Strengthening historically Black colleges and universities

Section 323 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1062) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by redesignating paragraphs (14) and (15) as paragraphs (19) and (20), respectively; and (B) by inserting after paragraph (13) the following: (14) Providing financial and other assistance to students in arts, arts education, and cultural programs. (15) Establishing outreach programs and development offices for arts, arts education, and cultural departments. (16) Providing comprehensive wraparound services for arts, arts education, and cultural students, including faculty and peer mentorship, work-based learning opportunities, guidance counseling, and career advising. (17) Exhibiting, maintaining, monitoring, and protecting Black art collections in exhibition and in storage. (18) Providing well-paid apprenticeship, internship, and fellowship opportunities to students in arts, arts education, and cultural programs through partnerships with nonprofit arts, arts education, and cultural institutes.; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (d) National Endowment for the Arts An institution may enter into a partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts to carry out the activities described in paragraphs (14) through (18) of subsection (a). (e) Definition In this section, the term arts means art forms used for self-expression and interpretation, including performance, literary, visual, graphic, plastic, and decorative arts..