‘‘(ii) the eligible entity will not abro-
gate existing collective bargaining agree-
ments of employees of such program; and 
‘‘(B) the eligible entity will remain neutral 
in any union organizing effort by the employees 
of such program during the grant period; and 
‘‘(C) in carrying out such program, the eli-
gible entity will comply with the wage and safe-
ty standards described in subsections (n) and 
(m) of section 5 of the National Foundation on 
the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 954). 
‘‘(c) USES OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) ARTS
AND
CREATIVE
WORKFORCE
PRO-
GRAMS.—An eligible entity that receives a grant 
under this section shall use such grant to carry out 
an arts and creative workforce program that— 
‘‘(A) shall— 
‘‘(i) provide art or arts programming 
that is publicly available and accessible to 
other individuals by the eligible entity; and 
‘‘(ii) employ individuals in the labor 
market area served by the eligible entity, 
which may include the use of such grant to 
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cover the cost of wages for such individ-
uals; and 
‘‘(B) may include— 
‘‘(i) outdoor events for the community 
(such as concerts, street fairs, art fairs, 
community arts events, performances, live 
music, or other arts-based activities); 
‘‘(ii) interviews and written stories 
that capture and document the history of 
the United States— 
‘‘(I) through photographs, nar-
ratives, storytelling, murals, films, 
plays, and other media; and 
‘‘(II) that illuminate narratives 
of 
first 
responders 
during 
the 
COVID–19 pandemic, or marginalized 
narratives and histories of all individ-
uals, regardless of income, age, race, 
religion, legal status, sexual orienta-
tion, or gender identity; 
‘‘(iii) temporary or permanent visual, 
literary, or performative public artworks 
celebrating community identity, such as— 
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‘‘(I) two- and three-dimensional 
visual artworks such as murals, paint-
ed benches, sculptures, and statues; 
‘‘(II) interactive or sound-based 
artworks; and 
‘‘(III) performative artworks like 
concerts, readings, festivals, or dis-
plays of dance or theater; 
‘‘(iv) poetry, writing, photography, 
theater, visual or media arts, or dance ex-
hibitions; and 
‘‘(v) programs and works that support 
the arts in both schools and community 
cultural spaces (including arts-integrated 
teaching, place-based arts and cultural 
practice, intergenerational education, oral 
histories, and the preservation of folk tra-
ditions that elevate a community’s history 
and culture, including on Tribal land). 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.— 
Not more than 5 percent of the funds appropriated 
under subsection (f) for a fiscal year may be used 
for administrative costs by the Secretary. 
‘‘(d) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the first 
grant is awarded under this section, and each year there-
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after, the Secretary shall report to Congress on the out-
comes of the programs funded under this section for the 
preceding year, including— 
‘‘(1) the number of grants awarded for such 
year to eligible entities, disaggregated by the type of 
eligible entity listed in subsection (g)(2); and 
‘‘(2) a description of each program assisted 
with such a grant, including— 
‘‘(A) the geographic location of the pro-
gram; 
‘‘(B) the length of employment of an indi-
vidual who is employed by the program; 
‘‘(C) the percentage of such individuals 
who are in unsubsidized employment during the 
second quarter after exit from the program; 
‘‘(D) the percentage of such individuals 
who are in unsubsidized employment during the 
fourth quarter after exit from the program; and 
‘‘(E) the median earnings of such individ-
uals who are in unsubsidized employment dur-
ing the second quarter after exit from the pro-
gram. 
‘‘(e) COPYRIGHT OWNERSHIP.—In accordance with 
section 200.315 of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations, 
and notwithstanding section 2900.13 of such title, an au-
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thor of a copyrightable work created under any program 
funded under this section retains the right of ownership 
under title 17, United States Code. The Federal Govern-
ment may— 
‘‘(1) obtain, reproduce, publish, or otherwise 
use the work produced under this section; and 
‘‘(2) authorize another to receive, reproduce, 
publish, or otherwise use the work for a Federal 
purpose. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated $300,000,000 to carry 
out this section for fiscal years 2022 through 2024. 
‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) CREATIVE WORKER.—The term ‘creative 
worker’— 
‘‘(A) means any individual who earns (or 
previously earned) income through creative, cul-
tural, or artistic-based pursuits to produce 
ideas, content, goods, and services, without re-
gard to whether such income is earned through 
employment as an independent contractor or as 
an employee for an employer; and 
‘‘(B) may include an art director, artist, 
animator, sculptor, writer, author, poet, photog-
rapher, musician, singer, producer, director, 
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actor, announcer, storyteller, comedian, dancer, 
architect, designer, programmer, choreographer, 
or a technician, backstage or behind-the-scenes 
staff, curator, or other support staff who make 
creative work possible. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en-
tity’ means— 
‘‘(A) a State; 
‘‘(B) a local area (or local board); 
‘‘(C) an entity described in section 166(c); 
‘‘(D) a public or private nonprofit agency 
or organization (including a consortium of such 
agencies or organizations) that employs, or sup-
ports the employment of, creative workers; or 
‘‘(E) a State workforce agency.’’. 
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF FUNDS FOR THE NEA. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Chair-
person of the National Endowment for the Arts such sums 
as may be necessary for such Chairperson to provide the 
consultation required under section 172 of the Workforce 
Innovation and Opportunity Act, as amended by section 
2. 
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SEC. 4. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act is amended by striking the item re-
lating to section 172 and inserting the following: 
‘‘172. National grants for arts and creative workforce programs. 
‘‘173. Authorization of appropriations.’’. 
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