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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1469 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 7, 2007 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

AN ACT 

To establish the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation 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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Senator Paul Simon 

3 Study Abroad Foundation Act of 2007’’. 

4 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

5 Congress makes the following findings: 

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

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

8 our commitment to educate and prepare our youth 

9 for active engagement in the international commu10 nity.’’. 

11 (2) According to former President William J. 

12 Clinton, ‘‘Today, the defense of United States inter13 ests, the effective management of global issues, and 

14 even an understanding of our Nation’s diversity re15 quire ever-greater contact with, and understanding 

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

17 (3) Congress authorized the establishment of 

18 the Commission on the Abraham Lincoln Study 

19 Abroad Fellowship Program pursuant to section 104 

20 of the Miscellaneous Appropriations and Offsets Act, 

21 2004 (division H of Public Law 108–199). Pursuant 

22 to its mandate, the Lincoln Commission has sub23 mitted to Congress and the President a report of its 

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1 cation in the United States to study abroad, with 

2 special emphasis on studying in developing nations. 

3 (4) According to the Lincoln Commission, 

4 ‘‘[s]tudy abroad is one of the major means of pro5 ducing foreign language speakers and enhancing for6 eign language learning’’ and, for that reason, ‘‘is 

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

8 (5) Studies consistently show that United 

9 States students score below their counterparts in 

10 other advanced countries on indicators of inter11 national knowledge. This lack of global literacy is a 

12 national liability in an age of global trade and busi13 ness, global interdependence, and global terror. 

14 (6) Americans believe that it is important for 

15 their children to learn other languages, study 

16 abroad, attend a college where they can interact with 

17 international students, learn about other countries 

18 and cultures, and generally be prepared for the glob19 al age. 

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

21 ever for the United States to be a responsible, con22 structive leader that other countries are willing to 

23 follow. Such leadership cannot be sustained without 

24 an informed citizenry with significant knowledge and 

25 awareness of the world. 


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1 (8) Study abroad has proven to be a very effec2 tive means of imparting international and foreign3 language competency to students. 

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

5 percent of all students enrolled in United States in6 stitutions of higher education study abroad. 

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

8 graduate from United States institutions of higher 

9 education with bachelors degrees have studied 

10 abroad. 

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

12 developing countries. Ninety-five percent of the 

13 world’s population growth over the next 50 years 

14 will occur outside of Europe. Yet in the academic 

15 year 2004–2005, 60 percent of United States stu16 dents studying abroad studied in Europe, and 45 

17 percent studied in four countries—the United King18 dom, Italy, Spain, and France—according to the In19 stitute of International Education. 

20 (12) The Final Report of the National Commis21 sion on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States 

22 (The 9/11 Commission Report) recommended that 

23 the United States increase support for ‘‘scholarship, 

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

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1 sion, noted in its November 14, 2005, status report 

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

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

4 scholarship and exchange programs, our most power5 ful tool to shape attitudes over the course of a gen6 eration.’’. In its December 5, 2005, Final Report on 

7 the 9/11 Commission Recommendations, the 9/11 

8 Public Discourse Project gave the government a 

9 grade of ‘‘D’’ for its implementation of this rec10 ommendation. 

11 (13) Investing in a national study abroad pro12 gram would help turn a grade of ‘‘D’’ into an ‘‘A’’ 

13 by equipping United States students to communicate 

14 United States values and way of life through the 

15 unique dialogue that takes place among citizens 

16 from around the world when individuals study 

17 abroad. 

18 (14) An enhanced national study abroad pro19 gram could help further the goals of other United 

20 States Government initiatives to promote edu21 cational, social, and political reform and the status 

22 of women in developing and reforming societies 

23 around the world, such as the Middle East Partner24 ship Initiative. 


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1 (15) To complement such worthwhile Federal 

2 programs and initiatives as the Benjamin A. Gilman 

3 International Scholarship Program, the National Se4 curity Education Program, and the National Secu5 rity Language Initiative, a broad-based under6 graduate study abroad program is needed that will 

7 make many more study abroad opportunities acces8 sible to all undergraduate students, regardless of 

9 their field of study, ethnicity, socio-economic status, 

10 or gender. 

