DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY PROGRAMS.

SEC. 503. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY PROGRAMS. (a) Authorization.— (1) In general.— The Secretary of Energy is authorized to— (A) provide paid administrative leave for employees of the Department of Energy or its research and development facilities who volunteer to interact with schools, colleges, universities, teachers, or students for the purpose of science, mathematics, and engineering education; (B) establish a volunteer talent pool of scientists, mathematicians, and engineers who have retired from the Department of Energy or its research and development facilities (i) serve as “Scientists in Residence” at schools and school districts for the purpose of assisting teachers with activities such as experiments, lectures, or materials; (ii) serve as requested, as a science counselor to students; and (iii) otherwise assist science, mathematics, and engineering classes; (C) establish a Young Americans’ Summer Science Camp Program to provide secondary school students with a hands-on science experience as well as exposure to working scientists and career counseling; and (D) establish a program for mathematics and science teachers, to provide such teachers serving large numbers of disadvantaged students with new strategies for mathematics and science instruction. (2) Special rule.— In carrying out the provisions of paragraph (1)(B) the Secretary of Energy, wherever possible acting through the Department’s research and development facilities, shall identify and match schools and school districts with retired scientists, mathematicians, and engineers. (b) Facilities; Non-Federal Funds.— Education activities assisted under this section may be conducted through Department of Energy research and development facilities. The Secretary is authorized to accept non-Federal funds to finance education activities. (c) Limitations.— (1) National defense production activities.— Nothing in this section shall apply to activities of the Department of Energy or its contractors that are funded as national defense production activities. (2) Special rule.— Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect mathematics, science, and engineering education programs administered through the Department of Energy other than the Office of Energy Research. (d) Termination Provision.— The provisions of this section shall not take effect if a substantially identical program is included in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991. 104 STAT. 2900 (e) Definition.— For the purpose of this section, the term “research and development facilities” means, except as provided in subsection (c)(1), all Department of Energy single purpose and multi-purpose National Laboratories and research and development facilities and programs, and any other facility or program operated by a contractor funded from the Office of Energy Research.