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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2789 

To establish a scholarship program to encourage outstanding undergraduate 

and graduate students in mission-critical fields to pursue a career in 

the Federal Government. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 17, 2009 

Mr. VOINOVICH (for himself, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, and Mr. KAUFMAN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance 

A BILL 

To establish a scholarship program to encourage outstanding 

undergraduate and graduate students in mission-critical 

fields to pursue a career in the Federal Government. 

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 ‘‘Roosevelt Scholars Act 

5 of 2009’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds the following: 

8 (1) According to the Government Accountability 

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1 ployed by the Federal Government at the end of fis2 cal year 2007 will become eligible to retire by 2012. 

3 Proportions of workers eligible to retire are pro4 jected to be especially high in certain occupations, 

5 some of them mission-critical, as well as in key lead6 ership positions. The Government will lose additional 

7 employees to non-retirement attrition. 

8 (2) The Office of Personnel Management esti9 mates that about 550,000 Federal employees will 

10 leave the Government in the next 5 years, the major11 ity through retirement, and a recent survey by the 

12 Partnership for Public Service indicates that Federal 

13 agencies will need to hire nearly 273,000 new em14 ployees to fill mission-critical positions (including 

15 highly specialized professionals, such as scientists, 

16 engineers, physicians, mathematicians, and econo17 mists) through September 2012. 

18 (3) The ability of the Federal Government to 

19 perform mission-critical functions depends on a 

20 strong, well-trained, and highly engaged Federal 

21 workforce. 

22 (4) Heavy educational debt and lack of knowl23 edge about Federal job opportunities drive many 

24 students to seek employment in the private sector, 


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1 making it difficult for the Federal Government to re2 place needed talent in mission-critical positions. 

3 (5) A new scholarship program to help finance 

4 undergraduate- and graduate-level education and to 

5 connect students directly with mission-critical Fed6 eral positions would help build a much-needed pipe7 line of talent for the Government. 

8 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

9 For purposes of this Act— 

10 (1) the term ‘‘Foundation’’ means the Theodore 

11 Roosevelt Scholarship Foundation, as described in 

12 section 4(a); 

13 (2) the term ‘‘Board’’ means the Board of 

14 Trustees of the Theodore Roosevelt Scholarship 

15 Foundation, as described in section 4(b); 

16 (3) the term ‘‘Fund’’ means the Theodore Roo17 sevelt Memorial Scholarship Trust Fund, as de18 scribed in section 8; 

19 (4) the term ‘‘Federal agency’’ means an Exec20 utive agency, as defined by section 105 of title 5, 

21 United States Code; 

22 (5) the term ‘‘State’’ includes the District of 

23 Columbia; 

24 (6) the term ‘‘graduate student’’ means a stu25 dent in a master’s, law, or doctoral degree program 


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1 at a university accredited by a nationally recognized 

2 accrediting agency or association; 

3 (7) the term ‘‘undergraduate student’’ means a 

4 student enrolled or accepted for enrollment at a uni5 versity accredited by a nationally recognized accred6 iting agency or association; and 

7 (8) the term ‘‘mission-critical occupational 

8 area’’ refers to those positions that a Federal agency 

9 identifies as essential to achieving its strategic goals, 

10 as determined through the workforce analysis proc11 ess of the Federal agency’s workforce planning sys12 tem. 

13 SEC. 4. THEODORE ROOSEVELT SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDA14 TION. 

15 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established, as an 

16 independent establishment in the executive branch of the 

17 Government, a foundation to be known as the ‘‘Theodore 

18 Roosevelt Scholarship Foundation’’. 

19 (b) BOARD OF TRUSTEES.—The Foundation shall be 

20 subject to the supervision and direction of a Board of 

21 Trustees. The Board shall be composed of 9 members, 

22 plus 1 non-voting ex officio member, as follows: 

23 (1) 2 members of the Senate, 1 appointed by 

24 the majority leader and 1 appointed by the minority 

25 leader of the Senate. 