11 SEC. 3. PURPOSES. 

12 The purposes of this Act are— 

13 (1) to significantly enhance the global competi14 tiveness and international knowledge base of the 

15 United States by ensuring that more United States 

16 students have the opportunity to acquire foreign lan17 guage skills and international knowledge through 

18 significantly expanded study abroad; 

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

20 United States by significantly expanding and diversi21 fying the talent pool of individuals with non-tradi22 tional foreign language skills and cultural knowledge 

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1 islative branch agencies, and nongovernmental orga2 nizations involved in foreign affairs activities; 

3 (3) to ensure that an increasing portion of 

4 study abroad by United States students will take 

5 place in nontraditional study abroad destinations 

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

7 the Middle East region, and developing countries; 

8 and 

9 (4) to create greater cultural understanding of 

10 the United States by exposing foreign students and 

11 their families to United States students in countries 

12 that have not traditionally hosted large numbers of 

13 United States students. 

14 SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 

15 In this Act: 

16 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT17 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com18 mittees’’ means— 

19 (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 

20 the Committee on Appropriations of the House 

21 of Representatives; and 

22 (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations 

23 and the Committee on Appropriations of the 

24 Senate. 


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

2 Board of Directors of the Foundation established 

3 pursuant to section 5(d). 

4 (3) CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.—The term 

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

6 officer of the Foundation appointed pursuant to sec7 tion 5(c). 

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

9 means the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foun10 dation established by section 5(a). 

11 (5) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 

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

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

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

15 (6) NONTRADITIONAL STUDY ABROAD DESTINA16 TION.—The term ‘‘nontraditional study abroad des17 tination’’ means a location that is determined by the 

18 Foundation to be a less common destination for 

19 United States students who study abroad. 

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

21 means an educational program of study, work, re22 search, internship, or combination thereof that is 

23 conducted outside the United States and that carries 

24 academic credit toward fulfilling the participating 

25 student’s degree requirements. 


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

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

3 of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Is4 lands, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, 

5 and any other territory or possession of the United 

6 States. 

7 (9) UNITED STATES STUDENT.—The term 

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

9 United States who is enrolled at an institution of 

10 higher education located within the United States. 

11 SEC. 5. ESTABLISHMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF THE SEN12 ATOR PAUL SIMON STUDY ABROAD FOUNDA13 TION. 

14 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

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

16 executive branch a corporation to be known as the 

17 ‘‘Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation’’ 

18 that shall be responsible for carrying out this Act 

19 under the authorities of the Mutual Educational and 

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

21 seq.). The Foundation shall be a government cor22 poration, as defined in section 103 of title 5, United 

23 States Code. 

24 (2) BOARD OF DIRECTORS.—The Foundation 

25 shall be governed by a Board of Directors chaired by 


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

2 in accordance with subsection (d). 

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

4 Congress in establishing the structure of the Foun5 dation set forth in this subsection to create an entity 

6 that will administer a study abroad program that— 

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

8 national security needs of the United States; 

9 but 

10 (B) operates independently of short-term 

11 political and foreign policy considerations. 

12 (b) MANDATE OF FOUNDATION.—In administering 

13 the program referred to in subsection (a)(3), the Founda14 tion shall— 

15 (1) promote the objectives and purposes of this 

16 Act; 

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

18 promote access to study abroad opportunities by 

19 United States students at diverse institutions of 

20 higher education, including two-year institutions, mi21 nority-serving institutions, and institutions that 

22 serve nontraditional students; 

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1 dents of limited financial means, and nontraditional 

2 students; 

3 (4) raise funds from the private sector to sup4 plement funds made available under this Act; and 

5 (5) be committed to minimizing administrative 

6 costs and to maximizing the availability of funds for 

7 grants under this Act. 

8 (c) CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be in the Foun10 dation a Chief Executive Officer who shall be re11 sponsible for the management of the Foundation. 

12 (2) APPOINTMENT.—The Chief Executive Offi13 cer shall be appointed by the Board and shall be a 

14 recognized leader in higher education, business, or 

15 foreign policy, chosen on the basis of a rigorous 

16 search. 

17 (3) RELATIONSHIP TO BOARD.—The Chief Ex18 ecutive Officer shall report to and be under the di19 rect authority of the Board. 

20 (4) COMPENSATION AND RANK.— 

21 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Chief Executive 

22 Officer shall be compensated at the rate pro23 vided for level III of the Executive Schedule 

24 under section 5314 of title 5, United States 

25 Code. 


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1 (B) AMENDMENT.—Section 5314 of title 

2 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at 

3 the end the following: 

4 ‘‘Chief Executive Officer, Senator Paul Simon 

5 Study Abroad Foundation.’’. 

6 (5) AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES.—The Chief Ex7 ecutive Officer shall be responsible for the manage8 ment of the Foundation and shall exercise the pow9 ers and discharge the duties of the Foundation. 

