[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 123 (Wednesday, July 14, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S4904]
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    SENATE RESOLUTION 301--RECOGNIZING THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 
                           FULBRIGHT PROGRAM

  Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Rubio, Ms. 
Klobuchar, and Mr. Coons) submitted the following resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations:

                              S. Res. 301

       Whereas August 1, 2021, marks the 75th anniversary of 
     President Harry S. Truman signing into law the Act of August 
     1, 1946 (60 Stat. 754, chapter 723) (commonly known as the 
     ``Fulbright Act of 1946'');
       Whereas the Fulbright Program was established by Senator 
     James William Fulbright of Arkansas for the ``promotion of 
     international good will through the exchange of students in 
     the fields of education, culture, and science'';
       Whereas the Fulbright Program is sponsored by the Bureau of 
     Educational and Cultural Affairs of the Department of State;
       Whereas the Fulbright Program provides approximately 8,000 
     grants annually and, as of 2021, operates in more than 160 
     countries, including 49 that have established cost-sharing 
     binational commissions;
       Whereas approximately 1,300 institutions of higher 
     education in the United States, both public and private, host 
     students at home and send scholars abroad;
       Whereas current Fulbright students and scholars hail from 
     all 50 States and 2 United States territories, and 
     approximately a quarter are from minority or underrepresented 
     populations;
       Whereas approximately 400,000 individuals from across the 
     globe have benefitted from this unique opportunity;
       Whereas alumni of the Fulbright Program include 60 Nobel 
     Prize laureates, 75 MacArthur Foundation fellows, 89 
     recipients of the Pulitzer Prize, 39 current or former heads 
     of state or government, 16 Presidential Medal of Freedom 
     recipients, 5 members of Congress, and a former Secretary 
     General of the United Nations;
       Whereas, on April 21, 2016, an American elm was planted on 
     the grounds of the United States Capitol in recognition of 
     the 70th anniversary of the Fulbright Program; and
       Whereas the Fulbright Program promotes United States higher 
     education abroad and remains a valuable diplomatic tool: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) recognizes the 75th anniversary of the Fulbright 
     Program;
       (2) encourages the President and the Secretary of State to 
     work with the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of 
     the Department of State to support the work of the Fulbright 
     Program;
       (3) congratulates all past and present recipients of 
     Fulbright awards; and
       (4) calls on students, scholars, and professionals around 
     the world to seek out opportunities to engage with each other 
     and promote international good will.

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