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Union Calendar No. 324 

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4548 

[Report No. 108–558] 

To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2005 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 14, 2004 

Mr. GOSS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Select 

Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select) 

JUNE 21, 2004 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 14, 2004] 

A BILL 

To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2005 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United 

States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement 

and Disability System, and for other purposes. 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

2 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘In3 telligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005’’. 

4 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

5 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

TITLE I—INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES 

Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations. 

Sec. 102. Classified schedule of authorizations. 

Sec. 103. Personnel ceiling adjustments. 

Sec. 104. Intelligence Community Management Account. 

TITLE II—CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND 

DISABILITY SYSTEM 

Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations. 

TITLE III—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Sec. 301. Increase in employee compensation and benefits authorized by law. 

Sec. 302. Restriction on conduct of intelligence activities. 

Sec. 303. Assistant Director of Central Intelligence for Information Management. 

TITLE IV—CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY 

Sec. 401. Permanent extension of Central Intelligence Agency voluntary separation incentive program. 

TITLE V—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES 

Sec. 501. National Security Agency Emerging Technologies Panel. 

TITLE VI—EDUCATION 

Subtitle A—National Security Education Program 

Sec. 601. Provision for annual funding. 

Sec. 602. Modification of obligated service requirements under the National Security Education Program. 

Sec. 603. Improvements to the National Flagship Language Initiative. 

Sec. 604. Establishment of scholarship program for English language studies for 

heritage community citizens of the United States within the National Security Education Program. 

Subtitle B—Improvement in Intelligence Community Foreign Language Skills 

Sec. 611. Assistant Director of Central Intelligence for Language and Education. 

Sec. 612. Requirement for foreign language proficiency for advancement to certain senior level positions in the intelligence community. 

Sec. 613. Advancement of foreign languages critical to the intelligence community. 

Sec. 614. Pilot project for Civilian Linguist Reserve Corps. 
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Sec. 615. Codification of establishment of the National Virtual Translation Center. 

Sec. 616. Report on recruitment and retention of qualified instructors of the Defense Language Institute. 

1 TITLE I—INTELLIGENCE 

2 ACTIVITIES 

3 SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

4 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis5 cal year 2005 for the conduct of the intelligence and intel6 ligence-related activities of the following elements of the 

7 United States Government: 

8 (1) The Central Intelligence Agency. 

9 (2) The Department of Defense. 

10 (3) The Defense Intelligence Agency. 

11 (4) The National Security Agency. 

12 (5) The Department of the Army, the Depart13 ment of the Navy, and the Department of the Air 

14 Force. 

15 (6) The Department of State. 

16 (7) The Department of the Treasury. 

17 (8) The Department of Energy. 

18 (9) The Department of Justice. 

19 (10) The Federal Bureau of Investigation. 

20 (11) The National Reconnaissance Office. 

21 (12) The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agen22 cy. 

23 (13) The Coast Guard. 
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1 (14) The Department of Homeland Security. 

2 SEC. 102. CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE OF AUTHORIZATIONS. 

3 (a) SPECIFICATIONS OF AMOUNTS AND PERSONNEL

4 CEILINGS.—The amounts authorized to be appropriated 

5 under section 101, and the authorized personnel ceilings as 

6 of September 30, 2005, for the conduct of the intelligence 

7 and intelligence-related activities of the elements listed in 

8 such section, are those specified in the classified Schedule 

9 of Authorizations prepared to accompany the bill H.R. 4548 

10 of the One Hundred Eighth Congress. 

11 (b) AVAILABILITY OF CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE OF AU12 THORIZATIONS.—The Schedule of Authorizations shall be 

13 made available to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

14 Senate and House of Representatives and to the President. 

15 The President shall provide for suitable distribution of the 

16 Schedule, or of appropriate portions of the Schedule, within 

17 the executive branch. 

18 SEC. 103. PERSONNEL CEILING ADJUSTMENTS. 

19 (a) AUTHORITY FOR ADJUSTMENTS.—With the ap20 proval of the Director of the Office of Management and 

21 Budget, the Director of Central Intelligence may authorize 

22 employment of civilian personnel in excess of the number 

23 authorized for fiscal year 2005 under section 102 when the 

24 Director of Central Intelligence determines that such action 
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1 is necessary to the performance of important intelligence 

2 functions. 

3 (b) NOTICE TO INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEES.—The Di4 rector of Central Intelligence shall notify promptly the Per5 manent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 

6 Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of 

7 the Senate whenever the Director exercises the authority 

8 granted by this section. 

9 SEC. 104. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT AC10 COUNT. 

11 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

12 authorized to be appropriated for the Intelligence Commu13 nity Management Account of the Director of Central Intel14 ligence for fiscal year 2005 the sum of $318,395,000. Within 

15 such amount, funds identified in the classified Schedule of 

16 Authorizations referred to in section 102(a) for advanced 

17 research and development shall remain available until Sep18 tember 30, 2006. 

19 (b) AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL LEVELS.—The elements 

20 within the Intelligence Community Management Account of 

21 the Director of Central Intelligence are authorized 310 full22 time personnel as of September 30, 2005. Personnel serving 

23 in such elements may be permanent employees of the Intel24 ligence Community Management Account or personnel de25 tailed from other elements of the United States Government. 
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1 (c) CLASSIFIED AUTHORIZATIONS.— 

2 (1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In 

3 addition to amounts authorized to be appropriated 

4 for the Intelligence Community Management Account 

5 by subsection (a), there are also authorized to be ap6 propriated for the Intelligence Community Manage7 ment Account for fiscal year 2005 such additional 

8 amounts as are specified in the classified Schedule of 

9 Authorizations referred to in section 102(a). Such ad10 ditional amounts for research and development shall 

11 remain available until September 30, 2006. 

12 (2) AUTHORIZATION OF PERSONNEL.—In addi13 tion to the personnel authorized by subsection (b) for 

14 elements of the Intelligence Community Management 

15 Account as of September 30, 2005, there are also au16 thorized such additional personnel for such elements 

17 as of that date as are specified in the classified Sched18 ule of Authorizations. 

19 (d) REIMBURSEMENT.—Except as provided in section 

20 113 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 404h), 

21 during fiscal year 2005 any officer or employee of the 

22 United States or a member of the Armed Forces who is de23 tailed to the staff of the Intelligence Community Manage24 ment Account from another element of the United States 

25 Government shall be detailed on a reimbursable basis, ex-
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1 cept that any such officer, employee, or member may be de2 tailed on a nonreimbursable basis for a period of less than 

3 one year for the performance of temporary functions as re4 quired by the Director of Central Intelligence. 

5 (e) NATIONAL DRUG INTELLIGENCE CENTER.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amount authorized to 

7 be appropriated in subsection (a), $29,811,000 shall 

8 be available for the National Drug Intelligence Cen9 ter. Within such amount, funds provided for research, 

10 development, testing, and evaluation purposes shall 

11 remain available until September 30, 2006, and funds 

12 provided for procurement purposes shall remain 

13 available until September 30, 2007. 

14 (2) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—The Director of Cen15 tral Intelligence shall transfer to the Attorney General 

16 funds available for the National Drug Intelligence 

17 Center under paragraph (1). The Attorney General 

18 shall utilize funds so transferred for the activities of 

19 the National Drug Intelligence Center. 

20 (3) LIMITATION.—Amounts available for the Na21 tional Drug Intelligence Center may not be used in 

22 contravention of the provisions of section 103(d)(1) of 

23 the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 403– 

24 3(d)(1)). 
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1 (4) AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding any other 

2 provision of law, the Attorney General shall retain 

3 full authority over the operations of the National 

4 Drug Intelligence Center. 

5 TITLE II—CENTRAL INTEL6 LIGENCE AGENCY RETIRE7 MENT AND DISABILITY SYS8 TEM 

9 SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

10 There is authorized to be appropriated for the Central 

11 Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund for fis12 cal year 2005 the sum of $239,400,000. 

13 TITLE III—GENERAL 

14 PROVISIONS 

15 SEC. 301. INCREASE IN EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND 

16 BENEFITS AUTHORIZED BY LAW. 

17 Appropriations authorized by this Act for salary, pay, 

18 retirement, and other benefits for Federal employees may 

19 be increased by such additional or supplemental amounts 

20 as may be necessary for increases in such compensation or 

21 benefits authorized by law. 

22 SEC. 302. RESTRICTION ON CONDUCT OF INTELLIGENCE 

23 ACTIVITIES. 

24 The authorization of appropriations by this Act shall 

25 not be deemed to constitute authority for the conduct of any 
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1 intelligence activity which is not otherwise authorized by 

2 the Constitution or the laws of the United States. 

3 SEC. 303. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTEL4 LIGENCE FOR INFORMATION MANAGEMENT. 

5 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF POSITION WITHIN THE OF6 FICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE.— 

7 Subsection (e)(2) of section 102 of the National Security 

8 Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 403) is amended— 

9 (1) by striking subparagraph (G); and 

10 (2) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the fol11 lowing new subparagraph (G): 

12 ‘‘(G) The Assistant Director of Central Intel13 ligence for Information Management.’’. 

14 (b) DUTIES.—Section 102 of such Act (50 U.S.C. 403) 

15 is amended— 

16 (1) by striking subsection (h); and 

17 (2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following 

18 new subsection (h): 

19 ‘‘(h) ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTEL20 LIGENCE FOR INFORMATION MANAGEMENT.—(1) To assist 

21 the Director of Central Intelligence in carrying out the Di22 rector’s responsibilities under this Act, there shall be an As23 sistant Director of Central Intelligence for Information 

24 Management who shall be appointed by the President, by 

25 and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Assist-
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1 ant Director of Central Intelligence for Information Man2 agement is the chief information officer of the intelligence 

3 community. 

4 ‘‘(2) Subject to the direction of the Director of Central 

5 Intelligence, the Assistant Director of Central Intelligence 

6 for Information Management shall— 

7 ‘‘(A) manage activities relating to the informa8 tion technology infrastructure and enterprise architec9 ture requirements of the intelligence community; 

10 ‘‘(B) have procurement approval authority over 

11 all information technology items related to the enter12 prise architectures of all intelligence community com13 ponents; 

14 ‘‘(C) direct and manage all information tech15 nology-related procurement for the intelligence com16 munity; and 

17 ‘‘(D) ensure that all expenditures for informa18 tion technology and research and development activi19 ties are consistent with the intelligence community 

20 enterprise architecture and the strategy of the Direc21 tor of Central Intelligence for such architecture. 

22 ‘‘(3) An individual serving in the position of Assistant 

23 Director of Central Intelligence for Information Manage24 ment may not, while so serving, serve as the chief informa-
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1 tion officer of any other agency or department, or compo2 nent thereof, of the United States.’’. 

3 (c) REFERENCES.—Any reference to the Assistant Di4 rector of Central Intelligence for Administration in any 

5 law, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the 

6 United States shall be deemed to be a reference to the Assist7 ant Director of Central Intelligence for Information Man8 agement. 

9 TITLE IV—CENTRAL 

10 INTELLIGENCE AGENCY 

11 SEC. 401. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF CENTRAL INTEL12 LIGENCE AGENCY VOLUNTARY SEPARATION 

13 INCENTIVE PROGRAM. 

14 (a) EXTENSION OF PROGRAM.—Section 2 of the Cen15 tral Intelligence Agency Voluntary Separation Pay Act (50 

16 U.S.C. 403–4 note) is amended— 

17 (1) by striking subsection (f); and 

18 (2) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as 

19 subsections (f) and (g), respectively. 

20 (b) TERMINATION OF FUNDS REMITTANCE REQUIRE21 MENT.—(1) Section 2 of such Act (50 U.S.C. 403–4 note) 

22 is further amended by striking subsection (i). 

