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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1569
To establish a commission to study the establishment of
a national education museum and archive for the United
States.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 24, 2001
Mr. OWENS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To establish a commission to study the establishment of
a national education museum and archive for 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. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The United States has developed a unique
and powerful system of education that is admired
throughout the world.
(2) The American education system has devel-
oped into an increasingly complex and rich mixture
of public and private education since the founding of
this Nation.
(3) There is no central location or agency re-
sponsible for the identification and preservation of
American education’s history.
(4) There is a need for a national place of
study and research on American education and
schooling in all its dimensions.
(5) There is a need to study the development of
a national historical and archival repository for
American education.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to establish a national
commission to study the development of a national edu-
cation museum and archive for the United States.
SEC. 3. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
(a) APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSION.—The Secretary
of Education shall appoint a national commission includ-
ing representatives from both the public and private sec-
tors to study the development, creation, and operation of
a national education museum and archive (in this Act re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Commission’’).
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Commission, not to exceed
15 members, shall be broadly representative of the spec-
trum of American education and shall include educators,
archivists, museum professionals, and policy makers.
(c) DURATION OF COMMISSION; REPORTS.—
(1) DURATION OF COMMISSION.—The Commis-
sion shall exist for a period not to exceed 2 years.
(2) REPORTS.—The Commission shall submit
regular interim reports and a final report to the Sec-
retary of Education and the Congress not later than
2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(d) DUTIES OF COMMISSION.—The Commission shall
undertake at least the following actions:
(1) Generally defining the requirements for de-
veloping, creating, and operating a national edu-
cation museum and archive.
(2) Elaborating on, and assessing, the existing
conditions affecting such requirements.
(3) Undertaking detailed project structure de-
velopment and planning.
(4) Undertaking detailed museum and archive
planning.
(5) Making detailed recommendations for the
creation and operation of a national education mu-
seum and archive.
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act:
(1) ARCHIVE.—The term ‘‘archive’’ means an
organization, that identifies, collects, describes, ar-
ranges, and makes accessible primary source mate-
rial relevant to its mission.
(2) EDUCATION.—The term ‘‘education’’ means
all aspects of American pedagogy, including public
and private institutions, all levels of schooling, and
all specializations, including special education and
vocational education.
(3) MUSEUM.—The term ‘‘museum’’ means an
organization that identifies, collects, describes, ar-
ranges, and interprets artifacts relevant to its mis-
sion.
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