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Union Calendar No. 80 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1469 

[Report No. 110–138] 

To establish the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation under the 

authorities of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 12, 2007 

Mr. LANTOS (for himself and Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

MAY 9, 2007 

Additional sponsors: Mr. PAYNE, Ms. WATSON, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. HOLT, Mr. 

ENGEL, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Ms. MCCOLLUM of Minnesota, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART of Florida, Mr. 

COSTELLO, Mr. SCOTT of Georgia, Ms. HOOLEY, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. WU, 

Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. SIRES, Mr. SNYDER, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. 

GRIJALVA, Mr. KLEIN of Florida, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. 

FILNER, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of 

Texas, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. ROSS, Mr. MOORE of Kansas, 

Mr. YARMUTH, Ms. HERSETH SANDLIN, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. 

CONYERS, Mrs. EMERSON, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. 

MCCOTTER, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. ELLISON, and Mr. MORAN of Kansas 

MAY 9, 2007 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 

A BILL 

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tion under the authorities of the Mutual Educational 

and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961. 

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 ‘‘Senator Paul Simon 

5 Study Abroad Foundation Act of 2007’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress makes the following findings: 

8 (1) According to President George W. Bush, 

9 ‘‘America’s leadership and national security rest on 

10 our commitment to educate and prepare our youth 

11 for active engagement in the international commu12 nity.’’. 

13 (2) According to former President William J. 

14 Clinton, ‘‘Today, the defense of United States inter15 ests, the effective management of global issues, and 

16 even an understanding of our Nation’s diversity re17 quire ever-greater contact with, and understanding 

18 of, people and cultures beyond our borders.’’. 

19 (3) Congress authorized the establishment of 

20 the Commission on the Abraham Lincoln Study 

21 Abroad Fellowship Program pursuant to section 104 

22 of the Miscellaneous Appropriations and Offsets Act, 

23 2004 (division H of Public Law 108–199). Pursuant 

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1 mitted to Congress and the President a report of its 

2 recommendations for greatly expanding the oppor3 tunity for students at institutions of higher edu4 cation in the United States to study abroad, with 

5 special emphasis on studying in developing nations. 

6 (4) According to the Lincoln Commission, 

7 ‘‘[s]tudy abroad is one of the major means of pro8 ducing foreign language speakers and enhancing for9 eign language learning’’ and, for that reason, ‘‘is 

10 simply essential to the [N]ation’s security’’. 

11 (5) Studies consistently show that United 

12 States students score below their counterparts in 

13 other advanced countries on indicators of inter14 national knowledge. This lack of global literacy is a 

15 national liability in an age of global trade and busi16 ness, global interdependence, and global terror. 

17 (6) Americans believe that it is important for 

18 their children to learn other languages, study 

19 abroad, attend a college where they can interact with 

20 international students, learn about other countries 

21 and cultures, and generally be prepared for the glob22 al age. 

23 (7) In today’s world, it is more important than 

24 ever for the United States to be a responsible, con25 structive leader that other countries are willing to 


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1 follow. Such leadership cannot be sustained without 

2 an informed citizenry with significant knowledge and 

3 awareness of the world. 

4 (8) Study abroad has proven to be a very effec5 tive means of imparting international and foreign6 language competency to students. 

7 (9) In any given year, only approximately one 

8 percent of all students enrolled in United States in9 stitutions of higher education study abroad. 

10 (10) Less than 10 percent of the students who 

11 graduate from United States institutions of higher 

12 education with bachelors degrees have studied 

13 abroad. 

14 (11) Far more study abroad must take place in 

15 developing countries. Ninety-five percent of the 

16 world’s population growth over the next 50 years 

17 will occur outside of Europe. Yet in the academic 

18 year 2004–2005, 60 percent of United States stu19 dents studying abroad studied in Europe, and 45 

20 percent studied in four countries—the United King21 dom, Italy, Spain, and France—according to the In22 stitute of International Education. 

23 (12) The Final Report of the National Commis24 sion on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States 

25 (The 9/11 Commission Report) recommended that 


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1 the United States increase support for ‘‘scholarship, 

2 exchange, and library programs’’. The 9/11 Public 

3 Discourse Project, successor to the 9/11 Commis4 sion, noted in its November 14, 2005, status report 

5 that this recommendation was ‘‘unfulfilled,’’ and 

6 stated that ‘‘The U.S. should increase support for 

7 scholarship and exchange programs, our most power8 ful tool to shape attitudes over the course of a gen9 eration.’’. In its December 5, 2005, Final Report on 

10 the 9/11 Commission Recommendations, the 9/11 

11 Public Discourse Project gave the government a 

12 grade of ‘‘D’’ for its implementation of this rec13 ommendation. 

