Title 50, War and National DefenseRelease 119-110

§1911 Additional Annual Authorization of Appropriations

Title 50 › CHAPTER 37 — NATIONAL SECURITY SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND GRANTS › § 1911

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Each fiscal year starting in 2020, $16,000,000 is authorized for the Secretary to run grants for the National Flagship Language Initiative as described in section 1902(a)(1)(D). Also, for each fiscal year from 2005 through 2021, the Director of National Intelligence must transfer $6,000,000 from the Intelligence Community Management Account to the Secretary for the same grant program. Money provided under these rules stays available until it is spent.

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Title 50, §1911

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(a)In general
In addition to amounts that may be made available to the Secretary under the Fund for a fiscal year, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for each fiscal year, beginning with fiscal year 2020, $16,000,000, to carry out the grant program for the National Flagship Language Initiative under section 1902(a)(1)(D) of this title.
(b)Funding from Intelligence Community Management Account for fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 2005
In addition to amounts that may be made available to the Secretary under the Fund for a fiscal year, the Director of National Intelligence shall transfer to the Secretary from amounts appropriated for the Intelligence Community Management Account for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2021 $6,000,000 to carry out the grant program for the National Flagship Language Initiative under section 1902(a)(1)(D) of this title.
(c)Availability of appropriated funds
Amounts made available under this section shall remain available until expended.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2020—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–260, § 619(b)(1), which directed substitution of “$16,000,000” for “$10,000,000”, could not be executed because “$10,000,000” did not appear in text after the amendment by Pub. L. 116–92. See 2019 Amendment note below. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 116–260, § 619(b)(2), substituted “for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2021” for “for each fiscal year, beginning with fiscal year 2005,”. 2019—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–92, which directed amendment of section 811(a) of the Fair Chance Act (50 U.S.C. 1911(a)) by substituting “fiscal year 2020” for “fiscal year 2003” and “$16,000,000” for “$10,000,000”, was executed to subsec. (a) of this section, which is section 811 of the David L. Boren National Security Education Act of 1991, to reflect the probable intent of Congress. 2004—Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 108–487 added subsecs. (b) and (c) and struck out heading and text of former subsec. (b). Text read as follows: “Amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations under subsection (a) shall remain available until expended.”

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective on the date the Secretary of Defense submits the report required under section 334 of Pub. L. 107–306 and notifies the appropriate committees of Congress that the programs carried out under this chapter are being managed in a fiscally and programmatically sound manner, see section 333(c) of Pub. L. 107–306, set out as an

Effective Date

of 2002 Amendment note under section 1902 of this title.

Reference

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Citation

50 U.S.C. § 1911

Title 50, War and National Defense

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110