23 (2) Section 4(a)(2)(B)(ii) of the Federal Workforce Re24 structuring Act of 1994 (5 U.S.C. 8331 note) is amended 

25 by striking ‘‘, or section 2 of the Central Intelligence Agency 
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1 Voluntary Separation Pay Act (Public Law 103–36; 107 

2 Stat. 104)’’. 

3 TITLE V—DEPARTMENT OF DE4 FENSE INTELLIGENCE ACTIVI5 TIES 

6 SEC. 501. NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY EMERGING TECH7 NOLOGIES PANEL. 

8 The National Security Agency Act of 1959 (50 U.S.C. 

9 402 note) is amended by adding at the end the following 

10 new section: 

11 ‘‘SEC. 19. (a) There is established the National Secu12 rity Agency Emerging Technologies Panel. The panel is a 

13 standing panel of the National Security Agency. The panel 

14 shall be appointed by, and shall report directly to, the Di15 rector. 

16 ‘‘(b) The National Security Agency Emerging Tech17 nologies Panel shall study and assess, and periodically ad18 vise the Director on, the research, development, and applica19 tion of existing and emerging science and technology ad20 vances, advances on encryption, and other topics. 

21 ‘‘(c) The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 

22 App.) shall not apply with respect to the National Security 

23 Agency Emerging Technologies Panel.’’. 
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1 TITLE VI—EDUCATION 

2 Subtitle A—National Security 

3 Education Program 

4 SEC. 601. PROVISION FOR ANNUAL FUNDING. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title VIII of the Intelligence Au6 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 1992 (Public Law 102–183; 

7 105 Stat. 1271), as amended by section 311(c) of the Intel8 ligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 

9 103–178; 107 Stat. 2037), is amended by adding at the end 

10 of section 810 the following new subsection: 

11 ‘‘(c) FUNDING FROM INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MAN12 AGEMENT ACCOUNT FOR FISCAL YEARS BEGINNING WITH

13 FISCAL YEAR 2005.—In addition to amounts that may be 

14 made available to the Secretary under the Fund for a fiscal 

15 year, the Director of Central Intelligence shall transfer to 

16 the Secretary from amounts appropriated for the Intel17 ligence Community Management Account for each fiscal 

18 year, beginning with fiscal year 2005, $8,000,000, to carry 

19 out the scholarship, fellowship, and grant programs under 

20 subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively, of section 

21 802(a)(1).’’. 

22 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 802(a)(2) of 

23 such Act (50 U.S.C. 1902(a)(2)) is amended in the matter 

24 preceding subparagraph (A) by inserting ‘‘or from a trans-
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1 fer under section 810(c)’’ after ‘‘National Security Edu2 cation Trust Fund’’. 

3 SEC. 602. MODIFICATION OF OBLIGATED SERVICE REQUIRE4 MENTS UNDER THE NATIONAL SECURITY 

5 EDUCATION PROGRAM. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (b)(2) of section 802 of 

7 title VIII of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal 

8 Year 1992 (Public Law 102–183; 105 Stat. 1273), as 

9 amended by section 925(a) of the National Defense Author10 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108–136; 117 

11 Stat. 1578), is amended by striking subparagraphs (A) and 

12 (B), and inserting the following: 

13 ‘‘(A) in the case of a recipient of a scholar14 ship, as soon as practicable but in no case later 

15 than three years after the completion by the re16 cipient of the study for which scholarship assist17 ance was provided under the program, the re18 cipient shall work for a period of one year— 

19 ‘‘(i) in a national security position 

20 that the Secretary certifies is appropriate to 

21 use the unique language and region exper22 tise acquired by the recipient pursuant to 

23 such study in the Department of Defense, in 

24 any element of the intelligence community, 
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1 in the Department of Homeland Security, 

2 or in the Department of State; or 

3 ‘‘(ii) in such a position in any other 

4 Federal department or agency not referred 

5 to in clause (i) if the recipient demonstrates 

6 to the Secretary that no position is avail7 able in a Federal department or agency 

8 specified in clause (i); or 

9 ‘‘(B) in the case of a recipient of a fellow10 ship, as soon as practicable but in no case later 

11 than two years after the completion by the re12 cipient of the study for which fellowship assist13 ance was provided under the program, the re14 cipient shall work for a period equal to the dura15 tion of assistance provided under the program, 

16 but in no case less than one year— 

17 ‘‘(i) in a position described in sub18 paragraph (A)(i) that the Secretary certifies 

19 is appropriate to use the unique language 

20 and region expertise acquired by the recipi21 ent pursuant to such study; or 

22 ‘‘(ii) in such a position in any other 

23 Federal department or agency not referred 

24 to in clause (i) if the recipient demonstrates 

25 to the Secretary that no position is avail-
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1 able in a Federal department or agency 

2 specified in clause (i); and’’. 

3 (b) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

4 prescribe regulations to carry out the amendment made by 

5 subsection (a). In prescribing such regulations, the Sec6 retary shall establish standards that recipients of scholar7 ship and fellowship assistance under the program under 

8 such section 802 are required to demonstrate to satisfy the 

9 requirement of a good faith effort to gain employment as 

10 required under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection 

11 (b)(2) of such section. 

12 (c) APPLICABILITY.—(1) The amendment made by sub13 section (a) shall apply with respect to service agreements 

14 entered into under the David L. Boren National Security 

15 Education Act of 1991 on or after the date of the enactment 

16 of this Act. 

17 (2) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall not 

18 affect the force, validity, or terms of any service agreement 

19 entered into under the David L. Boren National Security 

20 Education Act of 1991 before the date of the enactment of 

21 this Act that is in force as of that date. 

22 SEC. 603. IMPROVEMENTS TO THE NATIONAL FLAGSHIP 

23 LANGUAGE INITIATIVE. 

24 (a) INCREASE IN ANNUAL FUNDING.—Title VIII of the 

25 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1992 (Public 
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1 Law 102–183; 105 Stat. 1271), as amended by section 

2 311(c) of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

3 1994 (Public Law 103–178; 107 Stat. 2037) and by section 

4 333(b) of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

5 2003 (Public Law 107–306; 116 Stat. 2397), is amended 

6 by striking section 811 and inserting the following new sec7 tion 811: 

8 ‘‘SEC. 811. FUNDING FOR THE NATIONAL FLAGSHIP LAN9 GUAGE INITIATIVE. 