14 (13) Investing in a national study abroad pro15 gram would help turn a grade of ‘‘D’’ into an ‘‘A’’ 

16 by equipping United States students to communicate 

17 United States values and way of life through the 

18 unique dialogue that takes place among citizens 

19 from around the world when individuals study 

20 abroad. 

21 (14) An enhanced national study abroad pro22 gram could help further the goals of other United 

23 States Government initiatives to promote edu24 cational, social, and political reform and the status 

25 of women in developing and reforming societies 


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1 around the world, such as the Middle East Partner2 ship Initiative. 

3 SEC. 3. PURPOSES. 

4 The purposes of this Act are— 

5 (1) to significantly enhance the global competi6 tiveness and international knowledge base of the 

7 United States by ensuring that more United States 

8 students have the opportunity to acquire foreign lan9 guage skills and international knowledge through 

10 significantly expanded study abroad; 

11 (2) to enhance the foreign policy capacity of the 

12 United States by significantly expanding and diversi13 fying the talent pool of individuals with non-tradi14 tional foreign language skills and cultural knowledge 

15 in the United States who are available for recruit16 ment by United States foreign affairs agencies, leg17 islative branch agencies, and nongovernmental orga18 nizations involved in foreign affairs activities; 

19 (3) to ensure that an increasing portion of 

20 study abroad by United States students will take 

21 place in nontraditional study abroad destinations 

22 such as the People’s Republic of China, countries of 

23 the Middle East region, and developing countries; 

24 and 


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1 (4) to create greater cultural understanding of 

2 the United States by exposing foreign students and 

3 their families to United States students in countries 

4 that have not traditionally hosted large numbers of 

5 United States students. 

6 SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT9 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com10 mittees’’ means— 

11 (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 

12 the Committee on Appropriations of the House 

13 of Representatives; and 

14 (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations 

15 and the Committee on Appropriations of the 

16 Senate. 

17 (2) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ means the 

18 Board of Directors of the Foundation established 

19 pursuant to section 5(d). 

20 (3) CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.—The term 

21 ‘‘Chief Executive Officer’’ means the chief executive 

22 officer of the Foundation appointed pursuant to sec23 tion 5(c). 


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1 (4) FOUNDATION.—The term ‘‘Foundation’’ 

2 means the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foun3 dation established by section 5(a). 

4 (5) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 

5 term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 

6 meaning given the term in section 101(a) of the 

7 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)). 

8 (6) NONTRADITIONAL STUDY ABROAD DESTINA9 TION.—The term ‘‘nontraditional study abroad des10 tination’’ means a location that is determined by the 

11 Foundation to be a less common destination for 

12 United States students who study abroad. 

13 (7) STUDY ABROAD.—The term ‘‘study abroad’’ 

14 means an educational program of study, work, re15 search, internship, or combination thereof that is 

16 conducted outside the United States and that carries 

17 academic credit toward fulfilling the participating 

18 student’s degree requirements. 

19 (8) UNITED STATES.—The term ‘‘United 

20 States’’ means any of the several States, the District 

21 of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Is22 lands, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, 

23 and any other territory or possession of the United 

24 States. 


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1 (9) UNITED STATES STUDENT.—The term 

2 ‘‘United States student’’ means a national of the 

3 United States who is enrolled at an institution of 

4 higher education located within the United States. 

5 SEC. 5. ESTABLISHMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF THE SEN6 ATOR PAUL SIMON STUDY ABROAD FOUNDA7 TION. 

8 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the 

10 executive branch a corporation to be known as the 

11 ‘‘Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation’’ 

12 that shall be responsible for carrying out this Act 

13 under the authorities of the Mutual Educational and 

14 Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2451 et 

15 seq.). The Foundation shall be a government cor16 poration, as defined in section 103 of title 5, United 

17 States Code. 

18 (2) BOARD OF DIRECTORS.—The Foundation 

19 shall be governed by a Board of Directors chaired by 

20 the Secretary of State (or the Secretary’s designee) 

21 in accordance with subsection (d). 

