Source: https://www.govregs.com/uscode/title7_chapter64_subchapterVIII_section3293
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7 USC 3293 - Agricultural fellowship program for middle income countries, emerging democracies, and emerging markets
§ 3292b. Competitive grants for international agricultural science and education programs
§ 3294. Center For North American Studies
Agricultural fellowship program for middle income countries, emerging democracies, and emerging markets
The Secretary of Agriculture shall establish a fellowship program for,1
to be known as the “Cochran Fellowship Program”, to provide fellowships to individuals from eligible countries (as determined under subsection (b)) who specialize in agriculture for study—
at a college or university located in an eligible country that the Secretary determines—
has sufficient scientific and technical facilities;
has established a partnership with at least one college or university in the United States; and
has substantial participation by faculty members of the United States college or university in the design of the fellowship curriculum and classroom instruction under the fellowship.
A country that has developed economically to the point where it no longer qualifies for bilateral foreign aid assistance from the United States because its per capita income level exceeds the eligibility requirements of such assistance programs (hereafter referred to in this section as a “middle-income” country).
assist eligible countries to develop agricultural systems (which may include agricultural extension services) necessary to meet the food and fiber needs of their domestic populations; and
strengthen and enhance—
trade linkages between eligible countries and agricultural interests in the United States; or
linkages between agricultural interests in the United States and regulatory systems governing sanitary and phytosanitary standards for agricultural products that—
may enter the United States; and
may pose risks to human, animal, or plant life or health.
Individuals who may receive fellowships
for eligible countries that meet the requirements of subsection (b)(1), $4,000,000;
for eligible countries that meet the requirements of subsection (b)(2), $3,000,000; and
for eligible countries that meet the requirements of subsection (b)(3), $6,000,000.
(Pub. L. 101–624, title XV, § 1543, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3694; Pub. L. 102–237, title X, § 1002, Dec. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1894; Pub. L. 102–511, title VII, § 705, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3349; Pub. L. 104–127, title II, § 277(b), Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 978; Pub. L. 115–334, title III, §§ 3201(b)(3)(B), 3305, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4616, 4619.)
cite as: 7 USC 3293