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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2271 

To reauthorize the Museum and Library Services Act. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 21, 2017 

Mr. REED (for himself, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. COCHRAN, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, and 

Ms. MURKOWSKI) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 

referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

A BILL 

To reauthorize the Museum and Library Services Act. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES. 

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

5 ‘‘Museum and Library Services Act of 2017’’. 

6 (b) REFERENCES.—Except as otherwise expressly 

7 provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal 

8 is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, 

9 a section or other provision, the reference shall be consid10 ered to be made to a section or other provision of the Mu11 seum and Library Services Act (20 U.S.C. 9101 et seq.). 


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1 SEC. 2. GENERAL DEFINITIONS. 

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

3 (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘means the 

4 skills associated with using technology to enable 

5 users to find, evaluate, organize, create, and commu6 nicate information.’’ and inserting ‘‘means the skills 

7 associated with— 

8 ‘‘(A) using technology to enable users to 

9 find, evaluate, organize, create, and commu10 nicate information; and 

11 ‘‘(B) developing digital citizenship and the 

12 responsible use of technology.’’; 

13 (2) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘by the Sec14 retary of the Interior’’; 

15 (3) by redesignating paragraphs (7) and (8) as 

16 paragraphs (8) and (9), respectively; and 

17 (4) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol18 lowing: 

19 ‘‘(7) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— 

20 The term ‘institution of higher education’ means an 

21 institution of higher education as defined under sec22 tion 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

23 U.S.C. 1001).’’. 

24 SEC. 3. DIRECTOR OF THE INSTITUTE. 

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


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1 (1) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting ‘‘, except 

2 that if a successor to the Director has not been ap3 pointed by the President, by and with the advice and 

4 consent of the Senate, as of the date of expiration 

5 of the Director’s term, the Director may serve for 

6 not more than 1 additional year until a successor 

7 has been appointed and confirmed under paragraph 

8 (1)’’ before the period; 

9 (2) in subsection (f)— 

10 (A) by striking paragraph (1) and insert11 ing the following: 

12 ‘‘(1) programs and activities under the Elemen13 tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (includ14 ing programs and activities under subparts 2 and 3 

15 of part B of title II, and parts A and B of title IV, 

16 of such Act);’’; and 

17 (B) by striking paragraph (4) and insert18 ing the following: 

19 ‘‘(4) Federal programs and activities that in20 crease the capacity of libraries and museums to act 

21 as partners in supporting economic and community 

22 development, providing education and research, im23 proving digital literacy skills, strengthening financial 

24 literacy and other types of literacy skills, and en25 hancing public safety and health awareness.’’; and 


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1 (3) in subsection (g)— 

2 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

3 by striking ‘‘Humanities, and the Director of 

4 the Office of Management and Budget,’’ and in5 serting ‘‘Humanities, the Director of the Office 

6 of Management and Budget, the Secretary of 

7 Commerce, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 

8 the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of 

9 Homeland Security, the Secretary of Agri10 culture, the Chief Executive Officer of the Cor11 poration for National and Community Service, 

12 the Librarian of Congress, the Archivist of the 

13 United States, and the Director of the United 

14 States Government Publishing Office’’; 

15 (B) by striking paragraph (1) and insert16 ing the following: 

17 ‘‘(1) initiatives, materials, technology, or re18 search to support education, workforce development, 

19 economic and business development, and related ac20 tivities and services undertaken by libraries;’’; and 

21 (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘or tech22 nology’’ and inserting ‘‘technology, or re23 search’’. 