10 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FIS11 CAL YEARS 2003 and 2004.—In addition to amounts that 

12 may be made available to the Secretary under the Fund 

13 for a fiscal year, there is authorized to be appropriated to 

14 the Secretary for each fiscal year, beginning with fiscal year 

15 2003, $10,000,000, to carry out the grant program for the 

16 National Flagship Language Initiative under section 

17 802(a)(1)(D). 

18 ‘‘(b) FUNDING FROM INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MAN19 AGEMENT ACCOUNT FOR FISCAL YEARS BEGINNING WITH

20 FISCAL YEAR 2005.—In addition to amounts that may be 

21 made available to the Secretary under the Fund for a fiscal 

22 year, the Director of Central Intelligence shall transfer to 

23 the Secretary from amounts appropriated for the Intel24 ligence Community Management Account for each fiscal 

25 year, beginning with fiscal year 2005, $12,000,000, to carry 
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1 out the grant program for the National Flagship Language 

2 Initiative under section 802(a)(1)(D). 

3 ‘‘(c) AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS.— 

4 Amounts made available under this section shall remain 

5 available until expended.’’. 

6 (b) REQUIREMENT FOR EMPLOYMENT AGREE7 MENTS.—(1) Section 802(i) of the David L. Boren National 

8 Security Education Act of 1991 (50 U.S.C. 1902(i)) is 

9 amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

10 ‘‘(5)(A) In the case of an undergraduate or graduate 

11 student that participates in training in programs under 

12 paragraph (1), the student shall enter into an agreement 

13 described in subsection (b), other than such a student who 

14 has entered into such an agreement pursuant to subpara15 graph (A)(ii) or (B)(ii) of section 802(a)(1). 

16 ‘‘(B) In the case of an employee of an agency or de17 partment of the Federal Government that participates in 

18 training in programs under paragraph (1), the employee 

19 shall agree in writing— 

20 ‘‘(i) to continue in the service of the agency or 

21 department of the Federal Government employing the 

22 employee for the period of such training; 

23 ‘‘(ii) to continue in the service of such agency or 

24 department employing the employee following comple-
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1 tion of such training for a period of two years for 

2 each year, or part of the year, of such training; 

3 ‘‘(iii) to reimburse the United States for the total 

4 cost of such training (excluding the employee’s pay 

5 and allowances) provided to the employee if, before 

6 the completion by the employee of the training, the 

7 employment of the employee by the agency or depart8 ment is terminated due to misconduct by the em9 ployee or by the employee voluntarily; and 

10 ‘‘(iv) to reimburse the United States if, after 

11 completing such training, the employment of the em12 ployee by the agency or department is terminated ei13 ther by the agency or department due to misconduct 

14 by the employee or by the employee voluntarily, before 

15 the completion by the employee of the period of service 

16 required in clause (ii), in an amount that bears the 

17 same ratio to the total cost of the training (excluding 

18 the employee’s pay and allowances) provided to the 

19 employee as the unserved portion of such period of 

20 service bears to the total period of service under clause 

21 (ii). 

22 ‘‘(C) Subject to subparagraph (D), the obligation to re23 imburse the United States under an agreement under sub24 paragraph (A) is for all purposes a debt owing the United 

25 States. 
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1 ‘‘(D) The head of an element of the intelligence commu2 nity may release an employee, in whole or in part, from 

3 the obligation to reimburse the United States under an 

4 agreement under subparagraph (A) when, in the discretion 

5 of the head of the element, the head of the element determines 

6 that equity or the interests of the United States so require.’’. 

7 (2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall 

8 apply to training that begins on or after the date that is 

9 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

10 (c) INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

11 EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.—The Secretary of Defense 

12 shall take such steps as the Secretary determines will in13 crease the number of qualified educational institutions that 

14 receive grants under the National Flagship Language Ini15 tiative to establish, operate, or improve activities designed 

16 to train students in programs in a range of disciplines to 

17 achieve advanced levels of proficiency in those foreign lan18 guages that the Secretary identifies as being the most crit19 ical in the interests of the national security of the United 

20 States. 

21 (d) CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO SUPPORT

22 STUDIES ABROAD.—Educational institutions that receive 

23 grants under the National Flagship Language Initiative 

24 may support students who pursue total immersion foreign 
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1 language studies overseas of foreign languages that are crit2 ical to the national security of the United States. 

3 SEC. 604. ESTABLISHMENT OF SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 

4 FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE STUDIES FOR HER5 ITAGE COMMUNITY CITIZENS OF THE UNITED 

6 STATES WITHIN THE NATIONAL SECURITY 

7 EDUCATION PROGRAM. 

8 (a) SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE

9 STUDIES FOR HERITAGE COMMUNITY CITIZENS OF THE

10 UNITED STATES.—(1) Subsection (a)(1) of section 802 of 

11 the David L. Boren National Security Education Act of 

12 1991 (50 U.S.C. 1902) is amended— 

13 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara14 graph (C); 

15 (B) by striking the period at the end of subpara16 graph (D) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

17 (C) by adding at the end the following new sub18 paragraph: 

19 ‘‘(E) awarding scholarships to students 

20 who— 

21 ‘‘(i) are United States citizens who— 

22 ‘‘(I) are native speakers (com23 monly referred to as heritage commu24 nity residents) of a foreign language 

25 that is identified as critical to the na-
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1 tional security interests of the United 

2 States who should be actively recruited 

3 for employment by Federal security 

4 agencies with a need for linguists; and 

5 ‘‘(II) are not proficient at a pro6 fessional level in the English language 

7 with respect to reading, writing, and 

8 interpersonal skills required to carry 

9 out the national security interests of 

10 the United States, as determined by the 

11 Secretary, 

12 to enable such students to pursue English 

13 language studies at an institution of higher 

14 education of the United States to attain 

15 proficiency in those skills; and 

16 ‘‘(ii) enter into an agreement to work 

17 in a national security position or work in 

18 the field of education in the area of study 

19 for which the scholarship was awarded in a 

20 similar manner (as determined by the Sec21 retary) as agreements entered into pursuant 

22 to subsection (b)(2)(A).’’. 

23 (2) The matter following subsection (a)(2) of such sec24 tion is amended— 
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1 (A) in the first sentence, by inserting ‘‘or for the 

2 scholarship program under paragraph (1)(E)’’ after 

3 ‘‘under paragraph (1)(D) for the National Flagship 

4 Language Initiative described in subsection (i)’’; and 

5 (B) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘For the 

6 authorization of appropriations for the scholarship 

7 program under paragraph (1)(E), see section 812.’’. 

8 (3) Section 803(d)(4)(E) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 

9 1903(d)(4)(E)) is amended by inserting before the period 

10 the following: ‘‘and section 802(a)(1)(E) (relating to schol11 arship programs for advanced English language studies by 

12 heritage community residents)’’. 

13 (b) FUNDING.—The David L. Boren National Security 

14 Education Act of 1991 (50 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.) is amended 

15 by adding at the end the following new section: 

16 ‘‘SEC. 812. FUNDING FOR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR 

17 CERTAIN HERITAGE COMMUNITY RESIDENTS. 

18 ‘‘(a) FUNDING FROM INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MAN19 AGEMENT ACCOUNT.—In addition to amounts that may be 

20 made available to the Secretary under the Fund for a fiscal 

21 year, the Director of Central Intelligence shall transfer to 

22 the Secretary from amounts appropriated for the Intel23 ligence Community Management Account for each fiscal 

24 year, beginning with fiscal year 2005, $4,000,000, to carry 

25 out the scholarship programs for English language studies 
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1 by certain heritage community residents under section 

2 802(a)(1)(E). 

3 ‘‘(b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Amounts made avail4 able under subsection (a) shall remain available until ex5 pended.’’. 

6 Subtitle B—Improvement in Intel7 ligence Community Foreign Lan8 guage Skills 

9 SEC. 611. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTEL10 LIGENCE FOR LANGUAGE AND EDUCATION. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 102 of the National Secu12 rity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 403) is amended— 

13 (1) by adding at the end the following new sub14 section: 

15 ‘‘(i) ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTEL16 LIGENCE FOR LANGUAGE AND EDUCATION.—(1) To assist 

17 the Director of Central Intelligence in carrying out the Di18 rector’s responsibilities under this Act, there shall be an As19 sistant Director of Central Intelligence for Language and 

20 Education who shall be appointed by the President, by and 

21 with the advice and consent of the Senate. 

22 ‘‘(2) The Assistant Director of Central Intelligence for 

23 Language and Education shall carry out the following du24 ties: 
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1 ‘‘(A) Overseeing and coordinating requirements 

2 for foreign language education and training of the in3 telligence community. 

4 ‘‘(B) Establishing policy, standards, and prior5 ities relating to such requirements. 

6 ‘‘(C) Identifying languages that are critical to 

7 the capability of the intelligence community to carry 

8 out national security activities of the United States. 

9 ‘‘(D) Monitoring the allocation of resources for 

10 foreign language education and training in order to 

11 ensure the requirements of the intelligence community 

12 with respect to foreign language proficiency are 

13 met.’’; 

14 (2) in subsection (d)(2) by adding at the end the 

15 following: 

16 ‘‘(E) Through the Assistant Director of Central 

17 Intelligence for Language and Education, ensuring 

18 the foreign language education and training require19 ments of the intelligence community are met.’’; and 

20 (3) in subsection (e)(2)— 

21 (A) by redesignating subparagraph (H) as 

22 subparagraph (I); and 

23 (B) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the 

24 following new subparagraph (H): 
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1 ‘‘(H) The Assistant Director of Central Intel2 ligence for Education and Language.’’. 

3 (b) REPORTS.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

4 on which the Assistant Director of Central Intelligence for 

5 Language and Education is first appointed under section 

6 102(i) of the National Security Act of 1947, as added by 

7 subsection (a), the Assistant Director shall submit to Con8 gress the following reports: 

9 (1) A report that identifies— 

10 (A) skills and processes involved in learning 

11 a foreign language; and 

12 (B) characteristics and teaching techniques 

13 that are most effective in teaching foreign lan14 guages. 

15 (2)(A) A report that identifies foreign language 

16 heritage communities, particularly such communities 

17 that include speakers of languages that are critical to 

18 the national security of the United States. 

19 (B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term 

20 ‘‘foreign language heritage community’’ means a com21 munity of residents or citizens of the United States— 

22 (i) who are native speakers of, or who have 

23 fluency in, a foreign language; and 
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1 (ii) who should be actively recruited for em2 ployment by Federal security agencies with a 

3 need for linguists. 

4 (3) A report on— 

5 (A) the estimated cost of establishing a pro6 gram under which the heads of elements of the 

7 intelligence community agree to repay employees 

8 of the intelligence community for any student 

9 loan taken out by that employee for the study of 

10 foreign languages critical for the national secu11 rity of the United States; and 

12 (B) the effectiveness of such a program in 

13 recruiting and retaining highly qualified per14 sonnel in the intelligence community. 

15 SEC. 612. REQUIREMENT FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE PRO16 FICIENCY FOR ADVANCEMENT TO CERTAIN 

17 SENIOR LEVEL POSITIONS IN THE INTEL18 LIGENCE COMMUNITY. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 104 of the National Secu20 rity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 403–4) is amended by adding 

21 at the end the following new subsection: 

22 ‘‘(i) REQUIREMENT FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE PRO23 FICIENCY FOR CERTAIN SENIOR LEVEL POSITIONS IN THE

24 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.—(1) An individual may 

25 not be appointed to a position in the Senior Intelligence 
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1 Service in the Directorate of Intelligence or the Directorate 

2 of Operations of the Central Intelligence Agency unless the 

3 Director of Central Intelligence determines that the indi4 vidual— 

5 ‘‘(A) has been certified as having a professional 

6 speaking and reading proficiency in a foreign lan7 guage, such proficiency being at least level 3 on the 

8 Interagency Language Roundtable Language Skills 

9 Level or commensurate proficiency level on such other 

10 indicator of proficiency as the Director determines to 

11 be appropriate; and 

12 ‘‘(B) is able to effectively communicate the prior13 ities of the United States and exercise influence in 

14 that foreign language. 

