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title: "42 U.S.C. § 16323"
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description: "Science and engineering education pilot program"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 42
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title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
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chapter_number: "149"
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chapter_name: "NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY AND PROGRAMS"
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section: "16323"
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citation: "42 U.S.C. § 16323"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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# 42 U.S.C. § 16323 - Science and engineering education pilot program
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## Text
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(a) Establishment of pilot program The Secretary shall award a grant to a Southeastern United States consortium of major research universities that currently advances science and education by partnering with National Laboratories, to establish a regional pilot program of its SEEK–16 program for enhancing scientific, technological, engineering, and mathematical literacy, creativity, and decision-making. The consortium shall include leading research universities, one or more universities that train substantial numbers of elementary and secondary school teachers, and (where appropriate) National Laboratories.
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(b) Program elements The regional pilot program shall include—
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(1) expanding strategic, formal partnerships among universities with strength in research, universities that train substantial numbers of elementary and secondary school teachers, and the private sector;
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(2) combining Department expertise with one or more National Aeronautics and Space Administration Educator Resource Centers;
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(3) developing programs to permit current and future teachers to participate in ongoing research projects at National Laboratories and research universities and to adapt lessons learned to the classroom;
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(4) designing and implementing course work;
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(5) designing and implementing a strategy for measuring and assessing progress under the program; and
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(6) developing models for transferring knowledge gained under the pilot program to other institutions and areas of the United States.
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(c) Categorization A grant under this section shall be considered an authorized activity under section 7381b of this title.
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(Pub. L. 109–58, title IX, § 983, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 907; Pub. L. 113–188, title VI, § 601(a), Nov. 26, 2014, 128 Stat. 2019.)
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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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Amendments2014—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 113–188 struck out subsec. (d). Text read as follows: “No later than 2 years after the award of the grant, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report outlining lessons learned and, if determined appropriate by the Secretary, containing a plan for expanding the program throughout the United States.”
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