In the Senate of the United States,
August 1 (legislative day, July 21), 2003.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 13) entitled ‘‘An Act to reauthorize the Museum
and Library Services Act, and for other purposes.’’, do pass
with the following
AMENDMENT:
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Museum and Library
Services Act of 2003’’.
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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.
TITLE I—GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 101. GENERAL DEFINITIONS.
Section 202 of the Museum and Library Services Act
(20 U.S.C. 9101) is amended—
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(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 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) 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 In-
terior as eligible for the special programs and services
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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 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 sexual
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:
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‘‘(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 en-
sure that activities under subtitle B are coordinated
with activities under section 1251 of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
6383).’’; and
(2) 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 re-
ceive financial assistance under this title, a person or
agency shall submit an application in accordance
with procedures established by the Director by regula-
tion.
‘‘(2) REVIEW
AND
EVALUATION.—The Director
shall establish procedures for reviewing and evalu-
ating applications submitted under this title. Actions
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of the Institute and the Director in the establishment,
modification, and revocation of such procedures under
this Act are vested in the discretion of the Institute
and the Director. In establishing such procedures, the
Director shall ensure that the criteria by which appli-
cations are evaluated are consistent with the purposes
of this title, taking into consideration general stand-
ards 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 se-
rious literary, 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 ob-
scene.
‘‘(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
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project for which the applicant requested finan-
cial 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 within
the Institute a board to be known as the ‘National Museum
and Library Services Board’.
‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP.—
‘‘(1) NUMBER AND APPOINTMENT.—The Museum
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) The Chairman of the National Com-
mission on Libraries and Information Science.
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‘‘(E) 10 members appointed by the Presi-
dent, by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate, from among individuals who are citizens
of the United States and who are specially quali-
fied by virtue of their education, training, or ex-
perience in the area of library services, or their
commitment to libraries.
‘‘(F) 10 members appointed by the Presi-
dent, by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate, from among individuals who are citizens
of the United States and who are specially quali-
fied by virtue of their education, training, or ex-
perience in the area of museum services, or their
commitment to museums.
‘‘(2) SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS.—
‘‘(A) LIBRARY MEMBERS.—Of the members
of the Museum and Library Services Board ap-
pointed under paragraph (1)(E)—
‘‘(i) 5 shall be professional librarians
or information specialists, of whom—
‘‘(I) not less than 1 shall be
knowledgeable about electronic infor-
mation and technical aspects of library
and information services and sciences;
and
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‘‘(II) not less than 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 members
of the Museum and Library Services Board ap-
pointed under paragraph (1)(F)—
‘‘(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, technology,
art, zoos, botanical gardens, and muse-
ums designed for children; and
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‘‘(ii) the remainder shall be individ-
uals recognized for their broad knowledge,
expertise, or experience in museums or com-
mitment to museums.
‘‘(3) GEOGRAPHIC
AND
OTHER
REPRESENTA-
TION.—Members of the Museum and Library Services
Board shall be appointed to reflect persons from var-
ious geographic regions of the United States. The Mu-
seum and Library Services Board may not include,
at any time, more than 3 appointive members from
a single State. In making such appointments, the
President shall give due regard to equitable represen-
tation of women, minorities, and persons with dis-
abilities who are involved with museums and librar-
ies.
‘‘(4) VOTING.—The Director, the Deputy Direc-
tor of the Office of Library Services, the Deputy Di-
rector of the Office of Museum Services, and the
Chairman of the National Commission on Library
and Information Science shall be nonvoting members
of the Museum and Library Services Board.
‘‘(c) TERMS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided
in this subsection, each member of the Museum and
Library Services Board appointed under subpara-
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graph (E) or (F) 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 subsection
(b), each individual who is a member of the Na-
tional Museum Services Board on the date of en-
actment of the Museum and Library Services Act
of 2003, may, at the individual’s election, com-
plete the balance of the individual’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 reason
of the expiration of the term of an individual de-
scribed in subparagraph (A), shall be filled by
the appointment of a member described in sub-
section (b)(1)(E). When the Museum and Li-
brary Services Board consists of an equal num-
ber of individuals who are specially qualified in
the area of library services and individuals who
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are specially qualified in the area of museum
services, this subparagraph shall cease to be effec-
tive and the board shall be appointed in accord-
ance with subsection (b).
