[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 32 (Friday, February 15, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11161-11162]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-03370]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Reestablishment of Department of Defense Federal Advisory 
Committee

AGENCY: DoD.

ACTION: Reestablishment of Federal Advisory Committee.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of 50 U.S.C. 1903 and the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C. Appendix, as amended), the 
Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b) (``the Sunshine 
Act''), and 41 CFR 102-3.50(a), the Department of Defense (DoD) gives 
notice that it is reestablishing the charter for the National Security 
Education Board (``the Board'').
    The Board is a non-discretionary Federal advisory committee that 
shall provide the Secretary of Defense with independent advice and 
recommendation 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Freeman, Advisory Committee 
Management Officer for the Department of Defense, 703-692-5952.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1903(d) and 
consistent with Charter 37 of Title 50 U.S.C. shall perform the 
following functions:
    a. Develop criteria for awarding scholarships, fellowships, and 
grants, 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 the statute.
    c. Establish qualifications for students desiring scholarships or 
fellowships, and institutions of higher education desiring grants 
including, in the case of students desiring a scholarship or 
fellowship, a requirement that the students 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 U.S. study abroad 
programs, such as countries in which few U.S. 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 U.S. students are deficient in 
learning and are, therefore, critical areas within those disciplines 
for the purposes of that section;
    iii. Which areas within the disciplines described in 50 U.S.C. 
1902(a)(1)(C) are areas in which U.S. students, educators, and 
Government employees are deficient in learning and in which 
insubstantial numbers of U.S. 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 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.
    h. Review the administration of the National Security Scholarships, 
Fellowships, and Grants Program.
    The Board shall report to the Secretary of Defense. The Secretary 
of Defense, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1906, shall submit to the President 
and to the congressional intelligence committees an annual report of 
the conduct of the National Security Scholarships, Fellowships and 
Grants Program, which contains, at a minimum, the contents outlined in 
50 U.S.C. 1906(b). In preparation of this annual report, the Secretary 
of Defense shall consult with the members of the Board, who shall each 
submit to the Secretary, as a minimum, an assessment of hiring needs in 
the areas of language and area studies, and a projection of the 
deficiencies in such areas. The Secretary

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shall include all assessments in the annual report.
    The Department of Defense (DoD), through the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Personnel and Readiness (USD(P&R)), shall provide support 
as deemed necessary for the Board's performance, and shall ensure 
compliance with the requirements of FACA, the Government in the 
Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended) (``the Sunshine 
Act''), governing Federal statutes and regulations, and established DoD 
policies and procedures.
    Under the provisions of 50 U.S.C 1903(b), the Board shall be 
composed of 14 members:
    a. The following individuals or the representatives of such 
individuals:
    I. The Secretary of Defense, who shall serve as the Chairman of the 
Board.
    II. The Secretary of Education.
    III. The Secretary of State.
    IV. The Secretary of Commerce.
    V. The Secretary of Homeland Security.
    VI. The Secretary of Energy.
    VII. The Director of National Intelligence.
    VIII. The Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
    b. Six individuals appointed by the President, 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.
    Members of the Board appointed by the President shall be appointed 
for a period specified by the President at the time of their 
appointment, but not to exceed four years.
    Consistent with 50 U.S.C. 1903, the Secretary of Defense designates 
the USD(P&R) as the Chairperson of the Board. If the USD(P&R) is 
unavailable to chair a specific session of the Board, then the 
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness and Force Management shall 
perform the functions of the Chairperson of the Board while the 
USD(P&R) is unavailable. The authority to chair the Board may not be 
further delegated.
    Members of the Board who are not full-time or permanent part-time 
Federal employees shall be appointed as experts and consultants under 
the authority of 5 U.S.C. 3109 and serve as special Government employee 
(SGE) members. Each member of the Board is appointed to provide advice 
to the Government on the basis of his or her best judgment without 
representing any particular point of view and in a manner that is free 
from conflict of interest.
    Pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1903(c), individuals appointed by the 
President shall receive no compensation for service on the Board. All 
members of the Board shall receive per diem and travel for official 
travel relating to the Board.
    DoD, when necessary and consistent with the Board's mission and DoD 
policies and procedures, may establish subcommittees, task groups, and 
working groups to support the Board. Establishment of subcommittees 
will be based upon a written determination, to include terms of 
reference, by the Secretary of Defense, the Deputy Secretary of 
Defense, or the USD(P&R). Such subcommittees shall not work 
independently of the Board, and shall report all of their 
recommendations and advice to the Board for full deliberation and 
discussion. Subcommittees have no authority to make decisions and 
recommendations, verbally, or in writing, on behalf of the Board; nor 
can any subcommittee or its members update or report directly to the 
DoD or any Federal officers or employees.
    The Secretary or the Deputy Secretary of Defense may approve the 
appointment of subcommittee members for one-to-four year terms of 
service with annual renewals; however, no member, unless authorized by 
the Secretary, may serve more than two consecutive terms of service. 
These individuals may come from the parent committee or may be new 
nominees, as recommended by the USD(P&R) and based upon the subject 
matters under consideration.
    Subcommittee members, if not full-time or part-time Government 
employees, shall be appointed to serve as experts and consultants under 
the authority of 5 U.S.C. 3109, and shall serve as SGEs, whose 
appointments must be renewed by the Secretary of Defense on an annual 
basis. With the exception of travel and per diem for official travel 
related to the Board or its subcommittee, subcommittee members shall 
serve without compensation.
    Each subcommittee member is appointed to provide advice to the 
Government on the basis of his or her best judgment without 
representing any particular point of view an in a manner that is free 
from conflict of interest.
    All subcommittees operate under the provisions of FACA, the 
Sunshine Act, governing Federal statutes and regulations, and governing 
DoD policies and procedures.
    The Board shall meet at the call of the Board's Designated Federal 
Officer (DFO), in consultation with Board's Chairperson. The estimated 
number of meetings is three per year.
    The Board's DFO is required to be in attendance at all meetings of 
the Board and its subcommittees for the entire duration of each and 
every meeting. However, in the absence of the Board's DFO, a properly 
approved Alternate DFO, duly appointed to the Board according to DoD 
policies and procedures, shall attend the entire duration of all 
meetings of the Board and its subcommittees.
    The DFO, or the Alternate DFO, shall call all meetings of the Board 
and its subcommittees; prepare and approve all meeting agendas; and 
adjourn any meeting when the DFO or Alternate DFO determines 
adjournment to be in the public interest or required by governing 
regulations or DoD policies and procedures.
    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 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's DFO can be obtained from the GSA's FACA Database--
https://www.fido.gov/facadatabase/public.asp.
    The DFO, pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.150, will announce planned 
meetings of the National Security Education Board. The DFO, 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: February 8, 2013.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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