[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3096 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 3096
To make amendments to the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in
Education Act.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
October 28, 2021
Mr. Kelly (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mrs. Feinstein, and Mr. Wyden)
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
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A BILL
To make amendments to the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in
Education Act.
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 ``Barry Goldwater Scholarship and
Excellence in Education Modernization Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE BARRY GOLDWATER SCHOLARSHIP AND EXCELLENCE IN
EDUCATION ACT.
(a) Clarifying Amendments to Definitions.--Section 1403 of the
Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Act (20 U.S.C.
4702) is amended--
(1) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:
``(5) The term `State' means each of the 50 States, the
District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam,
the United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the
Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, the Republic of the
Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the
Republic of Palau.''; and
(2) in paragraph (6) by inserting ``, a resident of a
State,'' after ``national of the United States''.
(b) Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education
Awards.--
(1) Section 1405(a) of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and
Excellence in Education Program (20 U.S.C. 4704(a)) is
amended--
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Award
of Scholarships and Fellowships'' and inserting ``Award
of Scholarships, Fellowships, and Research
Internships'';
(B) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``scholarships and
fellowships'' and inserting ``scholarships,
fellowships, and research internships'' each
place the term appears; and
(ii) by striking ``science and
mathematics'' and inserting ``the natural
sciences, engineering, and mathematics'';
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking ``mathematics and
the natural sciences'' and inserting ``the natural
sciences, engineering, and mathematics'';
(D) in paragraph (3), by striking ``mathematics and
the natural sciences'' and inserting ``the natural
sciences, engineering, and mathematics'';
(E) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph
(5);
(F) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by
striking ``scholarships and fellowships'' and inserting
``scholarships, fellowships, and research
internships''; and
(G) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
``(4) Research internships shall be awarded to outstanding
undergraduate students who intend to pursue careers in the
natural sciences, engineering, and mathematics, which shall be
prioritized for students attending community colleges.''.
(2) Section 1405(b) of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and
Excellence in Education Program (20 U.S.C. 4704(b)) is amended
by adding at the end the following: ``Recipients of research
internships under this title shall be known as `Barry Goldwater
Interns'.''.
(c) Stipends.--Section 1406 of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and
Excellence in Education Act (20 U.S.C. 4705) is amended by adding at
the end the following: ``Each person awarded a research internship
under this title shall receive a stipend as may be prescribed by the
Board, which shall not exceed the maximum stipend amount awarded for a
scholarship or fellowship.''.
(d) Scholarship and Research Internship Conditions.--Section 1407
of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Act (20
U.S.C. 4706) is amended--
(1) in the section heading, by inserting ``and research
internship'' after ``scholarship'';
(2) in subsection (a), by striking the subsection heading
and inserting ``Scholarship Conditions'';
(3) in subsection (b), by striking the subsection heading
and inserting ``Reports on Scholarships''; and
(4) by inserting at the end the following:
``(c) Research Internship Conditions.--A person awarded a research
internship under this title may receive payments authorized under this
title only during such periods as the Foundation finds that the person
is maintaining satisfactory proficiency and is not engaging in gainful
employment other than employment approved by the Foundation pursuant to
regulations of the Board.
``(d) Reports on Research Internships.--The Foundation may require
reports containing such information in such form and to be filed at
such times as the Foundation determines to be necessary from any person
awarded a research internship under this title. Such reports may be
accompanied by a certificate from an appropriate official at the
institution of higher education or internship employer, approved by the
Foundation, stating that such person is maintaining satisfactory
progress in the internship, and is not engaged in gainful employment,
except as otherwise provided in subsection (c).''.
(e) Sustainable Investments of Funds.--Section 1408 of the Barry
Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Act (20 U.S.C. 4707)
is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``subsection (d)'' and
inserting ``subsection (f)'';
(2) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections
(e) and (f), respectively; and
(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
``(c) Investment in Securities.--Notwithstanding subsection (b),
the Secretary of the Treasury may invest not more than 40 percent of
the fund's assets in securities other than public debt securities of
the United States, if--
``(1) the Secretary receives a determination from the Board
that such investments are necessary to enable the Foundation to
carry out the purposes of this title; and
``(2) the securities in which such funds are invested are
traded in established United States markets.
``(d) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to
limit the authority of the Board to increase the number of scholarships
provided under section 1405, or to increase the amount of the stipend
authorized by section 1406, as the Board considers appropriate and is
otherwise consistent with the requirements of this title.''.
(f) Administrative Provisions.--Section 1411(a) of the Barry
Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Act (20 U.S.C.
4710(a)) is amended--
(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
``(1) appoint and fix the rates of basic pay of such
personnel (in addition to the Executive Secretary appointed
under section 1410) as may be necessary to carry out the
provisions of this chapter, without regard to the provisions in
chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code, governing
appointment in the competitive service or the provisions of
chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title,
except that--
``(A) a rate of basic pay set under this paragraph
may not exceed the maximum rate provided for employees
in grade GS-15 of the General Schedule under section
5332 of title 5, United States Code; and
``(B) the employee shall be entitled to the
applicable locality-based comparability payment under
section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, subject to
the applicable limitation established under subsection
(g) of such section;'';
(2) in paragraph (2) by striking ``grade GS-18 under
section 5332 of such title'' and inserting ``level IV of the
Executive Schedule'';
(3) in paragraph (7), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(4) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (10); and
(5) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
``(8) expend not more than 5 percent of the Foundation's
annual operating budget on programs that, in addition to or in
conjunction with the Foundation's scholarship financial awards,
support the development of Barry Goldwater Scholars and Barry
Goldwater interns throughout their professional careers;
``(9) expend not more than 5 percent of the Foundation's
annual operating budget to pay the costs associated with
fundraising activities, including public and private
gatherings; and''.
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