[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 421 Referred in Senate (RFS)]
109th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. CON. RES. 421
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 14, 2006
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions
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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of Congress and support for Greater Opportunities
for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (GO-STEM)
programs.
Whereas in October 2005, the Government Accountability Office released a study
on Federal science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
programs and concluded that the Federal Government funds 207 education-
related STEM programs across 13 separate Federal agencies;
Whereas in the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-171), the Congress
established the Academic Competitiveness Council in order to identify
all Federal education programs with a mathematics and science focus;
Whereas the Academic Competitiveness Council is chaired by the Secretary of
Education and brings together officials from across the Federal
Government;
Whereas the Academic Competitiveness Council is charged with determining the
effectiveness of each program and identifying areas of overlap or
duplication; and
Whereas the Academic Competitiveness Council has up to one year after February
2006 to release its report and will recommend ways to efficiently
integrate and coordinate the programs: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),
That it is the sense of Congress that--
(1) mathematics and science education programs across
Federal agencies should be better coordinated;
(2) there should be minimal duplication among these
programs and consistent standards of evaluation;
(3) the Department of Education should be commended for its
rapid response in creating the Academic Competitiveness
Council; and
(4) the recommendations of the Academic Competitiveness
Council should be closely examined when making decisions about
Federal funding for mathematics and science education programs.
Passed the House of Representatives June 7, 2006.
Attest:
KAREN L. HAAS,
Clerk.