#aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #ejca  ,,an ,,act  ,to define ,,stem
 education to include computer science1 
and to support existing ,,stem education
 programs at the ,national ,science     
,foundation4  #a4 ,short title ,this    
,act may be cited as the ,,stem         
,education ,act of #bjad4  #b4          
,definition of ,,stem education ,for    
purposes of carrying out ,,stem         
education activities at the ,national   
,science ,foundation1 the ,department of
 ,energy1 the ,national ,aeronautics and
 ,space ,administration1 the ,national  
,oceanic and ,atmospheric               
,administration1 the ,national          
,institute of ,standards and            
,technology1 and the ,environmental     
,protection ,agency1 the term ,,stem    
education means education in the        
subjects of science1 technology1        
engineering1 and mathematics1 including 
other academic subjects that build on   
these disciplines such as computer      
science4  #c4 ,informal ,,stem education

  7a7 ,grants ,the ,director of the     
,national ,science ,foundation1 through 
the ,directorate for ,education and     
,human ,resources1 shall continue to    
award competitive1 merit-reviewed grants
 to support--  7#a7 research and        
development of innovative out-of-school 
,,stem learning and emerging ,,stem     
learning environments in order to       
improve ,,stem learning outcomes and    
engagement in ,,stem2 and  7#b7 research
 that advances the field of informal    
,,stem education4  7b7 ,uses of funds   
,activities supported by grants under   
this section may encompass a single     
,,stem discipline1 multiple ,,stem      
disciplines1 or integrative ,,stem      
initiatives and shall include--  7#a7   
research and development that improves  
our understanding of learning and       
engagement in informal environments1    
including the role of informal          
environments in broadening participation
 in ,,stem2 and  7#b7 design and testing
 of innovative ,,stem learning models1  

programs1 and other resources for       
informal learning environments to       
improve ,,stem learning outcomes and    
increase engagement for ,k-#ab students1
 ,k-#ab teachers1 and the general       
public1 including design and testing of 
the scalability of models1 programs1 and
 other resources4  #d4 ,noyce           
scholarship program amendments  7a7     
,amendments ,section #aj;,a of the      
,national ,science ,foundation          
,authorization ,act of #bjjb 7#db       
,u4,s4,c4 #ahfbn-#a;a7 is amended--     
7#a7 in subsection 7a77#b77;,b71 by     
inserting or bachelor's after master's2 
7#b7 in subsection 7c7--  7,a7 by       
striking and at the end of paragraph    
7#b77;,b72  7,b7 in paragraph 7#c7--    
7i7 by inserting for teachers with      
master's degrees in their field after   
,teaching ,fellowships2 and  7ii7 by    
striking the period at the end of       
subparagraph 7,b7 and inserting 2 and2  
and  7,c7 by adding at the end the      
following new paragraph3  7#d7 in the   

case of ,national ,science ,foundation  
,master ,teaching ,fellowships for      
teachers with bachelor's degrees in     
their field and working toward a        
master's degree--  7,a7 offering        
academic courses leading to a master's  
degree and leadership training to       
prepare individuals to become master    
teachers in elementary and secondary    
schools2 and  7,b7 offering programs    
both during and after matriculation in  
the program for which the fellowship is 
received to enable fellows to become    
highly effective mathematics and science
 teachers1 including mentoring1         
training1 induction1 and professional   
development activities1 to fulfill the  
service requirements of this section1   
including the requirements of subsection
 7e71 and to exchange ideas with others 
in their fields4  2  7#c7 in subsection 
7e71 by striking subsection 7g7 and     
inserting subsection 7h72  7#d7 by      
redesignating subsections 7g7 through   
7i7 as subsections 7h7 through 7j71     

respectively2 and  7#e7 by inserting    
after subsection 7f7 the following new  
subsection3  7g7 ,support for ,master   
,teaching ,fellows while enrolled in a  
master's degree program ,a ,national    
,science ,foundation ,master ,teacher   
,fellow may receive a maximum of #a year
 of fellowship support while enrolled in
 a master's degree program as described 
in subsection 7c77#d77;,a71 except that 
if such fellow is enrolled in a         
part-time program1 such amount shall be 
prorated according to the length of the 
program4  4  7b7 ,definition ,section   
#aj7;i77#e7 of the ,national ,science   
,foundation ,authorization ,act of #bjjb
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahfbn-#a7;i77#e77 is   
amended by inserting computer science1  
after means a science14  ,passed the    
,house of ,representatives ,july #ad1   
#bjad4;,clerk4