22, 2011, the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., National Memorial opened to the public in Washington, DC. This newest memorial on the National Mall pays tribute to Dr. King’s national and international contributions to world peace through nonviolent social change. (9) The year 2019 will mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mohandas Gandhi and the 90th birth anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (10) Mohandas Gandhi, who employed the principle of satyagraha, or fighting with peace , has come to represent the moral force inspiring many civil and social rights movement around the world. (11) Dr. King’s effective use of Gandhi’s principles was instrumental to the American civil rights movement. (12) There is a long history of civil and social rights movements in the United States and in India. As the relationship between the United States and India evolves, a binational foundation through which the governments of each country can work together and catalyze private investment toward development objectives would provide an ongoing, productive institution and symbol of the friendship and common ideals of the respective governments and their peoples. (13) There is a global goal of ending tuberculosis by 2030, the United States and India seek a TB-Free India by 2025, and the United States-India Gandhi-King Foundation will help address gaps across the TB value chain in prevention, detection, diagnosis, and treatment, and would catalyze market-based strategies to bridge the service gap for the last mile . (14) Leaders in both countries belonging to both major political parties have prioritized the United States-India relationship and on a bipartisan basis continue to support a strengthened United States-India partnership, recognizing that it will be one of the defining partnerships of the 21st century. 3. Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative In order to further the shared ideals and values of Mohandas Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr., the Secretary of State shall establish, in cooperation with the appropriate