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1 (2) 2 members of the House of Representatives, 

2 1 appointed by the majority leader and 1 appointed 

3 by the minority leader of the House of Representa4 tives. 

5 (3) 5 members, not more than 3 of whom shall 

6 be of the same political party, shall be appointed by 

7 the President, with the advice and consent of the 

8 Senate, from among individuals who— 

9 (A) have demonstrated leadership or exper10 tise in public service or higher education; or 

11 (B) represent a Federal agency or a pro12 fessional association related to mission-critical 

13 occupational areas. 

14 (4) The Director of the Office of Personnel 

15 Management (or a designee) shall serve as a non16 voting, ex officio member of the Board. 

17 (c) TERM OF OFFICE.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para19 graph (2) or (3), the term of each member (other 

20 than the ex officio member) shall be 6 years. 

21 (2) INITIAL APPOINTEES.—As designated by 

22 the President at the time of appointment, of the 

23 members first appointed— 

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1 section (b)(3) shall be appointed for a term of 

2 2 years; 

3 (B) 1 member appointed under subsection 

4 (b)(1) and 2 members appointed under sub5 section (b)(3) shall be appointed for a term of 

6 4 years; and 

7 (C) 1 member appointed under subsection 

8 (b)(1), 1 member appointed under subsection 

9 (b)(2), and 1 member appointed under sub10 section (b)(3) shall be appointed for a term of 

11 6 years. 

12 (3) VACANCIES.—Any member appointed to fill 

13 a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the 

14 term for which the member’s predecessor was ap15 pointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of 

16 that term. A vacancy on the Board shall be filled in 

17 the manner in which the original appointment was 

18 made. 

19 (d) COMPENSATION.—Members of the Board shall 

20 serve without pay, but shall be entitled to reimbursement 

21 for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses in22 curred in the performance of their duties as members of 

23 the Board. 


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1 SEC. 5. ROOSEVELT SCHOLARS. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Foundation shall award 

3 scholarships to undergraduate students and graduate stu4 dents who demonstrate outstanding potential for a career 

5 in a mission-critical occupational area within the Federal 

6 Government. The recipient of a scholarship under this Act 

7 shall be known as a ‘‘Roosevelt Scholar’’. 

8 (b) SELECTION PROCESS.— 

9 (1) NATIONWIDE COMPETITION.—The Founda10 tion shall— 

11 (A) provide for the conduct of an annual 

12 Nationwide competition, including an applica13 tion and interview process, for the purpose of 

14 selecting Roosevelt Scholars; and 

15 (B) market the scholarship program to di16 verse populations. 

17 (2) CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES.—The Foun18 dation shall adopt selection criteria and procedures 

19 to ensure a diverse cohort of scholarship recipients 

20 each year who at the time of applying for a scholar21 ship under this Act— 

22 (A) are enrolled or accepted for enrollment 

23 at an accredited full-time undergraduate or 

24 graduate degree granting program in a dis25 cipline that is determined by the Foundation to 

26 be directly related to 1 or more mission-critical 


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1 occupational areas within the Federal Govern2 ment; 

3 (B) have been nominated by an appro4 priate faculty member or other representative of 

5 the institution of higher education in which 

6 they are enrolled, of which they are a graduate, 

7 or to which they are seeking admission, or by 

8 another individual approved by the Foundation, 

9 who has direct knowledge of the candidate’s 

10 academic or work experience; and 

11 (C) are citizens or legal permanent resi12 dents of the United States. 

13 (3) SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNTS.—Each student 

14 awarded a scholarship under this Act shall receive, 

15 for each academic year in which such student is en16 rolled full time in the undergraduate or graduate de17 gree program described in paragraph (2)(A), the 

18 cost of tuition plus a stipend, except that— 

19 (A) the stipend awarded under this Act to 

20 a student for an academic year may not exceed 

21 the lesser of— 

22 (i) a monthly living stipend of not 

23 more than $300 per month and an amount 

24 equal to the cost to the student, for such 

25 academic year, of— 


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1 (I) room and board; 

2 (II) books; and 

3 (III) materials and fees associ4 ated with coursework; or 

5 (ii) $12,000 (adjusted annually to re6 flect any increase in the consumer price 

7 index for all urban consumers, as pub8 lished by the Bureau of Labor Statistics); 

9 (B) the total scholarship awarded under 

10 this Act to a student for an academic year, for 

11 tuition and stipend combined, may not exceed— 

12 (i) $60,000 (adjusted at the same 

13 time and in the same manner as the dollar 

14 amount under subparagraph (A)(ii)); 

15 minus 

16 (ii) the sum of all scholarships, 

17 grants, or other similar cash awards re18 ceived by the student for such academic 

19 year from any source apart from this Act; 

20 and 

21 (C) scholarships under this Act may be 

22 awarded to a student for such periods as the 

23 Foundation may prescribe, but not to exceed 5 

24 academic years. 

25 (c) SCHOLARSHIP CONDITIONS.— 


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1 (1) SATISFACTORY PROFICIENCY.—A student 

2 awarded a scholarship under this Act shall continue 

3 to receive the payments provided for under this Act 

4 only during such periods as the Foundation finds 

5 that such student is maintaining satisfactory pro6 ficiency and devoting full time to study or research 

7 designed to prepare such student for a career in the 

8 Federal Government, unless otherwise approved by 

9 the Foundation. 

10 (2) REPORTS.—The Foundation may require 

11 reports containing such information, in such form, 

12 and to be filed at such times as the Foundation de13 termines to be necessary from any student awarded 

14 a scholarship under this Act. Such reports shall be 

15 accompanied by a certificate from an appropriate of16 ficial at the institution of higher education, approved 

17 by the Foundation, stating that such individual is 

18 making satisfactory progress in, and is devoting es19 sentially full time to study or research, except as 

20 otherwise provided in this subsection. 

21 SEC. 6. REQUIREMENTS FOR ROOSEVELT SCHOLARS. 

22 (a) SERVICE REQUIREMENT.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each student awarded a 

24 scholarship under this Act shall be required to enter 

25 into a service agreement with the Foundation which 


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1 provides for such student to complete, in return for 

2 the scholarship, a specified period of service with the 

3 Federal Government. Under the agreement, the pe4 riod of service shall be for the number of years equal 

5 to the total number of academic years for which the 

6 student received a scholarship under this Act, except 

7 that the total period of service shall not be less than 

8 3 years nor more than 5 years. 

9 (2) FAILURE TO FULFILL.— 

10 (A) IN GENERAL.—An agreement under 

11 this section shall provide that an individual 

12 shall, in the event that such individual fails to 

13 meet the service requirement under paragraph 

14 (1), be required to repay to the Foundation the 

15 amount equal to— 

16 (i) the total amount of scholarship 

17 monies (tuition and stipends combined) re18 ceived by the individual under such agree19 ment; multiplied by 

20 (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which 

21 is the amount of service not completed and 

22 the denominator of which is the total pe23 riod of service agreed to. 

24 (B) AMOUNT TREATED AS A LOAN.—An 

25 amount under this paragraph shall be treated 


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1 as a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford 

2 Loan under part D of title IV of the Higher 

3 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087a and 

4 following), and shall be subject to repayment, 

5 together with interest thereon accruing from 

6 the date of the scholarship award, in accord7 ance with terms and conditions specified by the 

8 Secretary of Education. 

9 (3) REGULATIONS.—The Foundation, in con10 sultation with the Director of the Office of Per11 sonnel Management, shall prescribe any regulations 

12 necessary to carry out this subsection, including pro13 visions under which the service requirement specified 

14 by paragraph (1) or a repayment otherwise required 

15 under paragraph (2) may be waived, in whole or in 

16 part, or deferred in appropriate circumstances. 

17 (b) INTERNSHIP REQUIREMENT.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Roosevelt Scholars shall be 

19 required to complete at least 1 internship related to 

20 their field of study in a Federal agency while earn21 ing their undergraduate, graduate, or other ad22 vanced degree. 

23 (2) REGULATIONS.—The Foundation, in con24 sultation with the Director of the Office of Per25 sonnel Management, shall prescribe any regulations 


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1 necessary to carry out this subsection, including pro2 visions under which the internship requirement spec3 ified by subsection (b) may be waived in appropriate 

4 circumstances. 

5 (c) PARTICIPATION IN EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVI6 TIES.—While earning their undergraduate, graduate, or 

7 other advanced degree and during their period of obligated 

8 service (as described in subsection (a)), Roosevelt Scholars 

9 shall be required, in accordance with such terms as the 

10 Foundation shall establish, to participate in extra11 curricular activities as described in section 12(a)(5). 

12 (d) AVAILABILITY AS A SOURCE OF INFORMATION.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—While earning their under14 graduate, graduate, or other advanced degree and 

15 during their period of obligated service (as described 

16 in subsection (a)), Roosevelt Scholars shall be re17 quired, in accordance with such terms as the Foun18 dation shall establish, to serve as a resource for— 

19 (A) individuals interested in becoming a 

20 Roosevelt Scholar or seeking other scholarship 

21 opportunities or temporary or permanent em22 ployment with the Federal Government; 

23 (B) faculty, career services professionals, 

24 and other personnel at universities who advise 


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1 students on career opportunities with the Fed2 eral Government; and 

3 (C) Federal agencies which might be inter4 ested in promoting, at the institution of higher 

5 education at which the student is enrolled, ca6 reer opportunities with the Federal Govern7 ment. 

8 (2) MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING.—The 

9 Foundation may enter into memoranda of under10 standing with any institution of higher education re11 garding any facilities or resources that will be made 

12 available to Roosevelt Scholars for purposes of this 

13 subsection. 

14 (3) TRAINING.—The Foundation, in coopera15 tion with the Director of the Office of Personnel 

16 Management, may provide for Roosevelt Scholars to 

17 receive any training which they might need in order 

18 to carry out their responsibilities under this sub19 section. 

20 SEC. 7. SPECIAL HIRING AUTHORITY. 

21 Under such regulations as the Director of the Office 

22 of Personnel Management shall prescribe, a Federal agen23 cy may make a noncompetitive appointment (in the ex24 cepted service, as defined by section 2103 of title 5, 

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1 reer-conditional employment) of any Roosevelt Scholar 

2 who has successfully completed the program of study for 

3 which the scholarship was granted. A noncompetitive ap4 pointment under this section shall be for a period not to 

5 exceed 2 years, and shall be to a mission-critical occupa6 tional area, with the possibility of an extension for 1 addi7 tional year by the employing agency. At the end of the 

8 period of the noncompetitive appointment, conversion to 

9 career or career-conditional employment in a mission-crit10 ical position shall be granted to those Roosevelt Scholars 

11 who meet all qualification, suitability, and performance re12 quirements. 

13 SEC. 8. THEODORE ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP 

14 TRUST FUND. 

15 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 

16 Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be known 

17 as the ‘‘Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Scholarship Trust 

18 Fund’’ to be administered by the Foundation. The Fund 

19 shall consist of amounts appropriated to it pursuant to 

20 section 14 and amounts paid into the Fund pursuant to 

21 section 11(a)(4). 

22 (b) INVESTMENT OF FUND ASSETS.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—At the request of the Foun24 dation, it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the 

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1 to the Fund. Such investments may be made only in 

2 interest-bearing obligations of the United States 

3 issued directly to the Fund. 

4 (2) INTEREST.—The purposes for which obliga5 tions of the United States may be issued under 

6 chapter 31 of title 31 are hereby extended to author7 ize the issuance at par of special obligations directly 

8 to the Fund. Such special obligations shall bear in9 terest at a rate equal to the average rate of interest, 

10 computed as to the end of the calendar month next 

11 preceding the date of such issue, borne by all mar12 ketable interest-bearing obligations of the United 

13 States then forming a part of the public debt; except 

that where such average rate is not a multiple of 1 14 ⁄8

15 of 1 per centum, the rate of interest of such special 

obligations shall be the multiple of 1 16 ⁄8 of 1 per cen17 tum next lower than such average rate. All requests 

18 of the Foundation to the Secretary of the Treasury 

19 provided for in this section shall be binding upon the 

20 Secretary. 

21 (c) AUTHORITY TO SELL OBLIGATIONS.—At the re22 quest of the Foundation, the Secretary of the Treasury 

23 shall redeem any obligation issued directly to the Fund. 

24 Obligations issued to the Fund under subsection (b)(2) of 

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1 Any other obligations issued directly to the Fund shall be 

2 redeemed at the market price. 

3 (d) PROCEEDS FROM CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS

4 CREDITED TO FUND.—In addition to the appropriations 

5 received pursuant to section 14 of this Act, the interest 

6 on, and the proceeds from the sale or redemption of any 

7 obligations held in the Fund shall be credited to, and form 

8 a part of, the Fund. 

9 SEC. 9. EXPENDITURES AND AUDIT OF TRUST FUND. 

10 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF FUNDING.—The Secretary of 

11 the Treasury may pay to the Foundation from the interest 

12 and earnings of the Fund such sums as the Board deter13 mines are necessary and appropriate to enable the Foun14 dation to carry out the purposes of this Act. 

15 (b) AUDITS BY GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OF16 FICE.—The activities of the Foundation under this Act 

17 may be audited by the Government Accountability Office 

18 under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by 

19 the Comptroller General. Representatives of the Govern20 ment Accountability Office shall have access to all books, 

21 accounts, records, reports, and files and all other papers, 

22 things, or property belonging to or in use by the Founda23 tion, pertaining to such activities and necessary to facili24 tate the audit. 


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1 SEC. 10. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF THE FOUNDATION. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be an Executive Sec3 retary of the Foundation, who shall be the chief executive 

4 officer of the Foundation and shall carry out the functions 

5 of the Foundation, subject to the supervision and direction 

6 of the Board. The Executive Secretary shall carry out such 

7 other functions consistent with the provisions of this Act 

8 as the Board may delegate. 

9 (b) APPOINTMENT.—The Executive Secretary shall 

10 be appointed by the Board and shall be a member of the 

11 Senior Executive Service. The Executive Secretary shall 

12 have demonstrated significant management experience 

13 and shall possess a high level of expertise in the recruit14 ment and retention of personnel. 

15 (c) TERM OF OFFICE.—The Executive Secretary 

16 shall serve for a term of 5 years, and may be reappointed. 

The Executive Secretary may be removed by a vote of 2 17 ⁄3

18 of the Board membership. 

19 (d) COMPENSATION.—The Board shall appoint and 

20 fix the compensation of the Executive Secretary at a rate 

21 not to exceed the maximum rate for a member of the Sen22 ior Executive Service. 

23 SEC. 11. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. 

24 (a) POWERS OF THE FOUNDATION.—In order to 

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1 (1) appoint and fix the compensation of such 

2 personnel as may be necessary, at rates not to ex3 ceed level IV of the Executive Schedule under sec4 tion 5315 of title 5, United States Code; 

5 (2) procure temporary and intermittent services 

6 of experts and consultants as are necessary to the 

7 extent authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United 

8 States Code, but at rates not to exceed the rate for 

9 level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 

10 5315 of title 5, United States Code; 

11 (3) prescribe such regulations as it considers 

12 necessary to carry out its functions under this Act; 

13 (4) receive money and other property donated, 

14 bequeathed, or devised, without condition or restric15 tion other than that it be used for the purposes of 

16 the Foundation, and to use, sell, or otherwise dis17 pose of such property for the purpose of carrying 

18 out its functions; 

19 (5) accept and utilize the services of voluntary 

20 and non-compensated personnel and reimburse them 

21 for travel expenses, including per diem, as author22 ized by section 5703 of title 5, United States Code; 

23 (6) enter into contracts, grants, or other ar24 rangements, or modifications thereof, to carry out 

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modifications may, with the concurrence of 2 1 ⁄3 of the 

2 members of the Board, be entered into without per3 formance or other bonds, and without regard to sec4 tion 5 of title 41, United States Code; 

5 (7) rent office space in the District of Colum6 bia; and 

7 (8) make other necessary expenditures. 

