PUBLIC LAW 111–340—DEC. 22, 2010 

MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES ACT 

OF 2010 


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124 STAT. 3594 PUBLIC LAW 111–340—DEC. 22, 2010 

Public Law 111–340 

111th Congress 

An Act 

To amend and extend the Museum and Library Services Act, and for other purposes. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Museum 

and Library Services Act of 2010’’. 

(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this Act 

is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. References. 

TITLE I—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Sec. 101. General definitions. 

Sec. 102. Responsibilities of Director. 

Sec. 103. Personnel. 

Sec. 104. Board. 

Sec. 105. Awards and medals. 

Sec. 106. Research and analysis. 

Sec. 107. Hearings. 

Sec. 108. Administrative funds. 

TITLE II—LIBRARY SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGY 

Sec. 201. Purposes. 

Sec. 202. Authorization of appropriations. 

Sec. 203. Reservations and allotments. 

Sec. 204. State plans. 

Sec. 205. Grants. 

Sec. 206. Grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements. 

Sec. 207. Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program. 

Sec. 208. Conforming amendments. 

TITLE III—MUSEUM SERVICES 

Sec. 301. Purpose. 

Sec. 302. Definitions. 

Sec. 303. Museum services activities. 

Sec. 304. Authorization of appropriations. 

TITLE IV—REPEAL OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON LIBRARIES AND 

INFORMATION SCIENCE ACT 

Sec. 401. Repeal. 

SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 

Except as otherwise expressly provided, wherever in this Act 

an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment 

to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall 

be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the 

Museum and Library Services Act (20 U.S.C. 9101 et seq.). 

20 USC 9101 

note. 

Museum and 

Library Services 

Act of 2010. 

Dec. 22, 2010 

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TITLE I—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

SEC. 101. GENERAL DEFINITIONS. 

Section 202 (20 U.S.C. 9101) is amended— 

(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (7) as paragraphs (3) through (8), respectively; and 

(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: 

‘‘(2) DIGITAL LITERACY SKILLS.—The term ‘digital literacy 

skills’ means the skills associated with using technology to 

enable users to find, evaluate, organize, create, and communicate information.’’. 

SEC. 102. RESPONSIBILITIES OF DIRECTOR. 

Section 204 (20 U.S.C. 9103) is amended— 

(1) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following: 

‘‘(c) DUTIES AND POWERS.— 

‘‘(1) PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY.—The Director shall have primary responsibility for the development and implementation 

of policy to ensure the availability of museum, library, and 

information services adequate to meet the essential information, education, research, economic, cultural, and civic needs 

of the people of the United States. 

‘‘(2) DUTIES.—In carrying out the responsibility described 

in paragraph (1), the Director shall— 

‘‘(A) advise the President, Congress, and other Federal 

agencies and offices on museum, library, and information 

services in order to ensure the creation, preservation, 

organization, and dissemination of knowledge; 

‘‘(B) engage Federal, State, and local governmental 

agencies and private entities in assessing the museum, 

library, and information services needs of the people of 

the United States, and coordinate the development of plans, 

policies, and activities to meet such needs effectively; 

‘‘(C) carry out programs of research and development, 

data collection, and financial assistance to extend and 

improve the museum, library, and information services of 

the people of the United States; and 

‘‘(D) ensure that museum, library, and information 

services are fully integrated into the information and education infrastructures of the United States.’’; 

(2) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections 

(h) and (i), respectively; and 

(3) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following: 

‘‘(e) INTERAGENCY AGREEMENTS.—The Director may— 

‘‘(1) enter into interagency agreements to promote or assist 

with the museum, library, and information services-related 

activities of other Federal agencies, on either a reimbursable 

or non-reimbursable basis; and 

‘‘(2) use funds appropriated under this Act for the costs 

of such activities. 

‘‘(f) COORDINATION.—The Director shall ensure coordination of 

the policies and activities of the Institute with the policies and 

activities of other agencies and offices of the Federal Government 

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museums and libraries and information services. Where appropriate, the Director shall ensure that such policies and activities 

are coordinated with— 

‘‘(1) activities under section 1251 of the Elementary and 

Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6383); 

‘‘(2) programs and activities under the Head Start Act 

(42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.) (including programs and activities 

under subparagraphs (H)(vii) and (J)(iii) of section 641(d)(2) 

of such Act) (42 U.S.C. 9836(d)(2)); 

‘‘(3) activities under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 

(29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.) (including activities under section 

134(c) of such Act) (29 U.S.C. 2864(c)); and 

‘‘(4) Federal programs and activities that increase the 

capacity of libraries and museums to act as partners in economic and community development, education and research, 

improving digital literacy skills, and disseminating health 

information. 

‘‘(g) INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION.—The Director shall work 

jointly with the individuals heading relevant Federal departments 

and agencies, including the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of 

Education, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, 

the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, the 

Director of the National Science Foundation, the Secretary of Health 

and Human Services, the Secretary of State, the Administrator 

of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of the 

Interior, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the 

Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, the Chairman 

of the National Endowment of the Humanities, and the Director 

of the Office of Management and Budget, or the designees of such 

individuals, on— 

‘‘(1) initiatives, materials, or technology to support 

workforce development activities undertaken by libraries; 

‘‘(2) resource and policy approaches to eliminate barriers 

to fully leveraging the role of libraries and museums in supporting the early learning, literacy, lifelong learning, digital 

literacy, workforce development, and education needs of the 

people of the United States; and 

‘‘(3) initiatives, materials, or technology to support educational, cultural, historical, scientific, environmental, and 

other activities undertaken by museums.’’. 

SEC. 103. PERSONNEL. 

Section 206 (20 U.S.C. 9105) is amended— 

(1) by striking paragraph (2) of subsection (b) and inserting 

the following: 

‘‘(2) NUMBER AND COMPENSATION.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The number of employees appointed 

and compensated under paragraph (1) shall not exceed 

1⁄5 of the number of full-time regular or professional 

employees of the Institute. 

‘‘(B) RATE OF COMPENSATION.— ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in clause 

(ii), the rate of basic compensation for the employees 

appointed and compensated under paragraph (1) may 

not exceed the rate prescribed for level GS–15 of the 

General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5, United 

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‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION.—The Director may appoint not 

more than 3 employees under paragraph (1) at a rate 

of basic compensation that exceeds the rate described 

in clause (i) but does not exceed the rate of basic 

pay in effect for positions at level IV of the Executive 

Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States 

Code.’’; and 

(2) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(d) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.—The Director may use experts 

and consultants, including panels of experts, who may be employed 

as authorized under section 3109 of title 5, United States Code.’’. 

SEC. 104. BOARD. 

Section 207 (20 U.S.C. 9105a) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (b)— 

(A) in paragraph (1)— 

(i) by striking subparagraph (D); and 

(ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) and (F) 

as subparagraphs (D) and (E), respectively; 

(B) in paragraph (2)— 

(i) in the matter preceding clause (i) of subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘(1)(E)’’ and inserting ‘‘(1)(D)’’; 

and 

(ii) in the matter preceding clause (i) of subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘(1)(F)’’ and inserting ‘‘(1)(E)’’; 

and 

(C) in paragraph (4)— 

(i) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘Library Services,’’; and 

(ii) by striking ‘‘, and the Chairman of the National 

Commission on Library and Information Science’’; 

(2) in subsection (c)— 

(A) in paragraph (1)— 

(i) by striking ‘‘Except as otherwise provided in 

this subsection, each’’ and inserting ‘‘Each’’; and 

(ii) by striking ‘‘(E) or (F)’’ and inserting ‘‘(D) or 

(E)’’; and 

(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘INITIAL BOARD

APPOINTMENTS.—’’ and all that follows through ‘‘The terms 

of the first members’’ and inserting the following: 

‘‘AUTHORITY TO ADJUST TERMS.—The terms of the members’’; 

(3) in subsection (d)— 

(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘relating to museum 

and library services, including financial assistance awarded 

under this title’’ and inserting ‘‘relating to museum, library, 

and information services’’; and 

(B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: 

‘‘(2) NATIONAL AWARDS AND MEDALS.—The Museum and 

Library Services Board shall advise the Director in awarding 

national awards and medals under section 209.’’; and 

(4) in subsection (i), by striking ‘‘take steps to ensure 

that the policies and activities of the Institute are coordinated 

with other activities of the Federal Government’’ and inserting 

‘‘coordinate the development and implementation of policies 

and activities as described in subsections (f) and (g) of section 

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SEC. 105. AWARDS AND MEDALS. 

