Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellows and Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellows

This section may be cited as the “Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellows and Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellows Program Act of 2008”. In this subsection: 11 So in original. Probably should be “section:”. The term “Director” means the head of the Congressional Hunger Center. The term “fellow” means— The term “Fellowship Programs” means the Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellowship Program and the Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellowship Program established under subsection (c)(1). There is established the Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellowship Program and the Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellowship Program. The purposes of the Fellowship Programs are— to encourage future leaders of the United States— The purpose of the Bill Emerson Hunger Fellowship Program is to address hunger and poverty in the United States. The purpose of the Mickey Leland Hunger Fellowship Program is to address international hunger and other humanitarian needs. Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall offer to provide a grant to the Congressional Hunger Center to administer the Fellowship Programs. The terms of the grant provided under subparagraph (A), including the length of the grant and provisions for the alteration or termination of the grant, shall be determined by the Secretary in accordance with this section. The Director shall make available Bill Emerson Hunger Fellowships and Mickey Leland Hunger Fellowships in accordance with this subsection. The Fellowship Programs shall provide experience and training to develop the skills necessary to train fellows to carry out the purposes described in subsection (c)(2), including— To carry out subparagraph (A) and assist in the evaluation of the fellowships under paragraph (6), the Director shall, for each fellow, approve a work plan that identifies the target objectives for the fellow in the fellowship, including specific duties and responsibilities relating to those objectives. A Bill Emerson Hunger Fellowship awarded under this section shall be for not more than 15 months. A Mickey Leland Hunger Fellowship awarded under this section shall be for not more than 2 years. Fellowships shall be awarded pursuant to a nationwide competition established by the Director. A successful program applicant shall be an individual who has demonstrated— A fellow shall receive— Each fellow shall be entitled to receive an end-of-service award at an appropriate rate for each month of satisfactory service completed, as determined by the Director. A fellow shall not be considered an employee of— An individual awarded a fellowship from the Bill Emerson Hunger Fellowship shall be known as an “Emerson Fellow”. An individual awarded a fellowship from the Mickey Leland Hunger Fellowship shall be known as a “Leland Fellow”. Under terms stipulated in the contract entered into under subsection (c)(3), the Director shall— Subject to paragraph (2), in carrying out this section, the Director may solicit, accept, use, and dispose of gifts, bequests, or devises of services or property, both real and personal, for the purpose of facilitating the work of the Fellowship Programs. Gifts, bequests, or devises of money and proceeds from sales of other property received as gifts, bequests, or devises shall be used exclusively for the purposes of the Fellowship Programs. The Director shall annually submit to the Secretary of Agriculture, the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report that— There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as are necessary to carry out this section, to remain available until expended.