124 STAT. 2665 PUBLIC LAW 111–259—OCT. 7, 2010 section 311 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following new section: ‘‘EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM ‘‘SEC. 1023. The head of a department or agency containing an element of the intelligence community may establish an under- graduate or graduate training program with respect to civilian employees and prospective civilian employees of such element similar in purpose, conditions, content, and administration to the program that the Secretary of Defense is authorized to establish under section 16 of the National Security Agency Act of 1959 (50 U.S.C. 402 note).’’. (2) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in the first section of the National Security Act of 1947, as amended by section 311 of this Act, is further amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1022, as added by such section 311, the following new item: ‘‘Sec. 1023. Educational scholarship program.’’. SEC. 313. INTELLIGENCE OFFICER TRAINING PROGRAM. (a) PROGRAM.—Subtitle C of title X of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 441m et seq.), as amended by section 312(e) of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following new section: ‘‘INTELLIGENCE OFFICER TRAINING PROGRAM ‘‘SEC. 1024. (a) PROGRAMS.—(1) The Director of National Intel- ligence may carry out grant programs in accordance with subsection (b) to enhance the recruitment and retention of an ethnically and culturally diverse intelligence community workforce with capabili- ties critical to the national security interests of the United States. ‘‘(2) In carrying out paragraph (1), the Director shall identify the skills necessary to meet current or emergent needs of the intelligence community and the educational disciplines that will provide individuals with such skills. ‘‘(b) INSTITUTIONAL GRANT PROGRAM.—(1) The Director may provide grants to institutions of higher education to support the establishment or continued development of programs of study in educational disciplines identified under subsection (a)(2). ‘‘(2) A grant provided under paragraph (1) may, with respect to the educational disciplines identified under subsection (a)(2), be used for the following purposes: ‘‘(A) Curriculum or program development. ‘‘(B) Faculty development. ‘‘(C) Laboratory equipment or improvements. ‘‘(D) Faculty research. ‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—An institution of higher education seeking a grant under this section shall submit an application describing the proposed use of the grant at such time and in such manner as the Director may require. ‘‘(d) REPORTS.—An institution of higher education that receives a grant under this section shall submit to the Director regular reports regarding the use of such grant, including— ‘‘(1) a description of the benefits to students who participate in the course of study funded by such grant; 50 USC 441p. 50 USC 441o.
