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="id5118F242D65F4967AF23B0F237A05961"><enum>3113.</enum><header>Programs for
baccalaureate degrees in mathematics, science, engineering, or critical foreign
languages, with concurrent teacher certification</header>
<subsection id="idAB08BFAF71FF4C18A19AF0ED5FE2C386"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Program
authorized</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">From the amounts
made available to carry out this section under section 3116(1) and not reserved
under section 3115(d) for a fiscal year, the Secretary is authorized to award
grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible recipients to enable partnerships
served by the eligible recipients to develop and implement programs to provide
courses of study in mathematics, science, engineering, or critical foreign
languages that—</text>
<paragraph id="id3B839A77AA644340B221C920DD44A2BE"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are integrated with teacher education;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id605784906276437398660C1ADB1365F7"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">lead to a baccalaureate degree with
concurrent teacher certification.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDad6da581e6cc417ea29a3a3f38fe5bdb"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Application</header><text>Each
eligible recipient desiring a grant under this section shall submit an
application to the Secretary at such time and in such manner as the Secretary
may require. Each application shall—</text>
<paragraph id="id09EC9107A5C640A3A47139C0CF5D4F92"><enum>(1)</enum><text>describe the
program for which assistance is sought;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8b87dcaba53f4593844522f3fb8e95d1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>describe how a
department of mathematics, science, engineering, or a critical foreign language
participating in the partnership will ensure significant collaboration with a
teacher preparation program in the development of undergraduate degrees in
mathematics, science, engineering, or a critical foreign language, with
concurrent teacher certification, including providing student teaching and
other clinical classroom experiences;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDc43b9ee4bbe34502bf9e74985bc48fd8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>describe the
high-quality research, laboratory, or internship experiences, integrated with
coursework, that will be provided under the program;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDfab681ba70f14d09adb578c5bed8704a"><enum>(4)</enum><text>describe how
members of groups that are underrepresented in the teaching of mathematics,
science, or critical foreign languages will be encouraged to participate in the
program;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID874a4606c61042de98ea8fedcd3caf05"><enum>(5)</enum><text>describe how
program participants will be encouraged to teach in schools determined by the
partnership to be most in need, and what assistance in finding employment in
such schools will be provided;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0ee77b3e64cf4011a7684b93252d8de6"><enum>(6)</enum><text>describe the
ongoing activities and services that will be provided to graduates of the
program;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1ca836b0fb3349e49f13a311960bac94"><enum>(7)</enum><text>describe how the
activities of the partnership will be coordinated with any activities funded
through other Federal grants, and how the partnership will continue the
activities assisted under the program when the grant period ends;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idBCEEA47A62A54D9B90BE026A38E2A61B"><enum>(8)</enum><text>describe how the
partnership will assess the content knowledge and teaching skills of the
program participants; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1c7c5e162353438b80242f63b50329ed"><enum>(9)</enum><text>provide any other
information the Secretary may reasonably require.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID29d18dc4a60643b6bdf7f9eb2f5c341f"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorized
activities</header>
<paragraph id="id2BF9D48B114F451BB8D429F60C23D6C2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each eligible recipient receiving a grant under this
section shall use the grant funds to enable a partnership to develop and
implement a program to provide courses of study in mathematics, science,
engineering, or a critical foreign language that—</text>
<subparagraph id="id162DA2C2B4B14244829DFD0DE3C39F0A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are integrated
with teacher education programs that promote effective teaching skills;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id451C1BEC9B374707AD9446141F0AC2F1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>lead to a
baccalaureate degree in mathematics, science, engineering, or a critical
foreign language with concurrent teacher certification.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4D43C5E27DDD4BDAA5BF60E1CB3BEFDB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Program
requirements</header><text>The program shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID946744d3ef8a47c599f045e8f282f4b4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide
high-quality research, laboratory, or internship experiences for program
participants;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC5193ED9F96E4EE3AB7CBDEE60CAC041"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide student
teaching or other clinical classroom experiences that—</text>
<clause id="idA05D3B64161A48148797C4BE2B6DCD3E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>are
integrated with coursework; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id516E7FA87C8544FC8022A6291FAB98B8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>lead to the
participants' ability to demonstrate effective teaching skills;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF8B5E7BB27664A4690C77CF5932E473B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>if implementing a
program in which program participants are prepared to teach mathematics or
science courses, include strategies for improving student literacy;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDdfc74e1d930a499396a459a5390feb82"><enum>(D)</enum><text>encourage the
participation of individuals who are members of groups that are
underrepresented in the teaching of mathematics, science or critical foreign
languages;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID28a7a37ed7d248f182b113fafeccc31f"><enum>(E)</enum><text>encourage
participants to teach in schools determined by the partnership to be most in
need, and actively assist the participants in finding employment in such
schools;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe8aaeef08f0f48f69503eccdd7aea06c"><enum>(F)</enum><text>offer training in
the use of and integration of educational technology;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8a20a03f15b74ff0b3fe6011d857b769"><enum>(G)</enum><text>collect data
regarding and evaluate, using measurable objectives and benchmarks, the extent
to which the program succeeded in—</text>
<clause id="ID268eae0efde44a4cb82254b140da7d16"><enum>(i)</enum><text>increasing the
percentage of highly qualified mathematics, science, or critical foreign
language teachers, including increasing the percentage of such teachers
teaching in those schools determined by the partnership to be most in
need;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDdd8f2a26788f47d7a9d5106e2e87fade"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>improving
student academic achievement in mathematics and science;</text>
</clause><clause id="id81E7DB61622F49CA9A26D107CA5FD54E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>increasing the
number of students in secondary schools enrolled in upper level mathematics and
science courses; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id33E4AFCCEB73472EA4895E2BEBCCFB03"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>increasing the
numbers of elementary school, middle school, and secondary school students
enrolled in and continuing in critical foreign language courses;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8D08B82D2F9248B68BB1840BA461AA77"><enum>(H)</enum><text>collect data on
the employment placement of all graduates of the program, including information
on how many graduates are teaching and in what kinds of schools;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID40ce8832a1ea449f80ba895981c7a2b0"><enum>(I)</enum><text>provide ongoing
activities and services to graduates of the program who teach elementary
school, middle school, or secondary school, by—</text>
<clause id="IDb2d3c93e7b3a4587be7d68915276f084"><enum>(i)</enum><text>keeping the
graduates informed of the latest developments in their respective academic
fields; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID77c663a7ebde45049e4370785cd6ffe6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>supporting the
graduates of the program who are employed in schools in the local educational
agency participating in the partnership during the initial years of teaching
through—</text>
<subclause id="ID4bc8625f637b4cec90fa9992120f891b"><enum>(I)</enum><text>induction
programs;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDf6955c06b74a4de680f11eb973161bc6"><enum>(II)</enum><text>promotion of
effective teaching skills; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID126fb5c1dfd14e3fbeea9432686fb1ba"><enum>(III)</enum><text>providing
opportunities for regular professional development; and</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID24241e8a059d426ea2caf3387bc124c1"><enum>(J)</enum><text>develop
recommendations to improve the teacher preparation program participating in the
partnership.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID2e1e17eb6828462d8961ac009ff47dc6"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Annual
report</header><text>Each eligible recipient receiving a grant under this
section shall collect and report to the Secretary annually such information as
the Secretary may reasonably require, including—</text>
<paragraph id="ID32da7f22eae5476eaa0ba8ef4899c3fa"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the number of
participants in the program;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id332E0B591558478A9B36DEE36FC36610"><enum>(2)</enum><text>information on
the academic majors of participating students;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9576B198B3ED4238A0A7D6F8DFC63D93"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the race, gender,
income, and disability status of program participants;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idFDF2FC00678249F5B0CC749F7C6C56E2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the employment
placement of program participants as teachers in schools determined by the
partnership to be most in need;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idEACA3ED47869474B9D6402BE81ECCEF3"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the extent to
which the program succeeded in meeting the objectives and benchmarks described
in subsection (c)(2)(G); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id29F4A374E0CC4BCEAE49E90083876676"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the data
collected under subparagraphs (G) and (H) of subsection (c)(2).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2CC20AE951704D619EA8016ADCC0BFFA"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Technical
assistance</header><text>From the funds made available under section 3116(1),
the Secretary may provide technical assistance to an eligible recipient
developing a baccalaureate degree program with concurrent teacher
certification, including technical assistance provided through a grant or
contract awarded on a competitive basis to an institution of higher education
or a technical assistance center.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idED060CD7BE0A479A98389A6197B8A8BE"><enum>3114.</enum><header>Programs for
master's degrees in mathematics, science, or critical foreign languages
education</header>
<subsection id="id25EA6539FD15477AA749E4D5D643C0DD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Program
authorized</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">From the amounts
made available to carry out this section under section 3116(2) and not reserved
under section 3115(d) for a fiscal year, the Secretary is authorized to award
grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible recipients to enable the
partnerships served by the eligible recipients to develop and implement 2- or
3-year part-time master's degree programs in mathematics, science, or critical
foreign language education for teachers in order to enhance the teacher's
content knowledge and teaching skills.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id3BDFE9FF71CC47E889DAA4E10FEDEAF1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Application</header><text>Each
eligible recipient desiring a grant under this section shall submit an
application to the Secretary at such time and in such manner as the Secretary
may require. Each application shall describe—</text>
<paragraph id="idD7000E3865FF467497FA4CB83851B2FA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>how a department
of mathematics, science, or a critical foreign language will ensure significant
collaboration with a teacher preparation program in the development of master’s
degree programs in mathematics, science, or a critical foreign language for
teachers that enhance the teachers' content knowledge and teaching
skills;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDd62c20df9d904df9974ba17f4ea68fa5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the role of the
local educational agency in the partnership in developing and administering the
program and how feedback from the local educational agency, school, and
participants will be used to improve the program;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDc9b8b184e0e8431ba2758b0fcb141025"><enum>(3)</enum><text>how the program
will help increase the percentage of highly qualified mathematics, science, or
critical foreign language teachers, including increasing the percentage of such
teachers teaching in schools determined by the partnership to be most in
need;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8BFB21BDC5674466A659DA33CFE18C8B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>how the program
will—</text>
<subparagraph id="id188133B65D61433191ED8E5B8C64498B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>improve student
academic achievement in mathematics and science and increase the number of
students taking upper-level courses in such subjects; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id66EAE2AC07BB4F1B92BF261F0F64E974"><enum>(B)</enum><text>increase the
numbers of elementary school, middle school, and secondary school students
enrolled and continuing in critical foreign language courses;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDf857864863d542ee848a1b362f7c3b22"><enum>(5)</enum><text>how the program
will prepare teachers to become more effective mathematics, science, or
critical foreign language teachers;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa7542376de8042b9ab7f0297fd93292b"><enum>(6)</enum><text>how the program
will prepare teachers to assume leadership roles in their schools;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID63e20b5bcb5c43269701eec2f2253790"><enum>(7)</enum><text>how teachers who
are members of groups that are underrepresented in the teaching of mathematics,
science, or critical foreign languages and teachers from schools determined by
the partnership to be most in need will be encouraged to apply for and
participate in the program;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7a6260f903b74df29ed1ad3e49ac6eb1"><enum>(8)</enum><text>the ongoing
activities and services that will be provided to graduates of the
program;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id557853B008D14515B6C0D25D03ED650A"><enum>(9)</enum><text>how the
partnership will continue the activities assisted under the grant when the
grant period ends; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id93FC367F6EA74779BC39E05F40A8518A"><enum>(10)</enum><text>how the
partnership will assess, during the program, the content knowledge and teaching
skills of teachers participating in the program.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idC54295EAF91E4481B4B32DA6393AFF52"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorized
activities</header><text>Each eligible recipient receiving a grant under this
section shall use the grant funds to develop and implement a 2- or 3-year
part-time master’s degree program in mathematics, science, or critical foreign
language education for teachers in order to enhance the teachers' content
knowledge and teaching skills. The program shall—</text>
<paragraph id="IDa87f1e6d221549fbb8e662d3442004a6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>promote effective
teaching skills so the teachers participating in the program become more
effective mathematics, science, or critical foreign language teachers;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID55a483d41bff4c4195c89828bfaf67aa"><enum>(2)</enum><text>prepare teachers
to assume leadership roles in their schools by participating in activities such
as teacher mentoring, development of curricula that integrate state of the art
applications of mathematics and science into the classroom, working with school
administrators in establishing in-service professional development of teachers,
and assisting in evaluating data and assessments to improve student academic
achievement;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID573eedbbd7254a1bb366ecbe63176868"><enum>(3)</enum><text>use high-quality
research, laboratory, or internship experiences for program participants that
are integrated with coursework;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id73DF2949F1B8422794AEFDB946EBB319"><enum>(4)</enum><text>provide student
teaching or clinical classroom experience;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5ef7bab8d1484df7a09ff0842352d77e"><enum>(5)</enum><text>if implementing a
program in which participants are prepared to teach mathematics or science
courses, provide strategies for improving student literacy;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID6453638ac05b470dbd3c30f7d75fae1a"><enum>(6)</enum><text>align the content
knowledge in the master’s degree program with challenging student academic
achievement standards and challenging academic content standards established by
the State in which the program is conducted;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDf1492f7cbeaf449f9d4771293ca68840"><enum>(7)</enum><text>encourage the
participation of—</text>
<subparagraph id="idAAB6EFA636FB4D1FBBEEBBF9EC278DE1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>individuals who
are members of groups that are underrepresented in the teaching of mathematics,
science, or critical foreign languages; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id530BEAFE99074FB2AEAC3974141A6572"><enum>(B)</enum><text>teachers teaching
in schools determined by the partnership to be most in need;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID690770dd705040bf8b7a5362f49949e4"><enum>(8)</enum><text>offer tuition
assistance, based on need, as appropriate; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id46178206FDE44682B7DDF8F36A797ECF"><enum>(9)</enum><text>evaluate and
report on the impact of the program, in accordance with subsection (d).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID70b3c8e03f064d0ea9f952a7c8879d4a"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Evaluation and
