Title 50 — War and National DefenseRelease 119-73
§3191 Scholarships and work-study for pursuit of graduate degrees in science and technology
Title 50 › Chapter CHAPTER 44— - NATIONAL SECURITY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VIII— - EDUCATION IN SUPPORT OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE › Part Part A— - Science and Technology › § 3191
Summary
The Director of National Intelligence may run a scholarship and work-study program for people getting graduate degrees in science and technology that the Director says the intelligence community will need. The program must be run through the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and the Director must pick the covered fields after talking with other intelligence leaders. To join, a person must be an intelligence employee or meet hiring-eligibility the Director sets, be accepted into an approved graduate program, and be eligible for a Secret or higher security clearance. The Director must issue rules to run the program.
Full Legal Text
Title 50, §3191
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(a)The Director of National Intelligence may carry out a program to provide scholarships and work-study for individuals who are pursuing graduate degrees in fields of study in science and technology that are identified by the Director as appropriate to meet the future needs of the intelligence community for qualified scientists and engineers.
(b)If the Director of National Intelligence carries out the program under subsection (a), the Director of National Intelligence shall administer the program through the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
(c)If the Director of National Intelligence carries out the program under subsection (a), the Director shall identify fields of study under subsection (a) in consultation with the other heads of the elements of the intelligence community.
(d)An individual eligible to participate in the program is any individual who—
(1)either—
(A)is an employee of the intelligence community; or
(B)meets criteria for eligibility for employment in the intelligence community that are established by the Director of National Intelligence;
(2)is accepted in a graduate degree program in a field of study in science or technology identified under subsection (a); and
(3)is eligible for a security clearance at the level of Secret or above.
(e)If the Director of National Intelligence carries out the program under subsection (a), the Director shall prescribe regulations for purposes of the administration of this section.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was formerly classified to section 441g of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 1001 of act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, was renumbered section 1101 and is classified to section 3231 of this title.
Amendments
2004—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 108–458, § 1071(a)(1)(MM), substituted “Director of National Intelligence” for “Director of Central Intelligence”. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 108–458, § 1072(a)(8), substituted “Office of the Director of National Intelligence” for “Assistant Director of Central Intelligence for Administration”. Pub. L. 108–458, § 1071(a)(3)(C), which directed amendment of subsec. (b) by substituting “Director of National Intelligence” for “Director” each place it appeared, was executed by making the substitution the first two places it appeared to reflect the probable intent of Congress. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 108–458, § 1071(a)(3)(D), substituted “If the Director of National Intelligence” for “If the Director”. Subsec. (d)(1)(B). Pub. L. 108–458, § 1071(a)(3)(E), substituted “Director of National Intelligence” for “Director”. Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 108–458, § 1071(a)(3)(F), substituted “If the Director of National Intelligence” for “If the Director”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2004 AmendmentFor Determination by President that amendment by Pub. L. 108–458 take effect on Apr. 21, 2005, see Memorandum of President of the United States, Apr. 21, 2005, 70 F.R. 23925, set out as a note under section 3001 of this title. Amendment by Pub. L. 108–458 effective not later than six months after Dec. 17, 2004, except as otherwise expressly provided, see section 1097(a) of Pub. L. 108–458, set out in an
Effective Date
of 2004 Amendment; Transition Provisions note under section 3001 of this title. Pilot Program on Recruitment and Training of Intelligence Analysts Pub. L. 108–177, title III, § 318, Dec. 13, 2003, 117 Stat. 2613, as amended by Pub. L. 108–458, title I, §§ 1071(g)(3)(A)(iii), 1072(d)(2)(B), Dec. 17, 2004, 118 Stat. 3692, 3693, which required the Director of National Intelligence to carry out a pilot program during fiscal years 2004 through 2006 to provide financial assistance for academic training in areas of deficiency in the analytic capabilities of the intelligence community, and to submit reports to Congress not later than 120 days after Dec. 13, 2003, and not later than one year after the commencement of the program, was repealed by Pub. L. 111–259, title III, § 311(b)(2)(A), Oct. 7, 2010, 124 Stat. 2663.
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50 U.S.C. § 3191
Title 50 — War and National Defense
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73