,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dbhj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ba1 #bjad    
,mr4 ,conyers 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,lee of
 ,california1 ,mr4 ,richmond1 ,mr4      
,rangel1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,mr4 ,hastings of 
,florida1 ,ms4 ,slaughter1 and ,ms4     
,chu7 introduced the following bill2    
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,house ,administration1 and in addition 
to the ,committee on ,education and the 
,workforce1 for a period to be          
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 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 abroad4  #a4 ,short 
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,national ,jazz ,preservation1          
,education1 and ,promulgation ,act of   
#bjad4  #b4 ,national ,jazz             
,preservation ,program  7a7             
,establishment ,there is established a  

,national ,jazz ,preservation ,program1 
to be carried out by the ,secretary of  
the ,smithsonian ,institution through   
the ,director of the ,national ,museum  
of ,american ,history and in            
collaboration with other ,smithsonian   
museums1 to preserve knowledge and      
promote education about jazz4  7b7      
,program components ,under the ,national
 ,jazz ,preservation ,program1 the      
,secretary of the ,smithsonian          
,institution shall--  7#a7 record audio 
and video interviews with leading jazz  
artists2  7#b7 acquire and preserve jazz
 artifacts1 and interpret the artifacts 
through activities such as exhibitions  
and performances by the ,smithsonian    
,jazz ,masterworks ,orchestra2  7#c7    
continue to recognize ,jazz             
,appreciation ,month2  7#d7 establish1  
with governmental agencies1             
universities1 museums1 and              
community-based organizations with jazz 
archival collections1 collaborative     
agreements for the sharing of jazz      

artifacts2 and  7#e7 encourage1 consult 
with1 and engage in capacity building   
with community-based and regional       
organizations with the potential to     
establish jazz archival collections4    
7c7 ,authorization of appropriations    
,there is authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out this section #b1jjj1jjj for
 each of fiscal years #bjae through     
#bjag1 to remain available until        
expended4  #c4 ,jazz education in       
elementary and secondary schools        
,section #edaa7;b7 of the ,elementary   
and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #gbdc7;b77 is amended--  
7#a7 by redesignating paragraph 7#i7 as 
paragraph 7#aj72 and  7#b7 by inserting 
after paragraph 7#h7 the following new  
paragraph3  7#i7 ,programs to promote   
jazz education1 which may include--     
7,a7 a ,jazz ,artists in the ,schools   
program to provide support for ,state   
arts agencies to bring jazz artists to  
elementary and secondary schools in     
collaboration with local educational    

agencies2  7,b7 a program for--  7i7 the
 development by jazz artists and        
educators of lesson plans and other     
educational materials about jazz2  7ii7 
the distribution of such educational    
materials by organizations that may     
include the ,national ,endowment for the
 ,arts1 educational institutions1 ,state
 and local arts and cultural            
organizations1 or non-profit            
organizations2 and  7iii7 teacher       
training on jazz education by jazz      
artists and educators2 and  7,c7 an     
,ambassadors of ,jazz program to send   
jazz musicians1 and jazz orchestras from
 secondary schools1 abroad to perform   
for diverse audiences on missions of    
goodwill1 education1 and cultural       
exchange1 in collaboration with the     
,secretary of ,state4  4  #d4 ,national 
,jazz ,appreciation ,program  7a7       
,establishment ,there is established a  
,national ,jazz ,appreciation ,program1 
to be carried out by the ,secretary of  
the ,smithsonian ,institution through   

the ,director of the ,national ,museum  
of ,american ,history and in            
collaboration with other ,smithsonian   
museums and affiliates1 the ,national   
,endowment for the ,arts1 and the       
,national ,endowment for the            
,humanities1 to further the appreciation
 of jazz music throughout the ,nation4  
7b7 ,program components ,under the      
,national ,jazz ,appreciation ,program1 
the ,secretary of the ,smithsonian      
,institution shall establish a series of
 jazz performances at ,smithsonian      
affiliates throughout the ,nation that  
provides broad geographic access to jazz
 and supports public appreciation for   
the diversity of jazz music4  7c7       
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to     
carry out this section #a1jjj1jjj for   
each of fiscal years #bjae through      
#bjag1 to remain available until        
expended4