[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 117, 108th Congress, 1st Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

 
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY--20TH ANNIVERSARY
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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

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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.

Agreed to October 20, 2003.