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             NEW ORLEANS JAZZ NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK ACT

  The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (S. 1586) to establish the 
New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park in the State of Louisiana, 
and for other purposes, which had been reported from the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources with an amendment to strike out all after 
the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following.

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``New Orleans Jazz National 
     Historical Park Act of 1994''.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that:
       (1) Jazz is the United States' most widely recognized 
     indigenous music and art form. Congress previously recognized 
     jazz in 1987 through Senate Concurrent Resolution 57 as a 
     rare and valuable national treasure of international 
     importance.
       (2) The city of New Orleans is widely recognized as the 
     birthplace of jazz. In and around this city, cultural and 
     musical elements blended to form the unique American music 
     that is known as New Orleans jazz, which is an expression of 
     the cultural diversity of the lower Mississippi Delta Region.
       (3) Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve was 
     established to commemorate the cultural diversity of the 
     lower Mississippi Delta Region including a range of cultural 
     expressions like jazz.
       (b) Purpose.--In furtherance of the need to recognize the 
     value and importance of jazz, it is the purpose of this Act 
     to establish a New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park to 
     preserve the origins, early history, development and 
     progression of jazz; provide visitors with opportunities to 
     experience the sights, sounds, and places where jazz evolved; 
     and implement innovative ways of establishing jazz 
     educational partnerships that will help to ensure that jazz 
     continues as a vital element of the culture of New Orleans 
     and our Nation.

     SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT.

       (a) In General.--In order to assist in the preservation, 
     education, and interpretation of jazz as it has evolved in 
     New Orleans, and to provide technical assistance to a broad 
     range of organizations involved with jazz music and its 
     history, there is hereby established the New Orleans Jazz 
     National Historical Park (hereinafter referred to as the 
     ``historical park''). The historical park shall be 
     administered in conjunction with the Jean Lafitte National 
     Historical Park and Preserve, which was established to 
     preserve and interpret the cultural and natural resources of 
     the lower Mississippi Delta Region.
       (b) Area Included.--The historical park shall consist of 
     lands and interests therein as follows:
       (1) Lands which the Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter 
     referred to as ``the Secretary'') may designate for an 
     interpretive visitor center complex.
       (2) Sites that are the subject of cooperative agreements 
     with the National Park Service for the purposes of 
     interpretive demonstrations and programs associated with the 
     purposes of this Act.
       (3)(A) Sites designated by the Secretary as provided in 
     subparagraph (B).
       (B)(i) No later than 18 months after the date of enactment 
     of this Act, the Secretary is directed to complete a national 
     historic landmark evaluation of sites associated with jazz in 
     and around New Orleans as identified in the document entitled 
     ``New Orleans Jazz Special Resource Study'', prepared by the 
     National Park Service pursuant to Public Law 101-499. In 
     undertaking the evaluation, the Secretary shall, to the 
     extent practicable, utilize existing information relating to 
     such sites.
       (ii) If any of the sites evaluated are found to meet the 
     standards of the National Historic Landmark program and 
     National Park Service tests of suitability and feasibility, 
     and offer outstanding opportunities to further the purposes 
     of this Act, the Secretary may designate such sites as part 
     of the historical park, following consultation with the 
     owners of such sites, the city of New Orleans, the 
     Smithsonian Institution, and the New Orleans Jazz Commission, 
     and notification to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources of the United States Senate and the Committee on 
     Natural Resources of the United States House of 
     Representatives.

     SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION.

