124 STAT. 2662 PUBLIC LAW 111–259—OCT. 7, 2010 SEC. 307. CONFLICT OF INTEREST REGULATIONS FOR INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY EMPLOYEES. Section 102A of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 403–1), as amended by section 304 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ‘‘(u) CONFLICT OF INTEREST REGULATIONS.—(1) The Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Government Ethics, shall issue regulations prohibiting an officer or employee of an element of the intelligence community from engaging in outside employment if such employment creates a conflict of interest or appearance thereof. ‘‘(2) The Director of National Intelligence shall annually submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report describing all outside employment for officers and employees of elements of the intelligence community that was authorized by the head of an element of the intelligence community during the preceding calendar year. Such report shall be submitted each year on the date provided in section 507.’’. Subtitle B—Education Programs SEC. 311. PERMANENT AUTHORIZATION FOR THE PAT ROBERTS INTEL- LIGENCE SCHOLARS PROGRAM. (a) PERMANENT AUTHORIZATION.—Subtitle C of title X of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 441m et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ‘‘PROGRAM ON RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING ‘‘SEC. 1022. (a) PROGRAM.—(1) The Director of National Intel- ligence shall carry out a program to ensure that selected students or former students are provided funds to continue academic training, or are reimbursed for academic training previously obtained, in areas of specialization that the Director, in consultation with the other heads of the elements of the intelligence community, identifies as areas in which the current capabilities of the intel- ligence community are deficient or in which future capabilities of the intelligence community are likely to be deficient. ‘‘(2) A student or former student selected for participation in the program shall commit to employment with an element of the intelligence community, following completion of appropriate aca- demic training, under such terms and conditions as the Director considers appropriate. ‘‘(3) The program shall be known as the Pat Roberts Intelligence Scholars Program. ‘‘(b) ELEMENTS.—In carrying out the program under subsection (a), the Director shall— ‘‘(1) establish such requirements relating to the academic training of participants as the Director considers appropriate to ensure that participants are prepared for employment as intelligence professionals; and ‘‘(2) periodically review the areas of specialization of the elements of the intelligence community to determine the areas in which such elements are, or are likely to be, deficient in capabilities. 50 USC 441 note. Reports.
