I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6137 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to expand 
access to school-wide arts and music programs, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 19, 2018 
Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ (for herself, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. JACK-
SON LEE, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. 
ELLISON, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. VELA, Mr. NADLER, Mr. 
ESPAILLAT, Ms. TITUS, Mr. JEFFRIES, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. 
SCHIFF, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. HASTINGS, Mrs. 
CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Mr. CROWLEY, Ms. MENG, Mr. 
TONKO, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Mrs. 
LOWEY, Mr. CLAY, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. KILMER, Ms. 
MCCOLLUM, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. REICHERT, Ms. 
MATSUI, Ms. NORTON, Ms. PINGREE, and Mr. PALLONE) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 to expand access to school-wide arts and music 
programs, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Guarantee Access to 
Arts and Music Education Act of 2018’’ or the ‘‘GAAME 
Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. SCHOOL-WIDE ACCESS TO ARTS EDUCATION. 
Section 1114(b)(7)(A)(iii) of the Elementary and 
Secondary 
Education 
Act 
of 
1965 
(20 
U.S.C. 
6314(b)(7)(A)(iii)) is amended— 
(1) in subclauses (IV) and (V), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(VI) sequential, standards-based 
arts education taught by certified arts 
educators (as defined by the State) 
and community arts providers to meet 
the challenging academic standards; 
and’’. 
SEC. 3. SCHOOL-WIDE ACCESS TO MUSIC EDUCATION. 
Section 1114(b)(7)(A)(iii) of the Elementary and 
Secondary 
Education 
Act 
of 
1965 
(20 
U.S.C. 
6314(b)(7)(A)(iii)), as amended by section (2), is further 
amended by inserting after subclause (VI) the following: 
‘‘(VII) 
sequential, 
standards- 
based music education that is aligned 
to challenging state academic stand-
ards and is taught by certified music 
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educators (as defined by the State); 
and’’. 
SEC. 4. TARGETED ASSISTANCE SCHOOLS FOR ARTS EDU-
CATION. 
Section 1115(b)(2)(A) of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6315(b)(2)(A)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘well-rounded education;’’ insert-
ing the following: ‘‘well rounded education, such as— 
‘‘(i) programmatic assistance for stu-
dents to participate in arts programs that 
address their academic needs (including 
support for certified arts educators (as de-
fined by the State), arts educator profes-
sional development, supplies, and other ex-
penses associated with instruction in the 
arts); and’’. 
SEC. 5. TARGETED ASSISTANCE SCHOOLS FOR MUSIC EDU-
CATION. 
Section 1115(b)(2)(A) of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6315(b)(2)(A)), 
as amended by section 4, is further amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(ii) programmatic assistance for stu-
dents to participate in music programs 
that address their academic needs (includ-
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