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Sec. 3 · H.R. 844

American history and civics education

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(a) Program authorized Section 2231(a) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6661(a)) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting, which shall include Black history, after American history; and (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) by inserting which shall include Black history, after American history,; and (B) by inserting, which shall include Black history after traditional American history. (b) Presidential and Congressional academies for American History and Civics Section 2232 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6662) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting, which shall include Black history, after American History; and (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting, which shall include Black history, after American History; (2) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting, which shall include Black history, after American history; (3) in subsection (e)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) by inserting, which shall include Black history, after American history; (ii) in subparagraph (A)— (I) by inserting, which shall include Black history, after teachers of American history; and (II) by inserting, which shall include Black history, after subjects of American history; and (iii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting, which shall include Black history, after American history; (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting, which shall include Black history, after American history; and (C) in paragraph (4), by inserting, and with the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American History and Culture initiative providing programs and resources for educators and students after National Parks; and (4) in subsection (f)— (A) by inserting, which shall include Black history, after American history; (B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting, which shall include Black history, after American history; and (C) in subparagraph (B), by inserting, which shall include Black history, after American history. (c) National activities Section 2233 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6663) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by inserting which shall include Black history, after American history,; and (2) in subsection (b), by inserting which shall include Black history, after American history,. (d) National assessment of educational progress Section 303(b)(2)(D) of the National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act (20 U.S.C. 9622(b)(2)(D)) is amended by inserting (which shall include Black history) after history,.

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