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114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3391 

To reauthorize the Museum and Library Services Act. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016 

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

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 2016’’. 

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

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

5 (2) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol6 lowing: 

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

8 The term ‘institution of higher education’ means an 

9 institution of higher education as defined under sec10 tion 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

11 U.S.C. 1001).’’. 

12 SEC. 3. DIRECTOR OF THE INSTITUTE. 

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

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

15 that if a successor to the Director has not been ap16 pointed by the President, by and with the advice and 

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

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

19 not more than 1 additional year until a successor 

20 has been appointed and confirmed under paragraph 

21 (1)’’ before the period; 

22 (2) in subsection (f)— 

23 (A) by striking paragraph (1) and insert24 ing the following: 

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1 ing programs and activities under subparts 2 and 3 

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

3 of such Act);’’; and 

4 (B) by striking paragraph (4) and insert5 ing the following: 

6 ‘‘(4) Federal programs and activities that in7 crease the capacity of libraries and museums to act 

8 as partners in economic and community develop9 ment, education and research, improving digital lit10 eracy skills, strengthening financial literacy, and en11 hancing public safety and health.’’; and 

12 (3) in subsection (g)— 

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

14 by striking ‘‘Humanities, and the Director of 

15 the Office of Management and Budget,’’ and in16 serting ‘‘Humanities, the Director of the Office 

17 of Management and Budget, the Secretary of 

18 Commerce, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 

19 the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of 

20 Homeland Security, the Secretary of Agri21 culture, the Chief Executive Officer of the Cor22 poration for National and Community Service, 

23 the Librarian of Congress, and the Archivist of 

24 the United States,’’; 


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1 (B) by striking paragraph (1) and insert2 ing the following: 

3 ‘‘(1) initiatives, materials, technology, or re4 search to support education, workforce development, 

5 economic and business development, and related ac6 tivities and services undertaken by libraries;’’; and 

7 (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘or tech8 nology’’ and inserting ‘‘technology, or re9 search’’. 

10 SEC. 4. NATIONAL MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES 

11 BOARD. 

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

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

14 including rural communities’’ after ‘‘underserved 

15 communities’’; 

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

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

18 ‘‘persons from’’; and 

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

20 after ‘‘United States’’; 

21 (3) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and the Dep22 uty Director of the Office of Museum Services’’ and 

23 inserting ‘‘the Deputy Director of the Office of Mu24 seum Services, and the General Counsel of the Insti25 tute’’; 


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

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

3 (5) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘(f) SECRETARY.—The General Counsel of the Insti6 tute shall serve as Secretary of the Museum and Library 

7 Services Board.’’. 

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

9 AND MODELING, EVALUATION, AND DISSEMI10 NATION. 

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

12 (1) by striking the section heading and insert13 ing the following: 

14 ‘‘SEC. 210. POLICY RESEARCH, DATA COLLECTION, ANAL15 YSIS AND MODELING, EVALUATION, AND DIS16 SEMINATION.’’; 

17 (2) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub18 section (g); 

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

20 inserting the following: 

21 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall regularly sup22 port and conduct, as appropriate, policy research, data col23 lection, analysis and modeling, evaluation, and dissemina24 tion of information to extend and improve the Nation’s 

25 museum, library, and information services. 


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1 ‘‘(b) OBJECTIVES.—The objectives of the policy re2 search, data collection, analysis and modeling, evaluation, 

3 and dissemination of information carried out under this 

4 section include the following: 

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

6 museums, libraries, and information services to an7 ticipate, respond to, and meet the evolving needs of 

8 communities and the public, including by identifying 

9 trends and developments that may impact the need 

10 for and delivery of services. 

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

12 role, value, and impact of museum, library, and in13 formation resources, including the identification of 

14 trends and potential gaps in the availability and use 

15 of museum and library services by their communities 

16 and the public. 

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

18 libraries, and information services throughout the 

19 United States, including the impact of Federal pro20 grams authorized under this Act. 

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

22 can be used to create enhancements to the efficiency 

23 and efficacy of museum, library, and information 

24 services. 


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

2 museum, library, and information services through 

3 sharing of best practices and effective strategies in 

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

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

6 institutional capacity in order to improve— 

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

8 services at the national, State, local, and re9 gional levels; and 

10 ‘‘(B) international communications and co11 operative networks. 

12 ‘‘(7) To support and enhance collaborative pro13 fessional networks and consortia that use shared, 

14 meaningful, and actionable data analysis and mod15 eling to advance museum, library, and information 

16 services and address community needs. 

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

18 OTHER ARRANGEMENTS.—The Director is authorized to 

19 enter into grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and 

20 other arrangements with Federal agencies, public and pri21 vate organizations, and other entities with expertise the 

22 Director determines appropriate, to further the objectives 

23 described in subsection (b) and to carry out the respon24 sibilities under subsection (f). 


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

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

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

4 ‘‘(1) shall conduct ongoing collaboration (as de5 termined appropriate by the Director) and consult 

6 with— 

7 ‘‘(A) State library administrative agencies; 

8 and 

9 ‘‘(B) National, State, and regional mu10 seum and library organizations; and 

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

12 ‘‘(A) cooperative networks of geographic13 or discipline-based museums and libraries; and 

14 ‘‘(B) other applicable agencies, organiza15 tions (including international organizations), 

16 entities (including entities with expertise in the 

17 fields of data collection, analysis and modeling, 

18 and evaluation), and community stakeholders. 

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

20 The Director shall provide technical support and assist21 ance (and other resources, to the extent practicable) to 

22 ensure consistency in data reporting and help the museum 

23 and library fields with meeting the objectives of this sec24 tion. 

25 ‘‘(f) DISSEMINATION.— 


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

2 shall widely disseminate, as appropriate to further 

3 the objectives described in subsection (b)— 

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

5 studies, surveys, and other information obtained 

6 under this section; 

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

8 the objectives described in subsection (b) were 

9 accomplished; and 

10 ‘‘(C) information regarding the manner 

11 and extent to which collaboration and consulta12 tion were conducted, as required by subsection 

13 (d). 

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

15 described in paragraph (1) shall be shared in for16 mats that facilitate access and ease of use and are 

17 searchable.’’; and 

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

19 paragraph (2)— 

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

21 ‘‘2017’’; and 

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

23 inserting ‘‘2018 through 2022’’. 

24 SEC. 6. ADMINISTRATIVE FUNDS. 

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


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

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

3 funds’’; and 

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

5 ‘‘sections 210(g)’’. 

6 SEC. 7. PURPOSE RELATING TO LIBRARY SERVICES AND 

7 TECHNOLOGY. 

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

9 (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, edu10 cation,’’ after ‘‘library’’; 

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

12 following: 

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

14 learning, including by building learning partnerships 

15 with school libraries in our Nation’s schools and de16 veloping resources, capabilities, and programs in 

17 support of State and local efforts to offer a well18 rounded educational experience to all students;’’; 

19 (3) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through 

20 (9) as paragraphs (7) through (10), respectively; 

21 (4) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol22 lowing: 

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

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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 digital literacy skills, financial literacy skills, and 

5 new and emerging technology;’’; 

6 (5) in paragraph (7), as redesignated by para7 graph (3), by inserting ‘‘, including those from di8 verse and underrepresented backgrounds,’’ after 

9 ‘‘professionals’’; 

10 (6) in paragraph (9), as redesignated by para11 graph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

12 (7) in paragraph (10), as redesignated by para13 graph (3), by striking the period at the end and in14 serting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

16 ‘‘(11) to encourage, support, and disseminate 

17 model programs of library and museum collabora18 tion.’’. 

19 SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR LI20 BRARY SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGY. 

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

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

23 2011 and such sums as may be necessary for each 

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1 essary for each of the fiscal years 2018 through 

2 2022’’; and 

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

4 2011 and such sums as may be necessary for each 

5 of the fiscal years 2012 through 2016’’ and insert6 ing ‘‘fiscal year 2017 and such sums as may be nec7 essary for each of the fiscal years 2018 through 

8 2022’’. 

9 SEC. 9. RESERVATIONS AND ALLOTMENTS. 

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

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

12 and inserting ‘‘2.25’’; and 

13 (2) in subsection (b)(3), by striking subpara14 graph (C). 

