12 2 STA T .3 1 84PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 31 5— AU G .14 , 2008 andwome n , w h oa r e cu rren tly underre p re s ented i n the STEMf ields, in order to increase their num b ers in the STEM fields, and shall tailor recruitment efforts to each specific g roup .‘ ‘ ( e )USEOFVARI E TY OF ME D IA. — The campaign under this section shall ma k euseofa v ariety of media, with an emphasis on television advertising, to reach its intended audience. ‘‘(f) TEA CH I NG .—The campaign under this section shall include a narrowly focused effort to attract current professionals in the STEM fields, through advertising in mediums likely to reach that specific group, into teaching in a STEM field in elementary schools and secondary schools. ‘ ‘ SEC.357 .E VALU A TION AN D ACCOUNTA B ILIT YP LAN. ‘‘The Secretary shall develop an evaluation and accountability plan for pro j ects funded under this subpart. Such plan shall include, if the Secretary determines that it is practical, an objective measure of the impact of such projects, such as a measure of whether underrepresented minority student enrollment in courses related to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics increases at the secondary and postsecondary levels. ’ ’. (b) E L IGI B ILITY FOR G RANTS.—Section 361 ( 20 U.S. C . 106 7 g) is amended— (1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph (3)( B )
(2) in paragraph ( 4 )— ( A ) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘institutions of higher education’’ and inserting ‘‘public and private non - profit institutions of higher education’’; (B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting before the semi- colon the following
‘‘, the D epartment of Defense, or the N ational I nstitutes of H ealth’’; (C) by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the following: ‘‘(D) relevant offices of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National O ceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Science F oundation, and National Institute of Standards and Technology;’’; (D) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (E) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and (E) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(F) institutions of higher education that have State- sponsored centers for research in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; or’’; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘( 5 ) only with respect to grants under subpart 2, partner- ships of organi z ations, the membership of which shall include— ‘‘(A) at least one institution of higher education eligible for assistance under this title or title V; ‘‘(B) at least one high-need local educational agency (as defined in section 200); and ‘‘(C) at least two community organizations or entities, such as businesses, professional associations, community- based organizations, philanthropic organizations, or State agencies.’’. 20USC1 0 67e– 2 .
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