,i #aahth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #fhcj ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,december #ad1 #bjbc,ms4 ,pressley 7for herself1 ,ms4 ,adams1 ,mr4 ,bowman1 ,ms4 ,brown1 ,mr4 ,davis of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,de,saulnier1 ,mrs4 ,foushee1 ,mrs4 ,hayes1 ,mr4 ,horsford1 ,mr4 ,ivey1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,kamlager-,dove1 ,ms4 ,lee of ,pennsylvania1 ,ms4 ,lee of ,california1 ,mrs4 ,mc,bath1 ,mr4 ,mfume1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,ocasio-,cortez1 ,ms4 ,omar1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,ms4 ,pingree1 ,ms4 ,plaskett1 ,mrs4 ,ramirez1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,mr4 ,veasey1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 and ,ms4 ,waters7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,education and the ,workforce1 and in addition to the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to require certain libraries to maintain a diverse collection of books1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,books ,save ,lives ,act4 #b4 ,access to libraries and diverse books 7a7 ,access to school libraries ,a covered school shall maintain a library that is staffed by a trained librarian4 7b7 ,library book selection ,each public library receiving ,federal financial assistance and each library of a covered school shall maintain a diverse collection of books1 including-- 7#a7 books written or illustrated by an individual who is a member of an underrepresented community2 and 7#b7 books about an underrepresented community4 7c7 ,civil rights enforcement ,proof that the exclusion of books from a covered school or library receiving ,federal financial assistance has had a disparate impact on covered books shall constitute prima facie evidence of discrimination against a protected class in violation of the ,civil ,rights ,act of #aifd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;d et seq471 the ,americans with ,disabilities ,act of #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abaja et seq471 the ,rehabilitation ,act of #aigc 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #gja et seq471 or the ,education ,amendments of #aigb 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #afea et seq471 as appropriate4 #c4 ,report on book ban campaigns ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall begin the creation of a report on the effect that recent campaigns to ban books in public libraries and public schools have had on underrepresented communities4 #d4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,covered book ,the term covered book means a book or an item of educational media written by1 illustrated by1 or about an individual who is a member of an underrepresented community4 7#b7 ,covered school ,the term covered school means an elementary school or secondary school that is controlled or directed by a local educational agency receiving ,federal financial assistance4 7#c7 ,elementary school1 local educational agency1 and secondary school ,the terms elementary school1 local educational agency1 and secondary school have the meaning given the terms in section #haja of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74 7#d7 ,underrepresented community ,the term underrepresented community means a group of individuals that share a common identity or characteristic1 in cases in which discrimination based on such characteristic is prohibited by the ,civil ,rights ,act of #aifd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;d et seq471 the ,americans with ,disabilities ,act of #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abaja et seq471 the ,rehabilitation ,act of #aigc 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #gja et seq471 or the ,education ,amendments of #aigb 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #afea et seq471 including a group of individuals who-- 7,a7 are members of a racial or ethnic minority group2 7,b7 are lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1 transgender1 queer1 intersex1 or nonbinary2 7,c7 are members of a religious minority group2 or 7,d7 have a disability4