Muhammad Ali Legacy Act

Muhammad Ali Legacy Act

This bill directs the Department of State to award grants to one or more 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.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 635 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 635

   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 17, 2019

Mr. Yarmuth (for himself, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Lee of California, 
  Mr. Rush, and Ms. Norton) 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 
        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 website 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 2020 through 2022.
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