100 STAT. 3200 10 USC 1590 note.
PUBLIC LAW 99-569—OCT. 27, 1986
(c) The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a comprehensive review 2ui(j evaluation of the implementation of section 1590 of title 10, United States Code and shall report thereon to the Congress no later than March 1, 1989. Such report shall— r (1) describe the extent to which the civilian intelligence personnel management systems established under section 1590 of title 10 have improved acquisition and retention of civilian intelligence personnel by the military departments; (2) describe the elements of uniformity among the civilian intelligence personnel management systems established under ( section 1590 of title 10; ' (3) describe the elements of diversity among the civilian i intelligence personnel management systems established under section 1590 of title 10, and explain the need for such diversity based on differences in the intelligence needs or missions of the military departments; i (4) describe the means for oversight within the Office of the %, Secretary of Defense and each of the military departments for ensuring consistent application of regulations, directives, and guidelines which implement the authority granted under secs tion 1590 of title 10; (5) contain recommendations for any legislative changes the Secretary of Defense may deem appropriate; and (6) include such other matters as the Secretary of Defense may deem appropriate. NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY ACQUISITION OF CRITICAL SKILLS
Minorities. Education.
SEC. 505. The National Security Agency Act of 1959 (50 U.S.C. 402 note) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following section: "SEC. 16. (a) The purpose of this section is to establish an undergraduate tr£dning program, which may lead to the baccalaureate degree, to facilitate the recruitment of individuals, particularly minority high school students, with a demonstrated capability to develop skills critical to the mission of the National Security Agency, including mathematics, computer science, engineering, and foreign languages. "Q}) The Secretary of Defense is authorized, in his discretion, to assign civilian employees of the National Security Agency as students at accredited professional, technical, and other institutions of higher learning for training at the undergraduate level in skills critical to effective performance of the mission of the Agency. "(c) The National Security Agency may pay, directly or by reimbursement to employees, expenses incident to assignments under subsection (b), in any fiscal year only to the extent that appropriated funds are available for such purpose. "(d)(1) To be eligible for assignment under subsection (b), an employee of the Agency must agree in writing— "(A) to continue in the service of the Agency for the period of the assignment and to complete the educational course of training for which the employee is assigned; (B) to continue in the service of the Agency following completion of the assignment for a period of one-and-a-half years for each year of the assignment or part thereof; "(C) to reimburse the United States for the total cost of education (excluding the employee's pay and allowances)
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