10 (6) AUTHORITY TO APPOINT OFFICERS.—In 

11 consultation and with approval of the Board, the 

12 Chief Executive Officer shall appoint all officers of 

13 the Foundation. 

14 (d) BOARD OF DIRECTORS.— 

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

16 Foundation a Board of Directors. 

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

18 functions specified to be carried out by the Board in 

19 this Act and may prescribe, amend, and repeal by20 laws, rules, regulations, and procedures governing 

21 the manner in which the business of the Foundation 

22 may be conducted and in which the powers granted 

23 to it by law may be exercised. 

24 (3) MEMBERSHIP.—The Board shall consist 

25 of— 


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1 (A) the Secretary of State (or the Sec2 retary’s designee), the Secretary of Education 

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

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

5 Administrator of the United States Agency for 

6 International Development (or the Administra7 tor’s designee); and 

8 (B) five other individuals with relevant ex9 perience in matters relating to study abroad 

10 (such as individuals who represent institutions 

11 of higher education, business organizations, for12 eign policy organizations, or other relevant or13 ganizations) who shall be appointed by the 

14 President, by and with the advice and consent 

15 of the Senate, of which— 

16 (i) one individual shall be appointed 

17 from among a list of individuals submitted 

18 by the majority leader of the House of 

19 Representatives; 

20 (ii) one individual shall be appointed 

21 from among a list of individuals submitted 

22 by the minority leader of the House of 

23 Representatives; 


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1 (iii) one individual shall be appointed 

2 from among a list of individuals submitted 

3 by the majority leader of the Senate; and 

4 (iv) one individual shall be appointed 

5 from among a list of individuals submitted 

6 by the minority leader of the Senate. 

7 (4) CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.—The Chief 

8 Executive Officer of the Foundation shall serve as a 

9 nonvoting, ex officio member of the Board. 

10 (5) TERMS.— 

11 (A) OFFICERS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERN12 MENT.—Each member of the Board described 

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

14 is concurrent with the term of service of the in15 dividual’s position as an officer within the other 

16 Federal department or agency. 

17 (B) OTHER MEMBERS.—Each member of 

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

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

20 reappointed for a term of an additional 3 years. 

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

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1 (6) CHAIRPERSON.—There shall be a Chair2 person of the Board. The Secretary of State (or the 

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

4 (7) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of 

5 the Board described in paragraph (3) shall con6 stitute a quorum, which, except with respect to a 

7 meeting of the Board during the 135-day period be8 ginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, 

9 shall include at least one member of the Board de10 scribed in paragraph (3)(B). 

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

12 call of the Chairperson. 

13 (9) COMPENSATION.— 

14 (A) OFFICERS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERN15 MENT.— 

16 (i) IN GENERAL.—A member of the 

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

18 not receive additional pay, allowances, or 

19 benefits by reason of the member’s service 

20 on the Board. 

21 (ii) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Each such 

22 member of the Board shall receive travel 

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1 visions under subchapter I of chapter 57 of 

2 title 5, United States Code. 

3 (B) OTHER MEMBERS.— 

4 (i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 

5 in clause (ii), a member of the Board de6 scribed in paragraph (3)(B) while away 

7 from the member’s home or regular place 

8 of business on necessary travel in the ac9 tual performance of duties as a member of 

10 the Board, shall be paid per diem, travel, 

11 and transportation expenses in the same 

12 manner as is provided under subchapter I 

13 of chapter 57 of title 5, United States 

14 Code. 

15 (ii) LIMITATION.—A member of the 

16 Board may not be paid compensation 

17 under clause (i) for more than 90 days in 

18 any calendar year. 

19 SEC. 6. ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF PROGRAM. 

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

21 hereby established a program, which shall— 

22 (1) be administered by the Foundation; and 

23 (2) award grants to— 

24 (A) United States students for study 

25 abroad; 


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1 (B) nongovernmental institutions that pro2 vide and promote study abroad opportunities 

3 for United States students, in consortium with 

4 institutions described in subparagraph (C); and 

5 (c) institutions of higher education, indi6 vidually or in consortium, 

7 in order to accomplish the objectives set forth in 

8 subsection (b). 

9 (b) OBJECTIVES.—The objectives of the program es10 tablished under subsection (a) are that, within 10 years 

11 of the date of the enactment of this Act— 

12 (1) not less than one million undergraduate 

13 United States students will study abroad annually 

14 for credit; 

15 (2) the demographics of study-abroad participa16 tion will reflect the demographics of the United 

17 States undergraduate population, including students 

18 enrolled in community colleges, minority-serving in19 stitutions, and institutions serving large numbers of 

20 low-income and first-generation students; and 

21 (3) an increasing portion of study abroad will 

22 take place in nontraditional study abroad destina23 tions, with a substantial portion of such increases 

24 taking place in developing countries. 


