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 124 STAT. 2838 PUBLIC LAW 111–267—OCT. 11, 2010 endeavor to work with NASA’s Mission Directorates to help achieve NASA’s research, technology, and education goals. (d) REPORT.—The Administrator shall submit a report annually to the appropriate committees of Congress describing progress in carrying out the Commercial Reusable Suborbital Research pro- gram, including the number and type of suborbital missions planned in each fiscal year. (e) AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2013 to carry out this section. TITLE X—EDUCATION SEC. 1001. REPORT ON EDUCATION IMPLEMENTATION OUTCOMES. Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate commit- tees of Congress a report on the metrics, internal and external relationships, and resources committed by NASA to each of the following: (1) The development of a national STEM workforce. (2) The retention of students in STEM disciplines as reflected by their education progression over time. (3) The development of strategic partnerships and linkages between STEM formal and informal education providers. SEC. 1002. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM TO STIMULATE COMPETITIVE RESEARCH. It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research of NASA strengthens the research capabilities of juris- dictions that historically have not participated equally in competitive aerospace and aerospace-related research activities; (2) the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research of NASA has provided the American taxpayer with an excellent return on investment; (3) the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research of NASA has been successful in helping to achieve broader geographical distribution of research and development support by improving the research infrastructure in States that historically have received limited Federal research and development funds; and (4) in order to continue improvement and to increase effi- ciency the award of grants under the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research of NASA should be coordi- nated with the award of grants under the Experimental Pro- gram to Stimulate Competitive Research of the National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Defense, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the National Institutes of Health. SEC. 1003. SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS COMMERCIAL ORBITAL PLATFORM PROGRAM. A fundamental and unique capability of NASA is in stimulating science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education in the United States. In ensuring maximum use of that capability, NASA shall— 42 USC 18421.