§ 2193b. Improvement of education in technical fields: program for support of elementary and secondary education in science, technology, engineering, art and design, and mathematics
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(a)Authority for Program.— The Secretary of Defense may conduct a science, technology, engineering, art and design, and mathematics education improvement program known as the “Department of Defense STARBASE Program”. The Secretary shall carry out the program in coordination with the Secretaries of the military departments and the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating.
(b)Purpose.— The purpose of the program is to improve knowledge and skills of students in kindergarten through twelfth grade in science, technology, engineering, art and design, and mathematics.
(c)STARBASE Academies.—
(1)The Secretary shall provide for the establishment of at least 25 academies under the program.
(2)The Secretary of Defense shall establish guidelines, criteria, and a process for the establishment of STARBASE programs in addition to those in operation on October 5, 1999.
(A)Except as otherwise provided under subparagraph (B), the Secretary may not support the establishment in any State of more than four academies under the program.
(B)The Secretary may support the establishment and operation of an academy in a State in excess of four academies in that State if the Secretary expressly waives, in writing, the limitation in subparagraph
(A)with respect to that State. In the case of any such waiver, appropriated funds may be used for the establishment and operation of an academy in excess of four in that State only to the extent that appropriated funds are expressly available for that purpose. Any such waiver shall be made under criteria to be prescribed by the Secretary.
(d)Persons Eligible To Participate in Program.— The Secretary shall prescribe standards and procedures for selection of persons for participation in the program.
(e)Regulations.— The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations governing the conduct of the program.
(f)Authority to Accept Financial and Other Support.—
(1)The Secretary of Defense, the Secretaries of the military departments, and the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating may accept financial and other support for the program from other departments and agencies of the Federal Government, State governments, local governments, and not-for-profit and other organizations in the private sector.
(2)The Secretary of Defense shall remain the executive agent to carry out the program regardless of the source of funds for the program or any transfer of jurisdiction over the program within the executive branch.
(g)Annual Report.— Not later than March 31 of each year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the program under this section. The report shall contain a discussion of the design and conduct of the program and an evaluation of the effectiveness of the program.
(h)State Defined.— In this section, the term “State” includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and Guam.
(Added Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title V, § 580(a), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 631; amended Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title V, § 596(b), Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1127; Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title V, § 519, title X, § 1084(d)(16), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 1886, 2062; Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title V, § 592, Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 138; Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title V, § 595, Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4234; Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title V, § 552, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1386; Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title V, §§ 591(a), 592, Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3665, 3666.)
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- Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title V, § 580(a)
- 113 Stat. 631
- Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title V, § 596(b)
- 115 Stat. 1127
- Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title V, § 519
- 118 Stat. 1886
- Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title V, § 592
- 122 Stat. 138
- Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title V, § 595
- 124 Stat. 4234
- 133 Stat. 1386
- 134 Stat. 3665
- Pub. L. 111–383
- Pub. L. 110–181, § 592(1)
- Pub. L. 110–181, § 592(2)
- Pub. L. 108–375, § 1084(d)(16)
- Pub. L. 108–375, § 519
- Pub. L. 107–107
- Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title V, § 580(b)
- 113 Stat. 632
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§ 2193b
Improvement of education in technical fields: program for support of elementary and secondary education in science, technology, engineering, art and design, and mathematics
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title V, § 580(a)
Stat.113 Stat. 631
Pub. L.Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title V, § 596(b)
Stat.115 Stat. 1127
Pub. L.Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title V, § 519
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