,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #fcc #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ghid ,report ,no4 #aai-gbh ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,march #ab1 #bjbf,ms4 ,stefanik introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,education and ,workforce ,july #b1 #bjbf;,additional sponsor3 ,ms4 ,foxx ,july #b1 #bjbf,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic,for text of introduced bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on ,march #ab1 #bjbf ,a ,,bill ,to make improvements to the ,harry ,s ,truman ,memorial ,scholarship ,act1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,truman ,scholarship ,clean ,house ,act4 #b4 ,definitions ,section #c of the ,harry ,s ,truman ,memorial ,scholarship ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjb7 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#f7 as paragraphs 7#b7 through 7#g71 respectively2 and 7#b7 by inserting before paragraph 7#b71 as so redesignated1 the following3 7#a7 affiliated with1 when used with respect to an individual's relationship to a certain political party1 means that the individual-- 7,a7 is a registered member of that political party2 7,b7 is a current or former holder of elected public office from that political party2 7,c7 is a current or former candidate for public office from that political party2 7,d7 is a current or former political appointee associated with that political party2 7,e7 is a current staffer of-- 7i7 a holder of elected public office from that political party2 7ii7 a candidate of that political party2 or 7iii7 a fundraising organization for such members or candidates2 or 7,f7 is a current or former judicial appointee nominated or otherwise selected by a holder of elected public office from that political party4 4 #c4 ,harry ,s ,truman ,scholarship ,foundation 7a7 ,board of ,trustees ,section #e of the ,harry ,s ,truman ,memorial ,scholarship ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjd7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking ,the ,board shall be composed of and all that follows through the end of subparagraph 7,d72 and 7,b7 by adding at the end the following3 7#b7 ,the ,board shall be composed of #ac members1 as follows3 7,a7 ,one member appointed by the ,speaker of the ,house of ,representatives4 7,b7 ,one member appointed by the minority leader of the ,house of ,representatives4 7,c7 ,one member appointed by the majority leader of the ,senate4 7,d7 ,one member appointed by the minority leader of the ,senate4 7,e7 ,eight members1 not more than four of whom may be affiliated with the same political party at the time of appointment1 to be appointed by the ,president with the advice and consent of the ,senate4 7,f7 ,the ,secretary of ,education or the ,secretary's designee1 who shall serve ex officio as a member of the ,board1 but shall not be eligible to serve as ,chairperson4 2 7#b7 by amending subsection 7c7 to read as follows3 7c7 7#a7 ,except as provided in paragraph 7#b71 the term of office of each member of the ,board 7other than ,secretary of ,education or the ,secretary's designee serving ex officio7 shall be six years4 7#b7 ,as designated by the ,president at the time of appointment1 of the members first appointed under subsection 7b77#b77;,e7 after the date of enactment of this paragraph-- 7,a7 three shall be appointed for terms of two years2 7,b7 three shall be appointed for terms of four years2 and 7,c7 two shall be appointed for terms of six years4 7#c7 ,any member of the ,board appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve for the remainder of the term for which the member's predecessor was appointed1 and shall be appointed in the same manner as the original appointment for that vacancy was made4 7#d7 ,no member of the ,board 7other than the ,secretary of ,education or the ,secretary's designee serving ex officio7 may serve more than two six-year terms1 regardless of whether the terms are consecutive4 ,a member described in subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b7 of paragraph 7#b7 who serves an initial term of less than six years1 may serve up to two additional six-year terms following the expiration of such member's initial term4 2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7e7 ,seven members of the ,board shall constitute a quorum4 4 7b7 ,transition and ,implementation 7#a7 ,dissolution of existing ,board of ,trustees ,effective on the date that is #ij days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,board of ,trustees of the ,harry ,s ,truman ,scholarship ,foundation 7as established under section #e of the ,harry ,s ,truman ,memorial ,scholarship ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjd77 is dissolved and all members of the ,board are terminated4 7#b7 ,appointment of new members ,as soon as practicable after the effective date specified in paragraph 7#a71 new members shall be appointed to the ,board of ,trustees of the ,harry ,s ,truman ,scholarship ,foundation in accordance with section #e of the ,harry ,s ,truman ,memorial ,scholarship ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjd71 as amended by subsection 7a74 #d4 ,selection of ,truman ,scholars ,section #g of the ,harry ,s ,truman ,memorial ,scholarship ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjf7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 by inserting the eligibility requirements described in subsection 7c7 and before minimum criteria2 and 7,b7 by inserting in accordance with subsection 7d77#d7 before the period at the end2 7#b7 by adding at the end the following3 7c7 ,a student is eligible to be nominated for a scholarship under this ,act if such student-- 7#a7 is-- 7,a7 a full-time undergraduate student enrolled at an institution of higher education who will receive a bachelor's degree in the academic year following the academic year in which the student is applying for a scholarship2 or 7,b7 a full-time senior level student from the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico or from ,the ,islands 7as defined in section #ahja4b7;b7 of title #de1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7as in effect on the date of the enactment of this subsection772 7#b7 is enrolled in a course of study that qualifies the student for admission to a graduate program leading to a career in public service2 7#c7 has a demonstrated record of academic excellence2 and 7#d7 is a citizen or national of the ,united ,states or a permanent resident of the ,commonwealth of the ,northern ,mariana ,islands4 7d7 7#a7 ,the ,foundation shall establish and maintain ,regional ,review ,panels for purposes of carrying out subsection 7a74 7#b7 ,each ,regional ,review ,panel shall be responsible for selecting scholarship recipients from one or more ,states assigned to the ,panel by the ,board4 7#c7 7,a7 ,each ,regional ,review ,panel shall consist of not fewer than five members1 each of whom shall be appointed on an annual basis by an affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds of the members of the ,board4 7,b7 ,not more than half of the members of a ,regional ,review ,panel may be affiliated with the same political party at the time of appointment4 7#d7 ,in selecting students to be scholarship recipients under this ,act1 each ,regional ,review ,panel-- 7,a7 shall select students based on-- 7i7 the extent and quality of community service and government involvement of the student2 7ii7 the leadership record of the student2 7iii7 the academic performance of the student1 including with respect to and writing and analytical skills2 and 7iv7 the suitability and appropriateness of the student's proposed graduate program of study for a career in public service2 7,b7 shall not select any student who-- 7i7 served as a leader1 officer1 director1 or organizer of a student organization recognized by the institution of higher education at which the student is enrolled at time of an incident or conduct that led to the suspension or expulsion of such organization from such institution2 7ii7 has been suspended or expelled by an institution of higher education due to a violation of such institution's code of conduct or other disciplinary action by such institution2 or 7iii7 has been convicted by any ,federal1 ,state1 or local court of competent jurisdiction of a felony2 and 7,c7 may not disfavor or otherwise apply adverse considerations to a student because the student intends to pursue a particular type of graduate degree1 including with respect to a ,master of ,business ,administration degree or ,doctor of ,medicine degree4 4 #e4 ,termination of ,truman scholarship ,section #i of the ,harry ,s ,truman ,memorial ,scholarship ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjh7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a71 by inserting in accordance with subsection 7c7 and after provided in this ,act2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following3 7c7 7#a7 ,in accordance with paragraph 7#b71 a student awarded a scholarship under the provisions of this ,act may not continue to receive the payments provided in this ,act if1 at any point after the date on which the scholarship is received1 the student-- 7,a7 with respect to a report or request required by the ,foundation-- 7i7 fails to submit such a report or request2 or 7ii7 provides false1 misleading1 or materially incomplete information on any such report or request2 7,b7 fails to begin use of the scholarship within four years of the date of receipt of a bachelor's degree1 unless granted an extension in writing by the ,foundation2 7,c7 serves as a leader1 officer1 director1 or organizer of a student organization recognized by the institution of higher education at which the student is enrolled at time of an incident or conduct that leads to the suspension or expulsion of such organization from such institution2 7,d7 is suspended or expelled by the institution of higher education at which the student is enrolled due to a violation of the institution's code of conduct or other disciplinary action by the institution2 or 7,e7 is convicted by any ,federal1 ,state1 or local court of competent jurisdiction of a felony4 7#b7 7,a7 ,the ,foundation may not stop the payments provided in this ,act without first