,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ccbe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #bc1 #bjac,mr4
 ,honda 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 
& ,mr4 ,holt7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,education & ! ,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
aw>d grants to improve equality ( access
 to te*nology-enabl$ education          
innovations & und]/&+ ( h[ p>tn]%ips (  
educational ag5cies & rese>* in/itutions
 design & implem5t su* innovations 9    
ways t improve /ud5t outcomes1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title & table (    
cont5ts  7a7 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may  
be cit$ z ! ,te*nology-,enabl$          
,education ,innovation ,p>tn]%ip ,act4  
7b7 ,table ( cont5ts ,! table ( cont5ts 
( ?is ,act is z foll[s3 ,sec4 #a4 ,%ort 
title & table ( cont5ts4,sec4 #b4 ,f9d+s
 & purposes4,sec4 #c4 ,def9itions4,title
 ,i--,te*nology-enabl$ education        
innovation p>tn]%ip program4,sec4 #aja4 
,grants4,sec4 #ajb4 ,report &           
evaluation4,sec4 #ajc4 ,national        

te*nology activities4,title             
,,ii--,te*nology innovation rese>*      
c5t]s4,sec4 #bja4 ,e/abli%m5t ( a       
,te*nology ,innovation ,p>tn]%ip        
,coord9at+ ,c5t]4,sec4 #bjb4 ,e/abli%m5t
 ( ,advanc$ ,le>n+ ,te*nology ,rese>* & 
,developm5t ,c5t]s4,title               
,,iii--,availability ( funds,sec4 #cja4 
,availability ( funds4  #b4 ,f9d+s &    
purposes  7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !   
foll[+3 7#a7 ,te*nology & ! ,int]net h  
trans=m$ ne>ly e aspect ( bo? ! global  
economy & our daily lives4 ,9 a         
te*nology-ri* _w1 no am\nt ( memoriz+   
in=mation w make a /ud5t competitive 9 !
 global labor m>ket4 ,am]ica ne$s an    
education sy/em t supports /ud5ts f all 
walks ( life 9 becom+ inquisitive1      
res\rceful ?9k]s :o use te*nology to    
pursue k1 collaborate across geographic 
& cultural b\nd>ies1 acquire new skills1
 & solve complex problems4  7#b7        
,equality & equity ( access is m ?an    
access to ! same h>dw>e1 s(tw>e1 &      
broadb& connections4 ,x includes access 

to ! be/ digital le>n+ res\rces & access
 to tea*]s :o "k h[ to or*e/rate ! use (
 ^! res\rces 9 ways t inspire /ud5ts &  
produce bett] le>n+ outcomes4  7#c7     
,te*nology by itself w n improve /ud5t  
outcomes4 ,:at is ne$$ are c>efully     
design$ innovations t include n j       
te*nology b also good le>n+ cont5t1     
effective in/ructional /rategies1       
supports = tea*]s & s*ool sy/ems figur+ 
out h[ to use ! new approa*1 & !        
capacity to collect1 analyze & reflect  
on data t w %[ :e!r or n ! innovation is
 hav+ ! int5d$ effects4  7#d7 ,effective
 le>n+ te*nology implem5tations address+
 ! *all5g+ aspects ( language arts1     
ma!matics & sci5ce t all /ud5ts are     
expect$ to ma/]4 ,?is w require         
p>tn]%ips among education ag5cies1      
education rese>*]s1 & te*nology         
develop]s ) ! common goal ( h>ness+     
te*nology to provide opportunities =    
deep] le>n+ to /ud5ts :o w\ld n o!rwise 
exp]i5ce !m4  7b7 ,purposes ,! purpose (
 ?is ,act is to-- 7#a7 accel]ate !      

