This bill establishes a new National Council on African American History and Culture within the National Endowment for the Humanities to advise on preserving and celebrating African American history and culture. The council will consist of 12 members appointed by the President with Senate confirmation—six affiliated with the Democratic party and six with the Republican party—who are recognized experts or scholars in humanities and African American studies, with the chairperson and vice chairperson coming from different parties. Council members will serve five-year terms (with initial staggered terms of three and five years), receive compensation at 50 percent of senior federal pay rates, and must meet at least twice yearly, with the council required to submit annual reports to the National Endowment for the Humanities evaluating its programs and recommending national policies on African American history and culture. The council will automatically terminate ten years after the bill becomes law, and the legislation does not specify additional federal funding beyond normal operating expenses for the endowment.
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