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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3328 

To authorize the Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative focusing on peace 

and nonviolence in global conflict resolution, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 24, 2009 

Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. STARK, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. HONDA, Mr. CROWLEY, and Mr. 

FILNER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

A BILL 

To authorize the Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative 

focusing on peace and nonviolence in global conflict resolution, 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 ‘‘Gandhi-King Scholarly 

5 Exchange Initiative Act of 2009’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds the following: 

8 (1) Mohandas (Mahatma) Karamchand Gandhi 

9 and Martin Luther King, Jr., were dedicated leaders 


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1 of peace, civil rights, social justice, and social change 

2 in their respective communities and countries and in 

3 the world. 

4 (2) Mahatma Gandhi, who was born on October 

5 2, 1869, was murdered on January 30, 1948, after 

6 dedicating his life to the peaceful empowerment of 

7 the people of India and to their liberation from Brit8 ish occupation. 

9 (3) Martin Luther King, Jr., who was born on 

10 January 15, 1929, was murdered on April 4, 1968, 

11 after a life dedicated to peaceful movements against 

12 segregation, discrimination, racial injustice, and pov13 erty. 

14 (4) Mahatma Gandhi, who employed the prin15 ciple of satyagraha, or non-violent resistance, has 

16 come to represent the moral force inspiring many 

17 civil and social rights movements around the world. 

18 (5) King’s effective use of Gandhian principles 

19 was instrumental to the American civil rights move20 ment. 

21 (6) In February 2009, a congressional delega22 tion traveled to India to commemorate the 50th an23 niversary of the pilgrimage of Martin Luther King, 

24 Jr., and his wife, Coretta Scott King, to that coun25 try in 1959, and to study Gandhi’s life and work, 


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1 highlighting the need for further progress in peace2 ful conflict resolution and combating poverty. 

3 (7) In February 2009, United States Special 

4 Envoy for Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard 

5 Holbrooke visited India to determine how the inter6 national community can better contribute to peace 

7 and stability in Afghanistan and South Asia. 

8 (8) According to the 2009 Global Peace Index 

9 prepared by the Institute for Economics and Peace, 

10 if there had been no global violence in 2007, 

11 $4,800,000,000 in new business would have been 

12 created and $7,200,000,000 in expenses would have 

13 been saved, indicating that there is significant eco14 nomic value associated with peace. 

15 SEC. 3. GANDHI-KING SCHOLARLY EXCHANGE INITIATIVE. 

16 (a) INITIATIVE ESTABLISHED.—The Secretary of 

17 State is authorized to carry out, in cooperation with the 

18 appropriate representatives of the Government of India, 

19 an initiative to be known as the ‘‘Gandhi-King Scholarly 

20 Exchange Initiative’’. The initiative shall be comprised of 

21 educational, scholarly, and professional exchange pro22 grams, including the following: 

23 (1) An annual public diplomacy forum for 

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1 cuses on the legacies of Mahatma Gandhi and Mar2 tin Luther King, Jr., which shall— 

3 (A) be held alternately in the United 

4 States and in India; 

5 (B) include representatives from govern6 ments, non-governmental organizations, edu7 cational institutions, cultural organizations, and 

8 civic organizations; and 

9 (C) focus on studying the work of Gandhi 

10 and King and applying their philosophies to 

11 current issues, including the status of poverty, 

12 conflict, human rights, civil rights, peace, non13 violence, and democracy in the United States 

14 and India. 

15 (2) A professional development training initia16 tive for government employees to develop inter17 national conflict solutions based on the principles of 

18 nonviolence developed in consultation with the presi19 dent and chief executive officer of the United States 

20 Institute of Peace, the Under Secretary for Public 

21 Diplomacy and Public Affairs of the Department of 

22 State, and United States cooperating partners, 

23 which shall— 


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1 (A) target Federal, State, and local gov2 ernment employees in countries with ongoing 

3 political, social, ethnic, or violent conflict; 

4 (B) include a specific focus on the success 

5 of nonviolent movements in conflict resolution; 

6 (C) develop a curriculum for teaching con7 flict resolution and make such curriculum avail8 able to participating government employees; and 

9 (D) be made publically available through a 

10 variety of media. 

11 (3) An undergraduate, graduate, and post-grad12 uate student exchange for students to— 

13 (A) study the history and legacies of Mar14 tin Luther King, Jr., and Mahatma Gandhi; 

15 (B) visit historic sites in India and the 

16 United States that were integral to the Amer17 ican civil rights movement and the Indian inde18 pendence movement; and 

19 (C) research and develop papers on the im20 portance of peace, nonviolence, and reconcili21 ation in current conflict regions. 

22 (b) UNITED STATES COOPERATING PARTNERS DE23 FINED.—The term ‘‘United States cooperating partners’’ 

24 means— 


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1 (1) an institution of higher education (as such 

2 term is defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Edu3 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))), including, 

4 to the maximum extent practicable, an historically 

5 Black college or university that is a part B institu6 tion (as such term is defined in section 322(2) of 

7 such Act (20 U.S.C. 1061(2))) or an Hispanic-serv8 ing institution (as such term is defined in section 

9 502(5) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1101a(5))); 

10 (2) a combination of institutions of higher edu11 cation (as that term is defined in section 103 of the 

12 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

13 1003(2))); 

14 (3) a nongovernmental organization incor15 porated in the United States; or 

16 (4) a consortium consisting of two or more such 

17 institutions of higher education, higher education as18 sociations, or nongovernmental organizations. 

19 SEC. 4. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 

20 (a) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after 

21 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

22 State shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

23 and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 

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1 port on the Secretary’s plan to carry out the initiative au2 thorized under section 3. 

3 (b) PERIODIC UPDATES.—Upon the request of the 

4 committees referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary 

5 shall submit to such committees an update on the Sec6 retary’s progress in implementing the plan referred to in 

7 subsection (a). 

8 SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

9 To carry out this Act, there are authorized to be ap10 propriated to the Secretary of State such sums as may 

11 be necessary for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2015. 

12 Amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 

13 appropriations under this section are in addition to 

14 amounts otherwise available for such purpose. 

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