report</header><text>Each eligible recipient receiving a grant under this
section shall evaluate, using measurable objectives and benchmarks, and provide
an annual report to the Secretary regarding, the extent to which the program
assisted under this section succeeded in increasing the following:</text>
<paragraph id="id22FAA52149FF49AFA7A903F849E19F81"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The number and
percentage of mathematics, science, or critical foreign language teachers who
have a master's degree and meet 1 or more of the following requirements:</text>
<subparagraph id="ID64916eb6df6d4bb6a32898373345b870"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Are teaching in
schools determined by the partnership to be most in need, and taught in such
schools prior to participation in the program.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF4CF4950A6864898BA7BB5154C74EFBE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Are teaching in
schools determined by the partnership to be most in need, and did not teach in
such schools prior to participation in the program.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc345ed9bc4ca4a99a247bd016650cc3b"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Are members of a
group underrepresented in the teaching of mathematics, science, or a critical
foreign language.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID94fd914b7a324588a30391125da05484"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The retention of
teachers who participate in the program.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idFFD7C5B600CB445985809AFA6B6AD90A"><enum>3115.</enum><header>General
provisions</header>
<subsection id="IDd10b0a849be44aa3a91793e31cbd0f22"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Duration of
grants</header><text>The Secretary shall award each grant under this subtitle
for a period of not more than 5 years.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID30cccbd48de347029cce60b18fd5405a"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Matching
requirement</header><text>Each eligible recipient that receives a grant under
this section shall provide, from non-Federal sources, an amount equal to 50
percent of the amount of the grant (which may be provided in cash or in kind)
to carry out the activities supported by the grant.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID617e4247fe2748d8b932ce893d032b55"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Supplement, not
supplant</header><text>Grant funds provided under this subtitle shall be used
to supplement, and not supplant, other Federal or State funds.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID032b39a4e37044eeac8d0f80c89d19ed"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Evaluation</header><text>From
amounts made available for any fiscal year under section 3116, the Secretary
shall reserve such sums as may be necessary—</text>
<paragraph id="idEDC59ACEE3BB4B38BE42189551B90998"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to provide for
the conduct of an annual independent evaluation, by grant or by contract, of
the activities assisted under this subtitle, which shall include an assessment
of the impact of the activities on student academic achievement; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idAA78594CBC504E33A024A177A80E47C2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to prepare and
submit an annual report on the results of the evaluation described in paragraph
(1) to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate,
the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives,
and the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of
Representatives.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID427fb73b7939410c860bf103bc67e05a"><enum>3116.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $210,000,000 for fiscal
year 2008, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 3 succeeding
fiscal years, of which—</text>
<paragraph id="id1A012DB84B4A41FDA19218E8DD02542D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>57.1 percent
shall be available to carry out section 3113 for fiscal year 2008 and each
succeeding fiscal year; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id64686EC88F4A4E119C88A59E83B79D8B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>42.9 percent
shall be available to carry out section 3114 for fiscal year 2008 and each
succeeding fiscal year.</text>
</paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id4544AAE852ED41FC90CCB9F9BDEEA8BE"><enum>B</enum><header>Advanced
Placement and International Baccalaureate programs</header>
<section id="id9092FF0943A4418DB8085D490D7D159A"><enum>3121.</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the purpose of this subtitle—</text>
<paragraph id="idB594D5E77E4B4DA282F9766B88820EA6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to raise academic
achievement through Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate programs
by increasing, by 70,000, over a 4-year period beginning in 2008, the number of
teachers serving high-need schools who are qualified to teach Advanced
Placement or International Baccalaureate courses in mathematics, science, and
critical foreign languages;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5EB098560F904C9DBFC75865FD1262E8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to increase, to
700,000 per year, the number of students attending high-need schools
who—</text>
<subparagraph id="idF9B42C5ED9404C74AFA208994810ABC8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>take and score a
3, 4, or 5 on an Advanced Placement examination in mathematics, science, or a
critical foreign language administered by the College Board; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD2070D48FBE74A13B2675C19FB9FE56A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>achieve a passing
score on an examination administered by the International Baccalaureate
Organization in such a subject;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5C73CB2F3AC94E80AF5AE391D2F1A75D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to increase the
availability of, and enrollment in, Advanced Placement or International
Baccalaureate courses in mathematics, science, and critical foreign languages,
and pre-Advanced Placement or pre-International Baccalaureate courses in such
subjects, in high-need schools; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idAA838DCE3BB843D7926D941C0EF0CBCF"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to support
statewide efforts to increase the availability of, and enrollment in, Advanced
Placement or International Baccalaureate courses in mathematics, science, and
critical foreign languages, and pre-Advanced Placement or pre-International
Baccalaureate courses in such subjects, in high-need schools.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="id8AF3920CEA9649B6A2E861F464DE9E2F"><enum>3122.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle:</text>
<paragraph id="IDaa053cbf107044d6a320047f77862cbd"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Advanced
Placement or International Baccalaureate course</header><text>The term
<term>Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate course</term> means a
course of college-level instruction provided to middle or secondary school
students, terminating in an examination administered by the College Board or
the International Baccalaureate Organization, or another such examination
approved by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDbb2db44ffd054641ab18004e0a26adc6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible
entity</header><text>The term <term>eligible entity</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID9adcd7f79c71458aad2d273f4bf57ac9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a State
educational agency;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1780dcf2a1da41639ed60cfdebcbd343"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a local
educational agency; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID547a9e58dacc4dde976452d04b91c7f3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a partnership
consisting of—</text>
<clause id="idB776BF8DF9C342C19A7488350EFCABAC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
national, regional, or statewide nonprofit organization, with expertise and
experience in providing Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate
services; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idF8949D0B2F44462AB19E5D1D3CB0D083"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a
State educational agency or local educational agency.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID420f473fc11140fab687c086bac2504b"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Low-income
student</header><text>The term <term>low-income student</term> has the meaning
given the term <term>low-income individual</term> in section 1707(3) of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6537(3)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3B64076E398D477BAB80603CF8E78F29"><enum>(4)</enum><header>High
concentration of low-income students</header><text>The term <term>high
concentration of low-income students</term> has the meaning given the term in
section 1707(2) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 6537(2)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5E1205B01F8C4D8CAC0E51B0C9ABA9D0"><enum>(5)</enum><header>High-need local
educational agency</header><text>The term <term>high-need local educational
agency</term> means a local educational agency or educational service agency
described in 3112(3)(A).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD080E6EF23B04EBA8E7E0C424482969E"><enum>(6)</enum><header>High-need
school</header><text>The term <term>high-need school</term> means a middle
school or secondary school—</text>
<subparagraph id="idCF5A56A8E6664AC88823ED489A720EAB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>with a pervasive
need for Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses in
mathematics, science, or critical foreign languages, or for additional Advanced
Placement or International Baccalaureate courses in such a subject; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id714758789AF64862AD1F36734335FA78"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idF65B6A1031A140C593522CA0E2C20095"><enum>(i)</enum><text>with a high
concentration of low-income students; or</text>
</clause><clause id="id6C2572CB3D0C440FA06877F01D197A86" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>designated with a school locale
code of 6, 7 or 8, as determined by the Secretary.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="ID576b75c42e414d19931817641f206613"><enum>3123.</enum><header>Advanced
Placement and International Baccalaureate programs</header>
<subsection id="ID3df222a1133b4315b292891db94f623d"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Program
authorized</header><text>From the amounts appropriated under subsection (l),
the Secretary is authorized to award grants, on a competitive basis, to
eligible entities to enable the eligible entities to carry out the authorized
activities described in subsection (g).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idBC4C059ECADB421893C3E153821454D9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duration of
grants</header><text>The Secretary may award grants under this section for a
period of not more than 5 years.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDc92fda03f7b840d4b327cd54584f5030"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>The
Secretary shall coordinate the activities carried out under this section with
the activities carried out under section 1705 of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6535).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDcf50dc8126d245fa926db7af6f60b1e0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In
awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to
eligible entities that are part of a statewide strategy for increasing the
availability of Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses in
mathematics, science, and critical foreign languages, and pre-Advanced
Placement or pre-International Baccalaureate courses in such subjects, in
high-need schools.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDa0d105e45d754fa49ca0ace3fb410dcb"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Equitable
distribution</header><text>The Secretary, to the extent practicable,
shall—</text>
<paragraph id="ID9c3974f28e1f441f9bde04326d368e20"><enum>(1)</enum><text>ensure an
equitable geographic distribution of grants under this section among the
States; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDa6a240e90a944606b3dfe77ed1224051"><enum>(2)</enum><text>promote an
increase in participation in Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate
mathematics, science, and critical foreign language courses and examinations in
all States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID00be41cfc2634c6391e5bf05aa6be35a"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Application</header>
<paragraph id="idACB7E3A1E96A434FAD33AB3C473A970F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each eligible entity desiring a grant under this section
shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and
containing such information as the Secretary may reasonably require.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idADA35EF08D094818A03E3C978C46A32D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
application shall, at a minimum, include a description of—</text>
<subparagraph id="id0FB928BB13B84482A6EE5BCD202A576E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the goals and
objectives for the project, including—</text>
<clause id="idC0CE45EF67DA4C06844993D71F6CA969"><enum>(i)</enum><text>increasing the
number of teachers serving high-need schools who are qualified to teach
Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses in mathematics,
science, or critical foreign languages;</text>
</clause><clause id="id7223DCC979284480B95CC2A98A1FD6DC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>increasing the
number of qualified teachers serving high-need schools who are teaching
Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses in mathematics,
science, or critical foreign languages to students in the high-need
schools;</text>
</clause><clause id="idE5219659585A4F0E8D02DB412186079C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>increasing the
number of Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses in
mathematics, science, and critical foreign languages that are available to
students attending high-need schools; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id50E5D49557054D9AAC6B18A7EDBE765E"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>increasing the
number of students attending a high-need school, particularly low-income
students, who enroll in and pass—</text>
<subclause id="id07413CA2E8A44A59AA57862840832CF2"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Advanced
Placement or International Baccalaureate courses in mathematics, science, or
critical foreign languages; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id5FD259E3517D4B9289AA6996E702C843"><enum>(II)</enum><text>pre-Advanced
Placement or pre-International Baccalaureate courses in such a subject (where
provided in accordance with subparagraph (B));</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE25ABBE3CEC246B79DA25B4D48BF8578"><enum>(B)</enum><text>how the eligible
entity will ensure that students have access to courses, including pre-Advanced
Placement and pre-International Baccalaureate courses, that will prepare the
students to enroll and succeed in Advanced Placement or International
Baccalaureate courses in mathematics, science, or critical foreign
languages;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id51E00E9785724DDA9E94154798DD4DAA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>how the eligible
entity will provide professional development for teachers assisted under this
section;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id831687764BAF49D1BDAD681BFA26E68A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>how the eligible
entity will ensure that teachers serving high-need schools are qualified to
teach Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses in mathematics,
science, or critical foreign languages;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC85CFDC35C6E46FBAF7FE23CE4A0FDDF"><enum>(E)</enum><text>how the eligible
entity will provide for the involvement of business and community organizations
and other entities, including institutions of higher education, in the
activities to be assisted; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id90D53E5E054C43018DC08BC80E6677B7"><enum>(F)</enum><text>how the eligible
entity will use funds received under this section, including how the eligible
entity will evaluate the success of its project.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idED1DE7C10E6242AFA20205F20F06CAEF"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Authorized
activities</header>
<paragraph id="id6D81AD36934F4D669721DA146FE9E646"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each eligible entity that receives a grant under this
section shall use the grant funds to carry out activities designed to
increase—</text>
<subparagraph id="id9DB011DE95954A0A953BB5B72B4E6094"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the number of
qualified teachers serving high-need schools who are teaching Advanced
Placement or International Baccalaureate courses in mathematics, science, or
critical foreign languages; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3B719854D48E432CBB75FD45039693EC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the number of
students attending high-need schools who enroll in, and pass, the examinations
for such Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id917293692EFE46AD8264B1F2F31619B8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Permissive
activities</header><text>The activities described in paragraph (1) may
include—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID0e5093bf7c2f4fb5aa02d8bf5b8e61cf"><enum>(A)</enum><text>teacher
professional development, in order to expand the pool of teachers in the
participating State, local educational agency, or high-need school who are
qualified to teach Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses in
mathematics, science, or critical foreign languages;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4f24ac2948b7466998c71f7a0bd35390"><enum>(B)</enum><text>pre-Advanced
Placement or pre-International Baccalaureate course development and
professional development;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID59be6e3290b5487cb1bcf5712c8cb122"><enum>(C)</enum><text>coordination and
articulation between grade levels to prepare students to enroll and succeed in
Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses in mathematics,
science, or critical foreign languages;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc9db9a38364e43c09d46334246f2d17d"><enum>(D)</enum><text>purchase of
instructional materials;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID552c6b4e52ee4bdc88f2c17cbc41fa8b"><enum>(E)</enum><text>activities to
increase the availability of, and participation in, online Advanced Placement
or International Baccalaureate courses in mathematics, science, and critical
foreign languages;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4C6537BA939740C8885031B7E4DB6AAF"><enum>(F)</enum><text>reimbursing
low-income students attending high-need schools for part or all of the cost of
Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate examination fees;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDdc118895de0e4443ac0ae4c4eed68b1f"><enum>(G)</enum><text>carrying out
