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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3437 

To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish the Eva M. Clayton 

Fellows Program to provide for fellowships to conduct research and 

education on the eradication of world hunger and malnutrition, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 16, 2011 

Mr. BUTTERFIELD (for himself, Mr. KISSELL, Mr. WATT, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. 

GRIJALVA, Ms. DELAURO, Mrs. EMERSON, Ms. MOORE, Mr. HASTINGS

of Florida, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Ms. FUDGE, 

Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. CARSON

of Indiana, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. CLARKE of Michigan, Ms. NORTON, Ms. 

WATERS, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Ms. EDDIE

BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. CLEAVER, Mrs. 

CHRISTENSEN, Ms. SEWELL, Mr. MILLER of North Carolina, Mr. 

BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. COHEN, Mr. RUSH, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. CUMMINGS, 

Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. FARR, Mr. CLAY, Mr. 

LEWIS of Georgia, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Ms. 

RICHARDSON, Mr. PASTOR of Arizona, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. EDWARDS, Ms. 

BASS of California, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. ELLISON, Ms. 

WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. RICHMOND, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. 

CONYERS, and Mr. FATTAH) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee 

on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 

Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 

the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish the Eva 

M. Clayton Fellows Program to provide for fellowships 

to conduct research and education on the eradication 


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of world hunger and malnutrition, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Eva M. Clayton Fel5 lows Program Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. EVA M. CLAYTON FELLOWS PROGRAM. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle I of the National Agricul8 tural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 

9 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3291 et seq.) is amended by adding at 

10 the end the following new section: 

11 ‘‘SEC. 1459B. EVA M. CLAYTON FELLOWS PROGRAM. 

12 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab13 lish a fellowship program to be known as the ‘Eva M. 

14 Clayton Fellows Program’ to provide for fellowships to 

15 conduct research and education on the eradication of 

16 world hunger and malnutrition in accordance with this 

17 section. 

18 ‘‘(b) FELLOWS.— 

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall select 

20 eligible faculty members to receive a fellowship to 

21 conduct research or education programs relating to 

22 the eradication of world hunger and malnutrition (in 

23 this section referred to as ‘Clayton Fellows’). 


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1 ‘‘(2) TERM.—The term of a fellowship awarded 

2 under this subsection shall be two years. 

3 ‘‘(3) LOCATION OF SERVICE.— 

4 ‘‘(A) FIRST YEAR OF SERVICE.—During 

5 the first year of service under a fellowship 

6 awarded under this subsection, each Clayton 

7 Fellow shall serve at the qualified institution at 

8 which the Clayton Fellow is a faculty member. 

9 ‘‘(B) SECOND YEAR OF SERVICE.—During 

10 the second year of service under a fellowship 

11 awarded under this subsection, each Clayton 

12 Fellow— 

13 ‘‘(i) may, if a fellowship position is 

14 made available pursuant to subsection (d), 

15 serve at the Food and Agriculture Organi16 zation of the United Nations; or 

17 ‘‘(ii) shall, if such position is not 

18 made available, continue to serve as de19 scribed in subparagraph (A). 

20 ‘‘(C) TRAVEL.—During the term of service 

21 under a fellowship awarded under this sub22 section, a Clayton Fellow may travel as nec23 essary to conduct work on the eradication of 

24 world hunger and malnutrition. 


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1 ‘‘(4) APPLICATION.—An eligible faculty member 

2 seeking a fellowship under this subsection shall sub3 mit to the Secretary an application that contains— 

4 ‘‘(A) a re ́sume ́ or curriculum vitae that in5 cludes information on the expertise, education, 

6 and training of such faculty member; 

7 ‘‘(B) a description of the research or edu8 cation programs the faculty member intends to 

9 conduct while serving as a Clayton Fellow; 

10 ‘‘(C) a certification that the qualified insti11 tution at which the eligible faculty member is a 

12 faculty member has agreed to maintain the fac13 ulty status, benefits, and faculty position of the 

14 eligible faculty member during and after the re15 turn of the eligible faculty member to the quali16 fied institution from the fellowship program es17 tablished under subsection (a); and 

18 ‘‘(D) such other information as the Sec19 retary may require. 

20 ‘‘(5) SELECTION.—In selecting eligible faculty 

21 members to serve as Clayton Fellows, the Secretary 

22 may give priority to eligible faculty members at 

23 land-grant colleges and universities. 

24 ‘‘(6) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after 

25 the date on which a Clayton Fellow completes a year 


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1 of service under a fellowship awarded under this 

2 subsection, each Clayton Fellow shall submit to the 

3 Secretary a report containing— 

4 ‘‘(A) a description of the research and edu5 cation programs conducted by the Clayton Fel6 low during the preceding year of service, includ7 ing the purpose and results of such research or 

8 education programs; 

9 ‘‘(B) a self-assessment of the effectiveness 

10 of the research or education programs con11 ducted by the Clayton Fellow during such year; 

12 ‘‘(C) an evaluation of each Fellow Prote ́ge ́

13 who provided assistance to the Clayton Fellow 

14 during such year; 

15 ‘‘(D) a description of best practices for the 

16 eradication of world hunger and malnutrition 

17 and a proposal to teach such practices at the 

18 qualified institution at which the Clayton Fel19 low is a faculty member upon completion of the 

20 fellowship awarded under this subsection; and 

21 ‘‘(E) such other information as the Sec22 retary may require. 

