S.Amdt. 5272

1. Adds SEC. 1433. LANGUAGE AND INTELLIGENCE ANALYST TRAINING PROGRAM at the end of subtitle C of title XIV

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   In S. 3001 · Placed on Calendar Senate

   (2) by striking subparagraph (I).

   Inserted: SEC. 1433. LANGUAGE AND INTELLIGENCE ANALYST TRAINING PROGRAM.

   Inserted: (a) In General.--Section 922 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108-375; 50 U.S.C. 402 note) is amended to read as follows:

   Inserted: "SEC. 922. LANGUAGE AND INTELLIGENCE ANALYST TRAINING PROGRAM.

   Inserted: "(a) Definitions.--In this section:

   Inserted: "(1) Director.--The term 'Director' means the Director of National Intelligence.

   Inserted: "(2) Institution of higher education.--The term 'institution of higher education' has the meaning given that term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001).

   Inserted: "(3) Intelligence community.--The term 'intelligence community' has the meaning given that term in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(4)).

   Inserted: "(4) Program.--The term 'program' means the grant program to promote language and intelligence analysis training authorized by subsection (b).

   Inserted: "(b) Authority.--The Director is authorized to carry out a grant program to promote language and intelligence analysis, as described in this section.

   Inserted: "(c) Purpose.--The purpose of the program shall be to increase the number of individuals qualified for an entry-level language analyst or intelligence analyst position within an element of the intelligence community by providing--

   Inserted: "(1) grants to qualified institutions of higher education, as described in subsection (d); and

   Inserted: "(2) grants to qualified individuals, as described in subsection (e).

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   Inserted: "(d) Grants to Institutions of Higher Education.--(1) The Director is authorized to provide a grant through the program to an institution of higher education to develop a course of study to prepare students of such institution for an entry-level language analyst or intelligence analyst position within an element of the intelligence community.

   Inserted: "(2) An institution of higher education seeking a grant under this subsection shall submit an application describing the proposed use of the grant at such time and in such manner as the Director may require.

   Inserted: "(3) The Director shall award a grant to an institution of higher education under this subsection--

   Inserted: "(A) on the basis of the ability of such institution to use the grant to prepare students for an entry-level language analyst or intelligence analyst position within an element of the intelligence community upon completion of study at such institution; and

   Inserted: "(B) in a manner that provides for geographical diversity among the institutions of higher education that receive such grants.

   Inserted: "(4) An institution of higher education that receives a grant under this subsection shall submit to the Director regular reports regarding the use of such grant, including--

   Inserted: "(A) a description of the benefits to students who participate in the course of study funded by such grant;

   Inserted: "(B) a description of the results and accomplishments related to such course of study; and

   Inserted: "(C) any other information that the Director may require.

   Inserted: "(5) The Director is authorized to provide an institution of higher education that receives a grant under this section with advice and counsel related to the use of such grant.

   Inserted: "(e) Grants to Individuals.--(1) The Director is authorized to provide a grant through the program to an individual to assist such individual in pursuing a course of study--

   Inserted: "(A) identified by the Director as meeting a current or emerging mission requirement of an element of the intelligence community; and

   Inserted: "(B) that will prepare such individual for an entry-level language analyst or intelligence analyst position within an element of the intelligence community.

   Inserted: "(2) The Director is authorized to provide a grant described in paragraph (1) to an individual for the following purposes:

   Inserted: "(A) To provide a monthly stipend for each month that the individual is pursuing a course of study described in paragraph (1).

   Inserted: "(B) To pay the individual's full tuition to permit the individual to complete such a course of study.

   Inserted: "(C) To provide an allowance for books and materials that the individual requires to complete such course of study.

   Inserted: "(D) To pay the individual's expenses for travel that is requested by an element of the intelligence community related to the program.

   Inserted: "(3)(A) The Director shall select individuals to receive grants under this subsection using such procedures as the Director determines are appropriate.

   Inserted: "(B) An individual seeking a grant under this subsection shall submit an application describing the proposed use of the grant at such time and in such manner as the Director may require.

