,i #aag? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cjed ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,may #g1 #bjba ,mr4 ,lieu 7= himself & ,ms4 ,leg] ,f]n&ez7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education & ,labor1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee on ,h\se ,adm9i/ration1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$ ,a ,,bill ,to e/abli% a grant program 9 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,labor to assi/ unemploy$ & "u employ$ work]s foll[+ ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! #ba/ ,c5tury ,f$]al ,writ]s' ,project ,act4 #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,9 #aice1 dur+ ! ,great ,depression1 ,presid5t ,frankl9 ,delano ,roosevelt e/abli%$ ,! ,f$]al ,writ]s' ,project ( ! ,new ,deal ,era4 ,?is program 0 organiz$ to employ writ]s1 editors1 hi/orians1 rese>*]s1 j\rnali/s1 libr>ians1 broadca/]s1 photograph]s1 & o!rs to docum5t ,am]ican society4 7#b7 ,! ,f$]al ,writ]s ,project employ$ up to #aj1jjj p betwe5 its f\nd+ 9 #aice dur+ ! ,great ,depression & ! publication ( its fir/ guides 9 #aidc4 7#c7 ,! orig9al ,f$]al ,writ]s' ,project _h _m successes1 su* z-- 7,a7 ! ,am]ican ,guide ,s]ies1 :i* cov]$ #dh ,/ates1 #dj cities1 #ah regions & t]ritories & c\ntless c\nties1 ) ,john ,/e9beck call+ ! ,s]ies1 8! mo/ compreh5sive acc\nt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ev] got toge!r1 & no?+ s9ce has ev5 approa*$ x4 ,x 0 compil$ dur+ ! depression by ! be/ writ]s 9 ,am]ica''2 7,b7 creat+ opportunities = writ]s :o w5t on to become "s ( ,am]ica's greate/ au?ors1 includ+ ,ralph ,ellison1 ,ri*>d ,wright1 ,saul ,bell[1 & ,zora ,neale ,hur/on2 7,c7 develop+ ! ,slave ,n>rative ,project1 ! l>ge/ project to docum5t ! exp]i5ce ( =m]ly enslav$ p1 :i* includ$ oral hi/ories & photography tell+ ! /ory ( #aj1jjj ,am]icans 9 #ag ,/ates2 7,d7 creat+ ov] #a1jjj books & pamphlets cov]+ local & regional hi/ories1 folklore collections1 humor1 e?nic /udies1 & nature /udies4 7#d7 ,! ,,covid-#ai p&emic accel]at$ ! decl9e ( local newspap]s & o!r local news outlets1 ) m ?an #fj local newsrooms clos+ ov] ! c\rse ( #bjbj & o!r newsrooms endur+ cutbacks4 ,m ?an #bjj c\nties h no daily or weekly newspap] & #fh p]c5t ( ^! c\nties are nonmetro areas1 home to small t[ns & rural communities4 7#e7 ,foll[+ ! dea? ( m ?an #eej1jjj p due to ,,covid-#ai & m ?an a ye> ( physical re/rictions1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates has exp]i5c$ a hi/oric p]iod ) a pr(\nd & la/+ impact on society4 7#f7 ,! orig9al ,f$]al ,writ]s' ,project provid$ ! opportunity to obs]ve & docum5t ! ,great ,depression4 ,fur!r1 ! impact ( ,,covid-#ai1 includ+ ! lives lo/1 %\ld be docum5t$ by a r5ew$ ,f$]al ,writ]s' ,project4 #c4 ,,dol grant program 7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,labor1 work+ ?r\gh ! ,employm5t ,tra9+ ,adm9i/ration1 %all e/abli% a grant program to provide eligible entities ) funds to assi/ individuals :o are unemploy$ or "u employ$ 9 ord] to docum5t 9 writ+ & images ,am]ican society & ! broad impacts & effects ( ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 7b7 ,grant features ,9 adm9i/]+ ! grant program "u subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y %all det]m9e ! p>amet]s ( ! grant program1 ! am\nt & duration ( grant aw>ds1 ) an individual grant aw>d n to exce$ #g4e p]c5t ( ! total am\nts ( available grant funds1 & ! eligibility ( individuals to receive funds f a grant recipi5t 7us+ ! ,/&>d ,occupational ,classification = categories #be-jjj & #bg-jjj74 7c7 ,eligible entities ,to be eligible to receive a grant "u ?is section1 an entity %all submit an application to ! ,secret>y ( ,labor at su* "t & 9 su* mann] z ! ,secret>y may require & be-- 7#a7 a nonpr(it in/itution ( high] education or a nonpr(it organization ea* ( :i* has exp]i5ce 9 writ+1 rese>*+1 collect+1 curat+1 & dissem9at+ educational in=mation2 7#b7 a newsroom t may be a nonpr(it or = pr(it entity2 7#c7 a public or nonpr(it libr>y2 or 7#d7 a communications union or guild4 7d7 ,geographic div]sity ,9 select+ ! recipi5ts = a grant "u ?is section ! ,secret>y %all1 to ! ext5t practicable1 ensure equitable geographic di/ribution1 includ+ urban & rural areas4 7e7 ,repository ,! ,secret>y %all e/abli% a repository ( works develop$ ?r\gh ! grant program 9 :i* grantees submit complet$ works f subgrantees1 includ+ giv+ cr$it to ea* writ] or arti/4 & make su* works available to ! public4 ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] receipt ( a complet$ "w1 ! ,secret>y %all =w>d su* "w to ! ,libr>ian ( ,congress to ar*ive su* mat]ial 9 accordance ) subsection 7f74 7f7 ,ar*ive ,! ,libr>ian ( ,congress %all e/abli% an ar*ive program 9 ! ,am]ican ,folklife ,c5t] at ! ,libr>y ( ,congress to collect & make publicly available 9 a digital =mat1 includ+ giv+ cr$it to ea* writ] or arti/1 writt5 & visual works collect$ by ! ,secret>y "u subsection 7e74 7g7 ,report+ requirem5ts 7#a7 ,grantee report+ ,! ,secret>y %all develop report+ guidel9es = grant recipi5ts to include1 at a m9imum1 in=mation reg>d+-- 7,a7 ! am\nt ( funds receiv$ by ea* grantee1 ! am\nt provid$ to subgrantees1 ! numb] ( projects complet$2 7,b7 ! race1 e?nicity1 age1 location 9 t]ms ( local or rural1 & regional div]sity ( subgrantees2 7,c7 ! numb] ( reque/s made to review ! complet$ projects 7:5 available72 & 7,d7 su* o!r data ! ,secret>y consid]s important4 7#b7 ,report+ to ,congress ,n less ?an once ea* ye> :ile ! program is 9 op]ation1 ! ,secret>y %all submit a report summ>iz+ ! data collect$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 to ! ,committees on ,appropriations & ,education & ,labor ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committees on ,appropriations & ,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor & ,p5sions ( ! ,s5ate4 7h7 ,adm9i/rative co/s ,! ,secret>y may )hold #e p]c5t ( funds made available to c>ry out ?is program = adm9i/rative co/s4 ,an eligible entity t receives a grant "u ?is section may res]ve n m ?an #aj p]c5t ( funds receiv$ to adm9i/] its program4 7i7 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ #fj1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjbb4