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  SA 5597. Mr. NELSON of Florida submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 5272 submitted by Mr. Nelson of Florida and 
intended to be proposed to the bill S. 3001, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy,

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to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 1433. INTELLIGENCE TRAINING PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Establishment of program.--Section 922 of the Ronald W. 
     Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2005 (Public Law 108-375; 50 U.S.C. 402 note) is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``SEC. 922. INTELLIGENCE TRAINING PROGRAM.

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Director.--The term `Director' means the Director of 
     National Intelligence.
       ``(2) Institution of higher education.--The term 
     `institution of higher education' has the meaning given that 
     term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 1001).
       ``(3) Intelligence community.--The term `intelligence 
     community' has the meaning given that term in section 3(4) of 
     the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(4)).
       ``(4) Program.--The term `program' means the grant program 
     authorized by subsection (b).
       ``(b) Authority.--The Director is authorized to establish, 
     determine the scope of, and carry out a grant program to 
     promote language analysis, intelligence analysis, and 
     scientific and technical training, as described in this 
     section.
       ``(c) Purpose.--The purpose of the program shall be to 
     increase the number of individuals qualified for an entry-
     level position within an element of the intelligence 
     community by providing--
       ``(1) grants to qualified institutions of higher education, 
     as described in subsection (d); and
       ``(2) grants to qualified individuals, as described in 
     subsection (e).
       ``(d) Grants to Institutions of Higher Education.--(1) The 
     Director is authorized to provide a grant through the program 
     to an institution of higher education to develop a course of 
     study to prepare students of such institution for an entry-
     level language analyst position, intelligence analyst 
     position, or scientific and technical position within an 
     element of the intelligence community.
       ``(2) An institution of higher education seeking a grant 
     under this subsection shall submit an application describing 
     the proposed use of the grant at such time and in such manner 
     as the Director may require.
       ``(3) The Director shall award a grant to an institution of 
     higher education under this subsection--
       ``(A) on the basis of the ability of such institution to 
     use the grant to prepare students for an entry-level language 
     analyst position, intelligence analyst position, or 
     scientific and technical position within an element of the 
     intelligence community upon completion of study at such 
     institution; and
       ``(B) in a manner that provides for geographical diversity 
     among the institutions of higher education that receive such 
     grants.
       ``(4) An institution of higher education that receives a 
     grant under this subsection shall submit to the Director 
     regular reports regarding the use of such grant, including--
       ``(A) a description of the benefits to students who 
     participate in the course of study funded by such grant;
       ``(B) a description of the results and accomplishments 
     related to such course of study; and
       ``(C) any other information that the Director may require.
       ``(5) The Director is authorized to provide an institution 
     of higher education that receives a grant under this section 
     with advice and counsel related to the use of such grant.
       ``(e) Grants to Individuals.--(1) The Director is 
     authorized to provide a grant through the program to an 
     individual to assist such individual in pursuing a course of 
     study--
       ``(A) identified by the Director as meeting a current or 
     emerging mission requirement of an element of the 
     intelligence community; and
       ``(B) that will prepare such individual for an entry-level 
     language analyst position, intelligence analyst position, or 
     scientific and technical position within an element of the 
     intelligence community.
       ``(2) The Director is authorized to provide a grant 
     described in paragraph (1) to an individual for the following 
     purposes:
       ``(A) To provide a monthly stipend for each month that the 
     individual is pursuing a course of study described in 
     paragraph (1).
       ``(B) To pay the individual's full tuition to permit the 
     individual to complete such a course of study.
       ``(C) To provide an allowance for books and materials that 
     the individual requires to complete such course of study.
       ``(D) To pay the individual's expenses for travel that is 
     requested by an element of the intelligence community related 
     to the program.
       ``(3)(A) The Director shall select individuals to receive 
     grants under this subsection using such procedures as the 
     Director determines are appropriate.
       ``(B) An individual seeking a grant under this subsection 
     shall submit an application describing the proposed use of 
     the grant at such time and in such manner as the Director may 
     require.
       ``(C) The Director is authorized to screen and qualify each 
     individual selected to receive a grant under this subsection 
     for the appropriate security clearance without regard to the 
     date that the employment relationship between the individual 
     and the element of the intelligence community is formed.
       ``(4) An individual who receives a grant under this 
     subsection, at a threshold amount to be determined by the 
