22-U.S.C.-4901
§4901 – Fellowship Program For Temporary Service At United States Missions Abroad
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Title 22 > Chapter 59 > Section 4901
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- Reference: Section 4901
- Legend: §4901 – Fellowship Program For Temporary Service At United States Missions Abroad
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
(a) Establishment
There is hereby established a fellowship program pursuant to which the Secretary of State will provide fellowships to United States citizens while they serve, for a period of between one and two years, in positions which would otherwise be held by foreign national employees at United States diplomatic or consular missions abroad.
(b) Designation of fellowships
Fellowships under this chapter shall be known as Fascell Fellowships.
(c) Purpose of fellowships
Fellowships under this chapter shall be provided in order to allow the recipient (hereafter in this chapter referred to as a Fellow) to serve on a short-term basis at a United States diplomatic or consular mission abroad in order to obtain first hand exposure to that country, including (as appropriate) independent study in that countrys area studies or languages.
(d) Individuals who may receive a fellowship
To receive a fellowship under this chapter, an individual must be a United States citizen who is an undergraduate or graduate student, a teacher, scholar, or other academic, or an other individual, who has expertise in international affairs, foreign languages, or career and professional experience or interest in international affairs, and who has a working knowledge of the principal language of the country in which he or she would serve.
(e) Women and members of minority groups
In carrying out this section, the Secretary of State shall actively recruit women and members of minority groups.
(Pub. L. 99–399, title X, §1002, Aug. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 893; Pub. L. 101–454, §9(b), Oct. 24, 1990, 104 Stat. 1065; Pub. L. 103–199, title III, §303, Dec. 17, 1993, 107 Stat. 2323.)
Amendments
1993—Pub. L. 103–199 substituted abroad for in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe in section catchline.
1990—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101–454, §9(b)(1), substituted which would otherwise be for formerly and abroad for in the Soviet Union or Eastern European countries.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 101–454, §9(b)(2), substituted abroad for in the Soviet Union or an Eastern European country and that countrys for Soviet or Eastern European.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 101–454, §9(b)(3), substituted international affairs, foreign languages, or career and professional experience or interest in international affairs, for Soviet or Eastern European area studies or languages.
Short Title of 1990 Amendment
Pub. L. 101–454, §9(a), Oct. 24, 1990, 104 Stat. 1065, provided that: This section [amending this section and sections 4902 and 4904 of this title, and enacting provisions set out as a note under section 4902 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Fascell Fellowship Amendments Act of 1990’.
Short Title
Pub. L. 99–399, title X, §1001, Aug. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 893, provided that: This title [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Fascell Fellowship Act’.
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22-U.S.C.-4864 in the Legal Encyclopedia: Foreign Relations
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