#aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4
 #ejca  ,,an ,,act  ,to def9e ,,/em     
education to include comput] sci5ce1 &  
to support exi/+ ,,/em education        
programs at ! ,national ,sci5ce         
,f\ndation4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act  
may be cit$ z ! ,,/em ,education ,act ( 
#bjad4  #b4 ,def9ition ( ,,/em education
 ,= purposes ( c>ry+ out ,,/em education
 activities at ! ,national ,sci5ce      
,f\ndation1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy1 !     
,national ,a]onautics & ,space          
,adm9i/ration1 ! ,national ,oceanic &   
,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration1 ! ,national  
,in/itute ( ,/&>ds & ,te*nology1 & !    
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy1 ! t]m 
,,/em education means education 9 !     
subjects ( sci5ce1 te*nology1 eng9e]+1 &
 ma!matics1 includ+ o!r academic        
subjects t build on ^! discipl9es su* z 
comput] sci5ce4  #c4 ,in=mal ,,/em      
education  7a7 ,grants ,! ,director ( ! 
,national ,sci5ce ,f\ndation1 ?r\gh !   
,directorate = ,education & ,human      
,res\rces1 %all cont9ue to aw>d         

competitive1 m]it-review$ grants to     
support--  7#a7 rese>* & developm5t (   
innovative out-(-s*ool ,,/em le>n+ &    
em]g+ ,,/em le>n+ environm5ts 9 ord] to 
improve ,,/em le>n+ outcomes & engagem5t
 9 ,,/em2 &  7#b7 rese>* t advances !   
field ( in=mal ,,/em education4  7b7    
,uses ( funds ,activities support$ by   
grants "u ?is section may encompass a   
s+le ,,/em discipl9e1 multiple ,,/em    
discipl9es1 or integrative ,,/em        
initiatives & %all include--  7#a7      
rese>* & developm5t t improves our      
und]/&+ ( le>n+ & engagem5t 9 in=mal    
environm5ts1 includ+ ! role ( in=mal    
environm5ts 9 broad5+ p>ticipation 9    
,,/em2 &  7#b7 design & te/+ (          
innovative ,,/em le>n+ models1 programs1
 & o!r res\rces = in=mal le>n+          
environm5ts to improve ,,/em le>n+      
outcomes & increase engagem5t = ,k-#ab  
/ud5ts1 ,k-#ab tea*]s1 & ! g5]al public1
 includ+ design & te/+ ( ! scalability (
 models1 programs1 & o!r res\rces4  #d4 
,noyce s*ol>%ip program am5dm5ts  7a7   

,am5dm5ts ,section #aj;,a ( ! ,national 
,sci5ce ,f\ndation ,au?orization ,act ( 
#bjjb 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahfbn-#a;a7 is    
am5d$--  7#a7 9 subsection 7a77#b77;,b71
 by ins]t+ or ba*elor's aft] ma/]'s2    
7#b7 9 subsection 7c7--  7,a7 by /rik+ &
 at ! end ( p>agraph 7#b77;,b72  7,b7 9 
p>agraph 7#c7--  7i7 by ins]t+ = tea*]s 
) ma/]'s degrees 9 _! field aft] ,tea*+ 
,fell[%ips2 &  7ii7 by /rik+ ! p]iod at 
! end ( subp>agraph 7,b7 & ins]t+ 2 &2 &
  7,c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new    
p>agraph3  7#d7 9 ! case ( ,national    
,sci5ce ,f\ndation ,ma/] ,tea*+         
,fell[%ips = tea*]s ) ba*elor's degrees 
9 _! field & work+ t[>d a ma/]'s        
degree--  7,a7 (f]+ academic c\rses     
lead+ to a ma/]'s degree & lead]%ip     
tra9+ to prep>e individuals to become   
ma/] tea*]s 9 elem5t>y & second>y       
s*ools2 &  7,b7 (f]+ programs bo? dur+ &
 aft] matriculation 9 ! program = :i* ! 
fell[%ip is receiv$ to enable fell[s to 
become highly effective ma!matics &     
sci5ce tea*]s1 includ+ m5tor+1 tra9+1   

induction1 & pr(essional developm5t     
activities1 to fulfill ! s]vice         
requirem5ts ( ?is section1 includ+ !    
requirem5ts ( subsection 7e71 & to      
ex*ange ideas ) o!rs 9 _! fields4  2    
7#c7 9 subsection 7e71 by /rik+         
subsection 7g7 & ins]t+ subsection 7h72 
7#d7 by r$esignat+ subsections 7g7 ?r\gh
 7i7 z subsections 7h7 ?r\gh 7j71       
respectively2 &  7#e7 by ins]t+ aft]    
subsection 7f7 ! foll[+ new subsection3 
7g7 ,support = ,ma/] ,tea*+ ,fell[s :ile
 enroll$ 9 a ma/]'s degree program ,a   
,national ,sci5ce ,f\ndation ,ma/]      
,tea*] ,fell[ may receive a maximum ( #a
 ye> ( fell[%ip support :ile enroll$ 9 a
 ma/]'s degree program z describ$ 9     
subsection 7c77#d77;,a71 except t if su*
 fell[ is enroll$ 9 a "p-"t program1 su*
 am\nt %all be prorat$ accord+ to ! l5g?
 ( ! program4  4  7b7 ,def9ition        
,section #aj7;i77#e7 ( ! ,national      
,sci5ce ,f\ndation ,au?orization ,act ( 
#bjjb 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahfbn-#a7;i77#e77 
is am5d$ by ins]t+ comput] sci5ce1 aft] 

means a sci5ce14  ,pass$ ! ,h\se (      
,repres5tatives ,july #ad1 #bjad4;,cl]k4