WOMEN AND MINORITIES SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING OUTREACH DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

SEC. 1003. WOMEN AND MINORITIES SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING OUTREACH DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. Part C of title X of the Act (20 U.S.C. 1135e et seq.) is amended to read as follows: “PART C— WOMEN AND MINORITIES SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING OUTREACH DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM “SEC. 1001. PURPOSE. “It is the purpose of this part to provide grants to institutions working in partnership with elementary and secondary schools to establish outreach programs for female and minority elementary and secondary school students to increase the participation of those students in science and engineering undergraduate and graduate degree programs. “SEC. 1062. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. “The Secretary shall, in accordance with the provision of this part, award grants to eligible institutions to enable such eligible institutions to pay the Federal share of the costs of carrying out a program that is designed to enhance, coordinate, develop, and expand programs and initiatives which identify and encourage female and minority elementary and secondary school students to pursue higher education in preparation for careers in science and engineering. “SEC. 1063. ELIGIBLE INSTITUTIONS. “(a) Definition.— For the purpose of this part the term ‘eligible institution’ means an institution of higher education which— “(1) has science and engineering programs; “(2) has female and minority enrollment and retention rates significantly higher than the national averages of such rates, but does not meet the definition of ‘minority institution’ set forth in section 1046(3); “(3) demonstrates its ability to conduct outreach activities in science and engineering to female and minority students at the elementary and secondary school levels; “(4) incorporates the use of advanced telecommunications equipment, including fiber optics and interactive video systems, to improve the development of intermodal programs targeted toward female and minority students; “(5) enters into a partnership agreement with a local educational agency and at least 1 local business or industry; and “(6) describes in the application submitted pursuant to section 1065 the duties of each partner entering into the partnership agreement described in paragraph (5). “(b) Limitation.— The Secretary shall award at least 40 percent of the total funds made available under this section in any fiscal year to eligible institutions located in any of the Nation’s ten largest metropolitan statistical areas. 106 STAT. 782 “SEC. 1064. AMOUNT, DURATION, AND USE OF FUNDS. “(a) Amount and Duration of Grants.— Grants under this part shall be provided in an amount which is not less than $500,000 in a single fiscal year, and shall be continued for a period not to exceed 5 fiscal years. “(b) Use of Grants.— Grants provided under this section may be used for— “(1) the operation and administration of outreach programs to elementary and secondary school students; “(2) faculty development programs in support of outreach programs; “(3) curriculum development in support of the outreach programs; “(4) disseminating information about the outreach programs to elementary and secondary schools and institutions of higher education; “(5) supporting cooperative efforts with elementary and secondary schools, community groups, business and industry, and other education-related groups, to expand the scope of the outreach programs; and “(6) establishing infrastructure necessary to operate programs, specifically including telecommunications equipment providing distance learning capabilities. “SEC. 1065. APPLICATION. “To receive a grant under this part, an eligible institution shall submit an application at such time, in such manner, and containing or accompanied by such information, as the Secretary may reasonably require. Each such application shall contain a description of the goals of the activities to be assisted. “SEC. 1066. EVALUATION. “(a) Independent Annual Evaluation.— The Secretary shall provide for the annual independent evaluation of activities assisted under this part to determine their effectiveness in providing— “(1) the operation and administration of outreach programs to elementary and secondary school students; “(2) faculty development programs in support of outreach programs; “(3) curriculum development in support of the outreach programs; “(4) disseminating information about the outreach programs to elementary and secondary schools and institutions of higher education; “(5) supporting cooperative efforts with elementary and secondary schools, community groups, business and industry, and other education-related groups, to expand the scope of outreach programs; and “(6) establishing infrastructure necessary to operate programs, specifically including telecommunications equipment providing distance learning capabilities. “(b) Evaluations.— “(1) Conduct and criteria.— Each evaluation described in subsection (a) shall be conducted by individuals not directly involved in the administration of the activities assisted under this part. Such independent evaluators and the program administrators shall jointly develop evaluation criteria which 106 STAT. 783provide for appropriate analysis of the factors described in subsection (a). When possible, each evaluation shall include comparisons with appropriate control groups. “(2) Program effectiveness.— In order to determine the effectiveness of assistance provided under this part in achieving the goals stated in the application described in section 1065, each evaluation described in subsection (a) shall contain objective measures of such goals and, where feasible, shall obtain the specific views of participants about the activities assisted under this part. “(c) Report to Congress and Dissemination.— The Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Congress a review and summary of the results of the evaluations described in subsection (a) not later than September 30, 1997. “SEC. 1067. FEDERAL SHARE. “The Federal share of the costs of activities assisted under this part shall be 90 percent of the costs of such activities in the first year an eligible institution receives a grant under this part, 80 percent of such cost in the second such year, 70 percent of such cost in the third such year, 60 percent of such cost in the fourth such year, and 50 percent of such costs in the fifth such year. The remaining funds shall be provided from non-Federal sources. “SEC. 1068. SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT. “An eligible institution may use funds received under this part only so as to supplement and, to the extent practicable, increase the level of funds that would be available from non-Federal sources for the activities described in section 1064(b) and in no case may such funds be so used as to supplant such funds from such non- Federal sources. “SEC. 1069. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. “There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part, $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1993 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years. Not more than 3 percent of the amount appropriated for this part in any fiscal year may be used for purposes of section 1066.”.