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1 (c) MANDATE OF THE PROGRAM.—In order to ac2 complish the objectives set forth in subsection (b), the 

3 Foundation shall, in administering the program estab4 lished under subsection (a), take fully into account the rec5 ommendations of the Commission on the Abraham Lincoln 

6 Study Abroad Fellowship Program (established pursuant 

7 to section 104 of the Miscellaneous Appropriations and 

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

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

10 the recommendations of the Commission on the Abraham 

11 Lincoln Study Abroad Fellowship Program, grants award12 ed under the program established under subsection (a) 

13 shall be structured to the maximum extent practicable to 

14 promote appropriate reforms in institutions of higher edu15 cation in order to remove barriers to participation by stu16 dents in study abroad. 

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

18 STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS.—In administering the pro19 gram established under subsection (a), the Foundation 

20 shall seek an appropriate balance between— 

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

22 maximize foreign-language learning and intercultural 

23 understanding; and 


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

2 maximize the accessibility of study abroad to non3 traditional students. 

4 (f) QUALITY AND SAFETY IN STUDY ABROAD.—In 

5 administering the program established under subsection 

6 (a), the Foundation shall require that institutions receiv7 ing grants demonstrate that— 

8 (1) the study abroad programs for which stu9 dents receive grant funds are for academic credit; 

10 and 

11 (2) the programs have established health and 

12 safety guidelines and procedures. 

13 SEC. 7. ANNUAL REPORT. 

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

15 2008, and each March 31 thereafter, the Foundation shall 

16 submit to the appropriate congressional committees a re17 port on the implementation of this Act during the prior 

18 fiscal year. 

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

20 (a) shall include— 

21 (1) the total financial resources available to the 

22 Foundation during the year, including appropriated 

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

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

25 resources; 


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

2 for the year and the bases upon which competitive 

3 grant proposals were solicited and awarded to insti4 tutions of higher education, nongovernmental insti5 tutions, and consortiums pursuant to section 

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

7 (3) a list of grants made to institutions of high8 er education, nongovernmental institutions, and con9 sortiums pursuant to section 6(a)(2)(B) and 

10 6(a)(2)(C) that includes the identity of the institu11 tional recipient, the dollar amount, and the esti12 mated number of study abroad opportunities pro13 vided to United States students by each grant; 

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

15 Foundation made grants directly to United States 

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

17 (5) the number and total dollar amount of 

18 grants made directly to United States students by 

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

20 (6) the total administrative and operating ex21 penses of the Foundation for the year, as well as 

22 specific information on— 

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1 bers, Foundation employees, and personal serv2 ice contractors; 

3 (B) costs associated with securing the use 

4 of real property for carrying out the functions 

5 of the Foundation; 

6 (C) total travel expenses incurred by Board 

7 members and Foundation employees in connec8 tion with Foundation activities; and 

9 (D) total representational expenses. 

10 SEC. 8. POWERS OF THE FOUNDATION; RELATED PROVI11 SIONS. 

12 (a) POWERS.—The Foundation— 

13 (1) shall have perpetual succession unless dis14 solved by a law enacted after the date of the enact15 ment of this Act; 

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

17 be judicially noticed; 

18 (3) may make and perform such contracts, 

19 grants, and other agreements with any person or 

20 government however designated and wherever situ21 ated, as may be necessary for carrying out the func22 tions of the Foundation; 

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1 penses allowed and paid, including expenses for rep2 resentation; 

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

4 improve, and use such real property wherever situ5 ated, as may be necessary for carrying out the func6 tions of the Foundation; 

7 (6) may accept cash gifts or donations of serv8 ices or of property (real, personal, or mixed), tan9 gible or intangible, for the purpose of carrying out 

10 the provisions of this Act; 

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

12 same manner and on the same conditions as the ex13 ecutive departments; 

14 (8) may contract with individuals for personal 

15 services, who shall not be considered Federal em16 ployees for any provision of law administered by the 

17 Office of Personnel Management; 

18 (9) may hire or obtain passenger motor vehi19 cles; and 

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

21 necessary and incident to carrying out this Act. 

