1. Short title This Act may be cited as the John Lewis Civil Rights Fellowship Act of 2023 . 2. John Lewis Civil Rights Fellowship Program The Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: 115. John Lewis Civil Rights Fellowship Program (a) Establishment There is established the John Lewis Civil Rights Fellowship Program (referred to in this section as the Fellowship Program ) within the J. William Fulbright Educational Exchange Program. (b) Purposes The purposes of the Fellowship Program are— (1) to honor the legacy of Representative John Lewis by promoting a greater understanding of the history and tenets of nonviolent civil rights movements; and (2) to advance foreign policy priorities of the United States by promoting studies, research, and international exchange in the subject of nonviolent movements that established and protected civil rights around the world. (c) Administration The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (referred to in this section as the Bureau ) shall administer the Fellowship Program in accordance with policy guidelines established by the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, in consultation with the binational Fulbright Commissions and United States Embassies. (d) Selection of fellows (1) In general The Board shall annually select qualified individuals to participate in the Fellowship Program. The Bureau may determine the number of fellows selected each year, which, whenever feasible, shall be not fewer than 25. (2) Outreach To the extent practicable, the Bureau shall conduct outreach at institutions the Bureau determines are likely to produce a range of qualified applicants. (e) Fellowship orientation The Bureau shall organize and administer a fellowship orientation that shall— (1) be held in Washington, DC, or at another location selected by the Bureau; (2) include programming to honor the legacy of Representative John Lewis