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50 U.S.C. § 1903 — National Security Education Board

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50 U.S.C. § 1903 — National Security Education Board

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**(a) Establishment** The Secretary of Defense shall establish a National Security Education Board. **(b) Composition** The Board shall be composed of the following individuals or the representatives of such individuals: (1) The Secretary of Defense, who shall serve as the chairman of the Board. (2) The Secretary of Education. (3) The Secretary of State. (4) The Secretary of Commerce. (5) The Secretary of Homeland Security. (6) The Secretary of Energy. (7) The Director of National Intelligence. (8) The Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Humanities. (9) Six individuals appointed by the President, who shall be experts in the fields of international, language, area, and counterproliferation studies education and who may not be officers or employees of the Federal Government. **(c) Term of appointees** Each individual appointed to the Board pursuant to subsection (b)(7) shall be appointed for a period specified by the President at the time of the appointment, but not to exceed four years. Such individuals shall receive no compensation for service on the Board but may receive reimbursement for travel and other necessary expenses. **(d) Functions** The Board shall perform the following functions: (1) Develop criteria for awarding scholarships, fellowships, and grants under this chapter, including an order of priority in such awards that favors individuals expressing an interest in national security issues or pursuing a career in a national security position. (2) Provide for wide dissemination of information regarding the activities assisted under this chapter. (3) Establish qualifications for students desiring scholarships or fellowships, and institutions of higher education desiring grants, under this chapter, including, in the case of students desiring a scholarship or fellowship, a requirement that the student have a demonstrated commitment to the study of the discipline for which the scholarship or fellowship is to be awarded. (4) After taking into account the annual analyses of trends in language, international, area, and counterproliferation studies under [section 1906(b)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section1906/b/1&num=0&edition=prelim), make recommendations to the Secretary regarding— (A) which countries are not emphasized in other United States study abroad programs, such as countries in which few United States students are studying and countries which are of importance to the national security interests of the United States, and are, therefore, critical countries for the purposes of [section 1902(a)(1)(A) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section1902/a/1/A&num=0&edition=prelim); (B) which areas within the disciplines described in [section 1902(a)(1)(B) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section1902/a/1/B&num=0&edition=prelim) relating to the national security interests of the United States are areas of study in which United States students are deficient in learning and are, therefore, critical areas within those disciplines for the purposes of that section; (C) which areas within the disciplines described in [section 1902(a)(1)(C) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section1902/a/1/C&num=0&edition=prelim) are areas in which United States students, educators, and Government employees are deficient in learning and in which insubstantial numbers of United States institutions of higher education provide training and are, therefore, critical areas within those disciplines for the purposes of that section; (D) how students desiring scholarships or fellowships can be encouraged to work for an agency or office of the Federal Government involved in national security affairs or national security policy upon completion of their education; and (E) which foreign languages are critical to the national security interests of the United States for purposes of [section 1902(a)(1)(D) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section1902/a/1/D&num=0&edition=prelim) (relating to grants for the National Flagship Language Initiative) and [section 1902(a)(1)(E) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section1902/a/1/E&num=0&edition=prelim) (relating to the scholarship program for advanced English language studies by heritage community citizens). (5) Encourage applications for fellowships under this chapter from graduate students having an educational background in any academic discipline, particularly in the areas of science or technology. (6) Provide the Secretary biennially with a list of scholarship recipients and fellowship recipients, including an assessment of their foreign area and language skills, who are available to work in a national security position. (7) Not later than 30 days after a scholarship or fellowship recipient completes the study or education for which assistance was provided under the program, provide the Secretary with a report fully describing the foreign area and language skills obtained by the recipient as a result of the assistance. (8) Review the administration of the program required under this chapter. (9) To the extent provided by the Secretary of Defense, oversee and coordinate the activities of the National Language Service Corps under [section 1913 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section1913&num=0&edition=prelim), including— (A) assessing on a periodic basis whether the Corps is addressing the needs identified by the heads of departments and agencies of the Federal Government for personnel with skills in various foreign languages; (B) recommending plans for the Corps to address foreign language shortfalls and requirements of the departments and agencies of the Federal Government; (C) recommending effective ways to increase public awareness of the need for foreign languages skills and career paths in the Federal Government that use those skills; and (D) overseeing the Corps efforts to work with Executive agencies and State and local governments to respond to interagency plans and agreements to address overall foreign language shortfalls and to utilize personnel to address the various types of crises that warrant foreign language skills.

