[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 190 (Thursday, October 28, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7501-S7502]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4016. Mr. KELLY (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Wyden, and Ms. 
Sinema) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 
3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 
4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and 
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place in title X, insert the following:

     SEC. ____ BARRY GOLDWATER SCHOLARSHIP AND EXCELLENCE IN 
                   EDUCATION MODERNIZATION.

       (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)'';

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       (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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