22 (3) INTENT OF CONGRESS.—It is the intent of 

23 Congress in establishing the structure of the Foun24 dation set forth in this subsection to create an entity 

25 that will administer a study abroad program that— 


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1 (A) serves the long-term foreign policy and 

2 national security needs of the United States; 

3 but 

4 (B) operates independently of short-term 

5 political and foreign policy considerations. 

6 (b) MANDATE OF FOUNDATION.—In administering 

7 the program referred to in subsection (a)(3), the Founda8 tion shall— 

9 (1) promote the objectives and purposes of this 

10 Act; 

11 (2) through responsive, flexible grant-making, 

12 promote access to study abroad opportunities by 

13 United States students at diverse institutions of 

14 higher education, including two-year institutions, mi15 nority-serving institutions, and institutions that 

16 serve nontraditional students; 

17 (3) through creative grant-making, promote ac18 cess to study abroad opportunities by diverse United 

19 States students, including minority students, stu20 dents of limited financial means, and nontraditional 

21 students; 

22 (4) raise funds from the private sector to sup23 plement funds made available under this Act; and 


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1 (5) be committed to minimizing administrative 

2 costs and to maximizing the availability of funds for 

3 grants under this Act. 

4 (c) CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be in the Foun6 dation a Chief Executive Officer who shall be re7 sponsible for the management of the Foundation. 

8 (2) APPOINTMENT.—The Chief Executive Offi9 cer shall be appointed by the Board and shall be a 

10 recognized leader in higher education, business, or 

11 foreign policy, chosen on the basis of a rigorous 

12 search. 

13 (3) RELATIONSHIP TO BOARD.—The Chief Ex14 ecutive Officer shall report to and be under the di15 rect authority of the Board. 

16 (4) COMPENSATION AND RANK.— 

17 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Chief Executive 

18 Officer shall be compensated at the rate pro19 vided for level III of the Executive Schedule 

20 under section 5314 of title 5, United States 

21 Code. 

22 (B) AMENDMENT.—Section 5314 of title 

23 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at 

24 the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘Chief Executive Officer, Senator Paul Simon 

2 Study Abroad Foundation.’’. 

3 (5) AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES.—The Chief Ex4 ecutive Officer shall be responsible for the manage5 ment of the Foundation and shall exercise the pow6 ers and discharge the duties of the Foundation. 

7 (6) AUTHORITY TO APPOINT OFFICERS.—In 

8 consultation and with approval of the Board, the 

9 Chief Executive Officer shall appoint all officers of 

10 the Foundation. 

11 (d) BOARD OF DIRECTORS.— 

12 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be in the 

13 Foundation a Board of Directors. 

14 (2) DUTIES.—The Board shall perform the 

15 functions specified to be carried out by the Board in 

16 this Act and may prescribe, amend, and repeal by17 laws, rules, regulations, and procedures governing 

18 the manner in which the business of the Foundation 

19 may be conducted and in which the powers granted 

20 to it by law may be exercised. 

21 (3) MEMBERSHIP.—The Board shall consist 

22 of— 

23 (A) the Secretary of State (or the Sec24 retary’s designee), the Secretary of Education 

25 (or the Secretary’s designee), the Secretary of 


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1 Defense (or the Secretary’s designee), and the 

2 Administrator of the United States Agency for 

3 International Development (or the Administra4 tor’s designee); and 

5 (B) five other individuals with relevant ex6 perience in matters relating to study abroad 

7 (such as individuals who represent institutions 

8 of higher education, business organizations, for9 eign policy organizations, or other relevant or10 ganizations) who shall be appointed by the 

11 President, by and with the advice and consent 

12 of the Senate, of which— 

13 (i) one individual shall be appointed 

14 from among a list of individuals submitted 

15 by the majority leader of the House of 

16 Representatives; 

17 (ii) one individual shall be appointed 

18 from among a list of individuals submitted 

19 by the minority leader of the House of 

20 Representatives; 

21 (iii) one individual shall be appointed 

22 from among a list of individuals submitted 

23 by the majority leader of the Senate; and 


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1 (iv) one individual shall be appointed 

2 from among a list of individuals submitted 

3 by the minority leader of the Senate. 

4 (4) CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.—The Chief 

5 Executive Officer of the Foundation shall serve as a 

6 nonvoting, ex officio member of the Board. 

7 (5) TERMS.— 

8 (A) OFFICERS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERN9 MENT.—Each member of the Board described 

10 in paragraph (3)(A) shall serve for a term that 

11 is concurrent with the term of service of the in12 dividual’s position as an officer within the other 

13 Federal department or agency. 

14 (B) OTHER MEMBERS.—Each member of 

15 the Board described in paragraph (3)(B) shall 

16 be appointed for a term of 3 years and may be 

17 reappointed for a term of an additional 3 years. 

18 (C) VACANCIES.—A vacancy in the Board 

19 shall be filled in the manner in which the origi20 nal appointment was made. 

21 (6) CHAIRPERSON.—There shall be a Chair22 person of the Board. The Secretary of State (or the 

23 Secretary’s designee) shall serve as the Chairperson. 

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1 stitute a quorum, which, except with respect to a 

2 meeting of the Board during the 135-day period be3 ginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, 

4 shall include at least one member of the Board de5 scribed in paragraph (3)(B). 

6 (8) MEETINGS.—The Board shall meet at the 

7 call of the Chairperson. 

8 (9) COMPENSATION.— 

9 (A) OFFICERS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERN10 MENT.— 

11 (i) IN GENERAL.—A member of the 

12 Board described in paragraph (3)(A) may 

13 not receive additional pay, allowances, or 

14 benefits by reason of the member’s service 

15 on the Board. 

16 (ii) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Each such 

17 member of the Board shall receive travel 

18 expenses, including per diem in lieu of sub19 sistence, in accordance with applicable pro20 visions under subchapter I of chapter 57 of 

21 title 5, United States Code. 

22 (B) OTHER MEMBERS.— 

23 (i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 

24 in clause (ii), a member of the Board de25 scribed in paragraph (3)(B)— 


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1 (I) shall be paid compensation 

2 out of funds made available for the 

3 purposes of this Act at the daily 

4 equivalent of the highest rate payable 

5 under section 5332 of title 5, United 

6 States Code, for each day (including 

7 travel time) during which the member 

8 is engaged in the actual performance 

9 of duties as a member of the Board; 

10 and 

11 (II) while away from the mem12 ber’s home or regular place of busi13 ness on necessary travel in the actual 

14 performance of duties as a member of 

15 the Board, shall be paid per diem, 

16 travel, and transportation expenses in 

17 the same manner as is provided under 

18 subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, 

19 United States Code. 

20 (ii) LIMITATION.—A member of the 

21 Board may not be paid compensation 

22 under clause (i)(II) for more than 90 days 

23 in any calendar year. 


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1 SEC. 6. ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF PROGRAM. 

2 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PROGRAM.—There is 

3 hereby established a program, which shall— 

4 (1) be administered by the Foundation; and 

5 (2) award grants to— 

6 (A) United States students for study 

7 abroad; 

8 (B) nongovernmental institutions that pro9 vide and promote study abroad opportunities 

10 for United States students, in consortium with 

11 institutions described in subparagraph (C); and 

12 (C) institutions of higher education, indi13 vidually or in consortium, 

14 in order to accomplish the objectives set forth in 

15 subsection (b). 

16 (b) OBJECTIVES.—The objectives of the program es17 tablished under subsection (a) are that, within 10 years 

18 of the date of the enactment of this Act— 

19 (1) not less than one million undergraduate 

20 United States students will study abroad annually 

21 for credit; 

22 (2) the demographics of study-abroad participa23 tion will reflect the demographics of the United 

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1 stitutions, and institutions serving large numbers of 

2 low-income and first-generation students; and 

3 (3) an increasing portion of study abroad will 

4 take place in nontraditional study abroad destina5 tions, with a substantial portion of such increases 

6 taking place in developing countries. 

7 (c) MANDATE OF THE PROGRAM.—In order to ac8 complish the objectives set forth in subsection (b), the 

9 Foundation shall, in administering the program estab10 lished under subsection (a), take fully into account the rec11 ommendations of the Commission on the Abraham Lincoln 

12 Study Abroad Fellowship Program (established pursuant 

13 to section 104 of the Miscellaneous Appropriations and 

14 Offsets Act, 2004 (division H of Public Law 108–199)). 

15 (d) STRUCTURE OF GRANTS.—In accordance with 

16 the recommendations of the Commission on the Abraham 

17 Lincoln Study Abroad Fellowship Program, grants award18 ed under the program established under subsection (a) 

19 shall be structured to the maximum extent practicable to 

20 promote appropriate reforms in institutions of higher edu21 cation in order to remove barriers to participation by stu22 dents in study abroad. 

