HR 6035 · 102th Congress · Government Operations and Politics
Mike Mansfield Fellowship Act
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EnactedLatest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs.(1992-10-05)
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Mike Mansfield Fellowship Act - Establishes the Mike Mansfield Fellowship Program. Directs the Director of the U.S. Information Agency (USIA) (the Director) to make grants to the Mansfield Center for Pacific Affairs (Center) to award two-year fellowships to eligible Federal employees (including those from the legislative and judicial branches, as well as the executive branch). Requires fellowship recipients (Mansfield Fellows): (1) during their first year, to study, in the Washington, D.C. area, the Japanese language and political economy (but allows this year and the fellowship period to be shorter to the extent recipients already have such skills and knowledge); and (2) during their second year, to serve as a Fellow in a parliamentary office, ministry, or other agency of the Government of Japan, or, subject to Center approval, a nongovernmental Japanese institution associated with the recipient's interests. Requires the Center to comply with specified program requirements in order to be eligible for such grants. Authorizes the Director to enter into an arrangement with the Government of Japan to place Fellows in that Government. Authorizes the Foreign Service Institute to assist …
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