118 STAT. 3680 PUBLIC LAW 108–458—DEC. 17, 2004 scholarships to individuals that is designed to recruit and pre- pare students for civilian careers in the intelligence community to meet the critical needs of the intelligence community agen- cies. ‘‘(2) SELECTION OF RECIPIENTS.— ‘‘(A) MERIT AND AGENCY NEEDS.—Individuals shall be selected to receive scholarships under this section through a competitive process primarily on the basis of academic merit and the needs of the agency. ‘‘(B) DEMONSTRATED COMMITMENT.—Individuals selected under this section shall have a demonstrated commitment to the field of study for which the scholarship is awarded. ‘‘(3) CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS.—To carry out the Program the head of each agency shall enter into contractual agreements with individuals selected under paragraph (2) under which the individuals agree to serve as full-time employees of the agency, for the period described in subsection (g)(1), in positions needed by the agency and for which the individuals are quali- fied, in exchange for receiving a scholarship. ‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—In order to be eligible to participate in the Program, an individual shall— ‘‘(1) be enrolled or accepted for enrollment as a full-time student at an institution of higher education and be pursuing or intend to pursue undergraduate or graduate education in an academic field or discipline described in the list made avail- able under subsection (d); ‘‘(2) be a United States citizen; and ‘‘(3) at the time of the initial scholarship award, not be an employee (as defined under section 2105 of title 5, United States Code). ‘‘(c) APPLICATION.— An individual seeking a scholarship under this section shall submit an application to the Director of National Intelligence at such time, in such manner, and containing such information, agreements, or assurances as the Director may require. ‘‘(d) PROGRAMS AND FIELDS OF STUDY.—The Director of National Intelligence shall— ‘‘(1) make publicly available a list of academic programs and fields of study for which scholarships under the Program may be used; and ‘‘(2) update the list as necessary. ‘‘(e) SCHOLARSHIPS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of National Intelligence may provide a scholarship under the Program for an academic year if the individual applying for the scholarship has submitted to the Director, as part of the application required under sub- section (c), a proposed academic program leading to a degree in a program or field of study on the list made available under subsection (d). ‘‘(2) LIMITATION ON YEARS.—An individual may not receive a scholarship under this section for more than 4 academic years, unless the Director of National Intelligence grants a waiver. ‘‘(3) STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES.—Scholarship recipients shall maintain satisfactory academic progress. ‘‘(4) AMOUNT.—The dollar amount of a scholarship under this section for an academic year shall be determined under VerDate 11-MAY-2000 13:54 Nov 10, 2005 Jkt 029194 PO 00000 Frm 00214 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 C:\STATUTES\2004\29194PT4.001 APPS10 PsN: 29194PT4
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