50 U.S.C. § 1908 — Definitions

Page 321 TITLE 50—WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE § 1908 1 See References in Text note below. (2) the effect on those trends of activities under the program required by this chapter; (3) an analysis of the assistance provided under the program for the previous fiscal year, to include the subject areas being addressed and the nature of the assistance provided; (4) an analysis of the performance of the in- dividuals who received assistance under the program during the previous fiscal year, to in- clude the degree to which assistance was ter- minated under the program and the extent to which individual recipients failed to meet their obligations under the program; (5) an analysis of the results of the program for the previous fiscal year, and cumulatively, to include, at a minimum— (A) the percentage of individuals who have received assistance under the program who subsequently became employees of the United States Government; (B) in the case of individuals who did not subsequently become employees of the United States Government, an analysis of the reasons why they did not become em- ployees and an explanation as to what use, if any, was made of the assistance by those re- cipients; and (C) the uses made of grants to educational institutions; (6) the current list of agencies and offices of the Federal Government required to be devel- oped by section 1902(g) of this title; and (7) any legislative changes recommended by the Secretary to facilitate the administration of the program or otherwise to enhance its ob- jectives. (c) Submission of initial report The first report under this section shall be submitted at the time the budget for fiscal year 1994 is submitted to Congress. (d) Consultation During the preparation of each report required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with the members of the Board specified in para- graphs (1) through (7) of section 1903(b) 1 of this title. Each such member shall submit to the Secretary an assessment of their hiring needs in the areas of language and area studies and a pro- jection of the deficiencies in such areas. The Secretary shall include all assessments in the report required by subsection (a). (Pub. L. 102–183, title VIII, § 806, Dec. 4, 1991, 105 Stat. 1276; Pub. L. 103–178, title III, § 311(b)(1), Dec. 3, 1993, 107 Stat. 2037; Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title X, § 1078(f)(3), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2667; Pub. L. 105–272, title III, § 305(a)(4), Oct. 20, 1998, 112 Stat. 2401; Pub. L. 107–306, title VIII, § 811(b)(7)(A), Nov. 27, 2002, 116 Stat. 2425.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 1903(b) of this title, referred to in subsec. (d), was amended and now specifies members of the Board in paragraphs (1) to (9). AMENDMENTS 2002—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–306 designated first and second sentences as pars. (1) and (2), respectively, in par. (1), substituted ‘‘the congressional intelligence committees’’ for ‘‘the Congress’’, in par. (2), inserted ‘‘submitted to the President’’ after ‘‘The report’’, and added par. (3). 1998—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 105–272 substituted ‘‘area, and counterproliferation’’ for ‘‘and area’’. 1996—Subsec. (b)(5) to (7). Pub. L. 104–201 struck out ‘‘and’’ at end of par. (5), added par. (6), and redesignated former par. (6) as (7). 1993—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 103–178 added subsec. (d). § 1907. Government Accountability Office audits The conduct of the program required by this chapter may be audited by the Government Ac- countability Office under such rules and regula- tions as may be prescribed by the Comptroller General of the United States. Representatives of the Government Accountability Office shall have access to all books, accounts, records, re- ports, and files and all other papers, things, or property of the Department of Defense per- taining to such activities and necessary to fa- cilitate the audit. (Pub. L. 102–183, title VIII, § 807, Dec. 4, 1991, 105 Stat. 1276; Pub. L. 108–271, § 8(b), July 7, 2004, 118 Stat. 814.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2004—Pub. L. 108–271 substituted ‘‘Government Ac- countability Office’’ for ‘‘General Accounting Office’’ in section catchline and in two places in text. § 1908. Definitions For the purpose of this chapter: (1) The term ‘‘Board’’ means the National Security Education Board established pursu- ant to section 1903 of this title. (2) The term ‘‘Fund’’ means the National Se- curity Education Trust Fund established pur- suant to section 1904 of this title. (3) The term ‘‘institution of higher edu- cation’’ has the meaning given that term by section 1001 of title 20. (4) The term ‘‘national security position’’ means a position— (A) having national security responsibil- ities in an agency or office of the Federal Government that has national security re- sponsibilities, as determined under section 1902(g) of this title; and (B) in which the individual in such posi- tion 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. (Pub. L. 102–183, title VIII, § 808, Dec. 4, 1991, 105 Stat. 1276; Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title X, § 1078(f)(1), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2666; Pub. L. 105–244, title I, § 102(a)(15), Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1622; Pub. L. 107–306, title VIII, § 811(b)(7)(B), Nov. 27, 2002, 116 Stat. 2426; Pub. L. 118–31, div. G, title IX, § 7901(c)(3), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 1106.) Page 322 TITLE 50—WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE § 1909 Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2023—Par. (4)(A). Pub. L. 118–31 substituted ‘‘an agen- cy’’ for ‘‘a agency’’. 2002—Par. (5). Pub. L. 107–306 added par. (5). 1998—Par. (3). Pub. L. 105–244 substituted ‘‘section 1001’’ for ‘‘section 1141(a)’’. 1996—Par. (4). Pub. L. 104–201 added par. (4). 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. § 1909. Fiscal year 1992 funding (a) Authorization of appropriations to Fund There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Fund for fiscal year 1992 the sum of $150,000,000. (b) Authorization of obligations from Fund During fiscal year 1992, there may be obligated from the Fund such amounts as may be provided in appropriations Acts, not to exceed $35,000,000. Amounts made available for obligation from the Fund for fiscal year 1992 shall remain available until expended. (Pub. L. 102–183, title VIII, § 809, Dec. 4, 1991, 105 Stat. 1277.) § 1910. Funding (a) Fiscal years 1993 and 1994 Amounts appropriated to carry out this chap- ter for fiscal years 1993 and 1994 shall remain available until expended. (b) Fiscal years 1995 and 1996 There is authorized to be appropriated from, and may be obligated from, the Fund for each of the fiscal years 1995 and 1996 not more than the amount credited to the Fund in interest only for the preceding fiscal year under section 1904(e) of this title. (c) Funding from Intelligence Community Man- agement Account for fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 2005 In addition to amounts that may be made available to the Secretary under the Fund for a fiscal year, the Director of National Intelligence shall transfer to the Secretary from amounts appropriated for the Intelligence Community Management Account for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2021 $8,000,000 to carry out the scholarship, fellowship, and grant programs under subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respec- tively, of section 1902(a)(1) of this title. (d) Fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 2022 In addition to amounts that may be made available to the Secretary under the Fund for a fiscal year, there is authorized to be appro- priated to the Secretary for each fiscal year, be- ginning with fiscal year 2022, $8,000,000, to carry out the scholarship, fellowship, and grant pro- grams under subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), re- spectively, of section 1902(a)(1) of this title. (Pub. L. 102–183, title VIII, § 810, as added Pub. L. 103–178, title III, § 311(c), Dec. 3, 1993, 107 Stat. 2037; amended Pub. L. 108–487, title VI, § 601(a), Dec. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 3951; Pub. L. 116–260, div. W, title VI, § 619(a), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2401.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2020—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 116–260, § 619(a)(1), sub- stituted ‘‘for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2021’’ for ‘‘for each fiscal year, beginning with fiscal year 2005,’’. Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 116–260, § 619(a)(2), added subsec. (d). 2004—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 108–487 added subsec. (c). § 1911. Additional annual authorization of appro- priations (a) In general In addition to amounts that may be made available to the Secretary under the Fund for a fiscal year, there is authorized to be appro- priated to the Secretary for each fiscal year, be- ginning with fiscal year 2020, $16,000,000, to carry out the grant program for the National Flagship Language Initiative under section 1902(a)(1)(D) of this title. (b) Funding from Intelligence Community Man- agement Account for fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 2005 In addition to amounts that may be made available to the Secretary under the Fund for a fiscal year, the Director of National Intelligence shall transfer to the Secretary from amounts appropriated for the Intelligence Community Management Account for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2021 $6,000,000 to carry out the grant program for the National Flagship Lan- guage Initiative under section 1902(a)(1)(D) of this title. (c) Availability of appropriated funds Amounts made available under this section shall remain available until expended. (Pub. L. 102–183, title VIII, § 811, as added Pub. L. 107–306, title III, § 333(b), Nov. 27, 2002, 116 Stat. 2397; amended Pub. L. 108–487, title VI, § 602(b), Dec. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 3953; Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title XVI, § 1623, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1735; Pub. L. 116–260, div. W, title VI, § 619(b), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2401.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2020—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–260, § 619(b)(1), which di- rected substitution of ‘‘$16,000,000’’ for ‘‘$10,000,000’’, could not be executed because ‘‘$10,000,000’’ did not ap- pear in text after the amendment by Pub. L. 116–92. See 2019 Amendment note below. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 116–260, § 619(b)(2), substituted ‘‘for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2021’’ for ‘‘for each fiscal year, beginning with fiscal year 2005,’’. 2019—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–92, which directed amendment of section 811(a) of the Fair Chance Act (50 U.S.C. 1911(a)) by substituting ‘‘fiscal year 2020’’ for ‘‘fiscal year 2003’’ and ‘‘$16,000,000’’ for ‘‘$10,000,000’’, was executed to subsec. (a) of this section, which is section 811 of the David L. Boren National Security Education Act of 1991, to reflect the probable intent of Congress. 2004—Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 108–487 added subsecs. (b) and (c) and struck out heading and text of former subsec. (b). Text read as follows: ‘‘Amounts appro- priated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations