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Reestablishment of Department of
Defense Federal Advisory Committee
DoD.
Reestablishment of Federal
Advisory Committee.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Under the provisions of 50
U.S.C. 1903 and the Federal Advisory
Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C.
Appendix, as amended), the
SUMMARY:
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Government in the Sunshine Act of
1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b) (‘‘the Sunshine
Act’’), and 41 CFR 102–3.50(a), the
Department of Defense (DoD) gives
notice that it is reestablishing the
charter for the National Security
Education Board (‘‘the Board’’).
The Board is a non-discretionary
Federal advisory committee that shall
provide the Secretary of Defense with
independent advice and
recommendation on developing the
national capacity to educate U.S.
citizens to understand foreign cultures,
strengthen U.S. economic
competitiveness, and enhance
international cooperation and security.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim
Freeman, Advisory Committee
Management Officer for the Department
of Defense, 703–692–5952.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Board, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1903(d)
and consistent with Charter 37 of Title
50 U.S.C. shall perform the following
functions:
a. Develop criteria for awarding
scholarships, fellowships, and grants,
including an order of priority in such
awards that favors individuals
expressing an interest in national
security issues or pursuing a career in
a national security position.
b. Provide for wide dissemination of
information regarding the activities
assisted under the statute.
c. Establish qualifications for students
desiring scholarships or fellowships,
and institutions of higher education
desiring grants including, in the case of
students desiring a scholarship or
fellowship, a requirement that the
students have a demonstrated
commitment to the study of the
discipline for which the scholarship or
fellowship is to be awarded.
d. After taking into account the
annual analyses of trends in language,
international, area, and counterproliferation studies under 50 U.S.C.
1906(b)(1), make recommendations to
the Secretary of Defense regarding:
i. Which countries are not
emphasized in other U.S. study abroad
programs, such as countries in which
few U.S. students are studying and
countries which are of importance to the
national security interests of the United
States, and are, therefore, critical
countries for the purposes of 50 U.S.C.
1902(a)(1)(A);
ii. Which areas within the disciplines
described in 50 U.S.C. 1902(a)(1)(B)
relating to the national security interests
of the United States are areas of study
in which U.S. students are deficient in
learning and are, therefore, critical areas
within those disciplines for the
purposes of that section;
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iii. Which areas within the disciplines
described in 50 U.S.C. 1902(a)(1)(C) are
areas in which U.S. students, educators,
and Government employees are
deficient in learning and in which
insubstantial numbers of U.S.
institutions of higher education provide
training and are, therefore, critical areas
within those disciplines for the
purposes of that section;
iv. How students desiring
scholarships 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
v. Which foreign languages are critical
to the national security interests of the
United States for purposes of 50 U.S.C.
1902(a)(1)(D) (relating to grants for the
National Flagship Language Initiative)
and 50 U.S.C. 1902(a)(1)(E) (relating to
the scholarship program for advanced
English language studies by heritage
community citizens).
e. Encourage application for
fellowships from graduate students
having an educational background in
any academic discipline, particularly in
the area of science or technology.
f. Provide the Secretary of Defense
biennially with a list of scholarship
recipients and fellowship recipients,
including an assessment of their foreign
area and language skills, who are
available to work in a national security
position.
g. Not later than 30 days after a
scholarship or fellowship recipient
completes the study or education for
which assistance was provided under
the program, provide the Secretary of
Defense with a report fully describing
the foreign area and language skills
obtained by the recipient as a result of
the assistance.
h. Review the administration of the
National Security Scholarships,
Fellowships, and Grants Program.
The Board shall report to the
Secretary of Defense. The Secretary of
Defense, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1906,
shall submit to the President and to the
congressional intelligence committees
an annual report of the conduct of the
National Security Scholarships,
Fellowships and Grants Program, which
contains, at a minimum, the contents
outlined in 50 U.S.C. 1906(b). In
preparation of this annual report, the
Secretary of Defense shall consult with
the members of the Board, who shall
each submit to the Secretary, as a
minimum, an assessment of hiring
needs in the areas of language and area
studies, and a projection of the
deficiencies in such areas. The Secretary
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shall include all assessments in the
annual report.
The Department of Defense (DoD),
through the Under Secretary of Defense
for Personnel and Readiness
(USD(P&R)), shall provide support as
deemed necessary for the Board’s
performance, and shall ensure
compliance with the requirements of
FACA, the Government in the Sunshine
Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended)
(‘‘the Sunshine Act’’), governing Federal
statutes and regulations, and established
DoD policies and procedures.
