,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #eaib  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #aa1 #bjbc,mr4 
,lieu 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,leg] ,f]n&ez1   
,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 
,ms4 ,g>cia ( ,texas1 ,ms4 ,williams (  
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,s*iff1 & ,mr4 ,kilm]7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,education & !         
,work=ce1 & 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 to docum5t
 ! ,am]ican exp]i5ce4  #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]ritories1 &    
c\ntless c\nties1 ) ,john ,/e9beck call+
 ! ,s]ies1 ! 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]ica2  7,b7 creat+ opportunities =   
writ]s :o w5t on to become "s ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates 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 z "p ( ! oral hi/ory &       

photography project tell+ ! /ory (      
#aj1jjj p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7,d7    
creat+ ov] #a1jjj books & pamphlets     
cov]+ local & regional hi/ories1        
folklore collections1 humor1 e?nic      
/udies1 & nature /udies4  7#d7 ,betwe5  
late #bjai & ,may #bjbb1 m ?an #cfj     
newspap]s clos$ & ! c\ntry is on track  
to lose m ?an "o-?ird ( its total       
newspap]s by #bjbe4  7#e7 ,ar\nd #g     
p]c5t ( ,am]ica's c\nties are )\t a     
local news outlet4  7#f7 ,! orig9al     
,f$]al ,writ]s' ,project provid$ !      
opportunity to obs]ve & docum5t ! ,great
 ,depression z "p ( a l>g] portrait (   
,am]ican society4 ,! #ba/ ,c5tury ,f$]al
 ,writ]s' ,project w s]ve to update ?is 
portrait ( ,am]ican society 9 ! #ba/    
,c5tury4  #c4 ,,dol grant program  7a7  
,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !   
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y 
( ,labor1 work+ ?r\gh ! ,employm5t &    
,tra9+ ,adm9i/ration1 %all e/abli% a    
grant program to provide eligible       
entities describ$ 9 subsection 7d7 )    

funds to assi/ individuals :o are       
unemploy$ or und]employ$ 9 ord] to      
docum5t 9 writ+ & images ! curr5t /ate (
 ! ,am]ican exp]i5ce4  7b7 ,int]ag5cy   
work+ gr\p  7#a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!re is    
e/abli%$ an int]ag5cy work+ gr\p = !    
purpose ( develop+ ! program's          
guidel9es4  7#b7 ,memb]s ,! int]ag5cy   
work+ gr\p %all be compos$ ( ! foll[+   
memb]s3 7,a7 ,! ,secret>y4  7,b7 ,!     
,*air ( ! ,national ,end[m5t = !        
,humanities4  7,c7 ,! ,libr>ian (       
,congress4  7,d7 ,exp]ts 9 ! field (    
j\rnalism4  7,e7 ,any o!r exp]ts !      
,secret>y det]m9es to be appropriate4   
7#c7 ,reports ,! work+ gr\p %all issue a
 report on ! composition ( ! work+ gr\p 
& h[ ! program w be /ructur$1 h[ grant  
recipi5ts are det]m9$1 & ano!r report   
foll[+ disbursem5t on efficacy & lessons
 le>n$4  7#d7 ,t]m9ation ,! work+ gr\p  
%all t]m9ate n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !
 date on :i* ! f9al grant "u ?is program
 is disburs$4  7c7 ,grant features ,9   
adm9i/]+ ! grant program "u subsection  

7a71 ! ,secret>y %all det]m9e-- 7#a7 !  
p>amet]s ( ! grant program2 &  7#b7 !   
am\nt & duration ( grant aw>ds "u !     
program1 except t 9 no case may an      
individual grant aw>d$ "u ! program = a 
fiscal ye> exce$ an am\nt equal to #g4e 
p]c5t ( ! am\nts appropriat$ "u         
subsection 7j7 = su* fiscal ye>4  7d7   
,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 organization t has      
exp]i5ce 9 writ+1 rese>*+1 collect+1    
curat+1 or dissem9at+ educational       
in=mation2  7#b7 a newsroom1 :i* may be 
a nonpr(it or =-pr(it entity2  7#c7 a   
public or nonpr(it libr>y2 or  7#d7 a   
communications labor organization or    
guild4  7e7 ,pref]5ce = c]ta9           
individuals ,9 select+ individuals to   
receive funds1 a grant recipi5t %all    
give pref]5ce to individuals :o h       
exp]i5ce or education 9 an occupation   

describ$ 9 ! ,/&>d ,occupational        
,classification = categories #be-jjj &  
#bg-jjj4  7f7 ,geographic div]sity ,9   
select+ ! recipi5ts = a grant "u ?is    
section1 ! ,secret>y ( ,labor %all1 to !
 ext5t practicable1 ensure equitable    
geographic di/ribution1 includ+ urban & 
rural areas & ,tribal l&s4  7g7         
,repository  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y 
( ,labor %all e/abli% a repository (    
works develop$ ?r\gh ! grant program1 9 
:i* grant recipi5ts submit complet$     
works f subgrant recipi5ts1 give cr$it  
to ea* writ] or arti/ ( ! complet$ "w1 &
 make su* works available to ! public4  
7#b7 ,tim+ ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft]    
receipt ( a complet$ "w "u p>agraph     
7#a71 ! ,secret>y ( ,labor %all =w>d su*
 "w to ! ,libr>ian ( ,congress to ar*ive
 su* mat]ial 9 accordance ) subsection  
7g74  7h7 ,ar*ive ,! ,libr>ian (        
,congress %all e/abli% an ar*ive program
 9 ! ,am]ican ,folklife ,c5t] at !      
,libr>y ( ,congress to collect ! writt5 
& visual works collect$ by ! ,secret>y  

"u subsection 7f7 & make su* works      
publicly available 9 a digital & pr9t   
=mat1 :i* =mat includes giv+ cr$it to   
ea* "w's writ] or arti/4  7i7 ,report+  
requirem5ts  7#a7 ,grant recipi5t       
report+ ,! ,secret>y ( ,labor %all      
develop report+ guidel9es = grant       
recipi5ts "u ?is section to include1 at 
a m9imum1 in=mation reg>d+--  7,a7 !    
am\nt ( funds receiv$ by ea* grant      
recipi5t1 ! am\nt provid$ to subgrant   
recipi5ts1 & ! numb] ( projects         
complet$2  7,b7 ! race1 e?nicity1 age1  
location 9 t]ms ( urban or rural1 &     
regional div]sity ( subgrant recipi5ts2 
7,c7 ! numb] ( reque/s made to review ! 
complet$ projects or works di/ribut$ 7:5
 available72 &  7,d7 su* o!r data z !   
,secret>y consid]s important4  7#b7     
,report+ to ,congress ,n less ?an once  
ea* ye> :ile ! program "u ?is section is
 9 op]ation1 ! ,secret>y ( ,labor %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 ,labor1 & ,p5sions ( !     
,s5ate4  7j7 ,adm9i/rative co/s  7#a7   
,secret>y ,! ,secret>y ( ,labor may     
res]ve #e p]c5t ( ! funds made available
 to c>ry out ! program "u ?is section = 
adm9i/rative co/s4  7#b7 ,eligible      
entities ,an eligible entity t receives 
a grant "u ?is section = a fiscal ye>   
may res]ve n m ?an #aj p]c5t ( funds    
receiv$ = su* ye> to adm9i/] its program
 "u ! grant4  7k7 ,au?orization (       
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section     
#fj1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjbd4