,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gaih  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ae1 #bjbj,mr4  
,br[n ( ,m>yl& 7= himself & ,mr4 ,turn]7
 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,education & ,labor1 
& 9 addition to ! ,committee on ,arm$   
,s]vices1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly   
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a s*ol>%ip program 
to div]sify ! national security work=ce 
?r\gh p>tn]%ip ) ,hi/orically ,black    
,colleges & ,univ]sities & o!r m9ority  
in/itutions1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,pa?way = ,inclusive ,p>ticipation (    
,em]g+ ,lead]s & ,in/itutions 9 !       
,nat,sec ,ent]prise ,act ( #bjbj or !   
,,pipel9e ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4 ,s*ol>%ip  
program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y (    
,def5se1 9 coord9ation ) ! ,director ( !
 ,(fice ( ,p]sonnel ,managem5t1 !       
,secret>y ( ,/ate1 & ! ,secret>y (      

,homel& ,security1 %all e/abli% a ,f$]al
 s*ol>%ip-=-s]vice program kn[n z !     
,ronald ,v4 ,dellums ,f$]al ,national   
,security ,pipel9e ,program to recruit1 
tra91 & div]sify ! next g5]ation (      
national security pr(essionals to meet !
 ne$s ( ! national security mission =   
,f$]al1 ,/ate1 local1 & ,tribal         
gov]nm5ts4  7b7 ,program description &  
compon5ts ,! program "u subsection 7a7  
%all-- 7#a7 provide s*ol>%ips to /ud5ts 
:o are enroll$ 9 programs ( /udy at     
cov]$ in/itutions lead+ to degrees or   
specializ$ program c]tifications relat+ 
to national security2  7#b7 provide !   
s*ol>%ip recipi5ts ) summ] int]n%ip     
opportunities or o!r mean+ful tempor>y  
appo9tm5ts 9 ! ,f$]al national security 
work=ce2 &  7#c7 prioritize ! employm5t 
placem5t ( s*ol>%ip recipi5ts 9 ! ,f$]al
 ,gov]nm5t4  7c7 ,s*ol>%ip am\nts ,ea*  
s*ol>%ip "u subsection 7b7 %all be 9 an 
am\nt t cov]s ! /ud5t's tuition & fees  
at ! in/itution "u subsection 7b77#a7 = 
n m ?an ?ree ye>s & provides ! /ud5t )  

an additional /ip5d4  7d7 ,po/-,aw>d    
employm5t obligations  7#a7 ,civilian   
employm5t ,ea* s*ol>%ip recipi5t1 z a   
condition ( receiv+ a s*ol>%ip "u !     
program1 %all ent] into an agreem5t "u  
:i* ! recipi5t agrees to "w 9 a position
 relat$ to national security at a       
,f$]al1 ,/ate1 local1 or ,tribal ag5cy =
 a p]iod equal to ! l5g? ( ! s*ol>%ip   
foll[+ receipt ( ! /ud5t's degree4  7#b7
 ,milit>y s]vice ,pursuant to           
regulations prescrib$ by ! ,secret>y (  
,def5se = su* purpose1 a s*ol>%ip       
recipi5t may fulfill ! condition        
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 by s]v+ 9 !    
,arm$ ,=ces4  7e7 ,hir+ au?ority  7#a7  
,appo9tm5t 9 except$ s]vice ,not)/&+ any
 provision ( *apt] #cc ( title #e1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 gov]n+ appo9tm5ts 9
 ! competitive s]vice1 an ag5cy %all    
appo9t 9 ! except$ s]vice an individual 
:o has complet$ ! eligible degree       
program = :i* a s*ol>%ip 0 aw>d$4  7#b7 
,noncompetitive conv]sion ,except z     
provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#d71 ^u fulfillm5t (

 ! s]vice t]m1 an employee appo9t$ "u   
p>agraph 7#a7 may be conv]t$            
noncompetitively to t]m1                
c>e]-conditional1 or c>e] appo9tm5t4    
7#c7 ,tim+ ( conv]sion ,an ag5cy may    
noncompetitively conv]t a t]m employee  
appo9t$ "u p>agraph 7#b7 to a           
c>e]-conditional or c>e] appo9tm5t be=e 
! t]m appo9tm5t expires4  7#d7 ,au?ority
 to decl9e conv]sion ,an ag5cy may      
decl9e to make ! noncompetitive         
conv]sion or appo9tm5t "u p>agraph 7#b7 
= cause4  7f7 ,eligibility ,to be       
eligible to receive a s*ol>%ip "u ?is   
section1 an individual %all-- 7#a7 be a 
citiz5 or lawful p]man5t resid5t ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates2  7#b7 demon/rate a       
commitm5t to a c>e] 9 national security2
  7#c7 h demon/rat$ a high level (      
pr(ici5cy 9 a field relat$ to national  
security2  7#d7 be a full-"t /ud5t 9 an 
eligible degree program at a cov]$      
in/itution2 &  7#e7 accept ! t]ms ( a   
s*ol>%ip "u ?is section4  7g7           
,conditions ( support  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,z 

a condition ( receiv+ a s*ol>%ip "u ?is 
section1 a s*ol>%ip recipi5t %all agree 
to provide ! qualifi$ in/itution ( high]
 education ) annual v]ifiable           
docum5tation ( po/-aw>d employm5t &     
up-to-date contact in=mation4  7#b7     
,t]ms ,a s*ol>%ip recipi5t "u ?is       
section %all be liable to ! ,unit$      
,/ates z provid$ 9 subsection 7i7 if !  
individual-- 7,a7 fails to ma9ta9 an    
acceptable level ( academic /&+ at !    
applicable cov]$ in/itution1 z det]m9$  
by ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se2  7,b7 is      
dismiss$ f ! applicable cov]$ in/itution
 = discipl9>y reasons2  7,c7 )draws f ! 
eligible degree program be=e complet+ ! 
program2  7,d7 decl>es t ! individual   
does n int5d to fulfill ! po/-aw>d      
employm5t obligation "u ?is section2 or 
7,e7 fails to fulfill ! po/-aw>d        
employm5t obligation ( ! individual "u  
?is section4  7h7 ,monitor+ compliance  
,z a condition ( p>ticipat+ 9 ! program1
 a cov]$ in/itution %all-- 7#a7 ent]    
into an agreem5t ) ! ,secret>y (        

,def5se1 to monitor ! compliance (      
s*ol>%ip recipi5ts ) respect to _!      
po/-aw>d employm5t obligations2 &  7#b7 
provide to ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se1 on an 
annual basis1 ! po/-aw>d employm5t      
docum5tation requir$ "u subsection      
7g77#a7 = s*ol>%ip recipi5ts ?r\gh !    
completion ( _! po/-aw>d employm5t      
obligations4  7i7 ,am\nt ( repaym5t     
7#a7 ,less ?an "o ye> ( s]vice ,if a    
circum/ance describ$ 9 subsection       
7g77#b7 occurs be=e ! completion ( "o   
ye> ( a po/-aw>d employm5t obligation "u
 ?is section1 ! total am\nt ( s*ol>%ip  
aw>ds receiv$ by ! individual "u ?is    
section %all-- 7,a7 be repaid2 or  7,b7 
be treat$ z a loan to be repaid 9       
accordance ) subsection 7j74  7#b7 ,"o  
or m ye>s ( s]vice ,if a circum/ance    
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,d7 or 7,e7 (   
subsection 7g77#b7 occurs aft] !        
completion ( "o or m ye>s ( a po/-aw>d  
employm5t obligation "u ?is section1 !  
total am\nt ( s*ol>%ip aw>ds receiv$ by 
! individual "u ?is section1 r$uc$ by ! 

ratio ( ! numb] ( ye>s ( s]vice complet$
 divid$ by ! numb] ( ye>s ( s]vice      
requir$1 %all-- 7,a7 be repaid2 or  7,b7
 be treat$ z a loan to be repaid 9      
accordance ) subsection 7j74  7j7       
,repaym5ts ,a loan describ$ 9 subsection
 7i7 %all-- 7#a7 be treat$ z a ,f$]al   
,direct ,unsubsidiz$ ,/af=d ,loan "u "p 
,d ( title ,,iv ( ! ,high] ,education   
,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajhg;a et  
seq472 &  7#b7 be subject to repaym5t1  
toge!r ) int]e/ !reon accru+ f ! date ( 
! s*ol>%ip aw>d1 9 accordance ) t]ms &  
conditions specifi$ by ! ,secret>y (    
,def5se 79 consultation ) ! ,secret>y ( 
,education1 ,secret>y ( ,/ate1 &        
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security7 9        
regulations promulgat$ to c>ry out ?is  
subsection4  7k7 ,collection ( repaym5t 
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 ! ev5t t a s*ol>%ip    
recipi5t is requir$ to repay ! s*ol>%ip 
aw>d "u ?is section1 ! cov]$ in/itution 
provid+ ! s*ol>%ip %all-- 7,a7 det]m9e !
 repaym5t am\nts & notify ! recipi5t & !
 ,secret>y ( ,def5se ( ! am\nts ow$2 &  

7,b7 collect ! repaym5t am\nts )9 a     
p]iod ( "t z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y (   
,def5se1 or ! repaym5t am\nts %all be   
treat$ z a loan 9 accordance )          
subsection 7j74  7#b7 ,return$ to       
,treasury ,except z provid$ 9 p>agraph  
7#c71 any repaym5t "u ?is subsection    
%all be return$ to ! ,treasury ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates4  7#c7 ,reta9 p]c5tage ,a 
cov]$ in/itution may reta9 a p]c5tage ( 
any repaym5t ! in/itution collects "u   
?is subsection to defray adm9i/rative   
co/s associat$ ) ! collection4 ,!       
,secret>y ( ,def5se %all e/abli% a s+le1
 fix$ p]c5tage t w apply to all eligible
 entities4  7l7 ,exceptions ,! ,secret>y
 ( ,def5se may provide = ! p>tial or    
total waiv] or susp5sion ( any s]vice or
 paym5t obligation by an individual "u  
?is section :5ev] compliance by !       
individual ) ! obligation is impossible 
or w\ld involve extreme h>d%ip to !     
individual1 or if en=cem5t ( su*        
obligation ) respect to ! individual    
w\ld be unconscionable4  7m7 ,evaluation

 & report ,! ,secret>y ( ,def5se %all   
evaluate & report p]iodically to        
,congress on ! success ( recruit+       
individuals = s*ol>%ips "u ?is section &
 on hir+ & reta9+ ^? individuals 9 !    
public sector work=ce4  7n7 ,cov]$      
in/itution def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m  
cov]$ in/itution has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 
9 section #bfb7;g77#b7 ( ! ,national    
,def5se ,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal    
,ye> #bjbj 7,public ,law #aaf-ib74