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 124 STAT. 3993 PUBLIC LAW 111–358—JAN. 4, 2011 a description of amount of private funds contributed to the program, the sources of such funds, and the manner in which the amounts of cash prizes awarded and claimed were allocated among the accounts of the agency for recording as obligations and expenditures. ‘‘(D) SOLICITATIONS AND EVALUATION OF SUBMIS- SIONS.—The methods used for the solicitation and evalua- tion of submissions under each prize competition, together with an assessment of the effectiveness of such methods and lessons learned for future prize competitions. ‘‘(E) RESOURCES.—A description of the resources, including personnel and funding, used in the execution of each prize competition together with a detailed descrip- tion of the activities for which such resources were used and an accounting of how funding for execution was allo- cated among the accounts of the agency for recording as obligations and expenditures. ‘‘(F) RESULTS.—A description of how each prize com- petition advanced the mission of the agency concerned.’’. (b) REPEAL OF SPACE ACT LIMITATION.—Section 314(a) of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 (42 U.S.C. 2459f– 1 is amended by striking ‘‘The Administration may carry out a program to award prizes only in conformity with this section.’’. TITLE II—NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION SEC. 201. NASA’S CONTRIBUTION TO INNOVATION AND COMPETITIVE- NESS. It is the sense of Congress that a renewed emphasis on tech- nology development would enhance current mission capabilities and enable future missions, while encouraging NASA, private industry, and academia to spur innovation. NASA’s Innovative Partnership Program is a valuable mechanism to accelerate technology matura- tion and encourage the transfer of technology into the private sector. SEC. 202. NASA’S CONTRIBUTION TO EDUCATION. (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that NASA is uniquely positioned to interest students in science, tech- nology, engineering, and mathematics, not only by the example it sets, but through its education programs. (b) EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM GOALS.—NASA shall develop and maintain educational programs— (1) to carry out and support research based programs and activities designed to increase student interest and participa- tion in STEM, including students from minority and underrep- resented groups; (2) to improve public literacy in STEM; (3) that employ proven strategies and methods for improving student learning and teaching in STEM; (4) to provide curriculum support materials and other resources that— (A) are designed to be integrated with comprehensive STEM education; 51 USC 40901 note prec. 51 USC 20144.