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[CITE: 22USC4901]

 
               TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
 
                 CHAPTER 59--FASCELL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
 
Sec. 4901. Fellowship program for temporary service at United 
        States missions abroad
        

(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 country's 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, Sec. 1002, Aug. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 893; Pub. 
L. 101-454, Sec. 9(b), Oct. 24, 1990, 104 Stat. 1065; Pub. L. 103-199, 
title III, Sec. 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, Sec. 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, Sec. 9(b)(2), substituted ``abroad'' 
for ``in the Soviet Union or an Eastern European country'' and ``that 
country's'' for ``Soviet or Eastern European''.
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 101-454, Sec. 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

    Section 9(a) of Pub. L. 101-454 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

    Section 1001 of title X of Pub. L. 99-399 provided that: ``This 
title [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the `Fascell Fellowship 
Act'.''
