‘‘(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 
such member is engaged in the performance of the 
duties of the Museum and Library Services Board. 
Members of the Museum and Libraries Services 
Board who are full-time officers or employees of the 
Federal Government may not receive additional pay, 
allowances, or benefits by reason of their service on 
the Board. 
‘‘(2) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Each member of the 
Museum and Library Services Board shall receive 
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsist-
ence, in accordance with applicable provisions under 
subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
‘‘(i) COORDINATION.—The Director, with the advice 
of the Museum and Library Services Board, shall take 
steps to ensure that the policies and activities of the Insti-
tute are coordinated with other activities of the Federal 
Government.’’.
SEC. 105. AWARDS; ANALYSIS OF IMPACT OF SERVICES. 
The Museum and Library Services Act (20 U.S.C. 
9101 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 208 
(as redesignated by section 104 of this Act) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 209. AWARDS. 
‘‘The Director, with the advice of the Museum and 
Library Services Board, may annually award National 
Awards for Library Service and National Awards for Mu-
seum Service to outstanding libraries and outstanding mu-
seums, respectively, that have made significant contribu-
tions in service to their communities. 
‘‘SEC. 210. ANALYSIS OF IMPACT OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY 
SERVICES. 
‘‘From amounts described in sections 214(c) and 
275(b), the Director shall carry out and publish analyses 
of the impact of museum and library services. Such anal-
yses—
‘‘(1) shall be conducted in ongoing consultation 
with—
‘‘(A) State library administrative agencies; 
‘‘(B) State, regional, and national library 
and museum organizations; and 
‘‘(C) other relevant agencies and organiza-
tions;
‘‘(2) shall identify national needs for, and 
trends of, museum and library services provided with 
funds made available under subtitles B and C; 
‘‘(3) shall report on the impact and effective-
ness of programs conducted with funds made avail-
able by the Institute in addressing such needs; and 
‘‘(4) shall identify, and disseminate information 
on, the best practices of such programs to the agen-
cies and entities described in paragraph (1).’’. 
TITLE II—LIBRARY SERVICES 
AND TECHNOLOGY 
SEC. 201. PURPOSE. 
Section 212 of the Library Services and Technology 
Act (20 U.S.C. 9121) is amended by striking paragraphs 
(2) through (5) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) to promote improvement in library services 
in all types of libraries in order to better serve the 
people of the United States; 
‘‘(3) to facilitate access to resources in all types 
of libraries for the purpose of cultivating an edu-
cated and informed citizenry; and 
‘‘(4) to encourage resource sharing among all 
types of libraries for the purpose of achieving eco-
nomical and efficient delivery of library services to 
the public.’’.
SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 213 of the Library Services and Technology 
Act (20 U.S.C. 9122) is amended—
(1) by striking paragraph (1); and 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through 
(6) as paragraphs (1) through (5), respectively. 
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-