Sec. 1005. Development partnerships fellows program
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The Administrator is authorized and encouraged to establish a program of exchanges to strengthen individual and institutional capacity, share knowledge and best practices, build partnering skills and develop networks through professional exchanges between the Agency and the private sector, including businesses and nonprofit institutions. The exchanges authorized under subsection
(a)should be designed to fill gaps and build capacity in areas of critical need, as determined by the Administrator and the private sector entity. The process for selecting individuals for the exchanges authorized under subsection
(a)should be open and competitive, while offering opportunities to individuals with varying levels of professional experience. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during the period of exchange— each participating individual (hereinafter referred to as a Fellow ) shall continue to receive his or her salary, benefits, and rights of employment from the Agency or private sector entity, as the case may be; and in the case of a Fellow who is an employee of a private sector entity and is working at the Agency, the Fellow shall not be considered to be a Federal employee of the Agency, except for purposes of obtaining necessary access to buildings, office supplies, equipment and facilities. The Administrator shall ensure that the total number of Fellows who are employees of the Agency and are working at private sector entities is substantially equivalent to the total number of Fellows who are employees of private sector entities and are working at the Agency. The Administrator shall prescribe policies and procedures regarding costs and expenses for Fellows other than policies and procedures regarding salaries and benefits. The Administrator shall determine appropriate lengths of service for Fellows, except that such service may not exceed a period of 2 years.