‘‘(C) AUTHORITY TO ADJUST TERMS.—The
terms of the first members appointed to the Mu-
seum 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 adjusted
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 ap-
pointed.
‘‘(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 expira-
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tion of the term of the member until the successor 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 awarded
under this title.
‘‘(2) NATIONAL AWARDS.—The Museum and Li-
brary Services Board shall advise 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
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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 Mu-
seum and Library Services Board who is not an offi-
cer or employee of the Federal Government may be
compensated at a rate to be fixed by the President,
but not to exceed the daily equivalent of the max-
imum annual rate of pay authorized for a position
above grade GS–15 of the General Schedule under sec-
tion 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 Mu-
seum 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 bene-
fits by reason of their service on the Museum and Li-
brary Services 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.
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‘‘(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 Institute are
coordinated with other activities of the Federal Govern-
ment.’’.
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 Li-
brary 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
analyses—
‘‘(1) shall be conducted in ongoing consultation
with—
‘‘(A) State library administrative agencies;
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‘‘(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 effectiveness
of programs conducted with funds made available by
the Institute in addressing such needs; and
‘‘(4) shall identify, and disseminate information
on, the best practices of such programs to the agencies
and entities described in paragraph (1).
‘‘SEC. 210A. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR CON-
STRUCTION.
‘‘No funds appropriated to carry out the Museum and
Library Services Act, the Library Services and Technology
Act, or the Museum Services Act may be used for construc-
tion expenses.’’.
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:
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‘‘(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 educated
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), (3), (4),
(5), and (6) as paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), and (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 striking subsection (a) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this subtitle $232,000,000 for fiscal
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year 2004 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal
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 Northern
Mariana Islands, the Republic of the Marshall
Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, 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 minimum
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allotments under such subparagraph shall be re-
duced 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 allotments
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 sub-
paragraph (A) shall be increased to
$60,000.
‘‘(ii) INSUFFICIENT FUNDS TO AWARD
ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM.—If the sum appro-
priated under the authority of section 214
and not reserved under subsection (a) for
any fiscal year exceeds the aggregate of the
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allotments for all States under this sub-
section for fiscal year 2003 yet is insuffi-
cient 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 described
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 Islands,
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the Federated States of Micronesia, or the
Republic of Palau to carry out activities de-
scribed in this subtitle in accordance with
the provisions of this subtitle that the Direc-
tor determines are not inconsistent with this
subparagraph.
‘‘(ii) AWARD
BASIS.—The Director
shall award grants pursuant to clause (i)
on a competitive basis and after taking into
consideration available recommendations
from the Pacific Region Educational Lab-
oratory in Honolulu, Hawaii.
‘‘(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
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(2) in subsection (f)—
(A) by striking ‘‘this Act’’ each place such
term appears and inserting ‘‘this subtitle’’;
(B) in paragraph (1)—
(i) by striking ‘‘section 213(2)(A) or
(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 213(1)(A) or
(B)’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘1934,’’ and all that
follows through ‘‘Act, may’’ and inserting
‘‘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 insert-
ing ‘‘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;
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‘‘(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
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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 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;
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‘‘(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,
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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, with mu-
seums and other entities as the Director considers appro-
priate, to pay the Federal share of the cost of—
‘‘(1) supporting 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) supporting 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) supporting museums in assessing, con-
serving, researching, maintaining, and exhibiting
their collections, and in providing educational pro-
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grams to the public through the use of their collec-
tions;
‘‘(4) stimulating greater collaboration among
museums, libraries, schools, and other community or-
ganizations in order to share resources and strengthen
communities;
‘‘(5) encouraging the use of new technologies and
broadcast media to enhance access to museum collec-
tions, programs, and services;
‘‘(6) supporting museums in providing services
to people of diverse geographic, cultural, and socio-
economic backgrounds and to individuals with dis-
abilities;
‘‘(7) supporting 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) supporting 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) supporting museums in research, program
evaluation, and the collection and dissemination of
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information to museum professionals and the public;
and
‘‘(10) encouraging, supporting, and dissemi-
nating model programs of museum and library col-
laboration.
