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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7487 

To promote and support the local arts and creative economy in the United 

States. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 2, 2020 

Ms. PINGREE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on 

Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, the Judiciary, Veterans’ Affairs, Small Business, Ways and Means, and Agriculture, 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 

A BILL 

To promote and support the local arts and creative economy 

in the United States. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Promoting Local Arts and Creative Economy Workforce 

6 Act of 2020’’ or the ‘‘PLACE Act’’. 

7 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

8 this Act is as follows: 


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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Findings. 

Sec. 3. Definitions. 

Sec. 4. Department of Labor. 

Sec. 5. Department of Education. 

Sec. 6. Economic Development Administration programs. 

Sec. 7. Creative jobs training through Bureau of Prisons reentry and skills development programs. 

Sec. 8. Grants relating to the creative economy. 

Sec. 9. Promotion for veterans with service-connected disabilities of job training 

and resources in creative industries and occupations. 

Sec. 10. Small business creative economy assistance. 

Sec. 11. Tax incentives. 

Sec. 12. Promotion by Export-Import Bank of the United States of exports by 

creative industries and occupations. 

Sec. 13. Rural business creative economy technical assistance. 

Sec. 14. Disaster assistance for creative industry workers through FEMA. 

Sec. 15. Collaboration. 

1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

2 Congress makes the following findings: 

3 (1) The United States economy has changed 

4 rapidly as automation, artificial intelligence, digital 

5 technologies, and modern information and commu6 nication systems have transformed the way people in 

7 the United States work, live, and interact. 

8 (2) The United States must establish policies 

9 and create programs capable of responding to chang10 ing economic realities. 

11 (3) The United States must develop strategies 

12 to maximize current assets and help grow a United 

13 States economy and workforce that can thrive in a 

14 challenging environment of constant change and re15 invention. 


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1 (4) The Nation needs to strengthen and im2 prove Federal support for a Next Generation econ3 omy and workforce. 

4 (5) The United States must explore sustainable 

5 strategies to create jobs that will endure, will remain 

6 reliant on a local workforce, and are unlikely to 

7 move overseas. 

8 (6) There is great value and untapped potential 

9 in the Nation’s rich history, the creative freedoms 

10 enjoyed by its people, and the many cultures and 

11 traditions that make the United States so unique. 

12 (7) Promoting local arts and enhancing the cre13 ative economy of the United States would support 

14 the Nation’s diverse citizenry, rich traditions, and 

15 vast creative talents, including the unique history 

16 and continuing vitality of Native American commu17 nities. 

18 (8) The United States must embrace the oppor19 tunities and challenges the country faces and re20 imagine the role of the Federal Government in pro21 viding support for local arts and expanding the cre22 ative economy. 

23 (9) The United States needs to engage workers 

24 from around the Nation to develop, hone, and share 


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1 expressions of their cultural heritage, including lan2 guages, creative collaborations, and artistic skills. 

3 (10) The Nation needs to recognize that there 

4 is a broad range of undervalued and underutilized 

5 human potential in the United States, and the exist6 ence of that human potential has profound social, 

7 economic, and workforce ramifications. 

8 (11) Securing the future well-being of individ9 uals, families, communities, and the Nation will de10 pend in part on adopting Federal policies that will 

11 increase support for the creative economy. 

12 (12) The Nation needs to improve creative 

13 workforce readiness and develop an education and 

14 job training plan, including a plan for education and 

15 training through specialized vocational schools and 

16 apprenticeship programs, to ensure that individuals 

17 of all ages in the United States can realize their full 

18 creative potential now and in the future. 

19 (13) Investing in a creative economy workforce 

20 would help showcase the Nation’s creative arts, 

21 strengthen its capacity for job growth, promote eco22 nomic inclusion, boost entrepreneurship, improve 

23 and revitalize rural, remote, and underserved areas, 

24 and empower communities to share their stories. 


