IB 
Union Calendar No. 10
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 13
[Report No. 108–16] 
To reauthorize the Museum and Library Services Act, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 7, 2003
Mr. HOEKSTRA (for himself, Mr. BOEHNER, Mr. CASTLE, Mr. GREENWOOD, 
Mr. SOUDER, Mr. EHLERS, Mr. ISAKSON, Mrs. BIGGERT, Mr. OSBORNE, 
Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, and Mr. ENGLISH) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce 
FEBRUARY 25, 2003
Additional sponsors: Mr. PLATTS, Mr. DEMINT, Mr. HOLT, Mr. MCHUGH, 
Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. MATSUI, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. FRANK of Massachu-
setts, Mr. SNYDER, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. UPTON, Mr. 
BECERRA, Mr. OWENS, Mr. PETRI, Mr. BEREUTER, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. 
GORDON, Mr. QUINN, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. LATOURETTE, 
Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Mr. BERMAN, 
Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. BELL, Mr. FROST, Ms. HART, Mrs. BONO, Mrs. 
DAVIS of California, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. 
CUNNINGHAM, Mr. SKELTON, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. 
BOSWELL, Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. WATSON, 
Mr. LANTOS, Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois, Mr. FILNER, Mr. HONDA, Mr. 
BACA, Mr. BALLENGER, Mr. CARDOZA, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. ANDREWS, 
Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. GILLMOR, Mr. SIMMONS, Ms. MCCOL-
LUM, Mr. SCHROCK, Mr. HINCHEY, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. NADLER, 
Mr. DOOLEY
of California, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Ms. HARMAN, Mrs. 
TAUSCHER, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. SHERMAN, 
Mr. MATHESON, Mr. ROGERS of Michigan, Ms. SOLIS, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. 
WU, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Ms. LEE, Mr. CALVERT, Ms. WATERS, Mrs. 
MILLER of Michigan, Mr. FARR, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. KOLBE, Mrs. 
CAPPS, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. STARK, Ms. WOOLSEY, 
Mr. NUNES, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, Mr. TIERNEY, Ms. 
LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. MILLENDER-
MCDONALD, Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. 
HOUGHTON, Mr. OLVER, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. WALSH, Mr. OSE, Mr. 
HALL, Mr. WAMP, Mr. BASS, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, Mr. 
LYNCH, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. ISSA, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. 
SANDERS, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. NEAL of 
Massachusetts, Mr. DREIER, Mr. CRAMER, Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon, Ms. 
SCHAKOWSKY, and Ms. MCCARTHY of Missouri 
FEBRUARY 25, 2003
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the Museum and Library Services Act, and 
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives 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’’. 
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 amending paragraph (1) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(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 para-
graph (5); 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) FINAL JUDGMENT.—The term ‘final judg-
ment’ means a judgment that is—
‘‘(A) not reviewed by any other court that 
has authority to review such judgment; or 
‘‘(B) is 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 Alas-
ka 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 be-
cause of their status as Indians.’’; and 
(5) by adding after paragraph (5) (as so redes-
ignated) 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 contem-
porary community standards, would find that 
such project, when taken as a whole, appeals to 
the prurient interest; 
‘‘(B) such project depicts or describes sex-
ual conduct in a patently offensive way; and 
‘‘(C) such project, when taken as a whole, 
lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or sci-
entific 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 sen-
tence; 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. 
(a) COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES.—Section 204(e) 
of the Museum and Library Services Act (20 U.S.C. 
9103(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘Where appropriate, the Director shall ensure that activi-
ties under subtitle B are coordinated with activities under 
section 1251 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6383).’’. 
(b) REGULATORY AUTHORITY.—Section 204 of such 
Act (20 U.S.C. 9103) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(f) REGULATORY AUTHORITY.—The Director may 
promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary 
and appropriate to implement the provisions of this title. 
‘‘(g) APPLICATION PROCEDURES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to be eligible to 
receive financial assistance under this title, a person 
or agency shall submit an application in accordance 
with procedures established by the Director by regu-
lation. 
‘‘(2) REVIEW AND EVALUATION.—The Director 
shall establish procedures for reviewing and evalu-
ating such applications. Such procedures shall not be 
subject to any review outside of the Institute. In es-
tablishing such procedures, the Director shall ensure 
that the criteria by which applications are evaluated
are consistent with the purposes of this title, taking 
into consideration general standards of decency and 
respect for the diverse beliefs and values of the 
American public. 
