I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2823 
To preserve knowledge and promote education about jazz in the United 
States and abroad. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 19, 2011 
Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. COHEN, Mr. RICHMOND, Ms. 
EDWARDS, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. WATT, and Mr. HASTINGS of 
Florida) introduced the following bill 
SEPTEMBER 6, 2011 
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition 
to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subse-
quently 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. 
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 and Education Act of 2011’’. 
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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 
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; and 
(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. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 through 2014, 
to remain available until expended. 
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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, or non- 
profit organizations; and 
‘‘(iii) teacher training on jazz edu-
cation by jazz artists and educators; and 
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‘‘(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.’’. 
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