I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 305 
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 15, 2013 
Mr. YARMUTH (for himself, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. 
COHEN, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. GRIJALVA, 
Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. MORAN, Ms. NORTON, Mr. PETERS 
of Michigan, Mr. RANGEL, and Ms. WATERS) 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 pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Muhammad Ali Legacy 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 
The purposes of this Act are— 
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(1) to preserve the legacy and ideals of Muham-
mad Ali, who has dedicated his life to fostering 
international friendship and to service to those in 
need, both in the United States and around the 
world; 
(2) to promote global respect, understanding, 
and communication; and 
(3) to foster the next generation of world lead-
ers who will work toward these goals. 
SEC. 3. MUHAMMAD ALI LEGACY GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of State shall 
award grants, on such terms and conditions as the Sec-
retary may determine, to one or more eligible organiza-
tions that— 
(1) are established to promote global respect, 
understanding, and communication and to encourage 
character and leadership development worldwide; 
and 
(2) demonstrate a commitment to preserving 
the legacy of Muhammad Ali. 
(b) GRANT AGREEMENT.—Each organization award-
ed a grant under this section shall enter into an agreement 
with the Secretary of State. Each such agreement shall 
require the organization— 
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(5) to place a special emphasis on providing a 
positive, productive path for young people to combat 
the pull of radicalism, terrorist networks, and orga-
nized crime; 
(6) to support a Web site providing resources, 
in a variety of languages, to further the programs 
and activities described in paragraphs (1) through 
(5) by making such programs and activities acces-
sible to the general public and able to be utilized by 
educators to integrate into the classroom; and 
(7) to submit for each fiscal year for which the 
organization receives funds from a grant awarded 
under this section, a report to the Secretary of State 
that contains— 
(A) a description of the programs and ac-
tivities supported by the funding; 
(B) the audited financial statement of the 
organization for the preceding fiscal year; 
(C) a plan for the programs and activities 
to be supported by the funding as the Secretary 
may require; and 
(D) an evaluation of the programs and ac-
tivities supported by the funding as the Sec-
retary may require. 
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(c) ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATION DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘eligible organization’’ means an organiza-
tion that is exempt from tax under section 501(c)(3) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3)). 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2014 through 
2016. 
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