EXPANDING SCOPE OF FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS TO INCLUDE CIVIL SERVANTS.

SEC. 9220. EXPANDING SCOPE OF FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS TO INCLUDE CIVIL SERVANTS. (a) In General.—Section 47 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2719) is amended— (1) in the first sentence— (A) by inserting “or the Civil Service” after “with the Foreign Service”; and (B) by striking “Foreign service Act of 1980” and inserting “Foreign Service Act of 1980”; and (2) in the second sentence, by inserting “or the Civil Service” after “Foreign Service”. (b) Initial Report.—Not later than 30 days before expanding participation to include civil servants in any fellowship program of the Department, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that— (1) identifies the affected fellowship program; and (2) justifies expanding participation in such program. (c) Follow-up Report.—Not later than 1 year after the expansion of any fellowship program authorized under this section, the Secretary shall submit a follow-up report to the appropriate congressional committees that describes how the expansion of participation in such program has impacted the effectiveness of the program.