§ 3293. — Agricultural fellowship program for middle income countries, emerging democracies, and emerging markets.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC3293]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 64--AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND TEACHING
SUBCHAPTER VIII--INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND TEACHING
Sec. 3293. Agricultural fellowship program for middle income
countries, emerging democracies, and emerging markets
(a) Establishment
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) of this section) who specialize in agriculture for study
in the United States.
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\1\ So in original. The word ``for'' probably should not appear.
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(b) Eligible countries
Countries described in any of the following paragraphs shall be
eligible to participate in the program established under this section:
(1) Middle-income country
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).
(2) Ongoing relationship
A middle-income country that has never qualified for bilateral
foreign aid assistance from the United States, but with respect to
which an ongoing relationship with the United States, including
technical assistance and training, would provide mutual benefits to
such country and the United States.
(3) Type of government
A country that has recently begun the transformation of its
system of government from a non-representative type of government to
a representative democracy and that is encouraging democratic
institution building, and the cultural values, institutions, and
organizations of democratic pluralism.
(4) Independent states of the former Soviet Union
A country that is an independent state of the former Soviet
Union (as defined in section 5602(8) of this title), to the extent
that the Secretary of Agriculture determines that such country
should be eligible to participate in the program established under
this section.
(5) Emerging market
Any emerging market, as defined in section 1542(f).
(c) Purpose of fellowships
Fellowships under this section shall be provided to permit the
recipients to gain knowledge and skills that will--
(1) assist eligible countries to develop agricultural systems
necessary to meet the food and fiber needs of their domestic
populations; and
(2) strengthen and enhance trade linkages between eligible
countries and agricultural interests in the United States.
(d) Individuals who may receive fellowships
The Secretary shall utilize the expertise of United States
agricultural counselors, trade officers, and commodity trade promotion
groups working in participating countries to help identify program
candidates for fellowships under this section from both the public and
private sectors of those countries. The Secretary may provide
fellowships under the program authorized by this section to private
agricultural producers from eligible countries.
(e) Program implementation
The Secretary shall consult with other United States Government
agencies, United States universities, and the private agribusiness
sector, as appropriate, to design and administer training programs to
accomplish the objectives of the program established under this section.
(f) Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated without fiscal year
limitation such sums as may be necessary to carry out the program
established under this section, except that the amount of such funds in
any fiscal year shall not exceed--
(1) for eligible countries that meet the requirements of
subsection (b)(1) of this section, $3,000,000;
(2) for eligible countries that meet the requirements of
subsection (b)(2) of this section, $2,000,000; and
(3) for eligible countries that meet the requirements of
subsection (b)(3) of this section, $5,000,000.
(g) Complementary funds
If the Secretary of Agriculture determines that it is advisable in
furtherance of the purposes of the program established under this
section, the Secretary may accept money, funds, property, and services
of every kind by gift, devise, bequest, grant, or otherwise, and may, in
any manner, dispose of all such holdings and use the receipts generated
from such disposition as general program funds under this section. All
funds so designated for the program established under this section shall
remain available until expended.
(Pub. L. 101-624, title XV, Sec. 1543, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3694;
Pub. L. 102-237, title X, Sec. 1002, Dec. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1894; Pub.
L. 102-511, title VII, Sec. 705, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3349; Pub. L.
104-127, title II, Sec. 277(b), Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 978.)
References in Text
Section 1542(f), referred to in subsec. (b)(5), is section 1542(f)
of Pub. L. 101-624, which is set out as a note under section 5622 of
this title.
Codification
Section was enacted as part of the Agricultural Development and
Trade Act of 1990, and also as part of the Food, Agriculture,
Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990, and not as part of the National
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 which
comprises this chapter.
Amendments
1996--Pub. L. 104-127, Sec. 277(b)(1), in section catchline,
substituted ``middle income countries, emerging democracies, and
emerging markets'' for ``middle income countries and emerging
democracies''.
Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 104-127, Sec. 277(b)(2), added par. (5).
Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 104-127, Sec. 277(b)(3), substituted ``food
and fiber needs'' for ``food needs''.
1992--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102-511, Sec. 705(a)(1), struck out
``middle income countries and emerging democracies'' after ``fellowship
program for'' and inserted ``(as determined under subsection (b) of this
section)'' after ``eligible countries''.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102-511, Sec. 705(a)(2), substituted
``described in any of the following paragraphs'' for ``that meet the
following requirements'' in introductory provisions and added par. (4).
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 102-511, Sec. 705(b), inserted at end ``The
Secretary may provide fellowships under the program authorized by this
section to private agricultural producers from eligible countries.''
1991--Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 102-237 substituted ``program'' for
``Program''.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 5679 of this title.