subsection (j), relating to collecting and reporting data;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9504521bdd1142a986438d2b8dd14727"><enum>(H)</enum><text>in the case of a
State educational agency that receives a grant under this section, awarding
subgrants to local educational agencies to enable the local educational
agencies to carry out authorized activities described in subparagraphs (A)
through (G); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id7E0F462C2FB24CDD90F7F1334BAF67AE"><enum>(I)</enum><text>providing salary
increments or bonuses to teachers serving high-need schools who—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="id2487B24ABB944FB6BC9783957E91DDAB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>become qualified
to teach, and teach, Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses
in mathematics, science, or a critical foreign language; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="ID4a06af30713342d0a2f27deb9e9acf65"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>increase the
number of low-income students, who take Advanced Placement or International
Baccalaureate examinations in mathematics, science, or a critical foreign
language with the goal of successfully passing such examinations.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idFDFD90D755AE4785AC134CDB0044C964"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Matching
requirement</header>
<paragraph id="IDd694cfebb2514b3da673e83adec4ab1a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), each eligible entity that
receives a grant under this section shall provide, toward the cost of the
activities assisted under the grant, from non-Federal sources, an amount equal
to 200 percent of the amount of the grant, except that an eligible entity that
is a high-need local educational agency shall provide an amount equal to not
more than 100 percent of the amount of the grant.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id28B1E07F2B744AEE816204B9D963DC19"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>The
Secretary may waive all or part of the matching requirement described in
paragraph (1) for any fiscal year for an eligible entity described in
subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 3122(2), if the Secretary determines that
applying the matching requirement to such eligible entity would result in
serious hardship or an inability to carry out the authorized activities
described in subsection (g).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idF64D4D71E820420E91F946EBD36149D4"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Supplement not
supplant</header><text>Grant funds provided under this section shall be used to
supplement, not supplant, other Federal and non-Federal funds available to
carry out the activities described in subsection (g).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idB04B57537669406385EBB393A0394561"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Collecting and
reporting requirements</header>
<paragraph id="idC71AD3E30ED24FD8BFD7052D128D9093"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Each
eligible entity receiving a grant under this section shall collect and report
to the Secretary annually such data on the results of the grant as the
Secretary may reasonably require, including data regarding—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID82a5a92172ec4082a04391b2dd7112f4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the number of
students enrolling in Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses
in mathematics, science, or a critical foreign language, and pre-Advanced
Placement or pre-International Baccalaureate courses in such a subject, and the
distribution of grades those students receive;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbcd3e2ca56fd48a1b033a91574ac3a7b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the number of
students taking Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate examinations
in mathematics, science, or a critical foreign language, and the distribution
of scores on those examinations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe3099a1a22b3471594e4d8cbb9bf0853"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the number of
teachers receiving training in teaching Advanced Placement or International
Baccalaureate courses in mathematics, science, or a critical foreign language
who will be teaching such courses in the next school year;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID89e9437cc55744d9b9de5f9f3cdd877a"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the number of
teachers becoming qualified to teach Advanced Placement or International
Baccalaureate courses in mathematics, science, or a critical foreign language;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id81B44430EDAF4619914CF59380C95268"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the number of
qualified teachers who are teaching Advanced Placement or International
Baccalaureate courses in mathematics, science, or critical foreign languages to
students in a high-need school.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDe0c9234c9ca847dcb4e91be4f7e9f2a2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reporting of
data</header><text>Each eligible entity receiving a grant under this section
shall report data required under paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDe6c266dcd6a64275924f0421ac119145"><enum>(A)</enum><text>disaggregated by
subject area;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe27c23a1f9534d4986f8e898dcdf33ef"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of
student data, disaggregated in the same manner as information is disaggregated
under section 1111(h)(1)(C)(i) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(h)(1)(C)(i)); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfbcc7c8f8ae34a7d99bf2f4e4a9eeecc"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to the extent
feasible, in a manner that allows comparison of conditions before, during, and
after the project.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idA3A6C163AC24486581FC07B5555CEDCB"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Evaluation and
report</header><text>From the amount made available for any fiscal year under
subsection (l), the Secretary shall reserve such sums as may be
necessary—</text>
<paragraph id="id88915100E522491EBB4A739C7A7E60F8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to conduct an
annual independent evaluation, by grant or by contract, of the program carried
out under this section, which shall include an assessment of the impact of the
program on student academic achievement; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id47367285690E43CBA13F3218DFAE260D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to prepare and
submit an annual report on the results of the evaluation described in paragraph
(1) to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate,
the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives,
and the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of
Representatives.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2df3b4d77ced433eb4b51f016f2abb29"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out this section $58,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, and such sums as may
be necessary for each of the 3 succeeding fiscal years.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><enum>II</enum><header>Math
Now</header>
<section id="id2055B7DE2F154361BADF7B85331B6E4D"><enum>3201.</enum><header>Math Now for
elementary school and middle school students program</header>
<subsection id="idD82E2360797E454FB6A4C804C0C6127F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The
purpose of this section is to enable all students to reach or exceed
grade-level academic achievement standards and to prepare the students to
enroll in and pass algebra courses by—</text>
<paragraph id="id6AEA76D85E0A4DF2B7CFA4DBBFFBE4EE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>improving
instruction in mathematics for students in kindergarten through grade 9 through
the implementation of mathematics programs and the support of comprehensive
mathematics initiatives that are based on the best available evidence of
effectiveness; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8DA183441ADC4C0492E3880CE39EE96F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>providing
targeted help to low-income students who are struggling with mathematics and
whose achievement is significantly below grade level.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID24f208e5970145c9b401ab2de301c11a"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definition of
eligible local educational agency</header><text>In this section, the term
<term>eligible local educational agency</term> means a high-need local
educational agency (as defined in section 3112(3)) serving 1 or more
schools—</text>
<paragraph id="IDa8f1dbf19a754368ba08e6cb26f6683c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>with significant
numbers or percentages of students whose mathematics skills are below grade
level;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDaf27d19219ed4313871ab71fe51fb9f4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>that are not
making adequate yearly progress in mathematics under section 1111(b)(2) of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(2));
or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0c7afa403fba4abd81ab8510527b25c8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in which students
are receiving instruction in mathematics from teachers who do not have
mathematical content knowledge or expertise in the teaching of
mathematics.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID4f3f61fd46e34c019c9821d0d3249ef5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Program
authorized</header>
<paragraph id="idA123005836DB44B5A9B1460B62D36D20"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>From the amounts appropriated under subsection (k) for
any fiscal year, the Secretary is authorized to award grants, on a competitive
basis, for not more than 5 years, to State educational agencies to enable the
State educational agencies to award grants to eligible local educational
agencies to carry out the activities described in subsection (e).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID982ba559657e41788600ada89b631a9e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In
awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to
applications for projects that will implement statewide strategies for
improving mathematics instruction and raising the mathematics achievement of
students, particularly students in grades 4 through 8.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID83a98841b5904d6a85a5ab3538f03c97"><enum>(d)</enum><header>State uses of
funds</header>
<paragraph id="idC2DE092A4F2540A68DABF1A3300BDE3F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each State educational agency that receives a grant under
this section for a fiscal year—</text>
<subparagraph id="idA47216B124F04B41A73AE559B0312DCC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall expend not
more than a total of 10 percent of the grant funds to carry out the activities
described in paragraphs (2) or (3) for the fiscal year; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC8E3005665F94C7F9808F9589A46C921"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall use not
less than 90 percent of the grant funds to award grants, on a competitive
basis, to eligible local educational agencies to enable the eligible local
educational agencies to carry out the activities described in subsection (e)
for the fiscal year.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idACDBF55A8FF743FE88DF98CF751270C1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Mandatory uses
of funds</header><text>A State educational agency shall use the grant funds
made available under paragraph (1)(A) to carry out each of the following
activities:</text>
<subparagraph id="id6D624F17C8094DC9A32A00CC447A8B16"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Planning and
administration</header><text>Planning and administration, including—</text>
<clause id="id28BEB5E855A14F47A491BF7C776D27A1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>evaluating
applications from eligible local educational agencies using peer review teams
described in subsection (f)(1)(D);</text>
</clause><clause id="id94DFB6C619EC4F578872671AB3FC11F0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>administering
the distribution of grants to eligible local educational agencies; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idF4DE935BEB234DD9AA99A484E970BD92"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>assessing and
evaluating, on a regular basis, eligible local educational agency activities
assisted under this section, with respect to whether the activities have been
effective in increasing the number of children—</text>
<subclause id="id4FA02B84E444446EA8DEA16E4FE81C33"><enum>(I)</enum><text>making progress
toward meeting grade-level mathematics achievement; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idF929E610661248FBBB08EF06D25F69A0"><enum>(II)</enum><text>meeting or
exceeding grade-level mathematics achievement.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id24243B2A40B44FBEBBB1DC0B6CA5FC3C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Reporting</header><text>Annually
providing the Secretary with a report on the implementation of this section as
described in subsection (i).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id45FF543BE4F64F83ACB32EFBA501533F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Permissive use
of funds; technical assistance</header>
<subparagraph id="id0EF3AE81E1BA432DA4B37202DB1A294B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A State educational agency may use the grant funds made
available under paragraph (1)(A) for 1 or more of the following technical
assistance activities that assist an eligible local educational agency, upon
request by the eligible local educational agency, in accomplishing the tasks
required to design and implement a project under this section, including
assistance in—</text>
<clause id="id83E3135FACEA4BF7B4437DDB089A5793"><enum>(i)</enum><text>selecting and
implementing a program of mathematics instruction, or materials and
interventions, based on the best available evidence of effectiveness;</text>
</clause><clause id="id2C503615AC024C548BB7A6182483E66C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>evaluating and
selecting diagnostic and classroom based instructional mathematics assessments;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="id52482560C5E24104A129C9D5AF367D96"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>identifying
eligible professional development providers to conduct the professional
development activities described in subsection (e)(1)(B).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF8350D8793524688935F3A32C6DBF54A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Guidance</header><text>The
technical assistance described in subparagraph (A) shall be guided by
researchers with expertise in the pedagogy of mathematics, mathematicians, and
mathematics educators from high-risk, high-achievement schools and eligible
local educational agencies.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id6BFF4558F61B45299F82340BBFA93871"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Local uses of
funds</header>
<paragraph id="ID6ba950844a4e4712a4c90b79b1aacff7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Mandatory uses
of funds</header><text>Each eligible local educational agency receiving a grant
under this section shall use the grant funds to carry out each of the following
activities:</text>
<subparagraph id="ID1d3503ad609b46e598f244a33bf39565"><enum>(A)</enum><text>To implement
mathematics instructional materials and interventions (including intensive and
systematic instruction)—</text>
<clause id="id5E3333AFF63E487FBF55D2BDCB7FF85B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>for
students in the grades of a participating school as identified in the
application submitted under subsection (f)(2)(A); and</text>
</clause><clause id="idE5C00CAC08004AD5BC7AA7947063BCFE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>that are based
on the best available evidence of effectiveness.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8fd1f5f99bdd4e39bdfc7aae96dbf910"><enum>(B)</enum><text>To provide
professional development and instructional leadership activities for teachers
and, if appropriate, for administrators and other school staff, on the
implementation of comprehensive mathematics initiatives designed—</text>
<clause id="idD52EC0FF2C3B44D59CD49A8530EAD32A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to
improve the achievement of students performing significantly below grade
level;</text>
</clause><clause id="id06662D4AAB64456D8844528C77E7E145"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to
improve the mathematical content knowledge of the teachers, administrators, and
other school staff;</text>
</clause><clause id="id49EEFD24EBD4446884C71B869186E45A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to increase the
use of effective instructional practices; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idA4328B1D1DB54007B4645F9B6301F1A6"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>to
monitor student progress.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID013ec895ff3b422f9de628a4a67566c7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>To conduct
continuous progress monitoring, which may include the adoption and use of
assessments that—</text>
<clause id="id6B457AC15462429887F95052E1AD8D25"><enum>(i)</enum><text>measure student
progress and identify areas in which students need help in learning
mathematics; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id89B926C1C7364541B0B8120F1E11B560"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>reflect
mathematics content that is consistent with State academic achievement
standards in mathematics described in section 1111(b) of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDaa5d87065fcb43ba8a0a08812b813d84"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Permissive uses
of funds</header><text>An eligible local educational agency may use grant funds
under this section to—</text>
<subparagraph id="id08997B8CAFA84ED2AD61A03AF241F4BA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>adopt and use
mathematics instructional materials and assessments;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCCB7F8577255481E926E31429107ADC9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>implement
classroom-based assessments, including diagnostic or formative
assessments;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id075FB3C6E5F946DD9DAEF37069264E21"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provide remedial
coursework and interventions for students, which may be provided before or
after school;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3DB4072E2DC64C76B32129FB6AEEE3F4"><enum>(D)</enum><text>provide small
groups with individualized instruction in mathematics;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id78DB9403BDB8449FA5A0CC52D60AF2C5"><enum>(E)</enum><text>conduct
activities designed to improve the content knowledge and expertise of teachers,
such as the use of a mathematics coach, enrichment activities, and
interdisciplinary methods of mathematics instruction; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id52E561D4E28047B48A5994D1ECC6CC53"><enum>(F)</enum><text>collect and
report performance data.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDaa47ae18e4764b048542986b7939603c"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Applications</header>
<paragraph id="idF5F6BBF880004E0CBA167D6C422C14CC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>State
educational agency</header><text>Each State educational agency desiring a grant
under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time
and in such manner as the Secretary may require. Each application shall
include—</text>
<subparagraph id="id571A9BBBFC554E2C9D659B7CB0844DC4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an assurance that
the core mathematics instructional materials or program, supplemental
instructional materials, and intervention programs used by the eligible local
educational agencies for the project, are based on the best available evidence
of effectiveness and are aligned with State academic achievement
standards;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE9161B14F88C42D18C62DBB639B6D0C4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an assurance that
eligible local educational agencies will meet the requirements described in
paragraph (2);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD9AD61F686D84D24969B8DE580CBE61C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an assurance that
local applications will be evaluated using a peer review process; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF641C062DED545A39A7D6BD702F5F8E0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a description of
the qualifications of the peer review teams, which shall consist of—</text>
<clause id="idEFAE9C98E33041BD92A401B30C7B67F0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>researchers with
expertise in the pedagogy of mathematics;</text>
</clause><clause id="id256E28D8A9DF4324B229663C034BCA4B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>mathematicians;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="idE47FAF5AC1E646749B09A84431F82746"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>mathematics
educators serving high-risk, high-achievement schools and eligible local
educational agencies.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id64226A18E09345DDBA433C0925AAFB64"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible local
educational agency</header><text>Each eligible local educational agency
desiring a grant under this section shall submit an application to the State
educational agency at such time and in such manner as the State educational
agency may require. Each application shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="id9C16C7EF002A49B1B290F426689F3740"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an assurance that
the eligible local educational agency will provide assistance to 1 or more
schools that are—</text>
<clause id="id0BB8119CBD3F42768FD17780ED1E0F93"><enum>(i)</enum><text>served by the
eligible local educational agency; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idECF8FF09508444B9B2C229C9E611F1C0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>described in
section 3201(b);</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEC0B97D8C2054D699DEA3929F9DAF3B2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a description of
the grades kindergarten through grade 9, and of the schools, that will be
served;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID065c0ae50c894170b081dfec8bd23ca8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>information, on
an aggregate basis, on each school to be served by the project, including such
demographic, socioeconomic, and mathematics achievement data as the State
educational agency may request;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD1463C6C0AC1495C92AC3ECDC0E64AD9"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a description of
the core mathematics instructional materials or program, supplemental
instructional materials, and intervention programs or strategies that will be
used for the project, including an assurance that the programs or strategies
and materials are based on the best available evidence of effectiveness and are
aligned with State academic achievement standards;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6d84b2e8e32b42e79203e76719720326"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a description of
the activities that will be carried out under the grant, including a
description of the professional development that will be provided to teachers,
and, if appropriate, administrators and other school staff, and a description
of how the activities will support achievement of the purpose of this
section;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5C6695F9489248589537A2BAAC6F6D54"><enum>(F)</enum><text>an assurance that
the eligible local educational agency will report to the State educational
agency all data on student academic achievement that is necessary for the State
educational agency's report under subsection (i);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8936373A07584741AA4F5CCE2BEB999A"><enum>(G)</enum><text>a description of
the eligible entity's plans for evaluating the impact of professional
development and leadership activities in mathematics on the content knowledge
and expertise of teachers, administrators, or other school staff; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe19b893f2962490b9139e51370241d7c"><enum>(H)</enum><text>any other
information the State educational agency may reasonably require.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idD30AC1B58FFA499099C4D40C5EF2909C"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Prohibition on
endorsement of curriculum</header>
<paragraph id="id5460FB77D4954979AAF7E85D2769F27C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In implementing this section, the Secretary shall
not—</text>
<subparagraph id="id6853B470EE01496997CD52713756D9C6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>endorse, approve,
or sanction any mathematics curriculum designed for use in any school;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC67B45AF8AB540F1A023C6B45DD9C9F8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>engage in
oversight, technical assistance, or activities that will require the adoption
of a specific mathematics program or instructional materials by a State, local
educational agency, or school.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0352838C412347FEB176F0DD0371AD06"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>Nothing in this title shall be construed to
authorize or permit the Department of Education, or a Department of Education
contractor, to mandate, direct, control, or suggest the selection of a
mathematics curriculum, supplemental instructional materials, or program of
instruction by a State, local educational agency, or school.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8523DAF595AC4FD89C032CEECF641290"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Matching
requirements</header>
<paragraph id="idAECC69D8221A442C96E75E397CD85B86"><enum>(1)</enum><header>State
educational agency</header><text>A State educational agency that receives a
grant under this section shall provide, from non-Federal sources, an amount
equal to 50 percent of the amount of the grant, in cash or in kind, to carry
out the activities supported by the grant, of which not more than 20 percent of
such 50 percent may be provided by local educational agencies within the
State.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4B213D94397A4CA58BEBFFA7ED55679E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>The
Secretary may waive all of or a portion of the matching requirement described
in paragraph (1) for any fiscal year, if the Secretary determines that—</text>
<subparagraph id="idB76C10C083DC46A8A85B8430FC566513"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the application
of the matching requirement will result in serious hardship for the State
educational agency; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id512A8CAB9DFF4FBEA4D7449EB96CD3BE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>providing a
waiver best serves the purpose of the program assisted under this
section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id01F40276FD7E4050A92128B338269B1E"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Program
performance and accountability</header>
<paragraph id="id3C6CD402F24440C0A2284A923B498353"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Information</header><text>Each
State educational agency receiving a grant under this section shall collect and
report to the Secretary annually such information on the results of the grant
as the Secretary may reasonably require, including information on—</text>
<subparagraph id="id76497E9EB152445B96E6FCAE15F3891F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>mathematics
achievement data that show the progress of students participating in projects
under this section (including, to the extent practicable, comparable data from
students not participating in such projects), based primarily on the results of
State, school district wide, or classroom-based, assessments, including—</text>
<clause id="id0FEACE55B4E84793940598B5DC7CB328"><enum>(i)</enum><text>specific
identification of those schools and eligible local educational agencies that
report the largest gains in mathematics achievement; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idAAFB3EFC310C477BA0B9C09EE5C2663A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>evidence on
whether the State educational agency and eligible local educational agencies
within the State have—</text>
<subclause id="id3D4DE115A6224CC59C4D5B167CDEBF4D"><enum>(I)</enum><text>significantly
increased the number of students achieving at grade level or above in
mathematics;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idC2AA9C7755C844098A00F88EBF924515"><enum>(II)</enum><text>significantly
increased the percentages of students described in section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v)(II)
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
6311(b)(2)(C)(v)(II)) who are achieving at grade level or above in
mathematics;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id1098441D0B3A40F9A61395612E04B079"><enum>(III)</enum><text>significantly
increased the number of students making significant progress toward meeting
grade-level mathematics achievement standards; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id95F36B6D748E4513A32B8305243FC574"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>successfully
implemented this section;</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAD10FAFA94864111B2153D65F2DB5A75"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the percentage of
students in the schools served by the eligible local educational agency who
enroll in algebra courses and the percentage of such students who pass algebra
courses; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2263C883C3DC4090B588E40C5FDE4A38"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the progress made
in increasing the quality and accessibility of professional development and
leadership activities in mathematics, especially activities resulting in
greater content knowledge and expertise of teachers, administrators, and other
school staff, except that the Secretary shall not require such information
until after the third year of a grant awarded under this section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1D43D0551C0E40FABFA2EB7EE04056A0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reporting and
disaggregation</header><text>The information required under paragraph (1) shall
be—</text>
<subparagraph id="id88C91C0B830241EABE15D2034C132937"><enum>(A)</enum><text>reported in a
manner that allows for a comparison of aggregated score differentials of
student academic achievement before (to the extent feasible) and after
implementation of the project assisted under this section; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2FFDBEE889DD4E869DB02DCE1BE55A2A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>disaggregated in
the same manner as information is disaggregated under section 1111(h)(1)(C)(i)
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
6311(h)(1)(C)(i)).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9F12F3BA117045D5ADD5AD1488BB9E38"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Privacy
protection</header><text>The data in the report shall be reported in a manner
that—</text>
<subparagraph id="idDEC5E62882CD46ABA2906691BA04A89E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>protects the
privacy of individuals; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8DA757445503433E8AA0486D0178FFBE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>complies with the
requirements of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (20
U.S.C. 1232g).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID3a325ff3d1fc442a97c0935efc323f1d"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Evaluation and
technical assistance</header>
<paragraph id="ID7a117a2ba9404e549993be8a73541092"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Evaluation</header>
<subparagraph id="idB25D14A5014A4D98A865D96865F9BCAF"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall conduct an annual independent
evaluation, by grant or by contract, of the program assisted under this
section, which shall include an assessment of the impact of the program on
student academic achievement and teacher performance, and may use funds
available to carry out this section to conduct the evaluation.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE84CBF49027B4BF5BB3ED117AE2134C2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The
Secretary shall annually submit, to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
and Pensions of the Senate, the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the
House of Representatives, and the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate
and House of Representatives, a report on the results of the evaluation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID814c691a5c0c40b9be7463394ba4bae3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Technical
assistance</header><text>The Secretary may use funds made available under
paragraph (3) to provide technical assistance to prospective applicants and to
eligible local educational agencies receiving a grant under this
section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id759667B3DFB44DF8BEA7E0A08CE58B5C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reservation of
funds</header><text>The Secretary may reserve not more than 2.5 percent of
funds appropriated under subsection (k) for a fiscal year to carry out this
subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID67f34cfad5554e9aa2209659c25e4508"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out this section $146,700,000 for fiscal year 2008, and such sums as may
be necessary for each of the 3 succeeding fiscal years.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>Foreign
language partnership program</header>
<section id="idBC8EBB724F8F4F10BB18AF0C2D30D891"><enum>3301.</enum><header>Findings and
purpose</header>
<subsection id="id706ED5B3ADF9497981E050B1FC489EE5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress
makes the following findings:</text>
<paragraph id="id4DADFFDFC88443D5BA5510C124BA899E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The United States
faces a shortage of skilled professionals with higher levels of proficiency in
foreign languages and area knowledge critical to the Nation's security.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2ae10fc66d0d417dbd173a4efa349dab"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Given the
Nation’s economic competitiveness interests, it is crucial that our Nation
expand the number of Americans who are able to function effectively in the
environments in which critical foreign languages are spoken.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe31be075876448f28266476e3ab0755d"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Students' ability
to become proficient in foreign languages can be addressed by starting language
learning at a younger age and expanding opportunities for continuous foreign
language education from elementary school through postsecondary
education.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID30d23ee6e3db4c098ef629be29f78a4d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The
purpose of this title is to significantly increase—</text>
<paragraph id="id336B3D0DF87A415B874D1D0F12620E9C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the opportunities
to study critical foreign languages and the context in which the critical
foreign languages are spoken; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD70BA463667440138DF54D02FFD51E80"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the number of
American students who achieve the highest level of proficiency in critical
foreign languages.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDa96f9889b63f45d0ad732bf898ff4e1f"><enum>3302.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text>
<paragraph id="id90339DA5FDB84EC8AE122237584211A6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible
recipient</header><text>The term <term>eligible recipient</term> means an
institution of higher education that receives grant funds under this title on
behalf of a partnership for use in carrying out the activities assisted under
this title.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idAC9F58C8592145DE9E1A7BE72B6243C1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Partnership</header><text>The
term <term>partnership</term> means a partnership that—</text>
<subparagraph id="idBBBED14D6A14416E98C0BCF3A99B39BD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall
include—</text>
<clause id="id044DC74BCA9F4A2CBC9B7FCA67A00CC4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an
institution of higher education; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id69E7709D18C545788DB0B7434EF8E13B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>1
or more local educational agencies; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5D767B4A071A4203823491389DAD0D6A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may include 1 or
more entities that support the purposes of this title.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idBC2765DDBCF245C999B8B0C19BA7D1B8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Superior level
of proficiency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>superior level of proficiency</term> means level 3, the professional
working level, as measured by the Federal Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR)
or by other generally recognized measures of superior standards.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="IDb3f8e50a979f4ebd9fcecf271aa3a9f0"><enum>3303.</enum><header>Program
authorized</header>
<subsection id="id262E6059E52C4147A321BDAB67595D4B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Program
authorized</header>
<paragraph id="idA65AB601970D4701A8D4EEB0E4B2A793"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary is
authorized to award grants to eligible recipients to enable partnerships served
by the eligible recipients to establish articulated programs of study in
critical foreign languages that will enable students to advance successfully
from elementary school through postsecondary education and achieve higher
levels of proficiency in a critical foreign language.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2ef74e08c83a411f962951fa8fda9b2f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duration</header><text>A
grant awarded under paragraph (1) shall be for a period of not more than 5
years. A grant may be renewed for not more than 2 additional 5-year periods, if
the Secretary determines that the partnership's program is effective and the
renewal will best serve the purposes of this title.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID3dd1e39a14c1427eb0254e5d5a5f4d2f"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Applications</header>
<paragraph id="idF4E0F7F37F834EE9876BCD40EE4AABCD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each eligible recipient desiring a grant under this
