108 STAT. 428 PUBLIC LAW 103-236—APR. 30, 1994 Mike Mansfield Fellowship Act. 22 USC 6101 note. Grants. 22 USC 6101. 22 USC 6102. PART C—MIKE MANSFIELD FELLOWSHIPS SEC. 251. SHORT TITLE. This part may be cited as the "Mike Mansfield Fellowship Act". SEC. 252. ESTABLISHMENT OF FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—(1) There is hereby established the "Mike Mansfield Fellowship Program" pursuant to which the Director of the United States Information Agency will make grants, subject to the availability of appropriations, to the Mansfield Center for Pacific Affairs to award fellowships to eligible United States citizens for periods of 2 years each (or, pursuant to section 253(5)(C), for such shorter period of time as the Center may determine based on a Fellow's level of proficiency in the Japanese language or knowledge of the political economy of Japan) as follows: (A) During the first year each fellowship recipient will study the Japanese language as well as Japan's political economy. (B) During the second year each fellowship recipient will serve as a fellow in a parliamentary office, ministry, or other agency of the Government of Japan or, subject to the approval of the Center, a nongovernmental Japanese institution associated with the interests of the fellowship recipient, and the agency of the United States Government from which the fellow originated, consistent with the purposes of this part. (2) Fellowships under this part may be known as "Mansfield Fellowships", and individuals awarded such fellowships may be known as "Mansfield Fellows". (b) ELIGIBILITY OF CENTER FOR GRANTS. —Grants may be made to the Center under this section only if the Center agrees to comply with the requirements of section 253. (c) INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT. —The Director of the United States Information Agency should enter into negotiations for an agreement with the Government of Japan for the purpose of placing fellows in the Government of Japan. (d) PRIVATE SOURCES. —The Center is authorized to accept, use, and dispose of gifts or donations of services or property in carrying out the fellowship program, subject to the review and approval of the Director of the United States Information Agency. (e) USE OF FEDERAL FACILITIES. —The National Foreign Affairs Training Center is authorized and encouraged to assist, on a reimbursable basis, in carrying out Japanese language training by the Center through the provision of teachers, classroom space, teaching materials, and facilities, to the extent that such provision is not detrimental to the Institute's carrying out its other responsibilities under law. SEC. 253. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS. The program established under this part shall comply with the following requirements: (1) united States citizens who are eligible for fellowships under this part shall be employees of the Federal Government having at least two years experience in any branch of the Government, a strong career interest in United States-Japan relations, and a demonstrated commitment to further service
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