cy’’ has the meaning given the term in section 213 
of the Library Services and Technology Act (20 
U.S.C. 9122). 
SEC. 4. BUILD AMERICA’S LIBRARIES FUND. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—From the amount appro-
priated under section 9, there is established a Build Amer-
ica’s Libraries Fund for the purpose of supporting long- 
term improvements to library facilities in accordance with 
this Act. 
(b) RESERVATIONS.—From the amount available in 
the Build America’s Libraries Fund, the Director shall re-
serve 3 percent to award grants to Indian Tribes and to 
organizations that primarily serve and represent Native 
Hawaiians, in the same manner as the Director makes 
grants under section 261 of the Library Services and 
Technology Act (20 U.S.C. 9161) to enable such Indian 
Tribes and organizations to carry out the activities de-
scribed in paragraphs (1) through (9) of section 5(c). 
SEC. 5. ALLOCATION TO STATES. 
(a) ALLOCATION TO STATES.— 
(1) STATE-BY-STATE ALLOCATION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—From the amount 
available in the Build America’s Libraries Fund 
and not reserved under section 4(b), each State 
that has a plan approved by the Director under 
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subsection (b) shall be allocated an amount in 
the same manner as the Director makes allot-
ments to States under section 221(b) of the Li-
brary Services and Technology Act (20 U.S.C. 
9131(b)), except that, for purposes of this sec-
tion, the minimum allotment for each State 
shall be $10,000,000, except that the minimum 
allotment shall be $500,000 in the case of the 
United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American 
Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands, the Republic of the Marshall 
Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, 
and the Republic of Palau. 
(B) 
REALLOCATION
OF
REMAINING 
FUNDS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—From the remain-
der of any amounts not reserved or allo-
cated under subparagraph (A), on the date 
that is 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Director shall allocate to 
each State that has a plan approved by the 
Director under subsection (b), an amount 
that bears the same relation to such re-
mainder as the population of the State 
bears to the population of all States. 
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(ii) DATA.—For the purposes of 
clause (i), the population of each State and 
of all the States shall be determined by the 
Director on the basis of the most recent 
data available from the Bureau of the Cen-
sus. 
(2) STATE RESERVATIONS.—A State shall re-
serve not more than 4 percent of its allocation under 
paragraph (1) for administrative costs and to pro-
vide technical assistance to libraries that are eligible 
to apply for a grant under section 6. 
(b) STATE PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive an 
allocation under this section, a State library admin-
istrative agency shall submit to the Director a plan 
that includes such information as the Director may 
require, including at a minimum— 
(A) a description of how the State will use 
the allocation to make long-term improvements 
to library facilities with a focus on underserved 
and marginalized communities; 
(B) a description regarding how the State 
will carry out its responsibility to provide tech-
nical assistance under subsection (a)(2), includ-
ing providing, as appropriate, training and re-
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sources to help library staff maximize the use, 
functionality, and accessibility of library facili-
ties improved under this section; 
(C) a description regarding how the State 
will make the determinations of eligibility and 
priority under subsections (b) and (d) of section 
6; 
(D) a certification that the State has met 
the maintenance of effort requirements under 
section 223(c) of the Library Services and 
Technology Act (20 U.S.C. 9133(c)); and 
(E) an assurance that the State will meet 
the supplement not supplant requirement under 
section 7(c). 
(2) APPROVAL.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall ap-
prove a State plan submitted under paragraph 
(1) that meets the requirements of paragraph 
(1) and provides satisfactory assurances that 
the provisions of such plan will be carried out. 
(B) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Each State li-
brary administrative agency receiving an alloca-
tion under this section shall make the State 
plan available to the public, including through 
electronic means. 
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(C) ADMINISTRATION.—If the Director de-
termines that the State plan does not meet the 
requirements of this section, the Director 
shall— 
(i) immediately notify the State li-
brary administrative agency of such deter-
mination and the reasons for such deter-
mination; 
(ii) offer the State library administra-
tive agency the opportunity to revise its 
State plan; 
(iii) provide technical assistance in 
order to assist the State library adminis-
trative agency in meeting the requirements 
of this section; and 
(iv) provide the State library adminis-
trative agency the opportunity for a hear-
ing. 
(c) USES OF FUNDS.—Each State receiving an allo-
cation under this section shall use the funds for any 1 
or more of the following: 
(1) Constructing, renovating, modernizing, or 
retrofitting library facilities in the State, which may 
include— 
(A) financing new library facilities; 
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