‘‘(3) TREATMENT OF PROJECTS DETERMINED 
TO BE OBSCENE.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The procedures de-
scribed in paragraph (2) shall include provisions 
that clearly specify that obscenity is without lit-
erary, artistic, political, or scientific merit, and 
is not protected speech. 
‘‘(B) PROHIBITION.—No financial assist-
ance may be provided under this title with re-
spect to any project that is determined to be 
obscene. 
‘‘(C) TREATMENT
OF
APPLICATION
DIS-
APPROVAL.—The disapproval of an application
by the Director shall not be construed to mean, 
and shall not be considered as evidence that, 
the project for which the applicant requested fi-
nancial assistance is or is not obscene.’’. 
SEC. 104. NATIONAL MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES 
BOARD. 
The Museum and Library Services Act (20 U.S.C. 
9101 et seq.) is amended—
(1) by redesignating section 207 as section 208; 
and 
(2) by inserting after section 206 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 207. NATIONAL MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES 
BOARD. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Institute a board to be known as the ‘National Museum 
and Library Services Board’. 
‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP.—
‘‘(1) NUMBER AND APPOINTMENT.—The Mu-
seum and Library Services Board shall be composed 
of the following: 
‘‘(A) The Director. 
‘‘(B) The Deputy Director for the Office of 
Library Services. 
‘‘(C) The Deputy Director for the Office of 
Museum Services.
‘‘(D) 10 members appointed by the Presi-
dent, by and with the advice and consent of the 
Senate, from among individuals who are citi-
zens of the United States and who are specially 
qualified in the area of library services by virtue 
of their education, training, or experience. 
‘‘(E) 10 members appointed by the Presi-
dent, by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate, from among individuals who are citi-
zens of the United States and who are specially 
qualified in the area of museum services by vir-
tue of their education, training, or experience. 
‘‘(2) SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS.—
‘‘(A) LIBRARY
MEMBERS.—Of the mem-
bers of the Museum and Library Services 
Board appointed under paragraph (1)(D)—
‘‘(i) 5 shall be professional librarians 
or information specialists, of whom—
‘‘(I) at least 1 shall be knowl-
edgeable about electronic information 
and technical aspects of library and 
information services and sciences; and 
‘‘(II) and at least 1 other shall be 
knowledgeable about the library and 
information service needs of under-
served communities; and 
‘‘(ii) the remainder shall have special 
competence in, or knowledge of, the needs 
for library and information services in the 
United States. 
‘‘(B) MUSEUM
MEMBERS.—Of the mem-
bers of the Museum and Library Services 
Board appointed under paragraph (1)(E)—
‘‘(i) 5 shall be museum professionals 
who are or have been affiliated with—
‘‘(I) resources that, collectively, 
are broadly representative of the cura-
torial, conservation, educational, and 
cultural resources of the United 
States; or 
‘‘(II) museums that, collectively, 
are broadly representative of various 
types of museums, including museums 
relating to science, history, tech-
nology, art, zoos, botanical gardens, 
and museums designed for children; 
and 
‘‘(ii) the remainder shall be individ-
uals recognized for their broad knowledge, 
expertise, or experience in museums or 
commitment to museums. 
‘‘(3) GEOGRAPHIC
AND
OTHER
REPRESENTA-
TION.—Members of the Museum and Library Serv-
ices Board shall be appointed to reflect persons from 
various geographic regions of the United States. The 
Museum and Library Services Board may not in-
clude, at any time, more than 3 appointive members 
from a single State. In making such appointments,
the President shall give due regard to equitable rep-
resentation of women, minorities, and persons with 
disabilities who are involved with museums and li-
braries. 
‘‘(4) VOTING.—The Director, the Deputy Direc-
tor of the Office of Library Services, and the Deputy 
Director of the Office of Museum Services shall be 
nonvoting members of the Museum and Library 
Services Board. 
‘‘(c) TERMS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided in this subsection, each member of the Mu-
seum and Library Services Board appointed under 
subparagraph (D) or (E) of subsection (b)(1) shall 
serve for a term of 5 years. 
‘‘(2) INITIAL BOARD APPOINTMENTS.—
‘‘(A) TREATMENT OF MEMBERS SERVING 
ON
EFFECTIVE
DATE.—Notwithstanding sub-
section (b), each individual who is a member of 
the National Museum Services Board on the 
date of the enactment of the Museum and Li-
brary Services Act of 2003, may, at the individ-
ual’s election, complete the balance of the indi-
vidual’s term as a member of the Museum and 
Library Services Board.