22 (b) PRINCIPAL OFFICE.—The Foundation shall 

23 maintain its principal office in the metropolitan area of 

24 Washington, District of Columbia. 


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1 (c) APPLICABILITY OF GOVERNMENT CORPORATION

2 CONTROL ACT.— 

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

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

5 United States Code, except that the Foundation 

6 shall not be authorized to issue obligations or offer 

7 obligations to the public. 

8 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

9 9101(3) of title 31, United States Code, is amended 

10 by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(R) the Senator Paul Simon Study 

12 Abroad Foundation.’’. 

13 (d) INSPECTOR GENERAL.— 

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

15 the Department of State shall serve as Inspector 

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

17 capacity, may conduct reviews, investigations, and 

18 inspections of all aspects of the operations and ac19 tivities of the Foundation. 

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

21 out the responsibilities under this subsection, the In22 spector General shall report to and be under the 

23 general supervision of the Board. 

24 (3) REIMBURSEMENT AND AUTHORIZATION OF

25 SERVICES.— 


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1 (A) REIMBURSEMENT.—The Foundation 

2 shall reimburse the Department of State for all 

3 expenses incurred by the Inspector General in 

4 connection with the Inspector General’s respon5 sibilities under this subsection. 

6 (B) AUTHORIZATION FOR SERVICES.—Of 

7 the amount authorized to be appropriated 

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

9 $2,000,000 is authorized to be made available 

10 to the Inspector General of the Department of 

11 State to conduct reviews, investigations, and in12 spections of operations and activities of the 

13 Foundation. 

14 SEC. 9. GENERAL PERSONNEL AUTHORITIES. 

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

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

17 any employee of such agency to the Foundation on a reim18 bursable basis. Any employee so detailed remains, for the 

19 purpose of preserving such employee’s allowances, privi20 leges, rights, seniority, and other benefits, an employee of 

21 the agency from which detailed. 

22 (b) REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS.— 

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

24 who is serving under a career or career conditional 

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


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

2 Foundation, is entitled to be reemployed in such em3 ployee’s former position or a position of like senior4 ity, status, and pay in such agency, if such em5 ployee— 

6 (A) is separated from the Foundation for 

7 any reason, other than misconduct, neglect of 

8 duty, or malfeasance; and 

9 (B) applies for reemployment not later 

10 than 90 days after the date of separation from 

11 the Foundation. 

12 (2) SPECIFIC RIGHTS.—An employee who satis13 fies paragraph (1) is entitled to be reemployed (in 

14 accordance with such paragraph) within 30 days 

15 after applying for reemployment and, on reemploy16 ment, is entitled to at least the rate of basic pay to 

17 which such employee would have been entitled had 

18 such employee never transferred. 

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

20 the Foundation, not to exceed 30 persons may be ap21 pointed, compensated, or removed without regard to the 

22 civil service laws and regulations. 

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

24 the rate of basic pay of employees of the Foundation with25 out regard to the provisions of chapter 51 of title 5, 


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1 United States Code (relating to the classification of posi2 tions), subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title (relating 

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

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

5 exceeds the rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule 

6 under section 5315 of such title. 

7 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

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

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

10 States Code; and 

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

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

13 from the agency by which such employee is employed 

14 to the Foundation. 

15 SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

16 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 

18 appropriated to carry out this Act $80,000,000 for 

19 fiscal year 2008 and each subsequent fiscal year. 

20 (2) AMOUNTS IN ADDITION TO OTHER AVAIL21 ABLE AMOUNTS.—Amounts authorized to be appro22 priated by paragraph (1) are in addition to amounts 

23 authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made 

24 available for educational exchange programs, includ25 ing the J. William Fulbright Educational Exchange 


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1 Program and the Benjamin A. Gilman International 

2 Scholarship Program, administered by the Bureau of 

3 Educational and Cultural Affairs of the Department 

4 of State. 

5 (b) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Foundation may allo7 cate or transfer to any agency of the United States 

8 Government any of the funds available for carrying 

9 out this Act. Such funds shall be available for obli10 gation and expenditure for the purposes for which 

11 the funds were authorized, in accordance with au12 thority granted in this Act or under authority gov13 erning the activities of the United States Govern14 ment agency to which such funds are allocated or 

15 transferred. 

16 (2) NOTIFICATION.—The Foundation shall no17 tify the appropriate congressional committees not 

18 less than 15 days prior to an allocation or transfer 

19 of funds pursuant to paragraph (1). 

Passed the House of Representatives June 5, 2007. 

Attest: LORRAINE C. MILLER, 

Clerk. 

By DEBORAH M. SPRIGGS, 

Deputy Clerk. 


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