‘‘(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.—
‘‘(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-
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director may use
not more than 10 percent of the funds appro-
priated to carry out this subtitle for technical as-
sistance 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 con-
tracts or cooperative agreements with, Indian tribes and or-
ganizations that primarily serve and represent Native Ha-
waiians (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 sub-
section (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) is amended—
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(1) 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 ‘‘$38,600,000 for fiscal year
2004 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal
years 2005 through 2009.’’; and
(2) by redesignating such section as section 275
of such Act.
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, 272, and 273
as sections 272, 273, and 274, respectively; and
(2) by inserting after the subtitle heading the fol-
lowing:
‘‘SEC. 271. SHORT TITLE.
‘‘This subtitle may be cited as the ‘Museum Services
Act’.’’.
TITLE 
IV—NATIONAL 
COMMIS-
SION ON LIBRARIES AND IN-
FORMATION SCIENCE ACT
SEC. 401. AMENDMENT TO CONTRIBUTIONS.
Section 4 of the National Commission on Libraries
and Information Science Act (20 U.S.C. 1503) is amended
by striking ‘‘accept, hold, administer, and utilize gifts, be-
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quests, and devises of property,’’ and inserting ‘‘solicit, ac-
cept, hold, administer, invest in the name of the United
States, and utilize gifts, bequests, and devises of services or
property,’’.
SEC. 402. AMENDMENT TO MEMBERSHIP.
Section 6(a) of the National Commission on Libraries
and Information Science Act (20 U.S.C. 1505(a)) is
amended—
(1) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘and at
least one other of whom shall be knowledgeable with
respect to the library and information service and
science needs of the elderly’’;
(2) by striking the fourth sentence and inserting
the following: ‘‘A majority of members of the Commis-
sion who have taken office and are serving on the
Commission shall constitute a quorum for conduct of
business at official meetings of the Commission’’; and
(3) in the fifth sentence, by striking ‘‘five years,
except that’’ and all that follows through the period
and inserting ‘‘five years, except that—
‘‘(1) a member of the Commission appointed to
fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the
term for which the member’s predecessor was ap-
pointed, shall be appointed only for the remainder of
such term; and
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‘‘(8) $500,000,000 or more, then coverage under
this chapter shall extend only to loss or damage in ex-
cess of the first $500,000 of loss or damage to items
covered.’’.
SEC. 502. NATIONAL CHILDREN’S MUSEUM.
(a) DESIGNATION.—The Capital Children’s Museum
located at 800 Third Street, NE, Washington, D.C. (or any
successor location), organized under the laws of the District
of Columbia, is designated as the ‘‘National Children’s Mu-
seum’’.
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regu-
lation, document, paper, or other record of the United
States to the Capital Children’s Museum referred to in sub-
section (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the National
Children’s Museum.
SEC. 503. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.
Section 170(e)(6)(B)(i)(III) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (relating to the special rule for contributions
of computer technology and equipment for educational pur-
poses) is amended by striking ‘‘section 213(2)(A) of the Li-
brary Services and Technology Act (20 U.S.C. 9122(2)(A)’’
and inserting ‘‘section 213(1)(A) of the Library Services
and Technology Act (20 U.S.C. 9122(1)(A))’’.
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SEC. 504. 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 redesignated by
section 104 of this Act) is amended by striking ‘‘property
of services’’ and inserting ‘‘property or services’’.
(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.
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(g) NATIONAL LEADERSHIP GRANTS, CONTRACTS, OR
COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—Section 262(b)(1) of the Li-
brary Services and Technology Act (20 U.S.C. 9162(b)(1))
is amended by striking ‘‘cooperative agreements, with,’’ and
inserting ‘‘cooperative agreements with,’’.
SEC. 505. REPEALS.
(a) NATIONAL COMMISSION ON LIBRARIES AND INFOR-
MATION SCIENCE ACT.—Section 5 of the National Commis-
sion on Libraries and Information Science Act (20 U.S.C.
1504) is amended—
(1) by striking subsections (b) and (c); and
(2) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and (f)
as subsections (b), (c), and (d), respectively.
(b) MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES ACT OF 1996.—
Sections 704 through 707 of the Museum and Library Serv-
ices Act of 1996 (20 U.S.C. 9102 note, 9103 note, and 9105
note) are repealed.
SEC. 506. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on
the date of enactment of this Act, except that the amend-
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ments made by sections 203, 204, and 305 of this Act shall
take effect on October 1, 2003.
Attest:
Secretary.