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10 U.S.C. § 2192 — Improvement of education in technical fields: general authority regarding education in science, mathematics, and engineering

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10 U.S.C. § 2192 — Improvement of education in technical fields: general authority regarding education in science, mathematics, and engineering

**(a)** The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, shall, on a continuing basis— (1) identify actions which the Department of Defense may take to improve education in the scientific, mathematics, and engineering skills necessary to meet the long-term national defense needs of the United States for personnel proficient in such skills; and (2) establish and conduct programs to carry out such actions. **(b)** (1) In furtherance of the authority of the Secretary of Defense under any provision of this chapter or any other provision of law to support educational programs in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology, the Secretary of Defense may, unless otherwise specified in such provision— (A) enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with eligible entities; (B) make grants of financial assistance to eligible entities; (C) provide cash awards and other items to eligible entities; (D) accept voluntary services from eligible entities; and (E) support national competition judging, other educational event activities, and associated award ceremonies in connection with these educational programs. (2) The Secretary of Defense may carry out the authority in paragraph (1) through the Secretaries of the military departments. (3) In this subsection: (A) The term “eligible entity” includes a department or agency of the Federal Government, a State, a political subdivision of a State, an individual, and a not-for-profit or other organization in the private sector. (B) The term “State” means any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and any other territory or posses

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**(a)** The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, shall, on a continuing basis— (1) identify actions which the Department of Defense may take to improve education in the scientific, mathematics, and engineering skills necessary to meet the long-term national defense needs of the United States for personnel proficient in such skills; and (2) establish and conduct programs to carry out such actions. **(b)** (1) In furtherance of the authority of the Secretary of Defense under any provision of this chapter or any other provision of law to support educational programs in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology, the Secretary of Defense may, unless otherwise specified in such provision— (A) enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with eligible entities; (B) make grants of financial assistance to eligible entities; (C) provide cash awards and other items to eligible entities; (D) accept voluntary services from eligible entities; and (E) support national competition judging, other educational event activities, and associated award ceremonies in connection with these educational programs. (2) The Secretary of Defense may carry out the authority in paragraph (1) through the Secretaries of the military departments. (3) In this subsection: (A) The term “eligible entity” includes a department or agency of the Federal Government, a State, a political subdivision of a State, an individual, and a not-for-profit or other organization in the private sector. (B) The term “State” means any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and any other territory or possession of the United States. **(c)** The Secretary shall designate an individual within the Office of the Secretary of Defense to advise and assist the Secretary regarding matters relating to science, mathematics, and engineering education and training.

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10 U.S.C. § 2192a — Renumbered § 4093]

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10 U.S.C. § 4093 — Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) Defense Education Program

**(a) Requirement for Program.—** The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a program to provide financial assistance for education in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology skills and disciplines that, as determined by the Secretary, are critical to the national security functions of the Department of Defense and are needed in the Department of Defense workforce. **(b) Financial Assistance.—** (1) Under the program under this section, the Secretary of Defense may award a scholarship or fellowship in accordance with this section to a person who— (A) is a citizen of the United States or, subject to subsection (g), a country the government of which is a party to The Technical Cooperation Program (TTCP) memorandum of understanding of October 24, 1995; (B) is pursuing an associates degree, undergraduate degree, or advanced degree in a critical skill or discipline described in subsection (a) at an accredited institution of higher education; and (C) enters into a service agreement with the Secretary of Defense as described in subsection (c). (2) The amount of the financial assistance provided under a scholarship or fellowship awarded to a person under this subsection shall be an amount determined by the Secretary of Defense. (3) Financial assistance provided under a scholarship or fellowship awarded under this section may be paid directly to the recipient of such scholarship or fellowship or to an administering entity for disbursement of the funds. **(c) Service Agreement for Recipients of Financial Assistance.—** (1) To receive financial assistance under this section— (A) in the case of an employee of the Department of Defense, the employee shall enter into a written agreement to continue in the employment of the department for the period of oblig

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10 U.S.C. § 2192 — Improvement of education in technical

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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