Sec. 3. Office of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education within the Department of Education
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Section 202 of the Department of Education Organization Act ( 20 U.S.C. 3412 ) is amended in subsection (b)(1)— in subparagraph
(E)by striking and at the end; by redesignating subparagraph
(F)as (G); and by inserting after subparagraph
(E)the following: an Assistant Secretary for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education (in this Act referred to as the Assistant Secretary for STEM Education ); and . Title II of the Department of Education Organization Act ( 20 U.S.C. 3411 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: There shall be in the Department of Education an Office of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education (in this section referred to as the Office of STEM Education ), to be administered by the Assistant Secretary for STEM Education appointed under section 202(b). The Assistant Secretary of STEM Education, acting through the Office, shall serve as the principal advisor to the Secretary on matters affecting science, technology, engineering, and math education, and shall administer such functions representing STEM education, including the coordination of STEM activities and programs across Federal agencies. The Assistant Secretary for STEM Education shall conduct an independent evaluation, through grant or by contract, of the STEM education programs administered by the Department, at least every 5 years, which shall include— conducting an assessment of STEM education activities within the Department by using the evaluations and reports of these programs to determine these programs’ impact on— the quantity of students taking advanced placement in STEM areas and seeking STEM degrees; the quantity of students exposed to STEM content in the hours outside of the regular school day; student academic achievement in mathematics and science; and the increased number of highly qualified STEM teachers, STEM content coaches, and STEM master educators; and the preparation and submission of a report on the results of the evaluation described in paragraph
(1)to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives, and the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives. There are authorized to be appropriated $1,500,000 to carry out this section for fiscal year 2014 and such sums as may be necessary for each fiscal year thereafter. .
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