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 12 2 STA T .4 4 5 5 PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 41 7—O CT. 14 , 200 8‘ ‘ (b)COST S ANDEXPE NSES .—TheS e cr e ta r ym ay p ay the tra v e l,su bs i ste n ce, an d similar pers o nal e x penses o f persons incurred to attend the A cademy under subsection (a). ‘‘(c) E F FE C T OF ATTENDANCE.— P ersons attendin g the Academy under subsection (a) are not considered to be students enrolled at the Academy and are in addition to persons receiving instruction at the Academy under section 43 44 or 434 5 of this title. ‘‘(d) SO UR CE OF F UNDS ITATION.—( 1 ) The Academy shall bear the costs of the attendance of persons under subsection (a) from funds appropriated for the Academy and from such additional funds as may be available to the Academy from a source, other than appropriated funds, to support cultural immersion, regional a w areness, or foreign language training activities in connection with their attendance. ‘‘( 2 ) Expenditures from appropriated funds in support of activi - ties under this section may not exceed $ 4 0 ,000 during any fiscal year. ’ ’. (2) C L ERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 4345 the following new item
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‘ 43 4 5a.Foreign an dcult ural e x c h ange acti v itie s . ’ ’. (b) N A V AL ACADEM Y .— (1) I N G ENERAL.—Chapter 6 03 of title 10, U nited States Code, is amended by inserting after section 6 9 5 7 a the following new section: ‘ ‘ §6957b.Foreigna n dcult ural e x c h ange acti v itie s ‘‘(a) ATTENDANCE AUT H ORI Z ED.—The Secretary of the Navy may authori z e the Naval Academy to permit students, officers, and other representatives of a foreign country to attend the Naval Academy for periods of not more than two wee k s if the Secretary determines that the attendance of such persons contributes signifi- cantly to the development of foreign language, cross cultural inter- actions and understanding, and cultural immersion of midshipmen. ‘‘(b) COSTS AND EXPENSES.—The Secretary may pay the travel, subsistence, and similar personal expenses of persons incurred to attend the Naval Academy under subsection (a). ‘‘(c) EFFECT OF ATTENDANCE.—Persons attending the Naval Academy under subsection (a) are not considered to be students enrolled at the Naval Academy and are in addition to persons receiving instruction at the Naval Academy under section 6957 or 6957a of this title. ‘‘(d) SOURCE OF FUNDS; LIMITATION.—(1) The Naval Academy shall bear the costs of the attendance of persons under subsection (a) from funds appropriated for the Naval Academy and from such additional funds as may be available to the Naval Academy from a source, other than appropriated funds, to support cultural immer- sion, regional awareness, or foreign language training activities in connection with their attendance. ‘‘(2) Expenditures from appropriated funds in support of activi- ties under this section may not exceed $40,000 during any fiscal year.’’. (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 6957a the following new item: ‘‘ 69 5 7b . Foreign and cultural exchange activities.’’.

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