Title 50War and National DefenseRelease 119-73not60

§1914 Department of Defense Program to Protect United States Students Against Foreign Agents

Title 50 › Chapter 37— NATIONAL SECURITY SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND GRANTS › § 1914

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Secretary of Defense must train U.S. students abroad in DoD National Security Education Programs to guard against intelligence-agent recruitment and must brief the Armed Services Committees within 180 days after December 12, 2017.

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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).

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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 50War and National Defense

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60