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R.  \nll  \nTo require certain libraries to maintain a diverse collection of books, and  \nfor other purposes.  \nIN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES  \nMs. PRESSLEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on llllllllllllll  \nA BILL  \nTo require certain libraries to maintain a diverse collection of books, and for other purposes.  \n1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  \n4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Books Save Lives  \n5 Act’’.  \n6 SEC. 2. ACCESS TO LIBRARIES AND DIVERSE BOOKS.  \n7 (a) ACCESS TO SCHOOL LIBRARIES.—A covered  \n8 school shall maintain a library that is staffed by a trained  \n9 librarian.  \ng:\\V\\F\\120123\\F120123.009.xml (903050|14)  \nDecember 1, 2023 (10:38 a. m.)  \nG:\\M\\18\\PRESMA\\PRESMA_052.XML  \n2  \n1 (b) LIBRARY BOOK SELECTION.—Each public library  \n2 receiving Federal financial assistance and each library of  \n3 a covered school shall maintain a diverse collection of  \n4 books, including—  \n5 (1) books written or illustrated by an individual  \n6 who is a member of an underrepresented community;  \n7 and  \n8 (2) books about an underrepresented commu- 9 nity.  \n10 (c) CIVIL RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT.—Proof that the  \n11 exclusion of books from a covered school or library receiv- 12 ing Federal financial assistance has had a disparate im- 13 pact on covered books shall constitute prima facie evidence  \n14 of discrimination against a protected class in violation of  \n15 the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U. S.C. 2000d et seq. ), 16 the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U. S.C.  \n17 12101 et seq. ), the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U. S.C.  \n18 701 et seq. ), or the Education Amendments of 1972 (20  \n19 U. S.C. 1651 et seq. ), as appropriate.  \n20 SEC. 3. REPORT ON BOOK BAN CAMPAIGNS.  \n21 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact- 22 ment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United  \n23 States shall begin the creation of a report on the effect  \n24 that recent campaigns to ban books in public libraries and  \n25 public schools have had on underrepresented communities.  \ng:\\V\\F\\120123\\F120123.009.xml (903050|14)  \nDecember 1, 2023 (10:38 a. m.)  \nG:\\M\\18\\PRESMA\\PRESMA_052.XML  \n3  \n1 SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.  \n2 In this Act:  \n3 (1) COVERED BOOK.—The term ‘‘covered book’’  \n4 means a book or an item of educational media writ- 5 ten by, illustrated by, or about an individual who is  \n6 a member of an underrepresented community.  \n7 (2) COVERED SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘covered  \n8 school’’ means an elementary school or secondary  \n9 school that is controlled or directed by a local edu- 10 cational agency receiving Federal financial assist- 11 ance.  \n12 (3) ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, LOCAL EDU- 13 CATIONAL AGENCY, AND SECONDARY SCHOOL.—The  \n14 terms ‘‘elementary school’’, ‘‘local educational agen- 15 cy’’, and ‘‘secondary school’’ have the meaning given  \n16 the terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and  \n17 Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U. 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