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1 SEC. 4. NATIONAL MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES 

2 BOARD. 

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

4 (1) in paragraph (2)(A)(i)(II), by inserting ‘‘, 

5 including rural communities’’ after ‘‘underserved 

6 communities’’; 

7 (2) in paragraph (3), in the first sentence— 

8 (A) by inserting ‘‘, and the needs of,’’ after 

9 ‘‘persons from’’; and 

10 (B) by inserting ‘‘, including rural areas’’ 

11 after ‘‘United States’’; 

12 (3) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and the Dep13 uty Director of the Office of Museum Services’’ and 

14 inserting ‘‘the Deputy Director of the Office of Mu15 seum Services, and the General Counsel of the Insti16 tute’’; 

17 (4) by redesignating subsections (f) through (i) 

18 as subsections (g) through (j), respectively; and 

19 (5) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol20 lowing: 

21 ‘‘(f) SECRETARY.—The General Counsel of the Insti22 tute shall serve as Secretary of the Museum and Library 

23 Services Board.’’. 


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1 SEC. 5. POLICY RESEARCH, DATA COLLECTION, ANALYSIS 

2 AND MODELING, EVALUATION, AND DISSEMI3 NATION. 

4 Section 210 (20 U.S.C. 9108) is amended— 

5 (1) by striking the section heading and insert6 ing the following: 

7 ‘‘SEC. 210. POLICY RESEARCH, DATA COLLECTION, ANAL8 YSIS AND MODELING, EVALUATION, AND DIS9 SEMINATION.’’; 

10 (2) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub11 section (g); 

12 (3) by striking subsections (a) through (e) and 

13 inserting the following: 

14 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall regularly sup15 port and conduct, as appropriate, policy research, data col16 lection, analysis and modeling, evaluation, and dissemina17 tion of information to extend and improve the Nation’s 

18 museum, library, and information services. 

19 ‘‘(b) OBJECTIVES.—The objectives of the policy re20 search, data collection, analysis and modeling, evaluation, 

21 and dissemination of information carried out under this 

22 section include the following: 

23 ‘‘(1) To enhance and expand the capacity of 

24 museums, libraries, and information services to an25 ticipate, respond to, and meet the evolving needs of 

26 communities and the public, including by identifying 


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1 trends and developments that may impact the need 

2 for and delivery of services. 

3 ‘‘(2) To provide information and data on the 

4 role, value, and impact of museum, library, and in5 formation resources, including the identification of 

6 trends and potential gaps in the availability and use 

7 of museum and library services by their communities 

8 and the public. 

9 ‘‘(3) To measure the effectiveness of museums, 

10 libraries, and information services throughout the 

11 United States, including the impact of Federal pro12 grams authorized under this Act. 

13 ‘‘(4) To identify indicators and outcomes that 

14 can be used to create enhancements to the efficiency 

15 and efficacy of museum, library, and information 

16 services. 

17 ‘‘(5) To promote advancement and growth in 

18 museum, library, and information services through 

19 sharing of best practices and effective strategies in 

20 order to better serve the people of the United States. 

21 ‘‘(6) To facilitate planning for, and building of, 

22 institutional capacity in order to improve— 

23 ‘‘(A) museum, library, and information 

24 services at the national, State, local, and re25 gional levels; and 


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1 ‘‘(B) international communications and co2 operative networks. 

3 ‘‘(7) To support and enhance collaborative pro4 fessional networks and consortia that use shared, 

5 meaningful, and actionable data analysis and mod6 eling to advance museum, library, and information 

7 services and address community needs. 

8 ‘‘(c) AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT AND ENTER INTO

9 OTHER ARRANGEMENTS.—The Director is authorized to 

10 enter into grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and 

11 other arrangements with Federal agencies, public and pri12 vate organizations, and other entities with expertise the 

13 Director determines appropriate, to further the objectives 

14 described in subsection (b) and to carry out the respon15 sibilities under subsection (f). 

16 ‘‘(d) CONSULTATION AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT.— 

17 In carrying out subsection (a) and in furtherance of the 

18 objectives described in subsection (b), the Director— 

19 ‘‘(1) shall conduct ongoing collaboration (as de20 termined appropriate by the Director) and consult 

21 with— 

22 ‘‘(A) State library administrative agencies; 

23 and 

24 ‘‘(B) National, State, tribal, and regional 

25 museum and library organizations; and 


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1 ‘‘(2) may also collaborate or consult with— 

2 ‘‘(A) cooperative networks of geographic3 or discipline-based museums and libraries; and 

4 ‘‘(B) other applicable agencies, organiza5 tions (including international organizations), 

6 entities (including entities with expertise in the 

7 fields of data collection, analysis and modeling, 

8 and evaluation), and community stakeholders. 

