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SEC. 352. EVALUATION OF IMPROVEMENTS TO THE FED-
ERAL CIVIL SERVICE PERSONNEL SYSTEM. 
(a) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later than December 
31, 2026, the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget and the Comptroller General shall each submit to 
Congress a report evaluating changes to laws, regulations, 
and policies governing the Federal civil service personnel 
system that address or reflect recommendations contained 
in the final report of the National Commission on Military, 
National, and Public Service required under section 
555(e)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2136) 
(in this section referred to as the ‘‘Commission Report’’). 
(b) ADDITIONAL REPORT.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of 
the Office of Personnel Management shall contract with 
the National Academy of Public Administration— 
(1) to conduct a study evaluating changes to 
laws, regulations, and policies governing the Federal 
civil service personnel system that address or reflect 
recommendations contained in the Commission Re-
port; and 
(2) to submit to the Director of the Office of 
Personnel Management, not later than December 
31, 2026, a report on such study, which the Director 
shall submit to Congress. 
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(c) ELEMENTS.—Each report under subsections (a) 
and (b) shall include the following: 
(1) A list of all changes to laws, regulations, 
and policies governing the Federal civil service per-
sonnel system that address or reflect recommenda-
tions contained in the Commission Report. 
(2) An evaluation of the changes identified 
under paragraph (1), including assessments of— 
(A) the effectiveness of the changes, espe-
cially with respect to enabling Executive agen-
cies to attract and retain highly qualified, 
younger employees and employees with critical 
skills; 
(B) the cost of implementing the changes; 
and 
(C) the challenges associated with imple-
menting the changes. 
(3) Additional recommendations from the Com-
mission Report that should be undertaken to attract 
and retain a highly qualified workforce that meets 
the needs of Executive agencies. 
(4) Additional recommendations, as appro-
priate, to more effectively attract and retain a highly 
qualified workforce that meets the needs of Execu-
tive agencies. 
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(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘civil 
service’’ has the meaning given that term in section 2101 
of title 5, United States Code. 
SEC. 353. PROPOSALS FOR MODERN TALENT-MANAGEMENT 
SYSTEM. 
(a) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later than December 
31, 2031, the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget and the Comptroller General shall each submit to 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services of the Sen-
ate and the Committee on Oversight and Reform and the 
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Represent-
atives a report setting forth detailed proposals for a mod-
ern talent-management system to replace existing civil 
service personnel systems. 
(b) ADDITIONAL REPORT.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of 
the Office of Personnel Management shall contract with 
the National Academy of Public Administration— 
(1) to conduct a study of proposals for a mod-
ern talent-management system to replace existing 
civil service personnel systems; and 
(2) to submit to the Director of the Office of 
Personnel Management, not later than December 
31, 2031, a report on such proposals, which the Di-
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rector shall submit to the committees of Congress 
referred to in subsection (a). 
(c) ELEMENTS.—Each report under subsections (a) 
and (b) shall include the following: 
(1) A detailed proposal for a new, comprehen-
sive civil service personnel system designed to re-
place existing civil service personnel systems in Ex-
ecutive agencies, with particular attention to— 
(A) classification; 
(B) hiring; 
(C) compensation; 
(D) evaluation; and 
(E) promotion. 
(2) Evidence from previous changes to civil 
service personnel systems that supports the proposed 
design of the new civil service personnel system. 
(3) Considerations of the views of relevant 
stakeholders to proposed changes to the existing civil 
service personnel systems. 
(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘civil 
service’’ has the meaning given that term in section 2101 
of title 5, United States Code. 
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SEC. 354. ANNUAL REPORT ON BLENDED FEDERAL WORK-
FORCE. 
Section 1103(c) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(c)(1)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(c)(1)(A)’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B)(i) The Office of Personnel Management shall 
collect from Executive agencies, other than elements of the 
intelligence community (as defined in section 3(4) of the 
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4))), on 
at least an annual basis the following: 
‘‘(I) The total number of persons employed di-
rectly by the Executive agency. 