Under the provisions of 50 U.S.C
1903(b), the Board shall be composed of
14 members:
a. The following individuals or the
representatives of such individuals:
I. The Secretary of Defense, who shall
serve as the Chairman of the Board.
II. The Secretary of Education.
III. The Secretary of State.
IV. The Secretary of Commerce.
V. The Secretary of Homeland
Security.
VI. The Secretary of Energy.
VII. The Director of National
Intelligence.
VIII. The Chairperson of the National
Endowment for the Humanities.
b. Six individuals appointed by the
President, who shall be experts in the
fields of international, language, area,
and counter-proliferation studies
education and who may not be officers
or employees of the Federal
Government.
Members of the Board appointed by
the President shall be appointed for a
period specified by the President at the
time of their appointment, but not to
exceed four years.
Consistent with 50 U.S.C. 1903, the
Secretary of Defense designates the
USD(P&R) as the Chairperson of the
Board. If the USD(P&R) is unavailable to
chair a specific session of the Board,
then the Assistant Secretary of Defense
for Readiness and Force Management
shall perform the functions of the
Chairperson of the Board while the
USD(P&R) is unavailable. The authority
to chair the Board may not be further
delegated.
Members of the Board who are not
full-time or permanent part-time Federal
employees shall be appointed as experts
and consultants under the authority of
5 U.S.C. 3109 and serve as special
Government employee (SGE) members.
Each member of the Board is appointed
to provide advice to the Government on
the basis of his or her best judgment
without representing any particular
point of view and in a manner that is
free from conflict of interest.
Pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1903(c),
individuals appointed by the President
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shall receive no compensation for
service on the Board. All members of
the Board shall receive per diem and
travel for official travel relating to the
Board.
DoD, when necessary and consistent
with the Board’s mission and DoD
policies and procedures, may establish
subcommittees, task groups, and
working groups to support the Board.
Establishment of subcommittees will be
based upon a written determination, to
include terms of reference, by the
Secretary of Defense, the Deputy
Secretary of Defense, or the USD(P&R).
Such subcommittees shall not work
independently of the Board, and shall
report all of their recommendations and
advice to the Board for full deliberation
and discussion. Subcommittees have no
authority to make decisions and
recommendations, verbally, or in
writing, on behalf of the Board; nor can
any subcommittee or its members
update or report directly to the DoD or
any Federal officers or employees.
The Secretary or the Deputy Secretary
of Defense may approve the
appointment of subcommittee members
for one-to-four year terms of service
with annual renewals; however, no
member, unless authorized by the
Secretary, may serve more than two
consecutive terms of service. These
individuals may come from the parent
committee or may be new nominees, as
recommended by the USD(P&R) and
based upon the subject matters under
consideration.
Subcommittee members, if not fulltime or part-time Government
employees, shall be appointed to serve
as experts and consultants under the
authority of 5 U.S.C. 3109, and shall
serve as SGEs, whose appointments
must be renewed by the Secretary of
Defense on an annual basis. With the
exception of travel and per diem for
official travel related to the Board or its
subcommittee, subcommittee members
shall serve without compensation.
Each subcommittee member is
appointed to provide advice to the
Government on the basis of his or her
best judgment without representing any
particular point of view an in a manner
that is free from conflict of interest.
All subcommittees operate under the
provisions of FACA, the Sunshine Act,
governing Federal statutes and
regulations, and governing DoD policies
and procedures.
The Board shall meet at the call of the
Board’s Designated Federal Officer
(DFO), in consultation with Board’s
Chairperson. The estimated number of
meetings is three per year.
The Board’s DFO is required to be in
attendance at all meetings of the Board
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and its subcommittees for the entire
duration of each and every meeting.
However, in the absence of the Board’s
DFO, a properly approved Alternate
DFO, duly appointed to the Board
according to DoD policies and
procedures, shall attend the entire
duration of all meetings of the Board
and its subcommittees.
The DFO, or the Alternate DFO, shall
call all meetings of the Board and its
subcommittees; prepare and approve all
meeting agendas; and adjourn any
meeting when the DFO or Alternate
DFO determines adjournment to be in
the public interest or required by
governing regulations or DoD policies
and procedures.
Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and
102–3.140, the public or interested
organizations may submit written
statements to the National Security
Education Board membership about the
Board’s mission and functions. Written
statements may be submitted at any
time or in response to the stated agenda
of planned meeting of National Security
Education Board.
All written statements shall be
submitted to the Designated Federal
Officer for the National Security
Education Board, and this individual
will ensure that the written statements
are provided to the membership for
their consideration. Contact information
for the National Security Education
Board’s DFO can be obtained from the
GSA’s FACA Database—https://
www.fido.gov/facadatabase/public.asp.
The DFO, pursuant to 41 CFR 102–
3.150, will announce planned meetings
of the National Security Education
Board. The DFO, at that time, may
provide additional guidance on the
submission of written statements that
are in response to the stated agenda for
the planned meeting in question.
Dated: February 8, 2013.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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AGENCY:
ACTION:
Under the provisions of 10
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Reestablishment of Department of Defense Federal Advisory
Committee
AGENCY: DoD.
ACTION: Reestablishment of Federal Advisory Committee.
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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of 50 U.S.C. 1903 and the Federal
Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C. Appendix, as amended), the
Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b) (``the Sunshine
Act''), and 41 CFR 102-3.50(a), the Department of Defense (DoD) gives
notice that it is reestablishing the charter for the National Security
Education Board (``the Board'').
The Board is a non-discretionary Federal advisory committee that
shall provide the Secretary of Defense with independent advice and
recommendation on developing the national capacity to educate U.S.
citizens to understand foreign cultures, strengthen U.S. economic
competitiveness, and enhance international cooperation and security.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Freeman, Advisory Committee
Management Officer for the Department of Defense, 703-692-5952.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1903(d) and
consistent with Charter 37 of Title 50 U.S.C. shall perform the
following functions:
a. Develop criteria for awarding scholarships, fellowships, and
grants, including an order of priority in such awards that favors
individuals expressing an interest in national security issues or
pursuing a career in a national security position.
b. Provide for wide dissemination of information regarding the
activities assisted under the statute.
c. Establish qualifications for students desiring scholarships or
fellowships, and institutions of higher education desiring grants
including, in the case of students desiring a scholarship or
fellowship, a requirement that the students have a demonstrated
commitment to the study of the discipline for which the scholarship or
fellowship is to be awarded.
d. After taking into account the annual analyses of trends in
language, international, area, and counter-proliferation studies under
50 U.S.C. 1906(b)(1), make recommendations to the Secretary of Defense
regarding:
i. Which countries are not emphasized in other U.S. study abroad
programs, such as countries in which few U.S. students are studying and
countries which are of importance to the national security interests of
the United States, and are, therefore, critical countries for the
purposes of 50 U.S.C. 1902(a)(1)(A);
ii. Which areas within the disciplines described in 50 U.S.C.
1902(a)(1)(B) relating to the national security interests of the United
States are areas of study in which U.S. students are deficient in
learning and are, therefore, critical areas within those disciplines
for the purposes of that section;
iii. Which areas within the disciplines described in 50 U.S.C.
1902(a)(1)(C) are areas in which U.S. students, educators, and
Government employees are deficient in learning and in which
insubstantial numbers of U.S. institutions of higher education provide
training and are, therefore, critical areas within those disciplines
for the purposes of that section;
iv. How students desiring scholarships 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
v. Which foreign languages are critical to the national security
interests of the United States for purposes of 50 U.S.C. 1902(a)(1)(D)
(relating to grants for the National Flagship Language Initiative) and
50 U.S.C. 1902(a)(1)(E) (relating to the scholarship program for
advanced English language studies by heritage community citizens).
e. Encourage application for fellowships from graduate students
having an educational background in any academic discipline,
particularly in the area of science or technology.
f. Provide the Secretary of Defense biennially with a list of
scholarship recipients and fellowship recipients, including an
assessment of their foreign area and language skills, who are available
to work in a national security position.
g. Not later than 30 days after a scholarship or fellowship
recipient completes the study or education for which assistance was
provided under the program, provide the Secretary of Defense with a
report fully describing the foreign area and language skills obtained
by the recipient as a result of the assistance.
h. Review the administration of the National Security Scholarships,
Fellowships, and Grants Program.
The Board shall report to the Secretary of Defense. The Secretary
of Defense, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1906, shall submit to the President
and to the congressional intelligence committees an annual report of
the conduct of the National Security Scholarships, Fellowships and
Grants Program, which contains, at a minimum, the contents outlined in
50 U.S.C. 1906(b). In preparation of this annual report, the Secretary
of Defense shall consult with the members of the Board, who shall each
submit to the Secretary, as a minimum, an assessment of hiring needs in
the areas of language and area studies, and a projection of the
deficiencies in such areas. The Secretary
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shall include all assessments in the annual report.
The Department of Defense (DoD), through the Under Secretary of
Defense for Personnel and Readiness (USD(P&R)), shall provide support
as deemed necessary for the Board's performance, and shall ensure
compliance with the requirements of FACA, the Government in the
Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended) (``the Sunshine
Act''), governing Federal statutes and regulations, and established DoD
policies and procedures.
Under the provisions of 50 U.S.C 1903(b), the Board shall be
composed of 14 members:
a. The following individuals or the representatives of such
individuals:
I. The Secretary of Defense, who shall serve as the Chairman of the
Board.
II. The Secretary of Education.
III. The Secretary of State.
IV. The Secretary of Commerce.
V. The Secretary of Homeland Security.
VI. The Secretary of Energy.
VII. The Director of National Intelligence.
VIII. The Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
b. Six individuals appointed by the President, who shall be experts
in the fields of international, language, area, and counter-
proliferation studies education and who may not be officers or
employees of the Federal Government.
Members of the Board appointed by the President shall be appointed
for a period specified by the President at the time of their
appointment, but not to exceed four years.
Consistent with 50 U.S.C. 1903, the Secretary of Defense designates
the USD(P&R) as the Chairperson of the Board. If the USD(P&R) is
unavailable to chair a specific session of the Board, then the
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness and Force Management shall
perform the functions of the Chairperson of the Board while the
USD(P&R) is unavailable. The authority to chair the Board may not be
further delegated.
Members of the Board who are not full-time or permanent part-time
Federal employees shall be appointed as experts and consultants under
the authority of 5 U.S.C. 3109 and serve as special Government employee
(SGE) members. Each member of the Board is appointed to provide advice
to the Government on the basis of his or her best judgment without
representing any particular point of view and in a manner that is free
from conflict of interest.
Pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1903(c), individuals appointed by the
President shall receive no compensation for service on the Board. All
members of the Board shall receive per diem and travel for official
travel relating to the Board.
DoD, when necessary and consistent with the Board's mission and DoD
policies and procedures, may establish subcommittees, task groups, and
working groups to support the Board. Establishment of subcommittees
will be based upon a written determination, to include terms of
reference, by the Secretary of Defense, the Deputy Secretary of
Defense, or the USD(P&R). Such subcommittees shall not work
independently of the Board, and shall report all of their
recommendations and advice to the Board for full deliberation and
discussion. Subcommittees have no authority to make decisions and
recommendations, verbally, or in writing, on behalf of the Board; nor
can any subcommittee or its members update or report directly to the
DoD or any Federal officers or employees.
The Secretary or the Deputy Secretary of Defense may approve the
appointment of subcommittee members for one-to-four year terms of
service with annual renewals; however, no member, unless authorized by
the Secretary, may serve more than two consecutive terms of service.
These individuals may come from the parent committee or may be new
nominees, as recommended by the USD(P&R) and based upon the subject
matters under consideration.
Subcommittee members, if not full-time or part-time Government
employees, shall be appointed to serve as experts and consultants under
the authority of 5 U.S.C. 3109, and shall serve as SGEs, whose
appointments must be renewed by the Secretary of Defense on an annual
basis. With the exception of travel and per diem for official travel
related to the Board or its subcommittee, subcommittee members shall
serve without compensation.
Each subcommittee member is appointed to provide advice to the
Government on the basis of his or her best judgment without
representing any particular point of view an in a manner that is free
from conflict of interest.
All subcommittees operate under the provisions of FACA, the
Sunshine Act, governing Federal statutes and regulations, and governing
DoD policies and procedures.
The Board shall meet at the call of the Board's Designated Federal
Officer (DFO), in consultation with Board's Chairperson. The estimated
number of meetings is three per year.
The Board's DFO is required to be in attendance at all meetings of
the Board and its subcommittees for the entire duration of each and
every meeting. However, in the absence of the Board's DFO, a properly
approved Alternate DFO, duly appointed to the Board according to DoD
policies and procedures, shall attend the entire duration of all
meetings of the Board and its subcommittees.
The DFO, or the Alternate DFO, shall call all meetings of the Board
and its subcommittees; prepare and approve all meeting agendas; and
adjourn any meeting when the DFO or Alternate DFO determines
adjournment to be in the public interest or required by governing
regulations or DoD policies and procedures.
Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, the public or
interested organizations may submit written statements to the National
Security Education Board membership about the Board's mission and
functions. Written statements may be submitted at any time or in
response to the stated agenda of planned meeting of National Security
Education Board.
All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal
Officer for the National Security Education Board, and this individual
will ensure that the written statements are provided to the membership
for their consideration. Contact information for the National Security
Education Board's DFO can be obtained from the GSA's FACA Database--
https://www.fido.gov/facadatabase/public.asp.
The DFO, pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.150, will announce planned
meetings of the National Security Education Board. The DFO, at that
time, may provide additional guidance on the submission of written
statements that are in response to the stated agenda for the planned
meeting in question.
Dated: February 8, 2013.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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