S.Amdt. 2197

1. Adds SEC. 573. ASSESSMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE at the end of subtitle F of title V

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   In S. 1197 · Placed on Calendar Senate

   Of the amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2014 pursuant to section 301 and available for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide activities as specified in the funding table in section 4301, $5,000,000 shall be available for payments under section 363 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 106-398; 114 Stat. 1654A-77; 20 U.S.C. 7703a).

   Inserted: SEC. 573. ASSESSMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

   Inserted: (a) Assessment Required.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report setting forth an assessment of each program as follows:

   Inserted: (A) The Army Educational Outreach Program (AEOP).

   Inserted: (B) The STEM2Stern program of the Navy.

   Inserted: (C) The DoD STARBASE program carried out by the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness.

   Inserted: (2) Consultation.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct assessments under this subsection in consultation with the Secretary of Education and the heads of other appropriate Federal agencies.

   Inserted: (b) Elements.--The assessment of a program under subsection (a) shall include the following:

   Inserted: (1) An assessment of the current status of the program.

   Inserted: (2) A determination as to the advisability of retaining, terminating, or transferring the program to another agency, together with a justification for the determination.

   Inserted: (3) For a program determined under paragraph (2) to be terminated, a justification why the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education requirements of the program are no longer required.

   Inserted: (4) For a program determined under paragraph (2) to be transferred to the jurisdiction of another agency--

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   Inserted: (A) the name of such agency;

   Inserted: (B) the funding anticipated to be provided the program by such agency during the five-year period beginning on the date of transfer; and

   Inserted: (C) mechanisms to ensure that education under the program will continue to meet the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education requirements of the Department of Defense, including requirements for the dependents covered by the program.

   Inserted: (5) Metrics to assess whether a program under paragraph (3) or (4) is meeting the requirements applicable to such program under such paragraph.

   Inserted: (c) Limitation on Certain Actions on Programs Pending Submittal of Assessment.--A program specified in paragraph (1) of subsection (a) may not be terminated or transferred to the jurisdiction of another agency until 30 days after the date on which the report required by that subsection is submitted to the congressional defense committees.

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   At the end of subtitle F of title V, add the following:

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