23 (e) BALANCE OF LONG-TERM AND SHORT-TERM

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1 gram established under subsection (a), the Foundation 

2 shall seek an appropriate balance between— 

3 (1) longer-term study abroad programs, which 

4 maximize foreign-language learning and intercultural 

5 understanding; and 

6 (2) shorter-term study abroad programs, which 

7 maximize the accessibility of study abroad to non8 traditional students. 

9 SEC. 7. ANNUAL REPORT. 

10 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 31, 

11 2008, and each March 31 thereafter, the Foundation shall 

12 submit to the appropriate congressional committees a re13 port on the implementation of this Act during the prior 

14 fiscal year. 

15 (b) CONTENTS.—The report required by subsection 

16 (a) shall include— 

17 (1) the total financial resources available to the 

18 Foundation during the year, including appropriated 

19 funds, the value and source of any gifts or donations 

20 accepted pursuant to section 8(a)(6), and any other 

21 resources; 

22 (2) a description of the Board’s policy priorities 

23 for the year and the bases upon which competitive 

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1 tutions, and consortiums pursuant to section 

2 6(a)(2)(B) and 6(a)(2)(C); 

3 (3) a list of grants made to institutions of high4 er education, nongovernmental institutions, and con5 sortiums pursuant to section 6(a)(2)(B) and 

6 6(a)(2)(C) that includes the identity of the institu7 tional recipient, the dollar amount, and the esti8 mated number of study abroad opportunities pro9 vided to United States students by each grant; 

10 (4) a description of the bases upon which the 

11 Foundation made grants directly to United States 

12 students pursuant to section 6(a)(2)(A); 

13 (5) the number and total dollar amount of 

14 grants made directly to United States students by 

15 the Foundation pursuant to section 6(a)(2)(A); and 

16 (6) the total administrative and operating ex17 penses of the Foundation for the year, as well as 

18 specific information on— 

19 (A) the number of Foundation employees 

20 and the cost of compensation for Board mem21 bers, Foundation employees, and personal serv22 ice contractors; 

23 (B) costs associated with securing the use 

24 of real property for carrying out the functions 

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1 (C) total travel expenses incurred by Board 

2 members and Foundation employees in connec3 tion with Foundation activities; and 

4 (D) total representational expenses. 

5 SEC. 8. POWERS OF THE FOUNDATION; RELATED PROVI6 SIONS. 

7 (a) POWERS.—The Foundation— 

8 (1) shall have perpetual succession unless dis9 solved by a law enacted after the date of the enact10 ment of this Act; 

11 (2) may adopt, alter, and use a seal, which shall 

12 be judicially noticed; 

13 (3) may make and perform such contracts, 

14 grants, and other agreements with any person or 

15 government however designated and wherever situ16 ated, as may be necessary for carrying out the func17 tions of the Foundation; 

18 (4) may determine and prescribe the manner in 

19 which its obligations shall be incurred and its ex20 penses allowed and paid, including expenses for rep21 resentation; 

22 (5) may lease, purchase, or otherwise acquire, 

23 improve, and use such real property wherever situ24 ated, as may be necessary for carrying out the func25 tions of the Foundation; 


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1 (6) may accept cash gifts or donations of serv2 ices or of property (real, personal, or mixed), tan3 gible or intangible, for the purpose of carrying out 

4 the provisions of this Act; 

5 (7) may use the United States mails in the 

6 same manner and on the same conditions as the ex7 ecutive departments; 

8 (8) may contract with individuals for personal 

9 services, who shall not be considered Federal em10 ployees for any provision of law administered by the 

11 Office of Personnel Management; 

12 (9) may hire or obtain passenger motor vehi13 cles; and 

14 (10) shall have such other powers as may be 

15 necessary and incident to carrying out this Act. 

16 (b) PRINCIPAL OFFICE.—The Foundation shall 

17 maintain its principal office in the metropolitan area of 

18 Washington, District of Columbia. 

19 (c) APPLICABILITY OF GOVERNMENT CORPORATION

20 CONTROL ACT.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Foundation shall be 

22 subject to chapter 91 of subtitle VI of title 31, 

23 United States Code, except that the Foundation 

24 shall not be authorized to issue obligations or offer 

25 obligations to the public. 


