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HR 1960 102th Congress House

National Training Center for Afro-American Museum Professionals Act

Official title: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to construct a National Training Center at the National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 5, 1991 See on congress.gov
Arts, Culture, Religion Black historyCultural centersEmployee trainingFederal advisory bodies
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 8, 1991
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
May 10, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations.
May 7, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands.
Apr 18, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Apr 18, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Apr 18, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 8, 1991

Executive Comment Requested from Interior.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Training Center for Afro-American Museum Professionals Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the National Park Service, to: (1) provide for the operation and maintenance of, and technical assistance for, the National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center (the Museum), in Wilberforce, Ohio; and (2) construct a National Training Center at the Museum to prepare professionals for our Nation's museums. Authorizes appropriations for such purposes.

Directs the Secretary of Education, acting through the Museum, to: (1) contract with a consortium of institutions of higher education to implement a program of Afro-American professional museum studies at such National Training Center of the Museum; and (2) provide scholarships and loans for students in those studies. Authorizes appropriations.

Terminates the National Afro-American History and Culture Commission (established by the National Center for the Study of Afro-American History and Culture Act) 30 days after the enactment of this Act.

Provides that ultimate governance of the Museum shall rest with a Board of Governors established by the Congress in consultation with the State of Ohio.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3
Faleomavaega, Eni
· Oct 17, 1991
FROST, MARTIN
· Aug 2, 1991
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 5, 1991
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 13, 1991
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · May 13, 1991
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