PREP Civics and Government Act

I 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 3408 To clarify that the scope of the National Endowment for the Humanities includes the study of civics and government. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY 20, 2021 Mr. KILDEE (for himself, Mrs. HINSON, Mr. HILL, Ms. JAYAPAL, Ms. NOR- TON, Mr. POCAN, Mr. REED, Ms. SCANLON, and Mr. TAKANO) intro- duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Edu- cation and Labor A BILL To clarify that the scope of the National Endowment for the Humanities includes the study of civics and government. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Promoting Program- 4 ming, Research, Education and Preservation in Civics and 5 Government Act’’ or the ‘‘PREP Civics and Government 6 Act’’. 7 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:49 Jun 22, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3408.IH H3408 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 3408 IH SEC. 2. CIVICS AND GOVERNMENT INCLUDED IN HUMAN- 1 ITIES. 2 Section 3(a) of the National Foundation on the Arts 3 and the Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 952(a)) is 4 amended by inserting ‘‘civics and government;’’ after ‘‘his- 5 tory;’’. 6 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:49 Jun 22, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H3408.IH H3408 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS