[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 362 Introduced in House (IH)]
110th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 362
To authorize science scholarships for educating mathematics and science
teachers, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 10, 2007
Mr. Gordon of Tennessee (for himself and Mr. Hall of Texas) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science and
Technology
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A BILL
To authorize science scholarships for educating mathematics and science
teachers, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
TITLE I--SCIENCE SCHOLARSHIPS
Sec. 101. Short title.
Sec. 102. Findings.
Sec. 103. Policy objective.
Sec. 104. Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program.
TITLE II--MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT
Sec. 201. Mathematics and science education partnerships amendments.
Sec. 202. Teacher institutes.
Sec. 203. Graduate degree program.
Sec. 204. Curricular materials.
Sec. 205. Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent
Expansion Program.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The National Science Foundation has made significant
and valuable contributions to the improvement of K-12 and
undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
education throughout its 56 year history.
(2) Under section 3 of the National Science Foundation Act
of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1862), the National Science Foundation is
explicitly required to strengthen science, mathematics, and
engineering research potential and education programs at all
levels.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) The term ``cost of attendance'' has the meaning given
that term in section 472 of the Higher Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 1087ll).
(2) The term ``Director'' means the Director of the
National Science Foundation.
(3) 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)).
(4) The term ``mathematics and science teacher'' means a
mathematics, science, or technology teacher at the elementary
school or secondary school level.
TITLE I--SCIENCE SCHOLARSHIPS
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``10,000 Teachers, 10 Million Minds
Science and Math Scholarship Act''.
SEC. 102. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The prosperity the United States enjoys today is due in
no small part to investments the Nation has made in research
and development over the past 50 years.
(2) Corporate, government, and national scientific and
technical leaders have raised concerns that current trends
affecting the science and technology enterprise of the Nation
could result in erosion of this past success and jeopardize
future prosperity.
(3) The National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy
of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine were tasked in a
congressional request to recommend actions that the Federal
Government could take to enhance the science and technology
enterprise so that the United States can successfully compete,
prosper, and be secure in the global community of the 21st
century.
(4) The Academies' highest priority recommendation in its
report, ``Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and
Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future'', is to
improve K-12 mathematics and science education, and the
Academies' first recommended action item is to institute a
major scholarship program to recruit and educate annually
10,000 mathematics and science teachers.
SEC. 103. POLICY OBJECTIVE.
In carrying out the program under section 104, the National Science
Foundation shall seek to increase by up to 10,000 per year the number
of elementary and secondary mathematics and science teachers in the
Nation's schools having both exemplary subject knowledge and
pedagogical skills.
SEC. 104. ROBERT NOYCE TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.
(a) Program Amendments.--Section 10 of the National Science
Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n-1) is amended--
(1) by inserting ``teacher'' after ``noyce'' in the section
heading;
(2) in subsection (a)(1)--
(A) by striking ``to provide scholarships,
stipends, and programming designed'';
(B) by inserting ``and to provide scholarships and
stipends to students participating in the program''
after ``science teachers''; and
(C) by inserting ``Teacher'' after ``Noyce'';
(3) in subsection (a)(3)(A)--
(A) by striking ``encourage top college juniors and
seniors'' and inserting ``recruit and prepare
undergraduate students''; and
(B) by inserting ``qualified as'' after ``to
become'';
(4) in subsection (a)(3)(A)(ii)--
(A) by striking ``programs to help scholarship
recipients'' and inserting ``academic courses and early
field teaching experiences designed to prepare students
participating in the program'';
(B) by striking ``programs that will result in''
and inserting ``such preparation as is necessary to
meet requirements for''; and
(C) by striking ``licensing; and'' and inserting
``licensing;'';
(5) in subsection (a)(3)(A)(iii)--
(A) by striking ``scholarship recipients'' and
inserting ``students participating in the program'';
(B) by striking ``enable the recipients'' and
inserting ``enable the students''; and
(C) by striking ``; or'' and inserting ``; and'';
(6) in subsection (a)(3)(A) by inserting at the end the
following new clause:
``(iv) providing summer internships for
freshman students participating in the program;
or'';
(7) in subsection (a)(3)(B)--
(A) by striking ``encourage'' and inserting
``recruit and prepare''; and
(B) by inserting ``qualified as'' after ``to
become'';
(8) by amending clause (ii) of subsection (a)(3)(B) to read
as follows:
``(ii) offering academic courses and field
teaching experiences designed to prepare
stipend recipients to teach in elementary
schools and secondary schools, including such
preparation as is necessary to meet
requirements for teacher certification or
licensing;'';
(9) in subsection (a) by inserting at the end the following
new paragraph:
``(4) Eligibility requirement.--To be eligible for an award
under this section, an institution of higher education (or
consortia of such institutions) shall ensure that specific
faculty members and staff from the institution's mathematics,
science, or engineering departments and specific education
faculty are designated to carry out the development and
implementation of the program. An institution of higher
education may also include teacher leaders 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 shall
be eligible for an award unless faculty from the institution's
mathematics, science, or engineering departments are active
participants in the program.'';
(10) in subsection (b)(1)(A)--
(A) by striking ``scholarship or stipend'';
(B) by inserting ``and summer internships'' after
``number of scholarships''; and
(C) by inserting ``the type of activities proposed
for the recruitment of students to the program,'' after
``intends to award,'';
(11) in subsection (b)(1)(B)--
(A) by striking ``scholarship or stipend''; and
(B) 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 mathematics and science teachers and the
number of teachers graduated annually from such
programs;'';
(12) in subsection (b)(1), by striking subparagraph (C) and
inserting the following:
``(C) a description of the academic courses and
field teaching experiences required under subsection
(a)(3)(A)(ii) and (B)(ii), 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 the field 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
field teaching experiences will occur;
``(D) a description of the programs required under
subsection (a)(3)(A)(iii) and (B)(iii), 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).'';
(13) in subsection (b)(2)--
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), (C), (D),
and (E) as subparagraphs (C), (D), (E) and (F),
respectively; and
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) a new
subparagraph as follows:
``(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
recognizes the specialized pedagogy required to teach
mathematics and science effectively in elementary and
secondary schools;'';
(14) in subsection (c)(1)(B), by striking ``2 years'' and
inserting ``3 years'';
(15) in subsection (c)(3)--
(A) by striking ``$7,500'' and inserting
``$10,000''; and
(B) by striking ``2 years of scholarship support''
and inserting ``3 years of scholarship support, unless
the Director establishes a policy by which part-time
students may receive additional years of support'';
(16) in subsection (c)(4)--
(A) by striking ``6 years'' and inserting ``8
years'';
(B) by inserting ``, with a maximum service
requirement of 6 years'' after ``was received''; and
(C) by striking ``Service required under this
paragraph shall be performed in a high-need local
educational agency.'';
(17) in subsection (c), by adding at the end a new
paragraph as follows:
``(5) Exception.--The period of service obligation under
paragraph (4) is reduced by 1 year for scholarship recipients
whose service is performed in a high-need local educational
agency.'';
(18) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ``to receive
certification or licensing to teach'' and inserting
``established under subsection (a)(3)(B)'';
(19) in subsection (d)(2), by inserting ``and professional
achievement'' after ``academic merit'';
(20) in subsection (d)(3), by striking ``1 year'' and
inserting ``16 months'';
(21) in subsection (d)(4)--
(A) by striking ``6 years'' and inserting ``4
years''; and
(B) by striking ``for each year a stipend was
received'';
(22) in subsection (g)(2)(A)--
(A) by striking ``Treasurer of the United States,''
and inserting ``Treasurer of the United States.''; and
(B) by striking ``multiplied by 2.''
(23) in subsection (i)(3), by inserting ``or had a career
in'' after ``is working in'';
(24) in subsection (i)--
(A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph
(4);
(B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph
(5) and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(6) the term `teacher leader' means a mathematics or
science teacher who works to improve the instruction of
mathematics or science in kindergarten through grade 12
through--
``(A) participating in the development or revision
of science, mathematics, engineering, or technology
curricula;
``(B) serving as a mentor to mathematics or science
teachers;
``(C) coordinating and assisting teachers in the
use of hands-on inquiry materials, equipment, and
supplies, and when appropriate, supervising acquisition
and repair of such materials;
``(D) providing in-classroom teaching assistance to
mathematics or science teachers; and
``(E) providing professional development, for the
purposes of training other teacher leaders, to
mathematics and science teachers.''; and
(25) by adding at the end the following:
``(j) Mathematics and Science Scholarship Gift Fund.--In 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
support scholarships, stipends, or internships associated with programs
under this section.
``(k) Assessment of Teacher Retention.--Not later than 4 years
after the date of enactment of this subsection, 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.
``(l) Authorization of Appropriations.--Except as provided in
subsection (m), there are authorized to be appropriated to the Director
for the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program--
``(1) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, of which at least
$10,500,000 shall be used for capacity building activities
described in subsection (a)(3)(A)(ii) and (iii) and (B)(ii) and
(iii);
``(2) $101,000,000 for fiscal year 2009, of which at least
$15,000,000 shall be used for capacity building activities
described in subsection (a)(3)(A)(ii) and (iii) and (B)(ii) and
(iii);
``(3) $133,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, of which at least
$20,000,000 shall be used for capacity building activities
described in subsection (a)(3)(A)(ii) and (iii) and (B)(ii) and
(iii);
``(4) $164,000,000 for fiscal year 2011, of which at least
$25,000,000 shall be used for capacity building activities
described in subsection (a)(3)(A)(ii) and (iii) and (B)(ii) and
(iii); and
``(5) $196,000,000 for fiscal year 2012, of which at least
$29,000,000 shall be used for capacity building activities
described in subsection (a)(3)(A)(ii) and (iii) and (B)(ii) and
(iii).
``(m) Exception.--For any fiscal year for which the funding
allocated for activities under this section is less than $70,000,000,
the amount of funding available for capacity building activities
described in paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection (l) shall not
exceed 15 percent of the allocated funds.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 8(6) of the National Science
Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 is amended--
(1) in the paragraph heading by inserting ``Teacher'' after
``Noyce''; and
(2) by inserting ``Teacher'' after ``Noyce''.
TITLE II--MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT
SEC. 201. MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS AMENDMENTS.
Section 9 of the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of
2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(2)--
(A) by striking ``(A)'';
(B) by striking subparagraph (B);
(C) by inserting ``, through 1 or more of its
departments in science, mathematics, or engineering,''
after ``institution of higher education''; and
(D) by striking ``a State educational agency'' and
inserting ``education faculty from the participating
institution or institutions of higher education, a
State educational agency,'';
(2) in subsection (a)(3)(B)--
(A) by inserting ``content-specific'' before
``professional development programs'';
(B) by inserting ``which are'' before ``designed'';
and
(C) by inserting ``and which may include teacher
training activities to prepare mathematics and science
teachers to teach Advanced Placement and International
Baccalaureate mathematics and science courses'' after
``and science teachers'';
(3) in subsection (a)(3)(C)--
(A) by inserting ``and laboratory experiences''
after ``technology''; and
(B) by inserting ``and laboratory'' after ``provide
technical'';
(4) in subsection (a)(3)(I) by inserting ``including model
induction programs for teachers in their first 2 years of
teaching,'' after ``and science,'';
(5) in subsection (a)(3)(K) by striking ``developing and
offering mathematics or science enrichment programs for
students, including after-school and summer programs;'' and
inserting ``developing educational programs and materials for
use in and conducting mathematics or science enrichment
programs for students, including after-school programs and
summer camps for students described in subsection (b)(2)(G);'';
(6) in subsection (a) by inserting at the end the
following:
``(8) Master's degree programs.--Activities carried out in
accordance with paragraph (3)(B) shall include the development
and offering of master's degree programs for in-service
mathematics and science teachers that will strengthen their
subject area knowledge and pedagogical skills, as described in
section 203 of the Act enacting this paragraph. Grants provided
under this section may be used to develop and implement courses
of instruction for the master's degree programs, which may
involve online learning, and develop related educational
materials.
``(9) Mentors for advanced placement courses teachers and
students.--Partnerships carrying out activities to prepare
mathematics and science teachers to teach Advanced Placement
and International Baccalaureate mathematics and science courses
in accordance with paragraph (3)(B) shall encourage companies
employing scientists, mathematicians, or engineers to provide
mentors to teachers and students and provide for the
coordination of such mentoring activities.
``(10) Inventiveness.--Activities carried out in accordance
with paragraph (3)(H) may include the development and
dissemination of curriculum tools that will help foster
inventiveness and innovation.'';
(7) in subsection (b)(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (E)
and (F) as subparagraphs (F) and (G), respectively, and
inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new
subparagraph:
``(E) the extent to which the evaluation described
in paragraph (1)(E) will be independent and based on
objective measures;'';
(8) in subsection (b)(3)(A) by striking ``and'' at the end;
(9) in subsection (b)(3) by redesignating subparagraph (B)
as subparagraph (C) and inserting after subparagraph (A) the
following new subparagraph:
``(B) give priority to applications that include
teacher training activities as the main focus of the
proposal; and'';
(10) in subsection (b) by inserting at the end the
following:
``(4) Minimum and maximum grant size.--A grant awarded
under this section shall be not less than $75,000 or greater
than $2,000,000 for any fiscal year.'';
(11) in subsection (c)--
(A) by striking paragraph (2);
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and (5)
as paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respectively; and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following
new paragraphs:
``(2) Report on model projects.--The Director shall
determine which completed projects funded through the program
under this section should be seen as models to be replicated on
a more expansive basis at the State or national levels. Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
paragraph, the Director shall transmit a report describing the
results of this study to the Committee on Science and the
Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of
Representatives and to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
and Pensions of the Senate.
``(3) Report on evaluations.--Not later than 4 years after
the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Director shall
transmit a report summarizing the evaluations required under
subsection (b)(1)(E) of grants received under this program and
describing any changes to the program recommended as a result
of these evaluations to the Committee on Science and the
Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of
Representatives and to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
and Pensions of the Senate. Such report shall be made widely
available to the public.''.
SEC. 202. TEACHER INSTITUTES.
(a) National Science Foundation Institutes.--
(1) In general.--The Director shall establish a grant
program to provide for summer or academic year teacher
institutes or workshops authorized by section 9(a)(3)(B) of the
National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (42
U.S.C. 1862n(a)(3)(B)) and shall allow grantees under the
Teacher Institutes for the 21st Century program to operate 1 to
2 week summer teacher institutes with the goal of reaching the
maximum number of in-service mathematics and science teachers,
particularly elementary and middle school teachers, to improve
their content knowledge and pedagogical skills.
(2) Advanced placement training.--The Director shall ensure
that activities supported for awards under paragraph (1)
include the development and implementation of teacher training
activities to prepare mathematics and science teachers to teach
Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate mathematics
and science courses.
(3) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized
to be appropriated to the National Science Foundation for the
purposes of this section, $32,000,000 for fiscal year 2008,
$35,200,000 for fiscal year 2009, $38,700,000 for fiscal year
2010, $42,600,000 for fiscal year 2011, and $46,800,000 for
fiscal year 2012.
(b) Laboratory Science Teacher Professional Development.--There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Energy for the
Laboratory Science Teacher Professional Development program, $3,000,000
for fiscal year 2008, $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2009, $10,000,000 for
fiscal year 2010, $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2011, and $10,000,000 for
fiscal year 2012.
SEC. 203. GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The Director shall ensure that master's degree
programs for in-service mathematics and science teachers that will
strengthen their subject area knowledge and pedagogical skills are
instituted in accordance with section 9(a)(8) of the National Science
Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n(a)(8)). The
degree programs shall be designed for current teachers, who will enroll
as part-time students, and to allow participants to obtain master's
degrees within a period of 2 years.
(b) Distribution of Awards.--The Director shall, in awarding grants
to carry out subsection (a), consider the distribution of awards among
institutions of higher education of different sizes and geographic
locations.
(c) Program Activities.--Activities supported through master's
degree programs established under subsection (a) may include--
(1) development of courses of instruction and related
educational materials;
(2) stipends to defray the cost of attendance for students
in the degree program; and
(3) acquisition of computer and networking equipment needed
for online instruction under the degree program.
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the National Science Foundation for the purposes of
this section $46,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, $50,600,000 for fiscal
year 2009, $55,700,000 for fiscal year 2010, $61,200,000 for fiscal
year 2011, and $67,300,000 for fiscal year 2012.
SEC. 204. CURRICULAR MATERIALS.
The Director, in consultation with the Secretary of Education,
shall convene a national panel of experts on mathematics and science
education to identify and collect K-12 mathematics and science teaching
materials that have been demonstrated to be effective and to recommend
the development of new materials in areas where effective materials do
not exist. The Director and Secretary shall develop ways to disseminate
effective materials and support efforts to develop new materials, in
accordance with the recommendations of the national panel.
SEC. 205. SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS TALENT
EXPANSION PROGRAM.
(a) Amendments.--Section 8(7) of the National Science Foundation
Authorization Act of 2002 is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``competitive, merit-
based'' and all that follows through ``in recent years'' and
inserting ``competitive, merit-reviewed multiyear grants for
eligible applicants to improve undergraduate education in
science, mathematics, engineering, and technology through--
``(i) the creation of programs to increase the
number of students studying toward and completing
associate's or bachelor's degrees in science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics, particularly
in fields that have faced declining enrollment in
recent years; and
``(ii) the creation of centers (in this paragraph
referred to as `Centers') to develop undergraduate
curriculum, teaching methods for undergraduate courses,
and methods to better train professors and teaching
assistants who teach undergraduate courses to increase
the number of students completing undergraduate courses
in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics,
including the number of nonmajors, and to improve
student academic achievement in those courses.
Grants made under clause (ii) shall be awarded jointly through
the Education and Human Resources Directorate and at least 1
research directorate of the Foundation.'';
(2) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``under this
paragraph'' and inserting ``under subparagraph (A)(i)'';
(3) in subparagraph (C)--
(A) by inserting ``(i)'' before ``The types of'';
(B) by redesignating clauses (i) through (vi) as
subclauses (I) through (VI), respectively;
(C) by striking ``under this paragraph'' and
inserting ``under subparagraph (A)(i)''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following new clause:
``(i) The types of activities the Foundation may support
under subparagraph (A)(ii) include--
``(I) creating model curricula and laboratory
programs;
``(II) developing and demonstrating research-based
instructional methods and technologies;
``(III) developing methods to train graduate
students and faculty to be more effective teachers of
undergraduates;
``(IV) conducting programs to disseminate
curricula, instructional methods, or training methods
to faculty at the grantee institutions and at other
institutions;
``(V) conducting assessments of the effectiveness
of the Center at accomplishing the goals described in
subparagraph (A)(ii); and
``(VI) conducting any other activities the Director
determines will accomplish the goals described in
subparagraph (A)(ii).'';
(4) in subparagraph (D)(i), by striking ``under this
paragraph'' and inserting ``under subparagraph (A)(i)'';
(5) in subparagraph (D)(ii), by striking ``under this
paragraph'' and inserting ``under subparagraph (A)(i)'';
(6) after subparagraph (D)(iii), by adding at the end the
following new clause:
``(iv) A grant under subparagraph (A)(ii) shall be awarded
for 5 years, and the Director may extend such a grant for up to
2 additional 3 year periods.'';
(7) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``under this
paragraph'' both places it appears and inserting ``under
subparagraph (A)(i)'';
(8) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as subparagraph (J);
and
(9) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following new
subparagraphs:
``(F) Grants awarded under subparagraph (A)(ii) shall be
carried out by a department or departments of science,
mathematics, or engineering at institutions of higher education
(or a consortia thereof), which may partner with education
faculty. Applications for awards under subparagraph (A)(ii)
shall be submitted to the Director at such time, in such
manner, and containing such information as the Director may
require. At a minimum, the application shall include--
``(i) a description of the activities to be carried
out by the Center;
``(ii) a plan for disseminating programs related to
the activities carried out by the Center to faculty at
the grantee institution and at other institutions;
``(iii) an estimate of the number of faculty,
graduate students (if any), and undergraduate students
who will be affected by the activities carried out by
the Center; and
``(iv) a plan for assessing the effectiveness of
the Center at accomplishing the goals described in
subparagraph (A)(ii).
``(G) In evaluating the applications submitted under
subparagraph (F), the Director shall consider, at a minimum--
``(i) the ability of the applicant to effectively
carry out the proposed activities, including the
dissemination activities described in subparagraph
(C)(ii)(IV); and
``(ii) the extent to which the faculty, staff, and
administrators of the applicant institution are
committed to improving undergraduate science,
mathematics, and engineering education.
``(H) In awarding grants under subparagraph (A)(ii), the
Director shall endeavor to ensure that a wide variety of
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields and
types of institutions of higher education, including 2-year
colleges, are covered, and that--
``(i) at least 1 Center is housed at a Doctoral/
Research University as defined by the Carnegie
Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching; and
``(ii) at least 1 Center is focused on improving
undergraduate education in an interdisciplinary area.
``(I) The Director shall convene an annual meeting of the
awardees under this paragraph to foster collaboration and to
disseminate the results of the Centers and the other activities
funded under this paragraph.''.
(b) Report on Data Collection.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall transmit to Congress
a report on how the Director is determining whether current grant
recipients in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
Talent Expansion Program are making satisfactory progress as required
by section 8(7)(D)(ii) of the National Science Foundation Authorization
Act of 2002 and what funding actions have been taken as a result of the
Director's determinations.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the National Science Foundation for the program
described in paragraph (7) of section 8 of the National Science
Foundation Authorization Act of 2002--
(1) $44,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, of which $4,000,000
shall be for the grants described in subparagraph (A)(ii) of
that paragraph;
(2) $55,000,000 for fiscal year 2009, of which $10,000,000
shall be for the grants described in subparagraph (A)(ii) of
that paragraph;
(3) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, of which $10,000,000
shall be for the grants described in subparagraph (A)(ii) of
that paragraph;
(4) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2011, of which $10,000,000
shall be for the grants described in subparagraph (A)(ii) of
that paragraph; and
(5) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2012, of which $10,000,000
shall be for the grants described in subparagraph (A)(ii) of
that paragraph.
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