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

Page 1727 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 2192c (e) COVERED SCHOOLS DEFINED.—In this sec- tion, the term ‘‘covered schools’’ means elemen- tary or secondary schools at which the Sec- retary determines a significant number of de- pendents of members of the armed forces are en- rolled. (Added Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title II, § 211(a), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1254.) § 2192c. Office for academic engagement relating to cyber activities (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of De- fense, acting through the Chief Information Offi- cer 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 Depart- ment and academia, including with entities in- volved 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 Direc- tor who shall report directly to the Chief Infor- mation Officer of the Department of Defense. An individual serving as Director, while so serving, shall be a member of the Senior Executive Serv- ice. (c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—(1) The Office shall be responsible for the following: (A) Serving as the consolidated focal point for engagements carried out between the De- partment of Defense and academia with re- spect to cyber-related matters. (B) Coordinating covered academic engage- ment programs for the Department of Defense. (C) Conducting ongoing analysis, as deter- mined necessary by the Director, of the per- formance of cyber-related educational scholar- ships, camps, support efforts, and volunteer partnerships of the Department of Defense. (D) Identifying actions the Secretary of De- fense 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 Na- tional Centers for Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity program, the Department of De- fense Cyber Scholarship Program, the Na- tional Defense University College of Informa- tion and Cyberspace, the University Consor- tium for Cybersecurity, the senior military colleges, and other educational partnerships between academic institutions and active components of the Armed Forces. (F) Establishing requirements, policies, and procedures to collect data on, and to monitor and evaluate, the performance of covered aca- demic engagement programs with respect to the involvement in such programs by the De- partment of Defense. (G) Monitoring and evaluating through ap- plicable performance measurements (including those established pursuant to subparagraph (F)) the performance of covered academic en- gagement programs with respect to the in- volvement in such programs by the Depart- ment of Defense, and advising the Secretary of Defense on whether to continue, modify, or terminate such involvement. (H) Conducting budgetary oversight and su- pervision, taking into consideration the find- ings of performance evaluations under sub- paragraph (G), with respect to— (i) the involvement in covered academic engagement programs by the Department of Defense; and (ii) other matters relating to the respon- sibilities under this subsection. (2) The Office shall be the office of primary re- sponsibility for carrying out the following: (A) Section 2200c of title 10, United States Code. (B) Section 1640 of the John S. McCain Na- tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 10 U.S.C. 2200 note). (C) Section 1649 of the National Defense Au- thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 1758). (D) The duties of the Secretary of Defense under section 1659 of the National Defense Au- thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 391 note). (E) The duties of the Chief Information Offi- cer of the Department of Defense under sec- tion 1726 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 1599f note). (F) Section 1532 of the National Defense Au- thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 10 U.S.C. 2191 note prec.). (G) Section 1535 of the National Defense Au- thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 10 U.S.C. 2200 note). (H) Such other provisions of law as the Sec- retary of Defense may determine relevant. (d) AUTHORITY RELATING TO COMPLIANCE.—The Secretary of Defense shall take such steps as may be necessary to ensure that the Director of the Office has sufficient authority to compel and enforce compliance with any decisions or direc- tives issued pursuant to the responsibilities under subsection (c). (e) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES.—In carrying out this section, the Director of the Office may, under any provision of this chapter or any other provision of this title providing for the support of educational programs in cyber-related mat- ters (and unless otherwise specified in such pro- vision)— (1) enter into contracts and cooperative agreements, including for the purpose of sup- porting academic and hands-on programs for individuals transitioning into the cyber field of the Department; (2) make grants of financial assistance, in- cluding to civilian and military students; (3) provide cash awards and other items; (4) accept voluntary services; and (5) support national competition judging, other educational event activities, and associ- ated award ceremonies in connection with cov- ered academic engagement programs. (f) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER ENTITIES.