Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Chapter 38 — Department of State
§ 2665b. Veterans Innovation Partnership Fellowship Program
Statutory text
In General
There shall be in the Department a Veterans Innovation Partnership Fellowship Program (hereinafter in this section referred to as the “VIP Fellowship Program”).
Finding
Congress finds that the VIP Fellowship Program plays a vital role in providing veterans with professional experience, training, and pathways to careers in international affairs, while strengthening the Department’s recruitment of skilled, diverse, and service-minded personnel.
Objectives
The program required by subsection (a) shall—
expand opportunities for veterans to gain professional experience in diplomacy, development, and international cooperation;
leverage the skills, leadership, and expertise of veterans to enhance the work of the Department and other participating agencies; and
support the transition of veterans into public service careers, particularly in foreign affairs.
Administration
The program required by subsection (a) shall be administered by the Department, consistent with existing law and regulations, and in coordination with relevant Federal departments and agencies and veteran-serving organizations.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Pub. L. 119–60 div. E title I § 5133 · 139 Stat. 1567
Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 2665b
(Pub. L. 119–60, div. E, title I, § 5133, Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1567.)
Unresolved: Pub. L. 119–60 was not found in the local Statutes at Large index.
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 119–60, div. E, title I, § 5133, Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1567.)
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Definitions
For definition of “Department” as used in this section, see section 5002 of Pub. L. 119–60, set out as a note under section 2651 of this title.
Credits
(Pub. L. 119–60, div. E, title I, § 5133, , 139 Stat. 1567.)