,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #ciec  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #bf1 #bjbf,mr4
 ,book] 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1 ,ms4 
,ros51 ,mr4 ,van ,holl51 & ,mr4 ,s&]s7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,rules
 & ,adm9i/ration  ,a ,,bill  ,to        
au?orize ! ,director ( ! ,national      
,museum ( ,african ,am]ican ,hi/ory &   
,culture to support ,african ,am]ican   
hi/ory education programs1 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,african ,am]ican ,hi/ory  
,act ( #bjbf4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is   
,act3 7#a7 ,african am]ican hi/ory ,!   
t]m ,african ,am]ican hi/ory means !    
hi/ory ( ,african ,am]icans1 includ+ !  
hi/ory ( ,african peoples beg9n+ 9 !    
,african diaspora ?r\gh ! pres5t day1 t 
illum9ates ! passage to ! ,am]icas1     
slav]y1 abolition1 recon/ruction1 & !   
civil rights movem5ts4 ,?is hi/ory also 
includes a focus on ! innovations &     
contributions ( ,african ,am]icans to   

society bo? pa/ & pres5t1 & ! impact (  
,african ,am]icans on ! hi/ory &        
developm5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7     
,african am]ican hi/ory education       
program ,! t]m ,african ,am]ican hi/ory 
education program means an educational  
program relat+ to ,african ,am]ican     
life1 art1 hi/ory1 & culture1 includ+   
programs-- 7,a7 us+ digital1 electronic1
 & int]active te*nologies2 &  7,b7 c>ri$
 out 9 collaboration ) elem5t>y s*ools1 
second>y s*ools1 & po/second>y s*ools4  
7#c7 ,director ,! t]m ,director means ! 
,director ( ! ,national ,museum (       
,african ,am]ican ,hi/ory & ,culture4   
7#d7 ,,esea t]ms ,! t]ms e>ly *ildhood  
education program1 elem5t>y s*ool1 local
 educational ag5cy1 & second>y s*ool h !
 mean+ giv5 su* t]ms 9 section #haja ( !
 ,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act (
 #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74  #c4      
,program au?oriz$  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!      
,director1 9 accordance ) any program ( 
! ,national ,museum ( ,african ,am]ican 
,hi/ory & ,culture e/abli%$ be=e1 on1 or

 aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1   
may use ! funds appropriat$ "u section  
#f to c>ry out any ( ! foll[+ activities
 at ! discretion ( ! ,director3 7#a7    
,develop+ & mak+ available accurate1    
relevant1 & accessible res\rces to      
promote ! und]/&+ ( ,african ,am]ican   
hi/ory1 :i* may include digital res\rces
 & o!r types ( res\rces1 su* z pr9t     
res\rces & travel+ exhibitions4  7#b7   
,?r\gh a social ju/ice & anti-bias l5s1 
conv5+ exp]ts1 provid+ opportunities =  
disc\rse1 & engag+ ) ! public ?r\gh     
programm+1 educational res\rces1 &      
social m$ia4  7#c7 ,?r\gh a social      
ju/ice & anti-bias l5s1 increas+ res\rce
 capacity1 te*nical support1 & cont5t   
creation to engage v>i\s audi5ces 9     
p]son & via onl9e plat=ms4  7#d7        
,creat+1 exp&+1 & dissem9at+ s*ol>ly "w 
?r\gh rese>*1 curricula1 9-h\se &       
travel+ exhibitions1 publications1 &    
programm+4  7#e7 ,provid+ language      
translation ( ! "w ( ! ,national ,museum
 ( ,african ,am]ican ,hi/ory & ,culture1

 includ+ s*ol>ly "w1 rese>*1 travel+    
exhibitions1 publications1 programm+1   
pamphlets1 & o!r in=mation di/ribut$    
ab\t activities fund$ "u ?is ,act4  7#f7
 ,exp&+ ! collection acquisition &      
collection access processes1 includ+    
/aff+1 cons]vation1 process+1 &         
digitization4  7#g7 ,augm5t+ "o or m ( !
 foll[+ ,african ,am]ican hi/ory        
education program activities3 7,a7      
,developm5t1 dissem9ation1 &            
implem5tation ( pr9ciples ( s\nd p$agogy
 = tea*+ ab\t ,african ,am]ican hi/ory4 
7,b7 ,provision ( pr(essional           
developm5t1 su* z ?r\gh-- 7i7 local1    
regional1 & national work%ops2  7ii7    
tea*] tra9+s or engagem5t 9 conjunction 
) ,african ,am]ican hi/ory education    
c5t]s & o!r appropriate p>tn]s2  7iii7  
engagem5t )-- 7,i7 local educational    
ag5cies2 &  7,,ii7 e>ly *ildhood        
education programs1 elem5t>y s*ools1 &  
second>y s*ools t are indep5d5t ( any   
local educational ag5cy2 &  7iv7        
op]ation & expansion ( a tea*] fell[%ip 

