,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cje  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #ae1 #bjac  
,mr4 ,yarmuth 7for himself1 ,mr4        
,butterfield1 ,mr4 ,carson of ,indiana1 
,mr4 ,cohen1 ,mr4 ,conyers1 ,mr4 ,danny 
,k4 ,davis of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1
 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,mr4  
,moran1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,peters of   
,michigan1 ,mr4 ,rangel1 and ,ms4       
,waters7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,foreign ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
establish a grant program to preserve   
the legacy and ideals of ,muhammad ,ali 
and promote global respect1             
understanding1 and communication1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,muhammad
 ,ali ,legacy ,act4  #b4 ,purposes ,the 
purposes of this ,act are--  7#a7 to    
preserve the legacy and ideals of       
,muhammad ,ali1 who has dedicated his   
life to fostering international         
friendship and to service to those in   

need1 both in the ,united ,states and   
around the world2  7#b7 to promote      
global respect1 understanding1 and      
communication2 and  7#c7 to foster the  
next generation of world leaders who    
will work toward these goals4  #c4      
,muhammad ,ali legacy grant program  7a7
 ,authorization ,the ,secretary of      
,state shall award grants1 on such terms
 and conditions as the ,secretary may   
determine1 to one or more eligible      
organizations that--  7#a7 are          
established to promote global respect1  
understanding1 and communication and to 
encourage character and leadership      
development worldwide2 and  7#b7        
demonstrate a commitment to preserving  
the legacy of ,muhammad ,ali4  7b7      
,grant agreement ,each organization     
awarded a grant under this section shall
 enter into an agreement with the       
,secretary of ,state4 ,each such        
agreement shall require the             
organization--  7#a7 to develop and     
provide educational programming to      

prepare prospective leaders in foreign  
countries to make a profound            
contribution to global society1         
including programming that includes     
peace building1 conflict resolution1    
violence prevention1 character          
education1 and education about world    
cultures1 religions1 and languages2     
7#b7 to act as a global gathering       
place--both online and in person--for   
negotiation and mediation2  7#c7 to     
utilize technology and the ,internet to 
empower people in foreign countries1    
including adults1 young people1         
educators1 and civic1 community1        
religious1 and corporate leaders1 to    
dialogue on common interests and        
concerns1 share information1 and engage 
in cross-cultural learning1 including by
 utilizing diverse and multi-layered    
connections such as videoconferencing1  
,web-based forums1 and other modes of   
communication2  7#d7 to partner with and
 build a network of organizations and   
schools already working with adults1    

young people1 educators1 and civic1     
community1 religious1 and corporate     
leaders1 as well as the ,department of  
,state1 to reach many people worldwide  
as quickly as possible2  7#e7 to place a
 special emphasis on providing a        
positive1 productive path for young     
people to combat the pull of radicalism1
 terrorist networks1 and organized      
crime2  7#f7 to support a ,web site     
providing resources1 in a variety of    
languages1 to further the programs and  
activities described in paragraphs 7#a7 
through 7#e7 by making such programs and
 activities accessible to the general   
public and able to be utilized by       
educators to integrate into the         
classroom2 and  7#g7 to submit for each 
fiscal year for which the organization  
receives funds from a grant awarded     
under this section1 a report to the     
,secretary of ,state that contains--    
7,a7 a description of the programs and  
activities supported by the funding2    
7,b7 the audited financial statement of 

the organization for the preceding      
fiscal year2  7,c7 a plan for the       
programs and activities to be supported 
by the funding as the ,secretary may    
require2 and  7,d7 an evaluation of the 
programs and activities supported by the
 funding as the ,secretary may require4 
7c7 ,eligible organization defined ,in  
this section1 the term eligible         
organization means an organization that 
is exempt from tax under section        
#eja7;c77#c7 of the ,internal ,revenue  
,code of #aihf 7#bf ,u4,s4,c4           
#eja7;c77#c774  7d7 ,authorization of   
appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this       
section #e1jjj1jjj for each of the      
fiscal years #bjad through #bjaf4