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 124 STAT. 3985 PUBLIC LAW 111–358—JAN. 4, 2011 (6) establish, periodically update, and maintain an inven- tory of federally sponsored STEM education programs and activities, including documentation of assessments of the effectiveness of such programs and activities and rates of participation by women, underrepresented minorities, and per- sons in rural areas in such programs and activities. (b) RESPONSIBILITIES OF OSTP.—The Director shall encourage and monitor the efforts of the participating agencies to ensure that the strategic plan under subsection (b)(5) is developed and executed effectively and that the objectives of the strategic plan are met. (c) REPORT.—The Director shall transmit a report annually to Congress at the time of the President’s budget request describing the plan required under subsection (b)(5). The annual report shall include— (1) a description of the STEM education programs and activities for the previous and current fiscal years, and the proposed programs and activities under the President’s budget request, of each participating Federal agency; (2) the levels of funding for each participating Federal agency for the programs and activities described under para- graph (1) for the previous fiscal year and under the President’s budget request; (3) an evaluation of the levels of duplication and fragmenta- tion of the programs and activities described under paragraph (1); (4) except for the initial annual report, a description of the progress made in carrying out the implementation plan, including a description of the outcome of any program assess- ments completed in the previous year, and any changes made to that plan since the previous annual report; and (5) a description of how the participating Federal agencies will disseminate information about federally supported resources for STEM education practitioners, including teacher professional development programs, to States and to STEM education practitioners, including to teachers and administra- tors in schools that meet the criteria described in subsection (c)(1)(A) and (B) of section 3175 of the Department of Energy Science Education Enhancement Act (42 U.S.C. 7381j(c)(1)(A) and (B)). SEC. 102. COORDINATION OF ADVANCED MANUFACTURING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. (a) INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE.—The Director shall establish or designate a Committee on Technology under the National Science and Technology Council. The Committee shall be responsible for planning and coordinating Federal programs and activities in advanced manufacturing research and development. (b) RESPONSIBILITIES OF COMMITTEE.—The Committee shall— (1) coordinate the advanced manufacturing research and development programs and activities of the Federal agencies; (2) establish goals and priorities for advanced manufac- turing research and development that will strengthen United States manufacturing; (3) work with industry organizations, Federal agencies, and Federally Funded Research and Development Centers not Establishment. 42 USC 6622.