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§1908 Definitions

Title 50 › Chapter CHAPTER 37— - NATIONAL SECURITY SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND GRANTS › § 1908

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Summary

Names key terms. Board and Fund: the National Security Education Board and the National Security Education Trust Fund (each created by this chapter). Institution of higher education: defined elsewhere in federal law. National security position: a federal job with national security duties where foreign language skills are used. Congressional intelligence committees: the Senate and House Intelligence Committees.

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Title 50, §1908

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For the purpose of this chapter:
(1)The term “Board” means the National Security Education Board established pursuant to section 1903 of this title.
(2)The term “Fund” means the National Security Education Trust Fund established pursuant to section 1904 of this title.
(3)The term “institution of higher education” has the meaning given that term by section 1001 of title 20.
(4)The term “national security position” means a position—
(A)having national security responsibilities in an agency or office of the Federal Government that has national security responsibilities, as determined under section 1902(g) of this title; and
(B)in which the individual in such position makes their foreign language skills available to such agency or office.
(5)The term “congressional intelligence committees” means—
(A)the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
(B)the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.

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Editorial Notes

Amendments

2023—Par. (4)(A). Pub. L. 118–31 substituted “an agency” for “a agency”. 2002—Par. (5). Pub. L. 107–306 added par. (5). 1998—Par. (3). Pub. L. 105–244 substituted “section 1001” for “section 1141(a)”. 1996—Par. (4). Pub. L. 104–201 added par. (4).

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Effective Date

of 1998 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 105–244 effective Oct. 1, 1998, except as otherwise provided in Pub. L. 105–244, see section 3 of Pub. L. 105–244, set out as a note under section 1001 of Title 20, Education.

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Citation

50 U.S.C. § 1908

Title 50War and National Defense

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73