I 
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 Cali-
fornia, 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 re-
ferred 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 pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Eva M. Clayton Fel-
lows Program Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EVA M. CLAYTON FELLOWS PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle I of the National Agricul-
tural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 
1977 (7 U.S.C. 3291 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 1459B. EVA M. CLAYTON FELLOWS PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish a fellowship program to be known as the ‘Eva M. 
Clayton Fellows Program’ to provide for fellowships to 
conduct research and education on the eradication of 
world hunger and malnutrition in accordance with this 
section. 
‘‘(b) FELLOWS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall select 
eligible faculty members to receive a fellowship to 
conduct research or education programs relating to 
the eradication of world hunger and malnutrition (in 
this section referred to as ‘Clayton Fellows’). 
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‘‘(2) TERM.—The term of a fellowship awarded 
under this subsection shall be two years. 
‘‘(3) LOCATION OF SERVICE.— 
‘‘(A) FIRST
YEAR
OF
SERVICE.—During 
the first year of service under a fellowship 
awarded under this subsection, each Clayton 
Fellow shall serve at the qualified institution at 
which the Clayton Fellow is a faculty member. 
‘‘(B) SECOND YEAR OF SERVICE.—During 
the second year of service under a fellowship 
awarded under this subsection, each Clayton 
Fellow— 
‘‘(i) may, if a fellowship position is 
made available pursuant to subsection (d), 
serve at the Food and Agriculture Organi-
zation of the United Nations; or 
‘‘(ii) shall, if such position is not 
made available, continue to serve as de-
scribed in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(C) TRAVEL.—During the term of service 
under a fellowship awarded under this sub-
section, a Clayton Fellow may travel as nec-
essary to conduct work on the eradication of 
world hunger and malnutrition. 
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‘‘(4) APPLICATION.—An eligible faculty member 
seeking a fellowship under this subsection shall sub-
mit to the Secretary an application that contains— 
‘‘(A) a re´sume´ or curriculum vitae that in-
cludes information on the expertise, education, 
and training of such faculty member; 
‘‘(B) a description of the research or edu-
cation programs the faculty member intends to 
conduct while serving as a Clayton Fellow; 
‘‘(C) a certification that the qualified insti-
tution at which the eligible faculty member is a 
faculty member has agreed to maintain the fac-
ulty status, benefits, and faculty position of the 
eligible faculty member during and after the re-
turn of the eligible faculty member to the quali-
fied institution from the fellowship program es-
tablished under subsection (a); and 
‘‘(D) such other information as the Sec-
retary may require. 
‘‘(5) SELECTION.—In selecting eligible faculty 
members to serve as Clayton Fellows, the Secretary 
may give priority to eligible faculty members at 
land-grant colleges and universities. 
‘‘(6) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date on which a Clayton Fellow completes a year 
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of service under a fellowship awarded under this 
subsection, each Clayton Fellow shall submit to the 
Secretary a report containing— 
‘‘(A) a description of the research and edu-
cation programs conducted by the Clayton Fel-
low during the preceding year of service, includ-
ing the purpose and results of such research or 
education programs; 
‘‘(B) a self-assessment of the effectiveness 
of the research or education programs con-
ducted by the Clayton Fellow during such year; 
‘‘(C) an evaluation of each Fellow Prote´ge´ 
who provided assistance to the Clayton Fellow 
during such year; 
‘‘(D) a description of best practices for the 
eradication of world hunger and malnutrition 
and a proposal to teach such practices at the 
qualified institution at which the Clayton Fel-
low is a faculty member upon completion of the 
fellowship awarded under this subsection; and 
‘‘(E) such other information as the Sec-
retary may require. 
‘‘(7) SUBMISSION OF EVALUATION TO PEACE 
CORPS.—Each Clayton Fellow shall submit to the 
Master’s International program of the Peace Corps 
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a copy of the evaluation submitted to the Secretary 
under paragraph (6)(C). 
‘‘(8) TERMINATION.—The Secretary may termi-
nate a fellowship awarded under this subsection at 
any time during the fellowship. 
‘‘(c) FELLOW PROTE´GE´S.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each Clayton Fellow shall 
select at least one eligible student to assist such 
Clayton Fellow in conducting research or education 
programs on the eradication of world hunger and 
malnutrition (in this section referred to as a ‘Fellow 
Prote´ge´’). 
‘‘(2) LOCATION OF SERVICE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each Fellow Prote´ge´ 
shall provide assistance to a Clayton Fellow— 
‘‘(i) in the country or region that is 
the subject of the work of the Clayton Fel-
low relating to the eradication of world 
hunger and malnutrition; or 
‘‘(ii) if the Clayton Fellow is serving 
at the Food and Agriculture Organization 
of the United Nations, at the Food and 
Agriculture Organization. 
‘‘(B) TRAVEL.—A Fellow Prote´ge´ may 
travel as necessary to provide assistance to a 
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