SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Teaching Fellows for 
Expanded Learning and After-School Act of 2008’’ or the 
‘‘T–FELAS Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EXPANDED LEARNING AND AFTER-SCHOOL FEL-
LOWS. 
(a) EXPANDED LEARNING AND AFTER-SCHOOL FEL-
LOWS.—Title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘PART D—EXPANDED LEARNING AND AFTER- 
SCHOOL FELLOWS 
‘‘SEC. 4401. PURPOSES. 
‘‘The purposes of this part are— 
‘‘(1) to recruit and select fellows, who shall be 
exemplary recent graduates of 4-year institutions of 
higher education or of accredited youth development 
programs from 2-year institutions of higher edu-
cation, with demonstrated academic achievement, 
leadership skills, and community service experience, 
to strengthen the quality of staff in expanded learn-
ing initiatives, 21st century community learning cen-
ter programs, and other high-quality after-school 
programs; 
‘‘(2) to advance student engagement and 
achievement in high-need schools through— 
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‘‘(A) effective tutoring, mentoring, small 
group instruction, service-learning, and enrich-
ment; and 
‘‘(B) an emphasis on motivation, persever-
ance, teamwork, youth development, and other 
values that are critical to school success; 
‘‘(3) to provide intensive, comprehensive, and 
experiential training to the Expanded Learning and 
After-School Fellows that will— 
‘‘(A) prepare the Fellows to administer 
and improve expanded learning initiatives, 21st 
century community learning center programs, 
or after-school programs; and 
‘‘(B) offer the Fellows a promising career 
path in public education and youth develop-
ment; and 
‘‘(4) to enable the Expanded Learning and 
After-School Fellows to pursue baccalaureate or 
graduate level education during the Fellows’ service 
under this part, which will increase the Fellows’ 
knowledge and skills and expand the Fellows’ oppor-
tunities for future involvement in public education 
and youth development. 
‘‘SEC. 4402. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this part: 
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‘‘(1) 21ST
CENTURY
COMMUNITY
LEARNING 
CENTER PROGRAM.—The term ‘21st century com-
munity learning center program’ means a program 
that receives assistance under part B of this title. 
‘‘(2) AFTER-SCHOOL
PROGRAM.—The term 
‘after-school program’ means a program that carries 
out a broad array of before- and after-school activi-
ties (including activities during summer recess peri-
ods and other vacations) that advance student aca-
demic achievement and youth development. 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en-
tity’ means a partnership that includes— 
‘‘(A) 1 or more local educational agencies; 
and 
‘‘(B) 1 or more of any of the following: 
‘‘(i) A community-based organization, 
such as an organization focused on after- 
school learning, alternative learning, or 
dropout prevention. 
‘‘(ii) An institution of higher edu-
cation. 
‘‘(iii) A community learning center, as 
defined in section 4201(b), that receives 
assistance under part B of this title. 
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‘‘(iv) Any other public or private enti-
ty. 
‘‘(4) EXPANDED
LEARNING
INITIATIVE.—The 
term ‘expanded learning initiative’ means a program 
at a school that— 
‘‘(A) has a school day or school year sig-
nificantly longer than is standard in the State 
in which the school is located; 
‘‘(B) requires all students at the school to 
participate in the expanded school schedule, as 
described in subparagraph (A), on a mandatory 
basis; and 
‘‘(C) uses the expanded school schedule to 
restructure the school’s academic program in a 
manner that— 
‘‘(i) shall include providing more time 
for core academics; and 
‘‘(ii) may include providing more time 
for enrichment programs, tutoring, or 
teacher planning and professional develop-
ment. 
‘‘(5) HIGH-NEED
SCHOOL.—The term ‘high- 
need school’ means an elementary school or sec-
ondary school that— 
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‘‘(A) is eligible to receive assistance under 
part A of title I; and 
‘‘(B)(i) is served by a local educational 
agency that is a member of an eligible entity, 
or is located in an area served by an entity that 
is a member of an eligible entity; and 
‘‘(ii) participates in an expanded learning 
initiative, 21st century community learning cen-
ter program, or after-school program supported 
by such eligible entity under this part. 
‘‘SEC. 4403. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—From amounts appropriated 
under section 4409 for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities 
to enable the eligible entities to recruit, select, train, and 
support Expanded Learning and After-School Fellows who 
shall— 
‘‘(1) establish, expand, or improve expanded 
learning initiatives, 21st century community learning 
center programs, or after-school programs in high- 
need schools; and 
‘‘(2) provide additional support during the 
school day to teachers in such high-need schools. 
‘‘(b) FISCAL AGENT.—An eligible entity receiving a 
grant under this part shall designate a local educational 
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agency, or a community-based organization, participating 
in the eligible entity as the fiscal agent for purposes of 
the grant. 
‘‘(c) MINIMUM GRANT.—A grant awarded under this 
part shall be, for each year of the grant, in an amount 
of not less than the product of $15,000 multiplied by the 
number of Expanded Learning and After-School Fellows 
that the eligible entity intends to support for the year, 
based on the eligible entity’s application under section 
4404 for the first year of the grant and updated for each 
subsequent year of the grant. 
‘‘(d) LENGTH OF GRANT.—A grant awarded under 
this part shall be for a period of 3 years. 
‘‘(e) BROAD GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION.—The Sec-
retary shall ensure that grants awarded under this part 
are distributed among diverse geographical regions, in-
cluding rural, suburban, and urban areas. 
‘‘(f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this part 
shall be construed to prohibit an eligible entity that has 
received a grant under this part from applying for subse-
quent grants under this part. 
‘‘SEC. 4404. APPLICATION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity desiring to re-
ceive a grant under this part shall submit an application 
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gram supported by the eligible entity under this part 
will be open to students; and 
‘‘(B) a daily, weekly, and annual calendar show-
ing the typical schedule and hours of operation of 
each such initiative or program. 
‘‘(8) A description of the alignment between a 
high-need school’s curriculum and each such initia-
tive or program. 
‘‘(9) A description of the self-evaluation plan 
the eligible entity will use to evaluate the quality and 
impact of each such initiative or program. 
‘‘SEC. 4405. PRIORITY. 
‘‘In awarding a grant under this part, the Secretary 
shall give priority to an eligible entity that— 
‘‘(1) agrees to recruit and engage community 
mentors and volunteers to participate in an ex-
panded learning initiative, 21st century community 
learning center program, or after-school program 
supported by the eligible entity under this part; 
‘‘(2) has a demonstrated record of effectiveness 
in the administration of expanded learning initia-
tives, 21st century community learning center pro-
grams, or after-school programs, which record shall, 
to the extent practicable, include documented evi-
dence of a positive impact on— 
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‘‘(A) student academic achievement, pro-
motion, and attendance; 
‘‘(B) character and the social skills nec-
essary for future employment; and 
‘‘(C) other measures of student success; 
‘‘(3) offers skill development and applied learn-
ing to students attending an expanded learning ini-
tiative, 21st century community learning center pro-
gram, or after-school program supported by the eli-
gible entity under this part through relevant, real- 
world experiences emphasizing hands-on projects 
and small group activities; 
‘‘(4) offers academic support and assistance to 
help such students meet grade level academic 
achievement standards; 
‘‘(5) engages Expanded Learning and After- 
School Fellows under this part to serve for full-time, 
2-year terms; 
‘‘(6) will ensure that each school, participating 
in such initiative or program, makes the program 
available to all students who are in the grades tar-
geted by the initiative or program; 
‘‘(7) demonstrates capacity to manage a grant 
under this part and to recruit, retain, and develop 
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the skills of Expanded Learning and After-School 
Teaching Fellows; and 
‘‘(8) coordinates with an institution of higher 
education to provide a baccalaureate or master’s de-
gree program in education to the Expanded Learn-
ing and After-School Fellows supported by the eligi-
ble entity under this part during the period of the 
Fellows’ service. 