9 ‘‘(e) ASSISTANCE TO MUSEUMS AND LIBRARIES.— 

10 The Director shall provide technical support and assist11 ance (and other resources, to the extent practicable) to 

12 ensure consistency in data reporting and help the museum 

13 and library fields with meeting the objectives of this sec14 tion. 

15 ‘‘(f) DISSEMINATION.— 

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each year, the Director 

17 shall widely disseminate, as appropriate to further 

18 the objectives described in subsection (b)— 

19 ‘‘(A) the results, data, reports, findings, 

20 studies, surveys, and other information obtained 

21 under this section; 

22 ‘‘(B) the means and approaches by which 

23 the objectives described in subsection (b) were 

24 accomplished; and 


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1 ‘‘(C) information regarding the manner 

2 and extent to which collaboration and consulta3 tion were conducted, as required by subsection 

4 (d). 

5 ‘‘(2) FORMATS TO BE USED.—The information 

6 described in paragraph (1) shall be shared in for7 mats that facilitate access and ease of use and are 

8 searchable.’’; and 

9 (4) in subsection (g)(1), as redesignated by 

10 paragraph (2)— 

11 (A) by striking ‘‘2011’’ and inserting 

12 ‘‘2018’’; and 

13 (B) by striking ‘‘2012 through 2016’’ and 

14 inserting ‘‘2019 through 2023’’. 

15 SEC. 6. ADMINISTRATIVE FUNDS. 

16 Section 210C (20 U.S.C. 9111) is amended— 

17 (1) by striking ‘‘a total of 7 percent of the 

18 funds’’ and inserting ‘‘$17,000,000 of the total 

19 funds’’; and 

20 (2) by striking ‘‘sections 210(f)’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘sections 210(g)’’. 

22 SEC. 7. PURPOSE RELATING TO LIBRARY SERVICES AND 

23 TECHNOLOGY. 

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


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1 (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, edu2 cation,’’ after ‘‘library’’; 

3 (2) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the 

4 following: 

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

6 learning, including by building learning partnerships 

7 with school libraries in our Nation’s schools, includ8 ing tribal schools, and developing resources, capabili9 ties, and programs in support of State and local ef10 forts to offer a well-rounded educational experience 

11 to all students;’’; 

12 (3) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through 

13 (9) as paragraphs (8) through (11), respectively; 

14 (4) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol15 lowing: 

16 ‘‘(6) to enable libraries to develop services that 

17 meet the needs of communities throughout the Na18 tion, including people of diverse geographic, cultural, 

19 and socioeconomic backgrounds, individuals with dis20 abilities, residents of rural and urban areas, Native 

21 Americans, military families, veterans, and care22 givers; 

23 ‘‘(7) to enable libraries to serve as anchor insti24 tutions to support community revitalization through 

25 enhancing and expanding the services and resources 


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1 provided by libraries, including those services and re2 sources relating to workforce development, economic 

3 and business development, critical thinking skills, 

4 health information, digital literacy skills, financial 

5 literacy and other types of literacy skills, and new 

6 and emerging technology;’’; 

7 (5) in paragraph (8), as redesignated by para8 graph (3), by inserting ‘‘, including those from di9 verse and underrepresented backgrounds,’’ after 

10 ‘‘professionals’’; 

11 (6) in paragraph (10), as redesignated by para12 graph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

13 (7) in paragraph (11), as redesignated by para14 graph (3), by striking the period at the end and in15 serting ‘‘; and’’; and 

16 (8) by adding at the end the following: 

17 ‘‘(12) to encourage, support, and disseminate 

18 model programs of library and museum collabora19 tion.’’. 

20 SEC. 8. DEFINITION OF LIBRARY. 

21 Section 213(1) (20 U.S.C. 9122(1)) is amended— 

22 (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) through 

23 (E) as subparagraphs (D) through (F); and 

24 (2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol25 lowing: 


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1 ‘‘(C) a tribal library;’’. 

2 SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR LI3 BRARY SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGY. 

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

5 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 

6 2011 and such sums as may be necessary for each 

7 of the fiscal years 2012 through 2016’’ and insert8 ing ‘‘fiscal year 2018 and such sums as may be nec9 essary for each of the fiscal years 2019 through 

10 2023’’; and 

11 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 

12 2011 and such sums as may be necessary for each 

13 of the fiscal years 2012 through 2016’’ and insert14 ing ‘‘fiscal year 2018 and such sums as may be nec15 essary for each of the fiscal years 2019 through 

16 2023’’. 

17 SEC. 10. RESERVATIONS AND ALLOTMENTS. 

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

19 (1) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘1.75’’ 

20 and inserting ‘‘2.25’’; and 

21 (2) in subsection (b)(3), by striking subpara22 graph (C). 

23 SEC. 11. STATE PLANS. 

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1 (1) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting 

2 the following: 

3 ‘‘(A) programs and activities under the El4 ementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 

5 (including programs and activities under sub6 parts 2 and 3 of part B of title II, and parts 

7 A and B of title IV, of such Act);’’; 

8 (2) in subparagraph (C)— 

9 (A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 

10 the semicolon; and 

11 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘(iii) the activities carried out by the 

13 State in support of adult education and lit14 eracy under title II of such Act; and’’; and 

15 (3) in subparagraph (D)— 

16 (A) by inserting ‘‘, business,’’ after ‘‘eco17 nomic’’; and 

18 (B) by striking ‘‘and health information’’ 

19 and inserting ‘‘, health information, critical 

20 thinking skills, digital literacy skills, financial 

21 literacy and other types of literacy skills’’. 

22 SEC. 12. GRANTS TO STATES. 

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

24 (1) in paragraph (1)— 


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1 (A) by inserting ‘‘(including new and 

2 emerging technology)’’ after ‘‘formats’’; and 

3 (B) by striking ‘‘workforce development, 

4 and digital literacy skills’’ and inserting ‘‘work5 force development, economic and business devel6 opment, health information, critical thinking 

7 skills, digital literacy skills, and financial lit8 eracy and other types of literacy skills’’; 

9 (2) in paragraph (3)(B), by inserting ‘‘, includ10 ing those from diverse and underrepresented back11 grounds,’’ after ‘‘professionals’’; and 

12 (3) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘, tribes,’’ 

13 after ‘‘agencies’’. 

14 SEC. 13. STATE ADVISORY COUNCILS. 

15 Section 251 (20 U.S.C. 9151) is amended— 

16 (1) by inserting ‘‘tribal,’’ after ‘‘public,’’; and 

17 (2) by striking ‘‘and libraries serving individ18 uals with disabilities’’ and inserting ‘‘and libraries 

19 serving people of diverse geographic, cultural, and 

20 socioeconomic backgrounds, individuals with disabil21 ities, residents of rural and urban areas, Native 

22 Americans, military families, veterans, and care23 givers.’’. 

24 SEC. 14. NATIONAL LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES. 

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


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1 (1) in subsection (a)— 

2 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph 

3 (1)— 

4 (i) by striking ‘‘of awarding grants or 

5 entering into contracts or cooperative 

6 agreements’’; and 

7 (ii) by striking ‘‘museums’’ and all 

8 that follows through ‘‘activities that may 

9 include—’’ and inserting ‘‘museums, in10 cluding by carrying out activities such as— 

11 ’’; 

12 (B) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting ‘‘and 

13 emerging’’ after ‘‘new’’; 