developm5t ( te*nology-support$         
innovations t improve /ud5t le>n+ &     
educational atta9m5t2 &  7#b7 promote ! 
use ( te*nology-support$ innovations t  
improve /ud5t outcomes 9 classrooms s]v+
 high-ne$ /ud5ts4  #c4 ,def9itions ,9   
?is ,act3 7#a7 ,,esea t]ms ,! t]ms local
 educational ag5cy1 pr(essional         
developm5t1 & ,/ate educational ag5cy h 
! mean+s giv5 ! t]ms 9 section #iaja ( !
 ,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act (
 #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74  7#b7     
,eligible p>tn]%ip ,! t]m eligible      
p>tn]%ip means a p>tn]%ip t-- 7,a7 %all 
include-- 7i7 n less ?an "o-- 7,i7 ,/ate
 educational ag5cy2 or  7,,ii7 local    
educational ag5cy2 &  7ii7 n less ?an "o
 rese>* & evaluation p>tn]1 2 &  7,b7   
may include o!r necess>y p>tn]          
organizations1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y 
7act+ ?r\gh ! ,(fice ( ,innovation &    
,improvem5t71 includ+ te*nology         
develop]s or v5dors1 te*nical assi/ance 
provid]s1 & education associations4     
7#c7 ,high-ne$ /ud5t ,! t]m high-ne$    

/ud5t means-- 7,a7 a /ud5t f a family   
liv+ bel[ ! pov]ty level = ! mo/ rec5t  
fiscal ye> = :i* satisfactory data are  
available2  7,b7 ,engli% language       
le>n]s2 &  7,c7 /ud5ts ) disabilities4  
7#d7 ,in/itution ( high] education ,!   
t]m in/itution ( high] education has !  
mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #aja7;a7 ( ! 
,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj     
,u4,s4,c4 #ajja7;a774  7#e7             
,meta-analysis ,! t]m meta-analysis     
means a /ati/ical te*nique = comb9+ !   
results ( multiple indep5d5t /udies ( ! 
same or simil> ph5om5a 9 ord] to provide
 a m precise e/imate ( ! treatm5t       
effect4  7#f7 ,rese>* & evaluation      
collaborator ,! t]m rese>* & evaluation 
collaborator means z an in/itution (    
high] education1 a nonpr(it rese>*      
organization1 or an e/abli%$ evaluator (
 educational programs t-- 7,a7 is n a   
memb] ( an eligible p>tn]%ip2  7,b7 is  
indep5d5t ( a ,/ate educational ag5cy2 &
  7,c7 has demon/rat$ capacity to-- 7i7 
conduct valid & objective social sci5ce 

rese>* on ! relation%ip betwe5          
te*nology-enabl$ education innovation   
programs & outcomes1 m$iat$ by qualities
 ( implem5tation2 &  7ii7 provide timely
 empirical fe$back t contributes to     
improv+ te*nology-enabl$ education      
innovation4  7#g7 ,rese>* & evaluation  
p>tn] ,! t]m rese>* & evaluation p>tn]  
means an in/itution ( high] education or
 a nonpr(it rese>* organization 9 an    
eligible p>tn]%ip t is responsible =--  
7,a7 design+ & conduct+ an evaluation ( 
! ext5t to :i* ! p>tn]%ip's innovation  
leads to bett] outcomes = /ud5ts2 &     
7,b7 rese>*+ ! way 9 :i* ! innovation is
 implem5t$ 9 diff]5t sett+s & ) diff]5t 
k9ds ( /ud5ts1 & ! relation%ip betwe5   
implem5tation practices & diff]5ces 9   
/ud5t outcomes4  7#h7 ,secret>y ,! t]m  
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (           
,education4  7#i7 ,te*nology-enabl$     
education innovation program ,! t]m     
te*nology-enabl$ education innovation   
program means an educational int]v5tion 
t-- 7,a7 employs in=mation te*nology1   

