National Jazz Preservation, Education, and Promulgation Act of 2020

I 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 5946 To preserve knowledge and promote education about jazz in the United States and abroad. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 21, 2020 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 Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with- in 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- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Jazz Preser- 4 vation, Education, and Promulgation Act of 2020’’. 5 SEC. 2. NATIONAL JAZZ PRESERVATION PROGRAM. 6 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a Na- 7 tional Jazz Preservation Program, to be carried out by 8 the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution through the 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:38 Feb 26, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5946.IH H5946 jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 5946 IH Director of the National Museum of American History 1 and in collaboration with other Smithsonian museums, to 2 preserve knowledge and promote education about jazz. 3 (b) PROGRAM COMPONENTS.—Under the National 4 Jazz Preservation Program, the Secretary of the Smithso- 5 nian Institution shall— 6 (1) record audio and video interviews with lead- 7 ing jazz artists; 8 (2) acquire and preserve jazz artifacts, and in- 9 terpret the artifacts through activities such as exhi- 10 bitions and performances by the Smithsonian Jazz 11 Masterworks Orchestra; 12 (3) continue to recognize Jazz Appreciation 13 Month; 14 (4) establish, with governmental agencies, uni- 15 versities, museums, and community-based organiza- 16 tions with jazz archival collections, collaborative 17 agreements for the sharing of jazz artifacts; and 18 (5) encourage, consult with, and engage in ca- 19 pacity building with community-based and regional 20 organizations with the potential to establish jazz ar- 21 chival collections. 22 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 23 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 18:13 Feb 24, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5946.IH H5946 jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 5946 IH $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2021, 1 to remain available until expended. 2 SEC. 3. JAZZ EDUCATION IN ELEMENTARY AND SEC- 3 ONDARY SCHOOLS. 4 Section 4107(a)(3) of the Elementary and Secondary 5 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7117(a)(3)) is amend- 6 ed— 7 (1) in subparagraph (I), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 8 end; 9 (2) by redesignating subparagraph (J) as sub- 10 paragraph (K); and 11 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the fol- 12 lowing: 13 ‘‘(J) programs to promote jazz education, 14 which may include— 15 ‘‘(i) a Jazz Artists in the Schools pro- 16 gram to provide support for State arts 17 agencies to bring jazz artists to elementary 18 and secondary schools in collaboration with 19 local educational agencies; 20 ‘‘(ii) a program for— 21 ‘‘(I) the development by jazz art- 22 ists and educators of lesson plans and 23 other educational materials about 24 jazz; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 18:13 Feb 24, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5946.IH H5946 jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 5946 IH ‘‘(II) the distribution of such 1 educational materials by organizations 2 that may include the National Endow- 3 ment for the Arts, educational institu- 4 tions, State and local arts and cul- 5 tural organizations, or non-profit or- 6 ganizations; and 7 ‘‘(III) teacher training on jazz 8 education by jazz artists and edu- 9 cators; and 10 ‘‘(iii) an Ambassadors of Jazz pro- 11 gram to send jazz musicians, and jazz or- 12 chestras from secondary schools, abroad to 13 perform for diverse audiences on missions 14 of goodwill, education, and cultural ex- 15 change, in collaboration with the Secretary 16 of State; or’’. 17 SEC. 4. NATIONAL JAZZ APPRECIATION PROGRAM. 18 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a Na- 19 tional Jazz Appreciation Program, to be carried out by 20 the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution through the 21 Director of the National Museum of American History 22 and in collaboration with other Smithsonian museums and 23 affiliates, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 18:13 Feb 24, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5946.IH H5946 jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with BILLS 5 •HR 5946 IH National Endowment for the Humanities, to further the 1 appreciation of jazz music throughout the Nation. 2 (b) PROGRAM COMPONENTS.—Under the National 3 Jazz Appreciation Program, the Secretary of the Smithso- 4 nian Institution shall establish a series of jazz perform- 5 ances at Smithsonian affiliates throughout the Nation that 6 provides broad geographic access to jazz and supports 7 public appreciation for the diversity of jazz music. 8 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 9 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 10 $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2021, 11 to remain available until expended. 12 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 18:13 Feb 24, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H5946.IH H5946 jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with BILLS