§3701 National Afro-american History and Culture Commission

Summary

Creates a National Afro-American History and Culture Commission made up of fifteen members. The Commission must write a complete plan for building and running a National Center for the Study of Afro-American History and Culture and send that plan and any law changes to the President and Congress within 24 months after October 10, 1980. The plan must say the center’s main goals; what public and private uses it will have; design and appearance ideas; who will own and run it; program and education plans; ways to work with Afro‑American schools and organizations; cost estimates (public and private); and how to carry out the plan. The Commission must raise money from public and private sources to cover its work, the center’s construction, operation, research, and reasonable admin costs. Money received must go into a special account with the U.S. Treasurer and only be spent for those purposes. The Commission may pay members’ travel expenses, including per diem, as allowed for intermittent government workers if funds are available. Federal agencies like the General Services Administration and the Smithsonian may lend or give art or artifacts. The Commission may acquire, use, and sell land or other property (including in the area near Wilberforce, Ohio) and use any proceeds for the center.