20 U.S.C. § 954a — Access to the arts through support of edu-

Page 154 TITLE 20—EDUCATION § 954a 1 So in original. The comma probably should not appear. of this title] shall not apply with respect to plans sub- mitted for financial assistance to be provided with funds appropriated for fiscal year 1986.’’ EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1973 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 93–133 effective on and after July 1, 1973, see section 2(b) of Pub. L. 93–133, set out as a note under section 951 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1970 AMENDMENT Amendment by section 5(a)(1), (2) of Pub. L. 91–346 ef- fective after June 30, 1970, see section 5(d)(3)(A) of Pub. L. 91–346, set out as a note under section 955 of this title. TERMINATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions in subsec. (q) of this section relating to quadrennially submitting the state of the arts report to Congress, see section 3003 of Pub. L. 104–66, as amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance, and page 183 of House Document No. 103–7. GAO STUDY REGARDING FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL FUNDING OF THE ARTS Pub. L. 101–512, title III, § 318 [title I, § 111], Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1960, 1974, required the Comptroller Gen- eral of the United States to conduct a study to evalu- ate the roles and responsibilities of the National En- dowment for the Arts, the States (including State agencies), and local arts agencies, in providing finan- cial assistance under this section, the relative effec- tiveness of the Endowment, and the existing capacity of the States to receive and manage increased alloca- tions, and to submit to Congress by Oct. 1, 1992, a re- port summarizing the results of the study. TEMPORARY INDEPENDENT COMMISSION TO REVIEW GRANT MAKING PROCEDURES AND CONSIDER STAND- ARDS FOR PUBLICLY FUNDED ART Pub. L. 101–121, title III, § 304(a)–(c), Oct. 23, 1989, 103 Stat. 741, 742, prohibited use of funds for National En- dowment for the Arts or National Endowment for the Humanities to promote, disseminate, or produce mate- rials which in judgment of National Endowment for the Arts or National Endowment for the Humanities may be considered obscene; stated the sense of Congress con- cerning present procedures employed for awarding Na- tional Endowment for the Arts grants; and established Independent Commission, to expire Sept. 30, 1990, for purpose of reviewing National Endowment for the Arts grant making procedures, and considering whether standard for publicly funded art should be different than standard for privately funded art. § 954a. Access to the arts through support of edu- cation (a) Purposes The purposes of this section are— (1) to increase accessibility to the arts through providing education to all Americans, including diverse cultures, urban and rural populations by encouraging and developing quality education in the arts at all levels, in conjunction with programs of nonformal edu- cation for all age groups, with formal systems of elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education; (2) to develop and stimulate research to teach quality education in the arts; and (3) to encourage and facilitate the work of artists, arts institutions, and Federal, State, regional, and local agencies in the area of edu- cation in the arts. (b) Program of contracts or grants The Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts,1 is authorized to establish and carry out a program of contracts with, or grants to, any State or other public agency, individual, artist, any nonprofit society, performing and nonperforming arts and educational institution or organization, association, or museum in the United States, in order to foster and encourage exceptional talent, public knowledge, under- standing, and appreciation of the arts, and to support the education, training, and develop- ment of this Nation’s artists, through such ac- tivities as projects that will— (1) promote and improve the availability of arts instruction for American youth and life- long learning in the arts; (2) enhance the quality of arts instruction in programs of teacher education; (3) develop arts faculty resources and tal- ents; (4) support and encourage the development of improved curriculum materials in the arts; (5) improve evaluation and assessment of education in the arts programs and instruc- tion; (6) foster cooperative programs with the De- partment of Education and encourage partner- ships between arts and education agencies at State and local levels, arts organizations, business colleges and universities; (7) support apprenticeships, internships, and other career oriented work-study experiences for artists and arts teachers, and encourage residencies of artists at all educational levels; (8) support the use of technology and im- proved facilities and resources in education in the arts programs at all levels; and (9) foster the development of demonstration projects, demonstration productions, dem- onstration workshops, and demonstration pro- grams in arts education and collect, and make available to the public, information on their implementation and effectiveness. (c) Advisory council on arts education In order to provide advice and counsel con- cerning arts education, the Chairperson shall appoint an advisory council on arts education. (Pub. L. 89–209, § 5A, as added Pub. L. 101–512, title III, § 318 [title I, § 105], Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1960, 1967.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective Oct. 1, 1990, see section 318 [title IV, § 403(a)] of Pub. L. 101–512, set out as an Effective Date of 1990 Amendment note under section 951 of this title. § 955. National Council on the Arts (a) Inclusion within the National Endowment for the Arts There shall be, within the National Endow- ment for the Arts, a National Council on the Arts (hereinafter in this section referred to as the ‘‘Council’’). (b) Appointment and composition of Council (1) The Council shall be composed of members as follows: