Title 50 — War and National DefenseRelease 119-73
§1914 Department of Defense program to protect United States students against foreign agents
Title 50 › Chapter CHAPTER 37— - NATIONAL SECURITY SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND GRANTS › § 1914
Summary
The Secretary of Defense must create and run a program to help U.S. students who study abroad through the Department of Defense’s National Security Education Programs. The program must teach students how to spot and protect themselves from attempts by foreign intelligence agents to recruit them. Within 180 days after December 12, 2017, the Secretary must give a briefing about this program to the Senate and House Armed Services Committees.
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Title 50, §1914
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(a)The Secretary of Defense shall develop and implement a program to prepare United States students studying abroad through Department of Defense National Security Education Programs to recognize and protect themselves against recruitment efforts by intelligence agents.
(b)Not later than 180 days after December 12, 2017, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the program required under subsection (a).
Legislative History
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Editorial Notes
Codification Section was enacted as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, and not as part of the David L. Boren National Security Education Act of 1991 which comprises this chapter.
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50 U.S.C. § 1914
Title 50 — War and National Defense
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73