EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS, AND RESEARCH FOR TRANSFORMATION PROGRAM TO INCLUDE CITIZENS OF COUNTRIES PARTICIPATING IN THE TECHNICAL COOPERATION PROGRAM.

SEC. 212. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS, AND RESEARCH FOR TRANSFORMATION PROGRAM TO INCLUDE CITIZENS OF COUNTRIES PARTICIPATING IN THE TECHNICAL COOPERATION PROGRAM. Section 2192a of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by inserting “or, subject to subsection (g), a country the government of which is a party to The Technical Cooperation Program (TTCP) memorandum of understanding of October 24, 1995” after “United States”; (2) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and (3) by inserting after section (f) the following new subsection (g): “(g) Limitation on Participation.—(1) The Secretary may not award scholarships or fellowships under this section to more than five individuals described in paragraph (2) per year. “(2) An individual described in this paragraph is an individual who— “(A) has not previously been awarded a scholarship or fellowship under the program under this section; “(B) is not a citizen of the United States; and “(C) is a citizen of a country the government of which is a party to The Technical Cooperation Program (TTCP) memorandum of understanding of October 24, 1995.” .