Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 116 Part 3.djvu/805

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PUBLIC LAW 107-306—NOV. 27, 2002 116 STAT. 2397 (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: "(E) which foreign languages are critical to the national security interests of the United States for purposes of section 802(a)(1)(D) (relating to grants for the National Flagship Language Initiative).". (b) FUNDING. — The David L. Boren National Security Education Act of 1991 (50 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: "SEC. 811. ADDITIONAL ANNUAL AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA- 50 USC 1911. TIONS. "(a) IN GENERAL. —In addition to amounts that may be made available to the Secretary under the Fund for a fiscal year, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for each fiscal year, beginning with fiscal year 2003, $10,000,000, to carry out the grant program for the National Flagship Language Initiative under section 802(a)(1)(D). "(b) AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS. — Amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations under subsection (a) shall remain available until expended.". (c) EFFECTIVE DATE. —The amendments made by this section 50 USC 1902 shall take effect on the date the Secretary of Defense submits °ote. the report required under section 334 of this Act and notifies the appropriate committees of Congress (as defined in subsection (c) of that section) that the programs carried out under the David L. Boren National Security Education Act of 1991 are being managed in a fiscally and programmatically sound manner. (d) CONSTRUCTION. —Nothing in this section shall be construed 50 USC 1902 as affecting any program or project carried out under the David °ote. L. Boren National Security Education Act of 1991 as in effect on the date that precedes the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 334. REPORT ON THE NATIONAL SECURITY EDUCATION PRO- GRAM. (a) IN GENERAL. —Not later than 180 days after the date of Deadline, the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the matters described in subsection (b) with respect to the David L. Boren National Security Education Act of 1991 (50 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.). (b) COVERED MATTERS.—The matters described in this subsection are as follows: (1) EFFECTIVENESS OF PROGRAM.— An evaluation of the National Security Education Program, including an assessment of the effectiveness of the program in meeting its goals and an assessment of the administrative costs of the program in relation to the amounts of scholarships, fellowships, and grants awarded. (2) CONVERSION OF FUNDING.—An assessment of the advisability of converting funding of the National Security Education Program from funding through the National Security Education Trust Fund under section 804 of that Act (50 U.S.C. 1904) to funding through appropriations. (3) RECOMMENDATIONS.— On any matter covered by paragraph (1) or (2), such recommendations for legislation with respect to such matter as the Secretary considers appropriate. (c) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED. —In this section, the term "appropriate committees of Congress" means—