1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Department of State Student Internship Program Act . 2. Department of State Student Internship Program (a) In general The Secretary of State shall establish the Department of State Student Internship Program (in this section referred to as the Program ) to offer internship opportunities at the Department of State to eligible students to raise awareness of the essential role of diplomacy in the conduct of United States foreign policy and the realization of United States foreign policy objectives. (b) Eligibility To be eligible to participate in the Program, an applicant shall— (1) be a current student at— (A) an institution of higher education (as such term is defined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1002 )); or (B) an institution of higher education based outside the United States, as determined by the Secretary of State; (2) be able to receive and hold an appropriate security clearance