[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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