Section 209 (20 U.S.C. 9107) is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘SEC. 209. AWARDS AND MEDALS. 

‘‘The Director, with the advice of the Museum and Library 

Services Board, may annually award national awards and medals 

for library and museum services to outstanding libraries and 

museums that have made significant contributions in service to 

their communities.’’. 

SEC. 106. RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS. 

Section 210 (20 U.S.C. 9108) is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘SEC. 210. POLICY RESEARCH, ANALYSIS, DATA COLLECTION, AND 

DISSEMINATION. 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall annually conduct policy 

research, analysis, and data collection to extend and improve the 

Nation’s museum, library, and information services. 

‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The policy research, analysis, and data 

collection shall be conducted in ongoing collaboration (as determined 

appropriate by the Director), and in consultation, with— 

‘‘(1) State library administrative agencies; 

‘‘(2) national, State, and regional library and museum 

organizations; and 

‘‘(3) other relevant agencies and organizations. 

‘‘(c) OBJECTIVES.—The policy research, analysis, and data collection shall be used to— 

‘‘(1) identify national needs for and trends in museum, 

library, and information services; 

‘‘(2) measure and report on the impact and effectiveness 

of museum, library, and information services throughout the 

United States, including the impact of Federal programs 

authorized under this Act; 

‘‘(3) identify best practices; and 

‘‘(4) develop plans to improve museum, library, and 

information services of the United States and to strengthen 

national, State, local, regional, and international communications and cooperative networks. 

‘‘(d) DISSEMINATION.—Each year, the Director shall widely 

disseminate, as appropriate to accomplish the objectives under subsection (c), the results of the policy research, analysis, and data 

collection carried out under this section. 

‘‘(e) AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT.—The Director is authorized— 

‘‘(1) to enter into contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, 

and other arrangements with Federal agencies and other public 

and private organizations to carry out the objectives under 

subsection (c); and 

‘‘(2) to publish and disseminate, in a form determined 

appropriate by the Director, the reports, findings, studies, and 

other materials prepared under paragraph (1). 

‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $3,500,000 for fiscal year 2011 and 

such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 

2012 through 2016. 

‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Sums appropriated under 

paragraph (1) for any fiscal year shall remain available for 

obligation until expended.’’. 

Deadline. 


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SEC. 107. HEARINGS. 

Subtitle A (20 U.S.C. 9101 et seq.) is amended by adding 

at the end the following: 

‘‘SEC. 210B. HEARINGS. 

‘‘The Director is authorized to conduct hearings at such times 

and places as the Director determines appropriate for carrying 

out the purposes of this subtitle.’’. 

SEC. 108. ADMINISTRATIVE FUNDS. 

Subtitle A (20 U.S.C. 9101 et seq.), as amended by section 

107, is further amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘SEC. 210C. ADMINISTRATIVE FUNDS. 

‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Director 

shall establish one account to be used to pay the Federal administrative costs of carrying out this Act, and not more than a total 

of 7 percent of the funds appropriated under sections 210(f), 214, 

and 275 shall be placed in such account.’’. 

TITLE II—LIBRARY SERVICES AND 

TECHNOLOGY 

SEC. 201. PURPOSES. 

Section 212 (20 U.S.C. 9121) is amended— 

(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: 

‘‘(1) to enhance coordination among Federal programs that 

relate to library and information services;’’; 

(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘continuous’’ after ‘‘promote’’; 

(3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

(4) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end 

and inserting a semicolon; and 

(5) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(5) to promote literacy, education, and lifelong learning 

and to enhance and expand the services and resources provided 

by libraries, including those services and resources relating 

to workforce development, 21st century skills, and digital literacy skills; 

‘‘(6) to enhance the skills of the current library workforce 

and to recruit future professionals to the field of library and 

information services; 

‘‘(7) to ensure the preservation of knowledge and library 

collections in all formats and to enable libraries to serve their 

communities during disasters; 

‘‘(8) to enhance the role of libraries within the information 

infrastructure of the United States in order to support research, 

education, and innovation; and 

‘‘(9) to promote library services that provide users with 

access to information through national, State, local, regional, 

and international collaborations and networks.’’. 

SEC. 202. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

Section 214 (20 U.S.C. 9123) is amended— 

(a) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following: 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appropriated— 

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‘‘(1) to carry out chapters 1, 2, and 3, $232,000,000 for 

fiscal year 2011 and such sums as may be necessary for each 

of the fiscal years 2012 through 2016; and ‘‘(2) to carry out chapter 4, $24,500,000 for fiscal year 

2011 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 

fiscal years 2012 through 2016.’’; and 

(b) by striking subsection (c). 

SEC. 203. RESERVATIONS AND ALLOTMENTS. 

Section 221(b)(3) (20 U.S.C. 9131(b)(3)) is amended— 

(1) in subparagraph (A)— (A) by striking ‘‘$340,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$680,000’’; 

and 

(B) by striking ‘‘$40,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$60,000’’; 

(2) by striking subparagraph (C); and 

(3) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph 

(C). 

SEC. 204. STATE PLANS. 

Section 224 (20 U.S.C. 9134) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (b)— 

(A) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs (7) and (8), respectively; and 

(B) after paragraph (5), by inserting the following: 

‘‘(6) describe how the State library administrative agency 

will work with other State agencies and offices where appropriate to coordinate resources, programs, and activities and 

leverage, but not replace, the Federal and State investment 

in— 

‘‘(A) elementary and secondary education, including 

coordination with the activities within the State that are 

supported by a grant under section 1251 of the Elementary 

and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6383); 

‘‘(B) early childhood education, including coordination 

with— 

‘‘(i) the State’s activities carried out under subsections (b)(4) and (e)(1) of section 642 of the Head 

Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9837); and 

‘‘(ii) the activities described in the State’s strategic 

plan in accordance with section 642B(a)(4)(B)(i) of such 

Act (42 U.S.C. 9837b(a)(4)(B)(i)); 

‘‘(C) workforce development, including coordination 

with— 

‘‘(i) the activities carried out by the State workforce 

investment board under section 111(d) of the Workforce 

Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2821(d)); and 

‘‘(ii) the State’s one-stop delivery system established under section 134(c) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 

2864(c)); and 

‘‘(D) other Federal programs and activities that relate 

to library services, including economic and community 

development and health information;’’; and 

(2) in subsection (e)(2), by inserting ‘‘, including through 

electronic means’’ before the period at the end. 

SEC. 205. GRANTS. 

Section 231 (20 U.S.C. 9141) is amended— 

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(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the semicolon 

the following: ‘‘in order to support such individuals’ needs 

for education, lifelong learning, workforce development, and 

digital literacy skills’’; 

(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘electronic networks;’’ 

and inserting ‘‘collaborations and networks; and’’; 

(C) by redesignating paragraph (2) (as amended by 

subparagraph (B)) as paragraph (7), and by moving such 

paragraph so as to appear after paragraph (6); 

(D) by striking paragraph (3); 

(E) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: 

‘‘(2) establishing or enhancing electronic and other linkages 

and improved coordination among and between libraries and 

entities, as described in section 224(b)(6), for the purpose of 

improving the quality of and access to library and information 

services; 

‘‘(3)(A) providing training and professional development, 

including continuing education, to enhance the skills of the 

current library workforce and leadership, and advance the 

delivery of library and information services; and 

‘‘(B) enhancing efforts to recruit future professionals to 

the field of library and information services;’’; 

(F) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

(G) in paragraph (6), by striking the period and 

inserting a semicolon; and 

(H) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(8) carrying out other activities consistent with the purposes set forth in section 212, as described in the State library 

administrative agency’s plan.’’; and 

(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following: 

‘‘(b) SPECIAL RULE.—Each State library administrative agency 

receiving funds under this chapter may apportion the funds available for the priorities described in subsection (a) as appropriate 

to meet the needs of the individual State.’’. 

SEC. 206. GRANTS, CONTRACTS, OR COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS. 

