american bicentennial photography and film project

american bicentennial photography and film project Sec. 401. (a) Section 5 of the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965. as amended by section 301(a), is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: “(m) (1) From funds appropriated to the Endowment and apportioned to each State pursuant to section 11 (a)(4), the Endowment is authorized to provide, by grant or contract, financial assistance to the State arts agency of each State, pursuant to such regulations and guidelines as the Endowment shall establish, to permit such State agency to support one or more photography or film projects meeting the purposes of this subsection. Such assistance shall also be available for acquiring essential supplies, and for administrative or supervisory personnel, and for processing and cataloging, and for the display (and related activities) of the photographs and films produced with assistance under this subsection. “(2) (A) No financial assistance may be made under this subsection unless an application is made at such time, in such manner, and containing or accompanied by such information, as the Endowment determines is t ea son ab 1 y necessary. 90 STAT. 1981 “(B) In providing financial assistance under this subsection, each State shall give consideration to proposals which involve promising and qualified photographers or film makers who are unemployed or underemployed. “(3) From funds allotted to the Endowment pursuant to section 11(a)(4), the Endowment shall pay the costs of administration, provide for collection and dissemination of a representative collection of photographs and films produced pursuant to this subsection, and provide direct assistance to applicants for photography or film projects of special merit which meet the purposes of this subsection. The Endowment shall assure that representative photographs and films (including, where appropriate, negatives) produced with assistance furnished tinder this subsection are made available for the permanent collection of the Library of Congress.”. (b) Section 11(a) of the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, as amended by section 302, is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: “(4) (A) For the purposes of carrying out section 5(m), there are authorized to be appropriated to the National Endowment for the Arts $4,000,000 for fiscal year 1077 and $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1978. Sums appropriated pursuant to this subparagraph shall remain available until expended. “(B) Not more than 75 per centum of the amounts appropriated pursuant, to subparagraph (A) shall be allocated among the States in equal amounts for fiscal year 1977, and not more than 50 per centum of the amounts appropriated pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall be allocated among the States in equal amounts for fiscal year 1978.”.