‘‘(II) The total number of prime contractor em-
ployees and subcontractor employees, as those terms 
are defined in section 8701 of title 41, issued cre-
dentials allowing access to Executive agency prop-
erty or computer systems. 
‘‘(III) The total number of employees of Fed-
eral grant and cooperative agreement recipients, as 
those legal instruments are described in sections 
6304 and 6305 of title 31, United States Code, who 
are issued credentials allowing access to Executive 
agency property or computer systems. 
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‘‘(IV) A total count of the workforce, including 
employees, prime contractor employees, subcon-
tractor employees, grantee employees, and coopera-
tive agreement employees. 
‘‘(ii) The Office of Personnel Management shall com-
pile the data collected under clause (i) and issue, and post 
on its website, an annual report containing the data.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘paragraph 
(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)(A)’’. 
SEC. 355. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON EFFECTIVE AND EFFI-
CIENT MANAGEMENT OF THE BLENDED FED-
ERAL WORKFORCE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The implementation of Federal laws and the 
competent administration of Federal programs re-
quire skilled and capable personnel. 
(2) Executive agencies depend on a blended 
workforce that includes Federal employees, employ-
ees of prime contractors and subcontractors per-
forming services to Executive agencies, and employ-
ees of State or local governments, nonprofit organi-
zations, or institutions of higher education per-
forming services to Executive agencies under the 
terms of grants and cooperative agreements (in this 
section referred to as ‘‘grantees’’), all of whom make 
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essential contributions to achieving the missions of 
the Government in service to the American people. 
(3) Approximately 2,000,000 Federal employees 
help to execute the laws of the United States, sup-
plemented by an unknown number, estimated to ex-
ceed 5,000,000, of employees of prime contractors, 
subcontractors, and grantees providing services to 
Executive agencies. 
(4) Policymakers, Executive agencies, and ob-
servers have often focused on individual components 
of the blended workforce, such as employees, without 
considering all components or considering the entire 
blended workforce and how all 3 components can 
work most effectively together. 
(5) Executive agencies inhibit their own work-
force planning and risk making decisions that may 
reduce the overall efficiency and cost effectiveness of 
the blended workforce by focusing on only 1 compo-
nent in isolation. 
(6) Establishing artificial limits on headcounts 
or full-time equivalent positions for Federal employ-
ees, administrators, and managerial employees of 
Executive agencies may discourage the employment 
of interns or entry-level employees to build a bal-
anced employment pipeline and may inadvertently 
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encourage managers to shift work to contractors and 
grantees for the purpose of complying with such nu-
merical limits, even if those decisions are not justi-
fied by an approach to improve the efficiency or cost 
effectiveness of the Executive agency’s work. 
(7) The Government Accountability Office has 
identified strategic human capital management as a 
high-risk area for the Federal Government, adding 
that critical skills gaps ‘‘impede the government 
from cost-effectively serving the public and achieving 
results’’. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) Executive agencies should manage the en-
tire Federal blended workforce, including employees, 
contractors, and grantees, using a comprehensive 
and holistic approach to advance their missions as 
effectively and cost efficiently as possible, within ap-
propriated budgets and without using artificial nu-
merical limits on headcounts or full-time-equivalent 
positions; and 
(2) Executive agencies should conduct a holistic 
review of their blended workforce and develop a com-
prehensive plan to ensure an efficient and cost-effec-
tive blended workforce. 
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Subtitle D—Advancement of Public 
Service: Students, Recent Grad-
uates, and Critical Skills 
SEC. 361. FEDERAL FELLOWSHIP AND SCHOLARSHIP CEN-
TER. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CENTER.—The term ‘‘Center’’ means the 
Federal Fellowship and Scholarship Center estab-
lished under subsection (b). 
(2) CIVIL SERVICE.—The term ‘‘civil service’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 2101 of 
title 5, United States Code. 
(3) COVERED
AGENCY.—The term ‘‘covered 
agency’’ means an Executive agency or military de-
partment. 
(4) CRITICAL
SKILLS.—The term ‘‘critical 
skills’’ means any knowledge, skills, abilities, or edu-
cation that a sponsoring agency determines is nec-
essary to meet critical workforce requirements. 
(5) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Director of the Office of Personnel Management. 
(6) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Execu-
tive Director’’ means the Executive Director of the 
Center appointed under subsection (c)(1). 
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(7) 
FELLOWSHIP.—The 
term 
‘‘fellowship’’ 
means a short-term employment opportunity (other 
than a post-fellowship service requirement), of not 
more than 2 years in length, that is intended to pro-
vide the recipient with work experience with a cov-
ered agency that prepares the recipient for perma-
nent employment with a covered agency. 
(8) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 101 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 
(9) INTERN.—The term ‘‘intern’’ means a stu-
dent enrolled in an institution of higher education 
who is providing voluntary services to a covered 
agency under section 3111(b) of title 5, United 
States Code. 
(10) SCHOLARSHIP.—The term ‘‘scholarship’’ 
means— 
(A) financial support paid by a covered 
agency towards the cost to an individual of at-
tendance at an institution of higher education 
that is authorized to participate in a Federal 
student aid program under title IV of the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et 
seq.) in a course of study leading to a credential 
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in a critical skill or another program that re-
quires the individual to demonstrate an interest 
in or agreement to pursue a career in public 
service; or 
(B) financial support paid by a covered 
agency towards the cost to an individual of pro-
curing private instruction in a critical skill. 
(11) SPONSORING AGENCY.—The term ‘‘spon-
soring agency’’ means any covered agency, or any 
administration, service, board, or bureau part there-
of, that operates a fellowship or scholarship pro-
gram. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF FEDERAL FELLOWSHIP AND 
SCHOLARSHIP CENTER.—The Director shall establish and 
maintain a Federal Fellowship and Scholarship Center to 
administer, manage, and promote all fellowship and schol-
arship programs in order to attract individuals to serve 
in the Federal Government in a civilian capacity and facili-
tate the entry of those individuals into the civil service. 
(c) MANAGEMENT OF CENTER.— 
(1) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.— 
(A) APPOINTMENT.—The Director shall 
appoint an individual with appropriate expertise 
to serve as the Executive Director of the Cen-
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ter, which shall be a position in the Senior Ex-
ecutive Service. 
(B) TERM.—The Executive Director shall 
be appointed for a term of 5 years. 
(2) ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR MILI-
TARY, NATIONAL, AND PUBLIC SERVICE.—The Di-
rector of the Council on Military, National, and Pub-
lic Service established under section 201 shall pro-
vide strategic guidance to, and facilitate interagency 
cooperation with, the Executive Director. 
(3) REGULATIONS.—The Executive Director 
shall issue any regulations necessary to implement 
and manage the Center. 
(d) FUNCTIONS
OF
THE
CENTER.—The Center 
shall— 
(1) establish, maintain, and operate an online 
platform accessible to the public that contains infor-
mation regarding every fellowship and scholarship 
opportunity available, including information on how 
individuals may apply for the opportunity; 
(2) approve, promote, and facilitate fellowship 
and scholarship programs at the request of a spon-
soring agency to meet workforce requirements of the 
sponsoring agency, especially in critical skill areas; 
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(3) develop a standard application for fellow-
ships and scholarships for use by applicants and 
sponsoring agencies, which may be supplemented by 
additional requirements of a sponsoring agency; and 
(4) ensure that an individual who successfully 
completes a fellowship or scholarship program is 
able to utilize the noncompetitive eligibility for em-
ployment in the competitive service provided under 
section 370(b). 
(e) VIRTUAL STUDENT FEDERAL SERVICE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Executive Director shall 
establish and operate a Virtual Student Federal 
Service, an online platform through which Executive 
agencies may solicit for interns to work approxi-
mately 10 hours per week during the academic 
school year. 
(2) INTERN RESPONSIBILITIES.—An intern ap-
pointed by an Executive agency under paragraph 
(1)— 
(A) shall communicate with and submit 
work to the Executive agency electronically; and 
(B) shall not be required to travel. 
(3) AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES.—An Executive 
agency sponsoring an opportunity through the Vir-
tual Student Federal Service shall provide the Cen-
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ter with relevant information about the intern serv-
ices needed by the Executive agency. 
(f) RESPONSIBILITIES AND AUTHORITIES OF SPON-
SORING AGENCIES.—The head of a sponsoring agency— 
(1) shall establish the terms of each fellowship 
or scholarship program, including eligibility require-
ments, compensation, and length of service require-
ments; 
(2) shall provide the Center with the necessary 
information on existing fellowship and scholarship 
programs to enable the Center to fulfill its respon-
sibilities to promote and facilitate those programs 
through the online platform and application process 
described in paragraphs (1) and (3), respectively, of 
subsection (d); 
(3) shall select recipients of fellowships and 
scholarships in a timely manner from among the ap-
plicants identified by the Center; 
(4) with respect to a scholarship awarded to an 
individual, may pay the scholarship— 
(A) directly to the individual; or 
(B) to the institution of higher education 
in which the individual is enrolled, if applicable; 
and 
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(5) shall comply with requests from the Center 
for information about the status of the fellowship 
and scholarship programs of the sponsoring agency. 
(g) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Executive Di-
rector shall submit to Congress a report on the establish-
ment of the Center, including— 
(1) the status of the online platform established 
under subsection (d)(1); 
(2) the participation of sponsoring agencies; 
(3) the number of applicants; and 
(4) any additional information the Director re-
quires. 
(h) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this section. 
SEC. 362. PUBLIC SERVICE CORPS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) TERMS
DEFINED
IN
SECTION
361.—The 
terms ‘‘civil service’’, ‘‘Center’’, ‘‘covered agency’’, 
‘‘Director’’, and ‘‘Executive Director’’ have the 
meanings given those terms in section 361. 
(2) OTHER TERMS.— 
(A) 
INSTITUTION
OF
HIGHER
EDU-
CATION.—The term ‘‘institution of higher edu-
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cation’’ has the meaning given the term in sec-
tion 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1001). 
(B) PUBLIC
SERVICE
CORPS
HOST; PSC 
HOST.—The term ‘‘Public Service Corps host’’ 
or ‘‘PSC host’’ means an institution of higher 
education that has been selected by the Center 
to host Public Service Corps members. 
(C) PUBLIC
SERVICE
CORPS
HOST
PRO-
GRAM; PSC HOST PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Public 
Service Corps host program’’ or ‘‘PSC host pro-
gram’’ means a program operated by a PSC 
host under this section. 
(D) PUBLIC SERVICE CORPS MEMBER; PSC 
MEMBER.—The term ‘‘Public Service Corps 
member’’ or ‘‘PSC member’’ means a student 
at a Public Service Corps host who is awarded 
a Public Service Corps scholarship. 
(E) PUBLIC
SERVICE
CORPS
SCHOLAR-
SHIP.—The term ‘‘Public Service Corps scholar-
ship’’ means a scholarship provided to an indi-
vidual in exchange for a commitment from the 
individual to serve in the civil service upon— 
(i) completion of requirements estab-
lished by the sponsoring agency; and 
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(ii) graduation from the PSC host. 
(F) 
SPONSORING
AGENCY.—The 
term 
‘‘sponsoring agency’’ means a covered agency 
that funds a Public Service Corps scholarship 
for an individual. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director shall establish 
within the Center a Public Service Corps Program. 
(c) 
SELECTION
OF
PUBLIC
SERVICE
CORPS 
HOSTS.— 
(1) SELECTION.—The Executive Director shall 
select a PSC host through a competitive process 
using criteria established by the Executive Director, 
which shall include a demonstrated commitment by 
the institution of higher education concerned to fos-
ter public service careers. 
(2) STANDARDS; CONSISTENCY.—The Executive 
Director shall— 
(A) develop standards for PSC hosts; and 
(B) ensure consistency among PSC host 
programs. 
(3) APPLICATION
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
PSC 
HOSTS.—An institution of higher education that de-
sires to become a PSC host shall apply to the Center 
at such time and in such manner as required under 
the regulations issued under subsection (i). 
