22 U.S.C. § 2665b: Veterans Innovation…

Summary

The Department must create a Veterans Innovation Partnership Fellowship Program (VIP). It will give veterans training, work experience, and career paths in international affairs and help the Department recruit skilled, diverse people who served in the military. The program must grow veterans’ roles in diplomacy, development, and international cooperation, use their leadership to help the Department and other agencies, and be run under current law in coordination with other federal agencies and veteran-serving groups.

Title 22, §2665b

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(a)In General

There shall be in the Department a Veterans Innovation Partnership Fellowship Program (hereinafter in this section referred to as the “VIP Fellowship Program”).

(b)Finding

Congress finds that the VIP Fellowship Program plays a vital role in providing veterans with professional experience, training, and pathways to careers in international affairs, while strengthening the Department’s recruitment of skilled, diverse, and service-minded personnel.

(c)Objectives

The program required by subsection (a) shall—

(1)expand opportunities for veterans to gain professional experience in diplomacy, development, and international cooperation;

(2)leverage the skills, leadership, and expertise of veterans to enhance the work of the Department and other participating agencies; and

(3)support the transition of veterans into public service careers, particularly in foreign affairs.

(d)Administration

The program required by subsection (a) shall be administered by the Department, consistent with existing law and regulations, and in coordination with relevant Federal departments and agencies and veteran-serving organizations.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Definitions For definition of “Department” as used in this section, see section 5002 of Pub. L. 119–60, set out as a note under section 2651 of this title.

§2665b Veterans Innovation Partnership Fellowship Program

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Title 22, §2665b

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