To establish within the National Laboratories of the Department of Energy a national Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Program.

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1 II D CONGRESS D SESSION S. To establish within the National Laboratories of the Department of Energy a national Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Program. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES MAY (legislative day, MAY ), 1 Mr. HATFIELD (for himself, Mr. BINGAMAN, Mr. DOMENICI, and Mr. COCH- RAN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To establish within the National Laboratories of the Department of Energy a national Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Program. 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Act of 1. SEC.. FINDINGS. The Congress finds that

2 (1) the Department of Energy has unique mathematics and science capabilities within the National Laboratories; () a need exists to increase understanding, communication, and cooperation between the Department of Energy and the mathematics and science community; () the mathematics and science community includes a cadre of nationally recognized outstanding elementary and secondary school mathematics and science teachers; and () a pilot program has confirmed the effectiveness of outstanding elementary and secondary school mathematics and science teachers serving in professional staff capacities in the Federal Government. SEC.. PURPOSE; DESIGNATION. (a) PURPOSE. It is the purpose of this Act to establish within the National Laboratories a national fellowship program for outstanding mathematics and science teachers who have made a contribution to energy conservation. (b) DESIGNATION. A recipient of a fellowship under this Act shall be known as a Department of Energy Albert Einstein Fellow. SEC.. DEFINITIONS. As used in this Act S IS

3 (1) the term contractor means a nonprofit organization selected by the Secretary to administer the fellowship program authorized under this Act; () the term National Laboratory means a National Laboratory of the Department of Energy; () the term outstanding, used with respect to an elementary or secondary school mathematics or science teacher, means such a teacher who (A) has established an effective energy conservation program; and (B)(i) is a State or national winner of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching; (ii) has participated in the Woodrow Wilson Fellowship Program; or (iii) has been a recipient of national or State recognition comparable to the recognition described in clause (i) or (ii); and () the term Secretary means the Secretary of Energy. SEC.. FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. (a) IN GENERAL. (1) IN GENERAL. (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Secretary is authorized to establish the Department of Energy Albert Einstein S IS

4 Distinguished Educator Fellowship Program within the National Laboratories in order to provide outstanding elementary or secondary school mathematics or science teachers with fellowships within the National Laboratories in each fiscal year in accordance with this Act. (B) The Secretary may reduce the number of fellowships awarded under this Act in any fiscal year if the amount appropriated pursuant to the authority of section for such year is less than the amount authorized to be appropriated pursuant to such authority for such year. () TERM OF FELLOWSHIPS. Fellowships under this Act shall be awarded for a period of months that, to the extent possible, coincide with the academic year. (b) PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION. (1) CONTRACT. The Secretary is authorized to enter into a contract with a contractor to enable such contractor to administer the Department of Energy Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Program. () REQUIREMENTS. The contractor shall provide for S IS

5 (A) development and administration of an application process for the awarding of fellowships under this Act; (B) publication of information regarding the fellowship program in appropriate professional publications and inviting applications from teachers listed in the directories of the Presidential Awardees, the Woodrow Wilson Fellows, and other national and State recognition programs; (C) development and administration of an initial screening process of applicants for the Department of Energy Albert Einstein Fellowship Program to narrow the pool of such applicants to outstanding elementary and secondary school mathematics teachers and outstanding elementary and secondary school science teachers; (D) development of the process whereby final selections of fellowship recipients are made in accordance with subsection (d)(); (E) development of a program of orientation for fellowship recipients under this Act; S IS

6 (F) establishment and administration of a reporting and evaluation program for each year fellowships are awarded under this Act; and (G) submission of an annual report and evaluation of the fellowship program assisted under this Act to the Secretary on August 1, 1, and each year thereafter. (c) USE OF FUNDS. (1) IN GENERAL. The contractor shall only use funds under this Act to provide for fellowship recipient salaries, Federal insurance contributions under chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1 with respect to such salaries, administrative expenses (including information dissemination, direct mailing, advertising, direct staff costs for coordination and accounting services), expenses of conducting an orientation program, relocation expenses, and the expenses of conducting the final selection interviews described in subsection (d)(1). () SPECIAL RULE. The contractor may seek funding from non-federal sources to establish an account from which fellowship recipients may be reimbursed for travel, professional meetings, and other appropriate expenses. (d) SELECTION. S IS

7 (1) IN GENERAL. The contractor shall invite the 0 semifinalists to Washington, D.C., to participate in interviews after the initial screening process described in subparagraph (C) of subsection (b)() is completed. () FINAL SELECTION. The contractor shall provide for developing and conducting a process whereby final selections of fellowship recipients under this Act are made by the Secretary or the Secretary s designee. (e) FINAL PLACEMENT. (1) IN GENERAL. Each individual selected to receive a fellowship pursuant to subsection (d) shall interview in various National Laboratories. () DATE. The final placement described in paragraph (1) shall take place on or before the first day of the fellowship period. SEC.. FELLOWSHIP AWARDS. Each recipient of a fellowship under this Act shall be paid during the fellowship period at a rate of pay that shall not exceed the minimum annual rate payable for a position under GS 1 of the General Schedule. SEC.. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. There are authorized to be appropriated $0,000 for fiscal year 1, and such sums as may be necessary for S IS

8 each of the fiscal years 1 through 001, to carry out this Act. Æ S IS