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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 580 

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 13, 2017 

Mr. YARMUTH (for himself, Mr. MEEKS, and Mr. COHEN) introduced the 

following bill; 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 respect, 

understanding, and communication, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Muhammad Ali Legacy 

5 Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 

7 The purposes of this Act are— 


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1 (1) to preserve the legacy and ideals of Muham2 mad Ali, who dedicated his life to fostering inter3 national friendship and to service to those in need, 

4 both in the United States and around the world; 

5 (2) to promote global respect, understanding, 

6 and communication; and 

7 (3) to foster the next generation of world lead8 ers who will work toward these goals. 

9 SEC. 3. MUHAMMAD ALI LEGACY GRANT PROGRAM. 

10 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of State shall 

11 award grants, on such terms and conditions as the Sec12 retary may determine, to one or more eligible organiza13 tions that— 

14 (1) are established to promote global respect, 

15 understanding, and communication and to encourage 

16 character and leadership development worldwide; 

17 and 

18 (2) demonstrate a commitment to preserving 

19 the legacy of Muhammad Ali. 

20 (b) GRANT AGREEMENT.—Each organization award21 ed a grant under this section shall enter into an agreement 

22 with the Secretary of State. Each such agreement shall 

23 require the organization— 

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1 tries to make a profound contribution to global soci2 ety, including programming that includes peace 

3 building, conflict resolution, violence prevention, 

4 character education, and education about world cul5 tures, religions, and languages; 

6 (2) to act as a global gathering place—both on7 line and in person—for negotiation and mediation; 

8 (3) to utilize technology and the Internet to em9 power people in foreign countries, including adults, 

10 young people, educators, and civic, community, reli11 gious, and corporate leaders, to dialogue on common 

12 interests and concerns, share information, and en13 gage in cross-cultural learning, including by utilizing 

14 diverse and multi-layered connections such as 

15 videoconferencing, Web-based forums, and other 

16 modes of communication; 

17 (4) to partner with and build a network of or18 ganizations and schools already working with adults, 

19 young people, educators, and civic, community, reli20 gious, and corporate leaders, as well as the Depart21 ment of State, to reach many people worldwide as 

22 quickly as possible; 

23 (5) to place a special emphasis on providing a 

24 positive, productive path for young people to combat 


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1 the pull of radicalism, terrorist networks, and orga2 nized crime; 

3 (6) to support a Web site providing resources, 

4 in a variety of languages, to further the programs 

5 and activities described in paragraphs (1) through 

6 (5) by making such programs and activities acces7 sible to the general public and able to be utilized by 

8 educators to integrate into the classroom; and 

9 (7) to submit for each fiscal year for which the 

10 organization receives funds from a grant awarded 

11 under this section, a report to the Secretary of State 

12 that contains— 

13 (A) a description of the programs and ac14 tivities supported by the funding; 

15 (B) the audited financial statement of the 

16 organization for the preceding fiscal year; 

17 (C) a plan for the programs and activities 

18 to be supported by the funding as the Secretary 

19 may require; and 

20 (D) an evaluation of the programs and ac21 tivities supported by the funding as the Sec22 retary may require. 

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1 tion that is exempt from tax under section 501(c)(3) of 

2 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3)). 

3 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

4 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

5 $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2018 through 

6 2020. 

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