What This Bill Does
This bill creates two programs to preserve and educate Americans about jazz music. The bill establishes a National Jazz Preservation Program and a National Jazz Appreciation Program, both run through the Smithsonian Institution.
Who It Affects
The Smithsonian Institution, jazz artists, elementary and secondary school students, state arts agencies, local educational agencies, the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and secondary school jazz orchestras.
Key Provisions
• The Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution will record audio and video interviews with leading jazz artists and acquire and preserve jazz artifacts through exhibitions and performances (Sec. 2(b)(1) and (2))
• The Secretary will establish collaborative agreements with governmental agencies, universities, museums and community-based organizations to share jazz artifacts (Sec. 2(b)(4))
• Schools may use federal funding for Jazz Artists in the Schools programs to bring jazz artists into elementary and secondary schools (Sec. 3)
• Schools may use federal funding for programs where jazz artists and educators develop lesson plans and educational materials about jazz and provide teacher training (Sec. 3)
• The Secretary will establish a series of jazz performances at Smithsonian locations nationwide to increase public access to jazz music (Sec. 4(b))
What Changes
If this becomes law, the federal government will begin funding jazz preservation and education programs that do not currently exist. The bill adds jazz education as an eligible activity under existing school funding law.
Important Definitions
None defined in bill text.
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118TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 240
To preserve knowledge and promote education about jazz in the United
States and abroad.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 10, 2023
Ms. JACKSON LEE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee
on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To preserve knowledge and promote education about jazz
in the United States and abroad.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Jazz Preser-
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vation, Education, and Promulgation Act of 2023’’.
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SEC. 2. NATIONAL JAZZ PRESERVATION PROGRAM.
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(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a Na-
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tional Jazz Preservation Program, to be carried out by
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the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution through the
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Director of the National Museum of American History
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and in collaboration with other Smithsonian museums, to
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preserve knowledge and promote education about jazz.
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(b) PROGRAM COMPONENTS.—Under the National
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Jazz Preservation Program, the Secretary of the Smithso-
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nian Institution shall—
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(1) record audio and video interviews with lead-
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ing jazz artists;
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(2) acquire and preserve jazz artifacts, and in-
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terpret the artifacts through activities such as exhi-
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bitions and performances by the Smithsonian Jazz
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Masterworks Orchestra;
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(3) continue to recognize Jazz Appreciation
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Month;
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(4) establish, with governmental agencies, uni-
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versities, museums, and community-based organiza-
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tions with jazz archival collections, collaborative
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agreements for the sharing of jazz artifacts; and
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(5) encourage, consult with, and engage in ca-
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pacity building with community-based and regional
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organizations with the potential to establish jazz ar-
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chival collections.
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(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
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authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
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$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2024,
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to remain available until expended.
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SEC. 3. JAZZ EDUCATION IN ELEMENTARY AND SEC-
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ONDARY SCHOOLS.
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Section 4107(a)(3) of the Elementary and Secondary
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Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7117(a)(3)) is amend-
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ed—
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(1) in subparagraph (I), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the
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end;
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(2) by redesignating subparagraph (J) as sub-
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paragraph (K); and
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(3) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the fol-
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lowing:
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‘‘(J) programs to promote jazz education,
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which may include—
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‘‘(i) a Jazz Artists in the Schools pro-
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gram to provide support for State arts
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agencies to bring jazz artists to elementary
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and secondary schools in collaboration with
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local educational agencies;
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‘‘(ii) a program for—
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‘‘(I) the development by jazz art-
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ists and educators of lesson plans and
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other educational materials about
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jazz;
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‘‘(II) the distribution of such
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educational materials by organizations
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that may include the National Endow-
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ment for the Arts, educational institu-
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tions, State and local arts and cul-
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tural organizations, or nonprofit orga-
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nizations; and
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‘‘(III) teacher training on jazz
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education by jazz artists and edu-
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cators; and
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‘‘(iii) an Ambassadors of Jazz pro-
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gram to send jazz musicians, and jazz or-
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chestras from secondary schools, abroad to
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perform for diverse audiences on missions
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of goodwill, education, and cultural ex-
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change, in collaboration with the Secretary
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of State; or’’.
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SEC. 4. NATIONAL JAZZ APPRECIATION PROGRAM.
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(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a Na-
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tional Jazz Appreciation Program, to be carried out by
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the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution through the
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Director of the National Museum of American History
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and in collaboration with other Smithsonian museums and
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affiliates, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the
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National Endowment for the Humanities, to further the
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appreciation of jazz music throughout the Nation.
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(b) PROGRAM COMPONENTS.—Under the National
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Jazz Appreciation Program, the Secretary of the Smithso-
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nian Institution shall establish a series of jazz perform-
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ances at Smithsonian affiliates throughout the Nation that
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provides broad geographic access to jazz and supports
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public appreciation for the diversity of jazz music.
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(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
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authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
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$1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2024,
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to remain available until expended.
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