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1 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act: 

3 (1) CREATIVE INDUSTRY OR OCCUPATION.— 

4 The term ‘‘creative industry or occupation’’ means— 

5 (A) an industry that— 

6 (i) has a substantial current or poten7 tial impact (including through positions 

8 that lead to economic self-sufficiency and 

9 opportunities for advancement) on a State, 

10 regional, or local economy or a Native 

11 American community’s economy, as appro12 priate; and 

13 (ii) contributes to the growth of busi14 nesses or nonprofit organizations that have 

15 their origin in individual creativity, skill, 

16 and talent, including businesses focused on 

17 design, crafts, music, visual arts, media 

18 arts, performing arts, language, literature, 

19 or expressions of Native American culture 

20 or regional or local heritage culture; and 

21 (B) an occupation that— 

22 (i) currently has or is projected to 

23 have a number of positions (including posi24 tions that lead to economic self-sufficiency 

25 and opportunities for advancement) in an 

26 industry sector so as to have a substantial 


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1 potential impact on a State, regional, or 

2 local economy or a Native American com3 munity’s economy, as appropriate; and 

4 (ii) is comprised of businesses de5 scribed in subparagraph (A)(ii). 

6 (2) NATIVE AMERICAN.—The term ‘‘Native 

7 American’’, used with respect to culture, means the 

8 culture of a Native American, as defined in section 

9 103 of the Native American Languages Act (25 

10 U.S.C. 2902). 

11 SEC. 4. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. 

12 (a) WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY

13 ACT.— 

14 (1) DEFINITION.—Section 3 of the Workforce 

15 Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102) is 

16 amended by adding at the end the following: 

17 ‘‘(72) CREATIVE INDUSTRY OR OCCUPATION.— 

18 The term ‘creative industry or occupation’ has the 

19 meaning given the term in section 3 of the PLACE 

20 Act.’’. 

21 (2) UNIFIED STATE PLANS.—Section 

22 102(b)(1)(A) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 3112(b)(1)(A)) 

23 is amended— 


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1 (A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘occupa2 tions;’’ and inserting ‘‘occupations, and creative 

3 industries and occupations;’’; and 

4 (B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘those indus5 tries and occupations’’ and ‘‘the sectors, indus6 tries, and occupations described in clause (i)’’. 

7 (3) REGIONAL COORDINATION.—Section 

8 106(c)(1)(C) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 3121(c)(1)(C)) 

9 is amended by striking ‘‘occupations’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘occupations, and regional creative industries and 

11 occupations,’’. 

12 (4) LOCAL PLANS.—Section 108(b)(1)(B) of 

13 such Act (29 U.S.C. 3123(b)(1)(B)) is amended by 

14 striking ‘‘occupations;’’ and inserting ‘‘occupations, 

15 and creative industries and occupations;’’. 

16 (5) NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAMS.—Section 

17 166(d)(2)(A)(i) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 

18 3221(d)(2)(A)(i)) is amended by inserting ‘‘develop19 ment of skills relating to creative industries or occu20 pations and’’ before ‘‘training on’’. 

21 (6) NATIONAL DISLOCATED WORKER

22 GRANTS.—Section 170 of the Workforce Innovation 

23 and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3225) is amend24 ed— 

25 (A) in subsection (a)— 


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1 (i) in paragraph (1)— 

2 (I) in subparagraph (A), by strik3 ing ‘‘or’’ at the end; 

4 (II) in subparagraph (B), by 

5 striking the period at the end and in6 serting ‘‘; or’’; and 

7 (III) by adding at the end the 

8 following: 

9 ‘‘(C) for purposes of assistance provided 

10 under subsection (b)(1)(E), an opioid crisis, as 

11 declared by the Secretary after consultation 

12 with the Secretary of Health and Human Serv13 ices.’’; and 

14 (ii) by adding at the end the fol15 lowing: 

16 ‘‘(3) DISLOCATED WORKER.— 

17 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘dislocated 

18 worker’ means— 

19 ‘‘(i) a dislocated worker, as defined in 

20 section 3; and 

21 ‘‘(ii) for purposes of assistance pro22 vided under subsection (b)(1)(E), a recov23 ering individual. 


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1 ‘‘(B) RECOVERING INDIVIDUAL.—The term 

2 ‘recovering individual’ means an individual 

3 who— 

4 ‘‘(i) left employment, or has never 

5 been employed, due mainly to opioid use; 

6 and 

7 ‘‘(ii)(I) has successfully completed a 

8 supervised drug rehabilitation program for 

9 opioid use and is no longer engaging in the 

10 illegal use of opioids, or has otherwise been 

11 rehabilitated successfully and is no longer 

12 engaging in such illegal use; 

13 ‘‘(II) is participating in a supervised 

14 rehabilitation program and is no longer en15 gaging in such illegal use; or 

16 ‘‘(III) is erroneously regarded as en17 gaging in such illegal use, but is not en18 gaging in such illegal use.’’; and 

19 (B) in subsection (b)(1)— 

20 (i) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

21 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

22 (ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking 

23 the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 

24 and’’; and 


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1 (iii) by adding at the end the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘(E) to provide employment and training 

4 assistance in a creative industry or occupation, 

5 in an area where an opioid crisis has been de6 clared, as described in subsection (a)(1)(C).’’. 

7 (b) CREATIVE ECONOMY GRANT PROGRAM.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Labor, act9 ing through the Assistant Secretary for Employment 

10 and Training, shall make grants to eligible entities 

11 to provide wage subsidies for certain employees in a 

12 creative industry or occupation. 

13 (2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—To be eligible to receive 

14 such a grant, an entity shall be a business (including 

15 a nonprofit organization) that— 

16 (A) is engaged in a creative industry or oc17 cupation and has its origin in individual cre18 ativity, skill, and talent, including focusing on 

19 design, crafts, music, visual arts, media arts, 

20 performing arts, language, literature, or expres21 sions of Native American culture or regional or 

22 local heritage culture; and 

23 (B) has fewer than 50 employees for each 

24 workday in each of 20 or more calendar weeks 

25 in the current or preceding calendar year. 


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1 (3) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive 

2 such a grant, an entity shall submit an application 

3 to the Secretary of Labor at such time, in such man4 ner, and containing such information as the Sec5 retary may require. 

6 (4) USE OF FUNDS.—An entity that receives a 

7 grant under this section shall use the grant funds, 

8 during its first year of operation, to provide wage 

9 subsidies for employees whose positions involve the 

10 individual creativity, skill, or talent described in 

11 paragraph (2)(A) rather than administrative, tech12 nical, or support functions. 

13 SEC. 5. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. 

14 (a) CORRECTIONS EDUCATION.—Section 225(b) of 

15 the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

16 3305(b)) is amended— 

17 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (7) and (8) as 

18 paragraphs (8) and (9), respectively; and 

19 (2) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol20 lowing: 

21 ‘‘(7) education that relates to a creative indus22 try or occupation (as defined in section 3 of the Pro23 moting Local Arts and Creative Economy Workforce 

24 Act of 2020);’’. 


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1 (b) ADULT EDUCATION.—Section 203 of the Work2 force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3272) 

3 is amended— 

4 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

5 (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) 

6 and (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respec7 tively; and 

8 (B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) 

9 the following: 

10 ‘‘(B) gain education or skills relating to a 

11 creative industry or occupation (as defined in 

12 section 3 of the Promoting Local Arts and Cre13 ative Economy Workforce Act of 2020)’’; and 

14 (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘skills relat15 ing to a creative industry or occupation (as defined 

16 in section 3 of the Promoting Local Arts and Cre17 ative Economy Workforce Act of 2020)’’ before ‘‘or 

18 integrated education and training’’. 

19 (c) CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION.—Section 

20 3(5) of the Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 

21 (20 U.S.C. 2302(5)) is amended— 

22 (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

23 after the semicolon; 

24 (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period 

25 at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 


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1 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

2 ‘‘(E) may be related to a creative industry 

3 or occupation (as defined in section 3 of the 

4 Promoting Local Arts and Creative Economy 

5 Workforce Act of 2020).’’. 

6 (d) WORK STUDY.—Section 443 of the Higher Edu7 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087–53) is amended by 

8 adding at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘(f) CREATIVE INDUSTRY OR OCCUPATION.— 

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Funds granted to an insti11 tution under this section may be used to compensate 

12 (including compensation for time spent in training 

13 and travel directly related to relevant activities) stu14 dents employed in projects that support a creative 

15 industry or occupation (as defined in section 3 of the 

16 Promoting Local Arts and Creative Economy Work17 force Act of 2020). 

18 ‘‘(2) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of 

19 the compensation of work-study students com20 pensated under this subsection may exceed 75 per21 cent.’’. 

22 SEC. 6. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION PRO23 GRAMS. 

24 (a) CREATIVE ECONOMY APPRENTICESHIP AND IN25 TERNSHIP GRANTS.—Title II of the Public Works and 


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1 Economic Development Act of 1965 is amended by insert2 ing after section 207 (42 U.S.C. 3147) the following: 

3 ‘‘SEC. 208. CREATIVE ECONOMY APPRENTICESHIP AND IN4 TERNSHIP GRANTS. 

5 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

6 ‘‘(1) APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM.—The term 

7 ‘apprenticeship program’ means a program under 

8 the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as 

9 the ‘National Apprenticeship Act’) (50 Stat. 664, 

10 chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.), to provide work11 force training relating to a creative industry or occu12 pation. 

13 ‘‘(2) CREATIVE INDUSTRY OR OCCUPATION.— 

14 The term ‘creative industry or occupation’ has the 

15 meaning given the term in section 3 of the Pro16 moting Local Arts and Creative Economy Workforce 

17 Act of 2020. 

18 ‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en19 tity’ means an eligible entity as determined by the 

20 Secretary. 

21 ‘‘(4) INTERNSHIP PROGRAM.—The term ‘intern22 ship program’ means a paid internship program to 

23 provide workforce training relating to a creative in24 dustry or occupation that is conducted in accordance 

25 with such regulations and policies relating to paid 


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1 internships as the Secretary of Labor may promul2 gate. 

3 ‘‘(b) APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS.— 

4 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall es5 tablish a program, to be known as the ‘Creative 

6 Economy Apprenticeship Grant Program’, under 

7 which the Secretary shall provide to eligible entities 

8 grants, on a competitive basis, for use in accordance 

9 with paragraph (3). 

10 ‘‘(2) APPLICATIONS.— 

11 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to re12 ceive a grant under this subsection, an eligible 

13 entity shall submit to the Secretary an applica14 tion at such time, in such manner, and con15 taining such information as the Secretary may 

16 require. 

17 ‘‘(B) DETERMINATION BY SECRETARY.— 

18 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary 

19 shall determine whether to approve or dis20 approve an application submitted under 

21 subparagraph (A) by not later than 90 

22 days after the date of receipt of the appli23 cation. 

24 ‘‘(ii) ACTION ON APPROVAL.—On ap25 proval by the Secretary of an application 


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1 under clause (i), the Secretary shall pro2 vide to the applicable eligible entity a grant 

3 in accordance with paragraph (4). 

4 ‘‘(iii) ACTION ON DISAPPROVAL.—On 

5 disapproval by the Secretary of an applica6 tion under clause (i), the Secretary shall 

7 provide to the applicable eligible entity— 

8 ‘‘(I) a notice of the disapproval, 

9 including a description of the reasons 

10 for the disapproval; and 

11 ‘‘(II) an opportunity to remedy 

12 any deficiency identified by the Sec13 retary under subclause (I) by submit14 ting to the Secretary a revised appli15 cation by not later than 30 days after 

16 the date of the disapproval. 

17 ‘‘(3) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity shall 

18 use a grant provided under this subsection to carry 

19 out an apprenticeship program. 

20 ‘‘(4) ALLOCATION.—Of the amounts made 

21 available to carry out this subsection for each fiscal 

22 year, the Secretary shall allocate to each eligible en23 tity the application of which is approved under para24 graph (2)(A) during that fiscal year an amount 

25 equal to the proportion that— 


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1 ‘‘(A) the number of individuals served by 

2 the apprenticeship program of the eligible enti3 ty; bears to 

4 ‘‘(B) the total number of individuals served 

5 by the apprenticeship programs of all eligible 

6 entities that receive assistance under this sub7 section for the fiscal year. 

8 ‘‘(c) INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS.— 

9 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall es10 tablish a program, to be known as the ‘Creative 

11 Economy Internship Grant Program’, under which 

12 the Secretary shall provide to eligible entities grants, 

13 on a competitive basis, for use in accordance with 

14 paragraph (3). 

15 ‘‘(2) APPLICATIONS.— 

16 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to re17 ceive a grant under this subsection, an eligible 

18 entity shall submit to the Secretary an applica19 tion at such time, in such manner, and con20 taining such information as the Secretary may 

21 require. 

22 ‘‘(B) DETERMINATION BY SECRETARY.— 

23 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary 

24 shall determine whether to approve or dis25 approve an application submitted under 


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1 subparagraph (A) by not later than 90 

2 days after the date of receipt of the appli3 cation. 

4 ‘‘(ii) ACTION ON APPROVAL.—On ap5 proval by the Secretary of an application 

6 under clause (i), the Secretary shall pro7 vide to the applicable eligible entity a grant 

8 in accordance with paragraph (4). 

9 ‘‘(iii) ACTION ON DISAPPROVAL.—On 

10 disapproval by the Secretary of an applica11 tion under clause (i), the Secretary shall 

12 provide to the applicable eligible entity— 

13 ‘‘(I) a notice of the disapproval, 

14 including a description of the reasons 

15 for the disapproval; and 

16 ‘‘(II) an opportunity to remedy 

17 any deficiency identified by the Sec18 retary under subclause (I) by submit19 ting to the Secretary a revised appli20 cation by not later than 30 days after 

21 the date of the disapproval. 

