,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #iga  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #i1          
#bjbc,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman 7= h]self1  
,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4          
,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,nadl]1 ,ms4 ,blunt    
,ro*e/]1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4 ,coh51
 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,gre5 (
 ,texas1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 
,c>son1 ,mr4 ,davis ( ,ill9ois1 & ,mr4  
,c>t] ( ,l\isiana7 introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,h\se ,adm9i/ration  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
direct ! ,director ( ! ,national ,museum
 ( ,african ,am]ican ,hi/ory & ,culture 
to conduct a /udy on ,black hi/ory      
education ef=ts 9 public elem5t>y &     
second>y s*ools1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,black ,hi/ory ,matt]s ,act4  #b4 ,/udy 
& report on ,black hi/ory education  7a7
 ,/udy  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,dur+ ! p]iod     
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71 ! ,director ( 
! ,national ,museum ( ,african ,am]ican 
,hi/ory & ,culture 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is ,act

 z ! ,director7 %all conduct a /udy on  
,black hi/ory education ef=ts 9 public  
elem5t>y & second>y s*ools4  7#b7 ,p]iod
 ,! ,director %all1 ) respect to ! /udy 
requir$ "u p>agraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 beg9 su*
 /udy n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date (
 ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act2 &  7,b7 complete
 su* /udy n lat] ?an #c ye>s aft] ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7b7 ,elem5ts 
,9 conduct+ ! /udy "u subsection 7a71 ! 
,director %all-- 7#a7 id5tify ,/ates &  
local educational ag5cies t require     
,black hi/ory education z "p ( !        
curriculum taught 9 public elem5t>y &   
second>y s*ools2  7#b7 id5tify ,/ates & 
local educational ag5cies t d n require 
,black hi/ory education z "p ( !        
curriculum taught 9 public elem5t>y &   
second>y s*ools2  7#c7 assess ! quality 
( ,black hi/ory education provid$ by    
public elem5t>y & second>y s*ools1      
includ+ ?r\gh ! qualitative &           
quantitative analysis ( su* indicators  
z-- 7,a7 9-class discussion2  7,b7      
educational activities conduct$ outside 

! classroom1 includ+ homework           
assignm5ts2 &  7,c7 project bas$ le>n+2 
7#d7 assess ! types & quality (         
in/ructional mat]ials us$ to tea* /ud5ts
 ab\t ,black hi/ory2  7#e7 exam9e !     
duration & compreh5siv5ess ( any ,black 
hi/ory-relat$ c\rses or lessons provid$ 
by public elem5t>y & second>y s*ools2 & 
7#f7 analyze ! approa*es us$ by su*     
s*ools to assess /ud5ts' k ( ,black     
hi/ory1 includ+ ! use ( traditional &   
nontraditional assessm5ts4  7c7 ,report 
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,foll[+ ! completion ( !  
/udy "u subsection 7a71 ! ,director %all
 prep>e & submit to ,congress a report  
on ! results ( ! /udy4  7#b7 ,deadl9e = 
submittal ,! report requir$ "u p>agraph 
7#a7 %all be submitt$ n lat] ?an #ahj   
days aft] ! completion ( ! /udy "u      
subsection 7a77#b77;,b74  7d7           
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,,esea    
t]ms ,! t]ms elem5t>y s*ool1 local      
educational ag5cy1 second>y s*ool1 &    
,/ate h ! mean+s giv5 ^? t]ms 9 section 
#haja ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y         

,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ghja74  7#b7 ,black hi/ory ,! t]m      
,black hi/ory means ! /udy & /ories (   
,black life 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ar\nd ! 
_w1 ) a specific focus on ! triumphs &  
/ruggles 7includ+ political1 social1 &  
cultural a*ievem5ts7 ( ,african         
,am]icans ?r\gh\t ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#c7
 ,black hi/ory education ,! t]m ,black  
hi/ory education means educational      
activities t are specifically int5d$--  
7,a7 to improve /ud5ts' aw>5ess &       
und]/&+ ( ! hi/ory ( p ( ,african       
desc5t1 especially z x relates to ,unit$
 ,/ates hi/ory2  7,b7 to educate /ud5ts 
on ! lessons ( *attel slav]y1           
,recon/ruction1 ,jim ,cr[ laws1 & !     
,civil ,rights movem5t z a means to     
raise aw>5ess ab\t ! importance (       
prev5t+ g5ocide1 hate1 & bigotry aga9/  
any gr\p ( p2 &  7,c7 to /udy ! hi/ory (
 racism1 its deep hi/orical roots1 ! use
 ( discrim9ation & propag&a t t>get !   
,black p1 & ! evolv+ nature ( :ite      
supremacy ov] "t4  7#d7 ,project bas$   

le>n+ ,! t]m project bas$ le>n+ means a 
tea*+ me?od ?r\gh :i* /ud5ts le>n by    
actively engag+ 9 real-_w & p]sonally   
mean+ful projects4