; and (B) any recommendations for administrative and legislative action that could optimize the effectiveness of the awards made under this section. (i) Funding From amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for the Directorate for STEM Education of the National Science Foundation, the Director shall allocate up to $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028 to carry out this section. 3. NASEM report on mathematical and statistical modeling education in prekindergarten through 12th grade (a) Study Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (in this section referred to as NASEM ) (or if NASEM declines to enter into such an agreement, another appropriate entity) under which NASEM, or such other appropriate entity, agrees to conduct a study on the following: (1) Factors that enhance or barriers to the implementation of mathematical modeling and statistical modeling in elementary and secondary education, including opportunities for and barriers to use modeling to integrate mathematical and statistical ideas across the curriculum, including the following: (A) Pathways in mathematical modeling and statistical problem solving from kindergarten to the workplace so that students are able to identify opportunities to use their school mathematics and statistics in a variety of jobs and life situations and so that employers can benefit from students’ school learning of data science, computational thinking, mathematics, statistics, and related subjects. (B) The role of community-based problems, service-based learning. and internships for connecting students with career preparatory experiences. (C) Best practices in problem-, project-, performance-based learning and assessment. (2) Characteristics of teacher education programs that successfully prepare teachers to engage students in mathematical modeling and statistical modeling, as well as gaps and suggestions for building