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10 U.S.C. § 2191 — Graduate fellowships

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10 U.S.C. § 2191 — Graduate fellowships

**(a)** The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations providing for the award of fellowships to citizens and nationals of the United States who agree to pursue graduate degrees in science, engineering, or other fields of study designated by the Secretary to be of priority interest to the Department of Defense. **(b)** A fellowship awarded pursuant to regulations prescribed under subsection (a) shall be known as a “National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship”. **(c)** National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowships shall be awarded solely on the basis of academic ability. The Secretary shall take all appropriate actions to encourage applications for such fellowships of persons who are members of groups (including minority groups, women, and disabled persons) which historically have been underrepresented in science and technology fields. Recipients shall be selected on the basis of a nationwide competition. The award of a fellowship under this section may not be predicated on the geographic region in which the recipient lives or the geographic region in which the recipient will pursue an advanced degree. **(d)** The regulations prescribed under this section shall include— (1) the criteria for award of fellowships; (2) the procedures for selecting recipients; (3) the basis for determining the amount of a fellowship; and (4) the maximum amount that may be awarded to an individual during an academic year.

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**(a)** The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations providing for the award of fellowships to citizens and nationals of the United States who agree to pursue graduate degrees in science, engineering, or other fields of study designated by the Secretary to be of priority interest to the Department of Defense. **(b)** A fellowship awarded pursuant to regulations prescribed under subsection (a) shall be known as a “National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship”. **(c)** National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowships shall be awarded solely on the basis of academic ability. The Secretary shall take all appropriate actions to encourage applications for such fellowships of persons who are members of groups (including minority groups, women, and disabled persons) which historically have been underrepresented in science and technology fields. Recipients shall be selected on the basis of a nationwide competition. The award of a fellowship under this section may not be predicated on the geographic region in which the recipient lives or the geographic region in which the recipient will pursue an advanced degree. **(d)** The regulations prescribed under this section shall include— (1) the criteria for award of fellowships; (2) the procedures for selecting recipients; (3) the basis for determining the amount of a fellowship; and (4) the maximum amount that may be awarded to an individual during an academic year.

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10 U.S.C. § 2192c — Office for academic engagement relating to cyber activities

**(a) Establishment.—** The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense, shall establish an office to establish, maintain, and oversee the activities of the Department of Defense that pertain to the relationship between the Department and academia, including with entities involved in primary, secondary, or postsecondary education, with respect to cyber-related matters (in this section referred to as the “Office”). **(b) Director.—** The Office shall have a Director who shall report directly to the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense. An individual serving as Director, while so serving, shall be a member of the Senior Executive Service. **(c) Responsibilities.—** (1) The Office shall be responsible for the following: (A) Serving as the consolidated focal point for engagements carried out between the Department of Defense and academia with respect to cyber-related matters. (B) Coordinating covered academic engagement programs for the Department of Defense. (C) Conducting ongoing analysis, as determined necessary by the Director, of the performance of cyber-related educational scholarships, camps, support efforts, and volunteer partnerships of the Department of Defense. (D) Identifying actions the Secretary of Defense may take to improve the cyber skills of personnel within the Department of Defense through participation by such personnel in covered academic engagement programs, for the purposes of assisting the Secretary in cyber-related matters and meeting the long-term national defense needs of the United States for personnel proficient in such skills. (E) Managing funds and resources for the National Centers for Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity program, the Department of Defens

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10 U.S.C. § 2191 — Graduate fellowships

Page 1725 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 2192 to the congressional defense committees notice of such determination, together with a justification for such determination. Such justification shall in- clude— ‘‘(A) how the Secretary intends to coordinate and harmonize covered academic engagement programs; and ‘‘(B) measures to determine effectiveness of cov- ered academic engagement programs absent a des- ignated central program office responsible for over- seeing covered academic programs across the De- partment. ‘‘(d) REPORT.—Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that updates the matters required for inclusion in the reports required pursuant to section 1649 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92) [133 Stat. 1758] and section 1726(c) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283) [134 Stat. 4116]. ‘‘(e) DISCHARGE THROUGH DIRECTOR.—In carrying out this section, the Secretary of Defense shall act through the Director of the office established under section 2192c of title 10, United States Code. ‘‘(f) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘covered academic engagement program’ means each of the fol- lowing: ‘‘(1) Primary, secondary, or post-secondary edu- cation programs with a cyber focus. ‘‘(2) Recruitment or retention programs for Depart- ment of Defense cyberspace personnel, including scholarship programs. ‘‘(3) Academic partnerships focused on establishing cyber talent. ‘‘(4) Cyber enrichment programs.’’ ENCOURAGEMENT OF CONTRACTOR SCIENCE, TECH- NOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) PROGRAMS Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, t

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