,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #daic  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #b1 #bjbj,mr4    
,pet]s 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,ms4    
,ros51 ,ms4 ,duckwor?1 ,mr4 ,wyd51 ,ms4 
,baldw91 ,mrs4 ,gillibr&1 ,mr4          
,blum5?al1 ,ms4 ,/ab5[1 ,ms4 ,s9ema1    
,mr4 ,s&]s1 ,mr4 ,:iteh\se1 ,mr4 ,br[n1 
,ms4 ,klobu*>1 ,mr4 ,w>n]1 & ,ms4 ,w>r57
 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read    
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,rules
 & ,adm9i/ration  ,a ,,bill  ,to develop
 & nationally dissem9ate accurate1      
relevant1 & accessible res\rces to      
promote und]/&+ ab\t ,african-,am]ican  
hi/ory4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may  
be cit$ z ! #afai ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s     
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,! ,unit$ 
,/ates has demon/rat$ a commitm5t to    
remembrance & education ab\t ! exp]i5ces
 ( ,african ,am]icans 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4
  7#b7 ,congress has play$ a critical   
role 9 pres]v+ ! memory ( !             
,african-,am]ican exp]i5ce 9 ! ,unit$   
,/ates & promot+ aw>5ess by recogniz+   

,african-,am]ican ,hi/ory ,mon? 9 #aigf 
to seize ! opportunity to honor !       
too-(t5 neglect$ accompli%m5ts ( black  
,am]icans 9 e area ( endeavor ?r\gh\t   
our hi/ory44  7#c7 #djj ye>s aft] ! fir/
 slaves 7 br\ght to ,am]ican %ores1 &   
gr[+ di/ance ( /ud5ts & _! families f   
?is hi/ory1 x is important to           
in/itutionalize education ab\t ! ev5ts (
 ,african-,am]ican hi/ory su* z slav]y1 
! ,civil ,w>1 ,recon/ruction1 ,jim ,cr[1
 & ! ,civil ,rights ,movem5t1 :i* l$ to 
monum5tal legislation l ! ,civil ,rights
 ,act & ! ,vot+ ,rights ,act1 among o!r 
notable ev5ts4  7#d7 ,z intol]ance1     
bigotry1 & racism are promot$ by hate   
gr\ps1 ,african-,am]ican hi/ory         
education provides a context 9 :i* to   
le>n ab\t ! dang] ( :at c happ5 :5 hate 
goes un*all5g$ & !re is indiff]5ce 9 !  
face ( ! oppression ( o!rs4 ,!          
,african-,am]ican exp]i5ce is an        
important compon5t ( ! education (      
citiz5s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#e7 ,today1
 ^? :o d5y ! importance (               

,african-,am]ican hi/ory or di/ort !    
true nature ( ! ,africa-,am]ican        
exp]i5ce cont9ue to f9d =ums1 especially
 onl9e4 ,?is d5ial & di/ortion di%onors 
^? :o 7 p]secut$ & murd]$1 mak+ x ev5 m 
( a national imp]ative to educate /ud5ts
 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates s t !y may explore ! 
lessons t ,african-,am]ican hi/ory      
provides = all p1 s5sitize communities  
to ! circum/ances t gave rise to !      
,african-,am]ican exp]i5ce1 & help y\?  
be less susceptible to ! falsehood ab\t 
,african-,am]ican hi/ory & de/ructive   
messages ( hate t arise f               
,african-,am]ican hi/ory d5ial &        
di/ortion4  7#f7 ,curr5tly1 #g ,/ates   
7,arkansas1 ,florida1 ,ill9ois1         
,mississippi1 ,new ,j]sey1 ,new ,york1 &
 ,rhode ,isl&7 require by law t s*ools1 
9 collaboration ) special ,k-#ab ,black 
hi/ory ov]sight committees1 tea* /ud5ts 
ab\t ,african-,am]ican hi/ory4 ,m s*ools
 & tea*]s1 includ+ ^? 9 und]s]v$        
communities1 c & %\ld deliv] quality    
,african-,am]ican hi/ory education4     

7#g7 ,= m ?an #d ye>s1 ! ,national      
,museum ( ,african ,am]ican ,hi/ory &   
,culture has work$ to build & support ! 
field ( ,african-,am]ican hi/ory        
education1 & advance ! quality &        
su/a9ability ( ,african-,am]ican hi/ory 
education at ! local1 ,/ate1 & national 
levels1 by engag+ tea*]s & /ud5ts across
 discipl9es & grade levels4  7#h7 ,!    
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1 ?r\gh support =       
educational activities ( national       
museums e/abli%$ "u ,f$]al law1 c assi/ 
tea*]s 9 ef=ts to incorporate           
hi/orically accurate in/ruction on human
 rights atrocities1 includ+ !           
,african-,am]ican exp]i5ce1 9 curricula4
  #c4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7     
,african-,am]ican hi/ory ,! t]m         
,african-,am]ican hi/ory means !        
sy/ematic1 bureaucratic1 ,/ate-sponsor$ 
enslavem5t ( ,africans br\ght to !      
,unit$ ,/ates1 ! era ( ! ,civil ,w>1    
,recon/ruction1 segregation1 & ! mod]n  
exp]i5ce ( ,african ,am]icans z equal   
citiz5s "u ! law4  7#b7                 

,african-,am]ican hi/ory education c5t] 
,! t]m ,african-,am]ican hi/ory         
education c5t] means an in/itution t    
fur!rs ! tea*+ & le>n+ ab\t             
,african-,am]ican hi/ory by (f]+        
programs = /ud5ts & tra9+ = tea*]s & o!r
 types ( pr(essional lead]%ip audi5ces4 
7#c7 ,african-,am]ican hi/ory education 
program ,! t]m ,african-,am]ican hi/ory 
education program means a program t has 
z its specific & prim>y purpose to      
improve aw>5ess & und]/&+ ( !           
,african-,am]ican exp]i5ce & educate    
individuals on ! lessons (              
,african-,am]ican hi/ory z a means to   
raise aw>5ess ab\t ! importance (       
prev5t+ oppression1 hate1 & bigotry     
aga9/ any gr\p ( p4  7#d7 ,director ,!  
t]m ,director means ! ,director ( !     
,national ,museum ( ,african ,am]ican   
,hi/ory & ,culture4  7#e7 ,eligible     
program p>ticipant ,! t]m eligible      
program p>ticipant means-- 7,a7 a high  
s*ool tea*]1 a tea*] ( "o ( ! middle    
grades1 or a s*ool lead] ( a high s*ool 

or a s*ool t includes "o ( ! middle     
grades 7z su* t]ms are def9$ 9 section  
#haja ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y         
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ghja772  7,b7 an educational lead] or  
exp]t :o is n employ$ by a local        
educational ag5cy 7z def9$ 9 section    
#haja ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y         
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ghja77 or an elem5t>y s*ool or second>y
 s*ool 7z su* t]ms are s def9$7 t is    
indep5d5t ( any local educational ag5cy2
 or  7,c7 a prospective tea*] enroll$ 9 
a program ( po/second>y education       
c\rsework or pres]vice cl9ical          
education4  7#f7 ,racism ,! t]m racism  
means a c]ta9 p]ception ( ,african      
,am]icans1 :i* may be express$ z hatr$  
or discrim9ation1 & ! rhetorical &      
physical manife/ations ( :i* are direct$
 t[>d ,african-,am]ican or              
non-,african-,am]ican individuals or _! 
prop]ty1 & ,african-,am]ican community  
in/itutions & religi\s facilities1      
exac]bat+ an inequitable di/ribution (  

res\rces1 opportunity1 & p[] t is       
detrim5tal to ,african-,am]ican         
communities4  7#g7 ,slav]y ,! t]m slav]y
 means ! legal in/itution ( human *attel
 enslavem5t1 prim>ily ( ,africans &     
,african ,am]icans prior to ! passage ( 
! #ac? ,am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates4  #d4 ,program au?oriz$   
7a7 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re 
are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry  
out ?is ,act #b1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye>    
#bjba & ea* ( ! #d succe$+ fiscal ye>s4 
7b7 ,donations1 gifts1 beque/s1 &       
devises ( prop]ty ,9 accordance )       
section #e ( ! ,national ,museum (      
,african ,am]ican ,hi/ory & ,culture    
,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #hjr-#c71 & 9       
fur!rance ( ! purposes ( ?is ,act1 !    
,director is au?oriz$ to solicit1       
accept1 hold1 adm9i/]1 inve/1 & use     
donat$ funds & gifts1 beque/s1 & devises
 ( prop]ty1 bo? real & p]sonal4  7c7    
,use ( funds ,! ,director1 us+ funds    
appropriat$ "u subsection 7a7 & res\rces
 receiv$ "u subsection 7b71 & includ+   