program to cultivate & support lead]s 9 
,african ,am]ican hi/ory education4     
7,c7 ,engagem5t ) ,/ate & local         
education lead]s to enc\rage ! adoption 
( res\rces support$ "u ?is ,act into    
curricula across div]se discipl9es4     
7#h7 ,creat+1 develop+1 implem5t+1      
replicat+1 or tak+ to scale             
entrepr5eurial1 evid5ce-bas$1           
field-initiat$ innovations = museum     
improvem5t1 & rigor\sly evaluat+ su*    
innovations4  7b7 ,onl9e african am]ican
 hi/ory education res\rces  7#a7        
,website ,! ,director may use ! funds   
appropriat$ "u section #f to develop &  
ma9ta9 on ! website ( ! ,national       
,museum ( ,african ,am]ican ,hi/ory &   
,culture cont5t designat$ = educators1  
/ud5ts1 & families to improve _! aw>5ess
 & und]/&+ ( ,african ,am]ican hi/ory4  
7#b7 ,in=mation di/ribution ,! ,director
 may use su* funds to di/ribute         
in=mation ab\t ! activities fund$ "u ?is
 ,act ?r\gh ! website ( ! ,national     
,museum ( ,african ,am]ican ,hi/ory &   

,culture1 & may respond to inquiries =  
supplem5t>y in=mation conc]n+ su*       
activities4  7c7 ,cont9uation (         
activities ,to ! ext5t t ! ,national    
,museum ( ,african ,am]ican ,hi/ory &   
,culture is engag$ 9 an activity        
describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 or 7b7 on !   
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,director may use ! funds appropriat$ "u
 section #f to cont9ue t activity4  #d4 
,annual report & brief+s  7a7 ,report ,n
 lat] ?an ,febru>y #a ( ea* ye>1 !      
,director %all submit to ! ,congress1 & 
make available to ! public1 a report    
describ+ h[ ! funds made available "u   
?is ,act h be5 us$-- 7#a7 to create &   
promote educational activities2 &  7#b7 
o!rwise to c>ry out ?is ,act4  7b7      
,brief+s ,n lat] ?an #f mon?s aft] !    
date on :i* fund+ is fir/ di/ribut$ "u  
?is ,act1 & annually !reaft]1 !         
,director or ! ,director's designee %all
 brief ! ,committee on ,h\se            
,adm9i/ration ( ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on ,rules

 & ,adm9i/ration ( ! ,s5ate on !        
programs & activities c>ri$ out "u ?is  
,act4  7c7 ,sunset ,subsections 7a7 &   
7b7 %all cease to be effective on       
,septemb] #cj1 #bjcj4  #e4 ,s5se (      
congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t--   
7#a7 ! significance ( accurate education
 ( ! hi/ory ( m9ority gr\ps 9 ! ,unit$  
,/ates ?r\gh a social ju/ice & anti-bias
 l5s %\ld be recogniz$1 & ! ,unit$      
,/ates ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t %\ld /rive = a  
lead]%ip role 9 initiatives aim$ at     
improv+ ! tea*+ ( ,african ,am]ican1    
,hispanic & ,lat9o1 ,asian ,am]ican &   
,pacific ,isl&]1 & ,native ,am]ican     
hi/ory2  7#b7 ! ,director ( !           
,smi?sonian ,museum ( ! ,am]ican ,indian
 %\ld be emp[]$ to develop & dissem9ate 
hi/orically accurate mat]ials aim$ at   
improv+ ! tea*+ ( ,native ,am]ican      
hi/ory2 &  7#c7 ! ,directors ( ! =?com+ 
,smi?sonian ,am]ican ,wom5's ,hi/ory    
,museum & ! =?com+ ,smi?sonian ,national
 ,museum ( ! ,am]ican ,lat9o1 z well z !
 directors ( any future ,smi?sonian     

,museums cov]+ ! hi/ory ( m9ority gr\ps 
9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 %\ld be emp[]$ to    
create & dissem9ate quality education   
mat]ials 9 _! areas ( exp]tise4  #f4    
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
?is ,act #d1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjbg &
 ea* ( ! #d succe$+ fiscal ye>s4