H. R. 13
One Hundred Eighth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the seventh day of January, two thousand and three
An Act
To reauthorize 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.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Museum and Library Services
Act of 2003’’.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
TITLE I—GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 101. General definitions.
Sec. 102. Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Sec. 103. Director of the Institute.
Sec. 104. National Museum and Library Services Board.
Sec. 105. Awards; analysis of impact of services.
TITLE II—LIBRARY SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGY
Sec. 201. Purpose.
Sec. 202. Definitions.
Sec. 203. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 204. Reservations and allotments.
Sec. 205. State plans.
Sec. 206. Grants to States.
Sec. 207. National leadership grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements.
TITLE III—MUSEUM SERVICES
Sec. 301. Purpose.
Sec. 302. Definitions.
Sec. 303. Museum services activities.
Sec. 304. Repeals.
Sec. 305. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 306. Short title.
TITLE IV—NATIONAL COMMISSION ON LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION
SCIENCE ACT
Sec. 401. Amendment to contributions.
Sec. 402. Amendment to membership.
TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Sec. 501. Amendments to Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Act.
Sec. 502. National children’s museum.
Sec. 503. Conforming amendment.
Sec. 504. Technical corrections.
Sec. 505. Repeals.
Sec. 506. Effective date.
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TITLE I—GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 101. GENERAL DEFINITIONS.
Section 202 of the Museum and Library Services Act (20 U.S.C.
9101) is amended—
(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
‘‘(1) DETERMINED TO BE OBSCENE.—The term ‘determined
to be obscene’ means determined, in a final judgment of a
court of record and of competent jurisdiction in the United
States, to be obscene.’’;
(2) by striking paragraph (4);
(3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (5);
(4) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
‘‘(3) FINAL JUDGMENT.—The term ‘final judgment’ means
a judgment that is—
‘‘(A) not reviewed by any other court that has authority
to review such judgment; or
‘‘(B) not reviewable by any other court.
‘‘(4) INDIAN
TRIBE.—The term ‘Indian tribe’ means any
tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community,
including any Alaska native village, regional corporation, or
village corporation (as defined in, or established pursuant to,
the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et
seq.)), which is recognized by the Secretary of the Interior
as eligible for the special programs and services provided by
the United States to Indians because of their status as
Indians.’’; and
(5) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(6) MUSEUM
AND
LIBRARY
SERVICES
BOARD.—The term
‘Museum and Library Services Board’ means the National
Museum and Library Services Board established under section
207.
‘‘(7) OBSCENE.—The term ‘obscene’ means, with respect to
a project, that—
‘‘(A) the average person, applying contemporary
community standards, would find that such project, when
taken as a whole, appeals to the prurient interest;
‘‘(B) such project depicts or describes sexual conduct
in a patently offensive way; and
‘‘(C) such project, when taken as a whole, lacks serious
literary, artistic, political, or scientific value.’’.
SEC. 102. INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES.
Section 203 of the Museum and Library Services Act (20 U.S.C.
9102) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b), by striking the last sentence; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(c) MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES BOARD.—There shall be
a National Museum and Library Services Board within the
Institute, as provided under section 207.’’.
SEC. 103. DIRECTOR OF THE INSTITUTE.
Section 204 of the Museum and Library Services Act (20 U.S.C.
9103) is amended—
(1) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the following:
‘‘Where appropriate, the Director shall ensure that activities
under subtitle B are coordinated with activities under section