§3295 International Agricultural Education Fellowship Program

Summary

Creates a fellowship program called the International Agricultural Education Fellowship Program. It will give fellowships to U.S. citizens to help developing countries build school-based agricultural education and youth extension programs. An eligible country is a developing country based on a gross national income per person test the Secretary picks. The goals are to train U.S. agricultural professionals to live and work abroad, help those countries meet their food and fiber needs, and strengthen trade ties with U.S. agriculture. Fellows must be U.S. citizens with at least a bachelor’s in an agriculture-related field and a working knowledge of U.S. school-based ag education and youth extension programs. The Secretary will work with the National FFA Organization, the National 4‑H Council, and others to find candidates. The Secretary will run, evaluate, and monitor the program but may hire an outside group with relevant experience to manage it. Congress authorized $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023, and those funds stay available until spent.