,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cbci  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #aa1 #bjbc ,ms4  
,lee ( ,cali=nia 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,b[man1
 ,mr4 ,kim ( ,new ,j]sey1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke ( 
,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,mr4 ,evans1
 ,ms4 ,scanlon1 & ,mr4 ,takano7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce
  ,a ,,bill  ,to address sy/emic racism 
?r\gh ! arts & humanities 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may  
be cit$ z ! ,advanc+ ,equity ,?r\gh !   
,arts & ,humanities ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4  
,f9d+s ,congress makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3  
7#a7 ,access to ! arts & cultural       
programm+ influ5ces positive social     
det]m9ants & is integral to heal?y      
communities4  7#b7 ,9 ,am]ica1 ! receiv$
 n>rative is t ! arts are = ent]ta9m5t  
or = arti/s1 b a deep] look %[s ! pr(\nd
 effect access to ! arts has on ^? mo/  
impact$ by ! ju/ice sy/em1 *ildr51      
vet]ans1 l[-income communities1 &       
self-designat$ non-arti/s4  7#c7        

,conc5trat$ cultural di/ricts are       
associat$ ) r$uc$ pov]ty )\t            
neighborhood displacem5t1 improv$ *ild  
welf>e1 & l[] morbidity4  7#d7          
,l[-income neighborhoods ) cultural     
res\rces h #ad p]c5t few] cases ( *ild  
abuse & neglect1 & #ah p]c5t less s]i\s 
crime ?an l[-income neighborhoods )\t   
cultural res\rces4  7#e7 ,l[-income     
/ud5ts :o p>ticipate 9 ! arts1 bo? 9    
s*ool & aft] s*ool1 h a drop\t rate ( j 
#d p]c5t or #e times l[] ?an _! pe]s4   
,*ildr5 ) access to arts programm+ 9    
s*ools %[$ a #bb4ee p]c5t improvem5t 9  
ma? pr(ici5cy1 a #ab4fb p]c5t improvem5t
 9 read+1 & susp5sions 7 r$uc$ by z mu* 
z #hi p]c5t4  7#f7 ,sev5ty-"o p]c5t (   
at-risk /ud5ts ) high arts involvem5t   
att5d college1 :]eas only #dh p]c5t (   
at-risk /ud5ts ) l[ arts involvem5t     
att5d college4  7#g7 ,p>ticipation 9    
aft]-s*ool arts programs causes juv5ile 
crime to fall by #d4b p]c5t on av]age1 &
 slightly m 7#e4d p]c5t7 9 l[]-income   
cities4  7#h7 ,arts programm+ 9 prisons 

%[$ an #hi-p]c5t drop 9 infractions4    
7#i7 ,! cultural economy is significant 
n only 9 cities1 b also 9 rural & tribal
 communities4 ,=ty p]c5t ( ,native      
,am]ican h\seholds on ! ,p9e ,ridge     
,res]vation 9 ,kyle1 ,s\? ,dakota1 dep5d
 on home-bas$ arts ent]prises4  7#aj7 ,!
 arts heal ! m5tal1 physical1 & moral   
injuries ( w> = milit>y s]vicememb]s &  
vet]ans1 z well z aid 9 _! re9tegration 
into ! community4  7#aa7 ,arts & culture
 is an #hgh1jjj1jjj1jjj indu/ry 9 !     
,u4,s4 7nonpr(it1 comm]cial1 education74
 ,! nonpr(it arts indu/ry alone g5]ates 
#aff1cjj1jjj1jjj 9 annual economic      
activity sp5d+ by organizations & _!    
audi5ce1 :i* supports #d1fjj1jjj jobs & 
g5]ates #bg1ejj1jjj1jjj 9 gov]nm5t      
rev5ue4  7#ab7 ,! ,national ,end[m5t = !
 ,arts is ! only arts fund] 9 ! ,unit$  
,/ates1 public or private1 t provides   
access to ! arts 9 all #ej ,/ates1 !    
,di/rict ( ,columbia1 & t]ritories ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates4  7#ac7 ,_m ( ! mo/       
f>-rea*+ victories = racial heal+ 9 !   

,unit$ ,/ates h be5 greatly enhanc$ by !
 involvem5t1 support1 & d$ication (     
individuals f any & all racial gr\ps4   
7#ad7 ,at ! same "t1 mu* ( ! progress   
t[>d racial heal+ & racial equity 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates has be5 limit$ or rev]s$  
by our failure to address ! root cause (
 racism1 ! belief 9 ! my? ( a hi]>*y (  
human value bas$ on sup]ficial physical 
*>act]i/ics su* z sk9 color & facial    
features4  7#ae7 ,limit$ arts access is 
l9k$ to economic & racial inequities z  
well z res\rce deprivation4  7#af7 ,arts
 organizations s]v+ communities ( color 
are1 9 g5]al1 mu* less f9ancially secure
 & f> small] ?an _! c\nt]p>ts 9 ,:ite   
communities4 ,! m$ian budgets ( ! #bj   
l>ge/ arts organizations s]v+           
communities ( color 9 a giv5 discipl9e1 
su* z dance1 !at]1 or music1 7 m ?an #ij
 p]c5t small] ?an ! budgets ( ! l>ge/   
organizations 9 t discipl9e4  7#ag7     
,*ildr5 ( color1 :o make up ! ov]:elm+  
p]c5tage ( ! *ildr5 liv+ 9 pov]ty 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates1 & o!r /ud5ts ) l[]       

socioeconomic /atus1 h a l[] probability
 ( access+ arts education4  7#ah7       
,access to arts education decl9$        
significantly m = ,black & ,br[n /ud5ts 
?an x did = ,:ite *ildr5 betwe5 #aihb & 
#bjjh4 ,!re 0 less ?an a #b p]c5t       
decrease = ,:ite *ildr51 :ile !re 0 a   
#di p]c5t decrease = ,black *ildr5 & a  
#dj p]c5t decrease = ,lat9 *ildr54      
7#ai7 ,! arts are 9 ev]yone4 ,ev]yone   
%\ld h access to ! arts4  7#bj7 ,racial 
& e?nic inequality is a result (        
sy/ematic & int]naliz$ racism & raci/   
public & private policies & practices4  
,dismantl+ /ructural racism ?r\gh ! arts
 & humanities is critical to ! heal? (  
our ,nation4  #c4 ,def9itions  7#a7     
,antiracism ,! t]m antiracism means a   
collection ( antiraci/ policies &       
practices t lead to racial equity1 are  
sub/antiat$ by antiraci/ ideas1 &       
include a policy or practice t          
recognizes p]vasive racism 9 society1 & 
actively combats racial prejudice &     
discrim9ation 9 ord] to promote racial  

ju/ice & equity4  7#b7 ,antiraci/ ,! t]m
 antiraci/ means any measure t produces 
or su/a9s racial equity betwe5 racial   
gr\ps1 includ+ any policy or practice t 
produces active resi/ance to & dismantl+
 ( ! sy/em ( racism4  7#c7 ,sy/emic     
racism ,! t]m sy/emic racism means      
sy/ems ( p[]1 unfair policies1          
discrim9atory practices1 & normaliz$    
dynamics 7hi/orical1 cultural1          
int]naliz$1 int]p]sonal1 in/itutional7 t
 r\t9ely produce inequitable outcomes = 
oppress$ p & advantages = privileg$ p1 )
 ! effect ( creat+ & su/a9+ inequities4 
7#d7 ,equity ,! t]m equity means fair & 
imp>tial outcomes1 opportunities1 &     
access = an individual 7or entity7      
engag+ ) an organization or sy/ems      
7political & socio-economic71 to receive
 or exp]i5ce :at is ne$$ 7n equal7 9    
ord] to ma9ta9 fairness4  7#e7 ,,bipoc  
,! t]m ,,bipoc is an acronym to ref]    
inclusively to-- 7,a7 ,black1 ,indig5\s1
 & ,p ( ,color1 :i* includes ,s\? ,we/  
,asian & ,nor? ,african 7,,swana72  7,b7

 ,black & ,african ,am]ican2 ,hispanic &
 ,lat9o2 &  7,c7 ,native ,am]ican1      
,alaska ,native1 & ,indig5\s ,am]ican2  
,asian ,am]ican1 ,native ,hawaiian &    
,pacific ,isl&] 7,,aanhpi7 peoples4     
7#f7 ,hispanic ,! t]m ,hispanic means an
 individual ^: orig9 is ,mexican1 ,pu]to
 ,rican1 ,cuban1 ,c5tral or ,s\?        
,am]ican1 or any o!r ,spani%-speak+     
c\ntry4  7#g7 ,,bipoc-l$ ,! t]m         
,,bipoc-l$ means an organization t is   
f\nd$ by or curr5tly has executive      
lead]%ip made up ( ,,bipoc individuals1 
b excludes an organization t is         
pr$om9antly ,:ite or s]ves pr$om9antly  
,:ite audi5ces t simply h a ,,bipoc     
individual 9 a tok5 lead]%ip position4  
7#h7 ,*airp]sons ,! t]m ,*airp]sons     
means ! ,*airp]son ( ! ,national        
,end[m5t = ! ,arts & ! ,*airp]son ( !   
,national ,end[m5t = ! ,humanities4     
7#i7 ,promis+ practices ,! t]m promis+  
practices means programs t h /rategies1 
activities1 or approa*es :i* h support+ 
rese>* & evaluation1 z well z measurable

 outcomes t h %[n ! program to be       
effective & impactful = p>ticipants4    
7#aj7 ,humanities ,! t]m humanities     
means a discipl9e & me?od to %>e /ories1
 ideas1 & exp]i5ces4  7#aa7 ,humanities 
organization ,! t]m humanities          
organization means an organization t    
connects p ?r\gh /ories1 ideas1 &       
exp]i5ces t positively *ange lives &    
/r5g!n communities1 br++ communities    
toge!r = mean+ful enc\nt]s1 & includes--
  7,a7 cultural & tribal organizations2 
museums2 p]=m+ arti/s2 &  7,b7 libr>ies 
& ar*ives2 m$ia2 hi/orical societies2   
publi%]s2 arts & crafts gr\ps2          
educational in/itutions2 & m4  #d4      
,advanc+ equity ?r\gh ! arts &          
humanities program  7a7 ,9 g5]al  7#a7  
,antiracism program ,!re is e/abli%$ an 
,advanc+ ,equity ,?r\gh ! ,arts &       
,humanities ,program1 to be c>ri$ out by
 ! ,*airp]son ( ! ,national ,end[m5t = !
 ,arts 79 ?is ,act ref]r$ to z ! ,,nea7 
& ! ,*airp]son ( ! ,national ,end[m5t = 
! ,humanities 79 ?is ,act ref]r$ to z ! 

,,neh7 to increase engagem5t ) public & 
nonpr(it entities 7includ+ fai?-bas$ &  
community-bas$ organizations t s]ve &   
are l$ by p ( color7 & to support arts &
 humanities projects t directly combat  
sy/emic racism ?r\gh ! arts &           
humanities4  7#b7 ,program compon5ts ,"u
 ! ,advanc+ ,equity ?r\gh ! ,arts &     
,humanities ,program1 ! ,*airp]sons (   
,,nea & ,,neh %all--  7,a7 enc\rage1    
consult )1 & engage 9 capacity build+ ) 
public & nonpr(it entities1 includ+     
fai?-bas$ & community-bas$              
organizations1 l$ by majority ,,bipoc   
to-- 7i7 build & implem5t a competitive 
grant program t directly combats sy/emic
 racism ?r\gh ! arts & humanities2  7ii7
 review & augm5t exi/+ ,,nea & ,,neh    
programs to include /rategies to        
dismantle sy/emic racism ?r\gh ! arts & 
humanities2  7iii7 develop & implem5t   
outrea* /rategies & provide pre- &      
po/-te*nical support = ,,nea & ,,neh    
programs t directly combat sy/emic      
racism ?r\gh ! arts & humanities2 &     

7iv7 provide free grant writ+ tra9+ &   
te*nical support = grant applicants1    
includ+ pot5tial & unapprov$ applicants2
  7,b7 collaborate ) gov]nm5tal ag5cies1
 univ]sities1 museums1 & non-pr(it1     
fai?-bas$1 & community-bas$             
organizations ) anti-racism initiatives 
focus$ on dismantl+ sy/emic racism by   
help+ remove b>ri]s to access2  7,c7    
build a database ( grantees to increase 
p>ticipation & outrea* 9 consultation ) 
! advisory task =ce creat$ "u ?is ,act2 
7,d7 ensure grant paneli/s include      
majority ,,bipoc memb]s1 majority       
arti/s1 advocates1 community lead]s1    
rese>*]s1 p :o h p>ticipat$ 9 arts      
program+ :ile inc>c]at$1 & educators2   
7,e7 ensure t grantees :o p>tn] ) o!r   
organizations d s ) ^? :o employ & c5t] 
communities ( color2  7,f7 h !          
discretion to ext5d grant fund+ =       
multi-ye> initiatives 9 good /&+ & waive
 mat*+ grant requirem5ts2 &  7,g7 create
 an advisory task =ce1 n lat] ?an #ij   
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     

,act1 to develop guidel9es = ! grantmak+
 process & reassess equitable outrea* & 
education z foll[s3 7i7 ,memb]s ( ! task
 =ce %all include3 majority ,,bipoc     
memb]s1 majority arti/s1 arts &         
humanities advocates repres5t+ !        
div]sity ( ! spectrum ( arts &          
humanities1 community lead]s1 rese>*]s1 
at lea/ #a p]son :o has p>ticipat$ 9    
arts program+ :ile inc>c]at$1 an        
educator f a public in/itution1 y\?1 &  
repres5t geographic & multig5]ational   
div]sity4  7ii7 ,memb]s ( ! task =ce    
%all be paid a fair wage = _! s]vice4   
7iii7 ,! task =ce %all1 n lat] ?an #ahj 
days aft] =mation1 submit to !          
,*airp]sons ( ! ,national ,end[m5t = !  
,arts & ! ,national ,end[m5t = !        
,humanities1 & make publicly available1 
a report t includes--  7,i7 recomm5d$   
guidel9es = ! grantmak+ process &       
reassess equitable outrea* & education2 
7,,ii7 a recomm5d$ antiracism framework 
= ! selection ( paneli/s & grantees1    
includ+ eligibility requirem5ts2        

7,,iii7 a recomm5d$ framework to        
increase accessibility to grants1 su* z 
free grant writ+ classes1 culturally &  
l+ui/ically appropriate pre & po/       
te*nical assi/ance to apply = grants &  
produce reports1 9-language res\rces1 & 
p>tn]%ips ) community-bas$ organizations
 & o!r public & private nonpr(its2      
7,,iv7 recomm5dations to ensure t       
reque/s = proposals 7,r,f,ps7 are       
equitable & accessible to all           
individuals2  7,v7 review a database (  
grantees to increase p>ticipation &     
outrea*2 &  7,,vi7 implem5t             
recomm5dations align$ ) task =ce        
guidel9es4  #e4 ,grant program  7a7     
,e/abli%m5t ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !
 funds are appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is  
,act1 ! ,*airp]sons1 9 consultation ) ! 
advisory task =ce1 %all e/abli% a       
competitive grant program to be adm9i/]$
 jo9tly 9 ! ,national ,end[m5t = ! ,arts
 & ! ,national ,end[m5t = ! ,humanities1
 to make grants to eligible entities to 
create & exp& programs to support public

 & nonpr(it arts & humanities           
organizations t directly combat sy/emic 
racism ?r\gh ! arts & humanities1       
includ+ dance1 music1 !at]1 musical     
!at]1 lit]>y1 poetry & spok5 ^w1 visual 
& public art1 p]=m+1 m$ia arts1 social  
ju/ice1 fai?-bas$1 folk & traditional1 &
 o!r arts & humanities organizations4   
7b7 ,eligible entities ,to c>ry out !   
compon5ts ( ! program "u ?is section1 ! 
,*airp]sons %all--  7#a7 give priority 9
 ?is ord] to ! foll[+ eligible entities3
 7,a7 public & nonpr(it organizations t 
"w to combat sy/emic racism ?r\gh arts &
 humanities projects1 includ+--  7i7    
public & nonpr(it organizations t are   
,,bipoc-l$2  7ii7 public & nonpr(it     
organizations t h majority ,,bipoc      
executive /aff & bo>d memb]s & c5t] !m z
 decision mak]s2  7iii7 public &        
nonpr(it organizations t h a prov5      
hi/ory ( effective & ongo+ antiracism "w
 t has made demon/rative *ange 9        
organizational culture & %[s a commitm5t
 to support+ ! ,,bipoc community2 &     