15 SEC. 10. STATE PLANS. 

16 Section 224(b)(6) (20 U.S.C. 9134(b)(6)) is amend17 ed— 

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

19 the following: 

20 ‘‘(A) programs and activities under the El21 ementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 

22 (including programs and activities under sub23 parts 2 and 3 of part B of title II, and parts 

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

25 (2) in subparagraph (C)— 


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

2 the semicolon; and 

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

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

5 State in support of adult education and lit6 eracy under title II of such Act; and’’; and 

7 (3) in subparagraph (D)— 

8 (A) by inserting ‘‘, business,’’ after ‘‘eco9 nomic’’; and 

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

11 and inserting ‘‘, health information, digital lit12 eracy, and financial literacy’’. 

13 SEC. 11. GRANTS TO STATES. 

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

15 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

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

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

18 (B) by striking ‘‘workforce development, 

19 and digital literacy skills’’ and inserting ‘‘work20 force development, economic and business devel21 opment, critical thinking skills, digital literacy 

22 skills, and financial literacy skills’’; and 

23 (2) in paragraph (3)(B), by inserting ‘‘, includ24 ing those from diverse and underrepresented back25 grounds,’’ after ‘‘professionals’’. 


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1 SEC. 12. NATIONAL LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES. 

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

3 (1) in subsection (a)— 

4 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph 

5 (1)— 

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

7 entering into contracts or cooperative 

8 agreements’’; and 

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

10 that follows through ‘‘activities that may 

11 include—’’ and inserting ‘‘museums, in12 cluding by carrying out activities such 

13 as—’’; 

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

15 emerging’’ after ‘‘new’’; and 

16 (C) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘, in17 cluding such cooperative efforts’’ after ‘‘ef18 forts’’; 

19 (2) in subsection (b)— 

20 (A) by striking paragraph (1) and insert21 ing the following: 

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

23 out the activities described in subsection (a) by en24 tering into arrangements, including grants, con25 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. 13. LAURA BUSH 21ST CENTURY LIBRARIAN PRO24 GRAM. 

25 Section 264 (20 U.S.C. 9165) is amended— 


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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, critical thinking skills, digital literacy skills, 

22 financial literacy skills, and new and emerging tech23 nology.’’; and 


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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. 14. 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. 15. MUSEUM SERVICES DEFINITIONS. 

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

12 inserting ‘‘, cultural heritage,’’ after ‘‘educational’’. 

13 SEC. 16. MUSEUM SERVICES ACTIVITIES. 

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

15 9173(a)) is amended— 

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

17 following: 

18 ‘‘(2) supporting museums in building learning 

19 partnerships with the Nation’s schools and devel20 oping museum resources, capabilities, and programs 

21 in support of State and local efforts to offer a well22 rounded educational experience to all students;’’; 

23 (2) in paragraph (3)— 

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

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1 (B) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 

2 subparagraph (E); and 

3 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (C) 

4 the following: 

5 ‘‘(D) curate, stabilize, and organize object6 related information; and’’; 

7 (3) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through 

8 (11) as paragraphs (6) through (12), respectively; 

9 (4) by inserting the following after paragraph 

10 (4): 

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

12 resources, and developing museum staff training 

13 plans to improve and maximize museum services 

14 through organizations such as museum associations, 

15 professional networks, community-based organiza16 tions, and foundations, and through other collabo17 rative mechanisms;’’; 

18 (5) in paragraph (6), as redesignated by para19 graph (3)— 

20 (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) 

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

22 respectively; 

23 (B) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 

24 the following: 

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


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1 (C) in subparagraph (E), as redesignated 

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

3 the semicolon; 

4 (D) in subparagraph (F), as redesignated 

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

6 the semicolon; and 

7 (E) by adding at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(G) other relevant research and policy or9 ganizations;’’; 

10 (6) by striking paragraph (7), as redesignated 

11 by paragraph (3), and inserting the following: 

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

13 technologies and media, including new ways to dis14 seminate information, engage varied audiences in ex15 periential learning, and support teachers and stu16 dents to enhance access to and engagement with 

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

18 (7) in paragraph (9), as redesignated by para19 graph (3), by inserting ‘‘veterans and military fami20 lies,’’ after ‘‘reservations,’’; 

21 (8) in paragraph (11), as redesignated by para22 graph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

23 (9) in paragraph (12), as redesignated by para24 graph (3), by striking the period at the end and in25 serting a semicolon; and 


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1 (10) by adding at the end the following: 

2 ‘‘(13) enabling museums to serve as anchor in3 stitutions to support community revitalization and 

4 the creation of opportunities for advancement; and 

5 ‘‘(14) developing public and private partner6 ships with other agencies and community-based or7 ganizations to expand and enhance museum serv8 ices.’’. 

