§ 6102. — Program requirements.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC6102]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 70--MANSFIELD FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
Sec. 6102. Program requirements
The program established under this chapter shall comply with the
following requirements:
(1) United States citizens who are eligible for fellowships
under this chapter shall be employees of the Federal Government
having at least two years experience in any branch of the
Government, a strong career interest in United States-Japan
relations, and a demonstrated commitment to further service in the
Federal Government, and such other qualifications as are determined
by the Center.
(2) Not more than 10 fellowships may be awarded each year of
which not more than 3 shall be awarded to individuals who are not
detailed employees of the Government.
(3)(A) Fellows shall agree to maintain satisfactory progress in
language training and appropriate behavior in Japan, as determined
by the Center, as a condition of continued receipt of Federal funds.
(B) Fellows who are not detailees shall agree to return to the
Federal Government for further employment for a period of at least 2
years following the end of their fellowships, unless, in the
determination of the Center, the fellow is unable (for reasons
beyond the fellow's control and after receiving assistance from the
Center as provided in paragraph (8)) to find reemployment for such
period.
(4) During the period of the fellowship, the Center shall
provide--
(A) to each fellow who is not a detailee a stipend at a rate
of pay equal to the rate of pay that individual was receiving
when he or she entered the program, plus a cost-of-living
adjustment calculated at the same rate of pay, and for the same
period of time, for which such adjustments were made to the
salaries of individuals occupying competitive positions in the
civil service during the same period as the fellowship; and
(B) to each fellow (including detailees) certain allowances
and benefits as that individual would have been entitled to, but
for his or her separation from Government service, as a United
States Government civilian employee overseas under the
Standardized Regulations (Government Civilians, Foreign Areas)
of the Department of State, as follows: a living quarters
allowance to cover the higher cost of housing in Japan, a post
allowance to cover the significantly higher costs of living in
Japan, an education allowance to assist parents in providing
their children with educational services ordinarily provided
without charge by United States public schools, moving expenses
of up to $1,000 for personal belongings of fellows and their
families in their move to Japan and one-round-trip economy-class
airline ticket to Japan for each fellow and the fellow's
immediate family.
(5)(A) For the first year of each fellowship, the Center shall
provide fellows with intensive Japanese language training in the
Washington, D.C., area, as well as courses in the political economy
of Japan.
(B) Such training shall be of the same quality as training
provided to Foreign Service officers before they are assigned to
Japan.
(C) The Center may waive any or all of the training required by
subparagraph (A) to the extent that a fellow has Japanese language
skills or knowledge of Japan's political economy, and the 2-year
fellowship period shall be shortened to the extent such training is
less than one year.
(6) Any fellow who is not a detailee who does not comply with
the requirements of this section shall reimburse the United States
Information Agency for the Federal funds expended for the Fellow's
participation in the fellowship, together with interest on such
funds (calculated at the prevailing rate), as follows:
(A) Full reimbursement for noncompliance with paragraph
(3)(A) or (9).
(B) Pro rata reimbursement for noncompliance with paragraph
(3)(B) for any period the fellow is reemployed by the Federal
Government that is less than the period specified in paragraph
(3)(B), at a rate equal to the amount the fellow received during
the final year of the fellowship for the same period of time,
including any allowances and benefits provided under paragraph
(4).
(7) The Center shall select fellows based solely on merit. The
Center shall make positive efforts to recruit candidates reflecting
the cultural, racial, and ethnic diversity of the United States.
(8) The Center shall assist, to the extent possible, any fellow
who is not a detailee in finding employment in the Federal
Government if such fellow was not able, at the end of the
fellowship, to be reemployed in the agency from which he or she
separated to become a fellow.
(9) No fellow may engage in any intelligence or intelligence-
related activity on behalf of the United States Government.
(10) The financial records of the Center shall be audited
annually in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards by
independent certified public accountants or independent licensed
public accountants, certified or licensed by a regulatory authority
of a State or other political subdivision of the United States. The
audit shall be conducted at the place or places where the financial
records of the Center are normally kept. All books, financial
records, files, and other papers, things, and property belonging to
or in use by the Center and necessary to facilitate the audit shall
be made available to the person or persons conducting the audit, and
full facilities for verifying transactions with the balances or
securities held by depositories, fiscal agents, and custodians shall
be afforded to such person or persons.
(11) The Center shall provide a report of the audit to the
Director of the United States Information Agency no later than six
months following the close of the fiscal year for which the audit is
made. The report shall set forth the scope of the audit and include
such statements, together with the independent auditor's opinion of
those statements, as are necessary to present fairly the Center's
assets and liabilities, surplus or deficit, with reasonable detail,
including a statement of the Center's income and expenses during the
year, including a schedule of all contracts and grants requiring
payments in excess of $5,000 and any payments of compensation,
salaries, or fees at a rate in excess of $5,000 per year. The report
shall be produced in sufficient copies for the public.
(Pub. L. 103-236, title II, Sec. 253, Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 428.)
Transfer of Functions
United States Information Agency (other than Broadcasting Board of
Governors and International Broadcasting Bureau) abolished and functions
transferred to Secretary of State, see sections 6531 and 6532 of this
title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 6101, 6104 of this title.