14 (C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 

15 paragraph (5); and 

16 (D) by striking paragraph (3) and insert17 ing the following: 

18 ‘‘(3) conserving, preserving, and digitizing li19 brary materials and resources, giving priority to 

20 projects emphasizing coordination, optimizing condi21 tions for storage and future use, offering staff train22 ing, avoiding duplication, and providing access by re23 searchers beyond the institution or library entity un24 dertaking the project; 


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1 ‘‘(4) enhancing the ability of libraries to provide 

2 services to affected communities in the event of an 

3 emergency or disaster through— 

4 ‘‘(A) the development of national, regional, 

5 statewide, or local emergency and disaster man6 agement plans that— 

7 ‘‘(i) address communication and co8 ordination of information and services for 

9 affected communities; and 

10 ‘‘(ii) ensure the preservation of knowl11 edge and library collections; and 

12 ‘‘(B) the implementation of the emergency 

13 and disaster management plans described in 

14 subparagraph (A), or otherwise enabling librar15 ies to provide services consistent with this Act 

16 to affected communities in the event of an 

17 emergency or disaster; and’’; 

18 (2) in subsection (b)— 

19 (A) by striking paragraph (1) and insert20 ing the following: 

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director may carry 

22 out the activities described in subsection (a) by en23 tering into arrangements, including grants, con24 tracts, cooperative agreements, and other forms of 

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1 ciations, institutions of higher education, museums, 

2 and other entities that the Director determines ap3 propriate.’’; and 

4 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and co5 operative agreements’’ and inserting ‘‘coopera6 tive agreements, and other arrangements or 

7 forms of assistance’’; and 

8 (3) in subsection (c)— 

9 (A) by striking ‘‘activities assisted under 

10 this section’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘ac11 tivities assisted under this section— 

12 ‘‘(1) are administered’’; 

13 (B) by striking ‘‘experts.’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘experts;’’; and 

15 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

16 ‘‘(2) reflect and serve a range of library types 

17 and geographically diverse areas; 

18 ‘‘(3) include evaluation, analysis, and dissemi19 nation components; and 

20 ‘‘(4) to the extent practicable, actively involve, 

21 have direct impact on, or provide future application 

22 in, libraries.’’. 

23 SEC. 15. LAURA BUSH 21ST CENTURY LIBRARIAN PRO24 GRAM. 

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1 (1) in subsection (a)— 

2 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

3 (i) by inserting ‘‘from diverse and 

4 underrepresented backgrounds’’ after ‘‘li5 brarians’’; and 

6 (ii) by striking ‘‘middle’’ through 

7 ‘‘postsecondary’’ and inserting ‘‘at the 

8 middle school, high school, and postsec9 ondary levels’’; 

10 (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘from 

11 diverse and underrepresented backgrounds’’ 

12 after ‘‘library leaders’’; and 

13 (C) by striking paragraph (3) and insert14 ing the following: 

15 ‘‘(3) enhancing the training and professional 

16 development of librarians and the library workforce 

17 to enable librarians and the library workforce to 

18 meet the needs of their communities, including those 

19 needs relating to education, lifelong learning, work20 force development, economic and business develop21 ment, health information, critical thinking skills, 

22 digital literacy skills, financial and other types of lit23 eracy skills, and new and emerging technology.’’; 

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1 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘(as defined 

2 in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

3 (20 U.S.C. 1001))’’. 

4 SEC. 16. PURPOSE RELATING TO MUSEUM SERVICES. 

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

6 (1) by striking paragraph (1); 

7 (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para8 graph (1); 

9 (3) by inserting after paragraph (1), as redesig10 nated by paragraph (2), the following: 

11 ‘‘(2) to encourage and support museums in car12 rying out their public service role of connecting the 

13 whole of society to the cultural, artistic, historical, 

14 natural, and scientific understandings that con15 stitute our diverse heritage;’’; 

16 (4) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘diverse’’ be17 fore ‘‘cultural’’; 

18 (5) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘as a result 

19 of their increasing use by the public’’ and inserting 

20 ‘‘as they serve their communities in new and dif21 ferent ways’’; 

22 (6) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 

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1 (A) by striking ‘‘State level’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘State and regional levels’’; and 

3 (B) by striking the period at the end and 

4 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

5 (8) by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(10) to assist museums in their civic engage7 ment efforts to ensure that every person in the 

8 United States has access to high-quality museum 

9 services.’’. 

