I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7487 
To promote and support the local arts and creative economy in the United 
States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 2, 2020 
Ms. PINGREE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on 
Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, the Judiciary, Vet-
erans’ Affairs, Small Business, Ways and Means, and Agriculture, for a 
period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To promote and support the local arts and creative economy 
in the United States. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Promoting Local Arts and Creative Economy Workforce 
Act of 2020’’ or the ‘‘PLACE Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Findings. 
Sec. 3. Definitions. 
Sec. 4. Department of Labor. 
Sec. 5. Department of Education. 
Sec. 6. Economic Development Administration programs. 
Sec. 7. Creative jobs training through Bureau of Prisons reentry and skills de-
velopment programs. 
Sec. 8. Grants relating to the creative economy. 
Sec. 9. Promotion for veterans with service-connected disabilities of job training 
and resources in creative industries and occupations. 
Sec. 10. Small business creative economy assistance. 
Sec. 11. Tax incentives. 
Sec. 12. Promotion by Export-Import Bank of the United States of exports by 
creative industries and occupations. 
Sec. 13. Rural business creative economy technical assistance. 
Sec. 14. Disaster assistance for creative industry workers through FEMA. 
Sec. 15. Collaboration. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) The United States economy has changed 
rapidly as automation, artificial intelligence, digital 
technologies, and modern information and commu-
nication systems have transformed the way people in 
the United States work, live, and interact. 
(2) The United States must establish policies 
and create programs capable of responding to chang-
ing economic realities. 
(3) The United States must develop strategies 
to maximize current assets and help grow a United 
States economy and workforce that can thrive in a 
challenging environment of constant change and re-
invention. 
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(4) The Nation needs to strengthen and im-
prove Federal support for a Next Generation econ-
omy and workforce. 
(5) The United States must explore sustainable 
strategies to create jobs that will endure, will remain 
reliant on a local workforce, and are unlikely to 
move overseas. 
(6) There is great value and untapped potential 
in the Nation’s rich history, the creative freedoms 
enjoyed by its people, and the many cultures and 
traditions that make the United States so unique. 
(7) Promoting local arts and enhancing the cre-
ative economy of the United States would support 
the Nation’s diverse citizenry, rich traditions, and 
vast creative talents, including the unique history 
and continuing vitality of Native American commu-
nities. 
(8) The United States must embrace the oppor-
tunities and challenges the country faces and re-
imagine the role of the Federal Government in pro-
viding support for local arts and expanding the cre-
ative economy. 
(9) The United States needs to engage workers 
from around the Nation to develop, hone, and share 
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expressions of their cultural heritage, including lan-
guages, creative collaborations, and artistic skills. 
(10) The Nation needs to recognize that there 
is a broad range of undervalued and underutilized 
human potential in the United States, and the exist-
ence of that human potential has profound social, 
economic, and workforce ramifications. 
(11) Securing the future well-being of individ-
uals, families, communities, and the Nation will de-
pend in part on adopting Federal policies that will 
increase support for the creative economy. 
(12) The Nation needs to improve creative 
workforce readiness and develop an education and 
job training plan, including a plan for education and 
training through specialized vocational schools and 
apprenticeship programs, to ensure that individuals 
of all ages in the United States can realize their full 
creative potential now and in the future. 
(13) Investing in a creative economy workforce 
would help showcase the Nation’s creative arts, 
strengthen its capacity for job growth, promote eco-
nomic inclusion, boost entrepreneurship, improve 
and revitalize rural, remote, and underserved areas, 
and empower communities to share their stories. 
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SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) CREATIVE
INDUSTRY
OR
OCCUPATION.— 
The term ‘‘creative industry or occupation’’ means— 
(A) an industry that— 
(i) has a substantial current or poten-
tial impact (including through positions 
that lead to economic self-sufficiency and 
opportunities for advancement) on a State, 
regional, or local economy or a Native 
American community’s economy, as appro-
priate; and 
(ii) contributes to the growth of busi-
nesses or nonprofit organizations that have 
their origin in individual creativity, skill, 
and talent, including businesses focused on 
design, crafts, music, visual arts, media 
arts, performing arts, language, literature, 
or expressions of Native American culture 
or regional or local heritage culture; and 
(B) an occupation that— 
(i) currently has or is projected to 
have a number of positions (including posi-
tions that lead to economic self-sufficiency 
and opportunities for advancement) in an 
industry sector so as to have a substantial 
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potential impact on a State, regional, or 
local economy or a Native American com-
munity’s economy, as appropriate; and 
(ii) is comprised of businesses de-
scribed in subparagraph (A)(ii). 
