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 PUBLIC LAW 110–69—AUG. 9, 2007

121 STAT. 691

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technology, engineering, and mathematics, including the number of nonmajors, and to improve student academic achievement in those courses, by developing— ‘‘(I) undergraduate educational material, including curricula and courses of study; ‘‘(II) teaching methods for undergraduate courses; and ‘‘(III) methods to improve the professional development of professors and teaching assistants who teach undergraduate courses. Grants made under clause (ii) shall be awarded jointly through the Education and Human Resources Directorate and at least 1 research directorate of the Foundation.’’; (2) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows: ‘‘(B) In selecting projects under subparagraph (A)(i), the Director shall strive to increase the number of students studying toward and completing associate’s or bachelor’s degrees, concentrations, or certificates in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics by giving priority to programs that heavily recruit individuals who are— ‘‘(i) individuals identified in section 33 or 34 of the Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities Act (42 U.S.C. 1885a or 1885b); or ‘‘(ii) graduates of a public secondary school that— ‘‘(I) is among the highest 25 percent of schools served by the local educational agency that serves the school, in terms of the percentage of students from families with incomes below the poverty line, as defined in section 673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)), applicable to a family of the size involved; or ‘‘(II) is designated with a school locale code of 41, 42, or 43, as determined by the Secretary of Education.’’; (3) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following: ‘‘(C)(i) The types of projects the Foundation may support under subparagraph (A)(i) include those programs that— ‘‘(I) promote high quality— ‘‘(aa) interdisciplinary teaching; ‘‘(bb) undergraduate-conducted research; ‘‘(cc) mentor relationships for students, especially underrepresented minority and female science, technology, engineering, and mathematics students; ‘‘(dd) bridge programs that enable students at community colleges to matriculate directly into baccalaureate science, technology, engineering, or mathematics programs; ‘‘(ee) internships carried out in partnership with industry; ‘‘(ff) innovative uses of digital technologies, particularly at institutions of higher education that serve high numbers or percentages of economically disadvantaged students; and ‘‘(gg) bridge programs that enable underrepresented minority and female secondary school students to obtain extra science, technology, engineering,

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