Homeland Security Federal Workforce Act of 2003
Latest action · Jul 13, 2004 Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 11, 2003
- Passed SenateNov 5, 2003
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Homeland Security Federal Workforce Act of 2003 - Title I: Pilot Program for Student Loan Repayment for Federal Employees in National Security Positions - (Sec. 101) Requires the heads of specified Federal agencies to: (1) establish a pilot program under which such agencies may agree to repay the student loans of their employees in national security positions; and (2) coordinate the program with such agencies to recruit or retain employees for those positions. Authorizes such an agency to provide for a program to apply to and be administered with respect to one or more organizational unit of the agency. Provides loan repayment limits of: (1) $10,000 in any year toward toward the remaining balance of the loan for each year that the employee remains in such a position, except that the employee shall remain in such position for at least three years; and (2) a total maximum of $60,000 per employee. Permits an employee to participate in the student loan repayment program and any program under this title at the same time, except that the total amount paid by all agencies for that employee may not exceed: (1) $10,000 in any year; or (2) $60,000 in total. Requires program reports from the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to the appropriate congressional committees including an assessment as to whether the program should be expanded to other agencies or to non-national security positions to improve overall Federal workforce recruitment and retention.
Requires the Director of OPM to propose regulations for the criteria to be used by agencies to make determinations of national security positions and to promulgate final regulations for such criteria. Allows such pilot program to remain in effect for an eight-year period and provides for continued payment of benefits of employees recruited under this program through their commitment period. Authorizes appropriations.
Title II: Fellowships for Graduate Students to Enter Federal Service - (Sec. 201) Amends the David L. Boren National Security Education Act of 1991 to require the the National Security Education Board to establish a program for awarding National Security Fellowships to eligible graduate students who agree to employment with the Government in national security positions. Authorizes the Board to provide for the program to apply to and be administered with respect to one or more organizational units of specified agencies. Requires the Board to: (1) develop criteria for awarding such Fellowships; (2) provide for the wide dissemination of information regarding assisted activities; (3) work with such agencies in hiring and placing fellows in national security positions; and (4) develop and provide to Congress a strategic plan that identifies the skills needed by the Federal national security workforce. Requires 20 percent of such Fellowships to be set-aside for Federal employees who are currently working in such positions to enhance their education and training in areas important to national security. Instructs the Board to consult with the chief human capital officers of participating agencies in carrying out such program. Authorizes appropriations.
(Sec. 202) Amends such Act to direct the Board to create a National Security Service Corps, under the direction of the Board, to provide rotational opportunities for mid-level employees in national security positions within and between specified agencies. Instructs the Board to consult with the chief human capital officers of participating agencies in carrying out such program. Authorizes appropriations.
(Sec. 203) Amends such Act to: (1) designate the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Attorney General as members of the Board; (2) requires amounts in the National Security Education Trust Fund to be available for awarding National Security Fellowships under the program established by this Act; and (3) provide for the non-application of certain provisions of such Act to such Fellowships and the National Security Service Corps.
Title III: Miscellaneous Provisions - (Sec. 301) Requires agencies' annual strategic plans to: (1) describe the training required to achieve goals and objectives; and (2) evaluate the extent to which specific skills in human capital are needed to achieve the mission, goals, and objectives of the agency.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 11, 2003 to Jun 9, 2003; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-VA | George Allen | Original | Mar 11, 2003 |
| R-OH | George V. Voinovich | Original | Mar 11, 2003 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Mar 11, 2003 |
| R-VA | John Warner | Mar 26, 2003 | |
| R-KS | Sam Brownback | Mar 31, 2003 | |
| R-GA | Saxby Chambliss | May 1, 2003 | |
| D-WV | John D. Rockefeller IV | May 7, 2003 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Jun 9, 2003 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Mar 11, 2003Markup Jun 17, 2003Reported Jul 31, 2003 |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Nov 14, 2003 |
| Civil Service and Agency Organization Subcommittee | Referred Jul 13, 2004 | |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Nov 14, 2003 |
| Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee | Referred Mar 11, 2004 |
Actions 14
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 13, 2004Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.
- Mar 11, 2004Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
- Nov 14, 2003Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Nov 6, 2003Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Nov 6, 2003Received in the House.
In the Congressional Record 4
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S3936 | Daniel K. Akaka D-HI | Apr 7, 2004 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S14075, S14076Amendments S14071 | Patrick J. Leahy D-VT, Robert F. Bennett R-UT, Susan M. Collins R-ME (amendment) | Nov 5, 2003 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S10598 | Daniel K. Akaka D-HI | Jul 31, 2003 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S3512Text printed S3513–S3516 | Daniel K. Akaka D-HI (text) | Mar 11, 2003 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Jul 1, 2003S. 589, Homeland Security Federal Workforce Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs on June 17, 2003</p>
- Jul 1, 2003S. 589, Homeland Security Federal Workforce ActCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs on June 17, 2003
Printed hearings 4
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 108-760 | THE 9/11 COMMISSION HUMAN CAPITAL RECOMMENDATIONS: A CRITICAL ELEMENT OF REFORM170 pages | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Sep 14, 2004 |
| S. Hrg. 108-754 | ASSESSING AMERICA'S COUNTERTERRORISM CAPABILITIES188 pages | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Aug 3, 2004 |
| S. Hrg. 108-741 | MAKING AMERICA SAFER: EXAMINING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE 9/11 COMMISSION91 pages | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Jul 30, 2004 |
| S. Hrg. 108-440 | DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005407 pages | Armed Services Committee | Mar 9, 2004–May 13, 2004 |
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 2114 | In the nature of a substitute. | Susan M. Collins R-ME | Amendment SA 2114 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to strengthen and improve the management of national security, encourage Government service in areas of critical national security, and to assist government agencies in addressing deficiencies in personnel possessing specialized skills important to national security and incorporating the goals and strategies for recruitment and retention for such skilled personnel into the strategic and performance management systems of Federal agencies.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Homeland Security Federal Workforce Act
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Homeland Security Federal Workforce Act
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Homeland Security Federal Workforce Act of 2003
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Administrative procedure
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Central Intelligence Agency
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Department of Defense
- Department of Energy
- Department of Justice
- Department of State
- Department of the Treasury
- EBB Terrorism
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Employee training
- Engineering
- Engineers
- Executive reorganization
- Federal aid to education
- Federal employees
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government trust funds
- Graduate education
- Health
- Higher education
- Infrastructure
- Intelligence officers
- International Affairs
- Labor and Employment
- Language and languages
- Law
- Legislation
- Mathematics
- Office of Personnel Management
- Performance measurement
- Personnel management
- Planning-programming-budgeting
- Professional education
- Recruiting of employees
- Scholarships
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Scientific education
- Scientists in government
- Strategic planning
- Student loan funds
- Students
- Terrorism
- Transfer of employees
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 15, 2003Referred in House
- Nov 5, 2003Engrossed in Senate
- Jul 31, 2003Reported to Senate
- Mar 11, 2003Introduced in Senate
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