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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 139 

To preserve knowledge and promote education about jazz in the United 

States and abroad. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 4, 2021 

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 

A BILL 

To preserve knowledge and promote education about jazz 

in the United States and abroad. 

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. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Jazz Preser5 vation, Education, and Promulgation Act of 2021’’. 

6 SEC. 2. NATIONAL JAZZ PRESERVATION PROGRAM. 

7 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a Na8 tional Jazz Preservation Program, to be carried out by 

9 the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution through the 


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1 Director of the National Museum of American History 

2 and in collaboration with other Smithsonian museums, to 

3 preserve knowledge and promote education about jazz. 

4 (b) PROGRAM COMPONENTS.—Under the National 

5 Jazz Preservation Program, the Secretary of the Smithso6 nian Institution shall— 

7 (1) record audio and video interviews with lead8 ing jazz artists; 

9 (2) acquire and preserve jazz artifacts, and in10 terpret the artifacts through activities such as exhi11 bitions and performances by the Smithsonian Jazz 

12 Masterworks Orchestra; 

13 (3) continue to recognize Jazz Appreciation 

14 Month; 

15 (4) establish, with governmental agencies, uni16 versities, museums, and community-based organiza17 tions with jazz archival collections, collaborative 

18 agreements for the sharing of jazz artifacts; and 

19 (5) encourage, consult with, and engage in ca20 pacity building with community-based and regional 

21 organizations with the potential to establish jazz ar22 chival collections. 

23 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

24 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 


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1 $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2023, 

2 to remain available until expended. 

3 SEC. 3. JAZZ EDUCATION IN ELEMENTARY AND SEC4 ONDARY SCHOOLS. 

5 Section 4107(a)(3) of the Elementary and Secondary 

6 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7117(a)(3)) is amend7 ed— 

8 (1) in subparagraph (I), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 

9 end; 

10 (2) by redesignating subparagraph (J) as sub11 paragraph (K); and 

12 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the fol13 lowing: 

14 ‘‘(J) programs to promote jazz education, 

15 which may include— 

16 ‘‘(i) a Jazz Artists in the Schools pro17 gram to provide support for State arts 

18 agencies to bring jazz artists to elementary 

19 and secondary schools in collaboration with 

20 local educational agencies; 

21 ‘‘(ii) a program for— 

22 ‘‘(I) the development by jazz art23 ists and educators of lesson plans and 

24 other educational materials about 

25 jazz; 


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1 ‘‘(II) the distribution of such 

2 educational materials by organizations 

3 that may include the National Endow4 ment for the Arts, educational institu5 tions, State and local arts and cul6 tural organizations, or nonprofit orga7 nizations; and 

8 ‘‘(III) teacher training on jazz 

9 education by jazz artists and edu10 cators; and 

11 ‘‘(iii) an Ambassadors of Jazz pro12 gram to send jazz musicians, and jazz or13 chestras from secondary schools, abroad to 

14 perform for diverse audiences on missions 

15 of goodwill, education, and cultural ex16 change, in collaboration with the Secretary 

17 of State; or’’. 

18 SEC. 4. NATIONAL JAZZ APPRECIATION PROGRAM. 

19 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a Na20 tional Jazz Appreciation Program, to be carried out by 

21 the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution through the 

22 Director of the National Museum of American History 

23 and in collaboration with other Smithsonian museums and 

24 affiliates, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the 


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1 National Endowment for the Humanities, to further the 

2 appreciation of jazz music throughout the Nation. 

3 (b) PROGRAM COMPONENTS.—Under the National 

4 Jazz Appreciation Program, the Secretary of the Smithso5 nian Institution shall establish a series of jazz perform6 ances at Smithsonian affiliates throughout the Nation that 

7 provides broad geographic access to jazz and supports 

8 public appreciation for the diversity of jazz music. 

9 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

10 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

11 $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2023, 

12 to remain available until expended. 

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