Title 50, War and National DefenseRelease 119-102

§3205 Definitions

Title 50 › CHAPTER 44 — NATIONAL SECURITY › SUBCHAPTER VIII — EDUCATION IN SUPPORT OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE › Part B — Foreign Languages Program › § 3205

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Defines three key terms used in this part. A "covered element of the intelligence community" is any agency, office, bureau, or part named in subparagraphs (B) through (L) of section 3003(4) of this title. An "educational institution" includes a local educational agency as defined in section 7801 of title 20; an institution of higher education as defined in section 1002 of title 20 except those in subsection (a)(1)(C) of that section; and any nonprofit that teaches foreign languages critical to the intelligence community’s ability to carry out United States national security activities. "Dedicated personnel" are intelligence community employees and private citizens, including former federal civilian employees who left voluntarily and members of the U.S. Armed Forces who were honorably discharged, honorably separated, or generally discharged under honorable circumstances and then rehired on a voluntary basis to do the activities allowed under this part.

Full Legal Text

Title 50, §3205

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In this part:
(1)The term “covered element of the intelligence community” means an agency, office, bureau, or element referred to in subparagraphs (B) through (L) of section 3003(4) of this title.
(2)The term “educational institution” means—
(A)a local educational agency (as that term is defined in section 7801 of title 20);
(B)an institution of higher education (as defined in section 1002 of title 20, other than institutions referred to in subsection (a)(1)(C) of such section); or
(C)any other nonprofit institution that provides instruction of foreign languages in languages that are critical to the capability of the intelligence community to carry out national security activities of the United States.
(3)The term “dedicated personnel” means employees of the intelligence community and private citizens (including former civilian employees of the Federal Government who have been voluntarily separated, and members of the United States Armed Forces who have been honorably discharged, honorably separated, or generally discharged under honorable circumstances and rehired on a voluntary basis specifically to perform the activities authorized under this part).

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 441j–4 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Amendments

2015—Par. (2)(A). Pub. L. 114–95, § 9215(tt), (hhh), made similar

Amendments

, resulting in the substitution of “section 7801 of title 20)” for “section 7801(26) of title 20)”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2015 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 114–95 effective Dec. 10, 2015, except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see section 5 of Pub. L. 114–95, set out as a note under section 6301 of Title 20, Education.

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Citation

50 U.S.C. § 3205

Title 50, War and National Defense

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102