§ 1901. Short title, findings, and purposes

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1991

   National Security Education Act of 1991

   Pub. L. 102–183 title VIII § 801 · 105 Stat. 1260

   Enacted · 50 U.S.C. § 1901

   Pub. L. 102–183, title VIII, § 801, Dec. 4, 1991, 105 Stat. 1271

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 102–183, title VIII, § 801, Dec. 4, 1991, 105 Stat. 1271

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE, FINDINGS, AND PURPOSES. (a) Short Title.— This title may be cited as the “National Security Education Act of 1991”. (b) Findings.— The Congress makes the following findings: (1) The security of the United States is and will continue to depend on the ability of the United States to exercise international leadership. (2) The ability of the United States to exercise international leadership is, and will increasingly continue to be, based on the political and economic strength of the United States, as well as on United States military strength around the world. (3) Recent changes in the world pose threats of a new kind to international stability as Cold War tensions continue to decline while economic competition, regional conflicts, terrorist activities, and weapon proliferations have dramatically increased. (4) The future national security and economic well-being of the United States will depend substantially on the ability of its citizens to communicate and compete by knowing the languages and cultures of other countries. (5) The Federal Government has an interest in ensuring that the employees of its departments and agencies with national security responsibilities are prepared to meet the challenges of this changing international environment. (6) The Federal Government also has an interest in taking actions to alleviate the problem of American undergraduate and graduate students being inadequately prepared to meet the challenges posed by increasing global interaction among nations. (7) American colleges and universities must place a new emphasis on improving the teaching of foreign languages, area studies, and other international fields to help meet those challenges. (c) Purposes.— The purposes of this title are as follows: (1) To provide the necessary resources, accountability, and flexibility to meet the national security education needs of the United States, especially as such needs change over time. (2) To increase the quantity, diversity, and quality of the teaching and learning of subjects in the fields of foreign languages, area studies, and other international fields that are critical to the Nation’s interest. (3) To produce an increased pool of applicants for work in the departments and agencies of the United States Government with national security responsibilities. (4) To expand, in conjunction with other Federal programs, the international experience, knowledge base, and perspectives on which the United States citizenry, Government employees, and leaders rely. (5) To permit the Federal Government to advocate the cause of international education.

2. 1992

   Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993

   Pub. L. 102–496 title IV § 404(a) · 106 Stat. 3180

   1. Amended · 50 U.S.C. § 1901(a)

      Pub. L. 102–496 amended subsec. (a) generally

   2. Inserted · 50 U.S.C. § 1901(a)

      Pub. L. 102–496 inserting “David L. Boren”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–496 amended subsec. (a) generally, inserting “David L. Boren”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Redesignation of Act.— Section 801(a) of the National Security Education Act of 1991 (title VIII of Public Law 102–183; 50 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.) is amended to read as follows: 50 USC 1901. David L. Boren National Security Education Act of 1991. “(a) Short Title.— This title may be cited as the ‘David L. Boren National Security Education Act of 1991’.”.

3. 1998

   Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999

   Pub. L. 105–272 title III § 305(a)(1) · 112 Stat. 2396

   Inserted · 50 U.S.C. § 1901(b)(7); 50 U.S.C. § 1901(c)(2)

   Pub. L. 105–272 inserted “counterproliferation studies,” after “area studies,”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsecs. (b)(7), (c)(2). Pub. L. 105–272 inserted “counterproliferation studies,” after “area studies,”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) Section 801 (50 U.S.C. 1901) is amended by inserting “counterproliferation studies,” after “area studies,” in subsections (b)(7) and (c)(2).

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