S. 215: National Council on African American History and Culture Act of 2023

This bill establishes within the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) a National Council on African American History and Culture.

The council shall

• prepare an annual report to be submitted to NEH on the work of NEH to preserve and celebrate African-American history and culture;
• gather timely and authoritative information concerning historical developments and cultural trends in African-American history and culture and take other specified steps;
• evaluate the various programs and activities of NEH to determine the extent to which such programs and activities are contributing to the successful preservation and celebration of African-American history and culture and make recommendations to the President;
• develop and recommend national policies to foster and promote the understanding and preservation of African-American culture and the celebration of African Americans as contributors to the country's success; and
• make and furnish such studies, reports thereon, and recommendations with respect to matters of cultural preservation and African-American history.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.