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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 960 

To establish the United States Public Service Academy. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 22, 2007 

Mrs. CLINTON (for herself, Mr. SPECTER, Ms. MIKULSKI, Mrs. BOXER, Mr. 

BIDEN, Ms. LANDRIEU, Mr. KENNEDY, and Mrs. HUTCHISON) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

A BILL 

To establish the United States Public Service Academy. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Public Service Acad5 emy Act of 2007’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress makes the following findings: 

8 (1) National disasters such as September 11, 

9 2001, and Hurricane Katrina, along with the United 

10 States struggle against international terrorism, have 

11 highlighted the importance of public service and the 


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1 need for the United States to improve its capacity 

2 to effectively handle future catastrophes, as well as 

3 the daily challenges of life in a global society. 

4 (2) Young Americans, particularly after the 

5 September 11, 2001 attacks, have a strong ethic of 

6 public service. According to the Higher Education 

Research Institute, more than 2 7 ⁄3 of the 2005 fresh8 man class at institutions of higher education in the 

9 United States expressed a desire to serve others, the 

10 highest rate in a generation. Applications to private 

11 programs such as Teach for America and City Year, 

12 publicly funded public service programs within USA 

13 Freedom Corps, and religious mission trips have in14 creased dramatically since 2001. Yet with the in15 crease in college tuition causing the average college 

16 graduate to owe about $20,000, many students often 

17 can afford to pursue public service only for short pe18 riods of time and avoid public service careers in 

19 favor of more lucrative fields. 

20 (3) The aging of the population of the United 

21 States and the subsequent retirement of the Baby 

22 Boomer generation will create serious shortages in 

23 critically needed public service positions at all levels 

24 of our society, as evidenced by the following: 


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1 (A) A recent study by the Congressional 

2 Budget Office highlighted ‘‘the graying of the 

3 Federal work force’’, while the Partnership for 

4 Public Service warns of a ‘‘Federal brain drain’’ 

5 as 44 percent of all Federal workers become eli6 gible to retire in the next 5 years. 

7 (B) The National Center for Education 

8 Statistics estimates that more than 2,000,000 

9 teachers will be needed in the next 10 years due 

10 to teacher retirement and increased student en11 rollment. The teacher shortages will particularly 

12 affect high-need rural and inner-city local edu13 cational agencies. 

14 (C) More than 80 percent of the Nation’s 

15 17,000 law enforcement agencies report that 

16 they cannot fill needed positions due to a lack 

17 of qualified candidates. 

18 (D) In the aftermath of Hurricane 

19 Katrina, personnel shortages were ‘‘perhaps 

20 [the] most difficult challenge’’ for the Federal 

21 Emergency Management Agency, according to a 

22 Congressional report on the Federal Govern23 ment’s response to the disaster. 

24 (E) The Border Patrol has struggled to re25 cruit and retain college-educated agents who 


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1 can speak Spanish and navigate the delicate 

2 cross-cultural interactions inherent in the job. 

3 (4) There is a large pool of untapped potential 

4 among young women who want to serve our country. 

5 Although the military service academies are only 15 

6 percent female, women constitute a majority (57 

7 percent) of college students nationwide. In service 

8 organizations, women are an even larger majority: 

9 58 percent of Peace Corps, 61 percent of City Year, 

10 and 71 percent of Teach for America participants 

11 are women. 

12 (5) American college students lack adequate 

13 preparation in fields crucial to public service, includ14 ing international education and civic education, as 

15 evidenced by the following: 

16 (A) According to the bipartisan Commis17 sion on the Abraham Lincoln Study Abroad 

18 Fellowship Program established under section 

19 104 of division H of the Consolidated Appro20 priations Act, 2004 (Public Law 108–199; 118 

21 Stat. 435), students of the United States often 

22 graduate from college without knowing a for23 eign language or having any experience abroad. 

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1 ing a foreign language has dropped from 16 

2 percent to 8.7 percent, and approximately 1 

3 percent of such students participate in a study 

4 abroad program. 

5 (B) Young adults of the United States 

6 scored next to last in a recent National Geo7 graphic/Roper survey of geographic knowledge. 

8 (C) A University of Connecticut survey of 

9 14,000 undergraduate students found a wide10 spread lack of civic literacy, with seniors barely 

11 outscoring freshmen on a test of basic multiple 

12 choice questions about the history, foreign pol13 icy, economics, and government of the United 

14 States. 

15 (D) The most recent National Assessment 

16 of Educational Progress assessment of civic 

17 knowledge in grade 12 found that only 25 per18 cent of high school seniors had an ‘‘adequate’’ 

19 knowledge of civics and government and 35 per20 cent of high school seniors had little or no 

21 knowledge of civics and government at all. 

22 (6) The United States does not have a national 

23 undergraduate institution to promote public service 

24 and develop well-trained, highly qualified civilian 

25 leaders. 


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1 SEC. 3. PURPOSE. 

2 The purpose of this Act is to establish a United 

3 States Public Service Academy that will— 

4 (1) strengthen and protect the United States by 

5 providing an annual influx of career-motivated pub6 lic servants and future leaders into the Nation’s 

7 public institutions; 

8 (2) be the first national civilian institution of 

9 higher education in the United States; and 

10 (3) provide competitive, federally subsidized, 

11 public service-focused undergraduate education to 

12 students from across the United States and the 

13 world. 

14 SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 

15 In this Act: 

16 (1) PUBLIC SERVICE.—The term ‘‘public serv17 ice’’ means employment with, or work for, a public 

18 institution that is funded primarily by the Federal 

19 Government or by a State or local government. 

20 (2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 

21 the several States of the United States and the Dis22 trict of Columbia. 

23 SEC. 5. ESTABLISHMENT. 

24 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established, in the 

25 Department of Homeland Security, a United States Public 

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1 emy’’), at the location to be determined by an Act of Con2 gress, for the instruction in and preparation for public 

3 service of selected individuals, who shall be called Academy 

4 students. 

5 (b) ORGANIZATION.—The Secretary of the Depart6 ment of Homeland Security shall prescribe the organiza7 tion of the Academy, in accordance with the requirements 

8 of this section. 

9 (c) KEY POSITIONS.—There shall be at the Academy 

10 the following: 

11 (1) A Superintendent. 

12 (2) A Dean of the Academic Board, who is a 

13 permanent professor. 

14 (3) A Director of Admissions. 

15 (4) A Director of Placement. 

16 (d) SUPERINTENDENT.— 

17 (1) APPOINTMENT.—The President shall, by 

18 and with the advice and consent of the Senate, ap19 point the Superintendent of the Academy, who shall 

20 serve for a 6-year term. 

21 (2) DUTIES.—The Superintendent shall be re22 sponsible for the day-to-day operation of the Acad23 emy and the welfare of the students, and staff of the 

24 Academy. 

25 (e) DEAN OF THE ACADEMIC BOARD.— 


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1 (1) APPOINTMENT.—The Superintendent shall 

2 appoint the Dean of the Academic Board as an addi3 tional permanent professor from the permanent pro4 fessors who have served as heads of departments of 

5 instruction at the Academy, except that for the first 

6 year of the Academy the Superintendent shall ap7 point the Dean of the Academic Board from quali8 fied applicants. 

9 (2) DUTIES.—The Dean of the Academic Board 

10 shall perform such duties as the Superintendent may 

11 prescribe, with the approval of the Board of Visitors. 

12 SEC. 6. FACULTY AND DEPARTMENTS. 

13 (a) NUMBER OF FACULTY.—The Superintendent of 

14 the Academy may employ as many professors, instructors, 

15 and lecturers at the Academy as the Superintendent con16 siders necessary to achieve academic excellence. 

17 (b) FACULTY COMPENSATION.—The Superintendent 

18 may prescribe the compensation of persons employed 

19 under this section. Compensation and benefits for faculty 

20 members of the Academy shall be sufficiently competitive 

21 to achieve academic excellence, as determined by the Su22 perintendent. 

23 (c) FACULTY EXPECTATIONS.—Faculty members 

24 shall— 


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1 (1) possess academic expertise and teaching 

2 prowess; 

3 (2) exemplify high standards of conduct and 

4 performance; 

5 (3) be expected to participate in the full spec6 trum of academy programs, including providing 

7 leadership for the curricular and extracurricular ac8 tivities of students; 

9 (4) comply with the standards of conduct and 

10 performance established by the Superintendent; and 

11 (5) participate actively in the development of 

12 the students through the enforcement of standards 

13 of behavior and conduct, to be established in the 

14 Academy’s rules and regulations. 

15 (d) DEPARTMENT TITLES.—The Superintendent 

16 may prescribe the titles of each of the departments of in17 struction and the professors of the Academy. 

18 SEC. 7. STUDENT QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS 

19 FOR ADMISSION. 

20 (a) STUDENT QUALIFICATIONS.—A student wishing 

21 to be admitted to the Academy shall— 

22 (1) be 17 years of age or older; 

23 (2) be unmarried; and 

24 (3) have no dependents, as defined in section 

25 152(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 


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1 (b) ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS.—A student wishing 

2 to be admitted to the Academy shall fulfill the following 

3 requirements: 

4 (1) Earn a secondary school diploma. 

5 (2) Take the SAT or ACT or an equivalent col6 lege-level aptitude test. 

7 (3) Sit for a personal interview with a rep8 resentative of the Academy. 

9 (4) Any further admissions requirements, as de10 termined by the Director of Admissions. 

11 (c) HONOR CODE.—A student wishing to be admitted 

12 to the Academy shall sign an Honor Code developed by 

13 the Superintendent of the Academy and approved by the 

14 Board of Visitors. A violation of the honor code may con15 stitute a basis for dismissal from the Academy. 

16 SEC. 8. APPOINTMENT OF STUDENTS. 

17 (a) NOMINATION PROCESS.—Prospective applicants 

18 to the Academy for seats described in paragraphs (1) and 

19 (3) of subsection (b) shall follow a nomination process es20 tablished by the Director of Admissions of the Academy 

21 that is similar to the process used for admission to the 

22 military academies of the United States Armed Forces. 

23 (b) APPOINTMENTS.— 

24 (1) NOMINEES FOR CONGRESSIONAL SEATS.— 


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1 (A) NUMBER OF SEATS.—For each incom2 ing first-year class at the Academy, the Direc3 tor of Admissions shall reserve a number of 

4 congressional seats in such class that is twice 

5 the number of electoral votes for all States, ex6 cept that such number of seats may be reduced 

7 if the Superintendent of the Academy deter8 mines that a smaller class size is necessary in 

9 order to gradually build the Academy to its full 

10 capacity. 

11 (B) NOMINEES REQUIRED PER EACH SEN12 ATOR AND REPRESENTATIVE.—Each member of 

13 the Senate or the House of Representatives 

14 shall nominate a minimum of 5 candidates from 

15 the State that the member represents for each 

16 incoming first-year class of the Academy. 

17 (C) COMPETITION.—In selecting students 

18 for the congressional seats in a first-year in19 coming class, the Director of Admissions 

20 shall— 

21 (i) proportionally allocate the congres22 sional seats reserved under subparagraph 

23 (A) among the States based on the number 

24 of electoral votes of each State; and 


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1 (ii) for each congressional seat allo2 cated to a State, select a candidate that 

3 has been nominated by a member of Con4 gress from the State under subparagraph 

5 (B). 

6 (2) INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS.— 

7 (A) SEATS.—The Director of Admissions 

8 shall reserve, from the total number of seats in 

9 each incoming first-year class of the Academy, 

10 not less than 5 percent of such total for inter11 national students. 

12 (B) TUITION; AGREEMENT.—In order for 

13 an international student to attend the Academy, 

14 the student’s home country shall— 

15 (i) be responsible for subsidizing the 

16 student’s tuition, fees, room and board, 

17 and other expenses at the Academy; and 

18 (ii) enter into an agreement described 

19 in section 10(b) with the student. 

20 (3) EXECUTIVE BRANCH NOMINEES.— 

21 (A) SEATS.—The Director of Admissions 

22 shall reserve in each incoming first-year class of 

23 the Academy not more than 25 seats for execu24 tive branch nominees. 


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1 (B) NOMINEES.—The President shall 

2 nominate a minimum of 75 candidates to com3 pete for the executive branch seats. 

4 (4) OTHER NOMINEES.—The Director of Ad5 missions shall reserve in each incoming first-year 

6 class of the Academy not more than 75 seats for at7 large selections from the remaining pool of congres8 sional nominees described in paragraph (1)(B). 