affording the student-- 7i7 reasonable notice1 which shall include the reason for stopping such payments identified under subsection 7a7 or subsection 7c77#a7 and any additional relevant information1 as determined by the ,foundation2 and 7ii7 opportunity for a hearing4 7,b7 ,if the ,foundation1 after reasonable notice and opportunity for hearing1 finds that a student does not meet the conditions of receiving payment in accordance with subsection 7a7 or subsection 7c77#a71 the ,foundation shall-- 7i7 stop the payments provided in this ,act for such student2 and 7ii7 provide written notice to such student1 which shall include the reason for stopping such payments identified under subsection 7a7 or subsection 7c77#a7 and any additional relevant information1 as determined by the ,foundation4 7d7 ,a student whose payments are stopped pursuant to subsection 7a7 or subsection 7c77#a7 or an individual who fails to be employed in public service for three out of the first seven years of employment following completion of the graduate degree for which the individual used such payments shall repay to the ,foundation an amount equal to the sum of-- 7#a7 the total amount of payments provided in this ,act to such student2 and 7#b7 interest at the rate of #f percent per annum on the total amount described in paragraph 7#a74 7e7 ,the ,foundation shall ensure all scholarship recipients are notified of the conditions that apply to receiving payments provided in this ,act as described in this section1 prior to the date of the first such payment4 4 #f4 ,executive ,secretary of ,foundation 7a7 ,in general ,section #ab of the ,harry ,s ,truman ,memorial ,scholarship ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #bjaa7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a71 by striking who shall be appointed by the ,board and inserting who shall be appointed by an affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds of the members of the ,board2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following3 7c7 ,the ,executive ,secretary shall serve a term of #d years and may be reappointed to up to two additional terms of four years in accordance with subsection 7a74 4 7b7 ,appointment ,not later than #ij days after a quorum of the members of the ,board of ,trustees of the ,harry ,s ,truman ,scholarship ,foundation have been appointed in accordance with section #c7;b77#b7 of this ,act1 the ,board shall appoint an ,executive ,secretary of the ,foundation in accordance with section #ab of the ,harry ,s ,truman ,memorial ,scholarship ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #bjaa71 as amended by subsection 7a74 7c7 ,service of incumbent ,the individual serving as ,executive ,secretary of the ,harry ,s ,truman ,scholarship ,foundation as of the date of enactment of this ,act may only continue serving in such position until the earlier of-- 7#a7 the date on which the ,board of ,trustees of the ,foundation appoints a new ,executive ,secretary in accordance with subsection 7b72 or 7#b7 the expiration of the #ij day period beginning on the date that a quorum of the members of the ,board have been appointed in accordance with section #c7;b77#b74 #g4 ,transparency provisions ,section #ac of the ,harry ,s ,truman ,memorial ,scholarship ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #bjab7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7c7 7#a7 ,the ,foundation shall preserve in unaltered format1 and make available on a publicly accessible website of the ,foundation1 the following materials of the ,foundation3 7,a7 ,press releases4 7,b7 ,program announcements4 7,c7 ,biographies of scholarship recipients4 7#b7 ,the materials described in paragraph 7#a7 may not be deleted1 hidden1 or password-protected4 7#c7 ,any edits made to the materials described in paragraph 7#a7 after such materials were initially published shall be clearly identified and1 in a case in which an edit has been made to such materials1 a copy of the original1 unaltered materials shall remain available to the public on a website of the ,foundation4 7#d7 ,the requirements of this subsection shall apply to any materials published by the ,foundation before1 on1 or after the date of enactment of this subsection4 4 #h4 ,effective date and applicability 7a7 ,applicability ,this ,act and the amendments made by this ,act shall apply only with respect to scholarships awarded under the ,harry ,s ,truman ,memorial ,scholarship ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjb7 on or after the date of enactment of this ,act4 7b7 ,treatment of previously awarded scholarships ,nothing in this ,act or the amendments made by this ,act shall be construed to invalidate or revoke1 or alter the terms and conditions of1 a scholarship that was awarded under the ,harry ,s ,truman ,memorial ,scholarship ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjb7 before the date of enactment of this ,act4 ,the ,harry ,s ,truman foundation shall take such steps as may be necessary to continue to fund and administer such previously awarded scholarships4 ,july #b1 #bjbf,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed