of disciplines with advanced levels of proficiency in
those foreign languages that the Secretary identifies
as being the most critical in the interests of the na-
tional security of the United States, such programs
to be known as the ‘National Flagship Language
Initiative’ ’’.
(b) WAIVER OF FUNDING ALLOCATION RULES.—
Subsection (a)(2) of such section is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘(1)(C)’’
and inserting ‘‘(1)(C)(i)’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following flush
sentence:
‘‘The funding allocation under this paragraph shall
not apply to the National Flagship Language Initia-
tive under paragraph (1)(C)(ii). For authorization of
appropriations for such initiative, see section
810(c)(2).’’.
(c) SPECIAL CONSIDERATION
FOR FEDERAL EM-
PLOYEES.—Subsection (d) of such section is amended by
adding at the end the following: ‘‘An institution of higher
education that receives a grant pursuant to the National
Flagship 
Language 
Initiative 
under 
subsection
(a)(1)(C)(ii) shall give special consideration to applicants
to the grant program who are employees of the Federal
Government.’’.
(d) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section
804(d)(4)(C) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 1904(d)(4)(C)) is
amended by inserting ‘‘clause (i) of’’ before ‘‘section
802(a)(1)(C)’’.
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply with respect to scholarships and
fellowships awarded on or after the date of the enactment
of this Act.
SEC. 3. AUTHORITY TO FULFILL SERVICE REQUIREMENTS
FOR NATIONAL SECURITY EDUCATION PRO-
GRAM SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS IN
ANY 
AGENCY 
OR 
DEPARTMENT 
OF 
THE
UNITED STATES.
(a) SCHOLARSHIPS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a)(1)(A)(ii) of
section 802 of the David L. Boren National Security
Education Act of 1991 (50 U.S.C. 1902) is amended
by inserting ‘‘, work in a position in any other de-
partment, agency, or entity of the Federal Govern-
ment,’’ after ‘‘work in a national security position’’.
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Subsection
(b)(2)(A)(ii) of such section is amended by inserting
‘‘, work in a position in any other department, agen-
cy, or entity of the Federal Government, or’’ after
‘‘no national security position is available,’’.
(b) FELLOWSHIPS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a)(1)(B)(ii) of
such section is amended by inserting ‘‘, work in a
position in any other department, agency, or entity
of the Federal Government,’’ after ‘‘work in a na-
tional security position’’.
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Subsection
(b)(2)(B)(ii) of such section is amended by inserting
‘‘, work in a position in any other department, agen-
cy, or entity of the Federal Government, or’’ after
‘‘no national security position is available upon the
completion of the degree,’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2),
the amendments made by this section shall apply with re-
spect to scholarships and fellowships awarded before, on,
or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(2) In the case of scholarships and fellowships award-
ed before the date of the enactment of this Act, such
amendments shall apply to individuals who have not com-
pleted, as of such date, the work component of the service
agreement required under subsection (b) of such section
802.
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