Section 262(a) (20 U.S.C. 9162(a)) is amended— 

(1) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the 

following: 

‘‘(1) building workforce and institutional capacity for managing the national information infrastructure and serving the 

information and education needs of the public; 

‘‘(2)(A) research and demonstration projects related to the 

improvement of libraries or the enhancement of library and 

information services through effective and efficient use of new 

technologies, including projects that enable library users to 

acquire digital literacy skills and that make information 

resources more accessible and available; and 

‘‘(B) dissemination of information derived from such 

projects;’’; and 

(2) in paragraph (3)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘digitization’’ and inserting ‘‘digitizing’’; 

and 

(B) by inserting ‘‘, including the development of 

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would ensure the preservation of knowledge and library 

collections in the event of a disaster’’ before ‘‘; and’’. 

SEC. 207. LAURA BUSH 21ST CENTURY LIBRARIAN PROGRAM. 

Subtitle B (20 U.S.C. 9121 et seq.) is amended by adding 

at the end the following: 

‘‘CHAPTER 4—LAURA BUSH 21ST CENTURY LIBRARIANS 

‘‘SEC. 264. LAURA BUSH 21ST CENTURY LIBRARIAN PROGRAM. 

‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this chapter to develop 

a diverse workforce of librarians by— 

‘‘(1) recruiting and educating the next generation of librarians, including by encouraging middle or high school students 

and postsecondary students to pursue careers in library and 

information science; 

‘‘(2) developing faculty and library leaders, including by 

increasing the institutional capacity of graduate schools of 

library and information science; and 

‘‘(3) enhancing the training and professional development 

of librarians and the library workforce to meet the needs of 

their communities, including those needs relating to literacy 

and education, workforce development, lifelong learning, and 

digital literacy. 

‘‘(b) ACTIVITIES.—From the amounts provided under section 

214(a)(2), the Director may enter into arrangements, including 

grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other forms of assistance, with libraries, library consortia and associations, institutions 

of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)), and other entities that the 

Director determines appropriate, for projects that further the purpose of this chapter, such as projects that— 

‘‘(1) increase the number of students enrolled in nationally 

accredited graduate library and information science programs 

and preparing for careers of service in libraries; 

‘‘(2) recruit future professionals, including efforts to attract 

promising middle school, high school, or postsecondary students 

to consider careers in library and information science; 

‘‘(3) develop or enhance professional development programs 

for librarians and the library workforce; 

‘‘(4) enhance curricula within nationally accredited graduate library and information science programs; 

‘‘(5) enhance doctoral education in order to develop faculty 

to educate the future generation of library professionals and 

develop the future generation of library leaders; and 

‘‘(6) conduct research, including research to support the 

successful recruitment and education of the next generation 

of librarians. 

‘‘(c) EVALUATION.—The Director shall establish procedures for 

reviewing and evaluating projects supported under this chapter.’’. 

SEC. 208. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 

The National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act 

of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 951 et seq.) is amended— 

(1) in section 4(a) (20 U.S.C. 953(a)), by striking ‘‘Institute 

of Museum Services’’ and inserting ‘‘Institute of Museum and 

Library Services’’; and 

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(2) in section 9 (20 U.S.C. 958), by striking ‘‘Institute 

of Museum Services’’ each place the term appears and inserting 

‘‘Institute of Museum and Library Services’’. 

TITLE III—MUSEUM SERVICES 

SEC. 301. PURPOSE. 

Section 272 (20 U.S.C. 9171) is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘through international, 

national, regional, State, and local networks and partnerships’’ 

after ‘‘services’’; 

(2) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

(3) in paragraph (6), by striking the period and inserting 

a semicolon; and 

(4) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(7) to encourage and support museums as a part of economic development and revitalization in communities; 

‘‘(8) to ensure museums of various types and sizes in diverse 

geographic regions of the United States are afforded attention 

and support; and 

‘‘(9) to support efforts at the State level to leverage museum 

resources and maximize museum services.’’. 

SEC. 302. DEFINITIONS. 

Section 273(1) (20 U.S.C. 9172(1)) is amended by inserting 

‘‘includes museums that have tangible and digital collections and’’ 

after ‘‘Such term’’. 

SEC. 303. MUSEUM SERVICES ACTIVITIES. 

