,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gaih  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ae1 #bjbj,mr4 
,brown of ,maryland 7for himself and    
,mr4 ,turner7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,education and ,labor1 and
 in addition to the ,committee on ,armed
 ,services1 for a period to be          
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to establish a scholarship  
program to diversify the national       
security workforce through partnership  
with ,historically ,black ,colleges and 
,universities and other minority        
institutions1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,pathway for ,inclusive         
,participation of ,emerging ,leaders and
 ,institutions in the ,nat,sec          
,enterprise ,act of #bjbj or the        
,,pipeline ,act of #bjbj4  #b4          

,scholarship program  7a7 ,in general   
,the ,secretary of ,defense1 in         
coordination with the ,director of the  
,office of ,personnel ,management1 the  
,secretary of ,state1 and the ,secretary
 of ,homeland ,security1 shall establish
 a ,federal scholarship-for-service     
program known as the ,ronald ,v4        
,dellums ,federal ,national ,security   
,pipeline ,program to recruit1 train1   
and diversify the next generation of    
national security professionals to meet 
the needs of the national security      
mission for ,federal1 ,state1 local1 and
 ,tribal governments4  7b7 ,program     
description and components ,the program 
under subsection 7a7 shall-- 7#a7       
provide scholarships to students who are
 enrolled in programs of study at       
covered institutions leading to degrees 
or specialized program certifications   
relating to national security2  7#b7    
provide the scholarship recipients with 
summer internship opportunities or other
 meaningful temporary appointments in   

the ,federal national security          
workforce2 and  7#c7 prioritize the     
employment placement of scholarship     
recipients in the ,federal ,government4 
7c7 ,scholarship amounts ,each          
scholarship under subsection 7b7 shall  
be in an amount that covers the         
student's tuition and fees at the       
institution under subsection 7b77#a7 for
 not more than three years and provides 
the student with an additional stipend4 
7d7 ,post-,award employment obligations 
7#a7 ,civilian employment ,each         
scholarship recipient1 as a condition of
 receiving a scholarship under the      
program1 shall enter into an agreement  
under which the recipient agrees to work
 in a position related to national      
security at a ,federal1 ,state1 local1  
or ,tribal agency for a period equal to 
the length of the scholarship following 
receipt of the student's degree4  7#b7  
,military service ,pursuant to          
regulations prescribed by the ,secretary
 of ,defense for such purpose1 a        

scholarship recipient may fulfill the   
condition described in paragraph 7#a7 by
 serving in the ,armed ,forces4  7e7    
,hiring authority  7#a7 ,appointment in 
excepted service ,notwithstanding any   
provision of chapter #cc of title #e1   
,united ,states ,code1 governing        
appointments in the competitive service1
 an agency shall appoint in the excepted
 service an individual who has completed
 the eligible degree program for which a
 scholarship was awarded4  7#b7         
,noncompetitive conversion ,except as   
provided in paragraph 7#d71 upon        
fulfillment of the service term1 an     
employee appointed under paragraph 7#a7 
may be converted noncompetitively to    
term1 career-conditional1 or career     
appointment4  7#c7 ,timing of conversion
 ,an agency may noncompetitively convert
 a term employee appointed under        
paragraph 7#b7 to a career-conditional  
or career appointment before the term   
appointment expires4  7#d7 ,authority to
 decline conversion ,an agency may      

decline to make the noncompetitive      
conversion or appointment under         
paragraph 7#b7 for cause4  7f7          
,eligibility ,to be eligible to receive 
a scholarship under this section1 an    
individual shall-- 7#a7 be a citizen or 
lawful permanent resident of the ,united
 ,states2  7#b7 demonstrate a commitment
 to a career in national security2  7#c7
 have demonstrated a high level of      
proficiency in a field related to       
national security2  7#d7 be a full-time 
student in an eligible degree program at
 a covered institution2 and  7#e7 accept
 the terms of a scholarship under this  
section4  7g7 ,conditions of support    
7#a7 ,in general ,as a condition of     
receiving a scholarship under this      
section1 a scholarship recipient shall  
agree to provide the qualified          
institution of higher education with    
annual verifiable documentation of      
post-award employment and up-to-date    
contact information4  7#b7 ,terms ,a    
scholarship recipient under this section

