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States which is in a foreign country and is

under the jurisdiction and control of the Secretary of State, including residences of United

States personnel assigned overseas under the

authority of the Ambassador; and

(4) the term ‘‘barrier to local competition’’

means—

(A) conditions of extreme currency volatility;

(B) restrictions on repatriation of profits;

(C) multiple exchange rates which significantly disadvantage United States firms;

(D) government restrictions inhibiting the

free convertibility of foreign exchange; or

(E) conditions of extreme local political

instability.

(e) United States minority contractors

Not less than 10 percent of the amount of

funds obligated for local guard contracts for

Foreign Service buildings subject to subsection

(c) of this section shall be allocated to the extent practicable for contracts with United

States minority small business contractors.

(f) United States small business contractors

Not less than 10 percent of the amount of

funds obligated for local guard contracts for

Foreign Service buildings subject to subsection

(c) of this section shall be allocated to the extent practicable for contracts with United

States small business contractors.

(g) Limitation of subcontracting

With respect to local guard contracts subject

to subsection (c) of this section, a prime contractor may not subcontract more than 50 percent of the total value of its contract for that

project.

(Pub. L. 101–246, title I, §136, Feb. 16, 1990, 104

Stat. 33; Pub. L. 103–236, title I, §141, Apr. 30,

1994, 108 Stat. 401.)

CODIFICATION

Section was enacted as part of the Foreign Relations

Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991, and not

as part of the Diplomatic Security Act which comprise

this chapter.

AMENDMENTS

1994—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 103–236, §141(1), added pars.

(2) to (5), redesignated former pars. (2) and (3) as (6) and

(7), respectively, and in par. (6) struck out ‘‘due to their

distance from the post’’ after ‘‘evaluation process’’.

Subsec. (d)(1)(D). Pub. L. 103–236, §141(2)(A), substituted ‘‘or’’ for ‘‘and’’.

Subsec. (d)(4). Pub. L. 103–236, §141(2)(B)–(D), added

par. (4).

AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF STATE

Except as otherwise provided, Secretary of State to

have and exercise any authority vested by law in any

official or office of Department of State and references

to such officials or offices deemed to refer to Secretary

of State or Department of State, as appropriate, see

section 2651a of this title and section 161(d) of Pub. L.

103–236, set out as a note under section 2651a of this

title.

CHAPTER 59—FASCELL FELLOWSHIP

PROGRAM

Sec.

4901. Fellowship program for temporary service at

United States missions abroad.

Sec.

(a) Establishment.

(b) Designation of fellowships.

(c) Purpose of fellowships.

(d) Individuals who may receive a fellowship.

(e) Women and members of minority

groups.

4902. Fellowship Board.

(a) Establishment and function.

(b) Membership.

(c) Meetings.

(d) Compensation and per diem.

4903. Fellowships.

(a) Number.

(b) Remuneration and period.

(c) Training.

(d) Housing and transportation.

(e) Effective date.

4904. Secretary of State.

(a) Determinations.

(b) Authorities.

(c) Funding.

§ 4901. Fellowship program for temporary service

at United States missions abroad

(a) Establishment

There is hereby established a fellowship program pursuant to which the Secretary of State

will provide fellowships to United States citizens while they serve, for a period of between

one and two years, in positions which would

otherwise be held by foreign national employees

at United States diplomatic or consular missions abroad.

(b) Designation of fellowships

Fellowships under this chapter shall be known

as ‘‘Fascell Fellowships’’.

(c) Purpose of fellowships

Fellowships under this chapter shall be provided in order to allow the recipient (hereafter

in this chapter referred to as a ‘‘Fellow’’) to

serve on a short-term basis at a United States

diplomatic or consular mission abroad in order

to obtain first hand exposure to that country,

including (as appropriate) independent study in

that country’s area studies or languages.

(d) Individuals who may receive a fellowship

To receive a fellowship under this chapter, an

individual must be a United States citizen who

is an undergraduate or graduate student, a

teacher, scholar, or other academic, or an other

individual, who has expertise in international

affairs, foreign languages, or career and professional experience or interest in international affairs, and who has a working knowledge of the

principal language of the country in which he or

she would serve.

(e) Women and members of minority groups

In carrying out this section, the Secretary of

State shall actively recruit women and members

of minority groups.

(Pub. L. 99–399, title X, §1002, Aug. 27, 1986, 100

Stat. 893; Pub. L. 101–454, §9(b), Oct. 24, 1990, 104

Stat. 1065; Pub. L. 103–199, title III, §303, Dec. 17,

1993, 107 Stat. 2323.)

AMENDMENTS

1993—Pub. L. 103–199 substituted ‘‘abroad’’ for ‘‘in the

Soviet Union and Eastern Europe’’ in section catchline.
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1So in original. Probably should be followed by ‘‘member’’.

