50 USC 3334g - Reports on intelligence community loan repayment and related programs

U.S Code last checked for updates: Nov 23, 2024

§ 3334g.

Reports on intelligence community loan repayment and related programs

(a)

Sense of Congress

It is the sense of Congress that—

(1)

there should be established, through the issuing of an Intelligence Community Directive or otherwise, an intelligence-community-wide program for student loan repayment, student loan forgiveness, financial counseling, and related matters, for employees of the intelligence community;

(2)

creating such a program would enhance the ability of the elements of the intelligence community to recruit, hire, and retain highly qualified personnel, including with respect to mission-critical and hard-to-fill positions;

(3)

such a program, including with respect to eligibility requirements, should be designed so as to maximize the ability of the elements of the intelligence community to recruit, hire, and retain highly qualified personnel, including with respect to mission-critical and hard-to-fill positions; and

(4)

to the extent possible, such a program should be uniform throughout the intelligence community and publicly promoted by each element of the intelligence community to both current employees of the element as well as to prospective employees of the element.

(b)

Report on potential intelligence community-wide program

(1)

In general

(2)

Matters included

The report under paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum, the following:

(A)

A description of the financial resources that the elements of the intelligence community would require to establish and initially carry out the program specified in paragraph (1).

(B)

A description of the practical steps to establish and carry out such a program.

(C)

The identification of any legislative action the Director determines necessary to establish and carry out such a program.

(c)

Annual reports on established programs

(1)

Covered programs defined

(2)

Annual reports required

Not less frequently than once each year, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report on the covered programs. Each such report shall include, with respect to the period covered by the report, the following:

(A)

The number of personnel from each element of the intelligence community who used each covered program.

(B)

The total amount of funds each element expended for each such program.

(C)

A description of the efforts made by each element to promote each covered program pursuant to both the personnel of the element of the intelligence community and to prospective personnel.

(Pub. L. 116–92, div. E, title LXVII, § 6725, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2234.)

cite as: 50 USC 3334g