I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5946 
To preserve knowledge and promote education about jazz in the United 
States and abroad. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 21, 2020 
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 with-
in 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 2020’’. 
SEC. 2. NATIONAL JAZZ PRESERVATION PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a Na-
tional Jazz Preservation Program, to be carried out by 
the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution through the 
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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 2019 through 2021, 
to remain available until expended. 
SEC. 3. JAZZ EDUCATION IN ELEMENTARY AND SEC-
ONDARY SCHOOLS. 
Section 4107(a)(3) of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7117(a)(3)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subparagraph (I), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; 
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (J) as sub-
paragraph (K); and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(J) programs to promote jazz education, 
which may include— 
‘‘(i) a Jazz Artists in the Schools pro-
gram to provide support for State arts 
agencies to bring jazz artists to elementary 
and secondary schools in collaboration with 
local educational agencies; 
‘‘(ii) a program for— 
‘‘(I) the development by jazz art-
ists and educators of lesson plans and 
other educational materials about 
jazz; 
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‘‘(II) the distribution of such 
educational materials by organizations 
that may include the National Endow-
ment for the Arts, educational institu-
tions, State and local arts and cul-
tural organizations, or non-profit or-
ganizations; and 
‘‘(III) teacher training on jazz 
education by jazz artists and edu-
cators; and 
‘‘(iii) an Ambassadors of Jazz pro-
gram to send jazz musicians, and jazz or-
chestras from secondary schools, abroad to 
perform for diverse audiences on missions 
of goodwill, education, and cultural ex-
change, in collaboration with the Secretary 
of State; or’’. 
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 
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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. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2021, 
to remain available until expended. 
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