‘‘SEC. 4406. AGREEMENT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary and each eligible 
entity receiving a grant under this part shall enter into 
an agreement under which the eligible entity shall agree— 
‘‘(1) to use grant funds under this part— 
‘‘(A) to recruit and select exemplary recent 
graduates of 4-year institutions of higher edu-
cation or of accredited youth development pro-
grams from 2-year institutions of higher edu-
cation, 
who 
have 
demonstrated 
academic 
achievement, leadership skills, and community 
service experience to serve as Expanded Learn-
ing and After-School Fellows in accordance 
with this part; 
‘‘(B) to place and support each Expanded 
Learning and After-School Fellow in a full-time 
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position that meets the requirements of section 
4407(a); 
‘‘(C) to provide intensive, comprehensive, 
and experiential training to the Expanded 
Learning and After-School Fellows that will— 
‘‘(i) train and prepare the Fellows in 
methods of youth development that in-
clude— 
‘‘(I) skills to build positive rela-
tionships with youth; 
‘‘(II) methods that involve and 
empower youth; and 
‘‘(III) ways to interact with and 
relate to youth, to support develop-
mental asset building; 
‘‘(ii) prepare the Fellows to admin-
ister an expanded learning initiative, 21st 
century community learning center pro-
gram, or after-school program; and 
‘‘(iii) offer the Fellows a promising 
career path in public education and youth 
development; 
‘‘(D) to serve a substantial number and 
percentage of students from low-income families 
through the expanded learning initiatives, 21st 
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century community learning center programs, 
or after-school programs supported by the eligi-
ble entity under this part; and 
‘‘(E) to administer the program activities 
described in the grant application under section 
4404; and 
‘‘(2) to satisfy any matching requirement under 
subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As part of the agreement 
described in subsection (a), the Secretary may re-
quire an eligible entity to agree to provide an 
amount of non-Federal funds, not to exceed 100 per-
cent of the grant award under this part, to aid in 
carrying out the eligible entity’s activities under this 
part, which amount shall be determined in accord-
ance with paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) SLIDING SCALE OF MATCHING FUNDS.— 
The Secretary shall determine the amount of the 
matching funds to be provided by the eligible entity 
under this subsection based on a sliding scale that 
takes into account— 
‘‘(A) the relative poverty of the population 
to be served by the eligible entity; and 
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‘‘(B) the eligible entity’s ability to obtain 
matching funds. 
‘‘(3) IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS.—The Secretary 
shall allow an eligible entity subject to a matching 
requirement under this subsection to provide not 
more than 1⁄2 of the amount of the matching funds 
through in-kind contributions. 
‘‘SEC. 4407. EXPANDED LEARNING AND AFTER-SCHOOL FEL-
LOWS. 
‘‘(a) POSITION
REQUIREMENTS.—An Expanded 
Learning and After-School Fellow under this part shall 
serve in a full-time position in a high-need school that 
meets the following requirements: 
‘‘(1)(A) Not less than 50 percent, nor more 
than 70 percent, of the Fellow’s working hours shall 
be dedicated to establishing, expanding, improving, 
or administering an expanded learning initiative, 
21st century community learning center program, or 
after-school program in the high-need school sup-
ported by the eligible entity under this part; and 
‘‘(B) not less than 30 percent, nor more than 
50 percent, of the Fellow’s working hours shall be 
dedicated to providing additional support or assist-
ance to teachers of the grades targeted by the initia-
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tive or program in the high-need school during the 
school day. 
‘‘(2) Not less than 10 of the Fellow’s working 
hours per week shall be dedicated to directly serving 
such initiative or program in the high-need school 
during times when the school is not in session, such 
as before or after school or during vacation days or 
the summer recess. 
‘‘(3) The Fellow shall serve in the position for 
not less than 30 weeks per year, and the term of 
service of the position shall be sufficient to qualify 
the Fellow for a national service educational award 
for part-time or full-time national service, as appli-
cable, described in subtitle D of title I of the Na-
tional and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 
U.S.C. 12601 et seq.), consistent with sections 
139(b) and 146(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12593(b), 
12602(b)). 
‘‘(b) EDUCATIONAL AWARD FOR FELLOWS.—An Ex-
panded Learning and After-School Fellow under this part 
shall be eligible for the national service educational award 
if the Fellow meets the requirements of such sections 
139(b) and 146(b). 
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‘‘SEC. 4408. EVALUATION. 
