AUTHORIZATION FOR INSTRUCTION OF CIVILIAN STUDENTS AT FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTER OF THE DEFENSE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE.

SEC. 559. AUTHORIZATION FOR INSTRUCTION OF CIVILIAN STUDENTS AT FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTER OF THE DEFENSE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE. (a) Admission of Civilians as Students.— (1) The Secretary of the Army may enter into an agreement with an accredited institution of higher education (or a consortium of such institutions) under which students enrolled at an institution of higher education that is a party to the agreement may receive instruction at the Foreign Language Center of the Defense Language Institute on a cost-reimbursable, space-available basis. (2) The Secretary may also permit other persons who would benefit from the instruction provided at the Center, as determined 108 STAT. 2777by the Secretary, to receive instruction at the Center on a cost-reimbursable, space-available basis. (b) Selection and Attendance.— (1) The Secretary shall select the persons who will be permitted to receive instruction at the Center pursuant to subsection (a). In the case of agreements under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall consult with the other parties to the agreements to establish qualifications and methods of selection for persons to receive instruction at the Center. (2) Except as the Secretary determines necessary, a person who receives instruction at the Center pursuant to subsection (a) shall be subject to the same regulations governing attendance, discipline, discharge, and dismissal as apply to other persons attending the Center. (c) Retention of Funds.— Amounts collected under subsection (a) to reimburse the Center for the costs of providing instruction to students under subsection (a) shall be credited to funds available for compensation of instructors at the Center and to defray direct civilian student costs to the school. (d) Center Defined.— For purposes of this section, the term “Center” means the Foreign Language Center of the Defense Language Institute. (e) Expiration of Authority.— No student may be admitted to the Center under subsection (a) to commence a program of instruction beginning after September 30, 1997.