essary to encourage members of minority groups to
use their skills to promote United States national se-
curity by making a career in the foreign affairs, se-
curity, or intelligence agencies of the Federal Gov-
ernment. Furthermore, if the United States is to
penetrate terrorist organizations like al-Qaeda or
hostile adversaries of any kind in hopes of pre-
venting future attacks on the United States or on
American interests, the Federal Government must
take full advantage of the diversity of the American
citizenry.
(c) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are as fol-
lows:
(1) To provide the necessary resources, ac-
countability, and flexibility to meet the national se-
curity education needs of the United States.
(2) To increase the quantity, diversity, and
quality of the teaching and learning of subjects in
the fields of foreign languages, area studies, and
other international fields that are critical to the Na-
tion’s interest.
(3) To produce an increased pool of applicants
for work in the departments and agencies of the
United States Government with responsibilities for
issues affecting national security.
(4) To expand, in conjunction with other Fed-
eral programs, the international experience, knowl-
edge base, and perspectives on which the United
States citizenry, Government employees, and leaders
rely.
(5) To provide enhanced opportunities for mem-
bers of minority groups to serve their country and
contribute to United States national security by con-
tributing to the work of the foreign affairs, security,
or intelligence agencies of the Federal Government.
SEC. 2. SCHOLARSHIP, FELLOWSHIP, AND GRANT PRO-
GRAM.
(a) PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Edu-
cation shall establish a program to—
(1) award scholarships to minority under-
graduate students who are United States citizens in
order to enable such students to study, for at least
one academic semester, in foreign countries that are
critical countries (as determined under section
3(4)(A));
(2) award fellowships to minority graduate stu-
dents who—
(A) are United States citizens to enable
such students to pursue education in the United
States in the disciplines of foreign languages,
area studies, and other international fields that
are critical areas of those disciplines (as deter-
mined under section 3(4)(B)); and
(B) pursuant to subsection (d), enter into
an agreement to work for an agency or office
of the Federal Government or in the field of
education in the area of study for which the fel-
lowship was awarded; and
(3) award grants to institutions of higher edu-
cation to enable such institutions to establish, oper-
ate, or improve programs in foreign languages, area
studies, and other international fields that are crit-
ical areas of those disciplines (as determined under
section 3(4)(C)) and that will primarily serve stu-
dents who are members of minority groups.
(b) FUNDING ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amounts avail-
able to carry out the programs under subsection (a) for
any fiscal year, the Secretary of Education shall have a
goal of allocating—
(1) 1⁄3 of such amount for the awarding of
scholarships pursuant to subsection (a)(1);
(2) 1⁄3 of such amount for the awarding of fel-
lowships pursuant to subsection (a)(2); and
(3) 1⁄3 of such amount for the awarding of
grants pursuant to subsection (a)(3).
(c) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Edu-
cation may enter into one or more contracts, with private
national organizations having an expertise in foreign lan-
guages, area studies, and other international fields, for the
awarding of the scholarships, fellowships, and grants de-
scribed in subsection (a) in accordance with the provisions
of this Act. The Secretary of Education may enter into
such contracts without regard to section 3709 of the Re-
vised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5) or any other provision of law
that requires the use of competitive procedures.
(d) SERVICE AGREEMENT.—In awarding a scholar-
ship or fellowship under the program, the Secretary of
Education or contract organization referred to in sub-
section (c), as the case may be, shall require a recipient
of any fellowship, or of scholarships that provide assist-
ance for periods that aggregate 12 months or more, to
enter into an agreement that, in return for such assist-
ance, the recipient—
(1) 
will 
maintain 
satisfactory 
academic
progress, as determined in accordance with regula-
tions issued by the Secretary of Education, and
agrees that failure to maintain such progress shall
constitute grounds upon which the Secretary or con-
tract organization referred to in subsection (c) may
terminate such assistance;
(2) will, upon completion of such recipient’s
baccalaureate degree or education under the pro-
gram, as the case may be, and in accordance with
regulations issued by the Secretary, work for the
Federal Government or in the field of education in
the area of study for which the scholarship or fellow-
ship was awarded for a period specified by the Sec-
retary, which period for the recipients of scholar-
ships shall be no more than the same period for
which scholarship assistance was provided and for
the recipients of fellowships shall be not less than
one and not more than three times the period for
which the fellowship assistance was provided; and
(3) if the recipient fails to meet either of the
obligations set forth in paragraph (1) or (2), will re-
imburse the United States Government for the
amount of the assistance provided the recipient
under the program, together with interest at a rate
determined in accordance with regulations issued by
the Secretary.
(e) DISTRIBUTION OF ASSISTANCE.—In selecting the
recipients for awards of scholarships, fellowships, or
grants pursuant to this Act, the Secretary of Education
or a contract organization referred to in subsection (c),
as the case may be, shall take into consideration:
(1) the extent to which the selections will result
in there being an equitable geographic distribution
of such scholarships, fellowships, or grants (as the
case may be) among the various regions of the
United States, and
(2) the extent to which the distribution of schol-
arships and fellowships to individuals reflects the
cultural, racial, and ethnic diversity of the minority
population of the United States.
(f) MERIT REVIEW.—The Secretary of Education
shall award scholarships, fellowships, and grants under
the program based upon a merit review process.
SEC. 3. POLICY GUIDANCE.
The Secretary of Education shall provide guidance
regarding the implementation of this Act by—
(1) developing criteria for awarding scholar-
ships, fellowships, and grants under this Act;
(2) widely disseminating information regarding
the activities assisted under this Act;
(3) establishing qualifications for students de-
siring scholarships or fellowships, and institutions of
higher education desiring grants, under this Act, in-
cluding, in the case of students desiring a scholar-
ship or fellowship, a requirement that the student
have a demonstrated commitment to the study of the