10 SEC. 17. MUSEUM SERVICES DEFINITIONS. 

11 Section 273(1) (20 U.S.C. 9172(1)) is amended— 

12 (1) by inserting ‘‘, tribal,’’ after ‘‘public’’; and 

13 (2) by inserting ‘‘, cultural heritage,’’ after 

14 ‘‘educational’’. 

15 SEC. 18. MUSEUM SERVICES ACTIVITIES. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 274(a) (20 U.S.C. 

17 9173(a)) is amended— 

18 (1) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 

19 following: 

20 ‘‘(2) supporting museums in building learning 

21 partnerships with the Nation’s schools, including 

22 tribal schools, and developing museum resources, ca23 pabilities, and programs in support of State and 

24 local efforts to offer a well-rounded educational expe25 rience to all students;’’; 


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1 (2) in paragraph (3)— 

2 (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

3 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

4 (B) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 

5 subparagraph (E); and 

6 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (C) 

7 the following: 

8 ‘‘(D) curate, stabilize, and organize object9 related information; and’’; 

10 (3) by striking paragraph (7); 

11 (4) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as 

12 paragraphs (6) and (7), respectively; 

13 (5) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol14 lowing: 

15 ‘‘(5) creating shared technology tools and data 

16 resources, and developing museum staff training 

17 plans to improve and maximize museum services 

18 through organizations such as museum associations, 

19 professional networks, community-based organiza20 tions, and foundations, and through other collabo21 rative mechanisms;’’; 

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1 (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) 

2 through (E) as subparagraphs (D) through (F), 

3 respectively; 

4 (B) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 

5 the following: 

6 ‘‘(C) institutions of higher education;’’; 

7 (C) in subparagraph (D), as redesignated 

8 by subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘tribal,’’ 

9 after ‘‘regional,’’; 

10 (D) in subparagraph (E), as redesignated 

11 by subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 

12 the semicolon; 

13 (E) in subparagraph (F), as redesignated 

14 by subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘and’’ after 

15 the semicolon; and 

16 (F) by adding at the end the following: 

17 ‘‘(G) other relevant research and policy or18 ganizations;’’; 

19 (7) by amending paragraph (7), as redesignated 

20 by paragraph (4), to read as follows: 

21 ‘‘(7) encouraging the use of new and emerging 

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1 dents to enhance access to and engagement with 

2 museum collections, programs, and services;’’; 

3 (8) by amending paragraph (8) to read as fol4 lows: 

5 ‘‘(8) supporting museums in developing, car6 rying out, and providing programs and services that 

7 meet the needs of communities throughout the Na8 tion, including people of diverse geographic, cultural, 

9 and socioeconomic backgrounds, individuals with dis10 abilities, residents of rural and urban areas, Native 

11 Americans, military families, veterans, and care12 givers, and for State institutions;’’; 

13 (9) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 

14 the semicolon; 

15 (10) in paragraph (11), by striking the period 

16 at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

17 (11) by adding at the end the following: 

18 ‘‘(12) enabling museums to serve as anchor in19 stitutions to support community revitalization and 

20 the creation of opportunities for advancement; and 

21 ‘‘(13) developing public and private partner22 ships with other agencies and community-based or23 ganizations to expand and enhance museum serv24 ices.’’. 


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1 (b) SERVICES FOR NATIVE AMERICANS.—Section 

2 274(d) (20 U.S.C. 9173(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘1.75 

3 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘2.25 percent’’. 

