[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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