Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative Act

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House Introduced Dec 19, 2019
House Passed Dec 3, 2020

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.

What it does: CRS summary · Passed House · Dec 3, 2020

Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative Act

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.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative Act

Latest action (Dec 7, 2020): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Policy area: International Affairs · Origin: House · Introduced: Dec 19, 2019

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

House Introduced Dec 19, 2019
House Passed Dec 3, 2020

No recorded floor vote found.