Bill Summary
This legislation, known as the National Jazz Preservation, Education, and Promulgation Act of 2020, aims to preserve and promote knowledge about jazz in the United States and internationally. It establishes a National Jazz Preservation Program, to be overseen by the Smithsonian Institution, which will record interviews with jazz artists, acquire and preserve jazz artifacts, and collaborate with other organizations to share these artifacts. The Act also includes measures to promote jazz education in elementary and secondary schools, such as providing support for jazz artists to visit schools and creating educational materials and teacher training programs. Additionally, a National Jazz Appreciation Program will be established to increase public appreciation for jazz, with a focus on providing access to performances throughout the country. The Act authorizes funding for these programs and initiatives for the next three fiscal years.
Possible Impacts
1. Increased access to jazz education: The National Jazz Preservation, Education, and Promulgation Act of 2020 could potentially provide funding for jazz education programs in elementary and secondary schools, as well as support for teachers through training and distribution of educational materials. This could affect people by providing them with opportunities to learn about jazz, potentially sparking a new interest or passion for the genre.
2. Preservation of jazz history: The establishment of a National Jazz Preservation Program could lead to the recording and preservation of audio and video interviews with leading jazz artists, as well as the acquisition and preservation of jazz artifacts. This could affect people by ensuring that the history and legacy of jazz is not lost and can be shared and appreciated by future generations.
3. Increased exposure to jazz music: The National Jazz Appreciation Program would establish a series of jazz performances at Smithsonian affiliates throughout the nation, providing access to jazz music for people in different geographic locations. This could affect people by exposing them to a diverse range of jazz music and potentially expanding their musical tastes.
[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5946 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5946
To preserve knowledge and promote education about jazz in the United
States and abroad.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 21, 2020
Ms. Jackson Lee introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee
on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To preserve knowledge and promote education about jazz in the United
States and abroad.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Jazz Preservation,
Education, and Promulgation Act of 2020''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL JAZZ PRESERVATION PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--There is established a National Jazz
Preservation Program, to be carried out by the Secretary of the
Smithsonian Institution through the Director of the National Museum of
American History and in collaboration with other Smithsonian museums,
to preserve knowledge and promote education about jazz.
(b) Program Components.--Under the National Jazz Preservation
Program, the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution shall--
(1) record audio and video interviews with leading jazz
artists;
(2) acquire and preserve jazz artifacts, and interpret the
artifacts through activities such as exhibitions and
performances by the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra;
(3) continue to recognize Jazz Appreciation Month;
(4) establish, with governmental agencies, universities,
museums, and community-based organizations with jazz archival
collections, collaborative agreements for the sharing of jazz
artifacts; and
(5) encourage, consult with, and engage in capacity
building with community-based and regional organizations with
the potential to establish jazz archival collections.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $2,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2019 through 2021, to remain available until expended.
SEC. 3. JAZZ EDUCATION IN ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
Section 4107(a)(3) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7117(a)(3)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (I), by striking ``or'' at the end;
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (J) as subparagraph (K);
and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the following:
``(J) programs to promote jazz education, which may
include--
``(i) a Jazz Artists in the Schools program
to provide support for State arts agencies to
bring jazz artists to elementary and secondary
schools in collaboration with local educational
agencies;
``(ii) a program for--
``(I) the development by jazz
artists and educators of lesson plans
and other educational materials about
jazz;
``(II) the distribution of such
educational materials by organizations
that may include the National Endowment
for the Arts, educational institutions,
State and local arts and cultural
organizations, or non-profit
organizations; and
``(III) teacher training on jazz
education by jazz artists and
educators; and
``(iii) an Ambassadors of Jazz program to
send jazz musicians, and jazz orchestras from
secondary schools, abroad to perform for
diverse audiences on missions of goodwill,
education, and cultural exchange, in
collaboration with the Secretary of State;
or''.
SEC. 4. NATIONAL JAZZ APPRECIATION PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--There is established a National Jazz
Appreciation Program, to be carried out by the Secretary of the
Smithsonian Institution through the Director of the National Museum of
American History and in collaboration with other Smithsonian museums
and affiliates, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the National
Endowment for the Humanities, to further the appreciation of jazz music
throughout the Nation.
(b) Program Components.--Under the National Jazz Appreciation
Program, the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution shall establish a
series of jazz performances at Smithsonian affiliates throughout the
Nation that provides broad geographic access to jazz and supports
public appreciation for the diversity of jazz music.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2019 through 2021, to remain available until expended.
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