Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Chapter 89 — Advancing Democratic Values
§ 8212. Democracy Fellowship Program
Statutory text
Requirement for Program
The Secretary shall establish a Democracy Fellowship Program to enable officers of the Department to gain an additional perspective on democracy promotion in foreign countries by working on democracy issues in appropriate congressional offices or congressional committees with oversight over the subject matter of this chapter, including the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and international or nongovernmental organizations involved in democracy promotion.
Selection and placement
The Assistant Secretary shall play a central role in the selection of Democracy Fellows and facilitate their placement in appropriate congressional offices, congressional committees, international organizations, and nongovernmental organizations.
Legislative history
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Advance Democratic Values, Address Nondemocratic Countries, and Enhance Democracy Act of 2007
Pub. L. 110–53 title XXI § 2112 · 121 Stat. 266
Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 8212
(Pub. L. 110–53, title XXI, § 2112, Aug. 3, 2007, 121 Stat. 531.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 110–53, title XXI, § 2112, Aug. 3, 2007, 121 Stat. 531.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 2112. DEMOCRACY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. (a) Requirement for Program.— The Secretary shall establish a Democracy Fellowship Program to enable officers of the Department to gain an additional perspective on democracy promotion in foreign countries by working on democracy issues in appropriate congressional offices or congressional committees with oversight over the subject matter of this title, including the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and international or nongovernmental organizations involved in democracy promotion. (b) Selection and Placement.— The Assistant Secretary shall play a central role in the selection of Democracy Fellows and facilitate their placement in appropriate congressional offices, congressional committees, international organizations, and nongovernmental organizations.
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