 
               CHAPTER 52--EDUCATION FOR ECONOMIC SECURITY
 
SUBCHAPTER III--PARTNERSHIPS IN EDUCATION FOR MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, AND 
                               ENGINEERING
 
                  Part A--Higher Education Partnerships
 
Sec. 3984. Authorized activities


(a) Higher education partnership in education programs and activities; 
        eligible applicants

    (1) An applicant may use payments received under this part in any 
fiscal year for higher education programs and activities described in 
this subsection.
    (2) Grants under this subsection may be used for partnership in 
education programs--
        (A) for the improvement of instruction in mathematics, science, 
    computer science, and engineering education at the postsecondary 
    level;
        (B) for awarding scholarships to students at institutions of 
    higher education in the fields of mathematics, science, computer 
    science, and engineering;
        (C) for the operation of faculty exchange programs by the 
    institutions of higher education and business concerns within the 
    State;
        (D) for research in the fields of mathematics, science, computer 
    science, and engineering;
        (E) for the acquisition, rehabilitation, and renovation of 
    equipment and instrumentation for use in instruction in the fields 
    of mathematics, science, computer science, and engineering; and
        (F) to promote public understanding of science, mathematics, and 
    computer science.

    (3) Education partnerships under this subsection may include 
institutions of higher education, business concerns, nonprofit private 
organizations, local educational agencies, professional mathematic and 
scientific associations, museums, libraries, educational television 
stations, and if the State so desires, appropriate State agencies.

(b) Elementary and secondary partnership in education programs and 
        activities; eligible applicants

    (1) An applicant may use payments received under this part in any 
fiscal year for programs and activities described in this subsection.
    (2) A local educational agency may carry out an elementary and 
secondary school partnership in education program under which--
        (A) elementary and secondary school teachers in the schools of 
    local educational agencies who teach mathematics, science, or 
    computer science are made available to local business concerns and 
    business concerns with establishments located in the community to 
    serve in such concerns or establishments;
        (B) personnel of local business concerns and business concerns 
    with establishments located in the community serve as consultants, 
    lecturers, teaching assistants, or teachers of mathematics, science, 
    or computer science in the elementary and secondary schools within 
    the State;
        (C) training and retraining is furnished to elementary and 
    secondary school teachers of mathematics, science, and computer 
    science under a cooperative arrangement between the State or local 
    educational agency and appropriate business concerns;
        (D) secondary school students observe, participate, and work in 
    local business concerns and business concerns with establishments 
    located in the community; and
        (E) computer clubs and extracurricular activities involving 
    modern technologies are established in elementary and secondary 
    schools.

    (3) Partnerships under this subsection may include local educational 
agencies, business concerns, nonprofit private organizations, 
institutions of higher education, professional mathematic and scientific 
associations, museums, libraries, educational television stations, and, 
if the State so desires, appropriate State agencies.

(Pub. L. 98-377, title III, Sec. 305, Aug. 11, 1984, 98 Stat. 1284; Pub. 
L. 100-418, title VI, Sec. 6031(b)(2), Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1483.)


                               Amendments

    1988--Subsecs. (a)(1), (b)(1). Pub. L. 100-418 substituted ``part'' 
for ``subchapter'' wherever appearing.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 3982, 3983, 3986 of this 
title.
