SEC. 205. 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 annu-
ally in accordance with section 673(2) of the Commu-
nity Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)))
applicable to a family of the size involved.’’; 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. 206. 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 constitute
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 genera-
tions;
‘‘(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 increas-
ing 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, arboretums,
botanical gardens, art museums, children’s museums, gen-
eral museums, historic houses and sites, history museums,
nature centers, natural history and anthropology 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 policy
advice of the Museum and Library Services Board, may
enter into arrangements, including grants, contracts, coop-
erative agreements, and other forms of assistance to muse-
ums and other entities as the Director considers appro-
priate, 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 developing
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 or-
ganizations in order to share resources and strengthen
communities;
‘‘(5) to encourage the use of new technologies and
broadcast media to enhance access to museum collec-
tions, 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 in-
stitutions;
‘‘(8) to support professional development and
technical assistance programs to enhance museum op-
erations at all levels, in order to ensure the highest
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 collaboration.
‘‘(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 Director
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.—The Director shall
establish procedures for reviewing and evaluating arrange-
ments described in subsection (a) entered into under this
subtitle. Procedures for reviewing such arrangements shall
not be subject to any review outside of the Institute.’’.