?r\gh ! engagem5t ( eligible program    
p>ticipants z appropriate-- 7#a7 %all   
develop & nationally dissem9ate         
accurate1 relevant1 & accessible        
res\rces to promote und]/&+ ab\t h[ & :y
 notable ev5ts 9 ,african-,am]ican      
hi/ory happ5$ 9 ! mann] t x did1 :i*    
%all include digital res\rces & may     
include o!r types ( res\rces1 su* z pr9t
 res\rces & travel+ exhibitions2 &  7#b7
 may c>ry out "o or m ( ! foll[+        
,african-,am]ican hi/ory education      
program activities3 7,a7 ,developm5t1   
dissem9ation1 & implem5tation (         
pr9ciples ( s\nd p$agogy = tea*+ ab\t   
,african-,am]ican hi/ory4  7,b7         
,provision ( pr(essional developm5t =   
eligible program p>ticipants1 su* z     
?r\gh-- 7i7 local1 regional1 & national 
work%ops2  7ii7 tea*] tra9+s 9          
conjunction ) ,african-,am]ican hi/ory  
education c5t]s & o!r appropriate       
p>tn]s2  7iii7 engagem5t )-- 7,i7 local 
educational ag5cies 7z def9$ 9 section  
#haja ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y         

,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ghja772 &  7,,ii7 high s*ools & s*ools 
t include "o ( ! middle grades 7z s     
def9$7 t are indep5d5t ( any local      
educational ag5cy2 &  7iv7 op]ation &   
expansion ( a tea*] fell[%ip program to 
cultivate & support lead]s 9            
,african-,am]ican hi/ory education4     
7,c7 ,engagem5t ) ,/ate & local         
education lead]s to enc\rage ! adoption 
( res\rces support$ "u ?is ,act into    
curricula across div]se discipl9es4     
7,d7 ,evaluation & rese>* to assess !   
effectiv5ess & impact (                 
,african-,am]ican hi/ory education      
programs1 :i* may include completion ( !
 report requir$ "u section #h4  7d7     
,applications ,! ,director may seek !   
engagem5t ( an eligible program         
p>ticipant "u subsection 7c7 by requir+ 
submission ( an application to !        
,director at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 & bas$
 on su* competitive crit]ia z !         
,director may require4  #e4 ,onl9e      
,african-,am]ican hi/ory education      

res\rces  7a7 ,website ,! ,director %all
 ma9ta9 on ! website ( ! ,national      
,museum ( ,african ,am]ican ,hi/ory &   
,culture a special section designat$ =  
,african-,am]ican hi/ory education      
res\rces to improve aw>5ess & und]/&+ ( 
,african-,am]ican hi/ory & educate      
individuals on ! lessons ( !            
,african-,am]ican exp]i5ce z a means to 
raise aw>5ess ab\t ! importance (       
prev5t+ hate & bigotry aga9/ any gr\p ( 
p4 ,! website & res\rces %all be made   
publically available4  7b7 ,in=mation   
di/ribution ,! ,director %all di/ribute 
in=mation ab\t ! activities fund$ "u ?is
 ,act ?r\gh ! website ( ! ,national     
,museum ( ,african ,am]ican ,hi/ory &   
,culture1 & %all respond to inquiries = 
supplem5t>y in=mation conc]n+ su*       
activities4  7c7 ,be/ practices ,!      
in=mation di/ribut$ by ! ,director %all 
include be/ practices = educators4  #f4 
,national ,museum ( ,african ,am]ican   
,hi/ory & ,culture ,c\ncil ,! ,national 
,museum ( ,african ,am]ican ,hi/ory &   

,culture ,c\ncil e/abli%$ "u section #e 
( ! ,national ,museum ( ,african        
,am]ican ,hi/ory & ,culture ,act 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #hjr-#c71 %all h gov]nance    
responsibility = ! programs & activities
 c>ri$ out "u ?is ,act 9 accordance ) ! 
,national ,museum ( ,african ,am]ican   
,hi/ory & ,culture ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#hjr74  #g4 ,engagem5t ( eligible       
program p>ticipants  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,an   
eligible program p>ticipant %all be     
engag$ at ! discretion ( ! ,director to 
p>ticipate 9 ,african-,am]ican hi/ory   
education program activities au?oriz$ "u
 ?is ,act & approv$ by ! ,director      
pursuant to an application describ$ 9   
section #d7;d74  7b7 ,engagem5t p]iod   
,engagem5t ( eligible program           
p>ticipants "u ?is ,act %all be = a     
p]iod det]m9$ by ! ,director4  7c7      
,priority ,9 engag+ eligible program    
p>ticipants "u section #d1 ! ,director  
%all give priority to applications f su*
 p>ticipants :o "w = or ) a local       
educational ag5cy1 or a s*ool t is      

indep5d5t ( any local educational ag5cy1
 t does n1 at ! "t application is made1 
(f] any ,african-,am]ican hi/ory        
education programm+4  #h4 ,annual report
 ,n lat] ?an ,febru>y #a ( ea* ye>1 !   
,director %all submit to ,congress a    
report describ+ ! activities c>ri$ out  
"u ?is ,act4