(2) NATIVE
AMERICAN.—The term ‘‘Native 
American’’, used with respect to culture, means the 
culture of a Native American, as defined in section 
103 of the Native American Languages Act (25 
U.S.C. 2902). 
SEC. 4. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. 
(a) WORKFORCE INNOVATION
AND OPPORTUNITY 
ACT.— 
(1) DEFINITION.—Section 3 of the Workforce 
Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(72) CREATIVE INDUSTRY OR OCCUPATION.— 
The term ‘creative industry or occupation’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 3 of the PLACE 
Act.’’. 
(2) 
UNIFIED
STATE
PLANS.—Section 
102(b)(1)(A) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 3112(b)(1)(A)) 
is amended— 
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(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘occupa-
tions;’’ and inserting ‘‘occupations, and creative 
industries and occupations;’’; and 
(B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘those indus-
tries and occupations’’ and ‘‘the sectors, indus-
tries, and occupations described in clause (i)’’. 
(3) 
REGIONAL
COORDINATION.—Section 
106(c)(1)(C) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 3121(c)(1)(C)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘occupations’’ and inserting 
‘‘occupations, and regional creative industries and 
occupations,’’. 
(4) LOCAL
PLANS.—Section 108(b)(1)(B) of 
such Act (29 U.S.C. 3123(b)(1)(B)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘occupations;’’ and inserting ‘‘occupations, 
and creative industries and occupations;’’. 
(5) NATIVE
AMERICAN
PROGRAMS.—Section 
166(d)(2)(A)(i) 
of 
such 
Act 
(29 
U.S.C. 
3221(d)(2)(A)(i)) is amended by inserting ‘‘develop-
ment of skills relating to creative industries or occu-
pations and’’ before ‘‘training on’’. 
(6) 
NATIONAL
DISLOCATED
WORKER 
GRANTS.—Section 170 of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3225) is amend-
ed— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
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(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(E) to provide employment and training 
assistance in a creative industry or occupation, 
in an area where an opioid crisis has been de-
clared, as described in subsection (a)(1)(C).’’. 
(b) CREATIVE ECONOMY GRANT PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Labor, act-
ing through the Assistant Secretary for Employment 
and Training, shall make grants to eligible entities 
to provide wage subsidies for certain employees in a 
creative industry or occupation. 
(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—To be eligible to receive 
such a grant, an entity shall be a business (including 
a nonprofit organization) that— 
(A) is engaged in a creative industry or oc-
cupation and has its origin in individual cre-
ativity, skill, and talent, including focusing on 
design, crafts, music, visual arts, media arts, 
performing arts, language, literature, or expres-
sions of Native American culture or regional or 
local heritage culture; and 
(B) has fewer than 50 employees for each 
workday in each of 20 or more calendar weeks 
in the current or preceding calendar year. 
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(3) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive 
such a grant, an entity shall submit an application 
to the Secretary of Labor at such time, in such man-
ner, and containing such information as the Sec-
retary may require. 
(4) USE OF FUNDS.—An entity that receives a 
grant under this section shall use the grant funds, 
during its first year of operation, to provide wage 
subsidies for employees whose positions involve the 
individual creativity, skill, or talent described in 
paragraph (2)(A) rather than administrative, tech-
nical, or support functions. 
SEC. 5. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. 
(a) CORRECTIONS EDUCATION.—Section 225(b) of 
the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3305(b)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (7) and (8) as 
paragraphs (8) and (9), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(7) education that relates to a creative indus-
try or occupation (as defined in section 3 of the Pro-
moting Local Arts and Creative Economy Workforce 
Act of 2020);’’. 
