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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)—
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(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-
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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’’.
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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;
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‘‘(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
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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-
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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
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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
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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—
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(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:
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‘‘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
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(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.
Passed the House of Representatives March 6, 
2003. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.