discipline for which the scholarship or fellowship is
to be awarded;
(4) making determinations regarding—
(A) which countries are not emphasized in
other United States study abroad programs,
such as countries in which few United States
minority students are studying, and are, there-
fore, critical countries for the purposes of sec-
tion 2(a)(1);
(B) which areas within the disciplines de-
scribed in section 2(a)(2) are areas of study in
which United States minority students are defi-
cient in learning and are, therefore, critical
areas within those disciplines for the purposes
of that section;
(C) which areas within the disciplines de-
scribed in section 2(a)(3) are areas in which
United States minority students, educators, and
Government employees are deficient in learning
and in which insubstantial numbers of United
States institutions of higher education serving
primarily minority students provide training
and are, therefore, critical areas within those
disciplines for the purposes of that section; and
(D) how minority students desiring schol-
arships or fellowships can be encouraged to
work for an agency or office of the Federal
Government involved in national security affairs
or national security policy upon completion of
their education; and
(5) review the administration of the program
required under this Act.
SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
(a) ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF GIFTS.—In order to
conduct the program required by this Act, the Secretary
of Education may—
(1) receive money and other property donated,
bequeathed, or devised, without condition or restric-
tion other than that it be used for the purpose of
conducting the program required by this Act; and
(2) may use, sell, or otherwise dispose of such
property for that purpose.
(b) VOLUNTARY SERVICES.—In order to conduct the
program required by this Act, the Secretary of Education
may accept and use the services of voluntary and noncom-
pensated personnel.
SEC. 5. ANNUAL REPORT.
(a) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary of Education
shall submit to the President and to the Congress an an-
nual report of the conduct of the program required by this
Act.
(b) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—Each such report shall
include the following:
(1) An analysis of the trends within language,
international, and area studies, along with a survey
of such areas as the Secretary determines are receiv-
ing inadequate attention.
(2) An analysis of minority participation in lan-
guage, international, and area studies.
(3) The effect on those trends of activities
under the program required by this Act.
(4) An analysis of the assistance provided under
the program for the previous fiscal year, to include
the subject areas being addressed and the nature of
the assistance provided.
(5) An analysis of the performance of the indi-
viduals who received assistance under the program
during the previous fiscal year, to include the degree
to which assistance was terminated under the pro-
gram and the extent to which individual recipients
failed to meet their obligations under the program.
(6) An analysis of the results of the program
for the previous fiscal year, and cumulatively, to in-
clude, at a minimum—
(A) the percentage of individuals who have
received assistance under the program who sub-
sequently became employees of the United
States Government;
(B) in the case of individuals who did not
subsequently become employees of the United
States Government, an analysis of the reasons
why they did not become employees and an ex-
planation as to what use, if any, was made of
the assistance by those recipients; and
(C) the uses made of grants to educational
institutions.
(7) Any legislative changes recommended by the
Secretary to facilitate the administration of the pro-
gram or otherwise to enhance its objectives.
(c) SUBMISSION OF INITIAL REPORT.—The first re-
port under this section shall be submitted at the time the
budget for fiscal year 2005 is submitted to Congress.
SEC. 6. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE AUDITS.
The conduct of the program required by this Act may
be audited by the General Accounting Office under such
rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Comp-
troller General of the United States. Representatives of
the General Accounting Office shall have access to all
books, accounts, records, reports, and files and all other
papers, things, or property of the Department of Edu-
cation pertaining to such activities and necessary to facili-
tate the audit.
SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to carry out this Act—
(1) $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years
2003 through 2007; and
(2) $12,000,000 for each fiscal year thereafter.
(b) CARRY-OVER
OF FUNDS PERMITTED.—Funds
appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) are authorized to
remain available until expended.
SEC. 8. DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE MINORITY.
For the purpose of this Act, the term ‘‘minority’’
means an individual who is a member of any of the fol-
lowing groups:
(1) American Indian or Alaska Native.
(2) Asian (to include individuals of East Asian,
South Asian, and Central Asian descent).
(3) Arab.
(4) African American.
(5) Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander.
(6) Hispanic or Latino.
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