22 U.S.C. § 2719 | Grants for training and education in international affairs

(a)

In general

section 3905 of this titleThe 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 or the Civil Service, consistent with . 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 or the Civil Service among minority 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.

(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.

Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 841 Pub. L. 101–246, title I, § 150(2)Feb. 16, 1990104 Stat. 42 Pub. L. 117–263, div. I, title XCII, § 9220(a)Dec. 23, 2022136 Stat. 3879 Pub. L. 118–31, div. F, title LXI, § 6117(a)Dec. 22, 2023137 Stat. 970(, title I, § 47, as added , , ; amended , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Aug. 1, 1956section 150(1) of Pub. L. 101–246 section 2651 of this title Pub. L. 102–138, title I, § 111(1)Oct. 28, 1991105 Stat. 654A prior section 47 of act , was renumbered section 48 by , and set out as a Short Title of 1956 Amendment note under , prior to repeal by , , .

Amendments

Pub. L. 118–312023— designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added subsec. (b).

Pub. L. 117–263 section 3905 of this title2022— 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 could not be executed.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Nancy Pelosi Fellowship Program

Pub. L. 117–328, div. K, title IDec. 29, 2022136 Stat. 4975

diplomatic programsDepartment of StateAdministration of Foreign Affairs22 U.S.C. 2719Provided“Of the funds appropriated under this heading [“” under “” and “”], not less than $2,000,000 shall be made available for a grant to a postsecondary educational institution for the purpose of establishing a program to increase the participation of undergraduate students in the Foreign Service, as authorized by section 150 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (): , That such grant program shall hereafter be named the ‘Nancy Pelosi Fellowship Program’.”

, par. (6)(H), , , provided that: