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§ 1914. Department of Defense program to protect United States students against foreign agents

(a) Program

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) Briefing

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).

(Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title XII, §1277, Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1700.)


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.

CHAPTER 38—CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY

SUBCHAPTER I—DEFINITIONS

Sec.
2001.
Definitions relating to the system.
2002.
Definitions relating to participants and annuitants.

        

SUBCHAPTER II—CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM

Part A—Establishment of System

2011.
CIARDS system.
2012.
Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund.
2013.
Participants in CIARDS system.
2014.
Annuitants.

        

Part B—Contributions

2021.
Contributions to fund.

        

Part C—Computation of Annuities

2031.
Computation of annuities.
2032.
Annuities for former spouses.
2033.
Election of survivor benefits for certain former spouses divorced as of November 15, 1982.
2034.
Survivor annuity for certain other former spouses.
2035.
Retirement annuity for certain former spouses.
2036.
Survivor annuities for previous spouses.

        

Part D—Benefits Accruing to Certain Participants

2051.
Retirement for disability or incapacity; medical examination; recovery.
2052.
Death in service.
2053.
Voluntary retirement.
2054.
Discontinued service benefits.
2055.
Mandatory retirement.
2056.
Eligibility for annuity.

        

Part E—Lump-Sum Payments

2071.
Lump-sum payments.

        

Part F—Period of Service for Annuities

2081.
Computation of length of service.
2082.
Prior service credit.
2083.
Credit for service while on military leave.

        

Part G—Moneys

2091.
Estimate of appropriations needed.
2092.
Investment of moneys in fund.
2093.
Payment of benefits.
2094.
Attachment of moneys.
2095.
Recovery of payments.

        

Part H—Retired Participants Recalled, Reinstated, or Reappointed in Agency or Reemployed in Government

2111.
Recall.
2112.
Reemployment.
2113.
Reemployment compensation.

        

Part I—Voluntary Contributions

2121.
Voluntary contributions.

        

Part J—Cost-of-Living Adjustment of Annuities

2131.
Cost-of-living adjustment of annuities.

        

Part K—Conformity With Civil Service Retirement System

2141.
Authority to maintain existing areas of conformity between Civil Service and Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Systems.
2142.
Thrift Savings Plan participation.
2143.
Alternative forms of annuities.
2144.
Payments from CIARDS fund for portions of certain Civil Service Retirement System annuities.

        

SUBCHAPTER III—PARTICIPATION IN FEDERAL EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM

2151.
Application of Federal Employees' Retirement System to Agency employees.
2152.
Special rules relating to section 2013 criteria employees.
2153.
Special rules for other employees for service abroad.
2154.
Special rules for former spouses.
2155.
Administrative provisions.
2156.
Regulations.
2157.
Transition regulations.

        

Editorial Notes

Codification

The Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Act, comprising this chapter, was originally enacted as the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Act of 1964 for Certain Employees by Pub. L. 88–643, Oct. 13, 1964, 78 Stat. 1043, as amended by Pub. L. 90–539, Sept. 30, 1968, 82 Stat. 902; Pub. L. 91–185, Dec. 30, 1969, 83 Stat. 847; Pub. L. 91–626, §§1–6, Dec. 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 1872–1874; Pub. L. 93–31, May 8, 1973, 87 Stat. 65; Pub. L. 93–210, §1(a), Dec. 28, 1973, 87 Stat. 908; Pub. L. 94–361, title VIII, §801(b), July 14, 1976, 90 Stat. 929; Pub. L. 94–522, title I, §§101, 102, title II, §§201–213, Oct. 17, 1976, 90 Stat. 2467–2471; Ex. Ord. No. 12273, Jan. 16, 1981, 46 F.R. 5854; Ex. Ord. No. 12326, Sept. 30, 1981, 46 F.R. 48889; Pub. L. 97–269, title VI, §§602–611, Sept. 27, 1982, 96 Stat. 1145–1148, 1152–1153; Ex. Ord. No. 12443, Sept. 27, 1983, 48 F.R. 44751; Ex. Ord. No. 12485, July 13, 1984, 49 F.R. 28827; Pub. L. 98–618, title III, §302, Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3300; Pub. L. 99–169, title VII, §702, Dec. 4, 1985, 99 Stat. 1008; Pub. L. 99–335, title V, §§501–506, June 6, 1986, 100 Stat. 622–624; Pub. L. 99–514, §2, Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2095; Pub. L. 99–569, title III, §302(a), Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3192; Pub. L. 100–178, title IV, §§401(a), 402(a), (b)(1), (2), Dec. 2, 1987, 101 Stat. 1012–1014; Pub. L. 100–453, title III, §302(a), (b)(1), (c)(1), (d)(1), (2), title V, §502, Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 1906, 1907, 1909; Pub. L. 101–193, title III, §§302–304(a), 307(b), Nov. 30, 1989, 103 Stat. 1703, 1707; Pub. L. 102–83, §5(c)(2), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406; Pub. L. 102–88, title III, §§302–305(a), 306–307(b), Aug. 14, 1991, 105 Stat. 431–433; Pub. L. 102–183, title III, §§302(a)–(c), 303(a), 304–306(b), 307, 309(a), 310(a), Dec. 4, 1991, 105 Stat. 1262–1266; Pub. L. 102–496, title III, §304(b), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3183, and was set out as a note under section 403 of this title. The Act is shown herein, however, as having been added by Pub. L. 102–496, title VIII, §802, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3196, without reference to such intervening amendments because of the extensive revision and restatement of the Act's provisions by Pub. L. 102–496.

SUBCHAPTER I—DEFINITIONS

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