‘‘(a) ANNUAL REPORT.—An eligible entity receiving 
a grant under this part shall prepare and submit to the 
Secretary an annual report that includes— 
‘‘(1) data on the number and quality of the Ex-
panded Learning and After-School Fellows in each 
expanded learning initiative, 21st century commu-
nity learning center program, or after-school pro-
gram supported by the eligible entity under this 
part; 
‘‘(2) comprehensive data on— 
‘‘(A) the background of the Expanded 
Learning and After-School Fellows chosen by 
the eligible entity under this part; 
‘‘(B) the training the Fellows received; 
‘‘(C) the high-need schools in which the 
Fellows were placed; 
‘‘(D) the professional development provided 
to the Fellows; 
‘‘(E) the rate of retention of the Fellows in 
the expanded learning initiatives, 21st century 
community learning center programs, or after- 
school programs in which the Fellows are 
placed and in the field of public education; and 
‘‘(F) the achievement levels and academic 
progress of the students served by an expanded 
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learning initiative, 21st century community 
learning center program, or after-school pro-
gram supported by the eligible entity under this 
part, including indicators such as school and 
program attendance, school grades, and the 
number and type of disciplinary infractions dur-
ing the regular school day; and 
‘‘(3) an evaluation of the satisfaction of the ini-
tiative or program providers and the principals, 
teachers, parents, and students served by each such 
initiative or program. 
‘‘(b) STUDY.—Not less often than once every 3 years, 
the Secretary shall provide for an external study of the 
grants awarded under this part that shall— 
‘‘(1) include multiple high-need schools served 
by expanded learning initiatives, 21st century com-
munity learning center programs, and after-school 
programs supported by a grant under this part; and 
‘‘(2) examine the achievement levels and aca-
demic progress of the students served by such initia-
tives and programs. 
‘‘(c) BEST PRACTICES.—The Secretary shall provide 
to the Federal Youth Development Council established 
under the Tom Osborne Federal Youth Coordination Act 
(Public Law 109–365; 120 Stat. 2594), the best practices 
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of eligible entities receiving grants under this part regard-
ing expanded learning initiatives, 21st century community 
learning center programs, and after-school programs, and 
the Federal Youth Development Council shall make the 
best practices available to the public through the Internet. 
‘‘SEC. 4409. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this part $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, $70,000,000 
for fiscal year 2009, $90,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, 
$110,000,000 for fiscal year 2011, $130,000,000 for fis-
cal year 2012, and $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2013.’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
4304 the following: 
‘‘PART D—EXPANDED LEARNING AND AFTER-SCHOOL FELLOWS 
‘‘Sec. 4401. Purposes. 
‘‘Sec. 4402. Definitions. 
‘‘Sec. 4403. Program authorized. 
‘‘Sec. 4404. Application. 
‘‘Sec. 4405. Priority. 
‘‘Sec. 4406. Agreement. 
‘‘Sec. 4407. Expanded Learning and After-School Fellows. 
‘‘Sec. 4408. Evaluation. 
‘‘Sec. 4409. Authorization of appropriations.’’. 
SEC. 3. EDUCATIONAL AWARDS. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE APPROVED NATIONAL 
SERVICE POSITIONS.—Section 121(a) of the National and 
Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12571(a)) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘(and, for the purpose of providing 
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national service positions under subsection (c), eligible en-
tities under part D of title IV of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965)’’ before ‘‘for the purpose 
of’’. 
(b) NATIONAL SERVICE POSITION ELIGIBLE FOR NA-
TIONAL SERVICE EDUCATIONAL AWARD.—Section 123 of 
the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 
U.S.C. 12573) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (7) as para-
graph (8); and 
(2) by inserting before paragraph (8) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(7) A position involving service as an Ex-
panded Learning and After-School Fellow under 
part D of title IV of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965.’’. 