8 (b) ANNUAL REPORTS.—The Foundation shall sub9 mit to the President and to the Congress an annual report 

10 on its operations under this Act. 

11 (c) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—The Foundation may 

12 enter into contracts under this Act only to such extent 

13 or in such amounts as may be provided for in advance 

14 in appropriations Acts. 

15 SEC. 12. ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS OF THE FOUNDATION. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to its other functions, 

17 the Foundation shall— 

18 (1) create, maintain, and promote an online di19 rectory of all Federal scholarship opportunities avail20 able to individuals pursuing temporary or permanent 

21 employment with the Federal Government; 

22 (2) in consultation with the Director of the Of23 fice of Personnel Management and the Chief Human 

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1 line directory of current mission-critical occupational 

2 areas; 

3 (3) partner with Federal agencies to place Roo4 sevelt Scholars in positions in the Federal Govern5 ment; 

6 (4) to the extent practical, assist Federal agen7 cies and other Federal scholarship foundations in 

8 placing Federal scholarship recipients in positions in 

9 the Federal Government; 

10 (5) work with nonprofit organizations to design 

11 and implement mandatory extracurricular programs 

12 and activities that— 

13 (A) promote team-building and create a 

14 network and community for past, present, and 

15 future Roosevelt Scholars; 

16 (B) motivate Roosevelt Scholars to become 

17 career Federal employees; 

18 (C) are offered regularly during each year 

19 in which an individual is receiving a Roosevelt 

20 Scholarship, including during intervals between 

21 periods of enrollment; 

22 (D) expose Roosevelt Scholars to the busi23 ness, political, demographic, cultural, and eco24 nomic climate of the Federal Government; and 


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1 (E) help Roosevelt Scholars to develop 

2 leadership qualities; and 

3 (6) within 2 years after the date of the enact4 ment of this Act, submit to Congress (and make 

5 available to the public) a report regarding— 

6 (A) any barriers to appointing Roosevelt 

7 Scholars and other Federal scholarship recipi8 ents to positions in the Federal Government; 

9 and 

10 (B) recommendations to— 

11 (i) remove barriers to appointing Roo12 sevelt Scholars and other Federal scholar13 ship recipients to positions in the Federal 

14 Government; 

15 (ii) educate Federal agencies on the 

16 best use of personnel flexibilities in the ap17 pointment of Federal scholarship recipi18 ents, including Roosevelt Scholars; and 

19 (iii) increase financial resources avail20 able for the Roosevelt Scholars program 

21 and other Federal scholarship programs. 

22 (b) SECURITY CLEARANCES.—The Foundation may, 

23 consistent with regulations of the Director of the Office 

24 of Personnel Management, request and fund security 

25 clearances for Roosevelt Scholars, as necessary. 


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1 SEC. 13. EXCLUSION OF ROOSEVELT SCHOLARSHIP 

2 AWARDS FROM GROSS INCOME. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 117 of the Internal Rev4 enue Code of 1986 (relating to qualified scholarships) is 

5 amended by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(e) ROOSEVELT SCHOLARSHIPS.—Gross income 

7 shall not include any amount awarded under section 5 of 

8 the Roosevelt Scholars Act of 2009.’’. 

9 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

10 this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 

11 the date of the enactment of this Act. 

12 SEC. 14. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

13 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

14 this Act $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 and such sums 

15 as may be necessary for succeeding fiscal years. 

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