9 (b) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS AND CONFORMING

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

11 amended by subsection (a), is further amended— 

12 (1) in subsection (c)— 

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

14 after ‘‘United States’’; and 

15 (B) in paragraph (3)— 

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

17 ‘‘technical’’ and all that follows through 

18 the period and inserting ‘‘technical assist19 ance.’’; and 

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

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

22 through ‘‘awards’’ and inserting ‘‘subpara23 graph (A). Subsequent awards’’; and 

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

25 and inserting ‘‘section 276’’. 


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1 SEC. 17. 21ST CENTURY MUSEUM PROFESSIONAL PRO2 GRAM. 

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

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

5 and 

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

7 ‘‘SEC. 275. 21ST CENTURY MUSEUM PROFESSIONAL PRO8 GRAM. 

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

10 develop and enhance the diverse workforce of museum pro11 fessionals in order to best anticipate and serve the needs 

12 of their local communities and the public by— 

13 ‘‘(1) recruiting and educating future museum 

14 professionals from diverse and underrepresented 

15 backgrounds, including through encouraging middle 

16 or high school students and postsecondary students 

17 to pursue careers and build skills in museum serv18 ices; 

19 ‘‘(2) developing museum leaders from diverse 

20 and underrepresented backgrounds, including by in21 creasing the capacity of institutions that offer early 

22 career and mid-career professional development, spe23 cialized training, and leadership programs that di24 rectly relate to museum studies and management; 

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1 ‘‘(3) supporting the professional development of 

2 current museum professionals and the museum 

3 workforce to enable them to meet identified needs of 

4 their communities. 

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

6 section 276, the Director may enter into arrangements, 

7 including grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and 

8 other forms of assistance, with museums, museum con9 sortia and associations, institutions of higher education, 

10 and other entities that the Director determines appro11 priate, for projects that further the purpose of this section, 

12 such as projects that— 

13 ‘‘(1) increase the number of students from di14 verse and underrepresented backgrounds enrolled in 

15 graduate and undergraduate museum-related pro16 grams as well as other relevant programs offered 

17 through other education-focused entities, such as 

18 State and local governments, associations, and non19 profit organizations, in order to effectively prepare 

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

21 in museum services; 

22 ‘‘(2) recruit future museum professionals from 

23 diverse and underrepresented backgrounds, including 

24 efforts to attract promising middle school, high 

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1 in museum services such as through offering paid in2 ternships, mentoring, and fellowship opportunities; 

3 ‘‘(3) develop new or enhance current profes4 sional development and retention programs for mu5 seum professionals and the museum workforce, in6 cluding through mid-career skill-building, mentoring, 

7 and fellowships, and by supporting the development 

8 of local and regional networks for those who may 

9 not have easy access to such opportunities; and 

10 ‘‘(4) support and conduct research, needs as11 sessments, pilot programs, and evaluation of edu12 cation and professional development programs to ex13 plore successful approaches that can successfully re14 cruit, prepare, educate, and retain the next genera15 tion of museum professionals. 

16 ‘‘(c) EVALUATION.—The Director shall establish pro17 cedures for reviewing and evaluating arrangements sup18 ported under this section.’’. 

19 SEC. 18. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR MU20 SEUM SERVICES. 

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

22 section 17(1), is amended— 

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

24 2011 and such sums as may be necessary for each 

25 of the fiscal years 2012 through 2016’’ and insertVerDate Sep 11 2014 03:23 Sep 24, 2016 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S3391.IS S3391

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1 ing ‘‘fiscal year 2017 and such sums as may be nec2 essary for each of the fiscal years 2018 through 

3 2022’’; and 

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

5 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2017’’. 

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