,,ii #aahth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bcc ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,february #b1 #bjbc,mr4 ,booker 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,menendez1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,mr4 ,padilla1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,mr4 ,brown1 and ,mr4 ,welch7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,rules and ,administration ,a ,,bill ,to authorize the ,director of the ,national ,museum of ,african ,american ,history and ,culture to support ,african ,american history education programs1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,african ,american ,history ,act4 #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,african ,american history ,the term ,african ,american history means the history of ,african ,americans1 including the history of ,african peoples beginning in the ,african diaspora through the present day1 that illuminates the passage to the ,americas1 slavery1 abolition1 reconstruction1 and the civil rights movements4 ,this history also includes a focus on the innovations and contributions of ,african ,americans to society both past and present1 and the impact of ,african ,americans on the history and development of the ,united ,states4 7#b7 ,african ,american history education program ,the term ,african ,american history education program means an educational program relating to ,african ,american life1 art1 history1 and culture1 including programs-- 7,a7 using digital1 electronic1 and interactive technologies2 and 7,b7 carried out in collaboration with elementary schools1 secondary schools1 and postsecondary schools4 7#c7 ,director ,the term ,director means the ,director of the ,national ,museum of ,african ,american ,history and ,culture4 7#d7 ,,esea terms ,the terms early childhood education program1 elementary school1 local educational agency1 and secondary school have the meaning given such terms in section #haja of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74 #c4 ,program authorized 7a7 ,in general ,the ,director1 in accordance with any program of the ,national ,museum of ,african ,american ,history and ,culture established before1 on1 or after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 may use the funds appropriated under section #e to carry out any of the following activities at the discretion of the ,director3 7#a7 ,developing and making available accurate1 relevant1 and accessible resources to promote the understanding of ,african ,american history1 which may include digital resources and other types of resources1 such as print resources and traveling exhibitions4 7#b7 ,through a social justice and anti-bias lens1 convening experts1 providing opportunities for discourse1 and engaging with the public through programming1 educational resources1 and social media4 7#c7 ,through a social justice and anti-bias lens1 increasing resource capacity1 technical support1 and content creation to engage various audiences in-person and via online platforms4 7#d7 ,creating1 expanding1 and disseminating scholarly work through research1 curricula1 in-house and traveling exhibitions1 publications1 and programming4 7#e7 ,providing language translation of the work of the ,national ,museum of ,african ,american ,history and ,culture1 including scholarly work1 research1 traveling exhibitions1 publications1 programming1 pamphlets1 and other information distributed about activities funded under this ,act4 7#f7 ,expanding the collection acquisition and collection access processes1 including staffing1 conservation1 processing1 and digitization4 7#g7 ,augmenting one or more of the following ,african ,american history education program activities3 7,a7 ,development1 dissemination1 and implementation of principles of sound pedagogy for teaching about ,african ,american history4 7,b7 ,provision of professional development1 such as1 but not limited to1 through-- 7i7 local1 regional1 and national workshops2 7ii7 teacher trainings or engagements in conjunction with ,african ,american history education centers and other appropriate partners2 7iii7 engagement with-- 7,i7 local educational agencies2 and 7,,ii7 early childhood education programs1 elementary schools1 and secondary schools that are independent of any local educational agency2 and 7iv7 operation and expansion of a teacher fellowship program to cultivate and support leaders in ,african ,american history education4 7,c7 ,engagement with ,state and local education leaders to encourage the adoption of resources supported under this ,act into curricula across diverse disciplines4 7#h7 ,creating1 developing1 implementing1 replicating1 or taking to scale entrepreneurial1 evidence-based1 field-initiated innovations for museum improvement1 and evaluating rigorously such innovations4 7b7 ,online ,african ,american history education resources 7#a7 ,website ,the ,director may use the funds appropriated under section #e to develop and maintain on the website of the ,national ,museum of ,african ,american ,history and ,culture content designated for educators1 students1 and families to improve their awareness and understanding of ,african ,american history4 7#b7 ,information distribution ,the ,director may use funds appropriated under section #e to distribute information about the activities funded under this ,act through the website of the ,national ,museum of ,african ,american ,history and ,culture1 and may respond to inquiries for supplementary information concerning such activities4 7c7 ,continuation of activities ,to the extent that the ,national ,museum of ,african ,american ,history and ,culture is engaged in an activity described in subsection 7a7 or 7b7 on the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director may use the funds appropriated under section #e to continue that activity4 #d4 ,annual report and briefings 7a7 ,report ,not later than ,february #a of each year1 the ,director shall submit to ,congress1 and make available to the public1 a report describing how the funds made available under this ,act have been used-- 7#a7 to create and promote educational activities2 and 7#b7 otherwise to carry out this ,act4 7b7 ,briefings ,not later than #f months after the date on which funding is first distributed under this ,act1 and annually thereafter1 the ,director or the ,director's designee shall brief the ,committee on ,rules and ,administration of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,house ,administration of the ,house of ,representatives on the programs and activities carried out under this ,act4 7c7 ,sunset ,subsections 7a7 and 7b7 shall cease to be effective on ,september #cj1 #bjbh4 #e4 ,authorization of appropriations ,there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this ,act #b1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbd and each of the #d succeeding fiscal years4