[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 142 (Monday, July 26, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43492-43493]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-18173]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Federal Advisory Committee; National Security Education Board; 
Charter Renewal

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Renewal of Federal Advisory Committee.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of 50 U.S.C. 1903, the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act of 1972, (5 U.S.C. Appendix), the Government in the 
Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b), and 41 CFR 102-3.50, the 
Department of Defense gives notice that it is renewing the charter for 
the National Security Education Board (hereafter referred to as the 
Board).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Freeman, Deputy Committee 
Management Officer for the Department of Defense, 703-601-6128.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board is a non-discretionary Federal 
advisory committee established to provide the Secretary of Defense, 
through the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), 
independent advice and recommendations on developing the national 
capacity to educate U.S. citizens to understand foreign cultures, 
strengthen U.S. economic competitiveness and enhance international 
cooperation and security.
    The Board shall in accordance with 50 U.S.C. 1903(d) perform the 
following functions:
    a. Develop criteria for awarding scholarships, fellowships, and 
grants under chapter 37 of title 50, United States Code, 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.
    b. Provide for wide dissemination of information regarding the 
activities assisted under chapter 37 of title 50, United States Code.
    c. Establish qualifications for students desiring scholarships or 
fellowships, and institutions of higher education desiring grants under 
chapter 37 of title 50, United States Code, 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.
    d. After taking into account the annual analyses of trends in 
language, international, area, and counter-proliferation studies under 
50 U.S.C. 1906(b)(1), make recommendations to the Secretary of Defense 
regarding:
    i. 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 50 U.S.C. 1902(a)(1)(A);
    ii. Which areas within the disciplines described in 50 U.S.C. 
1902(a)(1)(B), 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;
    iii. Which area within the disciplines described in 50 U.S.C. 
1902(a)(1)(C), are areas in which United States students, educators, 
and Government employees are deficient in learning and in which

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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;
    iv. 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
    v. Which foreign languages are critical to the national security 
interests of the United States for purposes of 50 U.S.C. 1902(a)(1)(D) 
(relating to grants for the National Flagship Language Initiative) and 
50 U.S.C. 1902(a)(1)(E) (relating to the scholarship program for 
advanced English language studies by heritage community citizens).
    e. Encourage application for fellowships under chapter 37 of title 
50, United States Code, from graduate students having an educational 
background in any academic discipline, particularly in the area of 
science or technology;
    f. Provide the Secretary of Defense 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;
    g. 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 of Defense with a 
report fully describing the foreign area and language skills obtained 
by the recipient as a result of the assistance; and
    h. Review the administration of the program required under chapter 
37 of title 50 United States Code.
    The Board shall be comprised of not more than 13 members. Under the 
provision of title 50 U.S.C. 1903(b), the Board members shall be 
composed of the following individuals or the representatives of such 
individuals:
    a. The Secretary of Defense, who shall serve as the Chairman of the 
Board;
    b. The Secretary of Education;
    c. The Secretary of State;
    d. The Secretary of Commerce;
    e. The Director of Central Intelligence;
    f. The Secretary of Energy; and
    g. The Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
    h. Six individuals appointed by the President, by and with the 
advice and consent of the Senate, who shall be experts in the fields of 
international, language, area, and counter-proliferation studies 
education and who may not be officers or employees of the Federal 
Government.
    Board members appointed by the President shall be appointed for 
periods specified by the President at the time of their appointment, 
but not to exceed four years.
    Each member of the Board who is a member of the Armed Forces or a 
civilian officer or employee of the United States shall serve without 
compensation (other than compensation to which entitled as a member of 
the Armed Forces or an officer or employee of the United States, as the 
case may be). Individuals appointed by the President shall receive no 
compensation for their service on the Board. All members of the Board 
shall receive per diem and travel for official Board travel.
    The Secretary of Defense may invite other distinguished Government 
officers to serve as non-voting observers of the Board, and appoint 
consultants, with special expertise to assist the Board on an ad hoc 
basis.
    With DOD approval, the Board is authorized to establish 
subcommittees, as necessary and consistent with its mission. These 
subcommittees or working groups shall operate under the provisions of 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the Government in the 
Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b), and other appropriate Federal 
statutes and regulations.
    Such subcommittees or workgroups shall not work independently of 
the chartered Board, and shall report all their recommendations and 
advice to the Board for full deliberation and discussion. Subcommittees 
or workgroups have no authority to make decisions on behalf of the 
chartered Board nor can they report directly to the Department of 
Defense or any Federal officers or employees who are not Board members.
    Subcommittee members, who are not Board members, shall be appointed 
by the Secretary of Defense according to governing DoD policy and 
procedures. Such individuals shall be appointed as experts and 
consultants under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 3109, and serve as special 
government employees, whose appointments must be renewed by the 
Secretary of Defense on an annual basis.
    The Board shall meet at the call of the Board's Designated Federal 
Officer, in consultation with the Board's chairperson. The estimated 
number of Board meetings is four per year.
    The Designated Federal Officer, pursuant to DoD policy, shall be a 
full-time or permanent part-time DoD employee, and shall be appointed 
in accordance with governing DoD policies and procedures. In addition, 
the Designated Federal Officer is required to be in attendance at all 
Board and subcommittee meetings, however, in the absence of the 
Designated Federal Officer, the Alternate Designated Federal Officer 
shall attend the meeting.
    Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, the public or 
interested organizations may submit written statements to the National 
Security Education Board membership about the Board's mission and 
functions. Written statements may be submitted at any time or in 
response to the stated agenda of planned meeting of the National 
Security Education Board.
    All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal 
Officer for the National Security Education Board, and this individual 
will ensure that the written statements are provided to the membership 
for their consideration. Contact information for the National Security 
Education Board Designated Federal Officer can be obtained from the 
GSA's FACA Database--https://www.fido.gov/facadatabase/public.asp.
    The Designated Federal Officer, pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.150, will 
announce planned meetings of the National Security Education Board. The 
Designated Federal Officer, at that time, may provide additional 
guidance on the submission of written statements that are in response 
to the stated agenda for the planned meeting in question.

    Dated: July 21, 2010.
Mitchell S. Bryman,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2010-18173 Filed 7-23-10; 8:45 am]
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