[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Con. Res. 66 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        S.Con.Res.66
                                      Agreed to October 20, 2003        

                       One Hundred Eighth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE FIRST SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
           the seventh day of January, two thousand and three


                          Concurrent Resolution

Whereas November 22, 2003, marks the 20th anniversary of the 
  establishment of the National Endowment for Democracy (hereinafter 
  the ``Endowment''), a bipartisan nongovernmental institution that 
  promotes democracy around the world;
Whereas through the National Endowment for Democracy Act (22 U.S.C. 
  4411 et seq.), signed into law by President Ronald Reagan on November 
  22, 1983, Congress has made possible the funding of the Endowment's 
  worldwide grant programs;
Whereas 2003 also marks the 20th anniversary of the National Republican 
  Institute for International Affairs (which was subsequently renamed 
  the International Republican Institute (IRI)), the National 
  Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI), and the Center 
  for International Private Enterprise (CIPE), all of which joined the 
  Free Trade Union Institute (which was subsequently renamed as the 
  American Center for International Labor Solidarity) to form the four 
  affiliated institutions of the Endowment;
Whereas the Endowment and the affiliated institutes have supported 
  grassroots programs to build democratic institutions, spread 
  democratic values, encourage free market institutions, and promote 
  political parties, worker rights, independent media, human rights, 
  the rule of law, civic education, conflict resolution, political 
  participation by women, and many other essential components of civil 
  society and democratic governance in emerging and transitional 
  democracies, nondemocracies, and war-torn societies;
Whereas the programs carried out or funded by the Endowment have made 
  significant contributions to the efforts of democratic activists to 
  achieve freedom and self-governance around the world;
Whereas the Endowment, through the Journal of Democracy, the 
  International Forum for Democratic Studies, the Reagan-Fascell 
  Democracy Fellows Program, and the World Movement for Democracy, has 
  served as a key center of democratic research, exchange, and 
  networking, bringing together thousands of democracy activists, 
  scholars, and practitioners from around the world; and
Whereas the spread of democracy throughout the world, to which the work 
  of the Endowment has contributed significantly, has enhanced the 
  national security interests of the United States and advanced 
  democratic ideals and values throughout the world: Now, therefore, be 
  it
    Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), 
That Congress--
        (1) commends the National Endowment for Democracy for its major 
    contributions to the strengthening of democracy around the world on 
    the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the 
    Endowment; and
        (2) endeavors to continue to support the vital work of the 
    National Endowment for Democracy.
  Attest:

                                               Secretary of the Senate.

  Attest:

                                 Clerk of the House of Representatives.