(c) RESERVATION OF APPROVED POSITIONS.—Sec-
tion 129 of the National and Community Service Act of 
1990 (42 U.S.C. 12581) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The Corporation’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(1) VISTA VOLUNTEERS AND CIVILIAN COM-
MUNITY CORPS PARTICIPANTS.—The Corporation’’; 
and 
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(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) FELLOWS.—The Corporation shall ensure 
that each individual selected by an eligible entity 
during a fiscal year as an Expanded Learning and 
After-School Fellow under part D of title IV of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
shall receive the national service educational award 
described in subtitle D if the individual satisfies the 
eligibility requirements for the award. Funds for ap-
proved national service positions required by this 
paragraph for a fiscal year shall be deducted from 
the 
funds 
appropriated 
under 
section 
501(a)(2)(B).’’; and 
(2) in subsection (f)— 
(A) by inserting before ‘‘The Corporation’’ 
the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—’’; and 
(B) by striking the second sentence and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(2) ADJUSTMENTS.—The Corporation is au-
thorized to make necessary and reasonable adjust-
ments to the program rules— 
‘‘(A) relating to Fellows described in sub-
section (b)(2), if appropriations under section 
501(a)(2)(B) are insufficient to provide the 
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maximum allowable national service educational 
awards under subtitle D for all those Fellows 
who are eligible for such an award; and 
‘‘(B) relating to participants (other than 
such Fellows), if appropriations under section 
501(a)(2)(A) are insufficient to provide the 
maximum allowable national service educational 
awards under subtitle D for all those partici-
pants who are eligible for such an award.’’. 
(d) TERM OF SERVICE.—Section 139(b) of the Na-
tional and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
12593(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) MULTIPLE TERMS OF SERVICE.—An indi-
vidual who serves for a term of 2 years as an Ex-
panded Learning and After-School Fellow under 
part D of title IV of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 and satisfies the eligibility 
requirements described in paragraph (1) or (2) for 
each year of the term shall— 
‘‘(A) for purposes of this subsection, be 
considered to have served for 2 terms of 1 year; 
and 
‘‘(B) receive a national service educational 
award under subsection (a) or (b), as appro-
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priate, of section 147 for each of the 2 terms 
of service.’’. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
501(a)(2) of the National and Community Service Act of 
1990 (42 U.S.C. 12681(a)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘(except 
as provided in subparagraph (B))’’ after ‘‘subtitle D 
of title I’’; 
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as sub-
paragraph (C); and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(B) NATIONAL SERVICE POSITIONS FOR 
EXPANDED LEARNING AND AFTER-SCHOOL FEL-
LOWS.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to provide national service educational 
awards under subtitle D of title I— 
‘‘(i) for 3,333 Expanded Learning 
and After-School Fellows under part D of 
title IV of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965, such sums as may 
be necessary for fiscal year 2008; 
‘‘(ii) for 4,667 of those Fellows, such 
sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 
2009; 
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‘‘(iii) for 6,000 of those Fellows, such 
sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 
2010; 
‘‘(iv) for 7,333 of those Fellows, such 
sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 
2011; 
‘‘(v) for 8,667 of those Fellows, such 
sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 
2012; and 
‘‘(vi) for 10,000 of those Fellows, 
such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 
year 2013.’’. 
(f) RECORDING OF OBLIGATIONS AND PLACEMENT 
OF FUNDS
IN RESERVE ACCOUNT.—Section 1 of the 
Strengthen AmeriCorps Program Act (42 U.S.C. 12605) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1)(A)— 
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; 
(B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end and inserting ‘‘or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iii) approves a position involving 
service as an Expanded Learning and 
After-School Fellow under part D of title 
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IV of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965, as an approved service 
position under such section 123; and’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)(1)(B)(ii), by inserting 
‘‘(including section 501(a)(2)(B))’’ after ‘‘section 
501(a)(2)’’. 
SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—It is the sense of Congress that 
Congress should appropriate sufficient funds— 
(1) under section 4409 of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (as added by sec-
tion 2) for a fiscal year, to enable the number of fel-
lows described in subsection (b) to serve in the pro-
gram established in part D of title IV of such Act 
(as so added) for that fiscal year; and 
(2) under section 501(a)(2)(B) of the National 
and Community Service Act of 1990 (as added by 
section 3) for that fiscal year, to provide national 
service educational awards described in that section 
for those fellows for that service. 
(b) NUMBER OF FELLOWS.—For purposes of sub-
section (a), the number of fellows described in this sub-
section is— 
(1) for fiscal year 2008, 3,333 fellows; 
(2) for fiscal year 2009, 4,667 fellows; 
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(3) for fiscal year 2010, 6,000 fellows; 
(4) for fiscal year 2011, 7,333 fellows; 
(5) for fiscal year 2012, 8,667 fellows; and 
(6) for fiscal year 2013, 10,000 fellows. 
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