section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such
manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID6dae53efc3d347e792d4ede37c8595ce"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>Each
application shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID66db89a2af9d4dc7ad56bb2bd465ac77"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identify each
local educational agency partner, including contact information and letters of
commitment, and describe the responsibilities of each member of the
partnership, including—</text>
<clause id="idF9CF1758D25F4A68AC5D3F128BE02139"><enum>(i)</enum><text>how
each of the partners will be involved in planning, developing, and
implementing—</text>
<subclause id="idD240BEADD8FA4B0CB5D7687E27F6BA98"><enum>(I)</enum><text>program
curriculum and materials; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id3F725FF497F94C6CAA439AE2E0ADCD85"><enum>(II)</enum><text>teacher
professional development;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id31AA9B46211D4172BB9327291E9C283B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>what resources
each of the partners will provide; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id24B8DCE796A94EBEA427735B861210E4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>how the
partners will contribute to ensuring the continuity of student progress from
elementary school through the postsecondary level;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc7f2a4e0b5334877b55a9cc9526a1b2d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>describe how an
articulated curriculum for students will be developed and implemented, which
may include the use and integration of technology into such curriculum;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID89bb7e101f85474191926232697a25cb"><enum>(C)</enum><text>identify target
proficiency levels for students at critical benchmarks (such as grades 4, 8,
and 12), and describe how progress toward those proficiency levels will be
assessed at the benchmarks, and how the program will use the results of the
assessments to ensure continuous progress toward achieving a superior level of
proficiency at the postsecondary level;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2961b1a50959499299c575f21c694339"><enum>(D)</enum><text>describe how the
partnership will—</text>
<clause id="ID2eb776c96bf24f86ab54c4db178cac92"><enum>(i)</enum><text>ensure that
students from a program assisted under this title who are beginning
postsecondary education will be assessed and enabled to progress to a superior
level of proficiency;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID23e7b48f7559489191458eb85ef09451"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>address the
needs of students already at, or near, the superior level of proficiency, which
may include diagnostic assessments for placement purposes, customized and
individualized language learning opportunities, and experimental and
interdisciplinary language learning; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDd05996c92f034ca6b998e822202a2a25"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>identify and
describe how the partnership will work with institutions of higher education
outside the partnership to provide participating students with multiple options
for postsecondary education consistent with the purposes of this title;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf76008927cee42b289ea934f99877d66"><enum>(E)</enum><text>describe how the
partnership will support and continue the program after the grant has expired,
including how the partnership will seek support from other sources, such as
State and local governments, foundations, and the private sector; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD0F4A9BF31A641E39C67C1358CC9C91F"><enum>(F)</enum><text>describe what
assessments will be used or, if assessments not available, how assessments will
be developed.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDa9a64009df1f4b4599fe8bac21a2750f"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Uses of
funds</header><text>Grant funds awarded under this title—</text>
<paragraph id="ID6ad32376880c48aeb80abdd50da1cf33"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall be used to
develop and implement programs at the elementary school level through
postsecondary education, consistent with the purpose of this title,
including—</text>
<subparagraph id="idBC57D854A832468896D7578FB4321DCE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the development
of curriculum and instructional materials; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF603C2589C944A9090C4AFF2416EE6AD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>recruitment of
students; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDa5f1ed563fd04455b74b68b7288ed017"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may be used
for—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID50907a16d79d4f49a00847d3a2ff88a1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>teacher
recruitment (including recruitment from other professions and recruitment of
native-language speakers in the community) and professional development
directly related to the purposes of this title at the elementary school through
secondary school levels;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6114A80B243344A79028463C5C552955"><enum>(B)</enum><text>development of
appropriate assessments;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe49f52972e3e4b85895b0f623e71e9e2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>opportunities for
maximum language exposure for students in the program, such as the creation of
immersion environments (such as language houses, language tables, immersion
classrooms, and weekend and summer experiences) and special tutoring and
academic support;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8F0417F0A187444D8155F29763AE7253"><enum>(D)</enum><text>dual language
immersion programs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc55f439d964e41cda632ff2118d9b424"><enum>(E)</enum><text>scholarships and
study-abroad opportunities, related to the program, for postsecondary students
and newly recruited teachers who have advanced levels of proficiency in a
critical foreign language, except that not more than 20 percent of the grant
funds provided to an eligible recipient under this section for a fiscal year
may be used to carry out this subparagraph;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id893CC535BD984F778E3DE662CA28FBE0"><enum>(F)</enum><text>activities to
encourage community involvement to assist in meeting the purposes of this
title;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9CA81BCFD8CF4B57B5EE0D4BCD942F63"><enum>(G)</enum><text>summer institutes
for students and teachers;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id72A79FAF18074506993A0FA788591D2F"><enum>(H)</enum><text>bridge programs
that allow dual enrollment for secondary school students in institutions of
higher education;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5E84A27BE1D844F68D8DD6046147640A"><enum>(I)</enum><text>programs that
expand the understanding and knowledge of historic, geographic, and contextual
factors within countries with populations who speak critical foreign languages,
if such programs are carried out in conjunction with language
instruction;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id541F219480B1443A82D57DB3580621D7"><enum>(J)</enum><text>research on, and
evaluation of, the teaching of critical foreign languages;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3A7E63E7CAB64A97A2635E38282E650F"><enum>(K)</enum><text>data collection
and analysis regarding the results of—</text>
<clause id="id33ED10876936486EA7C4F53AAE2FCEA3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>various student
recruitment strategies;</text>
</clause><clause id="id219EB640ED234716944E039A7FBAB83E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>program design;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="idF4F0E802466943218FEBCF7625D1C386"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>curricular
approaches; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id684BA3A3A87E4FF094A92F008429140B"><enum>(L)</enum><text>the impact of the
strategies, program design, and curricular approaches described in subparagraph
(K) on increasing—</text>
<clause id="idE58944B8CD70465BB9BC85B2021E3FC3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
number of students studying critical foreign languages; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id401779596F4E4906AC572863D1D75C0C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the proficiency
of the students in the critical foreign languages.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID144b98680c9f45de84072182a7962367"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Matching
requirement</header>
<paragraph id="idF17E0E38B36547709187915962B1C9FB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>An eligible recipient that receives a grant under this
title shall provide, toward the cost of carrying out the activities supported
by the grant, from non-Federal sources, an amount equal to—</text>
<subparagraph id="id7410E98BBE754DD7AD6E56809F8745DB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>20 percent of the
amount of the grant payment for the first fiscal year for which a grant payment
is made;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5792D5C3D4D74D85BF374C4DC60F6D74"><enum>(B)</enum><text>30 percent of the
amount of the grant payment for the second such fiscal year;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id20A30A2D04EA471CAAC3C0DDB36BC4F8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>40 percent of the
amount of the grant payment for the third such fiscal year; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD2A949A176444FAAA13CCA5DC6F1B56C"><enum>(D)</enum><text>50 percent of the
amount of the grant payment for each of the fourth and fifth such fiscal
years.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id805D69465D1E47E08D21F81D70B677F3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Non-Federal
share</header><text>The non-Federal share required under paragraph (1) may be
provided in cash or in-kind.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDf5e99bcbc03547528e8aef6946330f3f"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>The
Secretary may waive all or part of the matching requirement of paragraph (1),
for any fiscal year, if the Secretary determines that—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID4e0ab12f015e4e9182436684f46b6fc3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the application
of the matching requirement will result in serious hardship for the
partnership; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4636b518be2249ea8d02fde086c50014"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the waiver will
best serve the purposes of this title.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idA039C2109FAC404582D683D0C9EE0F4F"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Supplement not
supplant</header><text>Grant funds provided under this title shall be used to
supplement, not supplant, other Federal and non-Federal funds available to
carry out the activities described in subsection (c).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id26D4B0E128F643E3B94072086F36AF0C"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Technical
assistance</header><text>The Secretary shall enter into a contract to establish
a technical assistance center to provide technical assistance to partnerships
developing critical foreign language programs assisted under this section. The
center shall—</text>
<paragraph id="idF6730D228F094C0F9971180AD7DB93B2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>assist the
partnerships in the development of critical foreign language instructional
materials and assessments; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idC5E5FFDC343D4C62AA43CEC49DFA1454"><enum>(2)</enum><text>disseminate
promising foreign language instructional practices.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID34eed8feb94f45709e78749bc4f76399"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Program
evaluation</header>
<paragraph id="idFD37F78E20354F98AD277A8B2AD594C2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary may reserve not more than 5 percent of the
total amount appropriated for this title for any fiscal year to annually
evaluate the programs under this title.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7d312a2879b445559cdfe1ef8dbee18e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The
Secretary shall prepare and annually submit, to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, the Committee on Education and
the Workforce of the House of Representatives, and the Committees on
Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives, a report on the
results of any program evaluation conducted under this subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID94e3d42ffe5846e99bfd20236269bbe9"><enum>3304.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For the
purpose of carrying out this title, there are authorized to be appropriated
$22,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, and such sums as may be necessary for each of
the 3 succeeding fiscal years.</text>
</section><enum>IV</enum><header>Alignment of
Education Programs</header>
<section id="idA22403BBA77C4F43B7D6F3A538DCC7E6"><enum>3401.</enum><header>Alignment of
secondary school graduation requirements with the demands of 21st century
postsecondary endeavors and support for P–16 education data systems</header>
<subsection id="id27F849818F264900B4953C726078430C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>It
is the purpose of this section—</text>
<paragraph id="idB8651DDB32514C789D9D43B7E76511F5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to promote more
accountability with respect to preparation for higher education, the 21st
century workforce, and the Armed Forces, by aligning—</text>
<subparagraph id="idAEA81F73CDBB4789A893FDD9251AEAB7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>student
knowledge, student skills, State academic content standards and assessments,
and curricula, in elementary and secondary education, especially with respect
to mathematics, science, reading, and, where applicable, engineering and
technology; with</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9E3901DE50544493B885C5FEE516476E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the demands of
higher education, the 21st century workforce, and the Armed Forces;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8F8AD3F1610B45CF806DF82DD6C4FEB4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to support the
establishment or improvement of statewide P–16 education data systems
that—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID839ee79894be4654963a588e9d9cec88"><enum>(A)</enum><text>assist States in
improving the rigor and quality of elementary and secondary education content
knowledge requirements and assessments;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2f9a8b42fc0e4ad08de7bb8c1139b9fe"><enum>(B)</enum><text>ensure students
are prepared to succeed in—</text>
<clause id="IDa7299e6842b44dc1af803dd7fd8e0b1c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>academic
credit-bearing coursework in higher education without the need for
remediation;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDc5f502d0b4d547b29258bf923a9c2844"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the 21st century
workforce; or</text>
</clause><clause id="IDdf24314ca20d4fdcbe7debbc719c78dc"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Armed
Forces; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDae395f981dfb4b4fa60de7396e0d457f"><enum>(3)</enum><text>enable States to
have valid and reliable information to inform education policy and
practice.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID0d2294e2a6a446559bd0fdd67f51ad7a"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="idB0D2576FB1C042588A364FAD7314B180"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Institution of
higher education</header><text>The term <term>institution of higher
education</term> has the meaning given the term in section 101(a) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEBEAC5D5DDF54223B305F071E7498B6D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>P–16
education</header><text>The term <term>P–16 education</term> means the
educational system from prekindergarten through the conferring of a
baccalaureate degree.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1741D6E468744F269E439B31D34F1F85"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Statewide
partnership</header><text>The term <term>statewide partnership</term> means a
partnership that—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDd462e5be2f9f431cbd0e6073e96e674b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall
include—</text>
<clause id="ID9392fbfd7c804b9398f2017250ef2c97"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
Governor of the State or the designee of the Governor;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID0e566bb9d16f48fc8398e31f578d40c8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the heads of the
State systems for public higher education, or, if such a position does not
exist, not less than 1 representative of a public degree-granting institution
of higher education;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID44a8d0da63da4602ae170b81ae53abc1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>not less than 1
representative of a technical school;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID44bc6658652b4e5797e0bf03d77f1916"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>not less than 1
representative of a public secondary school;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDf73f58ec0f8e4fc18ee5a7a11334af6c"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the
chief State school officer;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID3b89a5a29b90469f8f02f83faabbc868"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the chief
executive officer of the State higher education coordinating board;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID3b913dc2f42f44559f93346aad234f84"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>not less than 1
public elementary school teacher employed in the State;</text>
</clause><clause id="id0765FDA8C0404893A1E114EEC81DD87D"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>not less than
1 public elementary school teacher certified in early childhood
education;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID0f6b431ce9224a3a91e2bea4c73dc13a"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>not less than 1
public secondary school teacher employed in the State;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDebfa1043d1a0484f85facd7a116b4d4d"><enum>(x)</enum><text>not
less than 1 representative of the business community in the State; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDfbb09b08f1594dc5af23c6af0262d7be"><enum>(xi)</enum><text>not less than 1
member of the Armed Forces; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID898085b363554b09b48d65bfd8fd78d2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may include other
individuals or representatives of other organizations, such as a school
administrator, a faculty member at an institution of higher education, a member
of a civic or community organization, a representative from a private
institution of higher education, a dean or similar representative of a school
of education at an institution of higher education or a similar teacher
certification or licensure program, or the State official responsible for
economic development.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDac37231e2fa745a58e81216fb600182d"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Grants
authorized</header><text>The Secretary is authorized to award grants, on a
competitive basis, to States to enable each such State to work with a statewide
partnership—</text>
<paragraph id="id6CCE6DCF784E4D52AEAC03055D529876"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to promote better
alignment of content knowledge requirements for secondary school graduation
with the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in postsecondary education, the
21st century workforce, or the Armed Forces; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2367CFAAAED24A1C9E929C54F9DAECDE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to establish or
improve a statewide P–16 education data system.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID2ec0a302325d4168b1989834d9aeaf99"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Period of
grants; non-renewability</header>
<paragraph id="idE5262BE1CB2F471C82FBD6F4EBD1F45F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Grant
period</header><text>The Secretary shall award a grant under this section for a
period of not more than 3 years.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idE3D9BDB346B247A9BCC5F0DEA3CBD44F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Non-renewability</header><text>The
Secretary shall not award a State more than 1 grant under this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID92f61df6027b439fadb065f2e4f616b2"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorized
activities</header>
<paragraph id="IDfe4c71d787d74ba1bc118041018afa64"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Grants for P–16
alignment</header><text>Each State receiving a grant under subsection
(c)(1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id7CE887F89C49459E8DC4932998ACE056"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall use the
grant funds for—</text>
<clause id="ID04a5bc4b98444484aedda5a2be7fa356"><enum>(i)</enum><text>identifying and
describing the content knowledge and skills students who enter institutions of
higher education, the workforce, and the Armed Forces need to have in order to
succeed without any remediation based on detailed requirements obtained from
institutions of higher education, employers, and the Armed Forces;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID2898ca37d9fa4ad38ec1e2e68974557a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>identifying and
making changes that need to be made to a State's secondary school graduation
requirements, academic content standards, academic achievement standards, and
assessments preceding graduation from secondary school in order to align the
requirements, standards, and assessments with the knowledge and skills
necessary for success in academic credit-bearing coursework in postsecondary
education, in the 21st century workforce, and in the Armed Forces without the
need for remediation;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDf608f1839efc48b9aab5b0ee2138b039"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>convening
stakeholders within the State and creating a forum for identifying and
deliberating on education issues that—</text>
<subclause id="ID8951d17b5fd84b0c99d63b5488adff8e"><enum>(I)</enum><text>involve
prekindergarten through grade 12 education, postsecondary education, the 21st
century workforce, and the Armed Forces; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDd594448ef6de410b85ca2dea8012e5df"><enum>(II)</enum><text>transcend any
single system of education’s ability to address; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="ID068d76453aa04b7b9f9c952275bebe9c"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>implementing
activities designed to ensure the enrollment of all elementary school and
secondary school students in rigorous coursework, which may include—</text>
<subclause id="ID5c259e2d6b1e4d78aac7f228292b1f78"><enum>(I)</enum><text>specifying the
courses and performance levels necessary for acceptance into institutions of
higher education; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID5d499d68f02b4ef496f39e68f5a798d0"><enum>(II)</enum><text>developing
curricula and assessments aligned with State academic content standards, which
assessments may be used as measures of student academic achievement in
secondary school as well as for entrance or placement at institutions of higher
education, including through collaboration with institutions of higher
education in, or State educational agencies serving, other States; and</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB8CA910982624B16AD207694A509BFB7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may use the grant
funds for—</text>
<clause id="ID4601a1fc71fb4688be1eecba33103c25"><enum>(i)</enum><text>developing and
making available specific opportunities for extensive professional development
for teachers, paraprofessionals, principals, and school administrators,
including collection and dissemination of effective teaching practices to
improve instruction and instructional support mechanisms;</text>
</clause><clause id="idA52B512EE52246B0BFA29E61705B4F94"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>identifying
changes in State academic content standards, academic achievement standards,
and assessments for students in grades preceding secondary school in order to
ensure the students are adequately prepared when the students enter secondary
school;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDd7112bb2930f42c2bea01bd4b15db0d9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>developing a
plan to provide remediation and additional learning opportunities for students
who are performing below grade level to ensure that all students will have the
opportunity to meet secondary school graduation requirements; or</text>
</clause><clause id="ID33522aa8952f4007a1b37c39ba01c523"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>identifying and
addressing teacher certification needs.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id98B4B3B800C949458440C05E64051B34"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Grants for
statewide P–16 education data systems</header>
<subparagraph id="idF755BA29A7D241FA865CA4850AC883E4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Establishment
of system</header><text>Each State that receives a grant under subsection
(c)(2) shall establish a statewide P–16 education longitudinal data system
that—</text>
<clause id="id4028E043A06840609C39EC9C248EA3EF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>provides each
student, upon enrollment in a public elementary school or secondary school in
the State, with a unique identifier, such as a bar code, that—</text>
<subclause id="idF996C590A64D4474BCFAC6A2E0EC3970"><enum>(I)</enum><text>does not permit a
student to be individually identified by users of the system; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id3BEDD253E4464EABBA903B96F42797F7"><enum>(II)</enum><text>is retained
throughout the student's enrollment in P–16 education in the State; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id9033BB5C708C48E697329737041801B4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>meets the
requirements of subparagraphs (B) through (E).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id285B62AFD9A0401FBBB05CC4DD074D5A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Improvement of
existing system</header><text>Each State that receives a grant under subsection
(c)(2) for the improvement of a statewide P–16 education data system may
employ, coordinate, or revise an existing statewide data system to establish a
statewide longitudinal P–16 education data system that meets the requirements
of subparagraph (A), if the statewide longitudinal P–16 education data system
produces valid and reliable data.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC5AB908163AD49BD9DAE41BBADEBFF7F"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Data and
compliance with FERPA</header><text>The State, through the implementation of
the statewide P–16 education data system, shall—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBD21B08167A74AF4A36D07B93D0E4F7D"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure the implementation and use of valid
and reliable secondary school dropout data; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id45168CA05F8E464FA4D402D58FE79BEA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure that the statewide P–16 education
data system meets the requirements of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy
Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. 1232g).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4E1E63AA191244759F91BF47E05F6CDE"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Required
elements of a statewide P–16 education data system</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
State shall ensure that the statewide P–16 education data system includes the
following elements:</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3ED75C1B6CFB4C0EABFF20E0D877D95C"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Prekindergarten
through grade 12 education and postsecondary education</header><text>With
respect to prekindergarten through grade 12 education and postsecondary
education—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1E245DF01B744D51A2D3B4AA18C6156C"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a unique statewide student identifier that
does not permit a student to be individually identified by users of the
system;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFF11BCD35AE4418CA995216ED72CAEBA"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">student-level enrollment, demographic, and
program participation information;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id72ACBF8576384C97A55D379460DA0C82"><enum>(III)</enum><text>student-level
information about the points at which students exit, transfer in, transfer out,
drop out, or complete P–16 education programs;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEF96A7EBB69E44319BD13EE1C6B95F95"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the capacity to communicate with higher
education data systems; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDC115570194740B2B49976F945817740"><enum>(V)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a State data audit system assessing data
quality, validity, and reliability.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id43E0FD819FE3445996174EFD573478CA"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Prekindergarten
through grade 12 education</header><text>With respect to prekindergarten
through grade 12 education—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id07F292390B404E959882F2D1F18F0826"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">yearly test records of individual students
with respect to assessments under section 1111(b) of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b));</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC01D7ED30C8B4F9A9CD9C366268B1E63"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">information on students not tested by grade
and subject;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id54D6990F6F42488A81057992D41CDD1A"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a teacher identifier system with the
ability to match teachers to students;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDEF481552B42404FA3C3E60050608C16"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">student-level transcript information,
including information on courses completed and grades earned; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id454249C56F6F455C87F061CFA35BD451"><enum>(V)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">student-level college readiness test
scores.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE480D674333B4CFB99EE18A2F04B392B"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Postsecondary
education</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to
postsecondary education, data that provide—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5F7AE9A6E67146A38F9115909D0EB528"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">information regarding the extent to which
students transition successfully from secondary school to postsecondary
education, including whether students enroll in remedial coursework; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id74E994C29FD2436399ADBA45437FC036"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other information determined necessary to
address alignment and adequate preparation for success in postsecondary
education.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF8AD0978F0A7471B87145D61C5EC11C1"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Functions of
the statewide P–16 education data system</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In implementing the statewide P–16
education data system, the State shall—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA3C96AA3946147B892C57E374381D5CE"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify factors that correlate to
students’ ability to successfully engage in and complete postsecondary-level
general education coursework without the need for prior developmental
coursework;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id987BD4AD0FAF46AE8439C53C97A3F797"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify factors to increase the percentage
of low-income and minority students who are academically prepared to enter and
successfully complete postsecondary-level general education coursework;
and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id070C41960C0D4CE489F86DE189F7B337"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">use the data in the system to otherwise
inform education policy and practice in order to better align student knowledge
and skills, and curricula, with the demands of postsecondary education, the
21st century workforce, and the Armed Forces.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID491d727eb9f649a6ae75a949c3d0f02b"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Application</header>
<paragraph id="ID72aa40471b594335afc121be84ce1eb5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each State desiring a grant under this section shall
submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and
containing such information as the Secretary may reasonably require.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDdfc6ff60c3bb4a3c90bd64c8cca1cddd"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Application
contents</header><text>Each application submitted under this section shall
specify whether the State application is for the conduct P–16 education
alignment activities, or the establishment or improvement of a statewide P–16
education data system. The application shall include, at a minimum, the
following:</text>
<subparagraph id="IDca658154f69d4de084f1243e1ab87c3e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A description of
the activities and programs to be carried out with the grant funds and a
comprehensive plan for carrying out the activities.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbc6c6a3430cc4f499d3327390c0b1e2a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A description of
how the concerns and interests of the larger education community, including
parents, students, teachers, teacher educators, principals, and school
administrators will be represented in carrying out the authorized activities
described in subsection (e).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8eaf17cb27924482b1d44f876c800033"><enum>(C)</enum><text>In the case of a
State applying for funding for P–16 education alignment, a description of how
the State will provide assistance to local educational agencies in implementing
rigorous State content knowledge requirements through substantive curricula and
other changes the State determines necessary, including scientifically based
remediation and acceleration opportunities for students.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0fd0c2af218241e5bf1f69e9854ae1d7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>In the case of a
State applying for funding to establish or improve a statewide P–16 education
data system—</text>
<clause id="ID4761d0f3959440fd9addeae046230ea7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
description of and the timetable for the establishment or improvement of such
system; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID5cd4437de5834166b2fb914525eedd29"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an
assurance that the State will continue to fund the statewide P–16 education
data system after the end of the grant period.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID4630fb49244140c2bf7dee8366f184c6"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Supplement not
supplant</header><text>Grant funds provided under this section shall be used to
supplement, not supplant, other Federal, State, and local funds available to
carry out the authorized activities described in subsection (e).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID0af7bfc0e1554a19bf1ed08220b1cc61"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Matching
requirement</header><text>Each State that receives a grant under this section
shall provide, from non-Federal sources, an amount equal to 100 percent of the
amount of the grant, in cash or in kind, to carry out the activities supported
by the grant.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id8FD8EA5A5BFC4B88814181D60AF4865F"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>Nothing in this section shall be construed to
require States to provide raw data to the Secretary.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2e6a994774284b5abdfcc4b4a12c5fba"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out this section $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and such sums as may
be necessary for fiscal year 2009.</text>
</subsection></section>DNational Science
Foundation
4001.Authorization
of appropriations
(a)There are authorized to be appropriated to the National
Science Foundation—
(1)$6,808,000,000
for fiscal year 2008;
(2)$7,433,000,000
for fiscal year 2009;
(3)$8,446,000,000
for fiscal year 2010; and
(4)$11,200,000,000
for fiscal year 2011.
(b)Plan for
Increased Research
(1)Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Director of the National Science Foundation, in consultation
with the National Science Board, shall submit a comprehensive, multiyear plan
that describes how the funds authorized in subsection (a) would be used, if
appropriated, to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate,
and the Committee on Science of the House of Representatives.
(2)The Director shall—
(A)develop the plan
with a focus on strengthening the Nation’s lead in physical science and
technology, increasing overall workforce skills in physical science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics at all levels, and strengthening
innovation by expanding the focus of competitiveness and innovation policy at
the regional and local level; and
(B)emphasize
spending increased research funds appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) in
areas of investment for Federal research and technology programs identified
under section 1101(c) of this Act.
4002.Strengthening
of education and human resources directorate through equitable distribution of
new funds
(a)The
purpose of this section is to ensure the continued involvement of experts at
the National Science Foundation in improving science, technology, engineering,
and mathematics education at the elementary, secondary, and postsecondary
school levels by providing annual funding increases for the education and human
resources programs of the National Science Foundation that are proportional to
the funding increases provided to the Foundation overall.
(b)Equitable
distribution of new fundsWithin the amounts authorized to be
appropriated by section 4001, there are authorized to be appropriated for the
education and human resources programs of the National Science Foundation, for
each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2011, an amount equal to $1,050,000,000
increased for each such fiscal year by an amount equal to the percentage
increase in the appropriation for the National Science Foundation for such
fiscal year above the amount appropriated to the National Science Foundation
for fiscal year 2007.
4003.Graduate
fellowships and graduate traineeships
(a)Graduate
Research Fellowship Program
(1)During the 5-year period beginning on the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Director of the National Science Foundation shall
expand the Graduate Research Fellowship Program of the National Science
Foundation so that an additional 1,250 fellowships are awarded to citizens or
nationals of the United States or eligible lawful permanent residents under the
Program during that period.
(2)Extension of
fellowship periodThe Director is authorized to award fellowships
under the Graduate Research Fellowship Program for a period of up to 5
years.
(3)Authorization
of appropriationsWithin the amounts authorized to be
appropriated by section 4001, there are authorized to be appropriated, to
provide an additional 250 fellowships under the Graduate Research Fellowship
Program during each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2011, the
following:
(A)$24,000,000 for
fiscal year 2008.
(B)$36,000,000 for
fiscal year 2009.
(C)$48,000,000 for
fiscal year 2010.
(D)$60,000,000 for
fiscal year 2011.
(b)Integrative
Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program
(1)During the 5-year period beginning on the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Director shall expand the Integrative Graduate
Education and Research Traineeship program of the National Science Foundation
so that an additional 1,250 individuals who are citizens or nationals of the
United States or eligible lawful permanent residents are awarded grants under
the program during that period.
(2)Authorization
of appropriationsWithin the amounts authorized to be
appropriated by section 4001, there are authorized to be appropriated, to
provide grants to an additional 250 individuals under the Integrative Graduate
Education and Research Traineeship program during each of the fiscal years 2008
through 2011, the following:
(A)$22,000,000 for
fiscal year 2008.
(B)$33,000,000 for
fiscal year 2009.
(C)$44,000,000 for
fiscal year 2010.
(D)$55,000,000 for
fiscal year 2011.
(c)Definition of
eligible lawful permanent residentIn this section, the term
eligible lawful permanent resident means a lawful permanent
resident of the United States who declares an intent—
(1)to apply for
United States citizenship; or
(2)to reside in the
United States for not less than 5 years after the completion of a graduate
fellowship or traineeship awarded under this section.
4004.Professional
science master's degree programs
(a)
(1)The
Director of the National Science Foundation shall establish a clearinghouse, in
collaboration with 4-year institutions of higher education (including
applicable graduate schools and academic departments), and industries and
Federal agencies that employ science-trained personnel, to share program
elements used in successful professional science master's degree programs and
other advanced degree programs related to science, mathematics, technology, and
engineering.
(2)The
Director shall make the clearinghouse of program elements developed under
paragraph (1) available to institutions of higher education that are developing
professional science master's degree programs.
(b)
(1)The Director shall award grants to 4-year institutions
of higher education to facilitate the institutions’ creation or improvement of
professional science master's degree programs.
(2)A
4-year institution of higher education desiring a grant under this section
shall submit an application at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by
such information as the Director may require. The application shall
include—
(A)a description of
the professional science master's degree program that the institution of higher
education will implement;
(B)the amount of
funding from non-Federal sources, including from private industries, that the
institution of higher education shall use to support the professional science
master's degree program; and
(C)an assurance that
the institution of higher education shall encourage students in the
professional science master's degree program to apply for all forms of Federal
assistance available to such students, including applicable graduate
fellowships and student financial assistance under titles IV and VII of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1070 et seq., 1133 et seq.).
(3)Preference for
applicants with alternative funding sourcesThe Director shall
give preference in making awards to 4-year institutions of higher education
seeking Federal funding to create or improve professional science master's
degree programs, to those applicants that secure more than
2/3 of the funding for such professional science master's
degree programs from sources other than the Federal Government.
(4)Number of
grants; time period of grants
(A)Subject to the availability of appropriated funds, the
Director shall award grants under paragraph (1) to a maximum of 200 4-year
institutions of higher education.
(B)Grants awarded under this section shall be for one 3-year
term. Grants may be renewed only once for a maximum of 2 additional
years.
(5)
(A)Development of
performance benchmarksPrior to the start of the grant program,
the Director of the National Science Foundation, in collaboration with 4-year
institutions of higher education (including applicable graduate schools and
academic departments), and industries and Federal agencies that employ
science-trained personnel, shall develop performance benchmarks to evaluate the
pilot programs assisted by grants under this section.
(B)For
each year of the grant period, the Director, in consultation with 4-year
institutions of higher education (including applicable graduate schools and
academic departments), and industries and Federal agencies that employ
science-trained personnel, shall complete an evaluation of each program
assisted by grants under this section. Any program that fails to satisfy the
performance benchmarks developed under subparagraph (A) shall not be eligible
for further funding.
(C)Not
later than 180 days after the completion of an evaluation described in
subparagraph (B), the Director shall submit a report to Congress that
includes—
(i)the
results of the evaluation described in subparagraph (B); and
(ii)recommendations
for administrative and legislative action that could optimize the effectiveness
of the pilot programs, as the Director determines to be appropriate.
(c)Institution of
Higher Education DefinedIn this section, the term
institution of higher education has the meaning given that term in
section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)).
(d)Authorization
of AppropriationsWithin the amounts authorized to be
appropriated by section 4001, there are authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this section—
(1)$15,000,000 for
fiscal year 2008;
(2)$18,000,000 for
fiscal year 2009; and
(3)$20,000,000 for
each of the fiscal years 2010 and 2011.
4005.Increased
support for science education through the National Science Foundation
(a)Within the amounts authorized to be appropriated by
section 4001, there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the science,
mathematics, engineering, and technology talent expansion program under section
8(7) of the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (Public Law
107–368, 116 Stat. 3042)—
(1)$40,000,000 for
fiscal year 2008;
(2)$45,000,000 for
fiscal year 2009;
(3)$50,000,000 for
fiscal year 2010; and
(4)$55,000,000 for
fiscal year 2011.
(b)Promoting
outreach and high qualitySection 8(7)(C) of the National Science
Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–368, 116 Stat. 3042) is
amended—
(1)by redesignating
clauses (i) through (vi) as subclauses (I) through (VI), respectively, and
indenting appropriately;
(2)by striking
“include those that promote high quality—” and inserting “include programs
that—
(i)promote
high-quality—
;
(3)in clause (i) (as
inserted by paragraph (2))—
(A)in subclause
(III) (as redesignated by paragraph (1)), by striking for
students;
and inserting for students, especially
underrepresented minority and female mathematics, science, engineering, and
technology students;
;
(B)in subclause (V)
(as redesignated by paragraph (1)), by striking and
after the
semicolon;
(C)in subclause (VI)
(as redesignated by paragraph (1)), by striking students.
and
inserting students; and
; and
(D)by adding at the
end the following:
(VII)outreach programs that provide middle
and secondary school students and their science and math teachers opportunities
to increase the students' and teachers' exposure to engineering and
technology;
;
and
(4)by adding at the
end the following:
(ii)finance summer internships for
mathematics, science, engineering, and technology undergraduate
students;
(iii)facilitate the hiring of
additional mathematics, science, engineering, and technology faculty;
and
(iv)serve as bridges to enable
underrepresented minority and female secondary school students to obtain extra
mathematics, science, engineering, and technology training prior to entering an
institution of higher
education.
.
4006.Meeting
critical national science needs
(a)In addition to any other criteria, the Director of the
National Science Foundation shall include consideration of the degree to which
awards and research activities that otherwise qualify for support by the
National Science Foundation may assist in meeting critical national needs in
innovation, competitiveness, the physical and natural sciences, technology,
engineering, and mathematics.
(b)The Director shall give priority in the selection of
awards and the allocation of National Science Foundation resources to proposed
research activities, and grants funded under the National Science Foundation’s
Research and Related Activities Account, that can be expected to make
contributions in physical or natural science, technology, engineering, or
mathematics, or that enhance competitiveness or innovation in the United
States.
(c)Nothing
in this section shall be construed to restrict or bias the grant selection
process against funding other areas of research deemed by the National Science
Foundation to be consistent with its mandate nor to change the core mission of
the National Science Foundation.
4007.Reaffirmation
of the merit-review process of the National Science FoundationNothing in this division or division A, or
the amendments made by this division or division A, shall be interpreted to
require or recommend that the National Science Foundation—
(1)alter or modify
its merit-review system or peer-review process; or
(2)exclude the
awarding of any proposal by means of the merit-review or peer-review
process.
4008.Experimental
Program to Stimulate Competitive ResearchWithin the amounts authorized to be
appropriated by section 4001, there are authorized to be appropriated to the
National Science Foundation for the Experimental Program to Stimulate
Competitive Research authorized under section 113 of the National Science
Foundation Authorization Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 1862g), for each of fiscal
years 2008 through 2011, an amount equal to $125,000,000 increased for each
such year by an amount equal to the percentage increase in the appropriation
for the National Science Foundation for such fiscal year above the total amount
appropriated to the National Science Foundation for fiscal year 2007.
4009.Encouraging
participation
(a)The Director of the National Science Foundation shall
establish a program to recruit and provide mentors for women who are interested
in careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics by pairing such
women who are in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics programs of
study in secondary school, community college, undergraduate or graduate school
with mentors who are working in industry.
(b)Additional
learning programThe Director shall also establish a program to
provide grants to community colleges to provide additional learning and other
appropriate training to allow women to enter higher-paying technical jobs in
fields related to science, technology, engineering, or mathematics.
(c)An
institution of higher education, including a community college, desiring a
grant under this section shall submit an application at such time, in such
manner, and accompanied by such information as the Director may require.
(d)The Director shall establish metrics to evaluate the
success of the programs established under subsections (a) and (b) annually and
report the findings and conclusions of the evaluations annually to
Congress.
4010.In order to continue and expand efforts to
ensure that research institutions throughout the Nation can fully participate
in research programs of the National Science Foundation and collaborate with
colleagues throughout the nation, the Director of the National Science
Foundation, within 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, shall
develop and publish a plan that describes the current status of broadband
access for scientific research purposes in States located in EPSCoR-eligible
jurisdictions and outlines actions which can be taken to ensure that such
connections are available to enable participation in those National Science
Foundation programs which rely heavily on high-speed networking and
collaborations across institutions and regions.
4011.Federal
information and communications technology research
(a)Advanced
Information and Communications Technology Research
(1)National
science foundation information and communications technology
researchThe Director of the National Science Foundation shall
establish a program of basic research in advanced information and
communications technologies focused on enhancing or facilitating the
availability and affordability of advanced communications services to all
people of the United States. In developing and carrying out the program, the
Director shall consult with the Board established under paragraph (2).
(2)Federal
advanced information and communications technology research
boardThere is established within the National Science Foundation
a Federal Advanced Information and Communications Technology Research Board
(referred to in this subsection as the Board) which shall advise
the Director of the National Science Foundation in carrying out the program
authorized under paragraph (1). The Board shall be composed of individuals with
expertise in information and communications technologies, including
representatives from the National Telecommunications and Information
Administration, the Federal Communications Commission, the National Institute
of Standards and Technology, and the Department of Defense, and representatives
from industry and educational institutions.
(3)The Director of the National Science Foundation, in
consultation with the Board, shall award grants for basic research into
advanced information and communications technologies that will contribute to
enhancing or facilitating the availability and affordability of advanced
communications services to all people of the United States. Areas of research
to be supported through the grants include—
(A)affordable
broadband access, including wireless technologies;
(B)network security
and reliability;
(C)communications
interoperability;
(D)networking
protocols and architectures, including resilience to outages or attacks;
(E)trusted
software;
(F)privacy;
(G)nanoelectronics
for communications applications;
(H)low-power
communications electronics;
(I)implementation of
equitable access to national advanced fiber optic research and educational
networks in noncontiguous States; and
(J)such other
related areas as the Director, in consultation with the Board, finds
appropriate.
(4)The
Director shall award multiyear grants, subject to the availability of
appropriations, to institutions of higher education (as defined in section
101(a) of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)), nonprofit research institutions affiliated
with institutions of higher education, or consortia thereof to establish
multidisciplinary Centers for Communications Research. The purpose of the
Centers shall be to generate innovative approaches to problems in
communications and information technology research, including the research
areas described in paragraph (3). Institutions of higher education, nonprofit
research institutions affiliated with institutions of higher education, or
consortia receiving such grants may partner with 1 or more government
laboratories or for-profit entities, or other institutions of higher education
or nonprofit research institutions.
(5)The
Director of the National Science Foundation, in consultation with the Board,
shall establish criteria for the award of grants under paragraphs (3) and (4).
Such grants shall be awarded under the programs on a merit-reviewed competitive
basis. The Director shall give priority to grants that offer the potential for
revolutionary rather than evolutionary breakthroughs.
(6)Authorization
of appropriationsWithin the amounts authorized to be
appropriated by section 4001, there are authorized to be appropriated to the
National Science Foundation to carry out this subsection—
(A)$45,000,000 for
fiscal year 2008;
(B)$50,000,000 for
fiscal year 2009;
(C)$55,000,000 for
fiscal year 2010; and
(D)$60,000,000 for
fiscal year 2011.
(b)National
Institute of Standards and Technology ResponsibilitiesThe
Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology shall continue
to support research and support standards development in advanced information
and communications technologies focused on enhancing or facilitating the
availability and affordability of advanced communications services to all
people of the United States, in order to implement the Institute’s
responsibilities under section 2(c)(12) of the National Institute of Standards
and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 272(c)(12)). The Director shall support
intramural research and cooperative research with institutions of higher
education (as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1001(a)) and industry.
4012.Robert Noyce
Teacher Scholarship Program
(a)Section 10 of the
National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n–1) is
amended—
(1)in the section
heading, by inserting Teacher
after Noyce
;
(2)in subsection
(a)—
(A)in paragraph
(1)—
(i)by striking
to provide scholarships, stipends, and programming
designed
;
(ii)by inserting
and to provide scholarships and stipends to students participating in
the program
after science teachers
; and
(iii)by inserting
Teacher
after Noyce
;
(B)in paragraph
(3)—
(i)in subparagraph
(A)—
(I)in the matter
preceding clause (i)—
- (aa)by striking
encourage top college juniors and seniors majoring in
and
inserting recruit and prepare undergraduate students to pursue degrees
in
; and
- (bb)by striking
to become
and inserting and become qualified
as
;
(II)in clause
(ii)—
- (aa)by striking
programs to help scholarship recipients
and inserting
academic courses and clinical teaching experiences designed to prepare
students participating in the program
;
- (bb)by striking
programs that will result in
and inserting such
preparation as is necessary to meet requirements for
; and
- (cc)by striking
licensing; and
and inserting licensing;
;
(III)in clause
(iii)—
- (aa)by striking
scholarship recipients
and inserting students
participating in the program
;
- (bb)by striking
enable the recipients
and inserting enable the
students
; and
- (cc)by striking
; or
and inserting ; and
; and
(IV)by adding at the
end the following:
(iv)providing summer
internships for freshman and sophomore students participating in the program;
or
; and
(ii)in subparagraph
(B)—
(I)in the matter
preceding clause (i)—
- (aa)by striking
encourage
and inserting recruit and prepare
;
and
- (bb)by inserting
qualified as
after to become
;
(II)by striking
clause (ii) and inserting the following:
(ii)offering
academic courses and clinical teaching experiences designed to prepare stipend
recipients to teach in elementary schools and secondary schools, including such
preparation as necessary to meet requirements for teacher certification or
licensing;
;
and
(C)by adding at the
end the following:
(4)To be eligible for an award under this section, an
institution of higher education (or a consortium of such institutions) shall
ensure that specific faculty members and staff from the mathematics, science,
or engineering department of the institution (or a participating institution of
the consortium) and specific education faculty members of the institution (or
such participating institution) are designated to carry out the development and
implementation of the program. An institution of higher education (or
consortium) may also include teachers to participate in developing the
pedagogical content of the program and to supervise students participating in
the program in their field teaching experiences. No institution of higher
education (or consortium) shall be eligible for an award unless faculty from
the institution's mathematics, science, or engineering department are active
participants in the
program.
;
(3)in subsection
(b)—
(A)in paragraph
(1)—
(i)in subparagraph
(A)—
(I)by striking
scholarship or stipend
;
(II)by inserting
and summer internships
after number of
scholarships
; and
(III)by inserting
the type of activities proposed for the recruitment of students to the
program,
after intends to award,
;
(ii)in subparagraph
(B)—
(I)by striking
scholarship or stipend
; and
(II)by striking
; and
and inserting , which may include a description of
any existing programs at the applicant's institution that are targeted to the
education of science and mathematics teachers and the number of teachers
graduated annually from such programs;
; and
(iii)by striking
subparagraph (C) and inserting the following:
(C)a description of
the academic courses and clinical teaching experiences required under
subparagraph (A)(ii) or B)(ii) of subsection (a)(3), including—
(i)a description of
the undergraduate program that will enable a student to graduate in 4 years
with a major in mathematics, science, or engineering and to obtain teacher
certification or licensing;
(ii)a description of
clinical teaching experiences proposed; and
(iii)evidence of
agreements between the applicant and the schools or school districts that are
identified as the locations at which clinical teaching experiences will
occur;
(D)a description of
the programs required under subparagraph (A)(iii) or (B)(iii) of subsection
(a)(3), including activities to assist new teachers in fulfilling their service
requirements under this section; and
(E)an identification
of the applicant's mathematics, science, or engineering faculty and its
education faculty who will carry out the development and implementation of the
program as required under subsection
(a)(4).
;
and
(B)in paragraph
(2)—
(i)by redesignating
subparagraphs (B) through (E) as subparagraphs (C) through (F), respectively;
and
(ii)by inserting
after subparagraph (A) the following:
(B)the extent to
which the applicant's mathematics, science, or engineering faculty and its
education faculty have worked or will work collaboratively to design new or
revised curricula that recognize the specialized pedagogy required to teach
mathematics and science effectively in elementary schools and secondary
schools;
;
(4)in subsection
(c)—
(A)in paragraph
(3)—
(i)by striking
$7,500
and inserting $10,000
; and
(ii)by striking
of scholarship support
and inserting of scholarship
support, unless the Director establishes a policy by which part-time students
may receive additional years of support
; and
(B)in paragraph (4),
by inserting , with a maximum service requirement of 4 years
after was received
;
(5)in subsection
(d)—
(A)in paragraph (2),
by inserting and professional achievement
after academic
merit
; and
(B)in paragraph (4),
by striking for each year a stipend was received
;
(6)in subsection
(g)—
(A)in paragraph (1),
by inserting or stipend
after scholarship; and
(B)by striking
paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
(2)Repayment for
failure to complete service
(A)Less than 1
year of serviceIf a circumstance described in paragraph (1)
occurs before the completion of 1 year of a service obligation under this
section, the sum of the total amount of awards received by the individual under
this section shall be treated as a loan payable to the Federal Government,
consistent with the provisions of part B or D of title IV of the Higher
Education Act of 1965, and shall be subject to repayment in accordance with
terms and conditions specified by the Secretary of Education in regulations
promulgated to carry out this paragraph.
(B)1 year or more
of serviceIf a circumstance described in subparagraph (D) or (E)
of paragraph (1) occurs after the completion of 1 year of a service obligation
under this section, an amount equal to 1/2 of the sum of
the total amount of awards received by the individual under this section shall
be treated as a loan payable to the Federal Government, consistent with the
provisions of part B or D of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, and
shall be subject to repayment in accordance with terms and conditions specified
by the Secretary of Education in regulations promulgated to carry out this
paragraph.
;
(7)by redesignating
subsection (i) as subsection (k);
(8)by inserting
after subsection (h) the following:
(i)Science and
mathematics scholarship gift fundIn accordance with section
11(f) of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, the Director is
authorized to accept donations from the private sector to supplement, but not
supplant, scholarships, stipends, or internships associated with the programs
under this section.
(j)Assessment of
teacher retentionNot later than 4 years after the date of
enactment of the America COMPETES
Act, the Director shall transmit to Congress a report on the
effectiveness of the program carried out under this section regarding the
retention of participants in the teaching profession beyond the service
obligation required under this
section.
;
(9)in subsection (k)
(as redesignated by paragraph (7))—
(A)by redesignating
paragraphs (2) through (5) as paragraphs (3) through (6), respectively;
(B)by inserting
after paragraph (1) the following:
(2)the term
high-need local educational agency
means a local educational
agency or educational service agency (as defined in section 9101 of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965)—
(A)(i)that serves not less
than 10,000 children from low-income families;
(ii)for which not less than 20 percent
of the children served by the agency are children from low-income families;
or
(iii)with a total of less than 600
students in average daily attendance at the schools that are served by the
agency, and all of whose schools are designated with a school locale code of 6,
7, or 8, as determined by the Secretary of Education; and
(B)(i)for which there is a
higher percentage of teachers providing instruction in academic subject areas
or grade levels for which the teachers are not highly qualified; or
(ii)for which there is a high teacher
turnover rate or a high percentage of teachers with emergency, provisional, or
temporary certification or licensure;
;
and
(C)in paragraph (4) (as redesignated by
subparagraph (A)) by inserting or had a career
after is
working
; and
(10)by adding at the
end the following:
(l)Authorization
of appropriations
(1)Within the amounts authorized to be appropriated by
section 4001 of the America COMPETES
Act and except as provided in paragraph (2), there are authorized
to be appropriated to the Director for the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship
Program under this section—
(A)$117,000,000 for
fiscal year 2008, of which at least $18,000,000 shall be used for capacity
building activities described in clauses (ii) and (iii) of subsection (a)(3)(A)
and clauses (ii) and (iii) of subsection (a)(3)(B);
(B)$130,000,000 for
fiscal year 2009, of which at least $21,000,000 shall be used for such capacity
building activities;
(C)$148,000,000 for
fiscal year 2010, of which at least $24,000,000 shall be used for such capacity
building activities; and
(D)$200,000,000 for
fiscal year 2011, of which at least $27,000,000 shall be used for such capacity
building activities.
(2)For
any fiscal year for which the funding allocated for activities under this
section is less than $105,000,000, the amount of funding available for capacity
building activities described in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph (1)
shall not exceed 15 percent of the allocated
funds.
.
(b)
(1)Section 4 of the National Science Foundation Authorization Act
of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n note) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1)
by striking In this Act:
and inserting Except as
otherwise provided, in this Act:
.
(2)Section 8(6) of the National Science Foundation Authorization
Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–368) is amended—
(A)in the paragraph
heading, by inserting Teacher
after Noyce
; and
(B)by inserting
Teacher
after Noyce
.
4013.Sense of the
Senate regarding the mathematics and science partnership programs of the
Department of Education and the National Science FoundationIt is the sense of the Senate that—
(1)although the
mathematics and science education partnership program at the National Science
Foundation and the mathematics and science partnership program at the
Department of Education practically share the same name, the 2 programs are
intended to be complementary, not duplicative;
(2)the National
Science Foundation partnership programs are innovative, model reform
initiatives that move promising ideas in education from research into practice
to improve teacher quality, develop challenging curricula, and increase student
achievement in mathematics and science, and Congress intends that the National
Science Foundation peer-reviewed partnership programs found to be effective
should be put into wider practice by dissemination through the Department of
Education partnership programs; and
(3)the Director of
the National Science Foundation and the Secretary of Education should have
ongoing collaboration to ensure that the 2 components of this priority effort
for mathematics and science education continue to work in concert for the
benefit of States and local practitioners nationwide.
4014.National
Science Foundation teacher institutes for the 21st century
(a)Authorization
of appropriationsWithin the amounts authorized to be
appropriated by section 4001, there are authorized to be appropriated to carry
out the teacher institutes for the 21st century under paragraphs (3) and (7) of
section 9(a) of the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (as
amended by subsection (b)) (42 U.S.C. 1862n(a))—
(1)$84,000,000 for
fiscal year 2008;
(2)$94,000,000 for
fiscal year 2009;
(3)$106,000,000 for
fiscal year 2010; and
(4)$140,000,000 for
fiscal year 2011.
(b)Teacher
institutes for the 21st centurySection 9(a) of the National
Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n(a)) is
amended—
(1)in paragraph
(3)(B), by striking summer or
and inserting teacher
institutes for the 21st century, as described in paragraph (7),
;
(2)by redesignating
paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and
(3)by inserting
after paragraph (6) the following:
(7)Teacher
institutes for the 21st century
(A)Teacher institutes for the 21st century carried out in
accordance with paragraph (3)(B) shall—
(i)be carried out in
conjunction with a school served by the local educational agency in the
partnership;
(ii)be science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics focused institutes that provide
professional development to elementary school and secondary school teachers
during the summer;
(iii)serve teachers
who are considered highly qualified (as defined in section 9101 of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965), teach high-need subjects, and teach in high-need schools (as
described in section 1114(a)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965);
(iv)focus on the
theme and structure developed by the Director under subparagraph (C);
(v)be content-based
and build on school year curricula that are experiment-oriented, content-based,
and grounded in current research;
(vi)ensure that the
pedagogy component is designed around specific strategies that are relevant to
teaching the subject and content on which teachers are being trained, which may
include training teachers in the essential components of reading instruction
for adolescents in order to improve student reading skills within the subject
areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics;
(vii)be a multiyear
program that is conducted for a period of not less than 2 weeks per
year;
(viii)provide for
direct interaction between participants in and faculty of the teacher
institute;
(ix)have a component
that includes the use of the Internet;
(x)provide for
followup training in the classroom during the academic year for a period of not
less than 3 days, which may or may not be consecutive, for participants in the
teacher institute, except that for teachers in rural local educational
agencies, the followup training may be provided through the Internet;
(xi)provide teachers
participating in the teacher institute with travel expense reimbursement and
classroom materials related to the teacher institute, and may include providing
stipends as necessary; and
(xii)establish a
mechanism to provide supplemental support during the academic year for teacher
institute participants to apply the knowledge and skills gained at the teacher
institute.
(B)Optional
members of the partnershipIn addition to the partnership
requirement under paragraph (2), an institution of higher education or eligible
nonprofit organization (or consortium) desiring a grant for a teacher institute
for the 21st century may also partner with a teacher organization, museum, or
educational partnership organization.
(C)Each year, not later than 180 days before the
application deadline for a grant under this section, the Director shall, in
consultation with a broad group of relevant education organizations, develop a
theme and structure for the teacher institutes of the 21st century supported
under paragraph
(3)(B).
.
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