AGRICULTURAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOR MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES AND EMERGING DEMOCRACIES.

SEC. 705. AGRICULTURAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOR MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES AND EMERGING DEMOCRACIES. (a) Eligible Countries.— Section 1543 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 3293) is amended— (1) in subsection (a) by striking “middle income countries and emerging democracies” and by inserting “(as determined under subsection (b))” after “eligible countries”, and (2) in subsection (b)— (A) by striking “that meet the following requirements” in the text preceding paragraph (1) and inserting “described in any of the following paragraphs”; and (B) by adding at the end the following: “(4) Independent states of the former soviet union.— A country that is an independent state of the former Soviet Union (as defined in section 102(8) of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5602(8)), to the extent that the Secretary106 STAT. 3350 of Agriculture determines that such country should be eligible to participate in the program established under this section.”. (b) Individuals Who May Receive Fellowships.— Section 1543(d) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 3293(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following: “The Secretary may provide fellowships under the program authorized by this section to private agricultural producers from eligible countries.”.