Muhammad Ali Legacy Act - Directs the Secretary of State to award grants to one or more eligible organizations that: (1) are established to promote global respect, understanding, and communication and to encourage character and leadership development world-wide; and (2) demonstrate a commitment to preserving the legacy of Muhammad Ali.
[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 305 Introduced in House (IH)]
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 305
To establish a grant program to preserve the legacy and ideals of
Muhammad Ali and promote global respect, understanding, and
communication, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 15, 2013
Mr. Yarmuth (for himself, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr.
Cohen, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Grijalva, Ms.
Jackson Lee, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Moran, Ms. Norton, Mr. Peters of Michigan,
Mr. Rangel, and Ms. Waters) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
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A BILL
To establish a grant program to preserve the legacy and ideals of
Muhammad Ali and promote global respect, understanding, and
communication, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Muhammad Ali Legacy Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to preserve the legacy and ideals of Muhammad Ali, who
has dedicated his life to fostering international friendship
and to service to those in need, both in the United States and
around the world;
(2) to promote global respect, understanding, and
communication; and
(3) to foster the next generation of world leaders who will
work toward these goals.
SEC. 3. MUHAMMAD ALI LEGACY GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) Authorization.--The Secretary of State shall award grants, on
such terms and conditions as the Secretary may determine, to one or
more eligible organizations that--
(1) are established to promote global respect,
understanding, and communication and to encourage character and
leadership development worldwide; and
(2) demonstrate a commitment to preserving the legacy of
Muhammad Ali.
(b) Grant Agreement.--Each organization awarded a grant under this
section shall enter into an agreement with the Secretary of State. Each
such agreement shall require the organization--
(1) to develop and provide educational programming to
prepare prospective leaders in foreign countries to make a
profound contribution to global society, including programming
that includes peace building, conflict resolution, violence
prevention, character education, and education about world
cultures, religions, and languages;
(2) to act as a global gathering place--both online and in
person--for negotiation and mediation;
(3) to utilize technology and the Internet to empower
people in foreign countries, including adults, young people,
educators, and civic, community, religious, and corporate
leaders, to dialogue on common interests and concerns, share
information, and engage in cross-cultural learning, including
by utilizing diverse and multi-layered connections such as
videoconferencing, Web-based forums, and other modes of
communication;
(4) to partner with and build a network of organizations
and schools already working with adults, young people,
educators, and civic, community, religious, and corporate
leaders, as well as the Department of State, to reach many
people worldwide as quickly as possible;
(5) to place a special emphasis on providing a positive,
productive path for young people to combat the pull of
radicalism, terrorist networks, and organized crime;
(6) to support a Web site providing resources, in a variety
of languages, to further the programs and activities described
in paragraphs (1) through (5) by making such programs and
activities accessible to the general public and able to be
utilized by educators to integrate into the classroom; and
(7) to submit for each fiscal year for which the
organization receives funds from a grant awarded under this
section, a report to the Secretary of State that contains--
(A) a description of the programs and activities
supported by the funding;
(B) the audited financial statement of the
organization for the preceding fiscal year;
(C) a plan for the programs and activities to be
supported by the funding as the Secretary may require;
and
(D) an evaluation of the programs and activities
supported by the funding as the Secretary may require.
(c) Eligible Organization Defined.--In this section, the term
``eligible organization'' means an organization that is exempt from tax
under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C.
501(c)(3)).
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of the
fiscal years 2014 through 2016.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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