[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 158 (Thursday, September 29, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5765-S5766]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SA 6244. Mr. HICKENLOOPER submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and
Mr. Inhofe) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. ___. JOHN LEWIS CIVIL RIGHTS FELLOWSHIP ACT OF 2022.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``John Lewis
Civil Rights Fellowship Act of 2022''.
(b) John Lewis Civil Rights Fellowship Program.--The Mutual
Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2451
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 115. JOHN LEWIS CIVIL RIGHTS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.
``(a) Establishment.--There is established the John Lewis
Civil Rights Fellowship Program (referred to in this section
as the `Fellowship Program') within the J. William Fulbright
Educational Exchange Program.
``(b) Purposes.--The purposes of the Fellowship Program
are--
``(1) to honor the legacy of Representative John Lewis by
promoting a greater understanding of the history and tenets
of nonviolent civil rights movements; and
``(2) to advance foreign policy priorities of the United
States by promoting studies, research, and international
exchange in the subject of nonviolent movements that
established and protected civil rights around the world.
``(c) Administration.--The Bureau of Educational and
Cultural Affairs (referred to in this section as the
`Bureau') shall administer the Fellowship Program in
accordance with policy guidelines established by the Board,
in consultation with the binational Fulbright Commissions and
United States Embassies.
``(d) Selection of Fellows.--
``(1) In general.--The Board shall annually select
qualified individuals to participate in the Fellowship
Program. The Board may determine the number of fellows
selected each year, which, whenever feasible shall be not
fewer than 25.
``(2) Outreach.--To the extent practicable, the Bureau
shall conduct outreach at institutions the Bureau determines
are likely to produce a range of qualified applicants.
``(e) Fellowship Orientation.--Annually, the Bureau shall
organize and administer a fellowship orientation, which
shall--
``(1) be held in Washington, D.C., or at another location
selected by the Bureau; and
``(2) include programming to honor the legacy of
Representative John Lewis.
``(f) Structure.--
``(1) Work plan.--To carry out the purposes described in
subsection (b)(2)--
``(A) each fellow selected pursuant to subsection (d) shall
arrange an internship or research placement--
``(i) with a nongovernmental organization, academic
institution, or other organization approved by the Bureau;
and
``(ii) in a country with an operational Fulbright U.S.
Student Program; and
``(B) the Bureau shall, for each fellow, approve a work
plan that identifies the target objectives for the fellow,
including specific duties and responsibilities relating to
those objectives.
``(2) Conferences; presentations.--Each fellow shall--
``(A) a fellowship orientation organized and administered
by the Bureau under subsection (e);
``(B) not later than the date that is 1 year after the end
of the fellowship period, attend a fellowship summit
organized and administered by the Bureau, which--
``(i) whenever feasible, shall be held in a location of
importance to the civil rights movement in the United States
and selected by the Bureau; and
``(ii) may coincide with other events facilitated by the
Bureau; and
``(C) at such summit, give a presentation on lessons
learned during the period of fellowship.
``(3) Fellowship period.--Each fellowship under this
section shall continue for a period determined by the Bureau,
which, whenever feasible, shall be not shorter than 10
months.
``(g) Fellowship Award.--The Bureau shall provide each
fellow under this section with an allowance that is equal to
the amount needed for--
``(1) the reasonable costs of the fellow during the
fellowship period; and
``(2) travel and lodging expenses related to attending the
orientation and summit required under subsection (e)(2).
``(h) Reports.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
completion of the fellowship by the initial cohort of fellows
selected under subsection (d), and annually thereafter, the
Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee on Foreign
Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee
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on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report providing
information on the implementation of the Fellowship Program,
including--
``(1) a description of the demographics of the cohort of
fellows who completed a fellowship during the preceding 1-
year period;
``(2) an analysis of trends relating to the diversity of
the cohort of fellows and the topics of projects completed
over the course of the Fellowship Program; and
``(3) a description of internship and research placements,
and research projects selected, under the Fellowship Program,
including feedback from--
``(A) fellows on implementation of the Fellowship Program;
and
``(B) the Secretary of State on lessons learned.
``(i) Sunset.--The authority to carry out this section
terminates on the date that is 7 years after the date of the
enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2023.''.
(c) Technical and Conforming Amendments to the Mutual
Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961.--Section
112(a) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2460(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (8), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a
semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (9), by striking the period and inserting
``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(10) the John Lewis Civil Rights Fellowship Program
established under section 115, which provides funding for
international internships and research placements for early-
to mid-career individuals from the United States to study
nonviolent civil rights movements in self-arranged placements
with universities or nongovernmental organizations in foreign
countries.''.
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