United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5517 (116th)
Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative Act
Introduced
19 December 2019
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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Summary
Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative Act This bill establishes (1) a professional exchange program between the United States and India with a focus on the legacies of Martin Luther King Jr. and Mohandas Gandhi, (2) a development training initiative based on principles of nonviolence, and (3) a foundation to address development priorities in India. Specifically, the bill establishes a professional exchange program comprised of both an annual educational forum for scholars from the United States and India, as well as an undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate student exchange for students in the United States and India. The bill also establishes a professional development training initiative on conflict resolution tools based on the principles of nonviolence. Further, the bill establishes the United States-India Gandhi-King Development Foundation to identify development priorities in India (e.g., pollution and climate change, education, and tuberculosis) and administer competitively awarded grants to nongovernmental entities to address those priorities.
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8 official files
Referred in Senate (text)
Referred in Senate (text)
Referred in Senate · EN · 7 December 2020
Referred in Senate (PDF)
Referred in Senate · EN · 7 December 2020
Engrossed in House (text)
Engrossed in House · EN · 3 December 2020
Engrossed in House (PDF)
Engrossed in House · EN · 3 December 2020
Passed House
summary · EN · 3 December 2020
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 19 December 2019
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 19 December 2019
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 19 December 2019
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5517
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