,i #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #fijb ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #ae1 #bjbj,ms4 ,fudge 7for herself1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,ms4 ,plaskett1 ,mr4 ,engel1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,mr4 ,thompson of ,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,richmond1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,mr4 ,green of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,carson of ,indiana1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,mr4 ,clay1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,mrs4 ,dingell1 ,mr4 ,cox of ,california1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis of ,illinois1 ,ms4 ,johnson of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,mr4 ,hastings1 ,ms4 ,barragn1 ,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,meng1 ,mr4 ,ryan1 ,mrs4 ,murphy of ,florida1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,mr4 ,rush1 ,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida1 ,mrs4 ,hayes1 ,ms4 ,sewell of ,alabama1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,mrs4 ,luria1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,mr4 ,evans1 ,mr4 ,butterfield1 ,mr4 ,david ,scott of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,gonzalez of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,vela1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,ruppersberger1 ,mrs4 ,torres of ,california1 ,mrs4 ,demings1 ,mr4 ,garca of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,nadler1 ,ms4 ,norton1 and ,mr4 ,brown of ,maryland7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,education and ,labor ,a ,,bill ,to authorize the ,secretary of ,education to award grants to eligible entities to carry out educational programs that include the history of peoples of ,african descent in the settling and founding of ,america1 the economic and political environments that led to the development1 institutionalization1 and abolition of slavery and its impact on all ,americans1 the exploration and expansion of ,america1 impact on and contributions to the development and enhancement of ,american life1 ,united ,states history1 literature1 the economy1 politics1 body of laws1 and culture1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,black ,history is ,american ,history ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,whereas since before its founding1 the ,united ,states of ,america has benefited from and been enhanced by the integral role ,african ,americans have played in our country's history and contributions to the world4 7#b7 ,whereas ,african ,american history does not begin in the ,americas4 ,it can be traced back to the great empires of ,west ,africa beginning in ,a4,d4 #gij1 which aided the establishment and survival of colonies in ,america and the ,new ,world1 generally1 and fought against ,european oppression4 7#c7 ,whereas ,african ,americans have represented a significant portion of the ,american population from nearly #bj percent at the signing of the ,declaration of ,independence1 almost all of whom1 if not all1 were victims of the largest forced deportations in recorded history1 the transatlantic slave trade and resulting ,african diaspora4 ,it is estimated over #aj1jjj1jjj free ,africans were enslaved between the mid-fifteenth and nineteenth centuries during the diaspora4 7#d7 ,whereas slavery was not abolished and ,african ,americans not acknowledged as ,american citizens until the mid-nineteenth century1 servitude did not abate their contributions to the settlement1 growth1 and development of the ,united ,states1 which continued through ,post-,reconstruction1 ,jim ,crow1 industrialization1 ,world ,wars and conflicts1 innovation and inventiveness1 constitutional progress1 and every aspect of ,american society4 7#e7 ,whereas during the civil rights movement of the #aiejs and #aifjs1 civil rights leaders and activists championed the fight for equal rights1 including voting rights1 for all ,african ,americans4 7#f7 ,whereas the seminal case of ,brown v4 ,board of ,education1 decided ,may #ag1 #aied1 found that the decades old policy of separate but equal access to education was inherently unequal1 and the segregation of ,black public-school students was no longer the law of the land4 7#g7 ,whereas ,african ,americans continue to fight discrimination1 structural racism1 economic inequities1 and benign and overt omission of the integral role they played in our country's rise to greatness4 7#h7 ,whereas currently1 #ab ,states 7,arkansas1 ,california1 ,colorado1 ,florida1 ,illinois1 ,new ,jersey1 ,new ,york1 ,michigan1 ,mississippi1 ,rhode ,island1 ,south ,carolina1 and ,texas7 have passed educational laws requiring ,black history be incorporated into the curricula of all public schools4 7#i7 ,whereas ,congress established the ,national ,museum of ,african ,american ,history and ,culture in #bjjc after decades of efforts to promote and highlight the contributions of ,african ,americans1 which serves as an indication of the national importance of examining ,black history4 ,since opening in #bjaf1 the museum has worked to educate the public on the ,american story through the lens of ,african ,american history and culture and provide educators1 parents1 caregivers1 and students with tools and resources on the ,african ,american experience1 its national impact1 race1 racism1 and the importance of tolerance and inclusivity4 7#aj7 ,whereas according to a #bjae research study conducted by the ,national ,museum of ,african ,american ,history and ,culture and reported in ,research into the ,state of ,african ,american ,history and ,culture in ,k-#ab ,public ,schools1 key findings indicated that teachers considered ,black history as influential in understanding the complexity of ,united ,states history4 7#aa7 ,whereas the importance of ,black history is reflected in the ,national ,assessment of ,educational ,progress ,united ,states ,history framework1 from pre-colonization through contemporary ,america4 7#ab7 ,whereas the ,federal ,government1 through support for educational activities of national museums established under ,federal law1 can assist teachers in efforts to incorporate historically accurate instruction on the comprehensive history of ,african ,americans and students in their exploration of ,black history as an integral part of ,american history4 #c4 ,american history and civics education 7a7 ,program authorized ,section #bbca7;a7 of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fffa7;a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in the matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by inserting 1 which shall include ,black history1 after ,american history2 and 7#b7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 by inserting which shall include ,black history1 after ,american history12 and 7,b7 by inserting 1 which shall include ,black history after traditional ,american history4 7b7 ,presidential and ,congressional academies for ,american ,history and ,civics ,section #bbcb of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fffb7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by inserting 1 which shall include ,black history1 after ,american ,history2 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by inserting 1 which shall include ,black history1 after ,american ,history2 7#b7 in subsection 7c77#a71 by inserting 1 which shall include ,black history1 after ,american history2 7#c7 in subsection 7e7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 by inserting 1 which shall include ,black history1 after ,american history2 7ii7 in subparagraph 7,a7-- 7,i7 by inserting 1 which shall include ,black history1 after teachers of ,american history2 and 7,,ii7 by inserting 1 which shall include ,black history1 after subjects of ,american history2 and 7iii7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by inserting 1 which shall include ,black history1 after ,american history2 7,b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by inserting 1 which shall include ,black history1 after ,american history2 and 7,c7 in paragraph 7#d71 by inserting 1 and with the ,smithsonian ,institution's ,national ,museum of ,african ,american ,history and ,culture initiative providing programs and resources for educators and students after ,national ,parks2 and 7#d7 in subsection 7f7-- 7,a7 by inserting 1 which shall include ,black history1 after ,american history2 7,b7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by inserting 1 which shall include ,black history1 after ,american history2 and 7,c7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by inserting 1 which shall include ,black history1 after ,american history4 7c7 ,national activities ,section #bbcc of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fffc7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a71 by inserting which shall include ,black history1 after ,american history12 and 7#b7 in subsection 7b71 by inserting which shall include ,black history1 after ,american history14 7d7 ,national assessment of educational progress ,section #cjc7;b77#b77;,d7 of the ,national ,assessment of ,educational ,progress ,authorization ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ifbb7;b77#b77;,d77 is amended by inserting 7which shall include ,black history7 after history14