This rule implements the responsibilities of the Secretary of Defense for administering National Security Education Program (NSEP) and explains the responsibilities of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness for policy and funding oversight for NSEP. It discusses requirements for administering and executing the NSEP service agreement and assigns oversight of NSEP to the Defense Language and National Security Education Office. The final rule outlines requirements applicable to the NSEP office and NSEP award recipients. This includes information about the NSEP service agreement, which award recipients must adhere to as a condition of award. In exchange for support, NSEP awardees must work in qualifying national security positions in the U.S. Federal Government for at least one year.

The revisions to this rule will be reported in future status updates as part of DoD's retrospective plan under Executive Order 13563, completed in August 2011. DoD's full plan can be accessed at: http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=DOD-2011-OS-0036.