II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2328 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 13, 2023 Mr. Cardin introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to address the receipt of grant funds by employees of the United States Naval Academy, and for other purposes.

1. Receipt of grant funds by United States Naval Academy employees Section 8452 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection (d): (d) Notwithstanding section 5533 of title 5, employees of the Naval Academy who are on leave without pay, due to the regular 10-month pay schedule and not due to discipline or other reasons, are eligible to receive funds, including for salary and fringe benefit payments, from grant funds provided by Federal agencies other than the Naval Academy, including the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, the Office of Naval Research, the Department of Energy, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. .