9 SEC. 9. ACADEMIC FOCUS OF THE UNITED STATES PUBLIC 

10 SERVICE ACADEMY. 

11 (a) CURRICULUM; LEADERSHIP.— 

12 (1) CURRICULUM.—Each Academy student 

13 shall follow a structured curriculum that is self-rein14 forcing to emphasize leadership development (in ac15 cordance with paragraph (2)) and public service. 

16 (2) LEADERSHIP.—The purposes of the leader17 ship development system are to motivate Academy 

18 students to seek leadership responsibilities upon 

19 graduation and enable Academy students to think 

20 clearly, decide wisely, and act decisively under pres21 sure and in a variety of leadership situations. Direct 

22 support to leadership development shall be provided 

23 by concurrent and relevant coursework to create an 

24 interplay between learning the science of leadership 


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1 in the classroom, while learning the art of leadership 

2 outside the classroom. 

3 (b) DEGREE.— 

4 (1) DEGREE CONFERRED UPON GRADUATION.— 

5 Under such conditions as the Board of Visitors may 

6 prescribe, the Superintendent of the Academy may 

7 confer a baccalaureate of science or baccalaureate of 

8 arts degree upon a graduate of the Academy. 

9 (2) MAJORS.—Each Academy student shall 

10 pursue a program of study for a baccalaureate of 

11 arts or a baccalaureate of sciences degree in tradi12 tional liberal arts subjects. 

13 (c) BREADTH OF REQUIRED SUBJECT AREAS STUD14 IED.—Each Academy student shall take courses in a 

15 broad array of subject areas as part of the student’s pro16 gram of study. 

17 (d) PUBLIC SERVICE CONCENTRATION.—Not later 

18 than the completion of the fourth semester, each Academy 

19 student shall choose a public service concentration, which 

20 shall be the field in which the student ultimately will serve 

21 upon graduation. 

22 (e) PUBLIC SERVICE REQUIREMENTS BEFORE

23 GRADUATION.— 

24 (1) PUBLIC SERVICE PROGRAMMING.—Each 

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1 gramming related to public service, as determined by 

2 the Dean of the Academic Board. 

3 (2) PUBLIC SERVICE PROJECT.—Each Academy 

4 student shall plan and implement a 1-year public 

5 service project during the student’s final year at the 

6 Academy. 

7 (f) STUDY ABROAD REQUIREMENTS.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each Academy student shall 

9 spend not less than 6 weeks engaged in a study 

10 abroad program approved by the Dean of the Aca11 demic Board. 

12 (2) CLASSES IN PREPARATION FOR STUDY

13 ABROAD.—In preparation for the study abroad pro14 gram, each Academy student shall take courses in 

15 foreign languages and international relations. 

16 (g) SUMMER LEARNING PROGRAM REQUIRE17 MENTS.—For each year of attendance at the Academy, 

18 each Academy student shall spend 8 weeks each summer 

19 participating in a structured learning program established 

20 by the Superintendent of the Academy and the Dean of 

21 the Academic Board. 

22 SEC. 10. PUBLIC SERVICE REQUIREMENTS FOLLOWING 

23 GRADUATION. 

24 (a) PUBLIC SERVICE AGREEMENT.—Each Academy 

25 student from the United States shall sign an agreement 


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1 with respect to the student’s length of public service to 

2 the United States. The agreement shall provide that the 

3 student agrees to the following: 

4 (1) The student will complete the course of in5 struction at the Academy, culminating in graduation 

6 from the Academy. 

7 (2) Unless the student pursues graduate edu8 cation under subsection (h), upon graduation from 

9 the Academy, the student— 

10 (A) will accept a public service assignment 

11 under subsection (g), if tendered, at the as12 signed location; and 

13 (B) will serve in the public service assign14 ment for not less than the 5 years immediately 

15 following the first day of the assignment. 

16 (b) INTERNATIONAL STUDENT AGREEMENT.—Each 

17 international Academy student who was selected for the 

18 Academy under section 8(b)(2) shall sign an agreement 

19 with the student’s home country regarding employment in 

20 the national or local government of the country that meets 

21 the same conditions set forth in subsection (a). 

22 (c) FAILURE TO GRADUATE.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—An Academy student who 

24 has completed a minimum of 4 semesters at the 


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1 Academy but fails to fulfill the Academy’s require2 ments for graduation within 4 years shall be— 

3 (A) dishonorably discharged from the 

4 Academy; and 

5 (B) obligated to repay the Academy for the 

6 cost of the delinquent student’s education in the 

7 amount described in paragraph (2). 

8 (2) AMOUNT OF REPAYMENT.—The delinquent 

9 student shall be financially responsible for the costs 

10 relating to each semester that the student was offi11 cially enrolled in the Academy. 

12 (d) FAILURE TO ACCEPT OR COMPLETE ASSIGNED

13 PUBLIC SERVICE.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—A delinquent graduate shall 

15 be— 

16 (A) dishonorably discharged from the 

17 Academy; and 

18 (B) obligated to repay the Academy for the 

19 cost of the delinquent graduate’s education in 

20 the amount described in paragraph (2). 

21 (2) AMOUNT OF REPAYMENT.—In the case of a 

22 delinquent graduate who fails to complete all years 

23 of public service required under subsection (a)(2) 

24 (including any additional years required for graduate 

25 education under subsection (h)), the delinquent 


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1 graduate shall be financially responsible for the cost 

2 of the delinquent graduate’s education (including the 

3 costs of any graduate education), except that the 

4 amount of financial responsibility under this para5 graph shall be reduced by 10 percent for each year 

6 of public service under subsection (a)(2) that the de7 linquent graduate did complete. 

8 (3) DEFINITION OF DELINQUENT GRADUATE.— 

9 In this subsection, the term ‘‘delinquent graduate’’ 

10 means a graduate of the Academy who violates the 

11 agreement entered into under subsection (a) by— 

12 (A) not accepting the graduate’s public 

13 service assignment upon graduation from the 

14 Academy; or 

15 (B) not completing the required years of 

16 public service in the assignment due to— 

17 (i) voluntarily quitting the assign18 ment; or 

19 (ii) being fired from the assignment. 

20 (e) EXCEPTIONS.—The Superintendent may provide 

21 for the partial or total waiver or suspension of any public 

22 service or payment obligation by an individual under this 

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1 ship to the individual, or if enforcement of such obligation 

2 with respect to the individual would be unconscionable. 

3 (f) STUDENT SALARIES AND BENEFITS.—The Acad4 emy shall not be responsible for the salaries and benefits 

5 of graduates of the Academy while the graduates are ful6 filling the public service assignment under this section. All 

7 salaries and benefits shall be paid by the employer with 

8 whom the Academy graduate is placed. 

9 (g) DETERMINING STUDENT PUBLIC SERVICE AS10 SIGNMENTS.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Superintendent, acting 

12 through the Academy Placement Office, shall place 

13 each graduating student in a public service assign14 ment, which shall consist of— 

15 (A) civil service employment at the Fed16 eral, State, or local level; or 

17 (B) civilian service in the United States 

18 Armed Forces. 

19 (2) FACTORS.—In making an assignment under 

20 paragraph (1), the Academy Placement Office shall 

21 assess the following factors: 

22 (A) National security needs. 

23 (B) State and local community needs. 

24 (C) The student’s experience. 

25 (D) The student’s academic performance. 


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1 (3) REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF STUDENT AS2 SIGNMENTS.—The Superintendent of the Academy 

3 shall review and approve each Academy graduating 

4 student’s public service assignment. 

5 (h) GRADUATE EDUCATION.—An Academy student 

6 and the Superintendent may modify the agreement under 

7 subsection (a) to provide that— 

8 (1) the Academy shall— 

9 (A) subsidize an Academy student’s grad10 uate education at a public institution; and 

11 (B) postpone the public service assignment 

12 required under subsection (a)(2); and 

13 (2) the student shall— 

14 (A) accept a public service assignment 

15 under subsection (g) upon the student’s comple16 tion of the graduate program; and 

17 (B) add 2 additional years to the student’s 

18 public service commitment required under the 

19 agreement described in subsection (a) for every 

20 year of subsidized graduate education. 

21 SEC. 11. REVIEW AND OVERSIGHT. 

22 (a) BOARD OF VISITORS.— 

23 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be estab24 lished a Board of Visitors for the Academy (referred 

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1 the Academy and to inquire into the efficiency and 

2 effectiveness of the operations of the Academy. 

3 (2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Board of Visitors shall 

4 consist of not more than 15 members, including the 

5 Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. 

6 The remaining members of the Board of Visitors 

7 shall be appointed by the President, by and with the 

8 advice and consent of the Senate. 

9 (3) VISITS; REPORTS.— 

10 (A) ANNUAL VISITS.—In order to ensure 

11 the efficiency and effectiveness of the Academy, 

12 the Board of Visitors shall annually visit the 

13 Academy. 

14 (B) ADDITIONAL VISITS.—The Board, or a 

15 member of the Board, may visit the Academy in 

16 addition to the annual visit described in sub17 paragraph (A) with the approval of the Super18 intendent of the Academy. 

19 (C) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than 60 

20 days after an annual visit described in subpara21 graph (A), the Board of Visitors shall prepare 

22 and submit an annual report regarding the op23 erations of the Academy to the President and 

24 Congress. 


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1 (b) SUPERINTENDENT.—Not later than November 30 

2 of each year, using data as of September 30 of such year, 

3 the Superintendent shall provide to the President and 

4 Congress a report assessing the progress of, and changes 

5 at, the Academy in the following areas: 

6 (1) Recruitment and admissions. 

7 (2) Faculty compensation. 

8 (3) Curriculum. 

9 (4) Resources and facilities. 

10 (5) Attrition and graduation. 

11 (6) Public service placement. 

12 SEC. 12. FUNDING THE UNITED STATES PUBLIC SERVICE 

13 ACADEMY. 

14 (a) FULLY-SUBSIDIZED EDUCATION.—Each Acad15 emy student’s tuition at the Academy shall be fully sub16 sidized. 

17 (b) PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP.—The Academy 

18 will be a public-private partnership funded by the fol19 lowing: 

20 (1) PUBLIC FUNDS.—Congress shall fund 80 

21 percent of the Academy’s annual budget. 

22 (2) PRIVATE FUNDS.—The Academy officials 

23 shall raise 20 percent of the Academy’s annual 

24 budget in private funds. 


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1 (c) INITIAL APPROPRIATIONS.—For each of the first 

2 2 fiscal years for which funds are appropriated under sec3 tion 14, the Superintendent shall use such funds, and any 

4 matching private funds, to acquire land, construct facili5 ties, recruit faculty and students, hire employees, and de6 velop curricula in preparation for the opening of the Acad7 emy. 

8 (d) SUBSEQUENT APPROPRIATIONS.—For each of 

9 the 4 subsequent fiscal years following the second fiscal 

10 year described in subsection (c) and for which funds are 

11 appropriated under section 14, the Superintendent shall 

12 use such funds, and any matching private funds, to fund 

13 the Academy as it grows 1 class at a time into a 4-year 

14 institution. 

15 SEC. 13. USE OF CERTAIN GIFTS TO THE ACADEMY. 

16 (a) GIFTS NOT EXCEEDING $20,000.—Under regula17 tions prescribed by the Secretary of the Department of 

18 Homeland Security, the Superintendent of the Academy 

19 may accept, hold, administer, invest, and spend any gift, 

20 devise, or bequest of personal property of a value of 

21 $20,000 or less made to the United States on the condi22 tion that such gift, devise, or bequest be used for the ben23 efit of the Academy or any entity thereof. The Super24 intendent may pay or authorize the payment of all reason25 able and necessary expenses in connection with the conveyVerDate Aug 31 2005 21:16 Mar 26, 2007 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S960.IS S960

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1 ance or transfer of a gift, devise, or bequest under this 

2 section. 

3 (b) GIFTS EXCEEDING $20,000.—The Board of Visi4 tors may accept, hold, administer, invest, and spend any 

5 gift, devise, or bequest of personal property of a value of 

6 more than $20,000 made to the United States on the con7 dition that such gift, devise, or bequest be used for the 

8 benefit of the Academy or any entity thereof. The Board 

9 of Visitors may pay or authorize the payment of all rea10 sonable and necessary expenses in connection with the 

11 conveyance or transfer of a gift, devise, or bequest under 

12 this section. 

13 SEC. 14. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

14 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

15 this Act $164,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and each of 

16 the 5 succeeding fiscal years. 

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