23 ‘‘(7) SUBMISSION OF EVALUATION TO PEACE

24 CORPS.—Each Clayton Fellow shall submit to the 

25 Master’s International program of the Peace Corps 


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1 a copy of the evaluation submitted to the Secretary 

2 under paragraph (6)(C). 

3 ‘‘(8) TERMINATION.—The Secretary may termi4 nate a fellowship awarded under this subsection at 

5 any time during the fellowship. 

6 ‘‘(c) FELLOW PROTE ́GE ́S.— 

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each Clayton Fellow shall 

8 select at least one eligible student to assist such 

9 Clayton Fellow in conducting research or education 

10 programs on the eradication of world hunger and 

11 malnutrition (in this section referred to as a ‘Fellow 

12 Prote ́ge ́’). 

13 ‘‘(2) LOCATION OF SERVICE.— 

14 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each Fellow Prote ́ge ́

15 shall provide assistance to a Clayton Fellow— 

16 ‘‘(i) in the country or region that is 

17 the subject of the work of the Clayton Fel18 low relating to the eradication of world 

19 hunger and malnutrition; or 

20 ‘‘(ii) if the Clayton Fellow is serving 

21 at the Food and Agriculture Organization 

22 of the United Nations, at the Food and 

23 Agriculture Organization. 

24 ‘‘(B) TRAVEL.—A Fellow Prote ́ge ́ may 

25 travel as necessary to provide assistance to a 


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1 Clayton Fellow during the term of assistance of 

2 such Prote ́ge ́. 

3 ‘‘(3) APPLICATION.—Each eligible student seek4 ing to assist a Clayton Fellow under this subsection 

5 shall submit to a Clayton Fellow an application that 

6 contains— 

7 ‘‘(A) documentation proving that the stu8 dent— 

9 ‘‘(i) has permission from the Master’s 

10 International program of the Peace Corps 

11 to provide assistance to a Clayton Fellow 

12 in accordance with this section; and 

13 ‘‘(ii) is eligible to serve as a Fellow 

14 Prote ́ge ́ under this subsection, including 

15 proof of enrollment and good academic 

16 standing; 

17 ‘‘(B) an explanation of how the academic 

18 work of the student relates to the work of the 

19 fellowship program established under subsection 

20 (a); 

21 ‘‘(C) an academic transcript; and 

22 ‘‘(D) such other information as the Clay23 ton Fellow may require. 


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1 ‘‘(4) SELECTION OF FELLOW PROTE ́GE ́S.—In 

2 selecting eligible students to serve as Fellow 

3 Prote ́ge ́s, a Clayton Fellow— 

4 ‘‘(A) shall consult with the Secretary; and 

5 ‘‘(B) may give priority to students enrolled 

6 at land-grant colleges and universities. 

7 ‘‘(5) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after 

8 the date on which a Fellow Prote ́ge ́ completes a 

9 term of assistance under this subsection, each Fel10 low Prote ́ge ́ shall submit to the Secretary a report 

11 containing— 

12 ‘‘(A) a description of the type and extent 

13 of the assistance such Fellow Prote ́ge ́ provided 

14 to a Clayton Fellow in conducting research or 

15 education programs on the eradication of world 

16 hunger and malnutrition during the preceding 

17 term of assistance as a Fellow Prote ́ge ́; 

18 ‘‘(B) a self-assessment of the effectiveness 

19 of such assistance; 

20 ‘‘(C) an evaluation of the Clayton Fellow 

21 for whom the Fellow Prote ́ge ́ provided such as22 sistance; 

23 ‘‘(D) a description of best practices identi24 fied by such Fellow Prote ́ge ́ for the eradication 

25 of world hunger and malnutrition; and 


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1 ‘‘(E) such other information as the Sec2 retary may require. 

3 ‘‘(6) TERMINATION.—A Clayton Fellow may 

4 terminate the term of assistance of a Fellow Prote ́ge ́

5 at any time during such term of assistance. 

6 ‘‘(d) UNITED NATIONS FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

7 ORGANIZATION.— 

8 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF FELLOWSHIP POSI9 TIONS.—The President shall direct the United 

10 States Permanent Representative to the United Na11 tions to use the voice, vote, and influence of the 

12 United States at the United Nations to urge the 

13 United Nations to establish within the Food and Ag14 riculture Organization of the United Nations fellow15 ship positions for Clayton Fellows to conduct re16 search and education programs on the eradication of 

17 world hunger and malnutrition. 

18 ‘‘(2) CONSULTATION.—Upon the establishment 

19 of a fellowship position under paragraph (1), the 

20 Secretary shall consult with the Food and Agri21 culture Organization of the United Nations with re22 spect to the selection of Clayton Fellows. 