‘‘(B) 
FIRST
APPOINTMENTS.—Notwith-
standing subsection (b), any appointive vacancy 
in the initial membership of the Museum and 
Library Services Board existing after the appli-
cation of subparagraph (A), and any vacancy in 
such membership subsequently created by rea-
son of the expiration of the term of an indi-
vidual described in subparagraph (A), shall be 
filled by the appointment of a member de-
scribed in subsection (b)(1)(D). When the Mu-
seum and Library Services Board consists of an 
equal number of individuals who are specially 
qualified in the area of library services and in-
dividuals who are specially qualified in the area 
of museum services, this subparagraph shall 
cease to be effective and the board shall be ap-
pointed in accordance with subsection (b). 
‘‘(C) AUTHORITY TO ADJUST TERMS.—The 
terms of the first members appointed to the 
Museum and Library Service Board shall be ad-
justed by the President as necessary to ensure 
that the terms of not more than 4 members ex-
pire in the same year. Such adjustments shall 
be carried out through designation of the ad-
justed term at the time of appointment.
‘‘(3) VACANCIES.—Any member appointed to 
fill a vacancy shall serve for the remainder of the 
term for which the predecessor of the member was 
appointed. 
‘‘(4) REAPPOINTMENT.—No appointive member 
of the Museum and Library Services Board who has 
been a member for more than 7 consecutive years 
shall be eligible for reappointment. 
‘‘(5) SERVICE
UNTIL
SUCCESSOR
TAKES
OF-
FICE.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
subsection, an appointive member of the Museum 
and Library Services Board shall serve after the ex-
piration of the term of the member until the suc-
cessor to the member takes office. 
‘‘(d) DUTIES AND POWERS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Museum and Library 
Services Board shall advise the Director on general 
policies with respect to the duties, powers, and au-
thority of the Institute relating to museum and li-
brary services, including financial assistance award-
ed under this title. 
‘‘(2) NATIONAL
AWARDS.—The Museum and 
Library Services Board shall assist the Director in 
making awards under section 209.
‘‘(e) CHAIRPERSON.—The Director shall serve as 
Chairperson of the Museum and Library Services Board. 
‘‘(f) MEETINGS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Museum and Library 
Services Board shall meet not less than 2 times each 
year and at the call of the Director. 
‘‘(2) VOTE.—All decisions by the Museum and 
Library Services Board with respect to the exercise 
of its duties and powers shall be made by a majority 
vote of the members of the Board who are present 
and authorized to vote. 
‘‘(g) QUORUM.—A majority of the voting members of 
the Museum and Library Services Board shall constitute 
a quorum for the conduct of business at official meetings, 
but a lesser number of members may hold hearings. 
‘‘(h) COMPENSATION AND TRAVEL EXPENSES.—
‘‘(1) COMPENSATION.—Each member of the 
Museum and Library Services Board who is not an 
officer or employee of the Federal Government may 
be compensated at a rate to be fixed by the Presi-
dent, but not to exceed the daily equivalent of the 
maximum annual rate of pay authorized for a posi-
tion above grade GS–15 of the General Schedule 
under section 5108 of title 5, United States Code, 
for each day (including travel time) during which
SEC. 203. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 214 of the Library Services and Technology 
Act (20 U.S.C. 9123) is amended—
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to carry out this subtitle $210,000,000 for fis-
cal year 2004 and such sums as may be necessary for fis-
cal years 2005 through 2009.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘3 percent’’ 
and inserting ‘‘3.5 percent’’. 
SEC. 204. RESERVATIONS AND ALLOTMENTS. 
Section 221(b)(3) of the Library Services and Tech-
nology Act (20 U.S.C. 9131(b)(3)) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(3) MINIMUM ALLOTMENTS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this 
subsection, the minimum allotment for each 
State shall be $340,000, except that the min-
imum allotment shall be $40,000 in the case of 
the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, Amer-
ican Samoa, the Commonwealth of the North-
ern Mariana Islands, the Republic of the Mar-
shall Islands, the Federated States of Micro-
nesia, and the Republic of Palau.
‘‘(B) RATABLE
REDUCTIONS.—Notwith-
standing subparagraph (A), if the sum appro-
priated under the authority of section 214 and 
not reserved under subsection (a) for any fiscal 
year is insufficient to fully satisfy the require-
ment of subparagraph (A), each of the min-
imum allotments under such subparagraph shall 
be reduced ratably. 