     Director, shall enter into an agreement to perform, upon such 
     individual's completion of a course of study described in 
     paragraph (1), 1 year of service within an element of the 
     intelligence community, as approved by the Director, for each 
     academic year for which such individual received grant funds 
     under this subsection.
       ``(5) If an individual who receives a grant under this 
     subsection--
       ``(A) fails to complete a course of study described in 
     paragraph (1) or the individual's participation in the 
     program is terminated prior to the completion of such course 
     of study, either by the Director for misconduct or 
     voluntarily by the individual, the individual shall reimburse 
     the United States for the amount of such grant (excluding the 
     individual's stipend, pay, and allowances); or
       ``(B) fails to complete the service requirement with an 
     element of the intelligence community described in paragraph 
     (4) after completion of such course of study or if the 
     individual`s employment with such element of the intelligence 
     community is terminated either by the head of such element 
     for misconduct or voluntarily by the individual prior to the 
     individual's completion of such service requirement, the 
     individual shall--
       ``(i) reimburse the United States for full amount of such 
     grant (excluding the individual's stipend, pay, and 
     allowances) if the individual did not complete any portion of 
     such service requirement; or
       ``(ii) reimburse the United States for the percentage of 
     the total amount of such grant (excluding the individual's 
     stipend, pay, and allowances) that is equal to the percentage 
     of the period of such service requirement that the individual 
     did not serve.
       ``(6)(A) If an individual incurs an obligation to reimburse 
     the United States under subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph 
     (5), the head of the element of the intelligence community 
     that employed or intended to employ such individual shall 
     notify the Director of such obligation.
       ``(B) Except as provided in subparagraph (D), an obligation 
     to reimburse the United States incurred under such 
     subparagraph (A) or (B), including interest due on such 
     obligation, is for all purposes a debt owing the United 
     States.
       ``(C) A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11, United 
     States Code, shall not release an individual from an 
     obligation to reimburse the United States incurred under such 
     subparagraph (A) or (B) if the final decree of the discharge 
     in bankruptcy is issued within 5 years after the last day of 
     the period of the service requirement described in 
     subparagraph (4).
       ``(D) The Director may release an individual from part or 
     all of the individual's obligation to reimburse the United 
     States incurred under such subparagraph (A) or (B) if the 
     Director determines that equity or the interests of the 
     United States require such a release.
       ``(f) Management.--In carrying out the program, the 
     Director shall--
       ``(1) be responsible for the oversight of the program and 
     the development of policy guidance and implementing 
     procedures for the program;
       ``(2) solicit participation of institutions of higher 
     education in the program through appropriate means; and
       ``(3) provide each individual who participates in the 
     program under subsection (e) information on opportunities 
     available for employment within an element of the 
     intelligence community.
       ``(g) Penalties for Fraud.--An institution of higher 
     education or the officers of such institution or an 
     individual who receives a grant under the program as a result 
     of fraud in any aspect of the grant process may be subject to 
     criminal or civil penalties in accordance with applicable 
     Federal law.
       ``(h) Construction.--Unless mutually agreed to by all 
     parties, nothing in this section may be construed to amend, 
     modify, or abrogate any agreement, contract, or employment 
     relationship that was in effect on the day prior to the date 
     of enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2009.
       ``(i) Effect of Other Law.--The Director shall administer 
     the program pursuant to the provisions of chapter 63 of title 
     31, United States Code and chapter 75 of such title, except 
     that the Comptroller General of the United States shall have 
     no authority, duty, or responsibility in matters related to 
     this program.''.
       (2) Clerical amendments.--
       (A) In general.--The table of contents in section 2(b) of 
     the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108-375; 118 Stat. 1811) is 
     amended by striking the item relating to section 922 and 
     inserting the following:

``Sec. 922. Intelligence training program.''.

       (B) Title ix.--The table of contents in that appears before 
     subtitle A of title IX of the Ronald W. Reagan National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 
     108-375; 118 Stat. 2023) is amended by striking the item 
     relating to section 922 and inserting the following:

``Sec. 922. Intelligence training program.''.

       (b) Sense of Congress on Funding.--It is the sense of 
     Congress that for each fiscal

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     year after fiscal year 2009, Congress should not appropriate 
     funds for the program established under section 922(b) of the 
     Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2005, as amended by subsection (a)(1), in an 
     amount that exceeds the amount of funds requested for that 
     program in the budget for that fiscal year submitted to 
     Congress by the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, 
     United States Code.
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