23 ‘‘(e) ADMINISTRATION.— 

24 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award 

25 a grant to administer and implement the fellowship 


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1 program established under subsection (a) to a non2 profit organization that— 

3 ‘‘(A) represents or is comprised of individ4 uals associated with an institution of higher 

5 education specified in section 371(a) of the 

6 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

7 1067q(a)); and 

8 ‘‘(B) is an organization described in para9 graph (3) of section 501(c) of the Internal Rev10 enue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under 

11 such section. 

12 ‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.—The organization award13 ed a grant under paragraph (1) may use grant funds 

14 only for the following purposes: 

15 ‘‘(A) To provide for each Clayton Fellow 

16 and each Fellow Prote ́ge ́ payment for expenses 

17 related to conducting work on the eradication of 

18 world hunger and malnutrition under the fel19 lowship established under subsection (a), in20 cluding— 

21 ‘‘(i) housing or accommodations; and 

22 ‘‘(ii) travel. 

23 ‘‘(B) To provide on behalf of each Fellow 

24 Prote ́ge ́ at the end of the term of assistance of 


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1 such Prote ́ge ́ in an amount that is propor2 tionate to such term of assistance— 

3 ‘‘(i) scholarship assistance in the form 

4 of a direct lump-sum payment to the quali5 fied institution at which such Prote ́ge ́ is 

6 enrolled; or 

7 ‘‘(ii) if such Prote ́ge ́ graduates from 

8 the qualified institution upon completion of 

9 the term of assistance as a Fellow Prote ́ge ́, 

10 loan repayment assistance for loans made, 

11 insured, or guaranteed under part B, or 

12 made under part D or E, of the Higher 

13 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1071 et 

14 seq., 1087a et seq., 1087aa et seq.) for 

15 which such Prote ́ge ́ is the borrower, in the 

16 form of a direct lump-sum payment— 

17 ‘‘(I) in the case of a loan made, 

18 insured, or guaranteed under part B 

19 of such Act, to the holder of the loan; 

20 ‘‘(II) in the case of a loan made 

21 under part D of such Act, to the Sec22 retary of Education; and 

23 ‘‘(III) in the case of a loan made 

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1 tution of higher education making 

2 such loan. 

3 ‘‘(C) To pay the costs of administering the 

4 fellowship program established under subsection 

5 (a). 

6 ‘‘(3) ANNUAL ASSESSMENT.— 

7 ‘‘(A) ANNUAL ASSESSMENT.—The organi8 zation awarded a grant under paragraph (1) or 

9 this paragraph shall annually submit to the 

10 Secretary an assessment of the fellowship pro11 gram established under subsection (a) that con12 tains— 

13 ‘‘(i) a description of the use of the 

14 funds received by the organization under 

15 this section during the preceding year of 

16 such fellowship program; 

17 ‘‘(ii) an assessment by the organiza18 tion of the effectiveness of the activities 

19 carried out using such funds; 

20 ‘‘(iii) information regarding the appli21 cation of any funds provided by non-Fed22 eral sources during such year; 

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1 ture fellowship programs to be carried out 

2 by the Secretary; and 

3 ‘‘(v) such other information as the 

4 Secretary may require. 

5 ‘‘(B) IN GENERAL.—If after reviewing the 

6 annual assessment described in subparagraph 

7 (A), the Secretary determines that the organi8 zation awarded a grant under paragraph (1) or 

9 this paragraph did not administer and imple10 ment the fellowship program established under 

11 subsection (a) in accordance with this section, 

12 the Secretary may— 

13 ‘‘(i) revoke or suspend funding for 

14 such grant, in whole or in part; 

15 ‘‘(ii) accept applications from other el16 igible entities to administer and implement 

17 the fellowship program established under 

18 subsection (a); and 

19 ‘‘(iii) transfer funding revoked or sus20 pended under clause (i) to the eligible enti21 ty the Secretary selects after reviewing ap22 plications submitted under clause (ii). 

23 ‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 


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1 ‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE FACULTY MEMBER.—The term 

2 ‘eligible faculty member’ means an individual who is 

3 a faculty member of a qualified institution. 

4 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE STUDENT.—The term ‘eligible 

5 student’ is a student who is— 

6 ‘‘(A) enrolled in the Master’s International 

7 program of the Peace Corps; 

8 ‘‘(B) enrolled and in good academic stand9 ing at a qualified institution; and 

10 ‘‘(C) pursuing a master’s or other grad11 uate degree in an area of study related to the 

12 eradication of world hunger and malnutrition. 

13 ‘‘(3) QUALIFIED INSTITUTION.—The term 

14 ‘qualified institution’ means— 

15 ‘‘(A) an institution of higher education 

16 specified in section 371(a) of the Higher Edu17 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)); or 

18 ‘‘(B) a land-grant college or university. 

19 ‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

20 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

21 $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 through 2018.’’. 

22 (b) SUBMISSION OF INITIAL ASSESSMENT.—The first 

23 assessment required under subsection (f) of section 1459B 

24 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 

25 Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (as added by subsection (a) 


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1 of this section) shall be submitted not later than 30 days 

2 after the date on which the first year of service of the 

3 first fellowship awarded under such section ends (as deter4 mined by the Secretary of Agriculture). 

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