 shall be liable to the ,united ,states 
as provided in subsection 7i7 if the    
individual-- 7,a7 fails to maintain an  
acceptable level of academic standing at
 the applicable covered institution1 as 
determined by the ,secretary of         
,defense2  7,b7 is dismissed from the   
applicable covered institution for      
disciplinary reasons2  7,c7 withdraws   
from the eligible degree program before 
completing the program2  7,d7 declares  
that the individual does not intend to  
fulfill the post-award employment       
obligation under this section2 or  7,e7 
fails to fulfill the post-award         
employment obligation of the individual 
under this section4  7h7 ,monitoring    
compliance ,as a condition of           
participating in the program1 a covered 
institution shall-- 7#a7 enter into an  
agreement with the ,secretary of        
,defense1 to monitor the compliance of  
scholarship recipients with respect to  
their post-award employment obligations2
 and  7#b7 provide to the ,secretary of 

,defense1 on an annual basis1 the       
post-award employment documentation     
required under subsection 7g77#a7 for   
scholarship recipients through the      
completion of their post-award          
employment obligations4  7i7 ,amount of 
repayment  7#a7 ,less than one year of  
service ,if a circumstance described in 
subsection 7g77#b7 occurs before the    
completion of one year of a post-award  
employment obligation under this        
section1 the total amount of scholarship
 awards received by the individual under
 this section shall-- 7,a7 be repaid2 or
  7,b7 be treated as a loan to be repaid
 in accordance with subsection 7j74     
7#b7 ,one or more years of service ,if a
 circumstance described in subparagraph 
7,d7 or 7,e7 of subsection 7g77#b7      
occurs after the completion of one or   
more years of a post-award employment   
obligation under this section1 the total
 amount of scholarship awards received  
by the individual under this section1   
reduced by the ratio of the number of   

years of service completed divided by   
the number of years of service required1
 shall-- 7,a7 be repaid2 or  7,b7 be    
treated as a loan to be repaid in       
accordance with subsection 7j74  7j7    
,repayments ,a loan described in        
subsection 7i7 shall-- 7#a7 be treated  
as a ,federal ,direct ,unsubsidized     
,stafford ,loan under part ,d of title  
,,iv of the ,higher ,education ,act of  
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajhg;a et seq472  
and  7#b7 be subject to repayment1      
together with interest thereon accruing 
from the date of the scholarship award1 
in accordance with terms and conditions 
specified by the ,secretary of ,defense 
7in consultation with the ,secretary of 
,education1 ,secretary of ,state1 and   
,secretary of ,homeland ,security7 in   
regulations promulgated to carry out    
this subsection4  7k7 ,collection of    
repayment  7#a7 ,in general ,in the     
event that a scholarship recipient is   
required to repay the scholarship award 
under this section1 the covered         

institution providing the scholarship   
shall-- 7,a7 determine the repayment    
amounts and notify the recipient and the
 ,secretary of ,defense of the amounts  
owed2 and  7,b7 collect the repayment   
amounts within a period of time as      
determined by the ,secretary of         
,defense1 or the repayment amounts shall
 be treated as a loan in accordance with
 subsection 7j74  7#b7 ,returned to     
,treasury ,except as provided in        
paragraph 7#c71 any repayment under this
 subsection shall be returned to the    
,treasury of the ,united ,states4  7#c7 
,retain percentage ,a covered           
institution may retain a percentage of  
any repayment the institution collects  
under this subsection to defray         
administrative costs associated with the
 collection4 ,the ,secretary of ,defense
 shall establish a single1 fixed        
percentage that will apply to all       
eligible entities4  7l7 ,exceptions ,the
 ,secretary of ,defense may provide for 
the partial or total waiver or          

suspension of any service or payment    
obligation by an individual under this  
section whenever compliance by the      
individual with the obligation is       
impossible or would involve extreme     
hardship to the individual1 or if       
enforcement of such obligation with     
respect to the individual would be      
unconscionable4  7m7 ,evaluation and    
report ,the ,secretary of ,defense shall
 evaluate and report periodically to    
,congress on the success of recruiting  
individuals for scholarships under this 
section and on hiring and retaining     
those individuals in the public sector  
workforce4  7n7 ,covered institution    
defined ,in this section1 the term      
covered institution has the meaning     
given that term in section #bfb7;g77#b7 
of the ,national ,defense ,authorization
 ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjbj 7,public  
,law #aaf-ib74