,,iii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #hcj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august   
#d1 #bjbf,mr4 ,boozman 7for himself1    
,mr4 ,booker1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 and ,mr4  
,cotton7 submitted the following        
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,recognizing   
the #hjth anniversary of the ,fulbright 
,program4  ,whereas ,august #a1 #bjbf1  
marks the #hjth anniversary of          
,president ,harry ,s4 ,truman signing   
into law the ,act of ,august #a1 #aidf  
7#fj ,stat4 #ged1 chapter #gbc7         
7commonly known as the ,fulbright ,act  
of #aidf72 ,whereas the ,fulbright      
,program was established by ,senator    
,james ,william ,fulbright of ,arkansas 
for the promotion of international good 
will through the exchange of students in
 the fields of education1 culture1 and  
science2 ,whereas the ,fulbright        
,program is sponsored by the ,bureau of 
,educational and ,cultural ,affairs of  
the ,department of ,state2 ,whereas the 

,fulbright ,program provides            
approximately #i1jjj grants annually    
and1 as of #bjbf1 operates in more than 
#afj countries1 including #di that have 
established cost-sharing binational     
commissions2 ,whereas ,fulbright        
students and scholars have hailed from  
all #ej ,states1 the ,district of       
,columbia1 the ,commonwealth of ,puerto 
,rico1 ,guam1 the ,united ,states       
,virgin ,islands1 and ,american ,samoa2 
,whereas the ,fulbright ,program        
provides unique opportunities for the   
people of the ,united ,states to receive
 the best cultural and academic         
education in the world2 ,whereas more   
than #dej1jjj individuals from the      
,united ,states and across the world    
have benefitted from the ,fulbright     
program2 ,whereas alumni of the         
,fulbright ,program include #fc ,nobel  
,prize laureates1 #id recipients of the 
,pulitzer ,prize1 #dd heads of ,state1  
#ag ,presidential ,medal of ,freedom    
recipients1 #aa members of ,congress1 a 

former ,secretary-,general of the       
,united ,nations1 a former ,secretary   
,general of the ,north ,atlantic ,treaty
 ,organization1 and an astronaut who set
 foot on the moon2 ,whereas the         
,fulbright ,program promotes ,united    
,states higher education abroad and     
remains a valuable diplomatic tool2 and 
,whereas the ,fulbright ,program        
advances national security by building  
international relationships and good    
will towards the ,united ,states3 ,now1 
therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate--    
7#a7 recognizes the #hjth anniversary of
 the ,fulbright ,program2  7#b7 supports
 the work of the ,fulbright ,program and
 other educational and cultural affairs 
programs to advance the foreign policy  
and national security of the ,united    
,states2  7#c7 congratulates all past   
and present recipients of ,fulbright    
awards2 and  7#d7 calls on students1    
scholars1 and professionals around the  
world to seek out opportunities to      
engage with each other and promote      

international understanding and         
partnership4