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(4) PSC INTERACTION WITH OTHER TRAINING 
PROGRAMS.—A PSC host that also supports a Sen-
ior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program under 
section 2102 of title 10, United States Code, or a 
Defense Civilian Training Corps established under 
chapter 113 of title 10, United States Code, shall— 
(A) establish joint leadership training op-
portunities; 
(B) offer joint courses; and 
(C) permit PSC members, members of the 
Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps pro-
gram, and members of the Defense Civilian 
Training Corps program to enroll in coursework 
from either of the other 2 programs, on a 
space-available basis. 
(5) INTEGRATION OF STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIB-
AL GOVERNMENT SERVICE PROGRAMS.—A PSC host 
shall consider the establishment of public service 
scholarship programs with State, local, and Tribal 
governments that are similar to the PSC host pro-
gram, with the goal of integrating PSC members 
and State, local, and Tribal scholarship students in 
PSC programs on campus. 
(d) SELECTION OF PUBLIC SERVICE CORPS MEM-
BERS.— 
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(1) APPLICATION.—A student interested in a 
PSC scholarship shall submit an application to the 
sponsoring agency at such time and in such manner 
as the Executive Director may require. 
(2) SELECTION.—A sponsoring agency shall se-
lect each student to whom the sponsoring agency 
will offer a PSC scholarship. 
(3) ELIGIBILITY.—An applicant may receive a 
PSC scholarship only if the applicant is enrolled in 
or admitted to a PSC host. 
(4) SCHOLARSHIPS.— 
(A) DURATION.—A sponsoring agency may 
offer a scholarship with a duration of 2 years, 
3 years, or 4 years to a PSC member. 
(B) SOCIOECONOMIC DIVERSITY.—To en-
sure socioeconomic diversity, a sponsoring agen-
cy shall reserve a portion of the scholarships of-
fered by the agency for students who meet the 
eligibility requirements for a Federal Pell Grant 
under section 401 of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a). 
(e) REQUIREMENTS
FOR PUBLIC SERVICE CORPS 
MEMBERS.— 
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(1) CONTRACT.—A sponsoring agency shall 
enter into a contract with a PSC member in accord-
ance with paragraph (2). 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—A contract entered into 
under paragraph (1) shall include— 
(A) a requirement that the PSC member 
be enrolled full-time as a student at a PSC 
host; 
(B) any conditions imposed by the spon-
soring agency on the scholarship, including— 
(i) whether the PSC member must 
complete a specific academic program, 
major, certificate, or coursework relevant 
to the needs of the sponsoring agency; and 
(ii) the consequences if the PSC mem-
ber does not comply with the terms and 
conditions of the scholarship; 
(C) any obligations imposed by the spon-
soring agency on the PSC member to partici-
pate in structured academic and experiential 
leadership 
training, 
a 
community 
service 
project, or an internship with a Federal, State, 
local, or Tribal entity; 
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(D) a requirement that the PSC member 
serve in the civil service for a 4-year period 
upon— 
(i) completion of requirements estab-
lished by the sponsoring agency; and 
(ii) graduation from the PSC host; 
and 
(E) any other terms or conditions as deter-
mined by the sponsoring agency. 
(f) RESPONSIBILITIES AND AUTHORITIES OF SPON-
SORING AGENCIES.— 
(1) SELECTION
OF
SCHOLARSHIP
RECIPI-
ENTS.—A sponsoring agency shall interview and se-
lect scholarship recipients in accordance with proce-
dures established by the Executive Director. 
(2) AMOUNT OF SCHOLARSHIP.— 
(A) MINIMUM.—The annual amount of a 
scholarship offered by a sponsoring agency may 
not be less than the maximum amount of a 
Federal Pell Grant under section 401 of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1070a) that a student eligible for a Federal Pell 
Grant may receive in the aggregate (without re-
gard to whether the funds are provided through 
discretionary or mandatory appropriations), for 
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the award year for which the PSC scholarship 
is offered. 
