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 PUBLIC LAW 110–69—AUG. 9, 2007

121 STAT. 695

‘‘(D) Grants awarded under subparagraph (B) shall be to a partnership that— ‘‘(i) includes a 2-year or 4-year degree granting institution of higher education; ‘‘(ii) includes a high need local educational agency (as defined in section 201 of the Higher Education Act of 1965); ‘‘(iii) includes a business or eligible nonprofit organization; and ‘‘(iv) may include a State educational agency, other public agency, National Laboratory, or community-based organization. ‘‘(E) The Federal share of the cost of activities carried out using amounts from a grant under subparagraph (B) shall not exceed 40 percent. ‘‘(F) The Director shall require grant recipients under subparagraph (B) to submit a report to the Director on the results of the project supported by the grant.’’. (c) REPORT.—The Director shall evaluate the effectiveness of activities carried out under the research pilot projects funded by the grant program established pursuant to the amendment made by subsection (b) in improving student achievement in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. A report documenting the results of that evaluation shall be submitted to the Committee on Science and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act. The report shall identify best practices and materials developed and demonstrated by grant awardees. (d) SUNSET.—The provisions of this section shall cease to have force or effect on the last day of fiscal year 2010. (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—From the amounts authorized under subsections (a)(2)(B), (b)(2)(B), and (c)(2)(B) of section 7002, there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section and the amendments made by this section $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 2 succeeding fiscal years.

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SEC. 7027. STUDY ON LABORATORY EQUIPMENT DONATIONS FOR SCHOOLS.

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Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall transmit a report to Congress examining the extent to which institutions of higher education and entities in the private sector are donating used laboratory equipment to elementary schools and secondary schools. The Director, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, shall survey institutions of higher education and entities in the private sector to determine— (1) how often, how much, and what type of equipment is donated; (2) what criteria or guidelines the institutions and entities are using to determine what types of equipment can be donated, what condition the equipment should be in, and which schools receive the equipment; (3) whether the institutions and entities provide any support to, or follow-up with the schools; and (4) how appropriate donations can be encouraged.

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