US HB1359

Directs the National Museum of African American History and Culture to conduct a study on Black history education in public K-12 schools, beginning within 180 days of enactment and completing within 3 years

Requires identification of which states and local educational agencies mandate Black history curriculum and which do not

Mandates assessment of Black history education quality through analysis of in-class discussions, homework assignments, project-based learning, instructional materials, and course duration/comprehensiveness

Requires a report to Congress within 180 days after study completion detailing findings on student knowledge assessment methods, including traditional and nontraditional approaches

Defines "Black history education" as activities covering African American history, chattel slavery, Reconstruction, Jim Crow laws, the Civil Rights movement, and the history of racism and white supremacy