; and (II) shall be available, subject to appropriation, for the same purposes and period of time for which other funds in the account are available for programs and activities of the Chief Innovation Officer under section 4(b). (b) Innovation Fellows (1) In general The Administrator, acting through the Chief Innovation Officer, is authorized to employ individuals, to be known as Innovation Fellows , at any given time who shall, following an initial period of service with the Chief Innovation Officer, be assigned on a detail basis to USAID operating units for purposes of expanding the use of innovation, technology, and research with respect to the development assistance authorities of USAID. (2) Administrative provisions The authority to employ individuals under paragraph (1) is in addition to the authority to employ individuals under such other authorities as may be available to the Administrator, including authorities under parts I and II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq. ). (3) Limitation The employment of individuals under paragraph (1) shall be a limited-term basis pursuant to schedule A of subpart C of part 213 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, or similar laws or regulations. (c) Authorization of appropriations (1) In general There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section not less than $45,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2024 through 2028. Such amounts are in addition to amounts otherwise available to USAID to carry out authorities to support expanded innovation and other activities of the type as described in this section. (2) Availability Amounts authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section are authorized to remain available until expended. (3) Additional funding Amounts authorized to be appropriated under part III of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2351 et seq. ) for each of the fiscal years 2024 through 2028 are authorized to be made available to carry out subsection (b). Such amounts are in addition to amounts