To amend the David L. Boren National Security Education Act of 1991 to allow scholarship and fellowship recipients to work in a field of education if no position in the Federal Government relating to national security is available.

Bill: 109-hr-4630
Sponsor: Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12]
Introduced: 2005-12-17 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Area studies
Armed Forces and National Security
Department of Defense
Department of Homeland Security
Department of State
Economics and Public Finance
Elementary and secondary education
Federal aid to education
Federal employees
Government Operations and Politics
Graduate education
Higher education
Intelligence community staff
International Affairs
International education
Labor and Employment
Language and languages
Recruiting of employees
Scholarships
Teacher education
Teacher supply and demand
Teachers

Summary:
action_date: 2005-12-17
text: 
Amends the David L. Boren National Security Education Act of 1991 to revise the service requirements for certain National Security Scholarship and Fellowship recipients.
 
Repeals the conditions that a recipient work: (1) one year of service for each year for which the scholarship or fellowship assistance was provided; and (2) in order to utilize the unique language and region expertise acquired by the recipient pursuant to such study.
 
Requires the recipient to work at least one year in a position contributing to national security in the Department of Defense (as under current law), any element of the intelligence community (as under current law), the Department of Homeland Security, or the Department of State.
 
Allows the recipient to work at least one year in such a position in any other federal agency if none is available in any of the primary departments specified, or if none is available in another federal agency, at least one academic year in a position in a field of education in a discipline related to the studies supported by the scholarship or fellowship.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-07-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
action_date: 2005-12-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2005-12-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2005-12-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2005-12-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2005-12-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-12-17
text: Introduced in House