‘‘(C) EXCEPTION.—
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 
subparagraph (A), if the sum appropriated 
under the authority of section 214 and not 
reserved under subsection (a) for any fiscal 
year exceeds the aggregate of the allot-
ments for all States under this subsection 
for fiscal year 2003—
‘‘(I) the minimum allotment for 
each State otherwise receiving a min-
imum allotment of $340,000 under 
subparagraph (A) shall be increased 
to $680,000; and 
‘‘(II) the minimum allotment for 
each State otherwise receiving a min-
imum allotment of $40,000 under
subparagraph (A) shall be increased 
to $60,000. 
‘‘(ii) INSUFFICIENT FUNDS TO AWARD 
ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM.—If the sum ap-
propriated under the authority of section 
214 and not reserved under subsection (a) 
for any fiscal year exceeds the aggregate of 
the allotments for all States under this 
subsection for fiscal year 2003 yet is insuf-
ficient to fully satisfy the requirement of 
clause (i), such excess amount shall first 
be allotted among the States described in 
clause (i)(I) so as to increase equally the 
minimum allotment for each such State 
above $340,000. After the requirement of 
clause (i)(I) is fully satisfied for any fiscal 
year, any remainder of such excess amount
shall be allotted among the States de-
scribed in clause (i)(II) so as to increase 
equally the minimum allotment for each 
such State above $40,000. 
‘‘(D) SPECIAL RULE.—
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of this subsection and 
using funds allotted for the Republic of the
Marshall Islands, the Federated States of 
Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau 
under this subsection, the Director shall 
award grants to the United States Virgin 
Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Com-
monwealth of the Northern Mariana Is-
lands, the Republic of the Marshall Is-
lands, the Federated States of Micronesia, 
or the Republic of Palau to carry out ac-
tivities described in this subtitle in accord-
ance with the provisions of this subtitle 
that the Director determines are not incon-
sistent with this subparagraph. 
‘‘(ii) AWARD
BASIS.—The Director 
shall award grants pursuant to clause (i) 
on a competitive basis and pursuant to rec-
ommendations from the Pacific Region 
Educational Laboratory in Honolulu, Ha-
waii. 
‘‘(iii) ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS.—The 
Director may provide not more than 5 per-
cent of the funds made available for grants 
under this subparagraph to pay the admin-
istrative costs of the Pacific Region Edu-
cational Laboratory regarding activities as-
sisted under this subparagraph.’’. 
SEC. 205. STATE PLANS. 
Section 224 of the Library Services and Technology 
Act (20 U.S.C. 9134) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘not later 
than April 1, 1997.’’ and inserting ‘‘once every 5 
years, as determined by the Director.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (f)—
(A) by striking ‘‘this Act’’ each place such 
term appears and inserting ‘‘this subtitle’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘1934,’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘Act, may’’ and in-
serting ‘‘1934 (47 U.S.C. 254(h)(6)) may’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (7)—
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘section:’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsection:’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
‘‘given’’ and inserting ‘‘applicable to’’. 
SEC. 206. GRANTS TO STATES. 
Section 231 of the Library Services and Technology 
Act (20 U.S.C. 9141) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraphs 
(1) and (2) and inserting the following:
‘‘(1) expanding services for learning and access 
to information and educational resources in a variety 
of formats, in all types of libraries, for individuals 
of all ages; 
‘‘(2) developing library services that provide all 
users access to information through local, State, re-
gional, national, and international electronic net-
works; 
‘‘(3) providing electronic and other linkages 
among and between all types of libraries; 
‘‘(4) developing public and private partnerships 
with other agencies and community-based organiza-
tions; 
‘‘(5) targeting library services to individuals of 
diverse geographic, cultural, and socioeconomic back-
grounds, to individuals with disabilities, and to indi-
viduals with limited functional literacy or informa-
tion skills; and 
‘‘(6) targeting library and information services 
to persons having difficulty using a library and to 
underserved urban and rural communities, including 
children (from birth through age 17) from families 
with incomes below the poverty line (as defined by 
the Office of Management and Budget and revised 
annually in accordance with section 673(2) of the
Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 
9902(2))) applicable to a family of the size in-
volved.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘between the 
two purposes described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
such subsection,’’ and inserting ‘‘among such pur-
poses,’’. 
SEC. 207. NATIONAL LEADERSHIP GRANTS, CONTRACTS, OR 
COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS. 
