{"identifier":"/us/usc/t22/s4901","title":22,"num":"\u00a7\u202f4901.","heading":"Fellowship program for temporary service at United States missions abroad","text":"\u00a7\u202f4901.\nFellowship program for temporary service at United States missions abroad\n(a)\nEstablishment\nThere 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.\n(b)\nDesignation of fellowships\nFellowships under this chapter shall be known as \u201cFascell Fellowships\u201d.\n(c)\nPurpose of fellowships\nFellowships under this chapter shall be provided in order to allow the recipient (hereafter in this chapter referred to as a \u201cFellow\u201d) 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\u2019s area studies or languages.\n(d)\nIndividuals who may receive a fellowship\nTo 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.\n(e)\nWomen and members of minority groups\nIn carrying out this section, the Secretary of State shall actively recruit women and members of minority groups.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t22/s4901.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t22/s4901","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f4901."},{"t":"heading","text":"Fellowship program for temporary service at United States missions abroad"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t22/s4901/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Establishment"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"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.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t22/s4901/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Designation of fellowships"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"Fellowships under this chapter shall be known as \u201cFascell Fellowships\u201d.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t22/s4901/c","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(c)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Purpose of fellowships"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"Fellowships under this chapter shall be provided in order to allow the recipient (hereafter in this chapter referred to as a \u201cFellow\u201d) 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\u2019s area studies or languages.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t22/s4901/d","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(d)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Individuals who may receive a fellowship"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"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.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t22/s4901/e","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(e)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Women and members of minority groups"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"In carrying out this section, the Secretary of State shall actively recruit women and members of minority groups.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}