Public Service Academy Act of 2007

A bill to establish the United States Public Service Academy.

3/22/2007--Introduced.
Public Service Academy Act of 2007 - Establishes in the Department of Homeland Security a U.S. Public Service Academy for the instruction in and preparation for public service of selected individuals. Sets forth provisions relating to:
(1) key personnel positions and faculty and departments;
(2) student qualifications and requirements for admission;
(3) procedures for the appointment of students to the Academy by Members of Congress and the President;
(4) curriculum standards; and
(5) study abroad requirements.
Requires each Academy student to sign an agreement with respect to length of public service. Imposes tuition and cost repayment requirements for Academy students who fail to graduate or accept or complete assigned public service. Establishes a Board of Visitors to inquire into the efficiency and effectiveness of the operations of the Academy.
Requires the tuition of each Academy student to be fully subsidized. Provides for public (80%) and private funding for the Academy.

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Sponsor

• Sen. Hillary Clinton [D, NY]
• and 22 Co-Sponsors
  • Sen. Max Baucus [D, MT]
  • Sen. Evan Bayh [D, IN]
  • Sen. Joseph Biden [D, DE]
  • Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA]
  • Sen. Sherrod Brown [D, OH]
  • Sen. Maria Cantwell [D, WA]
  • Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D, MD]
  • Sen. Robert Casey [D, PA]
  • Norm Coleman
  • Sen. Kay Hutchison [R, TX]
  • Sen. Daniel Inouye [D, HI]
  • Sen. Edward Kennedy [D, MA]
  • Sen. Mary Landrieu [D, LA]
  • Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D, NJ]
  • Sen. Carl Levin [D, MI]
  • Sen. Blanche Lincoln [D, AR]
  • Sen. Robert Menéndez [D, NJ]
  • Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D, MD]
  • Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA]
  • Sen. John Rockefeller [D, WV]
  • Sen. Arlen Specter [D, PA]
  • Sen. Debbie Ann Stabenow [D, MI]
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Committees

• Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
• 1 more
  • Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to S.960

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Introduced		Voted on by Senate		Voted on by House		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
March 22, 2007

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• Mar 30, 2007: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia.
• Mar 22, 2007: Introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3612)
• Introduced on Mar 22, 2007.
• Mar 22, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3612)
• Mar 22, 2007: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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