12 2 STA T . 1 9 92 PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 2 46—J U NE 1 8, 2008 ‘ ‘ (i)thepurc h as e o r other ac q uisitio n o f equip m ent an d other infrastructure (not inc l udin g alteration , repair, reno v ation, or construction of b uildings)
‘‘(ii) the professional gro w th and development of the facult y of the NLGCAI nstitution; and ‘‘(iii) the development of graduate assistantships . ‘‘(b) A UTHORIZA TIO N O F A P PROPRIATION S . —T here are authori z ed to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 20 0 8 through 20 1 2. ’ ’. SEC.7139 . BORLAUGINT ERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AN D TEC H NOLOG YF ELLO W SHI P PROGRA M . S ubtitle K of the National Agricultural R esearch, Ex tension, and Teaching P olicy Act of 1 97 7(7 U .S.C. 3 310 et seq.) (as amended by section 7138) is amended by adding at the end the following
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‘SEC. 1 4 73G. BORLAUG INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. ‘‘(a) FEL LO W SHIP PRO G RA M .— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a fellow - ship program, to be k nown as the ‘ B orlaug International Agri- cultural Science and Technology Fellowship Program,’ to pro- vide fellowships for scientific training and study in the United States to individuals from eligible countries (as described in subsection (b)) who specialize in agricultural education, research, and extension. ‘‘(2) PROGRAMS.—The Secretary shall carry out the fellow- ship program by implementing 3 programs designed to assist individual fellowship recipients, including— ‘‘(A) a graduate studies program in agriculture to assist individuals who participate in graduate agricultural degree training at a United States institution; ‘‘(B) an individual career improvement program to assist agricultural scientists from developing countries in upgrading skills and understanding in agricultural science and technology; and ‘‘(C) a Borlaug agricultural policy executive leadership course to assist senior agricultural policy makers from eligible countries, with an initial focus on individuals from sub-Saharan Africa and the independent states of the former Soviet Union. ‘‘(b) ELIGI B LE COUNTRIES.—An eligible country is a developing country, as determined by the Secretary using a gross national income per capita test selected by the Secretary. ‘‘(c) PURPOSE OF FELLOWSHIPS.—A fellowship provided under this section shall— ‘‘(1) promote food security and economic growth in eligible countries by— ‘‘(A) educating a new generation of agricultural sci- entists; ‘‘(B) increasing scientific knowledge and collaborative research to improve agricultural productivity; and ‘‘(C) extending that knowledge to users and inter- mediaries in the marketplace; and ‘‘(2) shall support— ‘‘(A) training and collaborative research opportunities through exchanges for entry level international agricultural 7USC3 3 19j.
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