,i  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #efgi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #g1 #bjaf,mr4   
,ryan ( ,ohio 7= himself & ,mr4 ,re$7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 &     
,te*nology1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee
 on ,education & ! ,work=ce1 = a p]iod  
to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 
9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*         
provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! 
committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
e/abli% a grant program at ! ,national  
,sci5ce ,f\ndation to enc\rage ,/ates & 
local s*ool di/ricts to develop &       
implem5t su/a9able eng9e]+ education    
programs 9 elem5t>y & second>y s*ools1  
?r\gh public-private p>tn]%ips4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,pre-,college ,eng9e]+ ,education ,act4 
#b4 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress makes ! foll[+  
f9d+s3  7#a7 ,accord+ to /udies by !    
,national ,academy ( ,eng9e]+1 !re is a 
widespread int]e/ 9 improv+ sci5ce1     
te*nology1 eng9e]+1 & ma!matics 7,,/em7 

education 9 elem5t>y & second>y s*ools4 
7#b7 ,,/em education is important 9 "p  
because x c develop /ud5t int]e/ &      
aptitude 9 subjects directly relevant to
 ! ,nation's capacity = rese>* &        
innovation4 ,?is capacity is l>gely     
cr$it$ ) support+ ,unit$ ,/ates economic
 heal?1 national security1 & quality (  
life4  7#c7 ,,/em education contributes 
to sci5tific & te*nological lit]acy1    
important attributes = all citiz5s4     
7#d7 ,sci5ce is ! intellectual &        
practical activity encompass+ !         
sy/ematic /udy ( ! /ructure & behavior (
 ! physical & natural _w ?r\gh          
obs]vation & exp]im5t4  7#e7 ,eng9e]+ is
 ! application ( sci5tific & ma!matical 
pr9ciples to innovate1 analyze1 design1 
evaluate1 & manufacture ma*9es1         
processes1 & sy/ems4  7#f7 ,! %>e (     
eng9e]+ education 9 ! ,f$]al ,,/em      
education portfolio1 accord+ to a survey
 by ! ,national ,sci5ce & ,te*nology    
,c\ncil1 is only #j4d p]c5t ( ! ne>ly   
#c1ejj1jjj1jjj annual exp5ditures4  7#g7

 ,available evid5ce sugge/s t           
pre-college eng9e]+ education c /imulate
 int]e/ & improve le>n+ 9 ma!matics &   
sci5ce z well z improve und]/&+ (       
eng9e]+ & te*nology4  7#h7 ,eng9e]+     
education is a vital compon5t 9 atta9+  
lic5sure z a pr(essional eng9e] t       
requires rigor\s education1 tra9+1      
exp]i5ce1 & cont9u+ education4  7#i7    
,accord+ to ! ,national ,academy (      
,eng9e]+ !re is relatively limit$       
exp]i5ce ) eng9e]+ education 9 elem5t>y 
& second>y s*ools4  7#aj7 ,"s ,/ates h  
includ$ eng9e]+ 9 _! sci5ce or te*nology
 & vocational /&>ds1 & _m s*ool di/ricts
 provide in=mal or aft]-s*ool eng9e]+   
education4  7#aa7 ,! ,next ,g5]ation    
,sci5ce ,/&>ds develop$ by a consortium 
( ,/ates1 ! ,national ,sci5ce ,tea*]s   
,association1 ! ,am]ican ,association = 
! ,advancem5t ( ,sci5ce1 ! ,national    
,rese>* ,c\ncil1 & ,a*ieve has id5tifi$ 
cont5t & sci5ce & eng9e]+ practices t   
all /ud5ts %\ld le>n f k9d]g>t5 to high 
s*ool graduation4 ,/ates & local        

di/ricts w h ! responsibility = provid+ 
m detail$ guidance to classroom tea*]s  
to help /ud5ts le>n ! key ideas 9 !     
/&>ds4  7#ab7 ,accord+ to ! ,national   
,academy ( ,eng9e]+ !re is n at pres5t a
 critical mass ( tea*]s qualifi$ to     
deliv] eng9e]+ in/ruction4  7#ac7 ,x is 
imp]ative t tea*]s h relevant           
pr(essional tra9+ t coord9ates concepts 
9 eng9e]+ ) ! div]se le>n+ /yles (      
/ud5ts4  #c4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3   
7#a7 ,director ,! t]m ,director means ! 
,director ( ! ,national ,sci5ce         
,f\ndation4  7#b7 ,elem5t>y s*ool ,! t]m
 elem5t>y s*ool has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m  
by section #haja ( ! ,elem5t>y &        
,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74  7#c7 ,in/itution (   
high] education ,! t]m in/itution (     
high] education has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m  
by section #aja7;a7 ( ! ,high]          
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajja7;a774  7#d7 ,local educational    
ag5cy ,! t]m local educational ag5cy has
 ! mean+ giv5 t t]m by section #haja ( !

 ,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act (
 #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74  7#e7     
,second>y s*ool ,! t]m second>y s*ool   
has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m by section #haja 
( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education    
,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74     
7#f7 ,,/em education ,! t]m ,,/em       
education has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9      
section #b ( ! ,,/em ,education ,act (  
#bjae 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ffba note74  #d4  
,grant program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!         
,director %all e/abli% a grant program  
to enc\rage ,/ates & local educational  
ag5cies to develop & implem5t su/a9able 
eng9e]+ education programs 9 elem5t>y & 
second>y s*ools ?r\gh public-private    
p>tn]%ips to--  7#a7 conduct rese>*1    
review1 & analyze ! effectiv5ess ( exi/+
 =mal & in=mal rese>*-bas$ in/ructional 
mat]ials2  7#b7 select or develop new   
rese>*-bas$ in/ructional mat]ials2  7#c7
 tea* /ud5ts ! ov]all analytical approa*
 us$ 9 eng9e]+ to prep>e !m to deal )   
complex te*nical & non-te*nical problems
 & issues2  7#d7 prep>e /ud5ts :o may   

ent] ,,/em-relat$ c>e]s2  7#e7 prep>e   
/ud5ts :o may pursue eng9e]+ /udies 9   
college2  7#f7 increase p>ticipation (  
und]repres5t$ /ud5t gr\ps 9 ! eng9e]+   
pipel9e2 &  7#g7 provide pr(essional    
developm5t = pre-s]vice & 9-s]vice      
tea*]s to tea* pre-college eng9e]+4  7b7
 ,eligible recipi5ts ,grants "u ?is     
section %all be provid$ to an in/itution
 ( high] education1 ) at lea/ two       
co-pr9cipal inve/igators1 "o f ! college
 ( eng9e]+ & "o f ! college ( education1
 except t if ! in/itution does n h      
colleges ( bo? eng9e]+ & education1     
faculty f a college ( education or      
eng9e]+ f ano!r in/itution 9 ! area (   
jurisdiction ( ! same local educational 
ag5cy or ! same ,/ate may p>ticipate z a
 co-pr9cipal inve/igator4  7c7          
,consortia ,public private p>tn]%ips    
%all be e/abli%$ = program coord9ation1 
consi/+ (1 b n limit$ to--  7#a7 an     
in/itution or in/itutions ( high]       
education describ$ 9 subsection 7b72    
7#b7 "o or m local educational ag5cies 9

 ! same ,/ate z ! in/itution or         
in/itutions describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 ) 
p>ticipation by at lea/ ?ree elem5t>y or
 second>y s*ools2 &  7#c7 "o or m       
private sector or gov]nm5t organizations
 9 ! same ,/ate t employ "o or m        
eng9e]s4  7d7 ,grants  7#a7 ,duration2  
di/ribution ,grants "u ?is section %all 
be aw>d$ 9 am\nts suffici5t to cov] a   
p]iod ( f\r ye>s4  7#b7 ,fir/ #b-ye>    
p]iod  7,a7 ,grant activities ,! fir/   
two ye>s ( fund+ provid$ "u a grant %all
 be us$ = ! selection1 developm5t1 or   
bo? ( rese>*-bas$ & evid5c$-bas$--  7i7 
eng9e]+ in/ructional mat]ials t respond 
to local ne$s2 &  7ii7 pr(essional tra9+
 & me?odologies guidel9es = tea*]s      
associat$ ) eng9e]+ concepts &          
approa*es4  7,b7 ,nature ( mat]ials     
,in/ructional mat]ials develop$ pursuant
 to subp>agraph 7,a77i7 %all-- 7i7      
emphasize--  7,i7 eng9e]+ fundam5tals & 
concepts2  7,,ii7 eng9e]+ design1       
manufactur+1 & te/+2 &  7,,iii7 ess5tial
 skills su* z sy/ems ?9k+1 creativity1  

teamwork1 communication1 & e?ical       
consid]ations2  7ii7 be design$ to      
introduce /ud5ts to mod]n eng9e]+ tools 
su* z comput]-aid$ design1 comput]-aid$ 
manufactur+1 /ati/ical analysis1 codes &
 /&>ds1 human factors1 & reliability    
analysis2  7iii7 provide in=mation =    
tea*]s on sci5ce inquiry activities     
relat$ to eng9e]+2 &  7iv7 be align$ ) &
 integrat$ into relevant sci5ce1        
eng9e]+1 & ma!matics /&>ds t may exi/ 9 
! ,/ate or may be develop$4  7#c7       
,second #b-ye> p]iod  7,a7 ,pilot       
in/ructional program ,! ?ird ye> ( fund+
 provid$ "u a grant %all be us$ = !     
implem5tation 9 "o elem5t>y or second>y 
s*ool ( an eng9e]+ education program--  
7i7 bas$ on ! in/ructional mat]ials     
select$ or develop$ "u p>agraph 7#b72 & 
7ii7 us+ eng9e]+ /ud5ts & pre-s]vice    
tea*]s f ! in/itution or in/itutions    
describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 z m5tors = !  
elem5t>y or second>y s*ool /ud5ts4  7,b7
 ,exp&$ in/ructional program ,! f\r? ye>
 ( fund+ provid$ "u a grant %all be us$ 

