2012 U.S. Code
Title 22 - Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Chapter 89 - ADVANCING DEMOCRATIC VALUES (§§ 8201 - 8262)
Subchapter I - ACTIVITIES TO ENHANCE THE PROMOTION OF DEMOCRACY (§§ 8211 - 8213)
Section 8212 - Democracy Fellowship Program
The Secretary shall establish a Democracy Fellowship Program to enable officers of the Department to gain an additional perspective on democracy promotion in foreign countries by working on democracy issues in appropriate congressional offices or congressional committees with oversight over the subject matter of this chapter, including the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and international or nongovernmental organizations involved in democracy promotion.
(b) Selection and placementThe Assistant Secretary shall play a central role in the selection of Democracy Fellows and facilitate their placement in appropriate congressional offices, congressional committees, international organizations, and nongovernmental organizations.
(Pub. L. 110–53, title XXI, §2112, Aug. 3, 2007, 121 Stat. 531.)