Support for Southern Mongolian Culture

(a) Repressed cultures preservation (1) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the Smithsonian Institution should fund activities to help preserve cultures endangered by the repressive policies of the People’s Republic of China, including those of Southern Mongolians, Tibetans, Uyghurs, and Hong Kongers, through the World Cultures Center and other programs designed to promote preservation efforts, as well as research, exhibitions, and education programming. (2) Report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution shall submit to the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate and the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives a report on its plans to help preserve cultures endangered by the policies of the People’s Republic of China, including those of Southern Mongolians, Tibetans, Uyghurs, and Hong Kongers. (b) Assistance for cultural organizations, museums, and libraries (1) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the Director of the Institute for Museum and Library Sciences should establish a grant program, or make available grants through an existing program, to support efforts by diaspora communities in the United States to preserve their cultural heritage that is threatened by the repressive policies of the People’s Republic of China, including the efforts of Southern Mongolians, Tibetans, Uyghurs, and Hong Kongers. (2) Report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Institute for Museum and Library Sciences shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and Workforce of the House of Representatives a report on the feasibility of establishing a grant program, or to otherwise make available grants through an existing program, to support efforts by diaspora communities in the United States to preserve their cultural heritage that is threatened by the repressive policies of the People’s Republic of China, including those of Southern Mongolians, Tibetans, Uyghurs, and Hong Kongers, including efforts to engage with such diaspora communities.