   Inserted: "(C) The total number of individuals receiving grants under this subsection at any 1 time may not exceed 400.

   Inserted: "(D) The Director is authorized to screen and qualify each individual selected to receive a grant under this subsection for the appropriate security clearance without regard to the date that the employment relationship between the individual and the element of the intelligence community is formed.

   Inserted: "(4) An individual who receives a grant under this subsection shall enter into an agreement to perform, upon such individual's completion of a course of study described in paragraph (1), 1 year of service within an element of the intelligence community, as approved by the Director, for each academic year for which such individual received grant funds under this subsection.

   Inserted: "(5) If an individual who receives a grant under this subsection--

   Inserted: "(A) fails to complete a course of study described in paragraph (1) or the individual's participation in the program is terminated prior to the completion of such course of study, either by the Director for misconduct or voluntarily by the individual, the individual shall reimburse the United States for the amount of such grant (excluding the individual's stipend, pay, and allowances); or

   Inserted: "(B) fails to complete the service requirement with an element of the intelligence community described in paragraph (4) after completion of such course of study or if the individual's employment with such element of the intelligence community is terminated either by the head of such element for misconduct or voluntarily by the individual prior to the individual's completion of such service requirement, the individual shall--

   Inserted: "(i) reimburse the United States for full amount of such grant (excluding the individual's stipend, pay, and allowances) if the individual did not complete any portion of such service requirement; or

   Inserted: "(ii) reimburse the United States for the percentage of the total amount of such grant (excluding the individual's stipend, pay, and allowances) that is equal to the percentage of the period of such service requirement that the individual did not serve.

   Inserted: "(6)(A) If an individual incurs an obligation to reimburse the United States under subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (5), the head of the element of the intelligence community that employed or intended to employ such individual shall notify the Director of such obligation.

   Inserted: "(B) Except as provided in subparagraph (D), an obligation to reimburse the United States incurred under such subparagraph (A) or (B), including interest due on such obligation, is for all purposes a debt owing the United States.

   Inserted: "(C) A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11, United States Code, shall not release an individual from an obligation to reimburse the United States incurred under such subparagraph (A) or (B) if the final decree of the discharge in bankruptcy is issued within 5 years after the last day of the period of the service requirement described in subparagraph (4).

   Inserted: "(D) The Director may release an individual from part or all of the individual's obligation to reimburse the United States incurred under such subparagraph (A) or (B) if the Director determines that equity or the interests of the United States require such a release.

   Inserted: "(f) Management.--In carrying out the program, the Director shall--

   Inserted: "(1) be responsible for the oversight of the program and the development of policy guidance and implementing procedures for the program;

   Inserted: "(2) solicit participation of institutions of higher education in the program through appropriate means; and

   Inserted: "(3) provide each individual who participates in the program under subsection (e) information on opportunities available for employment within an element of the intelligence community.

   Inserted: "(g) Penalties for Fraud.--An institution of higher education or the officers of such institution or an individual who receives a grant under the program as a result of fraud in any aspect of the grant process may be subject to criminal or civil penalties in accordance with applicable Federal law.

   Inserted: "(h) Construction.--Unless mutually agreed to by all parties, nothing in this section may be construed to amend, modify, or abrogate any agreement, contract, or employment relationship that was in effect on the day prior to the date of enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009.

   Inserted: "(i) Effect of Other Law.--The Director shall administer the program pursuant to the provisions of chapter 63 of title 31, United States Code and chapter 75 of such title, except that the Comptroller General of the United States shall have no authority, duty, or responsibility in matters related to this program.".

   Inserted: (b) Clerical Amendments.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--The table of contents in section 2(b) of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108-375; 118 Stat. 1811) is amended by striking the item relating to section 922 and inserting the following:

   Inserted: "Sec. 922. Language and intelligence analyst training program.".

   Inserted: (2) Title ix.--The table of contents in that appears before subtitle A of title IX of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108-375; 118 Stat. 2023) is amended by striking the item relating to section 922 and inserting the following:

   Inserted: "Sec. 922. Language and intelligence analyst training program.".

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   At the end of subtitle C of title XIV, add the following:

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