Study on sustaining the nonprofit arts sector

(a) In general Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, in consultation with the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts, the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, shall conduct a study on Federal support for the nonprofit arts sectors. (b) Contents In conducting the study under subsection (a), the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities shall consider, and include recommendations regarding, the steps the Federal Government can take to sustain the nonprofit arts sector and bolster the economic impact of that sector for workers, small businesses, and communities, including rural and underserved communities. (c) Stakeholder input In conducting the study under subsection (a), the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities shall solicit input from stakeholders, including artists, nonprofit arts organizations and employees of nonprofit arts organizations, small businesses, organized labor organizations representing workers in the nonprofit arts sector, and State, local, and Tribal governments. (d) Report Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities shall— (1) submit to Congress a report on the results of the study conducted under subsection (a); and (2) make the report publicly available. (e) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000 to carry out this section.