be/ available k ab\t h[ p le>n1 & an    
und]/&+ ( h[ programs are implem5t$ 9   
education sett+s2 &  7,b7 may be        
implem5t$ at scale ) reasonable co/s1 ) 
! ratio ( expect$ b5efits to co/s be+   
significantly sup]ior to t = exi/+      
approa*es4  ,i ,te*nology-enabl$        
education innovation p>tn]%ip program4  
#aja4 ,grants  7a7 ,program au?orization
 ,f ! am\nts appropriat$ "u section #ajc
 aft] mak+ a res]vation "u subsection   
7b7 ( su* section1 ! ,secret>y (        
,education is au?oriz$ to aw>d grants1  
on a competitive basis1 to eligible     
p>tn]%ips to design1 implem5t1 ref9e1 & 
scale te*nology-enabl$ education        
innovation programs4  7b7 ,application  
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,an eligible p>tn]%ip     
desir+ a grant "u ?is section %all      
submit an application to ! ,secret>y at 
su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 & accompani$ by su*
 in=mation z ! ,secret>y may require4   
7#b7 ,application cont5ts ,an           
application describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71   
%all1 at a m9imum-- 7,a7 include a      

description ( h[ ! eligible p>tn]%ip    
proposes to use ! grant funds to        
implem5t a te*nology-enabl$ education   
innovation program2  7,b7 li/ !         
objectives ( ! te*nology-enabl$         
education innovation program2  7,c7     
provide a budget = ! use ( ! grant      
funds2  7,d7 describe ! evaluation plan 
& assessm5t measures = !                
te*nology-enabl$ education innovation   
program2 &  7,e7 provide su* additional 
assurances & in=mation z ! ,secret>y    
det]m9es to be necess>y4  7c7 ,aw>ds    
7#a7 ,m9imum & ,maximum ,grant ,am\nt ,a
 grant aw>d$ "u ?is section %all be n   
less ?an #cjj1jjj & n great] ?an        
#a1jjj1jjj = ea* fiscal ye>4  7#b7      
,duration ,a grant "u ?is section %all  
be aw>d$ = a p]iod ( #c ye>s4  7#c7     
,ext5sion  7,a7 ,duration & am\nt ,a    
grant aw>d$ "u ?is section may be ext5d$
 = an additional #b ye>s 9 an am\nt     
det]m9$ appropriate by ! ,secret>y4     
7,b7 ,progress & pe] review ,an ext5sion
 ( a grant aw>d$ to an eligible p>tn]%ip

 "u ?is section %all be cont+5t ^u      
evid5ce ( progress & capacity = scal+ ! 
te*nology-enabl$ education innovation   
program c>ri$ out by ! p>tn]%ip ) !     
grant funds1 z det]m9$ by a pe] review  
process conduct$ by ! ,secret>y4  7d7   
,pref]5ce po9ts = mat*+ funds ,!        
,secret>y may aw>d up to #aj p]c5t 9    
competitive pref]5ce po9ts to an        
eligible p>tn]%ip 9 :i* ! ,/ate         
educational ag5cy or local educational  
ag5cy p>tn] provides #aj p]c5t or m     
mat*+ funds to cov] ! co/ ( ! activities
 fund$ by a grant aw>d$ "u ?is section4 
7e7 ,requir$ use ( funds ,an eligible   
p>tn]%ip t is aw>d$ a grant "u ?is      
section %all use su* grant to c>ry out a
 te*nology-enabl$ education innovation  
program-- 7#a7 "u :i* #ge p]c5t or m (  
/ud5ts tak+ "p 9 su* program att5d a    
s*ool 9 :i* #ej p]c5t or m ( ! /ud5t    
body is eligible = free or r$uc$-price  
lun*es 7"u ! ,ri*>d ,b4 ,russell        
,national ,s*ool ,lun* ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #agfa772 &  7#b7 t at a       

m9imum-- 7,a7 uses te*nology to address 
curriculum cont5t & in/ructional        
/rategies t support sci5ce1 language    
arts1 or ma!matics1 9 accordance ) c>e] 
& college ready /&>ds & #ba/ c5tury     
skills2  7,b7 demon/rates t suffici5t   
te*nological infra/ructure 7:i* may     
include connectivity1 end us] devices1  
s]v]s1 p]iph]als1 or o!r te*nology      
directly relat$ to ! te*nology-enabl$   
innovation7 is1 or w be1 available 9 !  
s*ools p>ticipat+ 9 ! p>tn]%ip grant to 
implem5t ! innovation program           
successfully2  7,c7 measures /ud5t le>n+
 outcomes align$ to ! objectives ( su*  
innovation program2 &  7,d7 provides    
tea*]s ) pr(essional developm5t to      
increase _! k & skill relat$ to         
educational cont5t1 p$agogical          
te*niques1 & h[ to use te*nology        
effectively 9 support ( le>n+1 :i* w    
enable tea*]s to h ! skills & k to      
implem5t ! innovation program's         
in/ructional /rategies ) ! int5d$ level 
( frequ5cy & ) fidelity to ! le>n+      

pr9ciples on :i* ! innovation is bas$4  
#ajb4 ,report & evaluation  7a7 ,annual 
report requir$ ,an eligible p>tn]%ip    
%all submit an annual report to !       
,secret>y detail+-- 7#a7 all activities 
und]tak5 by ! eligible p>tn]%ip us+     
grant funds2  7#b7 /ud5t le>n+ outcomes2
 &  7#c7 ref9em5ts plann$ = !           
te*nology-enabl$ education innovation   
program bas$ on analysis ( /ud5t le>n+  
outcome data4  7b7 ,indep5d5t evaluation
 ,data us$ 9 ! report %all be ga!r$ &   
evaluat$ by a rese>* & evaluation       
collaborator4  7c7 ,alt]native measures 
7#a7 ,assessm5t ,measures to evaluate "u
 subsection 7b7 ! academic a*ievem5t (  
/ud5ts enroll$ 9 a te*nology-enabl$     
education innovation program may include
 alt]native measures su* z /ud5t        
enrollm5t 9 advanc$ c\rse options1      
consi/5t completion ( homework1 or o!r  
alt]native measures t ! ,secret>y may   
prescribe1 except t if no suitable      
alt]nate measure exi/s to capture       
outcome data ( national significance1 an

 eligible p>tn]%ip may develop a new    
measure4  7#b7 ,reliability ,eligible   
p>tn]%ip %all demon/rate t ! alt]native 
measures ( academic a*ievem5t are       
reliable & valid = ! purpose = :i* su*  
measures are us$4  7d7 ,data sets  7#a7 
,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #c ye>s ( c>ry+ out
 ! innovation program e/abli%$ "u ?is   
section1 an eligible p>tn]%ip %all      
provide a data set conta9+ /ud5t records
 to a ,te*nology-,enabl$ ,education     
,innovation ,p>tn]%ip ,coord9at+ ,c5t]  
e/abli%$ "u section #bja4  7#b7 ,data   
elem5ts ,a data set describ$ 9 p>agraph 
7#a7-- 7,a7 %all conta9-- 7i7 a record )
 an assign$ /ud5t numb] = ea* /ud5t     
p>ticipat+ 9 ! innovation program c>ri$ 
out by ! eligible p>tn]%ip &-- 7,i7     
in=mation suffici5t to det]m9e :i*      
innovations 7 exp]i5c$ by ! /ud5t & to  
analyze ! quantitative education        
outcomes t 7 measur$ = t /ud5t2  7,,ii7 
/ud5t demographic data t w p]mit subgr\p
 analyses1 includ+ by g5d]1 racial or   
e?nic gr\p1 disability /atus1 economic  

disadvantage1 ,engli% language          
pr(ici5cy1 & migrant /atus2 &  7,,iii7  
su* o!r in=mation t ! ,secret>y may     
require bas$ on ! specifications det]m9$
 "u section #bja7;b77#a7 & t is common  
to all te*nology-enabl$ education       
innovation programs2 &  7,b7 may n      
include any p]sonally id5tify+          
in=mation4  #ajc4 ,national te*nology   
activities ,f ! am\nts appropriat$ "u   
section #d to c>ry out ?is title1 !     
,secret>y %all res]ve #e p]c5t = !      
support ( national te*nology activities 
t %>e in=mation across te*nology-enabl$ 
education innovation programs fund$ "u  
?is title1 su* z support = bett]        
dissem9ation ( in=mation across su*     
innovation programs to national         
audi5ces1 by-- 7#a7 conduct+ a /udy (   
new approa*es to us+ te*nology to       
enhance education outcomes z ne$$ to    
support mak+ policy ar\nd educational   
te*nology2  7#b7 dissem9at+ on !        
,int]net = all ,/ate educational ag5cies
 & o!r int]e/$ p>ties f9d+s conc]n+ !   

conditions & practices associat$ ) ! use
 ( te*nology 9 s*ools2 &  7#c7 provid+  
te*nical assi/ance to assi/ ,/ate       
educational ag5cies & local educational 
ag5cies 9 apply+ rese>*-bas$ k to       
implem5t+ te*nology 9 s*ools4  ,,ii     
,te*nology innovation rese>* c5t]s4     
#bja4 ,e/abli%m5t ( a ,te*nology        
,innovation ,p>tn]%ip ,coord9at+ ,c5t]  
7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ( ,c5t] ,! ,secret>y    
%all e/abli% a ,te*nology-,enabl$       
,education ,innovation ,p>tn]%ip        
,coord9at+ ,c5t] = ! purpose ( creat+ & 
promot+ use ( a ,web-accessible ar*ive (
 ! data sets ga!r$ f eligible p>tn]%ips 
"u section #ajb7;d74  7b7 ,requirem5ts  
,! ,secret>y %all direct ! c5t] e/abli%$
 "u subsection 7a7 to-- 7#a7 conv5e a   
panel ( exp]ts 9 le>n+ te*nology1       
educational improvem5t1 & rese>* me?ods 
to specify a set ( common data elem5ts  
requir$ to be submitt$ by eligible      
p>tn]%ips "u section #ajb7;d72  7#b7    
provide te*nical assi/ance to su*       
eligible p>tn]%ips ar\nd data           

submission1 data security1 & privacy    
protection2  7#c7 conduct meta-analyses 
& o!r syn!ses ( ! data produc$ by su*   
eligible p>tn]%ips2 &  7#d7 all[        
indep5d5t rese>*]s access to ! data4    
#bjb4 ,e/abli%m5t ( ,advanc$ ,le>n+     
,te*nology ,rese>* & ,developm5t ,c5t]s 
7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ( c5t]s ,! ,secret>y1 9 
consultation ) ! ,director ( ! ,national
 ,sci5ce ,f\ndation1 %all e/abli% &     
ov]see "o or m advanc$ le>n+ te*nology  
rese>* & developm5t c5t]s to address !  
priorities & gr& *all5ges = le>n+       
te*nology set =? 9 ! #bjaj ,national    
,education ,te*nology ,plan1 ,trans=m+  
,am]ican ,education3 ,le>n+ ,p[]$ by    
,te*nology publi%$ by ! ,(fice (        
,educational ,te*nology ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,education4  7b7 ,requirem5ts ,a c5t]   
e/abli%$ "u subsection 7a71 = ! purpose 
( advanc+ le>n+ te*nology evaluation &  
assessm5t1 %all-- 7#a7 design & validate
 an integrat$ sy/em = design+ &         
implem5t+ valid1 reliable1 &            
co/-effective assessm5ts ( important    

college- & "w-relevant complex skills1  
su* z critical ?9k+1 problem solv+1     
effective communication1 collaboration1 
creativity1 & innovation1 across        
academic discipl9es2  7#b7 design &     
validate an integrat$ approa* = captur+1
 aggregat+1 m9+1 /ud5t le>n+1 & f9ancial
 data1 & %>+ cont5t co/-effectively =   
multiple purposes across multiple le>n+ 
plat=ms & data sy/ems2 &  7#c7 report   
data to ! ,secret>y on ! designs &      
validations c>ri$ out "u p>agraphs 7#a7 
& 7#b7 9 an exp$it$ mann] & make su*    
data publicly available )9 #a ye> (     
c>ry+ out su* designs & validations4    
,,iii ,availability ( funds  #cja4      
,availability ( funds ,= fiscal ye>     
#bjad & = ea* succe$+ fiscal ye> n less 
?an #aj p]c5t ( ! am\nt appropriat$ =   
su* fiscal ye> = ! ,(fice ( ,innovation 
& ,improvem5t ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,education
 %all be available to c>ry out ?is ,act4