22 ‘‘(3) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity shall 

23 use a grant provided under this subsection to carry 

24 out an internship program. 


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1 ‘‘(4) ALLOCATION.—Of the amounts made 

2 available to carry out this subsection for each fiscal 

3 year, the Secretary shall allocate to each eligible en4 tity the application of which is approved under para5 graph (2)(A) during that fiscal year an amount 

6 equal to the proportion that— 

7 ‘‘(A) the number of individuals served by 

8 the internship program of the eligible entity; 

9 bears to 

10 ‘‘(B) the total number of individuals served 

11 by the internship programs of all eligible enti12 ties that receive assistance under this sub13 section for the fiscal year. 

14 ‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

15 are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such 

16 sums as are necessary to carry out this section.’’. 

17 (b) GRANTS FOR ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT.—Section 

18 209(c)(5) of the Public Works and Economic Development 

19 Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3149(c)(5)) is amended by insert20 ing ‘‘, including through the promotion of creative indus21 tries and occupations (as defined in section 3 of the Pro22 moting Local Arts and Creative Economy Workforce Act 

23 of 2020)’’ before the period at the end. 


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1 SEC. 7. CREATIVE JOBS TRAINING THROUGH BUREAU OF 

2 PRISONS REENTRY AND SKILLS DEVELOP3 MENT PROGRAMS. 

4 Section 231(a) of the Second Chance Act of 2007 (34 

5 U.S.C. 60541(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 

6 following: 

7 ‘‘(3) Ensuring that reentry and skills develop8 ment programs for prisoners include skills training 

9 for jobs in creative industries and occupations, as 

10 defined in section 3 of the Promoting Local Arts 

11 and Creative Economy Workforce Act of 2020.’’. 

12 SEC. 8. GRANTS RELATING TO THE CREATIVE ECONOMY. 

13 To the extent practicable, grant programs relating to 

14 economic development administered by the Department of 

15 Health and Human Services, Commissioner of the Admin16 istration for Native Americans, or the head of an agency 

17 with assets or resources relating to workforce develop18 ment, may be used to support efforts to provide workforce 

19 training related to the creative economy (as defined in sec20 tion 3 of the Promoting Local Arts and Creative Economy 

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1 SEC. 9. PROMOTION FOR VETERANS WITH SERVICE-CON2 NECTED DISABILITIES OF JOB TRAINING AND 

3 RESOURCES IN CREATIVE INDUSTRIES AND 

4 OCCUPATIONS. 

5 Section 3116 of title 38, United States Code, is 

6 amended by adding at the end the following new sub7 section: 

8 ‘‘(c) In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall 

9 assist in making available and promote job training and 

10 resources that— 

11 ‘‘(1) are provided by nonprofit organizations, 

12 educational institutions, Native American (as de13 fined in section 3765 of this title) governments and 

14 organizations, and Federal, State, and local govern15 ments; and 

16 ‘‘(2) relate to creative industries and occupa17 tions, as defined in section 3 of the Promoting Local 

18 Arts and Creative Economy Workforce Act of 

19 2020.’’. 

20 SEC. 10. SMALL BUSINESS CREATIVE ECONOMY ASSIST21 ANCE. 

22 (a) BUSINESS LOANS.—Section 7(a) of the Small 

23 Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)) is amended by adding 

24 at the end the following: 

25 ‘‘(36) CREATIVE ECONOMY.—In providing as26 sistance under this subsection, the Administration 


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1 shall develop procedures to evaluate the business 

2 proposals and business plans of small business con3 cerns that focus on economic development, job cre4 ation, and community growth with respect to cre5 ative industries and occupations, as defined in sec6 tion 3 of the Promoting Local Arts and Creative 

7 Economy Workforce Act of 2020.’’. 

8 (b) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.—Section 

9 21 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648) is amended 

10 by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(o) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS FOR CRE12 ATIVE ECONOMY-FOCUSED BUSINESSES.—The Adminis13 tration, in consultation with relevant stakeholders, shall 

14 develop technical assistance programs to be carried out by 

15 small business development centers under this subsection 

16 that target the specific needs of small business concerns 

17 (including microenterprises) in creative industries and oc18 cupations, as defined in section 3 of the Promoting Local 

19 Arts and Creative Economy Workforce Act of 2020.’’. 

20 (c) OFFICE OF RURAL AFFAIRS.—Section 26(c) of 

21 the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 653(c)) is amended— 

22 (1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

23 end; 

24 (2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at 

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1 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

2 ‘‘(6) provide information to creative industries 

3 located in rural communities about programs admin4 istered by Federal, State, and local governments 

5 that address the needs of creative industries and oc6 cupations, as defined in section 3 of the Promoting 

7 Local Arts and Creative Economy Workforce Act of 

8 2020.’’. 

