IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 849 
Recognizing the 16th anniversary of the Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) 
program, a program funded by the Government of the United States 
to provide an opportunity for high school students from the countries 
of the former Soviet Union to study and live in the United States 
in order to promote democratic values and institutions in Eurasia, and 
supporting the mission, goals, and accomplishments of the FLEX pro-
gram. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 20, 2009 
Ms. KAPTUR submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the 16th anniversary of the Future Leaders 
Exchange (FLEX) program, a program funded by the 
Government of the United States to provide an oppor-
tunity for high school students from the countries of 
the former Soviet Union to study and live in the United 
States in order to promote democratic values and institu-
tions in Eurasia, and supporting the mission, goals, and 
accomplishments of the FLEX program. 
Whereas the Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) program is 
a program funded by the Department of State and the 
United States Agency for International Development to 
provide an opportunity for high school students from the 
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•HRES 849 IH 
countries of the former Soviet Union to spend one aca-
demic year attending schools and living with host families 
throughout the United States in order to promote demo-
cratic values and institutions in Eurasia; 
Whereas since its inception in 1992, more than 14,000 high 
school students from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, 
Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, 
Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Ukraine have participated 
in the FLEX program; 
Whereas the FLEX program affords talented and motivated 
high school students from Eurasia the opportunity to 
study abroad, an opportunity in which they may other-
wise be unable to partake; 
Whereas by participating in the FLEX program, students re-
ceive a first-hand experience with democracy and civil so-
ciety; 
Whereas many students who participate in the FLEX pro-
gram return to their home countries with the knowledge 
and tools necessary to promote democracy and civil soci-
ety among their peers; 
Whereas, as a result of their participation in the FLEX pro-
gram and alumni associations, many alumni of the 
FLEX program have joined or established nongovern-
mental organizations that foster social, economic, and po-
litical development in their home cities and regions; and 
Whereas the FLEX program and its alumni have directly 
contributed to the spread of democracy and civil society 
in post-Soviet Eurasia: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
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•HRES 849 IH 
(1) recognizes the 16th anniversary of the Fu-
ture Leaders Exchange (FLEX) program; 
(2) supports the mission, goals, and accomplish-
ments of the FLEX program; 
(3) commends the FLEX program for its dedi-
cation to democracy and to the role that young peo-
ple play in the development of democracy; 
(4) acknowledges the positive changes that 
many alumni of the FLEX program have made in 
their home countries as a result of their experiences 
in the United States; and 
(5) encourages the FLEX program to continue 
to provide the invaluable opportunity for high school 
students from Eurasia to study abroad in order to 
learn the benefits of democratic values. 
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