4 (c) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS AND CONFORMING

5 AMENDMENTS.—Section 274 (20 U.S.C. 9173), as 

6 amended by subsections (a) and (b), is further amended— 

7 (1) in subsection (c)— 

8 (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting a period 

9 after ‘‘United States’’; and 

10 (B) in paragraph (3)— 

11 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

12 ‘‘technical’’ and all that follows through 

13 the period and inserting ‘‘technical assist14 ance.’’; and 

15 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

16 ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’ and all that follows 

17 through ‘‘awards’’ and inserting ‘‘subpara18 graph (A). Subsequent awards’’; and 

19 (2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘section 275’’ 

20 and inserting ‘‘section 276’’. 

21 SEC. 19. 21ST CENTURY MUSEUM PROFESSIONAL PRO22 GRAM. 

23 Subtitle C (20 U.S.C. 9171 et seq.) is amended— 

24 (1) by redesignating section 275 as section 276; 

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1 (2) by inserting after section 274 the following: 

2 ‘‘SEC. 275. 21ST CENTURY MUSEUM PROFESSIONAL PRO3 GRAM. 

4 ‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section to 

5 develop and enhance the diverse workforce of museum pro6 fessionals in order to best anticipate and serve the needs 

7 of their local communities and the public by— 

8 ‘‘(1) recruiting and educating future museum 

9 professionals from diverse and underrepresented 

10 backgrounds, including through encouraging middle 

11 or high school students and postsecondary students 

12 to pursue careers and build skills in museum serv13 ices; 

14 ‘‘(2) developing museum leaders from diverse 

15 and underrepresented backgrounds, including by in16 creasing the capacity of institutions that offer early 

17 career and mid-career professional development, spe18 cialized training, and leadership programs that di19 rectly relate to museum studies and management; 

20 and 

21 ‘‘(3) supporting the professional development of 

22 current museum professionals and the museum 

23 workforce to enable them to meet identified needs of 

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

2 section 276, the Director may enter into arrangements, 

3 including grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and 

4 other forms of assistance, with museums, museum con5 sortia and associations, institutions of higher education, 

6 and other entities that the Director determines appro7 priate, for projects that further the purpose of this section, 

8 such as projects that— 

9 ‘‘(1) increase the number of students from di10 verse and underrepresented backgrounds enrolled in 

11 graduate and undergraduate museum-related pro12 grams as well as other relevant programs offered 

13 through other education-focused entities, such as 

14 State and local governments, associations, and non15 profit organizations, in order to effectively prepare 

16 the students for, and retain the students in, careers 

17 in museum services; 

18 ‘‘(2) recruit future museum professionals from 

19 diverse and underrepresented backgrounds, including 

20 efforts to attract promising middle school, high 

21 school, or postsecondary students to consider careers 

22 in museum services such as through offering paid in23 ternships, mentoring, and fellowship opportunities; 

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1 seum professionals and the museum workforce, in2 cluding through mid-career skill-building, mentoring, 

3 and fellowships, and by supporting the development 

4 of local and regional networks for those who may 

5 not have easy access to such opportunities; and 

6 ‘‘(4) support and conduct research, needs as7 sessments, pilot programs, and evaluation of edu8 cation and professional development programs to ex9 plore successful approaches that can successfully re10 cruit, prepare, educate, and retain the next genera11 tion of museum professionals. 

12 ‘‘(c) EVALUATION.—The Director shall establish pro13 cedures for reviewing and evaluating arrangements sup14 ported under this section.’’. 

15 SEC. 20. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR MU16 SEUM SERVICES. 

17 Section 276 (20 U.S.C. 9176), as redesignated by 

18 section 17(1), is amended— 

19 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 

20 2011 and such sums as may be necessary for each 

21 of the fiscal years 2012 through 2016’’ and insert22 ing ‘‘fiscal year 2018 and such sums as may be nec23 essary for each of the fiscal years 2019 through 

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1 (2) in subsection (c) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 

2 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2018’’. 

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