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(b) ADULT EDUCATION.—Section 203 of the Work-
force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3272) 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) 
and (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respec-
tively; and 
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) 
the following: 
‘‘(B) gain education or skills relating to a 
creative industry or occupation (as defined in 
section 3 of the Promoting Local Arts and Cre-
ative Economy Workforce Act of 2020)’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘skills relat-
ing to a creative industry or occupation (as defined 
in section 3 of the Promoting Local Arts and Cre-
ative Economy Workforce Act of 2020)’’ before ‘‘or 
integrated education and training’’. 
(c) CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION.—Section 
3(5) of the Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 
(20 U.S.C. 2302(5)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
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(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) may be related to a creative industry 
or occupation (as defined in section 3 of the 
Promoting Local Arts and Creative Economy 
Workforce Act of 2020).’’. 
(d) WORK STUDY.—Section 443 of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087–53) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) CREATIVE INDUSTRY OR OCCUPATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Funds granted to an insti-
tution under this section may be used to compensate 
(including compensation for time spent in training 
and travel directly related to relevant activities) stu-
dents employed in projects that support a creative 
industry or occupation (as defined in section 3 of the 
Promoting Local Arts and Creative Economy Work-
force Act of 2020). 
‘‘(2) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of 
the compensation of work-study students com-
pensated under this subsection may exceed 75 per-
cent.’’. 
SEC. 6. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) CREATIVE ECONOMY APPRENTICESHIP AND IN-
TERNSHIP GRANTS.—Title II of the Public Works and 
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Economic Development Act of 1965 is amended by insert-
ing after section 207 (42 U.S.C. 3147) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 208. CREATIVE ECONOMY APPRENTICESHIP AND IN-
TERNSHIP GRANTS. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) APPRENTICESHIP
PROGRAM.—The term 
‘apprenticeship program’ means a program under 
the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as 
the ‘National Apprenticeship Act’) (50 Stat. 664, 
chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.), to provide work-
force training relating to a creative industry or occu-
pation. 
‘‘(2) CREATIVE INDUSTRY OR OCCUPATION.— 
The term ‘creative industry or occupation’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 3 of the Pro-
moting Local Arts and Creative Economy Workforce 
Act of 2020. 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en-
tity’ means an eligible entity as determined by the 
Secretary. 
‘‘(4) INTERNSHIP PROGRAM.—The term ‘intern-
ship program’ means a paid internship program to 
provide workforce training relating to a creative in-
dustry or occupation that is conducted in accordance 
with such regulations and policies relating to paid 
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internships as the Secretary of Labor may promul-
gate. 
‘‘(b) APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish a program, to be known as the ‘Creative 
Economy Apprenticeship Grant Program’, under 
which the Secretary shall provide to eligible entities 
grants, on a competitive basis, for use in accordance 
with paragraph (3). 
‘‘(2) APPLICATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to re-
ceive a grant under this subsection, an eligible 
entity shall submit to the Secretary an applica-
tion at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Secretary may 
require. 
‘‘(B) DETERMINATION BY SECRETARY.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary 
shall determine whether to approve or dis-
approve an application submitted under 
subparagraph (A) by not later than 90 
days after the date of receipt of the appli-
cation. 
‘‘(ii) ACTION ON APPROVAL.—On ap-
proval by the Secretary of an application 
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‘‘(A) the number of individuals served by 
the apprenticeship program of the eligible enti-
ty; bears to 
‘‘(B) the total number of individuals served 
by the apprenticeship programs of all eligible 
entities that receive assistance under this sub-
section for the fiscal year. 
‘‘(c) INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish a program, to be known as the ‘Creative 
Economy Internship Grant Program’, under which 
the Secretary shall provide to eligible entities grants, 
on a competitive basis, for use in accordance with 
paragraph (3). 
‘‘(2) APPLICATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to re-
ceive a grant under this subsection, an eligible 
entity shall submit to the Secretary an applica-
tion at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Secretary may 
require. 
‘‘(B) DETERMINATION BY SECRETARY.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary 
shall determine whether to approve or dis-
approve an application submitted under 
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subparagraph (A) by not later than 90 
days after the date of receipt of the appli-
cation. 