9 (d) VETERANS PROGRAMS.—Section 32(c)(3)(B) of 

10 the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657b(c)(3)(B)) is 

11 amended— 

12 (1) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

13 (2) by redesignating clause (vi) as clause (vii); 

14 and 

15 (3) by inserting after clause (v) the following: 

16 ‘‘(vi) improving capital access and 

17 technical assistance for veterans in creative 

18 industries and occupations, as defined in 

19 section 3 of the Promoting Local Arts and 

20 Creative Economy Workforce Act of 2020; 

21 and’’. 

22 SEC. 11. TAX INCENTIVES. 

23 (a) NEW MARKETS TAX CREDIT AND GUIDELINES

24 FOR QUALIFIED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ENTI25 TIES.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 

2 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

3 of the Treasury shall issue guidelines for the cre4 ation and operation of community development enti5 ties focused on the creative industries or occupa6 tions, which would allow such entities to be treated 

7 as qualified community development entities for pur8 poses of section 45D(c) of the Internal Revenue 

9 Code of 1986. 

10 (2) EXTENSION OF NEW MARKETS TAX CREDIT

11 NATIONAL LIMITATION.—Subparagraph (H) of sec12 tion 45D(f)(1) of such Code is amended by striking 

13 ‘‘2020’’ and inserting ‘‘2022’’. 

14 (b) WORK OPPORTUNITY CREDIT FOR HIRING CER15 TAIN DISPLACED WORKERS.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 

17 51(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 

18 amended by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subpara19 graph (I), by striking the period at the end of sub20 paragraph (J) and inserting ‘‘, or’’, and by adding 

21 at the end the following new subparagraph: 

22 ‘‘(xi) a qualified displaced worker.’’. 

23 (2) QUALIFIED DISPLACED WORKER.—Sub24 section (d) of section 51 of such Code is amended 

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1 ‘‘(P) QUALIFIED DISPLACED WORKER.— 

2 The term ‘qualified displaced worker’ means an 

3 individual who, immediately before beginning 

4 work for the employer— 

5 ‘‘(i) is an eligible TAA recipient (as 

6 defined in section 35(c)(2)), 

7 ‘‘(ii) is an eligible alternative TAA re8 cipient (as defined in section 35(c)(3)), or 

9 ‘‘(iii) is eligible for employment and 

10 training activities for dislocated workers 

11 under chapter 3 of subtitle B of title I of 

12 the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 

13 Act (29 U.S.C. 3171 et seq.) or assistance 

14 under section 170 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 

15 3225).’’. 

16 (3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 

17 by this subsection shall apply to individuals begin18 ning work for the employer after the date of the en19 actment of this Act. 

20 (c) ABOVE-THE-LINE DEDUCTION OF EXPENSES OF

21 PERFORMING ARTISTS.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 62(a)(2)(B) of the 

23 Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 


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1 (A) by striking ‘‘PERFORMING ARTISTS.— 

2 The deductions’’ and inserting ‘‘PERFORMING

3 ARTISTS.— 

4 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The deductions’’; 

5 and 

6 (B) by adding at the end the following new 

7 clauses: 

8 ‘‘(ii) PHASEOUT.—The amount of ex9 penses taken into account under clause (i) 

10 shall be reduced (but not below zero) by 10 

11 percentage points for each $2,000 ($4,000 

12 in the case of a joint return), or fraction 

13 thereof, by which the taxpayer’s adjusted 

14 gross income (determined without regard 

15 to this subparagraph) for the taxable year 

16 exceeds $100,000 (200 percent of such 

17 amount in the case of a joint return). 

18 ‘‘(iii) COST-OF-LIVING ADJUST19 MENT.—In the case of any taxable year be20 ginning in a calendar year after 2020, the 

21 $100,000 amount under clause (ii) shall be 

22 increased by an amount equal to— 

23 ‘‘(I) such dollar amount, multi24 plied by 


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1 ‘‘(II) the cost-of-living adjust2 ment determined under section 1(f)(3) 

3 for the calendar year in which the tax4 able year begins, determined by sub5 stituting ‘calendar year 2019’ for ‘cal6 endar year 2016’ in subparagraph 

7 (A)(ii) thereof. 

8 If any amount after adjustment under the 

9 preceding sentence is not a multiple of 

10 $1,000, such amount shall be rounded to 

11 the nearest multiple of $1,000.’’. 

12 (2) CLARIFICATION REGARDING COMMISSION

13 PAID TO PERFORMING ARTIST’S MANAGER OR

14 AGENT.—Section 62(a)(2)(B)(i) of such Code, as 

15 amended by subsection (a), is amended by inserting 

16 before the period at the end the following: ‘‘, includ17 ing any commission paid to the performing artist’s 

18 manager or agent’’. 

19 (3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

20 (A) Section 62(a)(2)(B)(i) of such Code, 

21 as amended by this subsection, is further 

22 amended by striking ‘‘by him’’ and inserting 

23 ‘‘by the performing artist’’. 

24 (B) Section 62(b)(1) of such Code is 

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1 paragraph (A), by striking ‘‘, and’’ at the end 

2 of subparagraph (B) and inserting a period, 

3 and by striking subparagraph (C). 

4 (4) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 

5 by this section shall apply to taxable years ending 

6 after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

7 (d) CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS OF CERTAIN

8 ITEMS CREATED BY THE TAXPAYER.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (e) of section 

10 170 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amend11 ed by adding at the end the following new para12 graph: 

13 ‘‘(8) SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN CONTRIBU14 TIONS OF LITERARY, MUSICAL, OR ARTISTIC COM15 POSITIONS.— 

16 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a quali17 fied artistic charitable contribution— 

18 ‘‘(i) the amount of such contribution 

19 shall be the fair market value of the prop20 erty contributed (determined at the time of 

21 such contribution), and 

22 ‘‘(ii) no reduction in the amount of 

23 such contribution shall be made under 

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1 ‘‘(B) QUALIFIED ARTISTIC CHARITABLE

2 CONTRIBUTION.—For purposes of this para3 graph, the term ‘qualified artistic charitable 

4 contribution’ means a charitable contribution of 

5 any literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly com6 position, or similar property, or the copyright 

7 thereon (or both), but only if— 

8 ‘‘(i) such property was created by the 

9 personal efforts of the taxpayer making 

10 such contribution no less than 18 months 

11 prior to such contribution, 

12 ‘‘(ii) the taxpayer— 

13 ‘‘(I) has received a qualified ap14 praisal of the fair market value of 

15 such property in accordance with the 

16 regulations under this section, and 

17 ‘‘(II) attaches to the taxpayer’s 

18 income tax return for the taxable year 

19 in which such contribution was made 

20 a copy of such appraisal, 

21 ‘‘(iii) the donee is an organization de22 scribed in subsection (b)(1)(A), 

23 ‘‘(iv) the use of such property by the 

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1 emption under section 501 (or, in the case 

2 of a governmental unit, to any purpose or 

3 function described under subsection (c)), 

4 ‘‘(v) the taxpayer receives from the 

5 donee a written statement representing 

6 that the donee’s use of the property will be 

7 in accordance with the provisions of clause 

8 (iv), and 

9 ‘‘(vi) the written appraisal referred to 

10 in clause (ii) includes evidence of the ex11 tent (if any) to which property created by 

12 the personal efforts of the taxpayer and of 

13 the same type as the donated property is 

14 or has been— 

15 ‘‘(I) owned, maintained, and dis16 played by organizations described in 

17 subsection (b)(1)(A), and 

18 ‘‘(II) sold to or exchanged by 

19 persons other than the taxpayer, 

20 donee, or any related person (as de21 fined in section 465(b)(3)(C)). 

22 ‘‘(C) MAXIMUM DOLLAR LIMITATION; NO

23 CARRYOVER OF INCREASED DEDUCTION.—The 

24 increase in the deduction under this section by 

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1 ‘‘(i) shall not exceed the artistic ad2 justed gross income of the taxpayer for 

3 such taxable year, and 

4 ‘‘(ii) shall not be taken into account in 

5 determining the amount which may be car6 ried from such taxable year under sub7 section (d). 