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22 U.S.C. § 6601 — Reorganization plan and report

**(a) Submission of plan and report** Not later than 60 days after October 21, 1998, the President shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a reorganization plan and report regarding— (1) the abolition of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, the United States Information Agency, and the United States International Development Cooperation Agency in accordance with this chapter; (2) with respect to the Agency for International Development, the consolidation and streamlining of the Agency and the transfer of certain functions of the Agency to the Department in accordance with [section 6581 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section6581&num=0&edition=prelim); (3) the termination of functions of each covered agency as may be necessary to effectuate the reorganization under this chapter, and the termination of the affairs of each agency abolished under this chapter; (4) the transfer to the Department of the functions and personnel of each covered agency consistent with the provisions of this chapter; and (5) the consolidation, reorganization, and streamlining of the Department in connection with the transfer of such functions and personnel in order to carry out such functions. **(b) Covered agencies** The agencies covered by this section are the following: (1) The United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. (2) The United States Information Agency. (3) The United States International Development Cooperation Agency. (4) The Agency for International Development. **(c) Plan elements** The plan transmitted under subsection (a) shall contain, consistent with this chapter, such elements as the President deems appropriate, including elements that— (1) identify the functions of eac

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6 U.S.C. § 113 — Use of appropriated funds

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, any report, notification, or consultation addressing directly or indirectly the use of appropriated funds and stipulated by this chapter to be submitted to, or held with, the Congress or any Congressional committee shall also be submitted to, or held with, the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives under the same conditions and with the same restrictions as stipulated by this chapter.

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22 U.S.C. § 6531 — Abolition of United States Information Agency

The United States Information Agency (other than the Broadcasting Board of Governors and the International Broadcasting Bureau) is abolished.

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50 U.S.C. § 3001 — Requirement to buy certain satellite component from American sources

**(a) Definitions** In this section: (1) **Covered element of the intelligence community** — The term “covered element of the intelligence community” means an element of the intelligence community that is not an element of the Department of Defense. (2) **National security satellite** — The term “national security satellite” means a satellite weighing over 400 pounds whose principle purpose is to support the national security or intelligence needs of the United States Government. (3) **United States** — The term “United States” means the several States, the District of Columbia, and the territories and possessions of the United States. **(b) Requirement** Beginning January 1, 2021, except as provided in subsection (c), a covered element of the intelligence community may not award a contract for a national security satellite if the satellite uses a star tracker that is not produced in the United States, including with respect to both the software and the hardware of the star tracker. **(c) Exception** The head of a covered element of the intelligence community may waive the requirement under subsection (b) if, on a case-by-case basis, the head certifies in writing to the congressional intelligence committees that— (1) there is no available star tracker produced in the United States that meets the mission and design requirements of the national security satellite for which the star tracker will be used; (2) the cost of a star tracker produced in the United States is unreasonable, based on a market survey; or (3) such waiver is necessary for the national security interests of the United States based on an urgent and compelling need.

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50 U.S.C. § 1902 — Scholarship, fellowship, and grant program

**(a) Program required** (1) **In general** — The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a program for— (A) awarding scholarships to undergraduate students who— (i) are United States citizens in order to enable such students to study, for at least one academic semester or equivalent term, in foreign countries that are critical countries (as determined under [section 1903(d)(4)(A) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section1903/d/4/A&num=0&edition=prelim)) in those languages and study areas where deficiencies exist (as identified in the assessments undertaken pursuant to [section 1906(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section1906/d&num=0&edition=prelim)); and (ii) pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(A), enter into an agreement to work in a national security position or work in the field of higher education in the area of study for which the scholarship was awarded; (B) awarding fellowships to graduate students who— (i) are United States citizens to enable such students to pursue education as part of a graduate degree program of a United States institution of higher education in the disciplines of foreign languages, area studies, counterproliferation studies, and other international fields relating to the national security interests of the United States that are critical areas of those disciplines (as determined under [section 1903(d)(4)(B) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section1903/d/4/B&num=0&edition=prelim)) and in which deficiencies exist (as identified in the assessments undertaken pursuant to [section 1906(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section19

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50 U.S.C. § 1913 — National Language Service Corps

**(a) Establishment** (1) The Secretary of Defense may establish and maintain within the Department of Defense a National Language Service Corps (in this section referred to as the “Corps”). (2) The purpose of the Corps is to provide a pool of nongovernmental personnel with foreign language skills who, as provided in regulations prescribed under this section, agree to provide foreign language services to the Department of Defense or another department or agency of the United States. **(b) National Security Education Board** If the Secretary establishes the Corps, the Secretary shall provide for the National Security Education Board to oversee and coordinate the activities of the Corps to such extent and in such manner as determined by the Secretary under paragraph (9) of [section 1903(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section1903/d&num=0&edition=prelim). **(c) Membership** To be eligible for membership in the Corps, a person must be a citizen of the United States authorized by law to be employed in the United States, have attained the age of 18 years, and possess such foreign language skills as the Secretary considers appropriate for membership in the Corps. **(d) Training** The Secretary may provide members of the Corps such training as the Secretary prescribes for purposes of this section. **(e) Service** Upon a determination that it is in the national interests of the United States, the Secretary shall call upon members of the Corps to provide foreign language services to the Department of Defense or another department or agency of the United States. If a member of the Corps is, as of the time of such determination, employed by or performing under a contract for an element of another Federal agency, the Secre

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50 U.S.C. § 1908 — Definitions

For the purpose of this chapter: (1) The term “Board” means the National Security Education Board established pursuant to [section 1903 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section1903&num=0&edition=prelim). (2) The term “Fund” means the National Security Education Trust Fund established pursuant to [section 1904 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section1904&num=0&edition=prelim). (3) The term “institution of higher education” has the meaning given that term by [section 1001 of title 20](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1001&num=0&edition=prelim). (4) The term “national security position” means a position— (A) having national security responsibilities in an agency or office of the Federal Government that has national security responsibilities, as determined under [section 1902(g) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section1902/g&num=0&edition=prelim); and (B) in which the individual in such position makes their foreign language skills available to such agency or office. (5) The term “congressional intelligence committees” means— (A) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and (B) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.

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50 U.S.C. § 1903 — National Security Education Board

Page 318 TITLE 50—WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE § 1903 ficiency in those foreign languages that the Secretary identifies as being the most critical to the national se- curity of the United States.’’ CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO SUPPORT STUDIES ABROAD Pub. L. 108–487, title VI, § 602(d), Dec. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 3953, provided that: ‘‘Educational institutions that re- ceive grants under the National Flagship Language Ini- tiative may support students who pursue total immer- sion foreign language studies overseas of foreign lan- guages that are critical to the national security of the United States.’’ § 1903. National Security Education Board (a) Establishment The Secretary of Defense shall establish a Na- tional Security Education Board. (b) Composition The Board shall be composed of the following individuals or the representatives of such indi- viduals: (1) The Secretary of Defense, who shall serve as the chairman of the Board. (2) The Secretary of Education. (3) The Secretary of State. (4) The Secretary of Commerce. (5) The Secretary of Homeland Security. (6) The Secretary of Energy. (7) The Director of National Intelligence. (8) The Chairperson of the National Endow- ment for the Humanities. (9) Six individuals appointed by the Presi- dent, who shall be experts in the fields of international, language, area, and counterproliferation studies education and who may not be officers or employees of the Federal Government. (c) Term of appointees Each individual appointed to the Board pursu- ant to subsection (b)(7) shall be appointed for a period specified by the President at the time of the appointment, but not to exceed four years. Such individuals shall receive no compensation for service on the Board but may receive reim- bursement for trave

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