‘‘(ii) ACTION ON APPROVAL.—On ap-
proval by the Secretary of an application 
under clause (i), the Secretary shall pro-
vide to the applicable eligible entity a grant 
in accordance with paragraph (4). 
‘‘(iii) ACTION ON DISAPPROVAL.—On 
disapproval by the Secretary of an applica-
tion under clause (i), the Secretary shall 
provide to the applicable eligible entity— 
‘‘(I) a notice of the disapproval, 
including a description of the reasons 
for the disapproval; and 
‘‘(II) an opportunity to remedy 
any deficiency identified by the Sec-
retary under subclause (I) by submit-
ting to the Secretary a revised appli-
cation by not later than 30 days after 
the date of the disapproval. 
‘‘(3) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity shall 
use a grant provided under this subsection to carry 
out an internship program. 
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‘‘(4) ALLOCATION.—Of the amounts made 
available to carry out this subsection for each fiscal 
year, the Secretary shall allocate to each eligible en-
tity the application of which is approved under para-
graph (2)(A) during that fiscal year an amount 
equal to the proportion that— 
‘‘(A) the number of individuals served by 
the internship program of the eligible entity; 
bears to 
‘‘(B) the total number of individuals served 
by the internship programs of all eligible enti-
ties that receive assistance under this sub-
section for the fiscal year. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such 
sums as are necessary to carry out this section.’’. 
(b) GRANTS FOR ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT.—Section 
209(c)(5) of the Public Works and Economic Development 
Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3149(c)(5)) is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘, including through the promotion of creative indus-
tries and occupations (as defined in section 3 of the Pro-
moting Local Arts and Creative Economy Workforce Act 
of 2020)’’ before the period at the end. 
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SEC. 7. CREATIVE JOBS TRAINING THROUGH BUREAU OF 
PRISONS REENTRY AND SKILLS DEVELOP-
MENT PROGRAMS. 
Section 231(a) of the Second Chance Act of 2007 (34 
U.S.C. 60541(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) Ensuring that reentry and skills develop-
ment programs for prisoners include skills training 
for jobs in creative industries and occupations, as 
defined in section 3 of the Promoting Local Arts 
and Creative Economy Workforce Act of 2020.’’. 
SEC. 8. GRANTS RELATING TO THE CREATIVE ECONOMY. 
To the extent practicable, grant programs relating to 
economic development administered by the Department of 
Health and Human Services, Commissioner of the Admin-
istration for Native Americans, or the head of an agency 
with assets or resources relating to workforce develop-
ment, may be used to support efforts to provide workforce 
training related to the creative economy (as defined in sec-
tion 3 of the Promoting Local Arts and Creative Economy 
Workforce Act of 2020). 
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SEC. 9. PROMOTION FOR VETERANS WITH SERVICE-CON-
NECTED DISABILITIES OF JOB TRAINING AND 
RESOURCES IN CREATIVE INDUSTRIES AND 
OCCUPATIONS. 
Section 3116 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(c) In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall 
assist in making available and promote job training and 
resources that— 
‘‘(1) are provided by nonprofit organizations, 
educational institutions, Native American (as de-
fined in section 3765 of this title) governments and 
organizations, and Federal, State, and local govern-
ments; and 
‘‘(2) relate to creative industries and occupa-
tions, as defined in section 3 of the Promoting Local 
Arts and Creative Economy Workforce Act of 
2020.’’. 
SEC. 10. SMALL BUSINESS CREATIVE ECONOMY ASSIST-
ANCE. 
(a) BUSINESS LOANS.—Section 7(a) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(36) CREATIVE ECONOMY.—In providing as-
sistance under this subsection, the Administration 
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shall develop procedures to evaluate the business 
proposals and business plans of small business con-
cerns that focus on economic development, job cre-
ation, and community growth with respect to cre-
ative industries and occupations, as defined in sec-
tion 3 of the Promoting Local Arts and Creative 
Economy Workforce Act of 2020.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.—Section 
21 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(o) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS FOR CRE-
ATIVE ECONOMY-FOCUSED BUSINESSES.—The Adminis-
tration, in consultation with relevant stakeholders, shall 
develop technical assistance programs to be carried out by 
small business development centers under this subsection 
that target the specific needs of small business concerns 
(including microenterprises) in creative industries and oc-
cupations, as defined in section 3 of the Promoting Local 
Arts and Creative Economy Workforce Act of 2020.’’. 