—The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and En- Page 1728 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 2193 gineering and the Secretaries concerned shall coordinate and collaborate with the Director of the Office on covered academic engagement pro- grams sponsored by the Under Secretary as Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathe- matics (STEM) programs and activities. (g) COVERED ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘covered academic engagement program’’ means any of the following: (1) A primary, secondary, or post-secondary educational program with a cyber focus. (2) A program of the Department of Defense for the recruitment or retention of cyberspace civilian and military personnel (including scholarship programs) other than a Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program. (3) An academic partnership focused on es- tablishing cyber talent among the personnel referred to in paragraph (2). (Added Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XV, § 1531(a), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 560.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 1649 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, referred to in subsec. (c)(2)(C), is section 1649 of Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title XVI, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1758, which is not classified to the Code. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries DEADLINE FOR ESTABLISHMENT Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XV, § 1531(b), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 562, provided that: ‘‘The Secretary of Defense shall establish the office under section 2192c of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), by not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 22, 2023].’’ § 2193. Improvement of education in technical fields: grants for higher education in science and mathematics (a)(1) The Secretary of Defense may, in accord- ance with the provisions of this subsection, carry out a program for awarding grants to stu- dents who have been accepted for enrollment in, or who are enrolled in, an institution of higher education as undergraduate or graduate stu- dents in scientific and engineering disciplines critical to the national security functions of the Department of Defense. (2) Grant proceeds shall be disbursed on behalf of students awarded grants under this sub- section to the institutions of higher education at which the students are enrolled. No grant proceeds shall be disbursed on behalf of a stu- dent until the student is enrolled at an institu- tion of higher education. (3) The amount of a grant awarded a student under this subsection may not exceed the stu- dent’s cost of attendance. (4) The amount of a grant awarded a student under this subsection shall not be reduced on the basis of the student’s receipt of other forms of Federal student financial assistance, but shall be taken into account in determining the eligi- bility of the student for those other forms of Federal student financial assistance. (5) The Secretary shall give priority to award- ing grants under this subsection in a manner likely to stimulate the interest of women and members of minority groups in pursuing sci- entific and engineering careers. The Secretary may consider the financial need of applicants in making awards in accordance with such pri- ority. (b) In this section: (1) The term ‘‘institution of higher edu- cation’’ has the meaning given such term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965. (2) The term ‘‘cost of attendance’’ has the meaning given such term in section 472 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087ll). (Added Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title II, § 247(a)(1), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1521; amended Pub. L. 105–244, title I, § 102(a)(2)(A), Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1617; Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title V, § 580(c)(2), (3), (d)(2), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 633.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, re- ferred to in subsec. (b)(1), is classified to section 1001 of Title 20, Education. AMENDMENTS 1999—Pub. L. 106–65, § 580(d)(2), amended section catchline generally. Prior to amendment, catchline read as follows: ‘‘Science and mathematics education improvement program’’. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 106–65, § 580(c)(3), redesignated subsec. (c) as (b). Pub. L. 106–65, § 580(c)(2), redesignated subsec. (b) as section 2193a of this title. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 106–65, § 580(c)(3), redesignated subsec. (c) as (b). 1998—Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 105–244 substituted ‘‘sec- tion 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965’’ for ‘‘sec- tion 1201(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1141(a))’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1998 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 105–244 effective Oct. 1, 1998, except as otherwise provided in Pub. L. 105–244, see sec- tion 3 of Pub. L. 105–244, set out as a note under section 1001 of Title 20, Education. § 2193a. Improvement of education in technical fields: general authority for support of ele- mentary and secondary education in science and mathematics The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of Education, may establish pro- grams for the purpose of improving the mathe- matics and scientific knowledge and skills of el- ementary and secondary school students and faculty members. (Added and amended Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title V, § 580(c)(1), (2), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 632, 633.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION The text of section 2193(b) of this title, which was transferred to, and redesignated as text of, this section, was based on Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title II, § 247(a)(1), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1521.