= ! implem5tation ( ! eng9e]+           
in/ructional education program 9 !      
rema9+ elem5t>y or second>y s*ools      
describ$ 9 subsection 7c77#b71 z revis$ 
bas$ on evaluation ( ! ?ird ye>         
exp]i5ce4  7e7 ,applications  7#a7      
,requir$ commitm5ts ,an application = a 
grant "u ?is section %all demon/rate    
/rong long-t]m commitm5t = ! propos$    
program f--  7,a7 ! in/itution or       
in/itutions describ$ 9 subsection 7b71  
?r\gh-- 7i7 provid+ laboratory &        
in/ructional space2  7ii7 e/abli%+ ongo+
 pr(essional tra9+ programs = pre-s]vice
 & 9-s]vice tea*]s & tea*]s 9-resid5ce2 
&  7iii7 collaboration ) ! local        
educational ag5cy or ag5cies describ$ 9 
subsection 7c77#b71 private sector or   
gov]nm5t organizations describ$ 9       
subsection 7c77#c71 & nonpr(it          
educational ent]prises1 z appropriate2  
7,b7 ! local educational ag5cy describ$ 
9 subsection 7c77#b7 & ! ,/ate1 includ+ 
commitm5ts-- 7i7 to provide total fund+ 
to ! in/itution or in/itutions ( high]  

education describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 or !
 elem5t>y or second>y s*ools describ$ 9 
subsection 7c77#b71 or bo?1 collectively
 ) organizations describ$ 9 subp>agraph 
7,c77i71 at lea/ z great z t provid$ by 
! grant aw>d$ "u ?is section2  7ii7 to  
support cont9uance or expansion ( !     
eng9e]+ education program aft] !        
expiration ( grant fund+ "u ?is section1
 ) ! goal ( (f]+ eng9e]+ education 9 all
 elem5t>y & second>y s*ools "u !        
jurisdiction ( ! local educational ag5cy
 or ag5cies2 &  7iii7 = cont9u+         
collaboration ) ! in/itution or         
in/itutions describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 & 
private sector or gov]nm5t organizations
 describ$ 9 subsection 7c77#c72 &  7,c7 
private sector or gov]nm5t organizations
 ?r\gh-- 7i7 f9ancial support to !      
in/itution or in/itutions ( high]       
education describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 or !
 elem5t>y or second>y s*ools describ$ 9 
subsection 7c77#b72  7ii7 p>ticipation (
 p]sonnel 9 ! developm5t & implem5tation
 ( ! program2  7iii7 provision (        

exp]tise1 equipm5t1 & mat]ials2  7iv7   
provisions ( guidance on in/ructional   
mat]ials & ne$$ supplies & equipm5t2 or 
7v7 o!r support4  7#b7 ,selection ,a    
suffici5t numb] ( new grants %all be    
made 9 ea* fiscal ye>1 subject to !     
availability ( appropriations to a*ieve 
a measurable impact4  7f7 ,au?orization 
( appropriations ,no additional funds   
are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry  
out ?is ,act4 ,?is ,act %all be c>ri$   
out us+ am\nts o!rwise made available = 
su* purposes4  #e4 ,/udy ,n lat] ?an #e 
ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 
! ,director %all ent] into an arrangem5t
 ) ! ,national ,academy ( ,eng9e]+ = a  
/udy to--  7#a7 conduct a =mal review ( 
! activities "u ?is ,act & analyze !    
ext5t to :i* su* activities w *ange !   
quality1 scale1 equity1 & impact (      
pre-college eng9e]+ education1          
specifically tak+ into acc\nt h[ !      
developm5t ( tea*+ guidel9es &          
in/ructional mat]ials "u ?is ,act c\ld  
contribute to su* *ange2  7#b7 b5*m>k ! 

results ) relevant rec5t /udies conduct$
 by cognizant organizations & !         
,national ,academy ( ,eng9e]+2 &  7#c7  
recomm5d if revisions to ! program      
e/abli%$ "u ?is ,act are ne$$ to e/abli%
 eng9e]+ education 9 all second>y s*ools
 across ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  #f4 ,annual   
report to ,congress ,n lat] ?an #e ye>s 
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 &    
annually !reaft]1 ! ,director %all      
provide a report to ,congress on        
activities & results "u ?is ,act4 ,su*  
reports %all describe--  7#a7 ! total   
numb] ( grant applications receiv$ 9 ea*
 ye>2  7#b7 ! numb] & geographic        
di/ribution ( ! grants ea* ye> & 9      
total2  7#c7 p>ticipation ( m9ority-s]v+
 in/itutions ( high] education su* z    
hi/orically black colleges & univ]sities
 & ,hispanic-s]v+ in/itutions2  7#d7    
p>ticipation ( und]repres5t$ /ud5t      
gr\ps2  7#e7 plans = collaboration among
 grantees2  7#f7 ov]all program outcomes
 & issues ( conc]n2 &  7#g7             
recomm5dations = program revisions to   

a*ieve ! desir$ program outcome4