1990—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101–454, §9(b)(1), substituted

‘‘which would otherwise be’’ for ‘‘formerly’’ and

‘‘abroad’’ for ‘‘in the Soviet Union or Eastern European

countries’’.

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 101–454, §9(b)(2), substituted

‘‘abroad’’ for ‘‘in the Soviet Union or an Eastern European country’’ and ‘‘that country’s’’ for ‘‘Soviet or

Eastern European’’.

Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 101–454, §9(b)(3), substituted

‘‘international affairs, foreign languages, or career and

professional experience or interest in international affairs,’’ for ‘‘Soviet or Eastern European area studies or

languages’’.

SHORT TITLE OF 1990 AMENDMENT

Section 9(a) of Pub. L. 101–454 provided that: ‘‘This

section [amending this section and sections 4902 and

4904 of this title, and enacting provisions set out as a

note under section 4902 of this title] may be cited as the

‘Fascell Fellowship Amendments Act of 1990’.’’

SHORT TITLE

Section 1001 of title X of Pub. L. 99–399 provided that:

‘‘This title [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the

‘Fascell Fellowship Act’.’’

§ 4902. Fellowship Board

(a) Establishment and function

There is hereby established a Fellowship

Board (hereafter in this chapter referred to as

the ‘‘Board’’), which shall select the individuals

who will be eligible to serve as Fellows.

(b) Membership

The Board shall consist of 9 members as follows:

(1) A senior official of the Department of

State (who shall be the chair of the Board),

designated by the Secretary of State.

(2) An officer or employee of the Department

of Commerce, designated by the Secretary of

Commerce.

(3) An officer or employee of the United

States Information Agency, designated by the

Director of that Agency.

(4) Six academic specialists in international

affairs or foreign languages, appointed by the

Secretary of State (in consultation with the

chairman and ranking minority member of the

Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of

Representatives and the chairman and ranking minority1 of the Committee on Foreign

Relations of the Senate).

(c) Meetings

The Board shall meet at least once each year

to select the individuals who will be eligible to

serve as Fellows.

(d) Compensation and per diem

Members of the Board shall receive no compensation on account of their service on the

Board, but while away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of their

duties under this chapter, may be allowed travel

expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as persons employed

intermittently in the Government service are

allowed expenses under section 5703 of title 5.

(Pub. L. 99–399, title X, §1003, Aug. 27, 1986, 100

Stat. 893; Pub. L. 101–454, §9(c)(1), Oct. 24, 1990,

104 Stat. 1066.)

AMENDMENTS

1990—Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 101–454 substituted

‘‘international affairs or foreign languages,’’ for ‘‘Soviet or Eastern European area studies or languages,’’.

CHANGE OF NAME

Committee on Foreign Affairs of House of Representatives treated as referring to Committee on International Relations of House of Representatives by section 1(a) of Pub. L. 104–14, set out as a note preceding

section 21 of Title 2, The Congress.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1990 AMENDMENT

Section 9(c)(2) of Pub. L. 101–454 provided that: ‘‘The

amendment made by paragraph (1) [amending this section] shall apply only to appointments to the Fascell

Fellowship Board after the date of the enactment of

this section [Oct. 24, 1990] and shall not affect the service of members of such board on the date of the enactment of this section.’’

§ 4903. Fellowships

(a) Number

Up to 100 fellowships may be provided under

this chapter each year. Not less than 15 shall be

provided during fiscal year 1993.

(b) Remuneration and period

The Board shall determine, taking into consideration the position in which each Fellow will

serve and his or her experience and expertise—

(1) the amount of remuneration the Fellow

will receive for his or her service under this

chapter, and

(2) the period of the fellowship, which shall

be between one and two years.

(c) Training

Each Fellow may be given appropriate training at the Foreign Service Institute or other appropriate institution.

(d) Housing and transportation

The Secretary of State shall, pursuant to regulations—

(1) provide housing for each Fellow while the

Fellow is serving abroad, including (where appropriate) housing for family members; and

(2) pay the costs and expenses incurred by

each Fellow in traveling between the United

States and the country in which the Fellow

serves, including (where appropriate) travel

for family members.

(e) Effective date

Subsection (d) of this section shall not take effect until October 1, 1986.

(Pub. L. 99–399, title X, §1004, Aug. 27, 1986, 100

Stat. 894; Pub. L. 102–511, title VIII, §804(a), Oct.

24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3353.)

AMENDMENTS

1992—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–511 inserted at end ‘‘Not

less than 15 shall be provided during fiscal year 1993.’’

AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF STATE

Except as otherwise provided, Secretary of State to

have and exercise any authority vested by law in any

official or office of Department of State and references

to such officials or offices deemed to refer to Secretary

of State or Department of State, as appropriate, see

section 2651a of this title and section 161(d) of Pub. L.

103–236, set out as a note under section 2651a of this

title.