15 ‘‘(2) The Director shall carry out this subsection 

16 through the Assistant Director of Central Intelligence for 

17 Language and Education.’’. 

18 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (i) of sec19 tion 102 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 

20 403), as added by section 611(a), is amended in paragraph 

21 (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 

22 ‘‘(E) Making determinations under section 

23 104(i).’’. 

24 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 

25 section shall apply with respect to appointments made on 
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1 or after the date that is one year after the date of the enact2 ment of this Act. 

3 (d) REPORT ON EXCEPTIONS.—The Director of Cen4 tral Intelligence shall submit to Congress a report that iden5 tifies positions within the Senior Intelligence Service in the 

6 Directorate of Intelligence or the Directorate of Operations 

7 of the Central Intelligence Agency that should be exempt 

8 from the requirements of section 104(i) of the National Se9 curity Act of 1947, as added by subsection (a), and that 

10 includes the rationale for the exemption of each such posi11 tion identified by the Director. 

12 SEC. 613. ADVANCEMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES CRIT13 ICAL TO THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title X of the National Security 

15 Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.) is amended— 

16 (1) by inserting before section 1001 (50 U.S.C. 

17 441g) the following: 

18 ‘‘Subtitle A—Science and 

19 Technology’’; 

20 and 

21 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub22 titles: 
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1 ‘‘Subtitle B—Foreign Languages 

2 Program 

3 ‘‘PROGRAM ON ADVANCEMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES

4 CRITICAL TO THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY

5 ‘‘SEC. 1011. (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The 

6 Secretary of Defense and the Director of Central Intelligence 

7 may jointly establish a program to advance foreign lan8 guages skills in languages that are critical to the capability 

9 of the intelligence community to carry out national security 

10 activities of the United States (hereinafter in this subtitle 

11 referred to as the ‘Foreign Languages Program’). 

12 ‘‘(b) IDENTIFICATION OF REQUISITE ACTIONS.—In 

13 order to carry out the Foreign Languages Program, the Sec14 retary of Defense and the Director of Central Intelligence 

15 shall jointly determine actions required to improve the edu16 cation of personnel in the intelligence community in foreign 

17 languages that are critical to the capability of the intel18 ligence community to carry out national security activities 

19 of the United States to meet the long-term intelligence needs 

20 of the United States. 

21 ‘‘EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS

22 ‘‘SEC. 1012. (a) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the 

23 Foreign Languages Program, the head of an element of an 

24 intelligence community entity may enter into one or more 

25 education partnership agreements with educational institu-
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1 tions in the United States in order to encourage and en2 hance the study of foreign languages that are critical to the 

3 capability of the intelligence community to carry out na4 tional security activities of the United States in educational 

5 institutions. 

6 ‘‘(b) ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER EDUCATIONAL

7 PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS.—Under an educational part8 nership agreement entered into with an educational institu9 tion pursuant to this section, the head of an element of an 

10 intelligence community entity may provide the following 

11 assistance to the educational institution: 

12 ‘‘(1) The loan of equipment and instructional 

13 materials of the element of the intelligence community 

14 entity to the educational institution for any purpose 

15 and duration that the head determines to be appro16 priate. 

17 ‘‘(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law 

18 relating to transfers of surplus property, the transfer 

19 to the educational institution of any computer equip20 ment, or other equipment, that is— 

21 ‘‘(A) commonly used by educational institu22 tions; 

23 ‘‘(B) surplus to the needs of the entity; and 

24 ‘‘(C) determined by the head of the element 

25 to be appropriate for support of such agreement. 
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1 ‘‘(3) The provision of dedicated personnel to the 

2 educational institution— 

3 ‘‘(A) to teach courses in foreign languages 

4 that are critical to the capability of the intel5 ligence community to carry out national security 

6 activities of the United States; or 

7 ‘‘(B) to assist in the development of such 

8 courses and materials for the institution. 

9 ‘‘(4) The involvement of faculty and students of 

10 the educational institution in research projects of the 

11 element of the intelligence community entity. 

12 ‘‘(5) Cooperation with the educational institu13 tion in developing a program under which students 

14 receive academic credit at the educational institution 

15 for work on research projects of the element of the in16 telligence community entity. 

17 ‘‘(6) The provision of academic and career ad18 vice and assistance to students of the educational in19 stitution. 

20 ‘‘(7) The provision of cash awards and other 

21 items that the head of the element of the intelligence 

22 community entity determines to be appropriate. 

23 ‘‘VOLUNTARY SERVICES

24 ‘‘SEC. 1013. (a) AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT SERVICES.— 

25 Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, United States 

26 Code, and subject to subsection (b), the Foreign Languages 
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1 Program under section 1011 shall include authority for the 

2 head of an element of an intelligence community entity to 

3 accept from any individual who is dedicated personnel (as 

4 defined in section 1016(3)) voluntary services in support 

5 of the activities authorized by this subtitle. 

6 ‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS.—(1) In ac7 cepting voluntary services from an individual under sub8 section (a), the head of the element shall— 

9 ‘‘(A) supervise the individual to the same extent 

10 as the head of the element would supervise a com11 pensated employee of that element providing similar 

12 services; and 

13 ‘‘(B) ensure that the individual is licensed, priv14 ileged, has appropriate educational or experiential 

15 credentials, or is otherwise qualified under applicable 

16 law or regulations to provide such services. 

17 ‘‘(2) In accepting voluntary services from an indi18 vidual under subsection (a), the head of an element of the 

19 intelligence community entity may not— 

20 ‘‘(A) place the individual in a policymaking po21 sition, or other position performing inherently gov22 ernment functions; or 

23 ‘‘(B) except as provided in subsection (e), com24 pensate the individual for the provision of such serv25 ices. 
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1 ‘‘(c) AUTHORITY TO RECRUIT AND TRAIN INDIVID2 UALS PROVIDING SERVICES.—The head of an element of an 

3 intelligence community entity may recruit and train indi4 viduals to provide voluntary services accepted under sub5 section (a). 