(B) RELATION TO ELIGIBILITY FOR OTHER 
FEDERAL
STUDENT
ASSISTANCE.—The eligi-
bility of an individual for Federal student as-
sistance provided under title IV of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et 
seq.) shall not be affected by receipt of a PSC 
scholarship. 
(C) OTHER
BENEFITS.—Other benefits 
that may be accrued, such as pay for intern-
ships or travel allowances, shall not count to-
ward the minimum amount of the scholarship 
required under subparagraph (A). 
(3) COORDINATION OF INTERNSHIP OPPORTU-
NITIES.—A sponsoring agency shall coordinate in-
ternship opportunities for a PSC member during the 
term of the scholarship of the PSC member. 
(4) SECURITY
CLEARANCES.—A sponsoring 
agency shall coordinate, sponsor, and manage the 
process for a PSC member to obtain any necessary 
security clearances. 
(g) PUBLIC SERVICE EMPLOYMENT.— 
(1) NONCOMPETITIVE APPOINTMENTS FOR IN-
TERNSHIPS.—An covered agency may noncompeti-
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tively appoint, for temporary employment, a PSC 
member for the purpose of completing an internship. 
(2) 
OTHER
NONCOMPETITIVE
APPOINT-
MENTS.—A sponsoring agency may noncompetitively 
appoint to the competitive service, for other than 
temporary employment, a PSC member who has— 
(A) satisfactorily completed the require-
ments of the PSC scholarship; and 
(B) graduated from the PSC host. 
(3) SERVICE COMMITMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—If a sponsoring agency 
makes an offer of employment to a PSC mem-
ber sponsored by the sponsoring agency after 
the PSC member satisfactorily completes the 
requirements of a PSC scholarship and grad-
uates from a PSC host, the PSC member shall 
accept the offer. 
(B) NO OFFER BY SPONSORING AGENCY.— 
If a sponsoring agency does not make an offer 
of employment to a PSC member described in 
subparagraph (A), the PSC member— 
(i) shall be eligible for noncompetitive 
appointment to the competitive service by 
a covered agency during the 3-year period 
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beginning on the date on which the PSC 
member graduated from the PSC host; and 
(ii) may fulfill the service commitment 
of the PSC member described in subsection 
(e)(2)(D) through employment with any 
covered agency. 
(h) FAILURE TO COMPLETE SCHOLARSHIP RE-
QUIREMENTS.— 
(1) LIABILITY FOR RESTITUTION IN CASE OF 
NONCOMPLETION
OR
DECLINATION
OF
EMPLOY-
MENT.—A PSC member who does not complete the 
required course of instruction, fails to graduate in 
accordance with the terms of the Public Service 
Corps scholarship, or fails to complete the 4-year 
service 
commitment 
described 
in 
subsection 
(e)(2)(D) shall, subject to paragraph (2) of this sub-
section, repay the amount of the scholarship to the 
sponsoring agency. 
(2) WAIVER OF LIABILITY.—The Executive Di-
rector may, in extraordinary circumstances, waive 
some or all of the liability for the 4-year service 
commitment under subsection (d)(4)(B) or the re-
quirements of paragraph (1) of this subsection. 
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(i) REGULATIONS.—The Director and the Executive 
Director shall jointly issue any regulations necessary to 
carry out this section. 
(j) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this section. 
SEC. 363. PUBLIC SERVICE ACADEMY GRANTS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ENROLLMENT OF NEEDY STUDENTS.—The 
term ‘‘enrollment of needy students’’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 312(d) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1058(d)). 
(2) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 101(a) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)). 
(3) PUBLIC SERVICE.—The term ‘‘public serv-
ice’’ means civilian employment in the Federal Gov-
ernment or a State, local, or Tribal government in 
the United States. 
(4) PUBLIC
SERVICE
ACADEMY.—The term 
‘‘public service academy’’ means a leadership devel-
opment program at an institution of higher edu-
cation that is designed to prepare students for public 
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service through curricular, extracurricular, experien-
tial learning, and internship programs. 
