[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5209 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5209

  To authorize additional funding for the National Security Education 
 Program, to establish the National Flagship Language Initiative under 
                 such Program, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 24, 2002

   Mr. Roemer (for himself, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Castle, and Mr. Reyes) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Armed 
   Services, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
  To authorize additional funding for the National Security Education 
 Program, to establish the National Flagship Language Initiative under 
                 such Program, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. INCREASE IN AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE NATIONAL 
              SECURITY EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEARS 2003 THROUGH 
              2007.

    Section 810 of the David L. Boren National Security Education Act 
of 1991 (50 U.S.C. 1910) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection:
    ``(c) Fiscal Years 2003 through 2007.--(1) There is authorized to 
be appropriated to the Fund--
            ``(A) for fiscal year 2003, $10,000,000, and
            ``(B) for each of fiscal years 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007, 
        $15,000,000.
    ``(2) Amounts made available for obligation from the Fund for 
fiscal years 2003 through 2007 shall remain available until 
expended.''.

SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF NATIONAL SECURITY EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM TO 
              ESTABLISH A NATIONAL FLAGSHIP LANGUAGE INITIATIVE.

    (a) National Flagship Language Initiative.--Subsection (a)(1)(C) of 
section 802 of the David L. Boren National Security Education Act of 
1991 (50 U.S.C. 1902) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(i)'' before ``foreign languages''; and
            (2) by inserting before the period the following: ``, and 
        (ii) training students in programs in a range of disciplines 
        with advanced levels of proficiency in those foreign languages 
        that the Secretary identifies as being the most critical in the 
        interests of the national security of the United States, such 
        programs to be known as the `National Flagship Language 
        Initiative' ''.
    (b) Waiver of Funding Allocation Rules.--Subsection (a)(2) of such 
section is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``(1)(C)'' and 
        inserting ``(1)(C)(i)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following flush sentence:
        ``The funding allocation under this paragraph shall not apply 
        to the National Flagship Language Initiative under paragraph 
        (1)(C)(ii). For authorization of appropriations for such 
        initiative, see section 810(c)(2).''.
    (c) Special Consideration for Federal Employees.--Subsection (d) of 
such section is amended by adding at the end the following: ``An 
institution of higher education that receives a grant pursuant to the 
National Flagship Language Initiative under subsection (a)(1)(C)(ii) 
shall give special consideration to applicants to the grant program who 
are employees of the Federal Government.''.
    (d) Conforming Amendment.--Section 804(d)(4)(C) of such Act (50 
U.S.C. 1904(d)(4)(C)) is amended by inserting ``clause (i) of'' before 
``section 802(a)(1)(C)''.
    (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply with respect to scholarships and fellowships awarded on or after 
the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. AUTHORITY TO FULFILL SERVICE REQUIREMENTS FOR NATIONAL SECURITY 
              EDUCATION PROGRAM SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS IN ANY 
              AGENCY OR DEPARTMENT OF THE UNITED STATES.

    (a) Scholarships.--
            (1) In general.--Subsection (a)(1)(A)(ii) of section 802 of 
        the David L. Boren National Security Education Act of 1991 (50 
        U.S.C. 1902) is amended by inserting ``, work in a position in 
        any other department, agency, or entity of the Federal 
        Government,'' after ``work in a national security position''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Subsection (b)(2)(A)(ii) of such 
        section is amended by inserting ``, work in a position in any 
        other department, agency, or entity of the Federal Government, 
        or'' after ``no national security position is available,''.
    (b) Fellowships.--
            (1) In general.--Subsection (a)(1)(B)(ii) of such section 
        is amended by inserting ``, work in a position in any other 
        department, agency, or entity of the Federal Government,'' 
        after ``work in a national security position''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Subsection (b)(2)(B)(ii) of such 
        section is amended by inserting ``, work in a position in any 
        other department, agency, or entity of the Federal Government, 
        or'' after ``no national security position is available upon 
        the completion of the degree,''.
    (c) Effective Date.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the amendments 
made by this section shall apply with respect to scholarships and 
fellowships awarded before, on, or after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.
    (2) In the case of scholarships and fellowships awarded before the 
date of the enactment of this Act, such amendments shall apply to 
individuals who have not completed, as of such date, the work component 
of the service agreement required under subsection (b) of such section 
802.
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