Mathematics and Science Block Grant Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Mathematics and Science Block Grant Act - Amends the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981 to establish a new block grant program for the improvement of education in mathematics and science. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 through 1987. Sets forth provisions for allotment of such funds to States based on school-age populations. Sets a minimum State allotment. Reserves a specified amount for U.S. territories and possessions. Provides that up to 50 percent of each State's allotment shall be available to the State agency for higher education for specified authorized activities. Requires the State educational agency (SEA) to reserve from the remainder at least 15 percent of the State's allotment for specified authorized programs and activities to be conducted at the State level. Directs the SEA to distribute the remainder of the State's allotment to local educational agencies (LEAs) according to the relative enrollments in public and nonpublic schools within the school districts of such LEAs, adjusted in accordance with criteria approved by the Secretary, to provide higher per pupil allocations to LEAs which have the greatest numbers or percentages of children whose…