Section 274 (20 U.S.C. 9173) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (a)— 

(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting 

‘‘, States, local governments,’’ after ‘‘with museums’’; 

(B) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (10) as 

paragraphs (6) through (11), respectively; 

(C) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4) and inserting 

the following: 

‘‘(3) supporting the conservation and preservation of 

museum collections, including efforts to— 

‘‘(A) provide optimal conditions for storage, exhibition, 

and use; 

‘‘(B) prepare for and respond to disasters and emergency situations; 

‘‘(C) establish endowments for conservation; and 

‘‘(D) train museum staff in collections care; 

‘‘(4) supporting efforts at the State level to leverage 

museum resources, including statewide assessments of museum 

services and needs and development of State plans to improve 

and maximize museum services through the State; 

‘‘(5) stimulating greater collaboration, in order to share 

resources and strengthen communities, among museums and— 

‘‘(A) libraries; 

‘‘(B) schools; 

‘‘(C) international, Federal, State, regional, and local 

agencies or organizations; 

‘‘(D) nongovernmental organizations; and 

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(D) in paragraph (6) (as redesignated by subparagraph 

(B)), by striking ‘‘broadcast media’’ and inserting ‘‘media, 

including new ways to disseminate information,’’; and 

(E) in paragraph (9) (as redesignated by subparagraph 

(B)), by striking ‘‘at all levels,’’ and inserting ‘‘, and the 

skills of museum staff, at all levels, and to support the 

development of the next generation of museum leaders 

and professionals,’’; and 

(2) in subsection (c)— 

(A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); 

(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: 

‘‘(2) GRANT DISTRIBUTION.—In awarding grants, the 

Director shall take into consideration the equitable distribution 

of grants to museums of various types and sizes and to different 

geographic areas of the United States’’; and 

(C) in paragraph (2)— 

(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘awards’’; and 

(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘, but subsequent’’ and inserting ‘‘. Subsequent’’. 

SEC. 304. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

Section 275 (20 U.S.C. 9176) is amended— 

(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following: 

‘‘(a) GRANTS.—For the purpose of carrying out this subtitle, 

there are authorized to be appropriated to the Director $38,600,000 

for fiscal year 2011 and such sums as may be necessary for each 

of the fiscal years 2012 through 2016.’’; 

(2) by striking subsection (b); 

(3) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b); and 

(4) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(c) FUNDING RULES.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 

this subtitle, if the amount appropriated under subsection (a) for 

a fiscal year is greater than the amount appropriated under such 

subsection for fiscal year 2011 by more than $10,000,000, then 

an amount of not less than 30 percent but not more than 50 

percent of the increase in appropriated funds shall be available, 

from the funds appropriated under such subsection for the fiscal 

year, to enter into arrangements under section 274 to carry out 

the State assessments described in section 274(a)(4) and to assist 

States in the implementation of such plans.’’. 

TITLE IV—REPEAL OF THE NATIONAL 

COMMISSION ON LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION SCIENCE ACT 

SEC. 401. REPEAL. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The National Commission on Libraries and 

Information Science Act (20 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) is repealed. 

(b) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.—The functions that the National 

Commission on Libraries and Information Science exercised before 

the date of enactment of this Act shall be transferred to the Institute 

of Museum and Library Services established under section 203 

of the Museum and Library Services Act (20 U.S.C. 9102). 

(c) TRANSFER AND ALLOCATION OF APPROPRIATIONS AND PER- SONNEL.—The personnel and the assets, contracts, property, records, 

20 USC 9102 

note. 

20 USC 1501 and 

note, 1502–1506. 


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PUBLIC LAW 111–340—DEC. 22, 2010 124 STAT. 3605 

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 3984: 

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 156 (2010): 

Dec. 7, considered and passed Senate. 

Dec. 14, considered and passed House. 

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and unexpended balance of appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other funds employed, held, used, arising from, available 

to, or to be made available for the functions and activities vested 

by law in the National Commission on Libraries and Information 

Science shall be transferred to the Institute of Museum and Library 

Services upon the date of enactment of this Act. 

(d) REFERENCES.—Any reference to the National Commission 

on Libraries and Information Science in any Federal law, Executive 

Order, rule, delegation of authority, or document shall be construed 

to refer to the Institute of Museum and Library Services when 

the reference regards functions transferred under subsection (b). 

Approved December 22, 2010. 

20 USC 9102 

note. 


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