8 ‘‘(D) ARTISTIC ADJUSTED GROSS IN9 COME.—For purposes of this paragraph, the 

10 term ‘artistic adjusted gross income’ means 

11 that portion of the adjusted gross income of the 

12 taxpayer for the taxable year attributable to— 

13 ‘‘(i) income from the sale or use of 

14 property created by the personal efforts of 

15 the taxpayer which is of the same type as 

16 the donated property, and 

17 ‘‘(ii) income from teaching, lecturing, 

18 performing, or similar activity with respect 

19 to property described in clause (i). 

20 ‘‘(E) PARAGRAPH NOT TO APPLY TO CER21 TAIN CONTRIBUTIONS.—Subparagraph (A) shall 

22 not apply to any charitable contribution of any 

23 letter, memorandum, or similar property which 

24 was written, prepared, or produced by or for an 

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1 employee of any person (including any govern2 ment agency or instrumentality) unless such 

3 letter, memorandum, or similar property is en4 tirely personal. 

5 ‘‘(F) COPYRIGHT TREATED AS SEPARATE

6 PROPERTY FOR PARTIAL INTEREST RULE.—In 

7 the case of a qualified artistic charitable con8 tribution, the tangible literary, musical, artistic, 

9 or scholarly composition, or similar property 

10 and the copyright on such work shall be treated 

11 as separate properties for purposes of this para12 graph and subsection (f)(3).’’. 

13 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 

14 by this subsection shall apply to contributions made 

15 after the date of the enactment of this Act in tax16 able years ending after such date. 

17 SEC. 12. PROMOTION BY EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE 

18 UNITED STATES OF EXPORTS BY CREATIVE 

19 INDUSTRIES AND OCCUPATIONS. 

20 Section 2(b)(1) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 

21 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635(b)(1)) is amended by adding at the 

22 end the following: 

23 ‘‘(N)(i) The Bank shall— 

24 ‘‘(I) undertake efforts to enhance the Bank’s 

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1 programs to creative industries or occupations that 

2 have not previously participated in the Bank’s pro3 grams; and 

4 ‘‘(II) promote the export of goods produced and 

5 services provided by creative industries or occupa6 tions. 

7 ‘‘(ii) Not later than 1 year after the date of enact8 ment of this subparagraph, the President of the Bank 

9 shall submit to Congress a report on the activities under10 taken pursuant to this subparagraph. 

11 ‘‘(iii) In this subparagraph, the term ‘creative indus12 try or occupation’ has the meaning given that term in sec13 tion 3 of the Promoting Local Arts and Creative Economy 

14 Workforce Act of 2020.’’. 

15 SEC. 13. RURAL BUSINESS CREATIVE ECONOMY TECH16 NICAL ASSISTANCE. 

17 The Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act 

18 is amended by inserting after section 374 (7 U.S.C. 2008i) 

19 the following: 

20 ‘‘SEC. 375. RURAL BUSINESS CREATIVE ECONOMY TECH21 NICAL ASSISTANCE. 

22 ‘‘The Secretary shall provide to businesses in rural 

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1 ploy individuals in those creative industries and occupa2 tions technical assistance to develop those creative indus3 tries and occupations.’’. 

4 SEC. 14. DISASTER ASSISTANCE FOR CREATIVE INDUSTRY 

5 WORKERS THROUGH FEMA. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—The President, acting through the 

7 Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management 

8 Agency, shall promulgate rules to ensure that expenses in9 curred, as a result of a major disaster or emergency, by 

10 a self-employed or freelance worker or worker in a creative 

11 microenterprise, including those workers whose work fo12 cuses on design, crafts, music, visual arts, media arts, per13 forming arts, language, literature, and expressions of Na14 tive American culture and local or regional heritage cul15 ture, to repair or replace tools needed by the self-employed 

16 or freelance worker or worker in a creative microenterprise 

17 are considered eligible expenses for assistance under sec18 tion 408 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 

19 Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5174). 

20 (b) REQUIREMENT.—The rules promulgated under 

21 subsection (a) may not require, as a condition of receiving 

22 such assistance under section 408 of the Robert T. Staf23 ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 

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1 (1) to apply or be declined for assistance from 

2 the Small Business Administration; or 

3 (2) to demonstrate that assistance received 

4 from the Small Business Administration does not 

5 satisfy the total necessary expenses or serious needs 

6 arising out of a major disaster or emergency. 

7 SEC. 15. COLLABORATION. 

8 In carrying out this Act, and the amendments made 

9 by this Act, the head of each relevant Federal agency 

10 shall, to the greatest extent practicable, collaborate with 

11 the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts 

12 and the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the 

13 Humanities. 

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