       (a)(1) In General.--The Secretary shall administer the 
     historical park in accordance with this Act and with 
     provisions of law generally applicable to units of the 
     National Park System, including the Act entitled ``An Act to 
     establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes'', 
     approved August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535; 16 U.S.C. 1, 2-4); 
     and the Act of August 21, 1935 (49 Stat. 666; 16 U.S.C. 461-
     467). The Secretary shall manage the historical park in such 
     a manner as will preserve and perpetuate knowledge and 
     understanding of the history of jazz and its continued 
     evolution as a true American art form.
       (2) To minimize operational costs associated with the 
     management and administration of the historical park and to 
     avoid duplication of effort, the Secretary shall, to the 
     maximum extent practicable, utilize the facilities, 
     administrative staff and other services of the Jean Lafitte 
     National Historical Park and Preserve.
       (b) Donations.--The Secretary may accept and retain 
     donations of funds, property, or services from individuals, 
     foundations, corporations, or other public entities for the 
     purposes of providing services, programs, and facilities that 
     further the purposes of this Act.
       (c) Interpretive Center.--The Secretary is authorized to 
     construct, operate, and maintain an interpretive center in 
     the historical park on lands identified by the Secretary 
     pursuant to section 3(b)(1). Programs at the center shall 
     include, but need not be limited to, live jazz interpretive 
     and educational programs, and shall provide visitors with 
     information about jazz-related programs, performances, and 
     opportunities.
       (d) Jazz Heritage Districts.--The Secretary may provide 
     technical assistance to the city of New Orleans and other 
     appropriate entities for the designation of certain areas in 
     and around New Orleans as jazz heritage districts. Such 
     districts shall include those areas with an exceptional 
     concentration of jazz historical sites and established 
     community traditions of jazz street parades.
       (e) Cooperative Agreements, Grants and Technical 
     Assistance.--In furtherance of the purposes of this Act--
       (1) the Secretary, after consultation with the New Orleans 
     Jazz Commission established pursuant to section 7, is 
     authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with owners 
     of properties that are designated pursuant to section 3(b)(3) 
     which provide outstanding educational and interpretive 
     opportunities relating to the evolution of jazz in New 
     Orleans. The Secretary may assist in rehabilitating, 
     restoring, marking, and interpreting and may provide 
     technical assistance for the preservation and interpretation 
     of such properties. Such agreements shall contain, but need 
     not be limited to, provisions that the National Park Service 
     will have reasonable rights of access for operational and 
     visitor use needs, that rehabilitation and restoration will 
     meet the Secretary's standards for rehabilitation of historic 
     buildings, and that specify the roles and responsibilities of 
     the Secretary for each site or structure;
       (2) the Secretary is authorized to enter into cooperative 
     agreements with the city of New Orleans, the State of 
     Louisiana, and other appropriate public and private 
     organizations under which the other parties to the agreement 
     may contribute to the acquisition, construction, operation, 
     and maintenance of the interpretive center and to the 
     operation of educational and interpretive programs to further 
     the purposes of this Act; and
       (3) the Secretary, in consultation with the New Orleans 
     Jazz Commission, is authorized to provide grants or technical 
     assistance to public and private organizations.
       (f) Jazz Educational Programs.--The Secretary shall, in the 
     administration of the historical park, promote a broad range 
     of educational activities relating to jazz and its history. 
     The Secretary shall cooperate with schools, universities, and 
     organizations supporting jazz education to develop 
     educational programs that provide expanded public 
     understanding of jazz and enhanced opportunities for public 
     appreciation. The Secretary may assist appropriate entities 
     in the development of an information base including archival 
     material, audiovisual records, and objects that relate to the 
     history of jazz.

     SEC. 5. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY.

       (a) General Authority.--The Secretary may acquire lands and 
     interests therein within the sites designated pursuant to 
     section 3(b)(1) and (3) by donation or purchase with donated 
     or appropriated funds or long term lease: Provided, That 
     sites designated pursuant to section 3(b)(3) shall only be 
     acquired with the consent of the owner thereof.
       (b) State and Local Properties.--Lands and interests in 
     lands which are owned by the State of Louisiana, or any 
     political subdivision thereof, may be acquired only by 
     donation.

     SEC. 6. GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.

