§ 2719. Grants for training and education in international affairs

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.

1. 1956

   Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991

   Pub. L. 101–246 title I § 150(2) · 104 Stat. 15

   Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 2719

   Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 841, title I, § 47, as added Pub. L. 101–246, title I, § 150(2), Feb. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 42

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 841, title I, § 47, as added Pub. L. 101–246, title I, § 150(2), Feb. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 42

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) by inserting after section 46 (as redesignated by section 119) the following new section: “SEC. 47. GRANTS FOR TRAINING AND EDUCATION IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS. “The Secretary of State may make grants to postsecondary educational institutions or students for the purpose of increasing the level of knowledge and awareness of and interest in employment with the Foreign Service, consistent with section 105 of the Foreign Minorities. Service Act of 1980. To the extent possible, the Secretary shall give special emphasis to promoting such knowledge and awareness of, and interest in employment with, the Foreign Service among minority Regulations. students. Any grants awarded shall be made pursuant to regulations to be established by the Secretary of State, which shall provide for a limit on the size of any specific grant and, regarding any grants to individuals, shall ensure that no grant recipient receives an amount of grants from one or more Federal programs which in the aggregate would exceed the cost of his or her education, and shall require satisfactory educational progress by grantees as a condition of eligibility for continued receipt of grant funds.”.

2. 2022

   Department of State Authorization Act of 2022

   Pub. L. 117–263 div. I title XCII § 9220(a) · 136 Stat. 2395

   Inserted · 22 U.S.C. § 2719

   Pub. L. 117–263 inserted “or the Civil Service” after “with the Foreign Service” in first sentence and “or the Civil Service” after “Foreign Service” in second sentence. Technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to section 3905 of this title could not be executed

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 117–263 inserted “or the Civil Service” after “with the Foreign Service” in first sentence and “or the Civil Service” after “Foreign Service” in second sentence. Technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to section 3905 of this title could not be executed.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) In General.— Section 47 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2719) is amended— (1) in the first sentence— (A) by inserting “or the Civil Service” after “with the Foreign Service”; and (B) by striking “Foreign service Act of 1980” and inserting “Foreign Service Act of 1980”; and (2) in the second sentence, by inserting “or the Civil Service” after “Foreign Service”.

3. 2023

   Department of State Authorization Act of 2023

   Pub. L. 118–31 div. F title LXI § 6117(a) · 137 Stat. 136

   1. Amended · 22 U.S.C. § 2719

      Pub. L. 118–31 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a)

   2. Inserted · 22 U.S.C. § 2719

      Pub. L. 118–31 inserted heading

   3. Added · 22 U.S.C. § 2719

      Pub. L. 118–31 added subsec. (b)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 118–31 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added subsec. (b).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) In General.— Section 47 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2719) is amended— (1) by striking “The Secretary” and inserting the following: “(a) In General.— The Secretary” ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(b) Diplomatic Security Fellowship Programs.— “(1) Establishment.— The Secretary of State, working through the Assistant Secretary for Diplomatic Security, is authorized to establish Diplomatic Security fellowship programs to provide grants to United States nationals pursuing post-secondary studies who commit to pursuing a career as a special agent, security engineering officer, or in the civil service in the Bureau of Diplomatic Security. “(2) Rulemaking.— The Secretary is authorized to promulgate regulations for the administration of Diplomatic Security fellowship programs that set forth— “(A) the eligibility requirements for receiving a grant under this subsection; “(B) the process by which eligible applicants may request such a grant; “(C) the maximum amount of such a grant; and “(D) the educational progress to which all grant recipients are obligated.” .

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