(5) PUBLIC
SERVICE
ACADEMY
COST.—The 
term ‘‘public service academy cost’’ means the cost 
of developing and administering a public service 
academy at an institution of higher education. 
(6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Education. 
(b) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish and administer a program to issue grants to not 
more than 50 institutions of higher education, on a com-
petitive basis, to support the development of public service 
academies— 
(1) to attract postsecondary students to careers 
in public service; 
(2) to promote public service as a career path 
for younger Americans; 
(3) to prepare future generations with skills 
needed in all levels of public service; and 
(4) to support the Federal Government and 
State, local, and Tribal governments in their efforts 
to attract exceptional talent from the Nation’s re-
cent graduates. 
(c) GRANT APPLICATION.—An institution of higher 
education seeking a grant under this section shall submit 
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an application to the Secretary at such time, in such man-
ner, and containing such information as the Secretary may 
require. Such application shall include— 
(1) a plan for the development of a public serv-
ice academy, including an account of existing cur-
ricular, extracurricular, experiential learning, and in-
ternship programs at the institution of higher edu-
cation that would be included in the public service 
academy, as well as new curricular, extracurricular, 
experiential learning, and internship programs that 
would be established with grant funds; 
(2) an assessment of anticipated costs for the 
public service academy in each of the first 4 years 
of operation, including the potential sources of non- 
Federal funds to be used for the public service acad-
emy; and 
(3) information regarding the enrollment of 
needy students at the institution of higher edu-
cation. 
(d) SELECTION BY COMPETITIVE PROCESS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall issue 
grants under this section pursuant to a competitive 
process and shall establish rules for evaluating appli-
cants and awarding grants under this section. 
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(2) RESERVATION OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN IN-
STITUTIONS.—Of the funds made available for 
grants under this section, the Secretary shall reserve 
not less than 50 percent for grants to institutions of 
higher education that have enrollments of needy stu-
dents. 
(3) EQUITABLE GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF 
GRANTS.—To the extent practicable, the Secretary 
shall ensure an equitable geographic distribution of 
grants awarded under this section. 
(e) 
DURATION
AND
AMOUNT
OF
FEDERAL 
GRANTS.— 
(1) DURATION.—A grant under this section 
shall be awarded for a period of not more than 4 
years. 
(2) CERTAIN
COSTS
EXCLUDED.—A grant 
under this section shall not include funds for the 
cost of any curricular, extracurricular, experiential 
learning, and internship programs maintained or 
sponsored by the institution of higher education at 
the time an application for a grant under this sec-
tion is made. 
(3) AMOUNT OF GRANT.—The amount of the 
grant may not exceed— 
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(A) 75 percent of the public service acad-
emy cost in the first year; and 
(B) 50 percent of the public service acad-
emy cost in each of the second, third, and 
fourth years. 
(f) PERMISSIBLE USES.—An institution of higher 
education receiving a grant under this section may use 
funds from the grant— 
(1) to develop, expand, and modify curricula to 
prepare students for careers in public service, includ-
ing experiential learning components of curricula; 
(2) to create and administer classroom activi-
ties, thesis projects, individual or team projects, in-
ternships, degree or certificate programs, or commu-
nity service activities related to promoting public 
service and preparing students for careers in public 
service; 
(3) to collaborate with government entities, 
nonprofit organizations, or consortia of such entities 
and organizations to provide students with public 
service-related work experiences and introduce stu-
dents to potential careers upon their graduation; 
(4) to provide scholarships for students who 
participate in the public service academy; and 
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(5) to evaluate the effectiveness of the public 
service academy as it relates to leading participants 
into careers with local, State, or Federal Govern-
ment agencies. 
(g) ANNUAL GRANTEE REPORT.—A recipient of a 
grant under this section shall submit to the Secretary on 
an annual basis a comprehensive report on the public serv-
ice academy supported by the grant and the use of the 
grant funds to support the academy. The Secretary shall 
provide guidance on what information shall be included 
in the report. 
(h) 
CONGRESSIONAL
REPORTS.—The 
Secretary 
shall— 
(1) not later than 12 months after the date of 
the enactment of this Act and every 12 months 
thereafter, submit to Congress a report on the re-
sults or outcomes of all public service academies pro-
vided grants under this section and the potential 
need for additional funding for such academies; and 
(2) in the fourth annual report submitted under 
paragraph (1), include a recommendation to Con-
gress about whether the grant program under this 
section should receive continued funding. 
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(i) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this section. 
SEC. 364. PUBLIC SERVICE CADET PROGRAM AT MILITARY 
SERVICE ACADEMIES. 
(a) PLAN FOR PUBLIC SERVICE CADET PROGRAM.— 
The Superintendent of each military service academy, in 
consultation with the Secretaries of the military depart-
ments and the Director of the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment, shall develop a plan to create a program for the 
instruction of and preparation for public service of certain 
cadets at such service academy, in accordance with sub-
section (b). 
(b) ELEMENTS OF PLAN.—The plan described in 
subsection (a) shall— 
(1) provide for the appointment of cadets to a 
public service cadet program representing at least 5 
percent of the total incoming class at each academy, 
with no corresponding decline in enrollment of mili-
tary cadets or midshipmen; 
(2) require that each graduate of the public 
service cadet program accept an appointment to the 
Federal civil service and commit to serve in the Fed-
eral civil service for a period of 5 years after such 
appointment; 
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(3) provide a process for any graduate who does 
not serve in a position in the Federal civil service or 
who resigns from a position in the Federal civil serv-
ice before the expiration of the 5-year service com-
mitment to pay back the cost of the graduate’s edu-
cation at the military service academy, consistent 
with requirements of military cadets or midshipmen, 
along with a process for the Superintendent to issue 
a waiver to all or part of such requirement; 
(4) specify the training, curricular, and other 
requirements for public service cadets; 
(5) address the applicability of the Uniform 
Code of Military Justice or alternative disciplinary 
procedures to public service cadets; and 
(6) provide a detailed plan for implementing the 
public service cadet program, including the amount 
of time needed to implement the plan. 
(c) SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—Not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Su-
perintendent of each military service academy shall submit 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives the plan developed by such 
Superintendent under this section. 
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SEC. 365. COMPENSATION FOR FEDERAL INTERNS. 
(a) FEDERAL AGENCY INTERNS.—Section 3111 of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting before the 
semicolon the following: ‘‘, but only insofar as the 
institution provides academic credit to the student 
for the voluntary service’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) An agency may provide reimbursement for trans-
portation and subsistence expenses for any student who 
provides voluntary service under subsection (b), pursuant 
to regulations issued by the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment.’’. 
(b) LEGISLATIVE BRANCH INTERNS.—Part 3 of title 
IV of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970 (2 
U.S.C. 4101) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 432. INTERNS IN THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) INTERN.—The term ‘intern’ means, with 
respect to a legislative branch office, an individual 
who serves in the legislative branch office for not 
more than 120 days in a 12-month period and whose 
service is primarily for the educational experience of 
the individual. 
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‘‘(2) LEGISLATIVE BRANCH OFFICE.—The term 
‘legislative branch office’ means each of the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) An employing office, as defined in 
section 101 of the Congressional Accountability 
Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1301). 
‘‘(B) The Government Accountability Of-
fice. 
‘‘(C) The Government Publishing Office. 
‘‘(b) IN GENERAL.—The head of each legislative 
branch office shall pay an intern who serves in the legisla-
tive branch office not less than the minimum wage rate 
established under section 6 of the Fair Labor Standards 
Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206), unless— 
‘‘(1) the intern is a student who is participating 
in a program established by the institution at which 
the intern is enrolled; and 
‘‘(2) the institution provides academic credit to 
the student for the voluntary service of the intern. 
‘‘(3) 
BENEFIT
EXCLUSION.—Interns 
com-
pensated under this subsection shall be excluded 
from the operation of the following provisions of title 
5, United States Code: 
‘‘(A) Chapter 84 (relating to the Federal 
Employees Retirement System). 
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