Section 262(a)(1) of the Library Services and Tech-
nology Act (20 U.S.C. 9162(a)(1)) is amended by striking 
‘‘education and training’’ and inserting ‘‘education, re-
cruitment, and training’’. 
TITLE III—MUSEUM SERVICES 
SEC. 301. PURPOSE. 
Section 271 of the Museum and Library Services Act 
(20 U.S.C. 9171) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 271. PURPOSE. 
‘‘It is the purpose of this subtitle—
‘‘(1) to encourage and support museums in car-
rying out their public service role of connecting the 
whole of society to the cultural, artistic, historical, 
natural, and scientific understandings that con-
stitute our heritage;
‘‘(2) to encourage and support museums in car-
rying out their educational role, as core providers of 
learning and in conjunction with schools, families, 
and communities; 
‘‘(3) to encourage leadership, innovation, and 
applications of the most current technologies and 
practices to enhance museum services; 
‘‘(4) to assist, encourage, and support museums 
in carrying out their stewardship responsibilities to 
achieve the highest standards in conservation and 
care of the cultural, historic, natural, and scientific 
heritage of the United States to benefit future gen-
erations; 
‘‘(5) to assist, encourage, and support museums 
in achieving the highest standards of management 
and service to the public, and to ease the financial 
burden borne by museums as a result of their in-
creasing use by the public; and 
‘‘(6) to support resource sharing and partner-
ships among museums, libraries, schools, and other 
community organizations.’’. 
SEC. 302. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 272(1) of the Museum and Library Services 
Act (20 U.S.C. 9172(1)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: ‘‘Such term includes aquariums, arbore-
tums, botanical gardens, art museums, children’s muse-
ums, general museums, historic houses and sites, history 
museums, nature centers, natural history and anthro-
pology museums, planetariums, science and technology 
centers, specialized museums, and zoological parks.’’. 
SEC. 303. MUSEUM SERVICES ACTIVITIES. 
Section 273 of the Museum and Library Services Act 
(20 U.S.C. 9173) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 273. MUSEUM SERVICES ACTIVITIES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director, subject to the pol-
icy advice of the Museum and Library Services Board, 
may enter into arrangements, including grants, contracts, 
cooperative agreements, and other forms of assistance to 
museums and other entities as the Director considers ap-
propriate, to pay for the Federal share of the cost—
‘‘(1) to support museums in providing learning 
and access to collections, information, and edu-
cational resources in a variety of formats (including
exhibitions, programs, publications, and websites) 
for individuals of all ages; 
‘‘(2) to support museums in building learning 
partnerships with the Nation’s schools and devel-
oping museum resources and programs in support of 
State and local school curricula;
‘‘(3) to support museums in assessing, con-
serving, researching, maintaining, and exhibiting 
their collections, and in providing educational pro-
grams to the public through the use of their collec-
tions; 
‘‘(4) to stimulate greater collaboration among 
museums, libraries, schools, and other community 
organizations in order to share resources and 
strengthen communities; 
‘‘(5) to encourage the use of new technologies 
and broadcast media to enhance access to museum 
collections, programs, and services; 
‘‘(6) to support museums in providing services 
to people of diverse geographic, cultural, and socio-
economic backgrounds and to individuals with dis-
abilities; 
‘‘(7) to support museums in developing and car-
rying out specialized programs for specific segments 
of the public, such as programs for urban neighbor-
hoods, rural areas, Indian reservations, and State 
institutions; 
‘‘(8) to support professional development and 
technical assistance programs to enhance museum 
operations at all levels, in order to ensure the high-
est standards in all aspects of museum operations;
‘‘(9) to support museums in research, program 
evaluation, and the collection and dissemination of 
information to museum professionals and the public; 
and 
‘‘(10) to encourage, support, and disseminate 
model programs of museum and library collabora-
tion. 
‘‘(b) FEDERAL SHARE.—
‘‘(1) 50 PERCENT.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the Federal share described in subsection 
(a) shall be not more than 50 percent. 
‘‘(2) GREATER THAN 50 PERCENT.—The Direc-
tor may use not more than 20 percent of the funds 
made available under this subtitle for a fiscal year 
to enter into arrangements under subsection (a) for 
which the Federal share may be greater than 50 
percent. 
‘‘(3) OPERATIONAL EXPENSES.—No funds for 
operational expenses may be provided under this sec-
tion to any entity that is not a museum. 
‘‘(c) REVIEW AND EVALUATION.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall establish 
procedures for reviewing and evaluating arrange-
ments described in subsection (a) entered into under 
this subtitle.
