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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1682 
To preserve knowledge and promote education about jazz in the United 
States and abroad. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 26, 2015 
Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. 
HASTINGS, Mr. COHEN, Ms. CHU of California, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. RICH-
MOND, and Ms. LEE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions 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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Jazz Preser-
vation, Education, and Promulgation Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. NATIONAL JAZZ PRESERVATION PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a Na-
tional Jazz Preservation Program, to be carried out by 
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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 Smithso-
nian Institution shall— 
(1) record audio and video interviews with lead-
ing jazz artists; 
(2) acquire and preserve jazz artifacts, and in-
terpret the artifacts through activities such as exhi-
bitions and performances by the Smithsonian Jazz 
Masterworks Orchestra; 
(3) continue to recognize Jazz Appreciation 
Month; 
(4) establish, with governmental agencies, uni-
versities, museums, and community-based organiza-
tions with jazz archival collections, collaborative 
agreements for the sharing of jazz artifacts; and 
(5) encourage, consult with, and engage in ca-
pacity building with community-based and regional 
organizations with the potential to establish jazz ar-
chival collections. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
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$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2018, 
to remain available until expended. 
SEC. 3. JAZZ EDUCATION IN ELEMENTARY AND SEC-
ONDARY SCHOOLS. 
Section 5411(b) of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7243(b)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (9) as para-
graph (10); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (8) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(9) Programs to promote jazz education, 
which may include— 
‘‘(A) 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; 
‘‘(B) 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 edu-
cational materials by organizations that 
may include the National Endowment for 
the Arts, educational institutions, State 
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and local arts and cultural organizations, 
or non-profit organizations; and 
‘‘(iii) teacher training on jazz edu-
cation by jazz artists and educators; and 
‘‘(C) an Ambassadors of Jazz program to 
send jazz musicians, and jazz orchestras from 
secondary schools, abroad to perform for di-
verse audiences on missions of goodwill, edu-
cation, and cultural exchange, in collaboration 
with the Secretary of State.’’. 
SEC. 4. NATIONAL JAZZ APPRECIATION PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a Na-
tional 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 Smithso-
nian Institution shall establish a series of jazz perform-
ances at Smithsonian affiliates throughout the Nation that 
provides broad geographic access to jazz and supports 
public appreciation for the diversity of jazz music. 
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(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2018, 
to remain available until expended. 
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