Sec. 403. Education and outreach

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The National Institutes of Standards and Technology Act ( 15 U.S.C. 271 et seq. ) is amended— by striking section 18 ( 15 U.S.C. 278g–1 ); by striking section 19 ( 15 U.S.C. 278g–2 ); by striking section 19A ( 15 U.S.C. 278g–2a ); and by inserting after section 17 ( 15 U.S.C. 278g ) the following: The Director, in furthering the Institute’s mission, is authorized to expend appropriated funds to support, promote, and coordinate education and outreach efforts to enhance the awareness and understanding of measurement sciences, standards, and technology among the general public, industry, and academia.

In evaluating an application for any fellowship under this section, the Director shall consider the goal of promoting the participation of underrepresented minorities in research areas supported by the Institute. The Director is authorized to expend funds appropriated for activities of the Institute in any fiscal year, as the Director considers necessary, for awards of research fellowships and other financial and logistical assistance to— students at institutions of higher education within the United States who show promise as present or future contributors to the mission of the Institute; and U.S. citizens for research and technical activities of the Institute, including programs.

The Director shall select recipients for fellowships and assistance based on the potential recipient’s ability to complete the proposed work and on the relevance of the proposed work to the mission and programs of the Institute. In this subsection: The term institution of higher education has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). The term other financial and logistical assistance includes— direct stipend awards; and notwithstanding section 1345 of title 31, United States Code or any other contrary provision of law, temporary housing and transportation to and from the Institute facilities.

To promote the development of a robust research community working at the leading edge of manufacturing sciences, the Director shall establish a program to award— postdoctoral research fellowships at the Institute for research activities related to manufacturing sciences; and senior research fellowships to established researchers in industry or at institutions of higher education who wish to pursue studies related to the manufacturing sciences at the Institute. To be eligible for an award under this subsection, an individual shall submit an application to the Director at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Director may require.

The Director shall provide stipends for postdoctoral research fellowships at a level consistent with the postdoctoral research fellowship program under subsection (e), and senior research fellowships at levels consistent with support for a faculty member in a sabbatical position. The Director, in consultation with the National Academy of Sciences, shall establish and conduct a postdoctoral fellowship program. The postdoctoral fellowship program shall include not less than 20 new fellows per fiscal year.

The Director shall establish within the Institute a teacher science and technology enhancement program to provide for professional development of STEM teachers at elementary, middle, and secondary schools (as those terms are defined by the Director), including helping to increase the teachers' understanding of STEM and the impacts of STEM on commerce. In carrying out the program under this subsection, the Director shall focus on the following areas: Scientific measurements. Tests and standards development.

Industrial competitiveness and quality. Manufacturing. Engineering design. Technology transfer. Any other area of expertise of the Institute that the Director considers appropriate. The Director shall develop and issue procedures and selection criteria for participants in the program under this subsection. The Director shall give special consideration to an application from a teacher from a high-need school (as defined in section 200 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1021 )).

The program under this subsection shall be conducted on an annual basis during the period of time when a majority of elementary, middle, and secondary schools have not commenced a school year, such as the months of June, July, or August. The program under this subsection shall— provide for teachers' participation in activities at the laboratory facilities of the Institute; or utilize other means of accomplishing the goals of the program, as the Director considers appropriate, such as the Internet, video conferencing and recording, and workshops and conferences. .

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