6 ‘‘(d) STATUS OF INDIVIDUALS PROVIDING SERV7 ICES.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), while providing vol8 untary services accepted under subsection (a) or receiving 

9 training under subsection (c), an individual shall be consid10 ered to be an employee of the Federal Government only for 

11 purposes of the following provisions of law: 

12 ‘‘(A) Subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5, 

13 United States Code (relating to compensation for 

14 work-related injuries). 

15 ‘‘(B) Section 552a of title 5, United States Code 

16 (relating to maintenance of records on individuals). 

17 ‘‘(C) Chapter 11 of title 18, United States Code 

18 (relating to conflicts of interest). 

19 ‘‘(2)(A) With respect to voluntary services accepted 

20 under paragraph (1) provided by an individual that are 

21 within the scope of the services so accepted, the individual 

22 is deemed to be a volunteer of a governmental entity or non23 profit institution for purposes of the Volunteer Protection 

24 Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 14501 et seq.). 
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1 ‘‘(B) In the case of any claim against such an indi2 vidual with respect to the provision of such services, section 

3 4(d) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 14503(d)) shall not apply. 

4 ‘‘(3) Acceptance of voluntary services under this sec5 tion shall have no bearing on the issuance or renewal of 

6 a security clearance. 

7 ‘‘(e) COMPENSATION FOR WORK-RELATED INJU8 RIES.—For purposes of determining the compensation for 

9 work-related injuries payable under chapter 81 of title 5, 

10 United States Code, to an individual providing voluntary 

11 services accepted under subsection (a), the monthly pay of 

12 the individual for such services is deemed to be equal to 

13 the amount determined by multiplying— 

14 ‘‘(1) the average monthly number of hours that 

15 the individual provided the services, by 

16 ‘‘(2) the minimum wage determined in accord17 ance with section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Stand18 ards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)). 

19 ‘‘(f) REIMBURSEMENT OF INCIDENTAL EXPENSES.— 

20 (1) The head of an element of the intelligence community 

21 entity may reimburse an individual for incidental expenses 

22 incurred by the individual in providing voluntary services 

23 accepted under subsection (a). The head of an element of 

24 the intelligence community entity shall determine which ex25 penses are eligible for reimbursement under this subsection. 
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1 ‘‘(2) Reimbursement under paragraph (1) may be 

2 made from appropriated or nonappropriated funds. 

3 ‘‘(g) AUTHORITY TO INSTALL EQUIPMENT.—(1) The 

4 head of an element of the intelligence community may in5 stall telephone lines and any necessary telecommunication 

6 equipment in the private residences of individuals who pro7 vide voluntary services accepted under subsection (a). 

8 ‘‘(2) The head of an element of the intelligence commu9 nity may pay the charges incurred for the use of equipment 

10 installed under paragraph (1) for authorized purposes. 

11 ‘‘(3) Notwithstanding section 1348 of title 31, United 

12 States Code, the head of an element of the intelligence com13 munity entity may use appropriated funds or non14 appropriated funds of the element in carrying out this sub15 section. 

16 ‘‘REGULATIONS

17 ‘‘SEC. 1014. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of De18 fense and the Director of Central Intelligence jointly shall 

19 promulgate regulations necessary to carry out the Foreign 

20 Languages Program authorized under this subtitle. 

21 ‘‘(b) ELEMENTS OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMU22 NITY.—Each head of an element of an intelligence commu23 nity entity shall prescribe regulations to carry out sections 

24 1012 and 1013 with respect to that element including the 

25 following: 
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1 ‘‘(1) Procedures to be utilized for the acceptance 

2 of voluntary services under section 1013. 

3 ‘‘(2) Procedures and requirements relating to the 

4 installation of equipment under section 1013(g). 

5 ‘‘DEFINITIONS

6 ‘‘SEC. 1015. In this subtitle: 

7 ‘‘(1) The term ‘intelligence community entity’ 

8 means an agency, office, bureau, or element referred 

9 to in subparagraphs (B) through (K) of section 3(4). 

10 ‘‘(2) The term ‘educational institution’ means— 

11 ‘‘(A) a local educational agency (as that 

12 term is defined in section 9101(26) of the Ele13 mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 

14 (20 U.S.C. 7801(26))), 

15 ‘‘(B) an institution of higher education (as 

16 defined in section 102 of the Higher Education 

17 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002) other than institu18 tions referred to in subsection (a)(1)(C) of such 

19 section), or 

20 ‘‘(C) any other nonprofit institution that 

21 provides instruction of foreign languages in lan22 guages that are critical to the capability of the 

23 intelligence community to carry out national se24 curity activities of the United States. 

25 ‘‘(3) The term ‘dedicated personnel’ means em26 ployees of the intelligence community and private 
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1 citizens (including former civilian employees of the 

2 Federal Government who have been voluntarily sepa3 rated, and members of the United States Armed Forces 

4 who have been honorably discharged or generally dis5 charged under honorable circumstances, and rehired on 

6 a voluntary basis specifically to perform the activities 

7 authorized under this subtitle). 

8 ‘‘Subtitle C—Additional Education 

9 Provisions 

10 ‘‘ASSIGNMENT OF INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY PERSONNEL

11 AS LANGUAGE STUDENTS

12 ‘‘SEC. 1021. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of Cen13 tral Intelligence, acting through the heads of the elements 

14 of the intelligence community, may assign employees of such 

15 elements in analyst positions requiring foreign language ex16 pertise as students at accredited professional, technical, or 

17 other institutions of higher education for training at the 

18 graduate or undergraduate level in foreign languages re19 quired for the conduct of duties and responsibilities of such 

20 positions. 

21 ‘‘(b) AUTHORITY FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS OF

22 TUITION AND TRAINING.—(1) The Director may reimburse 

23 an employee assigned under subsection (a) for the total cost 

24 of the training described in subsection (a), including costs 

25 of educational and supplementary reading materials. 
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1 ‘‘(2) The authority under paragraph (1) shall apply 

2 to employees who are assigned on a full-time or part-time 

3 basis. 

4 ‘‘(3) Reimbursement under paragraph (1) may be 

5 made from appropriated or nonappropriated funds. 

6 ‘‘(c) RELATIONSHIP TO COMPENSATION AS AN ANA7 LYST.—Reimbursement under this section to an employee 

8 who is an analyst is in addition to any benefits, allowances, 

9 travels, or other compensation the employee is entitled to 

10 by reason of serving in such an analyst position.’’. 

11 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for 

12 the National Security Act of 1947 is amended by striking 

13 the item relating to section 1001 and inserting the following 

14 new items: 

‘‘Subtitle A—Science and Technology 

‘‘Sec. 1001. Scholarships and work-study for pursuit of graduate degrees in 

science and technology. 

‘‘Subtitle B—Foreign Languages Program 

‘‘Sec. 1011. Program on advancement of foreign languages critical to the intelligence community. 

‘‘Sec. 1012. Education partnerships. 

‘‘Sec. 1013. Voluntary services. 

‘‘Sec. 1014. Regulations. 

‘‘Sec. 1015. Definitions. 

‘‘Subtitle C—Additional Education Provisions 

‘‘Sec. 1021. Assignment of intelligence community personnel as language students.’’. 
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1 SEC. 614. PILOT PROJECT FOR CIVILIAN LINGUIST RE2 SERVE CORPS. 

3 (a) PILOT PROJECT.—The Director of Central Intel4 ligence shall conduct a pilot project to establish a Civilian 

5 Linguist Reserve Corps comprised of United States citizens 

6 with advanced levels of proficiency in foreign languages 

7 who would be available upon a call of the President to per8 form such service or duties with respect to such foreign lan9 guages in the Federal Government as the President may 

10 specify. 

11 (b) CONDUCT OF PROJECT.—Taking into account the 

12 findings and recommendations contained in the report re13 quired under section 325 of the Intelligence Authorization 

14 Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107–306; 116 Stat. 

15 2393), in conducting the pilot project under subsection (a) 

16 the Director of Central Intelligence shall— 

17 (1) identify several foreign languages that are 

18 critical for the national security of the United States; 

19 (2) identify United States citizens with advanced 

20 levels of proficiency in those foreign languages who 

21 would be available to perform the services and duties 

22 referred to in subsection (a); and 

23 (3) implement a call for the performance of such 

24 services and duties. 

25 (c) DURATION OF PROJECT.—The pilot project under 

26 subsection (a) shall be conducted for a three-year period. 
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1 (d) AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS.—The 

2 Director of Central Intelligence may enter into contracts 

3 with appropriate agencies or entities to carry out the pilot 

4 project under subsection (a). 

5 (e) REPORTS.—(1) The Director of Central Intelligence 

6 shall submit to Congress an initial and a final report on 

7 the pilot project conducted under subsection (a). 

8 (2) Each report required under paragraph (1) shall 

9 contain information on the operation of the pilot project, 

10 the success of the pilot project in carrying out the objectives 

11 of the establishment of a Civilian Linguist Reserve Corps, 

12 and recommendations for the continuation or expansion of 

13 the pilot project. 

14 (3) The final report shall be submitted not later than 

15 6 months after the completion of the project. 

16 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 

17 authorized to be appropriated to the Director of Central In18 telligence for each of fiscal years 2005, 2006, and 2007 in 

19 order to carry out the pilot project under subsection (a) such 

20 sums as are specified in the classified Schedule of Author21 izations referred to section 102. 
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1 SEC. 615. CODIFICATION OF ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NA2 TIONAL VIRTUAL TRANSLATION CENTER. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title I of the National Security Act 

4 of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 402 et seq.) is amended by adding at 

5 the end the following new section: 

6 ‘‘NATIONAL VIRTUAL TRANSLATION CENTER

7 ‘‘SEC. 119. (a) IN GENERAL.—There is an element of 

8 the intelligence community known as the National Virtual 

9 Translation Center under the direction of the Director of 

10 Central Intelligence. 

11 ‘‘(b) FUNCTION.—The National Virtual Translation 

12 Center shall provide for timely and accurate translations 

13 of foreign intelligence for all other elements of the intel14 ligence community. 

15 ‘‘(c) FACILITATING ACCESS TO TRANSLATIONS.—In 

16 order to minimize the need for a central facility for the 

17 National Virtual Translation Center, the Center shall— 

18 ‘‘(1) use state-of-the-art communications tech19 nology; 

20 ‘‘(2) integrate existing translation capabilities in 

21 the intelligence community; and 

22 ‘‘(3) use remote-connection capacities. 

23 ‘‘(d) USE OF SECURE FACILITIES.—Personnel of the 

24 National Virtual Translation Center may carry out duties 

25 of the Center at any location that— 
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1 ‘‘(1) has been certified as a secure facility by an 

2 agency or department of the United States; and 

3 ‘‘(2) the Director of Central Intelligence deter4 mines to be appropriate for such purpose.’’. 

5 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for 

6 that Act is amended by inserting after the item relating 

7 to section 118 the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 119. National Virtual Translation Center.’’. 

8 SEC. 616. REPORT ON RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF 

9 QUALIFIED INSTRUCTORS OF THE DEFENSE 

10 LANGUAGE INSTITUTE. 

11 (a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a 

12 study on methods to improve the recruitment and retention 

13 of qualified foreign language instructors at the Foreign 

14 Language Center of the Defense Language Institute. In con15 ducting the study, the Secretary shall consider, in the case 

16 of a foreign language instructor who is an alien, to expedi17 tiously adjust the status of the alien from a temporary sta18 tus to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent res19 idence. 

20 (b) REPORT.—(1) Not later than one year after the 

21 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

22 shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 

23 report on the study conducted under subsection (a), and 

24 shall include in that report recommendations for such 
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1 changes in legislation and regulation as the Secretary deter2 mines to be appropriate. 

3 (2) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appro4 priate congressional committees’’ means the following: 

5 (A) The Select Committee on Intelligence and the 

6 Committee on Armed Services of the Senate. 

7 (B) The Permanent Select Committee on Intel8 ligence and the Committee on Armed Services of the 

9 House of Representatives. 

Union Calendar No. 324 

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4548 

[Report No. 108–558] 

A BILL 

To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2005 for 

tem, and for other purposes. ligence Agency Retirement and Disability SysManagement Account, and the Central Intelthe United States Government, the Community intelligence and intelligence-related activities of 

JUNE 21, 2004 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,