94TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION

S. 1976

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

JUNE 18 (legislative day, JUNE 6), 1975

Mr. HARTKE (for himself and Mr. HATFIELD) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare

A BILL

To establish an educational institution in the United States fulfilling the goal of the Nation's first President, George Washington, to further the understanding of the process and state of peace among nations and cooperation between. peoples; to consider the dimensions of peaceful resolution of differences among nations; to train students in the process of peaceful resolution of differences; to inform governmental leaders of peaceful methods of conflict resolution; and for other purposes.

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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 That this Act may be cited as the "George Washington

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(1) it is essential to the United States that peace among nations and cooperation between peoples be paramount national goals;

(2) that people born into liberty, dedicated to the proposition that life should be cherished, and firm in their belief that the pursuit of happiness is a fundamental right, should examine and determine methods for peaceful resolution of conflicts;

(3) history is replete with instances of the overt resolution of differences between nations and groups of people;

(4) that means and methods of destruction of life available to developed nations, and increasingly becoming available to developing nations, insure that future conflicts will be even more devastating than those of the

past;

(5) there is a need for a study of the dimensions of peace among nations of the world in order to inform decisionmakers of alternative resolutions to conflicts;

(6) there is a need to inquire into the empirical

and historical nature of the process of peace and to examine the disciplines in the social, behaviorial, and physical sciences, and the arts and humanities to extract

methodologies which will provide information and new

techniques to develop alternatives to conflict situations;

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(7) that avenues to the peaceful existence of nations and peoples between and among themselves are many

and varied, some known, others unknown, which should

be analyzed and utilized, to increase the likelihood of

peaceful resolution of differences;

(8) it is necessary to train and instruct individuals

in methods of resolving conflicts among nations by utilizing avenues of peaceful cooperation and understanding; (9) peace studies have accelerated within existing academic institutions on a disciplinary basis without the full interdisciplinary inquiry that the Academy will pursue, which disciplinary studies should be encouraged;

(10) that governmental leaders should be informed of the dimensions of peace, and alternatives should be available to resolve conflict situations; and

(11) international communication systems which have expedited the flow of information, culture to cul

ture, should be evaluated to determine behaviorial altera

tion and ascertain patterns of influence on relations among nations.

DEFINITIONS

SEC. 3. As used in this Act the term—

(1) "Academy" means the George Washington

Peace Academy established under this Act;

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(2) "Board" means the Board of Trustees of the

Academy;

(3) "Executive Committee" means the Executive Committee of the Academy; and

(4) "school year" means an eleven-month period in each calendar year as established by the Board.

ESTABLISHMENT

SEC. 4. (a) There is established in the United States

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as the "George Washington Peace Academy". The Academy 11 shall instruct and train for service in peaceful resolution, and 12 international development and cooperation activity, selected 13 persons to be called peace academy students. The organiza14 tion of the Academy shall be prescribed by the Board of 15 Trustees.

(b) The administration of the Academy shall include— (1) the Chancellor;

(2) a Dean of the Faculty, who shall be a senior professor;

(3) a Dean of Students, who shall be a senior professor;

(4) at least ten and not more than twenty senior

professors;

(5) a Registrar; and

(6) a Director of Admissions.

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

SEC. 5. (a) The Academy shall have a Board of Trus

tees consisting of thirty-four members as follows:

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(1) the President who shall be Chairman;

(2) the Secretary of Health, Education, and Wel

(3) the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;

(4) the chairman of the Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives;

(5) the Secretary of State;

(6) the Ambassador of the United States to the United Nations;

(7) the Chairman of the Federal Council on the Arts and Humanities;

(8) four members, appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate, upon the recommendations of the majority leader of the Senate and the minority leader of the Senate;

(9) four members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, upon the recommendations of the majority leader of the House and the minority leader of the House;

(10) eighteen members appointed by the President

of the United States upon the recommendation of an ad