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 92 STAT. 224

PUBLIC LAW 95-272--MAY 3, 1978 to assist in defraying the costs of the State in participating in the Conference program, including the conduct of at least one conference within the State: Provided, That broad and maximum public participation is assured by such State arts agency which would include, but not be limited to, artists, knowledgeable citizens and other interested persons, representatives of State and local government, labor, agriculture, business and industry, educators (including art educators), and experts in all fields of the arts. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

20 USC 951 note.

SEC. 108. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this title. DEFINITIONS

20 USC 951 note.

1979 White House G>nference on the Humanities Act. 20 USC 951 note.

SEC. 109. For purposes of this title— (1) the term "Chairman" means the Chairman of the National Conference Planning Council on the Arts; (2) the term "Conference" means the White House Conference on the Arts; (3) the term "Council" means the National Conference Planning Council on the Arts; (4) the term "State" means the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the Northern Marianas, and any other territory or possession of the United States; and (5) the term "arts" includes, but is not limited to, music (instrumental and vocal), dance, drama, theater, folk, art, creative writing, architecture and allied fields, painting, sculpture, photography, graphic and craft arts, industrial design, costume and fashion design, motion pictures, television, radio, tape, and sound recording, and the arts related to the presentation, performance, execution, and exhibition of such major art forms. TITLE II — W H I T E HOUSE CONFERENCE ON THE HUMANITIES SHORT TITLE

SEC. 201. This title may be cited as the "1979 White House Conference on the Humanities Act". FINDINGS

20 USC 951 note.

SEC. 202. The Congress hereby finds and declares— (1) that the development and encouragement of national strength in the humanities is of the utmost importance to the life and heritage of the United States; (2) that concern for the vitality of democratic institutions, the character of national policies, and the application of our national heritage to the needs of the present and future requires full commitment to, planning for, and reflection on the role of the humanities in national life; (3) that the humanities make an increasingly significant contribution to public and private decisions having major social and economic impact;

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