       Within 3 years after the date funds are made available 
     therefor and concurrent with the national landmark study 
     referenced in section 3(b)(3), the Secretary, in consultation 
     with the New Orleans Jazz Commission, shall prepare a general 
     management plan for the historical park. The plan shall 
     include, but need not be limited to--
       (1) a visitor use plan indicating programs and facilities 
     associated with park programs that will be made available to 
     the public;
       (2) preservation and use plans for any structures and sites 
     that are identified through the historic landmark study for 
     inclusion within the historical park;
       (3) the location and associated cost of public facilities 
     that are proposed for inclusion within the historical park, 
     including a visitor center;
       (4) identification of programs that the Secretary will 
     implement or be associated with through cooperative 
     agreements with other groups and organizations;
       (5) a transportation plan that addresses visitor use access 
     needs to sites, facilities, and programs central to the 
     purpose of the historical park;
       (6) plans for the implementation of an archival system for 
     materials, objects, and items of importance relating to the 
     history of jazz; and
       (7) guidelines for the application of cooperative 
     agreements that will be used to assist in the management of 
     historical park facilities and programs.

     SEC. 7. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NEW ORLEANS JAZZ COMMISSION.

       (a) Establishment.--To assist in implementing the purposes 
     of this Act and the document entitled ``New Orleans Jazz 
     Special Resource Study'', there is established the New 
     Orleans Jazz Commission (hereinafter referred to as the 
     ``Commission'').
       (b) Membership.--The Commission shall consist of 17 members 
     to be appointed no later than 6 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act. The Commission shall be appointed by 
     the Secretary as follows:
       (1) One member from recommendations submitted by the Mayor 
     of New Orleans.
       (2) Two members who have recognized expertise in music 
     education programs that emphasize jazz.
       (3) One member, with experience in and knowledge of tourism 
     in the greater New Orleans area, from recommendations 
     submitted by local businesses.
       (4) One member from recommendations submitted by the Board 
     of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation.
       (5) One member, with experience in and knowledge of 
     historic preservation within the New Orleans area.
       (6) Two members, one from recommendations submitted by the 
     Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and one member from 
     recommendations submitted by the Chairman of the National 
     Endowment of the Arts, who are recognized musicians with 
     knowledge and experience in the development of jazz in New 
     Orleans.
       (7) Two members, one from recommendations submitted by the 
     Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and one member from 
     recommendations submitted by the Director of the Louisiana 
     State Museum with recognized expertise in the interpretation 
     of jazz history or traditions related to jazz in New Orleans.
       (8) Two members who represent local neighborhood groups or 
     other local associations; from recommendations submitted by 
     the Mayor of New Orleans.
       (9) One member representing local mutual aid and benevolent 
     societies as well as local social and pleasure clubs, from 
     recommendations submitted by the Board of the New Orleans 
     Jazz and Heritage Foundation.
       (10) One member from recommendations submitted by the 
     Governor of the State of Louisiana, who shall be a member of 
     the Louisiana State Music Commission.
       (11) One member representing the New Orleans Jazz Club from 
     recommendations submitted by the club.
       (12) One member who is a recognized local expert on the 
     history, development and progression of jazz in New Orleans 
     and is familiar with existing archival materials from 
     recommendations submitted by the Librarian of Congress.
       (13) The Director of the National Park Service, or the 
     Director's designee, ex officio.
       (c) Duties of the Commission.--The Commission shall--
       (1) advise the Secretary in the preparation of the general 
     management plan for the historical park; assist in public 
     discussions of planning proposals; and assist the National 
     Park Service in working with individuals, groups, and 
     organizations including economic and business interests in 
     determining programs in which the Secretary should 
     participate through cooperative agreement;
       (2) in consultation and cooperation with the Secretary, 
     develop partnerships with educational groups, schools, 
     universities, and other groups to furtherance of the purposes 
     of this Act;
       (3) in consultation and cooperation with the Secretary, 
     develop partnerships with city-wide organizations, and raise 
     and disperse funds for programs that assist mutual aid and 
     benevolent societies, social and pleasure clubs and other 
     traditional groups in encouraging the continuation of and 
     enhancement of jazz cultural traditions;
       (4) acquire or lease property for jazz education, and 
     advise on hiring brass bands and musical groups to 
     participate in education programs and help train young 
     musicians;
       (5) in consultation and cooperation with the Secretary, 
     provide recommendations for the location of the visitor 
     center and other interpretive sites;
       (6) assist the Secretary in providing funds to support 
     research on the origins and early history of jazz in New 
     Orleans; and
       (7) notwithstanding any other provision of law, seek and 
     accept donations of funds, property, or services from 
     individuals, foundations, corporations, or other public or 
     private entities and expend and use the same for the purposes 
     of providing services, programs, and facilities for jazz 
     education, or assisting in the rehabilitation and restoration 
     of structures identified in the national historic landmark 
     study referenced in section 3(b)(3) as having outstanding 
     significance to the history of jazz in New Orleans.
       (d) Appointment.--Members of the Commission shall be 
     appointed for staggered terms of 3 years, as designated by 
     the Secretary at the time of the initial appointment.
       (e) Chairman.--The Commission shall elect a chairman from 
     among its members. The term of the chairman shall be for 3 
     years.
       (f) Terms.--Any member of the Commission appointed by the 
     Secretary for a 3-year term may serve after the expiration of 
     his or her term until a successor is appointed. Any vacancy 
     shall be filled in the same manner in which the original 
     appointment was made. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy 
     shall serve for the remainder of the term for which the 
     predecessor was appointed.
       (g) Per Diem Expenses.--Members of the Commission shall 
     serve without compensation. Members shall be entitled to 
     travel expenses under section 5703, title 5, United States 
     Code, when engaged in Commission business, including per diem 
     in lieu of subsistence in the same manner as persons employed 
     intermittently.
       (h) Administrative Support.--The Secretary shall provide 
     the Commission with assistance in obtaining such personnel, 
     equipment, and facilities as may be needed by the Commission 
     to carry out its duties.
       (i) Annual Report.--The Commission shall submit an annual 
     report to the Secretary identifying its expenses and income 
     and the entities to which any grants or technical assistance 
     were made during the year for which the report is made.

     SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
     necessary to carry out this Act.
  So the bill (S. 1586), as amended, was passed; as follows:

                                S. 1586

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``New Orleans Jazz National 
     Historical Park Act of 1994''.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that:
       (1) Jazz is the United States' most widely recognized 
     indigenous music and art form. Congress previously recognized 
     jazz in 1987 through Senate Concurrent Resolution 57 as a 
     rare and valuable national treasure of international 
     importance.
       (2) The city of New Orleans is widely recognized as the 
     birthplace of jazz. In and around this city, cultural and 
     musical elements blended to form the unique American music 
     that is known as New Orleans jazz, which is an expression of 
     the cultural diversity of the lower Mississippi Delta Region.
       (3) Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve was 
     established to commemorate the cultural diversity of the 
     lower Mississippi Delta Region including a range of cultural 
     expressions like jazz.
       (b) Purpose.--In furtherance of the need to recognize the 
     value and importance of jazz, it is the purpose of this Act 
     to establish a New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park to 
     preserve the origins, early history, development and 
     progression of jazz; provide visitors with opportunities to 
     experience the sights, sounds, and places where jazz evolved; 
     and implement innovative ways of establishing jazz 
     educational partnerships that will help to ensure that jazz 
     continues as a vital element of the culture of New Orleans 
     and our Nation.

     SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT.

       (a) In General.--In order to assist in the preservation, 
     education, and interpretation of jazz as it has evolved in 
     New Orleans, and to provide technical assistance to a broad 
     range of organizations involved with jazz music and its 
     history, there is hereby established the New Orleans Jazz 
     National Historical Park (hereinafter referred to as the 
     ``historical park''). The historical park shall be 
     administered in conjunction with the Jean Lafitte National 
     Historical Park and Preserve, which was established to 
     preserve and interpret the cultural and natural resources of 
     the lower Mississippi Delta Region.
       (b) Area Included.--The historical park shall consist of 
     lands and interests therein as follows:
       (1) Lands which the Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter 
     referred to as ``the Secretary'') may designate for an 
     interpretive visitor center complex.
       (2) Sites that are the subject of cooperative agreements 
     with the National Park Service for the purposes of 
     interpretive demonstrations and programs associated with the 
     purposes of this Act.
       (3)(A) Sites designated by the Secretary as provided in 
     subparagraph (B).
       (B)(i) No later than 18 months after the date of enactment 
     of this Act, the Secretary is directed to complete a national 
     historic landmark evaluation of sites associated with jazz in 
     and around New Orleans as identified in the document entitled 
     ``New Orleans Jazz Special Resource Study'', prepared by the 
     National Park Service pursuant to Public Law 101-499. In 
     undertaking the evaluation, the Secretary shall, to the 
     extent practicable, utilize existing information relating to 
     such sites.
       (ii) If any of the sites evaluated are found to meet the 
     standards of the National Historic Landmark program and 
     National Park Service tests of suitability and feasibility, 
     and offer outstanding opportunities to further the purposes 
     of this Act, the Secretary may designate such sites as part 
     of the historical park, following consultation with the 
     owners of such sites, the city of New Orleans, the 
     Smithsonian Institution, and the New Orleans Jazz Commission, 
     and notification to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources of the United States Senate and the Committee on 
     Natural Resources of the United States House of 
     Representatives.

     SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION.

       (a)(1) In General.--The Secretary shall administer the 
     historical park in accordance with this Act and with 
     provisions of law generally applicable to units of the 
     National Park System, including the Act entitled ``An Act to 
     establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes'', 
     approved August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535; 16 U.S.C. 1, 2-4); 
     and the Act of August 21, 1935 (49 Stat. 666; 16 U.S.C. 461-
     467). The Secretary shall manage the historical park in such 
     a manner as will preserve and perpetuate knowledge and 
     understanding of the history of jazz and its continued 
     evolution as a true American art form.
       (2) To minimize operational costs associated with the 
     management and administration of the historical park and to 
     avoid duplication of effort, the Secretary shall, to the 
     maximum extent practicable, utilize the facilities, 
     administrative staff and other services of the Jean Lafitte 
     National Historical Park and Preserve.
       (b) Donations.--The Secretary may accept and retain 
     donations of funds, property, or services from individuals, 
     foundations, corporations, or other public entities for the 
     purposes of providing services, programs, and facilities that 
     further the purposes of this Act.
       (c) Interpretive Center.--The Secretary is authorized to 
     construct, operate, and maintain an interpretive center in 
     the historical park on lands identified by the Secretary 
     pursuant to section 3(b)(1). Programs at the center shall 
     include, but need not be limited to, live jazz interpretive 
     and educational programs, and shall provide visitors with 
     information about jazz-related programs, performances, and 
     opportunities.
       (d) Jazz Heritage Districts.--The Secretary may provide 
     technical assistance to the city of New Orleans and other 
     appropriate entities for the designation of certain areas in 
     and around New Orleans as jazz heritage districts. Such 
     districts shall include those areas with an exceptional 
     concentration of jazz historical sites and established 
     community traditions of jazz street parades.
       (e) Cooperative Agreements, Grants and Technical 
     Assistance.--In furtherance of the purposes of this Act--
       (1) the Secretary, after consultation with the New Orleans 
     Jazz Commission established pursuant to section 7, is 
     authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with owners 
     of properties that are designated pursuant to section 3(b)(3) 
     which provide outstanding educational and interpretive 
     opportunities relating to the evolution of jazz in New 
     Orleans. The Secretary may assist in rehabilitating, 
     restoring, marking, and interpreting and may provide 
     technical assistance for the preservation and interpretation 
     of such properties. Such agreements shall contain, but need 
     not be limited to, provisions that the National Park Service 
     will have reasonable rights of access for operational and 
     visitor use needs, that rehabilitation and restoration will 
     meet the Secretary's standards for rehabilitation of historic 
     buildings, and that specify the roles and responsibilities of 
     the Secretary for each site or structure;
       (2) the Secretary is authorized to enter into cooperative 
     agreements with the city of New Orleans, the State of 
     Louisiana, and other appropriate public and private 
     organizations under which the other parties to the agreement 
     may contribute to the acquisition, construction, operation, 
     and maintenance of the interpretive center and to the 
     operation of educational and interpretive programs to further 
     the purposes of this Act; and
       (3) the Secretary, in consultation with the New Orleans 
     Jazz Commission, is authorized to provide grants or technical 
     assistance to public and private organizations.
       (f) Jazz Educational Programs.--The Secretary shall, in the 
     administration of the historical park, promote a broad range 
     of educational activities relating to jazz and its history. 
     The Secretary shall cooperate with schools, universities, and 
     organizations supporting jazz education to develop 
     educational programs that provide expanded public 
     understanding of jazz and enhanced opportunities for public 
     appreciation. The Secretary may assist appropriate entities 
     in the development of an information base including archival 
     material, audiovisual records, and objects that relate to the 
     history of jazz.

