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higher education in the area of study for
which the scholarship was awarded;’’; and
(2) in subparagraph (B)—
(A) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘relating to
the national security interests of the United
States’’ after ‘‘international fields’’; and
(B) in clause (ii)—
(i) by striking out ‘‘subsection (b)(2)’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘subsection
(b)(2)(B)’’; and
(ii) by striking out ‘‘work for an agen-
cy or office of the Federal Government or
in’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘work for,
and make their language skills available to,
an agency or office of the Federal Govern-
ment or work in’’.
(c) SERVICE AGREEMENT.—Subsection (b) of that sec-
tion is amended—
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking out ‘‘, or of scholarships’’ and all that follows
through ‘‘12 months or more,’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘or any scholarship’’.
(2) by striking out paragraph (2) and inserting
in lieu thereof the following new paragraph (2):
‘‘(2) will—
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‘‘(A) not later than eight years after such
recipient’s completion of the study for which
scholarship assistance was provided under the
program, and in accordance with regulations is-
sued by the Secretary—
‘‘(i) work in an agency or office of the
Federal Government having national secu-
rity responsibilities (as determined by the
Secretary in consultation with the National
Security Education Board) and make avail-
able such recipient’s foreign language skills
to an agency or office of the Federal Gov-
ernment approved by the Secretary (in con-
sultation with the Board), upon the request
of the agency or office, for a period specified
by the Secretary, which period shall be no
longer than the period for which scholarship
assistance was provided; or
‘‘(ii) if the recipient demonstrates to
the Secretary (in accordance with such reg-
ulations) that no position in an agency or
office of the Federal Government having na-
tional security responsibilities is available,
work in the field of higher education in a
discipline relating to the foreign country,
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foreign language, area study, or inter-
national field of study for which the schol-
arship was awarded, for a period specified
by the Secretary, which period shall be de-
termined in accordance with clause (i); or
‘‘(B) upon completion of such recipient’s
education under the program, and in accordance
with such regulations—
‘‘(i) work in an agency or office of the
Federal Government having national secu-
rity responsibilities (as so determined) and
make available such recipient’s foreign lan-
guage skills to an agency or office of the
Federal Government approved by the Sec-
retary (in consultation with the Board),
upon the request of the agency or office, for
a period specified by the Secretary, which
period shall be not less than one and not
more than three times the period for which
the fellowship assistance was provided; or
‘‘(ii) if the recipient demonstrates to
the Secretary (in accordance with such reg-
ulations) that no position in an agency or
office of the Federal Government having na-
tional security responsibilities is available
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upon the completion of the degree, work in
the field of higher education in a discipline
relating to the foreign country, foreign lan-
guage, area study, or international field of
study for which the fellowship was awarded,
for a period specified by the Secretary,
which period shall be established in accord-
ance with clause (i); and’’.
(d) EVALUATION
OF
PROGRESS
IN
LANGUAGE
SKILLS.—Such section 802 is further amended by—
(1) redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (e) as
subsections (d), (e), and (f), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following
new subsection (c):
‘‘(c) EVALUATION
OF
PROGRESS
IN
LANGUAGE
SKILLS.—The Secretary shall, through the National Secu-
rity Education Program office, administer a test of the for-
eign language skills of each recipient of a scholarship or
fellowship under this title before the commencement of the
study or education for which the scholarship or fellowship
is awarded and after the completion of such study or edu-
cation. The purpose of the tests is to evaluate the progress
made by recipients of scholarships and fellowships in devel-
oping foreign language skills as a result of assistance under
this title.’’.
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(e) FUNCTIONS OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY EDU-
CATION BOARD.—Section 803(d) of that Act (50 U.S.C.
1903(d)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, including
an order of priority in such awards that favors indi-
viduals expressing an interest in national security is-
sues or pursuing a career in an agency or office of
the Federal Government having national security re-
sponsibilities’’ before the period;
(2) in paragraph (4)—
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A), by striking out ‘‘Make recommendations’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘After taking into
account the annual analyses of trends in lan-
guage, international, and area studies under sec-
tion 806(b)(1), make recommendations’’;
(B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘and
countries which are of importance to the na-
tional security interests of the United States’’
after ‘‘are studying’’; and
(C) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘re-
lating to the national security interests of the
United States’’ after ‘‘of this title’’;
(3) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para-
graph (7); and