7iv7 organizations1 includ+             
community-bas$ organizations1 t are     
fiscally sponsor$2 &  7#b7 n include any
 =-pr(it entity4  7c7 ,all[able use (   
funds ,an eligible entity t receives a  
grant "u ?is section %all c>ry out #a or
 m ( ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,plann+1 develop+1 
& implem5t+ an initiative & programm+ t 
"w to combat sy/emic racism ?r\gh arts  
&_/or humanities1 includ+-- 7,a7 ! arts 
or humanities engagem5t & education1 su*
 z arti/ resid5cy1 arts fe/ivals1       
coalition build+1 community co-creation 
( art1 p]=mances1 & public art2  7,b7   
design1 su* z arti/ or                  
design]-facilitat$ community plann+1    
design ( arti/ space1 design ( cultural 
facilities1 & public space design2  7,c7
 arti/ & creative indu/ry support1 su* z
 creative bus9ess developm5t &          
pr(essional arti/ developm5t2  7,d7 arts
 & humanities programs = inc>c]at$      
individuals & = ! prev5tion (           
re-inc>c]ation2 &  7,e7 o!r arts &      
humanities programm+ t "w to dismantle  

sy/emic racism4  7#b7 ,g5]al support1   
includ+ capital fund+1 sal>ies1         
contractors & consultants1 (fice space &
 supplies1 b5efits & insurance & o!r    
op]ational ne$s4  7#c7 ,rese>* to fur!r 
! grant recipi5t's "w to dismantle      
sy/emic racism ?r\gh ! arts or          
humanities4  7#d7 ,tra9+ to fur!r !     
grant recipi5t's "w to dismantle sy/emic
 racism ?r\gh ! arts or humanities4  7d7
 ,adm9i/rative exp5ses ,! ,*airp]sons   
may use n m ?an #e p]c5t ( funds        
available to c>ry out ?is section =     
adm9i/ration ( ! ,advanc+ ,equity ,?r\gh
 ! ,arts & ,humanities ,program1 includ+
 te*nical assi/ance1 collaboration ) o!r
 relevant ag5cies1 & dissem9ation ( be/ 
practices4  7e7 ,grantees ,an eligible  
entity t receives a grant "u ?is section
 %all submit an annual report to !      
,*airp]sons describ+-- 7#a7 ! propos$ & 
actual uses ( funds1 includ+ a          
description ( h[ mu* fund+ support$ :i* 
promis+ practices2  7#b7 racial & e?nic 
demographics ( p]sons adm9i/]+ &        

implem5t+ ! grants 9 a mann] t protects 
p]sonally id5tifiable in=mation2  7#c7  
h[ funds 7 us$ & its effect on dismantl+
 sy/emic racism & o!r outcomes1 :i* may 
include success measures su* z community
 culture surveys1 workplace culture     
surveys1 community & program p>ticipant 
fe$back1 & exi/+ diagno/ic or =mative   
assessm5ts1 disaggregat$ by race &      
e?nicity1 age1 & g5d] 9 a mann] t       
protects p]sonally id5tifiable          
in=mation2 &  7#d7 h[ ! grant funds 7   
supplem5t$ ) ,/ate & local funds1 or o!r
 fund+ /reams4  7f7 ,reports to         
,congress ,beg9n+ #a ye> aft] ! fir/    
grants are aw>d$ "u ?is section1 &      
annually !reaft]1 ! ,*airp]sons %all    
publicly submit & digitally publi% a    
report to ,congress detail+--  7#a7 !   
crit]ia on :i* grants 7 aw>d$2  7#b7    
eligible entities t receiv$ grants &    
am\nt ( fund+ receiv$ by ea* grantee2   
7#c7 b>ri]s to access = ,,bipoc         
individuals & communities1 h[ ,,nea &   
,,neh address$ ^! *all5ges1 &           

recomm5dations = ,congress to help      
support ,,nea & ,,neh address ^! b>ri]s2
  7#d7 ! propos$ & actual uses ( funds1 
includ+--  7,a7 a description (         
community impact2 racial & e?nic        
demographics ( p]sons adm9i/]+ &        
implem5t+ ! grants2 &  7,b7 racial &    
e?nic demographics ( grant panel1 9 a   
mann] t protects p]sonally id5tifiable  
in=mation2  7#e7 available outcomes     
relat$ to ! grant's impact to dismantle 
sy/emic racism ?r\gh ! arts &           
humanities2  7#f7 ! te*nical assi/ance  
activities ( ! ,national ,end[m5t = !   
,arts & ! ,national ,end[m5t = !        
,humanities & co/s ( ^! activities1     
dissem9ation co/s1 & co/s ( o!r         
activities support$ by ! set-aside = !  
,national ,end[m5t = ! ,arts & !        
,national ,end[m5t = ! ,humanities2 &   
7#g7 any o!r in=mation z deem$          
appropriate by ! ,*airp]sons4  7g7      
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ su* sums z   
may be necess>y to c>ry out ?is section4