     SEC. 5. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY.

       (a) General Authority.--The Secretary may acquire lands and 
     interests therein within the sites designated pursuant to 
     section 3(b)(1) and (3) by donation or purchase with donated 
     or appropriated funds or long term lease: Provided, That 
     sites designated pursuant to section 3(b)(3) shall only be 
     acquired with the consent of the owner thereof.
       (b) State and Local Properties.--Lands and interests in 
     lands which are owned by the State of Louisiana, or any 
     political subdivision thereof, may be acquired only by 
     donation.

     SEC. 6. GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.

       Within 3 years after the date funds are made available 
     therefor and concurrent with the national landmark study 
     referenced in section 3(b)(3), the Secretary, in consultation 
     with the New Orleans Jazz Commission, shall prepare a general 
     management plan for the historical park. The plan shall 
     include, but need not be limited to--
       (1) a visitor use plan indicating programs and facilities 
     associated with park programs that will be made available to 
     the public;
       (2) preservation and use plans for any structures and sites 
     that are identified through the historic landmark study for 
     inclusion within the historical park;
       (3) the location and associated cost of public facilities 
     that are proposed for inclusion within the historical park, 
     including a visitor center;
       (4) identification of programs that the Secretary will 
     implement or be associated with through cooperative 
     agreements with other groups and organizations;
       (5) a transportation plan that addresses visitor use access 
     needs to sites, facilities, and programs central to the 
     purpose of the historical park;
       (6) plans for the implementation of an archival system for 
     materials, objects, and items of importance relating to the 
     history of jazz; and
       (7) guidelines for the application of cooperative 
     agreements that will be used to assist in the management of 
     historical park facilities and programs.

     SEC. 7. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NEW ORLEANS JAZZ COMMISSION.

       (a) Establishment.--To assist in implementing the purposes 
     of this Act and the document entitled ``New Orleans Jazz 
     Special Resource Study'', there is established the New 
     Orleans Jazz Commission (hereinafter referred to as the 
     ``Commission'').
       (b) Membership.--The Commission shall consist of 17 members 
     to be appointed no later than 6 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act. The Commission shall be appointed by 
     the Secretary as follows:
       (1) One member from recommendations submitted by the Mayor 
     of New Orleans.
       (2) Two members who have recognized expertise in music 
     education programs that emphasize jazz.
       (3) One member, with experience in and knowledge of tourism 
     in the greater New Orleans area, from recommendations 
     submitted by local businesses.
       (4) One member from recommendations submitted by the Board 
     of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation.
       (5) One member, with experience in and knowledge of 
     historic preservation within the New Orleans area.
       (6) Two members, one from recommendations submitted by the 
     Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and one member from 
     recommendations submitted by the Chairman of the National 
     Endowment of the Arts, who are recognized musicians with 
     knowledge and experience in the development of jazz in New 
     Orleans.
       (7) Two members, one from recommendations submitted by the 
     Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and one member from 
     recommendations submitted by the Director of the Louisiana 
     State Museum with recognized expertise in the interpretation 
     of jazz history or traditions related to jazz in New Orleans.
       (8) Two members who represent local neighborhood groups or 
     other local associations; from recommendations submitted by 
     the Mayor of New Orleans.
       (9) One member representing local mutual aid and benevolent 
     societies as well as local social and pleasure clubs, from 
     recommendations submitted by the Board of the New Orleans 
     Jazz and Heritage Foundation.
       (10) One member from recommendations submitted by the 
     Governor of the State of Louisiana, who shall be a member of 
     the Louisiana State Music Commission.
       (11) One member representing the New Orleans Jazz Club from 
     recommendations submitted by the club.
       (12) One member who is a recognized local expert on the 
     history, development and progression of jazz in New Orleans 
     and is familiar with existing archival materials from 
     recommendations submitted by the Librarian of Congress.
       (13) The Director of the National Park Service, or the 
     Director's designee, ex officio.
       (c) Duties of the Commission.--The Commission shall--
       (1) advise the Secretary in the preparation of the general 
     management plan for the historical park; assist in public 
     discussions of planning proposals; and assist the National 
     Park Service in working with individuals, groups, and 
     organizations including economic and business interests in 
     determining programs in which the Secretary should 
     participate through cooperative agreement;
       (2) in consultation and cooperation with the Secretary, 
     develop partnerships with educational groups, schools, 
     universities, and other groups to furtherance of the purposes 
     of this Act;
       (3) in consultation and cooperation with the Secretary, 
     develop partnerships with city-wide organizations, and raise 
     and disperse funds for programs that assist mutual aid and 
     benevolent societies, social and pleasure clubs and other 
     traditional groups in encouraging the continuation of and 
     enhancement of jazz cultural traditions;
       (4) acquire or lease property for jazz education, and 
     advise on hiring brass bands and musical groups to 
     participate in education programs and help train young 
     musicians;
       (5) in consultation and cooperation with the Secretary, 
     provide recommendations for the location of the visitor 
     center and other interpretive sites;
       (6) assist the Secretary in providing funds to support 
     research on the origins and early history of jazz in New 
     Orleans; and
       (7) notwithstanding any other provision of law, seek and 
     accept donations of funds, property, or services from 
     individuals, foundations, corporations, or other public or 
     private entities and expend and use the same for the purposes 
     of providing services, programs, and facilities for jazz 
     education, or assisting in the rehabilitation and restoration 
     of structures identified in the national historic landmark 
     study referenced in section 3(b)(3) as having outstanding 
     significance to the history of jazz in New Orleans.
       (d) Appointment.--Members of the Commission shall be 
     appointed for staggered terms of 3 years, as designated by 
     the Secretary at the time of the initial appointment.
       (e) Chairman.--The Commission shall elect a chairman from 
     among its members. The term of the chairman shall be for 3 
     years.
       (f) Terms.--Any member of the Commission appointed by the 
     Secretary for a 3-year term may serve after the expiration of 
     his or her term until a successor is appointed. Any vacancy 
     shall be filled in the same manner in which the original 
     appointment was made. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy 
     shall serve for the remainder of the term for which the 
     predecessor was appointed.
       (g) Per Diem Expenses.--Members of the Commission shall 
     serve without compensation. Members shall be entitled to 
     travel expenses under section 5703, title 5, United States 
     Code, when engaged in Commission business, including per diem 
     in lieu of subsistence in the same manner as persons employed 
     intermittently.
       (h) Administrative Support.--The Secretary shall provide 
     the Commission with assistance in obtaining such personnel, 
     equipment, and facilities as may be needed by the Commission 
     to carry out its duties.
       (i) Annual Report.--The Commission shall submit an annual 
     report to the Secretary identifying its expenses and income 
     and the entities to which any grants or technical assistance 
     were made during the year for which the report is made.

     SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
     necessary to carry out this Act.

     

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