(c) OFFICE OF RURAL AFFAIRS.—Section 26(c) of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 653(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
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(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) provide information to creative industries 
located in rural communities about programs admin-
istered by Federal, State, and local governments 
that address the needs of creative industries and oc-
cupations, as defined in section 3 of the Promoting 
Local Arts and Creative Economy Workforce Act of 
2020.’’. 
(d) VETERANS PROGRAMS.—Section 32(c)(3)(B) of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657b(c)(3)(B)) is 
amended— 
(1) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) by redesignating clause (vi) as clause (vii); 
and 
(3) by inserting after clause (v) the following: 
‘‘(vi) improving capital access and 
technical assistance for veterans in creative 
industries and occupations, as defined in 
section 3 of the Promoting Local Arts and 
Creative Economy Workforce Act of 2020; 
and’’. 
SEC. 11. TAX INCENTIVES. 
(a) NEW MARKETS TAX CREDIT AND GUIDELINES 
FOR
QUALIFIED
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
ENTI-
TIES.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of the Treasury shall issue guidelines for the cre-
ation and operation of community development enti-
ties focused on the creative industries or occupa-
tions, which would allow such entities to be treated 
as qualified community development entities for pur-
poses of section 45D(c) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986. 
(2) EXTENSION OF NEW MARKETS TAX CREDIT 
NATIONAL LIMITATION.—Subparagraph (H) of sec-
tion 45D(f)(1) of such Code is amended by striking 
‘‘2020’’ and inserting ‘‘2022’’. 
(b) WORK OPPORTUNITY CREDIT FOR HIRING CER-
TAIN DISPLACED WORKERS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 
51(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (I), by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (J) and inserting ‘‘, or’’, and by adding 
at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(xi) a qualified displaced worker.’’. 
(2) QUALIFIED
DISPLACED
WORKER.—Sub-
section (d) of section 51 of such Code is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
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‘‘(P) QUALIFIED
DISPLACED
WORKER.— 
The term ‘qualified displaced worker’ means an 
individual who, immediately before beginning 
work for the employer— 
‘‘(i) is an eligible TAA recipient (as 
defined in section 35(c)(2)), 
‘‘(ii) is an eligible alternative TAA re-
cipient (as defined in section 35(c)(3)), or 
‘‘(iii) is eligible for employment and 
training activities for dislocated workers 
under chapter 3 of subtitle B of title I of 
the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
Act (29 U.S.C. 3171 et seq.) or assistance 
under section 170 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
3225).’’. 
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall apply to individuals begin-
ning work for the employer after the date of the en-
actment of this Act. 
(c) ABOVE-THE-LINE DEDUCTION OF EXPENSES OF 
PERFORMING ARTISTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 62(a)(2)(B) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘PERFORMING ARTISTS.— 
The deductions’’ and inserting ‘‘PERFORMING 
ARTISTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The deductions’’; 
and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
clauses: 
‘‘(ii) PHASEOUT.—The amount of ex-
penses taken into account under clause (i) 
shall be reduced (but not below zero) by 10 
percentage points for each $2,000 ($4,000 
in the case of a joint return), or fraction 
thereof, by which the taxpayer’s adjusted 
gross income (determined without regard 
to this subparagraph) for the taxable year 
exceeds $100,000 (200 percent of such 
amount in the case of a joint return). 
‘‘(iii) 
COST-OF-LIVING
ADJUST-
MENT.—In the case of any taxable year be-
ginning in a calendar year after 2020, the 
$100,000 amount under clause (ii) shall be 
increased by an amount equal to— 
‘‘(I) such dollar amount, multi-
plied by 
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‘‘(II) the cost-of-living adjust-
ment determined under section 1(f)(3) 
for the calendar year in which the tax-
able year begins, determined by sub-
stituting ‘calendar year 2019’ for ‘cal-
endar year 2016’ in subparagraph 
(A)(ii) thereof. 
If any amount after adjustment under the 
preceding sentence is not a multiple of 
$1,000, such amount shall be rounded to 
the nearest multiple of $1,000.’’. 
(2) CLARIFICATION
REGARDING
COMMISSION 
PAID
TO
PERFORMING
ARTIST’S
MANAGER
OR 
AGENT.—Section 62(a)(2)(B)(i) of such Code, as 
amended by subsection (a), is amended by inserting 
before the period at the end the following: ‘‘, includ-
ing any commission paid to the performing artist’s 
manager or agent’’. 
(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) Section 62(a)(2)(B)(i) of such Code, 
as amended by this subsection, is further 
amended by striking ‘‘by him’’ and inserting 
‘‘by the performing artist’’. 
(B) Section 62(b)(1) of such Code is 
amended by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
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paragraph (A), by striking ‘‘, and’’ at the end 
of subparagraph (B) and inserting a period, 
and by striking subparagraph (C). 
(4) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this section shall apply to taxable years ending 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) CHARITABLE
CONTRIBUTIONS
OF
CERTAIN 
ITEMS CREATED BY THE TAXPAYER.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subsection (e) of section 
170 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(8) SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN CONTRIBU-
TIONS OF LITERARY, MUSICAL, OR ARTISTIC COM-
POSITIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a quali-
fied artistic charitable contribution— 
‘‘(i) the amount of such contribution 
shall be the fair market value of the prop-
erty contributed (determined at the time of 
such contribution), and 
‘‘(ii) no reduction in the amount of 
such contribution shall be made under 
paragraph (1). 
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‘‘(B) QUALIFIED
ARTISTIC
CHARITABLE 
CONTRIBUTION.—For purposes of this para-
graph, the term ‘qualified artistic charitable 
contribution’ means a charitable contribution of 
any literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly com-
position, or similar property, or the copyright 
thereon (or both), but only if— 
‘‘(i) such property was created by the 
personal efforts of the taxpayer making 
such contribution no less than 18 months 
prior to such contribution, 
‘‘(ii) the taxpayer— 
‘‘(I) has received a qualified ap-
praisal of the fair market value of 
such property in accordance with the 
regulations under this section, and 
‘‘(II) attaches to the taxpayer’s 
income tax return for the taxable year 
in which such contribution was made 
a copy of such appraisal, 
‘‘(iii) the donee is an organization de-
scribed in subsection (b)(1)(A), 
‘‘(iv) the use of such property by the 
donee is related to the purpose or function 
constituting the basis for the donee’s ex-
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emption under section 501 (or, in the case 
of a governmental unit, to any purpose or 
function described under subsection (c)), 
‘‘(v) the taxpayer receives from the 
donee a written statement representing 
that the donee’s use of the property will be 
in accordance with the provisions of clause 
(iv), and 
‘‘(vi) the written appraisal referred to 
in clause (ii) includes evidence of the ex-
tent (if any) to which property created by 
the personal efforts of the taxpayer and of 
the same type as the donated property is 
or has been— 
‘‘(I) owned, maintained, and dis-
played by organizations described in 
subsection (b)(1)(A), and 
‘‘(II) sold to or exchanged by 
persons other than the taxpayer, 
donee, or any related person (as de-
fined in section 465(b)(3)(C)). 
‘‘(C) MAXIMUM DOLLAR LIMITATION; NO 
CARRYOVER OF INCREASED DEDUCTION.—The 
increase in the deduction under this section by 
reason of this paragraph for any taxable year— 
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‘‘(i) shall not exceed the artistic ad-
justed gross income of the taxpayer for 
such taxable year, and 
‘‘(ii) shall not be taken into account in 
determining the amount which may be car-
ried from such taxable year under sub-
section (d). 
‘‘(D) ARTISTIC
ADJUSTED
GROSS
IN-
COME.—For purposes of this paragraph, the 
term ‘artistic adjusted gross income’ means 
that portion of the adjusted gross income of the 
taxpayer for the taxable year attributable to— 
‘‘(i) income from the sale or use of 
property created by the personal efforts of 
the taxpayer which is of the same type as 
the donated property, and 
‘‘(ii) income from teaching, lecturing, 
performing, or similar activity with respect 
to property described in clause (i). 
‘‘(E) PARAGRAPH NOT TO APPLY TO CER-
TAIN CONTRIBUTIONS.—Subparagraph (A) shall 
not apply to any charitable contribution of any 
letter, memorandum, or similar property which 
was written, prepared, or produced by or for an 
individual while the individual is an officer or 
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employee of any person (including any govern-
ment agency or instrumentality) unless such 
letter, memorandum, or similar property is en-
tirely personal. 
‘‘(F) COPYRIGHT TREATED AS SEPARATE 
PROPERTY FOR PARTIAL INTEREST RULE.—In 
the case of a qualified artistic charitable con-
tribution, the tangible literary, musical, artistic, 
or scholarly composition, or similar property 
and the copyright on such work shall be treated 
as separate properties for purposes of this para-
graph and subsection (f)(3).’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by this subsection shall apply to contributions made 
after the date of the enactment of this Act in tax-
able years ending after such date. 
SEC. 12. PROMOTION BY EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE 
UNITED STATES OF EXPORTS BY CREATIVE 
INDUSTRIES AND OCCUPATIONS. 
Section 2(b)(1) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 
1945 (12 U.S.C. 635(b)(1)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(N)(i) The Bank shall— 
‘‘(I) undertake efforts to enhance the Bank’s 
capacity to provide information about the Bank’s 
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programs to creative industries or occupations that 
have not previously participated in the Bank’s pro-
grams; and 
‘‘(II) promote the export of goods produced and 
services provided by creative industries or occupa-
tions. 
‘‘(ii) Not later than 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this subparagraph, the President of the Bank 
shall submit to Congress a report on the activities under-
taken pursuant to this subparagraph. 
‘‘(iii) In this subparagraph, the term ‘creative indus-
try or occupation’ has the meaning given that term in sec-
tion 3 of the Promoting Local Arts and Creative Economy 
Workforce Act of 2020.’’. 
SEC. 13. RURAL BUSINESS CREATIVE ECONOMY TECH-
NICAL ASSISTANCE. 
The Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act 
is amended by inserting after section 374 (7 U.S.C. 2008i) 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 375. RURAL BUSINESS CREATIVE ECONOMY TECH-
NICAL ASSISTANCE. 
‘‘The Secretary shall provide to businesses in rural 
communities that are in creative industries and occupa-
tions (as defined in section 3 of the Promoting Local Arts 
and Creative Economy Workforce Act of 2020) and em-
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ploy individuals in those creative industries and occupa-
tions technical assistance to develop those creative indus-
tries and occupations.’’. 
SEC. 14. DISASTER ASSISTANCE FOR CREATIVE INDUSTRY 
WORKERS THROUGH FEMA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President, acting through the 
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, shall promulgate rules to ensure that expenses in-
curred, as a result of a major disaster or emergency, by 
a self-employed or freelance worker or worker in a creative 
microenterprise, including those workers whose work fo-
cuses on design, crafts, music, visual arts, media arts, per-
forming arts, language, literature, and expressions of Na-
tive American culture and local or regional heritage cul-
ture, to repair or replace tools needed by the self-employed 
or freelance worker or worker in a creative microenterprise 
are considered eligible expenses for assistance under sec-
tion 408 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5174). 
(b) REQUIREMENT.—The rules promulgated under 
subsection (a) may not require, as a condition of receiving 
such assistance under section 408 of the Robert T. Staf-
ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5174), an applicant— 
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(1) to apply or be declined for assistance from 
the Small Business Administration; or 
(2) to demonstrate that assistance received 
from the Small Business Administration does not 
satisfy the total necessary expenses or serious needs 
arising out of a major disaster or emergency. 
SEC. 15. COLLABORATION. 
In carrying out this Act, and the amendments made 
by this Act, the head of each relevant Federal agency 
shall, to the greatest extent practicable, collaborate with 
the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts 
and the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the 
Humanities. 
Æ 
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