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1 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

2 9101(3) of title 31, United States Code, is amended 

3 by adding at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(R) the Senator Paul Simon Study 

5 Abroad Foundation.’’. 

6 (d) INSPECTOR GENERAL.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Inspector General of 

8 the Department of State shall serve as Inspector 

9 General of the Foundation, and, in acting in such 

10 capacity, may conduct reviews, investigations, and 

11 inspections of all aspects of the operations and ac12 tivities of the Foundation. 

13 (2) AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD.—In carrying 

14 out the responsibilities under this subsection, the In15 spector General shall report to and be under the 

16 general supervision of the Board. 

17 (3) REIMBURSEMENT AND AUTHORIZATION OF

18 SERVICES.— 

19 (A) REIMBURSEMENT.—The Foundation 

20 shall reimburse the Department of State for all 

21 expenses incurred by the Inspector General in 

22 connection with the Inspector General’s respon23 sibilities under this subsection. 

24 (B) AUTHORIZATION FOR SERVICES.—Of 

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1 under section 10(a) for a fiscal year, up to 

2 $2,000,000 is authorized to be made available 

3 to the Inspector General of the Department of 

4 State to conduct reviews, investigations, and in5 spections of operations and activities of the 

6 Foundation. 

7 SEC. 9. GENERAL PERSONNEL AUTHORITIES. 

8 (a) DETAIL OF PERSONNEL.—Upon request of the 

9 Chief Executive Officer, the head of an agency may detail 

10 any employee of such agency to the Foundation on a reim11 bursable basis. Any employee so detailed remains, for the 

12 purpose of preserving such employee’s allowances, privi13 leges, rights, seniority, and other benefits, an employee of 

14 the agency from which detailed. 

15 (b) REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—An employee of an agency 

17 who is serving under a career or career conditional 

18 appointment (or the equivalent), and who, with the 

19 consent of the head of such agency, transfers to the 

20 Foundation, is entitled to be reemployed in such em21 ployee’s former position or a position of like senior22 ity, status, and pay in such agency, if such em23 ployee— 


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1 (A) is separated from the Foundation for 

2 any reason, other than misconduct, neglect of 

3 duty, or malfeasance; and 

4 (B) applies for reemployment not later 

5 than 90 days after the date of separation from 

6 the Foundation. 

7 (2) SPECIFIC RIGHTS.—An employee who satis8 fies paragraph (1) is entitled to be reemployed (in 

9 accordance with such paragraph) within 30 days 

10 after applying for reemployment and, on reemploy11 ment, is entitled to at least the rate of basic pay to 

12 which such employee would have been entitled had 

13 such employee never transferred. 

14 (c) HIRING AUTHORITY.—Of persons employed by 

15 the Foundation, not to exceed 30 persons may be ap16 pointed, compensated, or removed without regard to the 

17 civil service laws and regulations. 

18 (d) BASIC PAY.—The Chief Executive Officer may fix 

19 the rate of basic pay of employees of the Foundation with20 out regard to the provisions of chapter 51 of title 5, 

21 United States Code (relating to the classification of posi22 tions), subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title (relating 

23 to General Schedule pay rates), except that no employee 

24 of the Foundation may receive a rate of basic pay that 


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1 exceeds the rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule 

2 under section 5315 of such title. 

3 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

4 (1) the term ‘‘agency’’ means an executive 

5 agency, as defined by section 105 of title 5, United 

6 States Code; and 

7 (2) the term ‘‘detail’’ means the assignment or 

8 loan of an employee, without a change of position, 

9 from the agency by which such employee is employed 

10 to the Foundation. 

11 SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

12 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

13 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act 

14 $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and each subsequent fis15 cal year. 

16 (b) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Foundation may allo18 cate or transfer to any agency of the United States 

19 Government any of the funds available for carrying 

20 out this Act. Such funds shall be available for obli21 gation and expenditure for the purposes for which 

22 the funds were authorized, in accordance with au23 thority granted in this Act or under authority gov24 erning the activities of the United States GovernVerDate Aug 31 2005 21:41 May 09, 2007 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1469.RH H1469

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1 ment agency to which such funds are allocated or 

2 transferred. 

3 (2) NOTIFICATION.—The Foundation shall no4 tify the appropriate congressional committees not 

5 less than 15 days prior to an allocation or transfer 

6 of funds pursuant to paragraph (1). 


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Union Calendar No. 80 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1469 

[Report No. 110

–138] 

A BILL 

To establish the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad 

Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961. Foundation under the authorities of the Mutual 

MAY 9, 2007 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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