[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 38 (Tuesday, February 26, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6138-6139]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-03227]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Charter Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory 
Committees

AGENCY: Department of Defense.

ACTION: Renewal of federal advisory committee.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is publishing this notice to 
announce that it is renewing the charter for the National Security 
Education Board (``the Board'').

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board's charter is being renewed 
pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1903(a) and in accordance with the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5 U.S.C., App) and 41 CFR 102-
3.50(a). The Board's charter and contact information for the Board's 
Designated Federal Officer (DFO) can be found at https://www.facadatabase.gov/FACA/apex/FACAPublicAgencyNavigation.
    The Board, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1903(d) and, shall perform the 
following functions: a. Develop criteria for awarding scholarships, 
fellowships, and grants under 50 U.S.C. Ch. 37, including an order of 
priority in such awards that favors individuals expressing an interest 
in national security issues or pursuing a career in national security 
positions. b. Provide for wide dissemination of information regarding 
the activities assisted under 50 U.S.C. Ch. 37. c. Establish 
qualifications for students desiring scholarships or fellowships, and 
institutions of higher education desiring grants, under 50 U.S.C. Ch. 
37, 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-
proliferations 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 purpose 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 purpose 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 applications for fellowships under 50 U.S.C. 
Ch. 37 from graduate students having an educational background in any 
academic discipline, particularly in the areas 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 Program required under 
50 U.S.C. Ch. 37. i. To the extent provided by the Secretary of 
Defense, oversee and coordinate the activities of the national Language 
Service Corps (``the Corps'') under 50 U.S.C. 1913,

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including: i. Assessing on a periodic basis whether the Corps is 
addressing the needs identified by the head of departments and agencies 
of the Federal Government for personnel with skills in various foreign 
languages; ii. Recommending plans for the Corps to address foreign 
language shortfalls and requirements of the departments and agencies of 
the Federal Government; iii. Recommending effective ways to increase 
public awareness of the need for foreign languages skills and career 
paths in the Federal Government that use those skills; and, iv. 
Overseeing the Corps efforts to work with Executive agencies and State 
and local governments to respond to interagency plans and agreements to 
address overall foreign language shortfalls and to utilize personnel to 
address the various types of crises that warrant foreign language 
skills.
    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 Program required by 50 U.S.C. Ch. 
37. During preparation of this annual report, the Secretary of Defense 
shall consult with the members of the Board, who shall each submit to 
the Secretary an assessment of their hiring needs in the areas of 
language and area studies and projection of the deficiencies in such 
areas. The Secretary shall include all assessments in the annual 
report.
    Pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1903(b), the Board shall be composed of the 
following 15 individuals or the representative of such individuals: i. 
The Secretary of Defense, who shall serve as the Chair 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 Chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities. ix. Six 
individuals appointed by the President, who shall be experts in the 
fields of international, language, area, and counter-proliferation 
studies education and who shall be experts in the fields of 
international, language, area, and counter-proliferation studies 
education who may not be officers or employees of the Federal 
Government.
    Consistent with 50 U.S.C. 1903, the Secretary of Defense designates 
the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (USD(P&R)) 
as the Chair 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 shall perform the function of the Chair of the Board 
while the USD(P&R) is unavailable. The authority to chair the Board may 
not be further delegated.
    Pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1903(c), individuals appointed by the 
President shall receive no compensation for service on the Board. All 
members shall receive reimbursement of official Board-related travel 
and per diem.
    The public or interested organizations may submit written 
statements to the 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 Board. All 
written statements shall be submitted to the DFO for the Board, and 
this individual will ensure that the written statements are provided to 
the membership for their consideration.

    Dated: February 13, 2019.
Shelly Finke,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2019-03227 Filed 2-25-19; 8:45 am]
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