SCIENCE EDUCATION REPORT.

SEC. 501. SCIENCE EDUCATION REPORT. (a) Report Required.— The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, through the Federal Coordinating Council on Science, Engineering, and Technology, shall prepare a report on science, mathematics, and engineering education to be submitted to Congress within 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act. The report shall include— (1) a description of current Federal science, mathematics, and engineering education programs at all education levels; (2) any specific statutory changes necessary to further assist the agencies’ mathematics and science education goals; and (3) a strategic plan for an interagency program to enhance science, mathematics, and engineering education, including— (A) a statement of program goals; (B) a description of implementation steps required to achieve such goals; (C) a strategy for taking advantage of the strengths of Federal research and development facilities related to science, mathematics, and engineering education; (D) provisions for outreach to teachers and others with direct access to students; (E) a system for evaluating program effectiveness, including criteria for evaluation; (F) criteria and procedures to facilitate and expedite either the loan or transfer of title to surplus equipment to schools, school districts, and colleges and universities; (G) recommendations on how to enhance exchange of employees among agencies to share expertise in mathematics and science education; and (H) mechanisms to coordinate the activities of the agencies which will implement the plan. (b) Preparation and Updating.— Preparation of the plan required by subsection (a)(3) shall, at a minimum, include representatives of the Departments of Energy and Education, and the National Science Foundation. In subsequent years, the plan required by subsection (a)(3) shall be updated and submitted to Congress annually at the time of the President’s budget request and shall include the funding levels in that budget for each agency to carry out each agency’s portion of the plan.