,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #ddif  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ab1 #bjbf,ms4    
,alsobrooks 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,ju/ice7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,high] ,education 
,act ( #aife to provide = additional    
uses ( funds = grants to /r5g!n         
hi/orically ,black colleges &           
univ]sities1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7    
,accord+ to a #bjba /udy by ,am]icans = 
! ,arts1 ! arts are an invaluable aspect
 ( ,am]ican society1 z !y /r5g!n !      
economy1 improve heal?c>e1 sp>k         
creativity & innovation1 & unify        
communities1 ) #gc p]c5t ( p>ticipants  
agree+ t ! arts help !m to bett] und]/& 
o!r cultures4  7#b7 ,_m ,unit$ ,/ates   
museums are grappl+ ) div]sity4 ,/udies 
report t only #a4d p]c5t ( arti/s       
featur$ 9 ,am]ica's top museums are     
black1 only #d p]c5t ( /aff directors at

 top museums are ,black1 & only #b4e    
p]c5t ( ,black ,am]icans are own]s (    
,arts-,ent]ta9m5t bus9ess4  7#c7        
,hi/orically ,black colleges &          
univ]sities1 or ,h,b,c,us1 are uniquely 
position$ to produce a div]se g5]ation (
 art pr(essionals & help br+ mu* ne$$   
att5tion to works by ,black arti/s4     
,h,b,c,us h hi/orically s]v$ z long-/&+ 
cons]vators & crucial support]s ( ,black
 art & = ! tea*+1 support+1 & display+ (
 ess5tial ,black arti/s :o may o!rwise h
 rema9$ unrecogniz$4  7#d7 ,arts        
programs & arts dep>tm5ts are exp5sive &
 h (t5 fall5 victim to fund+ %ortfalls4 
,9 #bjah1 ! ,college ,art ,association  
report$ t at lea/ #ah in/itutions (     
high] education plann$ to sev]ely       
curtail or elim9ate _! arts dep>tm5ts4  
7#e7 ,h,b,c,us h also be5 und]fund$ by  
#ab1fjj1jjj1jjj comp>$ to _! pr$om9antly
 ,:ite c\nt]p>ts ov] ! la/ #cj ye>s4 ,"s
 ,h,b,c,us h %runk1 consolidat$1 or cut 
_! arts programs due to limit$ res\rces4
  7#f7 ,an increas$ inve/m5t 9 ,,hbcu   

arts1 arts education1 & culture programs
 c fur!r help /ud5ts ( color access an  
af=dable arts education & ensure !      
cont9u$ prep>ation1 cons]vation1        
display1 & /udy ( works by ,black       
arti/s4  #b4 ,/r5g!n+ hi/orically ,black
 colleges & univ]sities ,section #cbc ( 
! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajfb7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9      
subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 by r$esignat+     
p>agraphs 7#ad7 & 7#ae7 z p>agraphs     
7#ai7 & 7#bj71 respectively2 &  7,b7 by 
ins]t+ aft] p>agraph 7#ac7 ! foll[+3    
7#ad7 ,provid+ f9ancial & o!r assi/ance 
to /ud5ts 9 arts1 arts education1 &     
cultural programs4  7#ae7 ,e/abli%+     
outrea* programs & developm5t (fices =  
arts1 arts education1 & cultural        
dep>tm5ts4  7#af7 ,provid+ compreh5sive 
wrap>\nd s]vices = arts1 arts education1
 & cultural /ud5ts1 includ+ faculty &   
pe] m5tor%ip1 "w-bas$ le>n+             
opportunities1 guidance c\nsel+1 & c>e] 
advis+4  7#ag7 ,exhibit+1 ma9ta9+1      
monitor+1 & protect+ ,black art         

collections 9 exhibition & 9 /orage4    
7#ah7 ,provid+ well-paid appr5tice%ip1  
int]n%ip1 & fell[%ip opportunities to   
/ud5ts 9 arts1 arts education1 &        
cultural programs ?r\gh p>tn]%ips )     
nonpr(it arts1 arts education1 &        
cultural in/itutes4  2 &  7#b7 by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+3  7d7 ,national       
,end[m5t = ! ,arts ,an in/itution may   
ent] into a p>tn]%ip ) ! ,national      
,end[m5t = ! ,arts to c>ry out !        
activities describ$ 9 p>agraphs 7#ad7   
?r\gh 7#ah7 ( subsection 7a74  7e7      
,def9ition ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m arts   
means art =ms us$ = self-expression &   
int]pretation1 includ+ p]=mance1 lit]>y1
 visual1 graphic1 pla/ic1 & decorative  
arts4  4