‘‘(2) APPLICATIONS
FOR
TECHNICAL
ASSIST-
ANCE.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director may use 
up to 10 percent of the funds appropriated to 
carry out this subtitle for technical assistance 
awards. 
‘‘(B) INDIVIDUAL
MUSEUMS.—Individual 
museums may receive not more than 3 technical 
assistance awards under subparagraph (A), but 
subsequent awards for technical assistance shall 
be subject to review outside the Institute. 
‘‘(d) SERVICES
FOR NATIVE AMERICANS.—From 
amounts appropriated under section 275, the Director 
shall reserve 1.75 percent to award grants to, or enter into 
contracts or cooperative agreements with, Indian tribes 
and organizations that primarily serve and represent Na-
tive Hawaiians (as defined in section 7207 of the Native
Hawaiian Education Act (20 U.S.C. 7517)), to enable 
such tribes and organizations to carry out the activities 
described in subsection (a).’’. 
SEC. 304. REPEALS. 
Sections 274 and 275 of the Museum and Library 
Services Act (20 U.S.C. 9174 and 9175) are repealed.
SEC. 305. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 276 of the Museum and Library Services Act 
(20 U.S.C. 9176)—
(1) is redesignated as section 275 of such Act; 
and 
(2) is amended, in subsection (a), by striking 
‘‘$28,700,000 for the fiscal year 1997, and such 
sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal 
years 
1998 
through 
2002.’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$35,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 and such sums as 
may be necessary for fiscal years 2005 through 
2009.’’. 
SEC. 306. SHORT TITLE. 
Subtitle C of the Museum and Library Services Act 
(20 U.S..C. 9171 et seq.) is amended—
(1) by redesignating sections 271 through 273 
as sections 272 through 274, respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after the subtitle heading the 
following:
‘‘SEC. 271. SHORT TITLE. 
‘‘This subtitle may be cited as the ‘Museum Services 
Act’.’’.
TITLE IV—TECHNICAL CORREC-
TIONS; REPEALS; EFFECTIVE 
DATE 
SEC. 401. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 
(a) TITLE HEADING.—The title heading for the Mu-
seum and Library Services Act (20 U.S.C. 9101 et seq.) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘TITLE II—MUSEUM AND 
LIBRARY SERVICES’’. 
(b) SUBTITLE A HEADING.—The subtitle heading for 
subtitle A of the Museum and Library Services Act (20 
U.S.C. 9101 et seq.) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘Subtitle A—General Provisions’’. 
(c) SUBTITLE B HEADING.—The subtitle heading for 
subtitle B of the Museum and Library Services Act (20 
U.S.C. 9121 et seq.) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘Subtitle B—Library Services and 
Technology’’. 
(d) SUBTITLE C HEADING.—The subtitle heading for 
subtitle C of the Museum and Library Services Act (20 
U.S.C. 9171 et seq.) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘Subtitle C—Museum Services’’. 
(e) CONTRIBUTIONS.—Section 208 of the Museum 
and Library Services Act (20 U.S.C. 9106) (as redesig-
nated by section 104 of this Act) is amended by striking
‘‘property of services’’ and inserting ‘‘property or serv-
ices’’. 
(f) STATE PLAN CONTENTS.—Section 224(b)(5) of 
the Library Services and Technology Act (20 U.S.C. 
9134(b)(5)) is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end. 
(g) NATIONAL LEADERSHIP GRANTS, CONTRACTS, 
OR COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—Section 262(b)(1) of 
the Library Services and Technology Act (20 U.S.C. 
9162(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘cooperative agree-
ments, with,’’ and inserting ‘‘cooperative agreements 
with,’’. 
SEC. 402. REPEALS. 
(a) NATIONAL COMMISSION ON LIBRARIES AND IN-
FORMATION SCIENCE ACT.—Section 5 of the National 
Commission on Libraries and Information Science Act (20 
U.S.C. 1504) is amended by striking subsections (b) and 
(c) and redesignating subsections (d), (e), and (f) as sub-
sections (b), (c), and (d), respectively. 
(b) MUSEUM
AND
LIBRARY
SERVICES
ACT
OF 
1996.—Sections 704 through 707 of the Museum and Li-
brary Services Act of 1996 (20 U.S.C. 9102 note, 9103 
note, and 9105 note) are repealed. 
SEC. 403. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect 
on the date of the enactment of this Act, except that the
amendments made by sections 203, 204, and 305 shall 
take effect on October 1, 2003.