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H.R. 4630 109th Congress House

To amend the David L. Boren National Security Education Act of 1991 to allow scholarship and fellowship recipients to work in a field of education if no position in the Federal Government relating to…

Official title: To amend the David L. Boren National Security Education Act of 1991 to allow scholarship and fellowship recipients to work in a field of education if no positi… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the David L. Boren National Security Education Act of 1991 to allow scholarship and fellowship recipients to work in a field of education if no position in the Federal Government relating to national security is available.

Introduced: December 17, 2005 See on congress.gov
Education Area studiesArmed Forces and National SecurityDepartment of DefenseDepartment of Homeland Security
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Department of StateEconomics and Public FinanceElementary and secondary educationFederal aid to educationFederal employeesGovernment Operations and PoliticsGraduate educationHigher educationIntelligence community staffInternational AffairsInternational educationLabor and EmploymentLanguage and languagesRecruiting of employeesScholarshipsTeacher educationTeacher supply and demandTeachers
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Jul 24, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Dec 17, 2005
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Dec 17, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 24, 2006

Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the David L. Boren National Security Education Act of 1991 to revise the service requirements for certain National Security Scholarship and Fellowship recipients.

Repeals the conditions that a recipient work: (1) one year of service for each year for which the scholarship or fellowship assistance was provided; and (2) in order to utilize the unique language and region expertise acquired by the recipient pursuant to such study.

Requires the recipient to work at least one year in a position contributing to national security in the Department of Defense (as under current law), any element of the intelligence community (as under current law), the Department of Homeland Security, or the Department of State.

Allows the recipient to work at least one year in such a position in any other federal agency if none is available in any of the primary departments specified, or if none is available in another federal agency, at least one academic year in a position in a field of education in a discipline related to the studies supported by the scholarship or fellowship.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4630: To amend the David L. Boren National Security Education Act of 1991 to allow scholarship and fellowship recipients to work in a field of education if no position in the Federal Government relating to national security is available.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4630/
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"H.R. 4630: To amend the David L. Boren National Security Education Act of 1991 to allow scholarship and fellowship recipients to work in a field of education if no position in the Federal Government relating to national security is available.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4630/.
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H.R. 4630, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4630/.
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[H.R. 4630: To amend the David L. Boren National Security Education Act of 1991 to allow scholarship and fellowship recipients to work in a field of education if no position in the Federal Government relating to national security is available.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4630/)
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